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Table of contents :
Frontmatter
INTRODUCTION (page xv)
THE REGISTER (page 1)
APPENDIX. THE STATUTES OF POPE GREGORY IX (page 737)
EUDES' CALENDAR (page 747)
BIBLIOGRAPHY (page 759)
GENERAL INDEX (page 763)
INDEX OF VISITATIONS (page 775)

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THE REGISTER

OF EUDES OF ROUEN NUMBER LXXII OF THE RECORDS OF CIVILIZATION |

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THE REGISTER

KUDES OF ROUEN | TRANSLATED BY SYDNEY M. BROWN 7 Late Professor of History, Duquesne University | |

| EDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION, NOTES, AND APPENDIX BY

JEREMIAH F. O’SULLIVAN , Professor of History, Fordham University

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FOREWORD

THIS ENGLISH edition of the Register of Eudes, Archbishop of Rouen, was

undertaken for the “Records of Civilization” many years ago. The translator, Sydney M. Brown, devoted most of his adult life to the teaching of history. Of a generation whose members served in two world wars, he entered the British air force after his graduation from Bowdoin in 1916; was a Rhodes

Scholar at Brasenose College, Oxford, after the First World War; and then began eighteen years of teaching at Lehigh University (1923-41). After service in the United States Naval Reserve in the Second World War, he resumed his academic career at Duquesne University (1947), where he was Professor of History at the time of his death in 1952. The rendering of the

Regestrum visitationum into English, done over a period of more than twenty years under conditions often adverse to the pursuit of scholarship, _ was intended as one of his major contributions to his chosen discipline. At the time of Professor Brown’s death, he had completed the preparation

but not the revision of his translation and had prepared drafts of some of the notes. His unfinished manuscript was placed by his widow in the hands of Austin P. Evans, Professor of History at Columbia University, who was | then editor of the “Records of Civilization.” It was through Professor Evans’s unflagging interest in the project and his concern for its completion that Professor Jeremiah O'Sullivan of Fordham University was persuaded to revise the English text and provide it with the introduction and notes for

which the plan of the edition called. |

In his work on the translation, Professor Brown had assistance that he would have wished to acknowledge from Earl Crum, Professor of Classical Languages at Lehigh University from 1923 to 1956; from the Reverend John J. Sullivan, C.S.Sp., formerly Dean of the Graduate School and Chairman of the Department of Classics at Duquesne University; and from the Reverend

John P. Gallagher, C.S.Sp., the present Chairman of the Department of Classics at Duquesne. Professor Evans reviewed and made suggestions about

_ the early drafts of the manuscript, providing detailed comments in addition to encouragement and general editorial counsel; after arranging for the

Xx FOREWORD | , completion of the manuscript—and until his own death in September, 1962— Professor Evans, though retired, continued to act as the representative of the Board of Editors in all matters concerning Eudes of Rouen. Although Professor Brown and Professor O’Sullivan never worked together, any acknowledgments offered on Professor Brown’s behalf should include mention of the unselfish service to scholarship Professor O'Sullivan has performed in com-

pleting what Professor Brown had begun. Be

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION XV

THE REGISTER | 4

| APPENDIX. THE STATUTES OF POPE GREGORY IX 737 |

EUDES’ CALENDAR 747

BIBLIOGRAPHY 759 | GENERAL INDEX 763

INDEX OF VISITATIONS 775

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IN MANY INSTANCES obscurity is the term most pertinent to the origins of

some of the great personages of the Middle Ages. Eudes Rigaud (Odo Rigaldi, to give him his Latin name), archbishop of Rouen, is no exception. Nobody thought of preserving either his birth or his baptismal certificates. The most that can be said with any degree of accuracy is that he was born sometime between 1200 and 1210, in a place called Corquetaine. _ Louis Moreri states that Eudes was born at Lyons,1 while G. G. Coulton avers that Picardy was his place of origin,? probably because the authors of Gallia Christiana placed Corquetaine in Picardy. The latest, and full-length,

biography of the archbishop asserts that he first saw light in the Ile-deFrance, at Corquetaine or Corquetelles near Brie-Comte-Robert in the diocese

of Meaux, about twenty miles from Paris. The Rigaud family held land at _ Corquetaine. Who were the archbishop’s parents? H. Fisquet says he was

the son of Pierre Rigaud, the knight and lord of Corquetaine.4 Eudes’ Registrum furnishes more accurate information on his own immediate relatives. He had two brothers and three sisters: Peter inherited the fam-

ily fief at Corquetaine, and his marriage to Nazarea was performed by . Eudes ;5 Adam, like Eudes, was a Franciscan. He was attached to the archiepiscopal familia from 1252 until his death in 1269.6 Eudes’ sister Marie became abbess of the famous Paraclete? which was founded by Abélard and

Heloise. The two other sisters are unknown except by inference. Eudes stayed at the home of his nephew Aumury de Muzy on May 2, 1269. Another nephew, Adam de Verneuil, received from Eudes a prebend as canon 7 1 Le Grand dictionnaire historique, 3 vol. (Amsterdam and La Haye, 1702), III, 264. 2 Five Centuries of Religion, 4 vol. (Cambridge, 1927) II, 202, following Gallia Christiana, 13 vol. (Paris, 1850-74), XI, 67. 8 Pierre Andrieu-Guitrancourt, L’archéveque Eudes Rigaud et la vie de Véglise au XIIT¢ siécle, d’aprés le Registrum Visitationum (Paris, 1938), p. 10. 4 H. Fisquet, La France pontificale, 2 vols. (Paris, 1864-66), I, 123. 5 See entry in the Register for December 1, 1263.

© See entry for August 3, 1269. |

7 See entries for June 10, September 28, 1249; January 16, 1253. Marie was the

fifth abbess. Gallia Christiana, XII, 575. - |

xvi INTRODUCTION in Rouen, not because of blood relationship but “by God’s direction.’ 8 Beyond this one appointment, the Rigaud family does not seem to have profited from Eudes’ exalted position. The family itself belonged in the social category of petite-noblesse and was in a position to afford young Eudes the advantage of education. Of his formative years nothing is known. Gallia _ Christiana makes no mention of his years prior to 1248.

Actually, nothing definite is known about him until he entered the new religious order of Friars Minor of St.-Francis. Here again, the year of his entry into the order is unknown, but it is generally conceded that he was a Franciscan in 1236.9 Again, where did he enter the order? This is a matter of speculation. The Franciscans had a parish, St-Maclou, in Rouen as early as 1228,10 and he may have entered there and then gone on to Paris for study.

Most probably he met the Franciscans first at Paris and there entered the

. order which was attracting so many young men and so many brillant minds. If, on the other hand, he entered the order in 1236, without university study, his rise was truly meteoric. The probability is that he had been a

theology. |

student in Paris for some years prior to the year 1236 and that the Franciscans acquired a mind already initiated in the ways of philosophy and As a Franciscan he studied under the celebrated Alexander of Hales and

received the degree of Master in Theology from the university.11 The Franciscans were forbidden to carry the title of Doctor.12 Though a newcomer to the order, Eudes, together with Alexander of Hales, John of La Rochelle, and Robert de la Bassée, was appointed in 1242 by the Franciscan

General, Haymo, to determine the true interpretation of poverty as that word was used in St.-Francis’ Rule. Their findings are known as the Exposition of the Four Masters.13 The Chapter General which met at Mont8 See entries for November 9, 1263; December 5, 1265: December 28, 1266. ® P. Féret, La Faculté de théologie de Paris, 4 vols. (Paris, 1894-97), II, 303. 10 M. Julien Loth, Saint-Maclou de Rouen (Rouen, 1913), passim. 11 P. Glorieux, Répertoire des maitres en théologie de Paris au XIII®@ siécle, 2 vols.

(Paris, 1933), II, 31-33. | oo 12 “Alexandre de Hales”, Dictionnaire de théologie catholique, 15 vol. (Paris, 1909-

ar Cepositio Quatuor Magistrorum super Regulam Fratrum Minorum, ed. P. L. Oliger (Rome, 1950), pp. 123-68. For the Regula S-Francisci (1223), ibid., pp. 17393. See A. Potthast, Regesta Pontificum Romanorum, 2 vols. (Berlin, 1874), I, 614 (7108) for the Bull of Honorius III confirming the Rule of 1223. There are three Rules of St-Francis dated 1209, 1221, 1223 respectively. Neither

INTRODUCTION ‘XVil

Friars. ,

pellier in 1241 ordered each provincial chapter to appoint its most competent friars to draw up a statement on the province’s attitude on the relaxation of

the Rule on the question of poverty. The Exposito of the Four Masters, calling for a literal interpretation of the Rule, was the answer of the Paris _ John de la Rochelle succeeded Alexander of Hales in the Minorite Chair

, of Theology in 1242. In the same year Eudes was received as a Master in Theology. When John died in 1245 Eudes became the regent of the Fran- ciscan school, an office he filled until 1247.14 His friend John de la Rochelle

had participated in the Council of Lyons in 1244. | The first Franciscan house of Paris dates from 1219, but their large monastery was not begun until 1230. In 1231 Alexander of Hales took the habit, and with him began the Minorite center of studies at Paris. He was a Master in Theology before becoming a Franciscan. His chair was officially recognized and incorporated into the university, and thus began the Fran-

ciscan Studium generale. Eudes was one of Alexander’s first pupils and | applied himself to philosophy, theology, and canon law. His philosophical , and theological works include A Commentary of Four Books of Sentences; _ Disputed Questions; Studies on the Pentateuch, the Psalter, the Gospel; and Sermons.15 His Register of Visitations affords ample proof of his knowledge

of canon law from the Council of Nicaea to the Decretals of Gregory IX, and much of his time as archbishop of Rouen was spent in efforts to enforce

that law. , Pog a The parish church of St. Mark the Evangelist was founded in Rouen in 1246, and to it came Eudes as superior.16 Probably he was employed by z

King Louis [X in the 1247 census of Normandy.17 When Archbishop | Clement of Rouen died on March 5, 1247, Eudes probably attended the the Rules of 1209 (Regula Primitiva) or 1221 (Regula Prima) was granted written , official papal approbation. They are the Regulae non-Bullatae. St-Francis requested official written recognition of his Rule from Honorius III in 1223 (Regula Secunda or Bullata). According to this Rule all friars were to live from the work of their hands and from alms in case of necessity. They were never to receive money and never to possess property, appropriated or otherwise.

14 P, Glorieux, Répertozre, II, 25, 31. | | 15 [bid., II, 31-33. For a discussion of Eudes’ literary output see P. Andrieu-

Guitrancourt, L’archéveque Eudes Rigaud, pp. 23-32. 16 Luke Wadding, Annales Minorum, 28 vol. (Quarrachi, 1931-41), III, 183-84. | 17 Charles Petit-Dutailles, “Querimoniae Normandiae’ in Essays in Honor of T. F.

Tout (Oxford, 1924), p. 105. : :

xviii | INTRODUCTION

IV in March, 1248.18

funeral. Eudes was his successor and was consecrated at Lyons by Innocent

, How was he elected? Our only definitive information is his consecration

by Pope Innocent IV at Lyons. Innocent, like his predecessor Gregory IX, was well acquainted with the Franciscans. As a matter of fact, he issued during his eleven pontificate years no fewer than eight bulls dealing with the order.1® John de Ja Rochelle had attended the Council of Lyons, 1244-45. Many of the men whom Eudes knew at Paris were now confidants of Louis

IX, who was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis. Many of them were also in contact with Innocent IV.20 These were the years of Haymo of Faversham, Adam Marsh, and Robert Grosseteste. There is no evidence that such contacts brought about Eudes’ election, but it is probable that Innocent

, knew about him from trustworthy sources. Legend entered on the manner of Eudes’ choice. The chapter of Rouen met and could not agree, after long deliberations, on a candidate. Finally they agreed that the first cleric who entered the cathedral to pray would be their choice. The first cleric was Eudes Rigaud, who was on his way to preach in the open but who had stepped into the cathedral to visit the Blessed

Sacrament.21 This is probably a mixture of fact and fiction, inasmuch as Eudes had become well known for his preaching in Rouen. He continued to preach after his elevation to the archiepiscopal see; he was well acquainted with the see and with his contemporary ecclesiastics before his appointment. He was probably acquainted with the work of the late Archbishop Clement,

who had tried to better the lives of his clergy. , Eudes, a reformer in heart and soul, was cognizant of the works and endeavors of his predecessors. His work as a reformer was well within the framework of papal objectives, especially those formulated during and after the years of Pope Alexander III (1157-81). Alexander III set the pattern for future popes in matters pertaining to centralizing the power of the Church in Rome. His victories in Italy over Frederick Barbarossa contributed to this in no small way. To insure finances for his political activities he multiplied } 18 Gams, Series episcoporum (Leipzig, 1931), p. 614; Gallia Christiana, XI, 67. 19 Potthast, Regesta Pontificum Romanorum, II, 952 (11175); 970 (11422); 1013 (11937); 1014 (11962); 1066 (12653); 1149 (13892); 1152 (13945); 1211 (14691);

1242 (15086). ,

20 Robert Menides, “Eudes Rigaud, frére mineur,”’ in Revue d’ histoire franciscaine

(Paris) VIII (April-June, 1931), pt. 2, 18. | 21 Bonnin, Register, p. 111.

| INTRODUCTION xix the exemptions of monasteries from episcopal control, bringing them directly

under Rome; in the realm of the secular clergy he reserved prebends to be

bestowed at the papal will. On the other hand, he took a strong hand in | repressing the venality of higher ecclesiastics. To curb the graver evils in the

Church, he convoked the Third Lateran Council (1179), twenty-seven of whose canons deal with matters of discipline, such as luxurious living of — prelates, plurality of benefices, bishops who where too young (less than thirty years of age), simony, and the collating of benefices before the 1incumbent was dead.22 The main tendencies of the council’s legislation were toward centralization and reform. Innocent III (1198-1216) set his heart on bringing about both. A goodly portion of Innocent’s reign was taken up with this task. He appointed directly archbishops, bishops, and abbots, overriding in doing so the decisions of local chapters. But more than anything else, a large portion of Innocent’s Register?3 is concerned with the moral state of individuals and of the Church at large. The contrast between the asceticism of the Albi-

genses and the laxity of the clergy as a whole must have been, as it was to Innocent III, patent to all.24 Among the higher clergy, some were guilty of simony; others did not enforce canon law in all its phases; others were guilty of committing acts of violence, avarice, and greed. Monastic discipline was

equally lax. Instances of simony, incontinence, squandering the goods of the : house among relatives are many. Even the once great haven of spirituality. Citeaux, was the subject of discrediting rumors.25 Reform was a necessity if the Church were to be preserved. As the executor of the plenitude of power, Innocent set his hand to the task.

Innocent realized that a moral reform could not be accomplished without , an administrative reform. Thus, appeals to the Roman Curia were encouraged so that in reality it became the court of omnicompetence. Its decisions wete in many cases final, as witness the oft-used phrase, omni appe-

latione remota (no appeal allowed), appended to documents. When a 22 J. D. Mansi, Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima Collectio, 53 vol. (Paris and Leipzig, 1901-27), XXII, 217-23. 23 Patrologiae completus cursus, ed. J. P. Migne, 217 vols. (Paris, 1878-91), CCXIVCCXVII. 24 Ibid., CCXVI, 34-35, on reforming abuses among the clergy. See especially the case of Berengarius of Narbonne, bishop, zbid., CCVX, 883-85, noted for avarice

and negligence.

25 Ibid., CCXIV, 1107-08: exhortation letter to the abbots of Citeaux, la Ferté, Pontigny, Clairvaux, and Morimond.

XX INTRODUCTION | particular case had to be judged locally he appointed judges-delegate who exercised for that case all the decisive authority of the Roman Curia. In the | wide area of moral reform he took into his own hands, in many instances, the examination of candidates for episcopal office, requiring first of all that canon law be observed in the matter of election, that candidates be literate, that they have reached the canonical age of thirty, and that their private lives be above suspicion in the matter of morals. Chapters still elected, but their actions in making the choice, together with the life of the person chosen, were apt to be strictly reviewed in Rome. Once raised to the episcopate, it was the duty of bishops to remain in their dioceses, to visit their clergy in the spiritual sense, and to administer the sacraments. But above all, they were to

watch over the lower clergy. | ,

The lower clergy were not, in some instances, an educated and morally disciplined body. Innocent held the bishops responsible for their entrance into the clerical state, especially the priesthood. Vices were to be rooted. out and, to aid in this, monthly synods were to be held at which the lower clergy were bound to be present. The canon law on married clergy was to be enforced, and married clerics were to be deprived of their livings. Clerics were to live from the fruits of their prebends and were not to engage in trade; they were not to enjoy plurality of benefices or prebends, and parish priests were to be resident in their assigned parishes.26 Innocent’s concern also extended to the regular or monastic clergy. Abbots and priors were to live with and supervise their communities; neither the abbot nor his community was to dispose of community property without the proper authorization of the chapter of a religious house. A letter addressed to the Benedictine abbots of the province of Rouen recommended the holding of an annual provincial

chapter for the “correction of excesses which are committed in your mon- , asteries.” 27 ‘The implementation of his decisions, as formulated in the Fourth

Lateran Council, are to be found in the national and provincial councils28 held during his pontificate.29 Reform from within was one thing, reform from without was quite another. The factors of time, distance, local prejudices, and passive resistance, especially the latter, often reduced the efforts of the supreme external authority to very little account, so much so that while

(Mansi, XXII, 981-1058). 27 PL, CCXVI, 312. a :

26 These reforms were incorporated into the canons of the Fourth Lateran Council.

28 Mansi, XXII, 699-704; 714-22; 763-65; 792-93; 818-44. 29 Tbid., XXII, 981-1068. On the reforming work of the council see U. Berliére,

INTRODUCTION , xxi the efforts at reform were great and well intentioned, in practice the results were small.

The effort to reform was vigorously carried on by Innocent’s successors, Honorius III and especially Gregory TX, whose reforming statutes®° for the Benedictines, Cluniacs, and Premonstratensians indicate that while Innocent

III’s efforts pointed the way, there still remained much to be done. The example of the religious life was now to be found not in the old monastic system, but in the ways of the new orders, the Dominicans and the Franciscans. The Regzster, the journal kept by Eudes and his clerks during most of

the period from 1248 to 1269, is the fullest and most informative account of actual religious conditions in a given geographical area that the Middle Ages

have bequeathed to posterity. ,

: Eudes and his clerks kept a record of his pontifical years which has been given the title by its editor, Bonnin, of The Register of Visitations of the

Archbishop of Rouen. The major portion is a diary or journal, an aide- | mémotre ot a permanent record of what the archbishop found right or wrong | when visiting canonically and what should be done about it. The original

manuscript is in the Bibliothéque nationale, Paris, as number 1245 du fonds latin.®1 The first folio is lost, and extant entries do not begin until July 17, 1248, though Eudes made his formal entry into Rouen on March 2, 1248. At that time, the archbishop was in the neighborhood of fifty years of age. His own diocese was Rouen, with the suffragan sees of Séez, Avranches,

| Coutances, Bayeux, Lisieux, and Evreux. ,

The Regzster is a very human document; as human as the man who dictated its contents to his clerks. Actually, that quality is one of the chief

justifications for its translation into English. Throughout the entries, Eudes’ | sense of justice, impartiality, and forbearance for human frailty are plainly _ in evidence. Even when one community of religious showed no indication of reforming itself and Eudes departed “sad and frustrated,’ there was ample justification for harsher words. The Regzster is the mirror of a good man “Innocent III et la réorganization des monastéres bénédictines,” in Revue bénédictine (Maredsous), XXXII (1920), 22-42; 145-59; A. Luchaire, Innocent III. Le Concile de Lateran et la réforme de l’Eglise (Paris, 1898); Philibert Schmitz, Histoire de lV ordre de Saint Benoit, 6 vols. (Maredsous, 1948-49), III, 42-80. 80 Bullarium Privilegiorum ac Diplomatum Romanorum Pontificum, ed. C. Coquelin

(Rome, 1740), pp. 254-56; 272-74; 278-80. |

81 It was printed as the Registrum Visitationum Odonis Rigaldi archiepiscopi

Rothomagensis, ed. Theodore Bonnin (Rouen, 1852).

Xxil INTRODUCTION with a knowledge of the ideal and a preoccupation with the observance of

the due process of law, but endowed with a sense of balance, especially where human beings are concerned. In the Regzster’s entries can be found a record of the manners, morals, dress, and mores of Normandy in the thirteenth century. Here are glimpses of the daily life of religious, secular and regular; in other words, a glimpse at the life of the church as it was lived in that portion of France. One meets all manner of people: bishops, archdeacons, students, murderers, usurers,

holy men and women together with those denounced and charged with waywardness; here is how cases wete tried in ecclesiastical courts; here is the community which has books which either does not see to their proper care or lends them without record; here is the man who borrows books and does not bother to return them when duly requested several times to do so; here a picture of the rules of religious life is discernible through Eudes’ account of their infractions by the regular and secular clergy.

Many writers have used the Reg7ster to support their points of view. Leopold Deslisle®2 used it as proof of the low moral state of the Norman clergy. G. G. Coulton quoted from it extensively in his studies of the Middle ) Ageés.88 Its most understanding student is C. R. Cheney, who analyzed it thoughtfully and prudently in his study of Episcopal Visitations in the Thirteenth Century.®4

Without doubt, caution is necessary when using a document such as the Register. There is the inherent danger of reading into it interpretations wholly unjustified. In the first place, it is an eminently private document and was never intended to see the light of publication or to be seen by the | eyes of future generations. Secondly, it is a one-sided document in that Eudes caused to be entered not what he found right but what he found wrong. Things were by the very rules of religious life supposed to be right, and there was not much justification for the making of such entries. As such, the Register is somewhat in the category of a police record, and to 82 Leopold Déslisle, “Le clergé normand au XIlIIe siécle, d’aprés le journal des visites pastorales d’Eudes Rigaud, archevéque de Rouen, 1248-1269,” in Bzbliothéque | de l’école des chartes (Paris, 1846), 2d series, III, 479-99. 83 G. G. Coulton, Five Centuries of Religion, 4 vols. (Cambridge, 1927-50), II

(1927), 195-238; III (1936), 451-56.

84 C. R. Cheney, Episcopal Visitations of Monasteries in the Thirteenth Century (Manchester, 1931). See in particular his statistical analysis of the Register with reference to clerical discipline, alms, and finances, zbid., pp. 168-74.

INTRODUCTION Xxill judge a society from entries dealing with violations of the established order is apt to give an unbalanced picture of that society. Thirdly, every entry _ which designates a delinquent as ill famed or defamed is not to be taken at

face value. Eudes himself did not. Many of the charges were based on rumor or gossip. Eudes recognized this, and no one so charged went without the benefit of an investigation into the facts and without strict adherence to the due process of law. Considering the large number of religious, regular and secular, relatively few were found actually guilty in Eudes’ courts of law.

Eudes’ preoccupation with canonical justice leads to a very pertinent question. Was Eudes a reformer? Probably in the strictest sense of the word he was not. He did not promulgate or initiate reforms of his own. His efforts were spent in enforcing the canon law of the Church and those statutes promulgated in Normandy by his predecessors. In this less. strict sense he was a reformer, in that he enforced reforms initiated by others than

himself. He could be very well classified as an analyst of his times. His contacts with Rome were close, yet we do not find him entrusted with

diplomatic missions by the papacy. Only in one instance do we find him | designated as a judge-delegate by the pope. Usually the decisions of the

| judges-delegate were final and did not permit an appeal. According to the entry for May 9, 1262, Eudes was the judge-delegate appointed by the pope in the struggle between Jean Leroux, count of Brittany, and the bishops of

Quimper and Nantes. All parties were cited to appear before Eudes at Rouen on August 16 of that year. The Register makes no further mention of the case. The Register was not kept on a daily basis. There is much evidence that entries were made some time after the actual events. This is quite understand-

| able, especially in the’ matters of canonical visitations. Eudes generally visited more than one community each day. He and his retinue of four brother Franciscans, a notary, a secretary, a doctor, and a valet, servants, and a few canons of the cathedral of Rouen—his favorite canon seems to have

been William of Flavacourt, who succeeded him as archbishop of Rouen (1278-1306)—traveled on horseback. When the prelate’s rheumatism became | too painful, he rode in a cart. It was not always easy to make formal entries of the day’s work. No doubt notes were kept from which the formal entries were later made. The entries were made by several hands—at least six. Many are entered

on the margin or at the bottom of the folio, probably indicating inter-

XXIV INTRODUCTION polation and afterthoughts. Up to the present, detailed paleographical and critical study of the manuscript is lacking. Numerous questions remain to be answered on Eudes’ or his clerks’ chronology, place names,36 and proper

names which are at times entered in their French form and again in Latin form.

Order is concerned with the sacraments and matters spiritual. As such, Eudes conferred major and minor orders on clerics, and their powers as clerics flowed from him as bishop. He alone, except for some one specifically delegated by him, consecrated bishops, conferred orders, administered Confirmation, consecrated oils, and installed abbots and abbesses. Jurisdiction to Eudes implied the power to teach, preach, make ordinances,

and administer and judge according to these ordinances. He convoked synods, made diocesan statutes, and allowed dispensations therefrom. He also promulgated and enforced the statutes of provincial and general councils. He appointed priests to parishes and prebends and removed them for cause. He supervised certain hospitals and leprosaries. As judge, he took cognizance of cases brought to the ecclesiastical forum,

be it internal or external.37 The former dealt with penance, sacramental confessions, matters of conscience, and all private spiritual matters; the latter

with public matters of the Church. Eudes or his official dealt with both, while a priest or a penitentiary could be the judge in internal cases. Aiding him in the administration of his diocese was the cathedral chapter of Rouen, which had its own statutes regulating the niceties of personal and official relations between both parties. Then came the archdeacons, who had

their own courts, visited the deaneries, and held synods. Their mandates wete carried out by the deans, who were also to supervise the lives of the clergy in their respective deaneries. This was done in the monthly synods. Eudes also had his curia or court with its officials, such as lawyers, keeper of the seal, recorders, and notaries. Many of his curial officials were permanent, as witness the frequent recurrence of certain names as signatories

to documents. , , 35 days respectively. -

35 For example, the months of December in 1261 and in 1262 were given 32 and

86 The edition of the “Polyptychum Diocesis Rothomagensis’” in the Recueil des historiens des Gaulles et de la France, 24 vols. (Paris, 1868-1904), XXIII, 228-331, has contributed materially in identifying local Rouen place names, especially parishes. 87 R. Génestal, La “Privilegium Fori’” en France du décret de Gratien a la fin du

XIV szécle, 2 vols. (Paris, 1921-24). |

, INTRODUCTION , XXV The archdiocese of Rouen comprised the dioceses of Rouen, Lisieux, Evreux, Séez, Bayeux, Coutances and Avranches. Visitations were made in the diocese of Rouen every year. During his pontificate Eudes visited the diocese of Lisieux four times, Evreux three, Séez three, Bayeux three, Coutances three, and Avranches three.88 The suffragans, jealous of their privileges, real or otherwise, challenged Eudes on his rights of frequent visitation

as metropolitan.39 |

As metropolitan, Eudes could preside over the election of bishops in his , province, confirm the elections and consecrate the elect, preside over provincial synods, and arbitrate disputes between his suffragans. The suffragans

challenged Eudes’ jurisdiction on two very essential points: (1) the right to | hear cases which had been appealed directly to the archiepiscopal court from |

the dioceses, by-passing the bishops on the way; (2) Eudes’ right of frequent ,

canonical visitation in his suffragans’ dioceses. , | At the end of the twelfth centuty episcopal jurisdiction was not integral in many dioceses. Through the centuries, the jurisdiction of the bishops in the West had been undermined chiefly by the archdeacons, who were practically episcopal in jurisdiction but not in order. Their courts were independent of the bishop’s court. Moreover, cases were appealed directly from the

_atchdeacons’ and rural deans’ courts directly to the archbishop’s or his official’s tribunal without respect to the rights of the local ordinary. This - was the case at Rheims, Tours, and Rouen. In the archdiocese of Rouen another personage—the official—had curtailed the juridical and judicial powers of the suffragan bishops. The archbishop seems to have placed his official in every diocese, so that the achiepiscopal court and not the bishop’s court became the court of first instance in the diocese, thus practically destroying the episcopal tribunals as cours of first instance. Between the archdeacon and the archbishop, the bishop had practically lost his power of jurisdiction, so much so that the bishops clamored for redress to Innocent IV. This was the reason for Innocent’s promulgation of the Constitution, Romana Ecclesia,*° in 1245, which restored jurisdiction in the diocese to the ordinary and also regulated the hierarchy of appeals so that the metropolitan retained

1940), p. 73. , 38 OQ. Darlington, The Travels of Odo Rigaud, Archbishop of Rouen, (Philadelphia,

39 See Dictionnaire de droit canonique, ed. R. Naz, 6 vols. (Paris, 1935-), VI

(1956), 875-77, for historical treatment on metropolitans; zbid., I (1935), 927-34, for

similar information on archbishops. | , . 40 Mansi, XXIII, 652, 653, 654, 664, 667-69, 670-71, 673. The Constituizo origin-

XXVI INTRODUCTION in his own diocese only, and not throughout his province, original juris-— diction over appeals. The matter had been raised in the province of Rouen prior to Eudes’ time, and an agreement had been reached in 1236 between Archbishop Pierre de Colmieu and Hugh II, bishop of Séez.44 Accordingly, in principle, there were to be no more appeals from the archdeacons’ and deans’ courts of the diocese of Séez to the archbishop of Rouen, except through the courts of the bishop of Séez. What of the other dioceses of the province? Certainly, every bishop in the West was aware of the promulgation of the Constitution, Romana Ecclesia. Eudes’ Register does not afford details beyond

the fact that his suffragans appealed to Rome4? against him and his nonobservance of Romana Ecclesia. There was nothing strange in such an appeal beyond the presence of the bishop of Séez among the appellants. No reason is given for his presence. His status had been settled long before the papal Constitution of 1245 was published. It may be surmised that his presence demonstrated suffragan solidarity face to face with archiepiscopal authority. Eudes’ efforts to arrive at an amicable solution were not successful,43 and so_ he took the road to Rome to present his case in person to the pope who had previously consecrated him archbishop. Innocent handed down his decision

on July 4, 1254.44 His lengthy bull forbade the by-passing of bishops in — cases of appeal; forbade absolution by the archbishop or his official of those excommunicated by the bishops, their officials, and their archdeacons. The bull was further implemented by an agreement regulating the customs of the province of Rouen reached between Eudes on June 26, 1256, and the bishops of Bayeux, Lisieux, and Coutances.4® Thus was peace restored on this point of jurisdiction. Intimately interwoven therein was the question of the archi-

| episcopal right of canonical visitation over his suffragans. ally applied to the difficulties in the archdiocese of Rheims. Later, the pope applied

the same remedies to similar situations in Rouen. , 41 See entry for March 2, 1251/52. 42 See entry for Match 2, 1251/52.

43 At a meeting with his suffragans at Lisieux September 29-30, 1251/52. | 44 See entry for July 4, 1254; also Bonnin, Register, pp. 749-54. This decision became an integral part of the Corpus Juris Canonici and may be found in Sext, Lib. V, Tit. 11, caput VII, Corpus Juris Canonici, 2 vols. eds. A. L. Richter and A. Friedberg, (Leipzig, 1879-81). 45 See entry for June 26, 1256. For a full discussion of the issues involved and the agreements reached, see P. Andrieu-Guitrancourt, L’Archvéveque Eudes Rigaud, pp. 54-93.

INTRODUCTION XXVii In their appeal to Rome on archiepiscopal hearings on appealed cases Eudes’ suffragans also complained about his ignoring the decisions of the — Romana Ecclesia on metropolitan visitations. The papal decision was that the metropolitan should visit his cathedral city and his own diocese before visiting his suffragans’ dioceses. This visit should include the large and the small churches, clerics, and laymen. After visiting a suffragan diocese, either in whole or in part, he could not reenter and continue the visit until he had visited the remainder of his province. If there were pressing canonical need to visit a suffragan diocese he was to do so. After having visited his province, he could revisit a suffragan diocese after advising the suffragan of his intensions but would not need the latter’s consent. He could begin his visit by covering those places not already visited. Also, he should conduct a canonical visitation of the clergy and people, preach the gospel, and remind all of their

_duties.46 ,

At the provincial council of Rouen in 125247 Eudes announced that he was about to proceed to visit his province, “where and when it should be done.” His predecessors had visited the suffragans’ dioceses every three years, a custom which Eudes appeared about to violate. The suffragans protested against Eudes’ “where and when,” yet they signed the statutes of the council of Rouen (1251/52). The suffragans then appealed to Rome, and Eudes went in person to present his own case to the pontiff. He won the right to visit where and when he wished. In actuality, it was one thing to win the right to free visitation, another thing to abuse that right. Eudes was too practical a man to abuse authority; thus his visits, as already seen, were not frequent. The provincial council of Rouen, September 12, 1257, confirmed the decree enacted at the council of January, 1251/52, and added that “with the common consent of our brothers the visitation of our province of Rouen must be undertaken by us when it will seem expedient to do so.” Having established the right to make canonical visitations at will in his suffragans’ dioceses, he proceded to exercise that right, but only within the framework of established custom. The method of canonical visitation in these dioceses did not differ from that used in his own diocese of Rouen. Those visited could be houses of religious or the secular clergy. The superiors of religious houses were notified of the approximate time

Tit. 20, caput I. ,

46 This became an integral part of canon law and was entered in Sext, Lib. m1,

47 See entry for January 22, 1251/52.

XXVIII - INTRODUCTION of the visitor’s arrival, thus allowing no excuse for the absence of the | superior. The religious superior was the person responsible for the spiritual and material well-being of the community, and he alone could answer questions pertaining thereto satisfactorily. Thus he was supposed to be present at canonical visitations. On arrival, the visitor was met in procession by the community at large. After this formal reception the visitor met the

visitands in chapter and preached a sermon. Then began the visitation proper. In all probability Eudes had a formal set of questions to which he required answers. The whole community was examined openly in chapter. The questions turned on the observance of the Rule and its observation, the Opus Dez, the upkeep of the church and its ornamenta (that is, the fabric of the church, its vestments, chalices, altar cloths), and the morality of the community at large. The visitor then called the members of the house singly and in private if he felt the open inquiry was not altogether satisfactory. Thus he had two types of information: the detecta, or things revealed openly by the community, and the comperta, the things found out by the visitor on examining the individuals. If necessary, he then proceeded to the matter of

correction by order, injunction, or compurgation. | The order was given on the spot; it was canonically binding and was to be obeyed by virtue of the rule of obedience. It was usually given in matters relating to the substance of the Rule, for example, violation of the rule on fasting and eating meat. Injunctions were equally binding, but they were presented generally in written form, sealed with the seal of the visitor, and _ were to be kept for reference in future visitations. Compurgation was used when a visitand was denounced of a grave crime or crimes and had to purge himself therefrom by securing witnesses from his own clerical rank who could swear that he was then telling the truth. When the spiritual side had been looked into, the visitor scrutinized the house’s accounts, its debts, the

condition of the buildings and of the fabric of the church. | However, there were spiritual islands outside Eudes’ jurisdiction of canonical visitation. These were the exempt houses of the Cistercians, the Premonstratensians, the cells and priories of Marmoutier, St-Benoit-sur-Loire and

Fécamp.48 a

48 For houses questioning Eudes’ right of visitation see entries for August 22, 1248; June 5, 1250; July 8, 1250; July 12, 13, 1250; July 18, 1250; July 27, 1250; August 30, 1250; June 22, 1252; September 17, 1253; February 5, 1254/55; January 19, 1255/56; October 26, 1256; June 1, 1256; May 22, 1256; May 20, 1256; March 13,

INTRODUCTION XXIX In his visitations Eudes found that certain basic principles of the monastic life were completely disregarded. This was especially and perhaps under-

standably so in the outside priories. Silence and abstinence from meat in | them were practically dead letters in observance. Priests who performed parish work needed to communicate with each other and their parishioners at uncanonical hours and thus violated the Rule on silence. So also did they need sustenance beyond a vegetable diet if their objectives as parish priests were to be attained. But to Eudes they were monks bound to observe silence and

to abstain from meat. Another common infraction of the Rule was the | presence of lay folk in the cloister and choir. The monastery and priory were part of the social scene in the Middle Ages. They formed an integral part of the local social community, and undoubtedly such intrusions of lay folk

into the religious house were of long standing. For all Eudes’ efforts in prohibiting such practices he was not very successful in keeping the layfolk out of the cloister. He recognized the difficulty in violating long established practices; he was apt to urge the monks to keep out lay folk but to act with tact and good manners in doing so. As for the Rule itself, very few of the smaller priories had a copy. The same is true of the reforming statutes of Pope Gregory IX. Despite Eudes’ commands and injunctions, very few priories, even by the very end of his —

journal, had procured a copy of either. The same was true of chalices. The , one parish chalice was apt to be the priory chalice, no matter how many monks were in the priory. Even some of the larger monasteries had very

| few chalices and altars, a probable reminder of the days long past when there were very few priests in the monastery or in the priory. On the physical side, a few priories were in ruins, “deformed in spirituals and in temporals.’’ The roof was apt to be in sad disrepair, the belfry floor

rotten, and the goods wasted. Much of a religious establishment’s wealth , was apt to be given in part to nephews, cousins, sisters and relatives of all _ degrees without the consent of the community. With equal abandon superiors loaned out books without receipt. To counteract this practice Eudes demanded

that all books be produced in chapter and displayed openly for all to see. ‘The prior of Bourg-Achard loaned a copy of William of Auxerre’s Summa aurea, and since he did not retrieve it after repeated commands by Eudes, he

, was disciplined for his disobedience. One would like to know more of the 1257/58; September 14, 1258; April 30, 1258; January 7, 1259/60; October 8, 1259; January 12, 1260/61; September 2, 1260; September 7, 1266; September 19, 1266.

XXX INTRODUCTION Summa’s recipient, Guillaume de Bose. Guillaume also received on loan the

glossed Epistles of St. Paul from the same prior. He did not return them. Of Pope Gregory IX’s reforming statutes for the Benedictine Order, two deserve special mention because their application is of recurring interest in Eudes’ visitation. One, confession, pertains to the spiritual well-being of the monastic resident; the other, accounting for monastic income, was directed toward the economic solvency of the monastic community. The Rule of St. Benedict provided for confession of sins by the monk to

his abbot. The Cistercian Usus monachorum stated the time, place, and manner of confessing. The Cistercian lay brothers confessed seven times yearly. The Constitutions of Lanfranc made provision for frequent confession

to the abbot, the prior, and spiritual brethren appointed for this purpose. Gregory IX decreed, as a minimum, monthly confession and Communion for religious. This was the first definite papal legislation on frequency of sacramental confession for all religious. Eudes’ task was to enforce this legislation. From his many references to the subject it is evident that frequent sacramental confession was not practiced among religious. The subject crops up in practically every recurring visitation of the houses, and it is clear that

the religious did not take kindly to the innovation, even though its source was the Pope. It is not that the religious led bad lives; the new legislation was simply not the accustomed way of doing things. The best weapon for

| counteracting such innovations was passive resistance. Pope Gregory’s legislation on the economic well-being of religious houses

met stiffer resistance than did his statutes on confession. Some of the opposition centered around rents and the uses thereof. These rents were usually legacies for pious uses and were usually connected with obzts. Provision was

made according to the will of the donor that the money be divided among the individual clergy who took part in the ceremony, as in the case of canons, ot in procuring additional food, clothing, or other necessities—pittances for the community at large—in case of monks. To avoid fluctuation in values, the chapter of canons or abbot and community of the abbey purchased rent

charges, thereby keeping the property and its management within the chapter’s or abbey’s hands. The rent-charge in this era of agricultural economy was generally always in land. There was also another kind of rentcharge which concerned the investment made directly by the religious community, largely to circumvent usuty.

Religious communities had suffered at the hands of lay-abbots, from

: INTRODUCTION 7 XXxi obligations of hospitality to rich and poor, and from wars, fires, and famine | so much so that existence for many was one financial crisis after another. They sold property, loaned it for the lifetime of the lessee, and borrowed from money lenders. Even great and rich abbeys like Bury St. Edmund’s in England were in the hands of usurers. Some found alleviation by appropriating parishes, some sought letters of indulgence for spiritual favors to donors, others dispersed as communities until the particular financial crisis was over. These crises explain why so

many houses sought to put themselves under papal protection. Eudes’ Register records the debts of religious houses in the archdiocese of Rouen in

the thirteenth century. Hard money was difficult to obtain even for those : who were rich in land; in general, those houses in the hands of prudent administrators managed to survive. Most houses needed wise administrators as much as holy superiors if the temporal side of the establishment were to remain. Among the means of remaining whole in temporals were mortages

carrying interest, which were forbidden by canon law and w7f-gages, or reception of usufructs in return for a sum loaned, which, in practice, somewhat resembled the Roman beneficium. The third method, judging by Eudes’

Register, was the most popular—the purchase of rents, which was really a method of circumventing the mortage, officially condemned by Alexander III | in 1179. The decisions of this council were incorporated in Corp. jur. can., Decretal. Greg. IX, Lib. v. Tit. 19. The rent was the revenue which the debtor had to furnish the creditors yearly, in money or in kind, as compensation for the creditors’ transfer to him of property or capital. Capital was guaranteed by land as collateral. The rent was an annual payment and had many advantages in that it was generally paid in cash; it formed a sure

income. | :

Gregory's statutes demanded that the religious superior and his officers lay bare the monastic accounts at stipulated times and render an account _ of their stewardship to the community at large. This laid the axe to one of the fundamentals of Benedictinism: the supremacy of the abbot. He could be advised by the sanzor pars of the community but was not bound to take its proffered advice; he appointed officials within the community. The papal reform statute made the superior and his officials accountable to the community for the goods, income, and disbursements of the house. Eudes indi-

cates, that many houses, large and small, ignored the papal constitution. Eudes was up against passive resistance on a grand scale, a resistance based

XXXli INTRODUCTION on the antiquity of the Rule itself and with centuries of tradition behind it. The good Franciscan archbishop tried to enforce the law, but without much

success. The monastic attitude that he encountered was but part of the general picture of monasticism in Eudes’ time. It is difficult to escape the general impression that monastic obedience to papal commands left much to be desired. In general it is not the monk at large. who appears to be at fault, but his superior, probably with the connivance of the former. The monk of today might very well be a superior of tomorrow. Clerics in the cathedral chapter were supposed to be disciplined by either the bishop or the dean or both; those in the collegiate chapters had privileges guaranteeing them against overmeddling bishops. For the cathedral canons, day-to-day discipline was generally in the hands of the dean until the actual moment of visitation of either the bishop or the archbishop. Eudes found the canons lax in carrying out liturgical services, in the upkeep of the fabric of the church, and in the conduct of their lives as clerics. Some canons were not required to perform in person the liturgical services of their office. These were nonresident canons who deputized substitutes or vicars to perform the

offices required. Nonresident canons were quite common in Western Europe, and much as Eudes deplored the practice, he was powerless to do

anything effective about its abolition.

The visitation of the secular clergy presented different problem, because they were not a corporate unit, living a community life. Eudes was quite thorough in his visitation of the rural clergy. They met under their deans every month in synod, where discipline was meted out and major cases referred to Eudes. Eudes was present at some of the deans’ synods, twentyfour in all, at some more than once. The ground for visitation was prepared ahead of time through notification of the archdeacon and the dean. The synod opened with a prayer and a sermon by Eudes after which he called on reliable and truthful men (juratz7) present to report on the moral state of the |

deanery. At any rate, that was the method of procedure followed at the synod of the deaneries of Walmont and Fauville held respectively on April 27 and April 29, 1252. Judging by the findings of each synod, the way was well prepared by the archdeacon, the dean, and the others responsible. Statistics on the morality of the secular clergy visited by Eudes may be compiled. The validity of such compilations is something else, especially so when on plotting the parishes of the sworn men (jarat7) on the map, it is found that those charged with uncanonical conduct in the synod are those

INTRODUCTION | XXxXiii clergy resident in parishes proximate to those of the sworn men. What of the clergy who lived in distant parishes? For this there is no answer. Such clergy could have been blameless or blameful. Since there is no record either way, the validity of statistics on secular clerical morality as presented in Eudes’ visitations is, at best, doubtful. The terms most frequently employed by Eudes when dealing with his errant clergy were infamatus, diffamatus, and notatus. Infamia*® is the partial or total loss of one’s good reputation among upright and responsible men. A cleric may be declared imfamatus (translated “ill famed’) after an investigation and trial, but he may also be so designated where an investiga, tion, though not a formal trial, was conducted. A cleric might incur zwfamy of the law when an ecclesiastical court decided that he had lost the good esteem of his neighbors because of his evil deeds. Or he might incur zufamy of the fact, a matter of public opinion, when upright and honorable men outside an ecclesiastical court held him in bad repute on account of his actions or

morality. In either case (of law or of fact) there was an investigation. Such , seems to have been Eudes’ procedure. A cleric found to be ill famed was

to be deprived of his church or benefice. A cleric was diffamatus (translated “defamed’’) when his good reputation was put in doubt with his ecclesiastical superiors.. The dzffamatus cleric was denounced to his dean, archdeacon, or bishop. An investigation was then

ordered by the superior in order to separate fact from rumor. If after the investigation the superior was still in doubt, he generally ordered the cleric to undergo purgation, wherein the cleric was to produce a specified number of character witnesses of his own clerical rank who would swear to his good

reputation. Notatus (translated “publicly known’) implied wide public

knowledge of a man’s good or bad reputation.

Eudes’ terminoloy of accusation presents problems; znfamia and dzffamatio

seemingly mean one and the same thing. However, even in Innocent III’s famous canon, Qvaliter,5° it is difficult to say where zmfamia ends and

diffamatio begins, and the Council of Toulouse5t defines diffamatio in } practically the same words used by Innocent III when defining ¢nfamia facts

(infamy of the fact) in his Qualiter. It is not surprising, then, to find that |

Eudes seems to use the terms interchangeably. _ | |

49 Mansi, XXII, 994-95. | .

50 Mansi, XXII, 994-95 (canon 8).

§1 [bid., XXIII, 198 (canon 18). , ,

XXXIV INTRODUCTION Ecclesiastical officials in the Middle Ages were an integral part of the public order, and their activities embraced matters secular as well as ecclesiastical. In addition to visiting his archdiocese and administering his own _ diocese, Eudes was a member of the Norman Exchequer? and regularly attended its meetings;53 he was appointed to the Parlement of Paris and thus

became a member of the king’s council. Oo

According to Salimbene,54 Eudes met Louis IX for the first time at Sens in 1249. The chronicle gives a lively account of the affair. Louis was preparing for the Crusade of 1250, from which he was not to return until April, 1254. In the meanwhile Eudes was engaged in the struggle with his own suffragans. After 1254 the meetings of king and archbishop became more frequent. On May 19, 1258, Eudes met in conference with Louis at Poissy and journeyed thence to Paris to sit as a member of the Parlement from May 20 to June 7. From this date he is a confidant of Louis IX. A further indication of this confidence was an invitation from Louis’ brother, Alphonse of Poitiers, to visit him.55 Louis and Eudes are much in each other’s company from now on,°® except when the latter is administering his diocese and province. As friend of Louis and public servant of the ctown Eudes participated in the negotiations leading up to the Treaty of Paris (1259) and in raising money to equip Louis’ crusade to Tunis (1270).

, An uneasy peace existed between England and France after John’s loss of Normandy to Philip Augustus. Henry HI had tried in 1225, 1230, and 1242 to recapture with armed force what had once been his father’s possessions

in France. No efforts had been made while Louis was on crusade from 1250 to 1254. Henry’s son, Edward I, married Eleanor, daughter of AIphonse X of Castille, and Henry III requested the permission of Louis IX for the royal family to return to London by an overland trip through France rather than traveling the entire way by sea. Louis met Henry at Chartres and 52 Joseph R. Strayer, The Royal Domain in the Bailliage of Rouen (Princeton,1936),

pp. 17-23. There are also many references to the Norman Exchequer in the same author’s The Administration of Normandy under Saint Louis (Cambridge, 1932).

58 October 7, 1258; October 7-10; May 2-4, 1262, 54 Chronica (ed. Holder Egger) in Monumenta Germaniae (Scriptores) XXXII

(Hanover and Leipzig, 1903) 222. : 7 55 July 27, 1258.

56 August 22, 1258; February 2, 1258/59; April 23, 1259; September 30, 1260; October 26, 1260; July 22, 1261; June 19, 1262; July 6, 1262; etc. These meetings do

not include the sessions of the Parlement. oe |

INTRODUCTION XXXV | both traveled together to Paris. Eudes was present.57 Probably at this meeting the groundwork for the Treating of Paris was laid. Except for one day —September 20—Eudes was in Paris from September 13 to October 1, 1259;

Eudes does not give any reason, but undoubtedly the Parlement was in session. Again, from November 10 to November 23 he was in Paris attend- . ing the Parlement. Henry III arrived in Paris on November 24 and Eudes read aloud the Treaty of Paris “in the king’s orchard’ on December 3. Henry

then performed the oaths of homage and fealty to Louis. Some difficulty must have arisen in connection with the treaty, because on July 4, 1260, Eudes arrived at Dover, on his way to London, where he remained from July 7 to July 12, as he discreetly expressed it, “on the business of the lord king of the Franks.”

_ The crusade was never far from the mind of Louis IX and found expression in the Register of his friend Eudes when at the provincial council of Préaux prayers were ordered throughout Normandy for the. successful prosecution of the forthcoming venture.5* Another council, dealing solely with the crusade, met at Mantes a few months later.5® Present were not only the suffragans of the archdiocese but representatives of every religious com- __ munity on whom the conciliar decisions were to be binding. The two exempt

, orders, the Cistercians and the Premonstratensians, were represented, but they stated that only the decisions of their own abbot-superiors were binding.

Thus they could neither promise nor assent to anything. The big problem of the moment was the means of financing the Crusade of Louis IX. The situation was rendered more difficult by demands for money from Rome, not for Louis’ venture but for furthering papal policy in Southern Italy and in Constantinople. A council was held at Paris® at which the papal legate made clear the needs of the papacy, especially for recovering Constantinople. On the next two days®1 the bishops of France gave their answer, with Eudes as their spokesman. They made clear that the Church in France was already overtaxed and that there was no justification for additional taxes. The needs

of Rome were again pressed in a council, held at Paris two years later, at which Eudes was present.®2 One thing is sufficiently clear: there was very

58 January 25,1260/61. 1260/61. | 59 April 6,

57 December 7, 1254.

60 August 30, 1262. $1 August 31, September 1, 1262. 62 August 24, 1264.

XXXVI INTRODUCTION little if any relationship between the policy of the papacy and the intentions of Louis IX, whose preparations for the Tunisian crusade were continuing. Eudes was with the king at Gaillon on December 19, 1264, and three days later Giles, archbishop of Tyr, preached the crusade at Rouen. The bishop of Evreux, Ralph de Grosparmi, then joined the archbishop for future con-

sultation until January 2, 1264/65.

_ On March 24, 1266/67, Louis and his family formally took the Cross, while Eudes with many others did likewise a few months later.64 He attended two councils with other French bishops to deal with the crusade.6 Little remained toward the last but to take formal leave and “receive permission” from his flock to leave on the crusade. On November 17, 1269, he preached in the cathedral of Rouen and then set out slowly for Paris, which he reached on December 8. Entries in the Register end eight days

later, December 16, 1269. ,

On March 1, 1270, Eudes sailed for Africa with Louis IX and his army. Their first stop was at Cagliari, where Louis annonced that the destination of the crusade was not Palestine but Tunis. On July 15, the army debarked unopposed on African soil. Shortly thereafter the Arabs attacked and inflicted heavy losses on the French. Soon the crusaders’ losses from dysentery

were greater than those from actual combat with the enemy. Louis fell ill and died on August 25, 1270. Eudes was with his king when he died. On November 29 the crusading army departed from Tunis for the journey homeward. Louis’ bones were brought back to Paris, where amid solemn

ceremonies, they were interred at St-Denis on May 27, 1271. Eudes returned to Rouen on May 31 of that year. He was then in his seventies. He died on July 2, 1276, and was buried in his cathedral church

, of Rouen. ,

at Rouen. His bones were scattered during the French Revolution, and today no physical trace remains of Eudes and his predecessor-brother-archbishops

64 June 5, 1267. :

63 December 19, 22, 1264.

65 December 15-17, 1267; January 29—February 1, 1267/63.

THE REGISTER

1248 | |

IN THE year of our Lord 1248, JuLy 17. We arrived at Graville,1 received

our due procuration,2 and exercised our right of visitation. We found everything in good condition. They have an annual income of about three hundred pounds of Tours;4 they have no debts. They have enough bread and wine to last them until harvest. The prior from Ste-Barbe® together with all the canons of Graville promised to abide by our selection of a prior for them, since the community was then without a prior. After we had received an oath from the canons and had sought their choices individually, we gave | 1 Graville-Ste-Honorine, conventual priory of Augustinian canons, dependent on Ste-Barbe-en-Auge (Dom L. H. Cottineau, Répertoire topo-bibliographique des abbayes

et prieurés, 2 vols. [Macon, 1939}, I, 1337.) |

2 Procuration is the right of any ecclesiastical superior on official visitation to receive payment in kind to maintain his retinue of men and animals, or to demand in money a sum equal to the expense incurred should they lodge outside the place visited. Procuration was to be found in the feudal and ecclesiastical orders of society. It found its way into feudal custom and canon law. Actually, it was regarded as a part of the public order, of which ecclesiastical visitation was a part. Thus, papal legates, archbishops, bishops, officials, archdeacons, and deans, when acting in their official capacity of visitors, could’ and did demand and receive procuration. (Corpus | juris canonici, ed. E. Friedberg, 2 vols. [Leipzig, 1879-81], Decretal., Lib. m1, Tit. 39. This is what Eudes meant when he noted “at the expense of the monastery,” ‘‘abbot,”’ “prior,” “abbess,” etc. For non-exempt houses, procuration could not be levied without visitation. (J. D. Mansi, Sacrorum conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, XXII,

1019, Canon 33, Fourth Lateran Council, 1215.) | ,

8 See introduction, p. xxvii. -

4 The most current monies in thirteenth-century France were the pound Paris and pound Tours. The pound Paris had its origin in royal money; the pound Tours was first struck by the chapter of St-Martin of Tours. The pound Paris was the most stable and thus more valuable. Natalis de Wailly in the Introduction to Vol. XXI of Reczeil des historiens des Gaules et de la France (Paris, 1885), Ilxxvii-lxxxi, has a note “Sur Ja monnaie tournois et la monnaie parisis de S. Louis.’’ He shows that the pound of Tours was worth about 4/5 that of Paris. Recueil des historiens des Gaules et de la France, ed. Léopold Delisle and others (Paris, 1868-1904). Etienne St-Martin Saint Léon, Histoire des corporations des métiers (Paris, 1897), pp. 172-76, agrees with this figure, as does Philippe Wolff, Commerce et. marchands de Toulouse (Paris,

1954), p. 307. | | | : 5 Ste-Barbe-en-Auge, an Augustinian priory, founded in the diocese of Lisieux

c. 1130. Among its early patrons was Henry II of England: (Cottineau, II, 2604.) ~

2 JULY, 1248 them Richard, the prior of St. Mary Magdalene,® as their prior and directed our letter to the aforesaid prior in the following form: Brother Eudes, by. God’s permission the unworthy? bishop of the church of Rouen, to his beloved son Richard, prior of St. Mary Magdalene of Rouen, eternal greeting in the Lord Jesus Christ. When we came to Graville, in part to make.a visitation and in part to attend to the installation of a prior (for the community for some time had been deprived of this comfort), we made a thorough scrutiny of the votes of the brethern, carefully considering everything

that should be considered in the affair, listened to the counsel of good men, and appointed you as their prior. Wherefore we trust in your devotion to us and, by virtue of the obedience you owe to us, we order you forthwith to put your affairs at the priory of St. Mary Magdalene in order as soon and as quickly as possible, and to hasten to Graville, where you shall perform your pastoral duties as a good shepherd should. Carry out our command as an obedient son so that, along with other good shepherds, you may deserve to receive your reward from God and be commended by us for your merit. We hold by the tenor of these letters that the brethren of the aforesaid community are bound to show you the faithful obedience and reverence which is due you as prior. Let it be distinctly understood that we will inflict adequate punishment upon those who shall presume to go against our instructions in this matter. Given at Montivilliers six days before the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, in the year of our Lord

1248. ,

JuLy 17. We spent the night at Montivilliers,8 at the expense of the abbess. JULY 18. At the same place, at the expense of the abbess. We visited

the monastery and found everything connected with it to be in good con-

dition. In the evening we went on to Lillebonne and slept in the castle. juty 19. At Lillebonne. We dedicated the church at Bouville and stayed the night at Caudebec, at the expense of the parish of Bouville. JuLy 20. We arrived at Jumiéges® and made a visitation there. We found that Brother

6 A conventual house of Augustinian canons, established in Rouen ¢. 1154 to care

for the sick. (Cottineau, II, 2545-46.) a

7 See “Minister indignus,’’ Du Cange, Glossarium, IV, 415. 8 A Benedictine abbey founded ¢. 682, Destroyed by the Normans, it was rebuilt

as a monastery for nuns ¢. 1030. (Cottineau, II, 1958-59.) This was one of the richest and most independent-spirited monasteries in Normandy.

® Founded as a Benedictine abbey ¢. 631, it was destroyed by the Normans but rebuilt about 941 by William Longsword. (Cottineau, I, 1496-99.)

JULY, 1248 4 William of Beaunay and Brother William of Bourg-Achard were ill famed° of the worst vice;!! we decreed that they be sent to other monasteries, there

to expiate their offenses. Likewise, we found that the subprior was a disturbing element among the brothers; we decreed that he should be removed

altogether from the office of subprior.12 JULY 21. We came to Déville. JULY 22-23. At the same place. JULY 24. We ate at St-Matthieu18 with the

Friars Preachers at our own expense. , Brother Eudes, by God's permission unworthy bishop of the church of

Rouen, to all who may see the present letter, eternal greeting in the Lord Jesus Christ. A dispute arose between William Borde, senior, William Borde, junior, and Hays, widow of Ralph Borde, on the one side, and Robert Sain and Alice, his wife, on the other, concerning the charge against the said Robert that he

had killed the said Ralph. At length the aforesaid parties came before us, and , by their troth corporally given in our hand gave us assurance that they would | steadfastly and gratefully abide by any disposition we might make of this matter for the good of the peace. We, therefore, acting with the counsel of good menl4 and diligently examining everyone connected with the quarrel, reached 10 Infamati. Their deeds were such that they brought them into public ill repute. Infamatus denoted that a trial or inquiry had been held. See Introduction, p. xxxiii. That is, sodomy. See The Theodosian Code, trans. Clyde Pharr (Princeton, 1952),

pp. 231-32 (9: 7, 3;9:7, 6). | a , a 12 Disturbing elements were apt to occur in mediaeval religious communities, and

provisions were made to deal with them if they got out of hand. Thus St. Alberic, second abbot of Citeaux, was imprisoned at Molesme before setting out for Citeaux: “He labored long to bring about the transfer of the brethren from Molesme to Citeaux. For this he bore patiently many insults, imprisonments, and blows.” “Exordium Parvum,” in Ph. Guignard, ed., Les Monuments primitifs de la régle cister-

cienne (Dijon, 1878), p. 67. Cluny made like provisions for turbulent monks. (Consuetudines Cluniacenses Udalrici Cluniacensis monachi, in Migne, PL, CXLIX, 736.)

18 A Dominican priory in Rouen. (Cottineau, II, 2546-47.) ,

14 The vir bonus had his place in the Roman legal system. He was the arbitrator, and when he was called upon to judge a case, though he was not a regularly constituted judge, his decision had the force of law and was binding in law. Cicero’s De finibus bonorum.et malorum and De officiis had much to say of the “good man’s” function.

As such, the “good men” came over into canon law in Corp. jur. can., Decretal. Greg. IX Lib. 1. Tit. 43. They could be lay or ecclesiastics, depending on the situation. See articles, “Arbitrage,” “‘Arbitrateur,” “Arbitre,” in Dictionnaire de droit canonique, ed. R. Naz, 6 vols. (Paris, 1935), I. 862-901. For the influence of canon.on civil procedure, see Yvonne Bongert, Recherches sur les cours laiques du Xme ay XII[me siécle (Paris, 1949), especially pp. 159-82. Monastic cartularies constitute an almost

untapped source on arbitration as an element of legal procedure. oe

4 JULY, 1248 the following. decision, to wit: that the said Robert betake himself overseas within the coming octave of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin; that he remain there for two years and not return to Normandy within five years of the said octave of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, nor, in fact, even after the said five years, unless by special permission of the said William Borde sen-

ior, of Eustace of Romilly, and of Stephen Mercer, and unless he shall have brought letters from the Templars or Hospitalers, or other well-known persons, testifying that he had remained overseas for two yeats. In memory and testimony of this matter we place our seal on the present letter. Given at Déville, the day after the feast of Saint Mary Magdalene, in the year of our Lord 1248. Brother Eudes, by God’s permission unworthy bishop of the church of Rouen,

to all who may see this letter, eternal greeting in the Lord Jesus Christ. Be it known that William Borde, senior, Eustace of Romilly, and Stephen Mercer, came before us and pledged their faith with their hands in ours, and having touched the holy Gospels15 in our presence promised that they would consider Robert Sain to be justly recalled from overseas and that they would do nothing to prevent him from returning freely to his home as soon as he shall have fulfilled the conditions contained more fully in our letter concerning the confirmation of the peace made between the parties. Given at Déville on the morrow after the feast of the Blessed Mary Magdalene, in the year of our Lord 1248. JULY 25. We arrived at St-Victor-en-Caux!6 and visited there. JULY 26. We arrived at Auffay!7 and visited there. JULY 27. We were at Dieppe, at

our expense. JULY 28-29. At Aliermont, at our expense. juLy 30. At

Wanchy, at the expense of the priory. No monks there. JuLy 31. At Envermeu.1® We visited the priory and found that they have

an income of four hundred pounds and more. They are burdened with a debt of three hundred pounds. The prior keeps no accounts on the condition of the house; we ordered him to cast his accounts at least four times 15 Taking oath on the Gospels, as a preventive of perjury, is to be found early in the mediaeval period. “[On the contention of two witnesses] they determine that before he takes Communion, he who is being approved shall testify: by the four holy

gospels...” (John T. McNeill and Helene M. Gamer, Mediaeval Handbooks of

Penance [New York, 1938], p. 85.) a : a

II, 2915-16.) , : 7 an

16 Originally a priory of St-Ouen-de-Rouen, it became an abbey c. 1074. (Cottineau, .

| neau, I, 195.) a _ , ;

1054.) Oo

17 A Benedictine priory after 1067; it had been a house of canons regular. (Cotti-

18 A Benedictine priory dependent on Bec; it was founded ¢. 1052. (Cottineau, I,

AUGUST, 1248 5 a year.19 Sometimes they eat meat when it is not necessary; we ordered them to abstain from eating meat.20 AUGUST 1. At Le Tréport,21 at the expense of the monastery. AUGUST 2. At Eu,?2 at the expense of the monastery of St-Laurent, and we visited there. AUGUST 3. At the same place, but at our expense. On this day the abbot

took an oath and gave troth that on the fifteenth day before the Nativity of Blessed Mary he would on our advice resign his monastery, and gave us the

following letter on the matter:

_ To all who may see this letter, I, Brother Guy, abbot of the monastery at Eu, give perpetual greeting in the Lord Jesus Christ. The wise man has said: “Let judgment most severe be passed on those who are presumptuous.” So, considering the perilous state of my condition and feeble old age, of my own free will and, having touched the most holy things, I have sworn and given troth to my lord the archbishop of Rouen to follow his counsel in resigning or retaining the abbey which I am directing at present, and to present my decision fifteen days before the Nativity of the Blessed Mary. I further promise under oath and troth that I shall never make use of petitions or petitioners to evade the said 19 “In order that the financial} status of the houses may be known with greater accuracy, the officials shall, once every three months, in the presence of the abbot or of the prior if there is not an abbot, and of the seniors [monks] render an account of their charges [offices}, rendering an accurate entry of expenses and receipts.’’ The Statutes of Gregory IX are published in Bonnin, pp. 644-48. The article here quoted is

on p. 645. a ,

20 The Rule of St. Benedict (Ch. 36) absolutely forbade the eating of meat except by the infirm. If full credence is to be placed on St. Bernard, the Rule was not held inviolate at Cluny (Apologia ad Guillielmum, in Migne, PL, CLX XXII, 911). Bernard’s charge found echo in the reforming statutes of Peter the Venerable (Migne, PL, CLXXXIX, 1029). By the end of the twelfth century, the violation had become so widespread that prohibition became a part of canon law. It was a question not only of eating meat but of abstinence in general. Since its earliest days the Rule allowed only one meal during the period of the Great Fast (September 14 to Easter). This practice was followed at Citeaux, but few other monastic establishments observed it. Two or three meals daily was the general rule. The Rule itself was hedged, in that meat was not eaten in the refectory but was eaten with the ill in the infirmary, at the abbot’s private table, or in some other “recreation” room. (E. Bishop, “The Methods and Degrees of Fasting and Abstinence of the Black Monks in England before the Reformation,” Downside Review, XLVI [1925], 184-237). A letter of Innocent III of the abbot of Subiaco “Cum ad monasterium Sublacense”’ (Migne, PL, CCXIV, 1064-

66) on fasting and abstinence found its way into the Decretales of Gregory IX, Lib. | I. Tit. 35. cap. 6, and deals not only with food but also with clothing, monastic |

poverty, silence, and faithful discharge of offices. an 21 A Benedictine abbey founded ¢c. 1053. (Cottineau, II, 3208.) 7

22 A conventual house of Austin canons founded ¢. 1119. (Cottineau, I, 1084-85.)

6 AUGUST, 1248 obligation, either by my own act or by means of others. And I further agree, under the binding of the same oath, to make meanwhile no disposition of the goods of the monastery exceeding the value of two silver marks without the advice and consent of those whom the lord archbishop shall assign to me. Given in the year of our Lord 1248, the Tuesday after the feast of Saint Peter

in Chains.

We assigned the prior, the subprior, the sacristan, and Roger Lebret to act

as counselors to the abbot. -

AuGusST 4. We arrived at Foucarmont,28 where we stayed at the expense of the monastery. AUGUST 5. At Neufchatel, at the expense of the priory

of Nogent.24 There are no monks there. aucusr 6. At Neufchatel, at the expense of the parishioners of St-Pierre-de-Neufchatel, for on this day we

dedicated St-Peter’s church. | AUGUST 7. We visited the monastery at Bival?5 and found some of the nuns defamed?® of the vice of incontinence. This day the abbess resigned the government of the abbey into our hands, and we gave the nuns permission to elect another. They appointed the day after tomorrow for the election. This day we spent the night at Beaubec,2? at the expense of the mon- |

astery. ,

28 Originally a cell of Savigny, it joined forces with Citeaux in 1147. (Cottineau, I, 1202-3.) Note that Eudes received procuration, but dit not visit, officially. With the exception of Cistercian nuns, houses of the Cistercian Order were exempt from the jurisdiction of the local ordinary. The legal principle as the basis of granting exemptions is that nobody may dispense with submission to proper authority, but they can be exempted. The proper authority is the local ordinary (bishop) or religious superior. The pope can not only dispense but exempt from local authority or ecclesiastical superiors. Exemption of religious persons is found as early as the Council of Chalcedon. (Mansi, VII, 359, canon 4.) Benedictine monasteries were not exempt from the jurisdiction of the local ordinary (Rule of Saint Benedict, C. 64-. Houses of the Cluniac and Premonsiratensian Orders were also exempt. From them, Eudes also collected

procuration but did not visit them’ canonically. ]

II, 2056.) ,

24 Several religious houses bore the name of Nogent. There was only one priory at Neufchatel, and that (Ste-Radegonde-du-Mesnil) was a cell of Préaux. (Cottineau,

25 St. Mary Magdalena, a Cistercian house of nuns founded ¢. 1130. Note that

Eudes made a visitation there. (Cottineau, I, 385.) | :

26 The diffamati were those who, because of their acts, had been denounced to ecclesiastical. superiors, but who may not yet formally have been tried either by their

local superiors or by an ecclesiastical court. See Introduction, p. xxxiii. ,

| 289-90.) a — |

27 Originally a daughter house of Savigny, named St. Laurent. It beame a Cistercian

house in 1147 when the Savigny congregation joined with Citeaux. (Cottineau, I,

AUGUST, 1248 7 AUGUST 8. At the same, at the expense of the monastery; on this day, we dedicated the monastery’s infirmary chapel of St-Laurent. AUGUST 9. We were at Beaussault,28 at the expense of the prior, and we visited the priory. They have an income of .. .2® [lacuna in MS}; they owe | twenty-six pounds. We found everything in good condition. This day the prioress of Bival and certain other nuns presented their elect to us through a letter from the community in the following form: Clemence of Appetot, prioress of Bival, and its entire community, to the

reverend father in Christ, Eudes, by the grace of God archbishop of Rouen, , greetings and due and dedicated obedience. When a vacancy occurred in our monastery through the resignation of Sister Eleanor, our former abbess, a fact which we believe does not escape your watchfulness, we chose with your petmission the Saturday before the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin as the time to elect a suitable person for the monastery. Convening that day in chapter, and invoking the grace of the Holy Spirit, we treated this business. At length, with the common consent and will of the whole chapter, we agreed to give our sisters Matilda of Les Andelys, Joan of Bec, and Matilda of Hoqueville power to provide our monastery with a head and to chose an abbess.30 They, taking counsel together, have canonically with one heart and one mind provided Marguerite of Aunay for our monastery. Wherefore with care and devotion we beg Your Paternity to confirm the provision made in respect to this worthy

person and to bestow the gift of benediction, when it shall seem good to you.31 Given the Sunday following in the year of our Lord 1248. | 28 St.-Maur-de-Beaussault, a cell of Bec-Hellouin, established before 1141. (Cottineau, I, 312.) 29 Bonnin states that this lacuna is due to a binder who cut off too much on the margin.

30 The nuns, in this instance, are seeking confirmation of their act, for no election could be effective without confirmation of, in this instance, Archbishop Eudes. The election in this particular case was “by compromise,” or an agreement whereby the electors give to one or more persons the power to proceed in the electors’ name to do what the whole body would have done. The election by compromise must be done with the unanimous consent of the three electors, as it was in this case at Bival, “‘with the common consent and will of the whole chapter.” Such an election has the same juridical value as if it had been done by all the electors. In this way the election was canonical. Then follows proclamation of the name of the elect; then, seeking confir“mation at the hands of the proper ecclesiastical authority. This confirmation must be given if the election is to be effective and the elect is to take office. In the meantime the proper authority investigates to see if everything was done according to law and propriety, or, as Eudes stated, “we therefore diligently examined both the manner of

the election and the elected person and approve and confirm both.” (For canon law , on such elections see Corp. jur. can., Decretal. Greg. IX. Lib. 1. Tit. 6. cap.. 30.)

8 , AUGUST, 1248 We confirmed this election and issued the following letter on this matter: Brother Eudes, by God’s permission the unworthy bishop of the church of Rouen, to his beloved daughters in Christ the prioress and convent of St.-Mary Magdalene of Bival, eternal greeting in the Lord Jesus Christ. When through a vacancy in your monastery, because of the resignation of your former abbess Eleanor, you selected with our permission the Saturday preceding the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin for the purpose of electing another, you convened in chapter, and having invoked the grace of the Holy Spirit, treated the matter of election very seriously, and finally by common council and unanimous will you carried out this matter by allowing Matilda of Les Andelys, Joan of Bec, and Matilda of Hoqueville to act on behalf of all and provide an abbess for your monastery. After treating the matter diligently together, they provided Sister Marguerite for you and your monastery, as you have informed us in the letter received from the prioress and certain other nuns presenting the personage of the elect and humbly supplicating us to deign to confirm the election. We therefore diligently examined both the manner of the election and the elected person, and we approve and confirm both. Wherefore by the tenor of this letter we strongly enjoin all of you to obey and submit to the said Marguerite as is properly due an abbess, and we commit the administration of the temporalities of the abbey to her.82 And be it known that if any shall be disobedient or rebellious, we shall punish them in such a manner that the punish-

ment of one shall be a terror to the rest. Given at Beaussault, the Sunday before the Assumption of The Blessed Virgin in the year of Our Lord 1248. —

AUGUST 10. We were at Saéns,33 at the expense of the prior; we visited _ there. We found that they do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we ordered them to observe these more fully. Item, they were in the habit of eating meat

quite freely; we bade them abstain from eating meat. Item, they did not observe the rule of silence. Item, there were not three monks there, though there used to be six. Item, they have an income of three hundred pounds

and owe as much as forty pounds. __

AUGUST 11. We were at St-Lé-de-Rouen,®4 at the priory’s expense. We 81 Bonnin is correct when he interpreted the text as cum visum vobis fuerit oportunum; the Ms. reads: cum. visum nobis fuerit oportunum. 82 She could not exercise jurisdiction over the spiritualities of the abbey until she had been canonically installed by the proper ecclesiastical authority. Marguerite. was

not yet installed. , , a

83 Originally a Benedictine abbey, it was destroyed by the Normans, then rebuilt

¢. 1150 as a cell of St. Wandrille. (Cottineau, II, 2873-74.) : 84 A priory of Augustinian canons established ¢. 1114. (Cottineau, II, 2545.)

| AUGUST, 1248 9 found everything to be in good condition, except for the fact that they owed four hundred pounds. They have an income of about seventy pounds. AUGUST 12. At Mont-Ste-Catherine,®5 at the expense of the monastery; we

visited there. We found that they sometimes hurty through the Divine Offices, especially the Hours of the Blessed Mary;36 we enjoined them to say these more slowly. Item, we found that some do not keep silence very well; we enjoined a better observance.37 We found that some are not willing to accuse their brethren when they break the rule of silence;38 we enjoined and ordered each to accuse the other without exception. Item, in the outside prtiories they eat meat freely; we enjoined the abbot to correct this and to

see that these priories observe the rules regulating abstinence from meat. Item, we enjoined the abbot to prepare a quarterly statement of the accounts of the monastery. They have had an income of two thousand pounds; they owe nothing, since more is owed to them than they owe. At the same Mont-

Ste-Catherine we found that Brother Samson [was ill famed] of having petsonal property, of being incontinent, and of disturbing the peace. | AUGUST 13. We arrived at Déville, at our expense. AUGUST 14-15. At Rouen, at our expense. AUGUST 16. At Déville, at our expense. AUGUST 17. °5 Originally a Benedictine abbey (Ste-Trinité). (Cottineau, II, 2544-45.) : 36 This is known as the Office of the Blessed Virgin or the Little Office. The first definite mention of this office was by St. Peter Damian, who spoke of its daily recitation by the Camaldolese at Fonte Avellano about 1056. (Migne, PL, CXLIV, 431; ibid., 132; a copy of the office may be found in ibid., CLI, 970-74; “‘Incipit officium Beatae Mariae Virginis secundum consuetudinem monachorum monasterii Sanctae Crucis Fontis Avellanae.”) For further information see Dictionnaire d’archéologie chrétienne et de liturgie, ed. F. Cabrol and H. Leclercq, 15 vols, Paris, 1902-1953, XII, 2012-15. 37 Rule of St. Benedict, Chs. 42, 48,.52. The Cistercian silence was complete, but

an elaborate sign language was used instead. Their rules on silence may be found scattered throughout their Usus monachorum. (Guignard, Monuments, pp. 167-201.) 88 This accusation should be made in the Chapter of Faults, held immediately after | the conventual (High) Mass. The Chapter of Faults was, so to say, the second portion

of the chapter, the first being the Chapter of the Rule. For the method of holding both chapters, see Guignard, op. cit., pp. 167-72. In the Chapter of Faults each ac-

cused himself and also his fellow-monks of faults. However, ‘‘no one is to be accused | by more than three, unless, perhaps, by the one in charge of the Chapter...” (¢bid., p. 170). ‘No one is to accuse another on suspicion alone, but only on what he has seen, heard, or heard referred to.” The accusser is not to inflict punishment on the accused. ‘“Whoever is to be beaten, after being ordered by the abbot to undress, must sit in the same place where he is then standing. Taking off his cuculla [choir robe}, he places it before him, on his knees. He is to bare his whole body to the waist. With bowed head, he says nothing except ‘mea culpa, I will correct myself.’...” (¢bzd., p. 171).

10 AUGUST, 1248 At Frénes, at our expense. AUGUST 18. At Pontoise, at our expense. AUGUST

19-20. At St-Denis, at our expense. AUGUST 21. At Gaillonet,3® at the

expense of the priory. |

_ AUGUST 22. At Vesly,4° at the expense of the priory. We made a visitation there and found a certain monk, Reginald by name, who was unwilling to answer any questions; in fact, he turned his back on us. Item, there was an elder monk there who knew nothing of the state of the house. AUGUST 23-26. At Frénes, at our expense. AUGUST 27. At Louviers, at our expense. AUGUST 28. At Déville, at our expense. AUGUST 29-30. At Déville. AUGUST 31. At the same place. We visited St-Ouen,*! at our expense. SEPTEMBER 1. At the same. SEPTEMBER 2-3. At the same. SEPTEMBER 4. At St-Georges-de-Boscherville.2 We received procuration and visited the place,

finding everything in satisfactory condition. SEPTEMBER 5. At BourgAchard,*? at the expense of the priory. We visited there. SEPTEMBER 6. At

Ecaquelon, at the expense of the parish. This day we dedicated the parish church of the Blessed Mary. SEPTEMBER 7. At Bec.44 We visited there and

found everything in good condition. They owe only four hundred pounds. _ SEPTEMBER 8-9. At Bec, at the expense of the monastery. SEPTEMBER 10. We came to Corneville,#® where we received procuration and

made a visitation. We discovered, to wit: that they have an income of about two hundred forty pounds and owe one hundred sixty pounds; item, we found two women there who had been received as sisters, and we ordered that no women should be received in the future;46 item, three of their priories

I, 1240.) |

38 St. Pierre-de-Gaillonet, a Premonstratensian cell of St. Josse-aux-Bois (Cottineau,

*0 A Benedictine cell of Marmoutier, established about 1063. (Cottineau, I, 3351.) 41 Established during the reign of Clothair I, destroyed by the Normans and later rebuilt; burned in 1156, 1201, and in August, 1248. (Cottineau, II, 2547-50.) 42 Originally founded ¢..1050 for canons, it became a Benedictine abbey in 1114.

(Cottineau, II, 2701-2.) | 43 A priory of Augustinian canons, founded c. 1143. (Cottineau, I, 459.) 44 A Benedictine abbey founded c. 1034, it gave Lanfranc and Anselm to Norman

England. (Cottineau, I, 316-19.) }

45 A house of Augustinian canons founded c. 1143. (Cottineau, I, 879.) 46 This is an instance of ‘‘mixed communities,” of which there were many not only in Normandy but throughout western Europe. Sometimes a wall separated the monks from the nuns, as with the Gilbertines in England; sometimes the communities were some distance apart. Both communities had one superior, who was, on occasion, the

abbess, as at Fontevrault. This is a subject on which additional research would clarify many points of interest. (F. H. Crossley, The English Abbey, Its Life and Work in the Middle Ages {London, 1903}; Dom. U. Berliére, “Les Monastéres doubles aux

SEPTEMBER, 1248 11 were being served by only three canons, and we ordered that a companion be given to each of these, or that all three be recalled to the cloister.47 We found everything else in good condition. SEPTEMBER 11. We came to Bourg-Achard once again and made another.

visitation there. We found that lay folk remained in the choir during the divine services; we forbade the continuance of this practice. Item, we decreed _ that those who were not priests should confess and receive Communion at least once a month. There are certain other matters that must be attended to.

SEPTEMBER 12. At Déville. William l’Orcher, knight, entered an appeal at Déville as expressed in the following terms:

Since William l’Orcher, knight, is in possession of, or so to say holds, the |

right of patronage of St. Mary’s church at Varangeville and did canonically , present to you within the time specified by law48 a person qualified by character

and knowledge to hold the said church; ,

And since you, without reasonable cause, have brought on one futile delay after another, with the intention of allowing the time to run out against the said knight and the cleric presented by him, so that you could confer the said church, which has a fat and teeming income, upon whomsoever you pleased

after the proper time had elapsed; , ,

elapsed; an , And since you have conferred the said church upon one of your own clerics for the above-mentioned reason, although, as we believe, the time had not yet

XII et XIII siécles,’ Mémoires publiées par l’ Académie royale de Belgique, 2d ser., XVIII [1924]; M. Bateson, “Origin and Early History of Double Monasteries,” Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, new ser., XIII [London, 1899}, 137-98.)

47 The Provincial Council of Rouen, held in 1231 under Archbishop Maurice, | decreed (canon 37 [Mansi, XXIII, 218} “that all monks who live alone in any place

should be recalled to the cloister by their abbots. If the priory is rich enough to sustain two monks, in that case the abbots are to place two monks there.’ This was , in accord with the decree (canon 10) of the Third Lateran Council (1179) (Mansi, XXIH, 224). Most of Eudes’ conciliar legislation followed closely that of .his pre_ decessors, Maurice, Peter de Colmieu, and Clement. 48 The Third Lateran Council (1179) took up the problem of the right of patronage in an orderly fashion (Mansi, XXII, 336-43; 413-16). The Council of Avignon (1209)

decreed (canon 14) that vacant benefices had to be filled within six months (zb/d., p. 791). The Fourth Lateran Council, in 1215, decreed (canon 23) that if patrons had not named the candidate for the vacant benefice within three months, the local ordinary could then do so (¢b/d., p. 1011). Innocent’s letter to the bishop of Coventry (1198) states that if the lay patron had not filled the vacancy in four months, the bishop was to appoint (Migne, PL, CCXIV, 478-79). For the importance of Alexander III’s legis-

lation in the Third Lateran Council, see Paul Thomas, Le Droit de propriété des

laiques sur les églises au moyen age (Paris, 1906), 105-47.

12 SEPTEMBER, 1248 |

presented by him. ,

Great injury and wrong has been done to the said knight and to the cleric

If, indeed, the time has elapsed, no loss should be incurred by the aforesaid, for the said knight was guilty of no delay, but did what was incumbent upon

him, and with time to spare. - ,

If tardiness is to be imputed to anyone, it should involve you and your officials

rather than him, for at the intercession of the lord of Graville, you yourself, when you were at Bouville to dedicate the church there, and when the office had been vacant for two months or more, admitted to the said knight that time

would not run out against him. | I, William, proctor of the said knight feeling that my lord, the said knight has been unjustly injured by the foregoing, supplicate you in every way, my lord of Rouen, to revoke at once the arrangements you have erroneously made | with respect to the said church, for the right of collating to the said church

has not as yet fallen to you. ,

Otherwise, my lord, I shall appeal to the Apostolic See, and, in the name of my lord, place both my affairs and the aforesaid church under the protection of the lord Pope, lest you or any other person shall make any disposition of our persons, our goods, or of the aforesaid church until the merits of the appeal

shall be fully discussed. , |

, SEPTEMBER 13. We were at Quévreville,4® at the expense of the steward. No monks there. SEPTEMBER 14. At Pérriérs, at the expense of the house. No monks there. SEPTEMBER 15. At Beaulieu.50 They have an income of four hundred fifty pounds; they owe one hundred eighty pounds. Everything» is in good condition. SEPTEMBER 16-17. At Déville. SEPTEMBER 18. At Rouen. SEPTEMBER 19. At Rouen. Today we conferred Holy Orders. At our OWN expense. SEPTEMBER 20. At Rouen. This day we blessed the abbess of Bival.51 At our own expense. SEPTEMBER 21. At Etoutteville.®2 We visited the priory. We found that they were using feather beds;53 we forbade

49 A cell of St. Ouen-de-Rouen. (Cottineau, II, 2389.) 50 A priory of Augustinian canons from St-L6. (Cottineau, I, 300.) _ 51 Margaret of Aunay was elected August 9, 1248. For the ceremonial and prayers

(Rome, 1940), II, 408-413. | .

at the blessing of an abbess, see M. Andrieu, Le Pontifical romain au moyen age 52 St. Thomas, a cell of the Cluniac priory of Lewes, England. (Cottineau, I, 1082.) 53 The monk’s bed, in conformity with the Rule of St. Benedict (Ch. 55), consisted of a straw mattress, a pillow stuffed with straw, and woolen bed covers. The monks

slept in their habits, as do the present-day Cistercians. Fo

SEPTEMBER, 1248 13 any further use of these. Item, they eat meat; we enjoined them to abstain

from eating meat. Only two monks were there. | | SEPTEMBER 22. We were at Ouville again.54 We found that the prior wanders about when he ought to stay in the cloister,55 nor, indeed, does he remain in the cloister one day in five; he does not follow the rule of the monastery; he is a drunkard and of such shameful drunkenness that, because of his inebriety, he sometimes lies out in the fields;5® he attends festivities, drinking bouts, and banquets given by lay folk; he is incontinent, and his

relations with a certain woman in Grainville and with the lady of Routot , are subjects of scandal; there is also a certain Agnes in Rouen. Item, Brother

Geoffrey is ill famed of the wife of Walter of Ecaquelon, who bore him . a son. Item, the sources of income are not well written down; we ordered that they should be better kept. Item, we found that the prior, despite our

predecessor’s prohibition that he should not undertake the execution of any- | one’s will, has undertaken that of Dreux.

, This day we met John Louvel and told him to appear before us on the feast of St. Remy so that we would have common counsel on his affairs. Item, William, priest of Cailleville, was convicted of drunkenness, and he confessed and swore in our presence that if anything more he heard about him on this infamy, and if it be worthy of belief, he will regard his parish as resigned from then on. Item, the priest of St-Vaast-de-Dieppedale was convicted and confessed that he was guilty of playing ball in public, in which

game one of the players was injured, and he swore to us that if he should | _ be convicted of this again he would regard his parish as resigned from that : time on. Item, the priest at Ermenouville was convicted of incontinence, and he confessed and swore to us that if any more of this infamy be heard, and

if it be worthy of credence, he would regard his church as resigned. 7 This day we came to Longueil5? and slept there, at the expense of the

house. No monks there. :

| SEPTEMBER 23. We came to Bacqueville.58 We found that the monks 54 A priory of Augustinian canons. (Cottineau, II, 2161.) The prior visit referred

to here was probably recorded on the missing folio 1. | 55 The monastery and the cloister were the home of the monk, and he was strictly

forbidden to wander therefrom (Rule of St. Benedict, Ch. 67). |

56 This manner of conduct was condemned (canon 15) in the Fourth Lateran: Council (1215). (Mansi, XXII, 1003). 57 A dependent priory of Bec. (Cottineau, I, 1648.) 58 A Benedictine cell of Tiron. (Cottineau, I, 238.)

14 SEPTEMBER, 1248 leave the cloister without permission; that lay folk frequently enter the clois-

ter;59 that the monks do not observe the fasts of the Rule; that they use feather beds. We decreed that the monks should not leave the cloister with-

| out the prior’s permission; that lay folk should not enter the cloister. We enjoined that the monks should abstain from the use of feather beds, and that they should observe the fasts of the Rule. Item, we found that Brothers Lawrence and Geoffrey are ill famed of frequenting the town against the will of the prior; they promised that they would so improve their conduct that we should have a good report of them. The priory has an income of two hundred pounds; they owe about forty pounds. SEPTEMBER 24. At Longueville,6° at the expense of the prior. They are exempt. This day, at Longueville, the prior of Ouville swore in our presence

that he would be entirely amenable to our will, whether in the matter of

resigning his priorate or in any other matter. - i , Item, a dispute arose between Sir John of Dours, lord of Waleincourt, together with his wife Petronilla, and ourselves over the church at Le Gourel,

to which they had presented John of Calomchamp, cleric, as priest.6 At

length the cleric renounced and resigned any rights, if he had any, to the said church by reason of the said presentation; and we, the knight, and his wife conferred the church upon him by common agreement. Upon this mat-

ter the following letter was prepared: , John of Dours, lord of Waleincourt, and Petronilla, his wife, to all who may see this letter, greeting. Be it known to you that when we presented John of Colomchamp, cleric, to the church of Le Gourel, the said John renounced every right which he might claim by reason of the said presentation, and the Reverend Father Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, together with ourselves conferred the said church upon the said John by common agreement, saving to each of us severally whatever right to the patronage of the said church we may

59 I.c., the inner cloister, entrance to which was strictly forbidden to all but the | religious of the house, except by special permission of the local superior. Not even religious of other orders, nor ecclesiastical dignitaries except the bishop on visitation, could enter without special permission of the local superior. 60 A cell of Cluny. (Cottineau, I, 1649.) At this time Eudes must have warned the prior of Duville about observing the Statutes of Pope Gregory IX. See entry for

August 8, 1252. , |

61 The document does not mention Eudes’ legal rights in the matter, yet he must have had some, judging by the agreement reached. Eudes is exercising his right of presentation. Probably Sir John of Dours had presented his candidate without prior

consultation with Eudes. |

| OCTOBER, 1248 15 have. In memory and witness whereof we affix our seals to the present letter. Given at Longueville, the Friday after the feast of St. Matthew in the year of

our Lord 1248.

Item, this day Walter Charue, seeking absolution from the excommunica-

tion by which he was bound for damaging our manor at Aliermont,® of, fered as sureties Michael of Berneval, William Bure, Hugh of Epinay, and John of Dompierre, all of our diocese, and John Black of Orival and John of Frincourt, knights of the diocese of Amiens. They pledged themselves to the extent of fifty silver marks®8 and promised, both on their own behalf

and on that of the count of Dreux and his servants, to be amenable to our will in all things. They further agreed that we might hold any of them

responsible for the fulfillment of the entire obligation, or any part of it, , as we saw fit. The men of the diocese of Amiens placed themselves under our jurisdiction so that we can attend to them as though they belonged to our own diocese.®4 For our part, we absolved the said Walter. SEPTEMBER 25. We arrived at Dieppe and were at Sauqueville the same day. SEPTEMBER 26. At Aliermont. SEPTEMBER 27. We dedicated the church

of the leper house of St. Mary Magdalene of Grenval, and returned to Aliermont, all at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 28-29. At Aliermont. SEPTEMBER

30. We arrived at Déville. OCTOBER 1-2. At Déville. OCTOBER 3. At Rouen, where we slept in the Franciscan monastery. OCTOBER 4. At Rouen.

We dined with the Franciscans and went on to spend the night at Déville. OCTOBER 5. At Bonport,% at the expense of the monastery. OCTOBER 6. At 62 This probably refers to the looting of the archiepiscopal palace at Aliermont on the death of Eudes’ predecessor, Clement. Such occurrences were quite common on the death of dignitaries—even royalty, as in the case of Henry II of England—whether lay

or ecclesiastic. Walter was a vassal of the famous family of Dreux, to whom such conduct seems to have been ordinary. See entry for January 21, 1248-49.

68 Neither the pound Paris nor the pound Tours was current in Normandy when that duchy was taken from John by Philip Augustus. Philip converted the current Norman coinage of angevins and English esterlins into pounds Tours. Under the coinage reform of Louis IX, 12 pennies Tours equaled a shilling Tours, and 58 shillings Tours equaled a mark Tours. F. Lot and R. Fawtier, Histoire des institutions fran¢aises au moyen age, 2 vols. (Paris, 1958), II, 211-15. 64 A bishop’s jurisdiction is both personal and territorial. Offenses committed in a diocese by those who enter from an outside diocese, even though the act may not be

, regarded as sinful in their own diocese, may be matters for atonement by those who committed them.

65 A Cistercian abbey founded ¢. 1190 by monks of Notre-Dame-du-Val (Paris)

under the patronage of Richard I of England. (Cottineau, I, 432-33.) |

16 OCTOBER, 1248 Frénes. OCTOBER 7. At Le Bord-Haut-de-Vigny. OcTOBER 8. At St-Denis,

on the eve of the feast of St. Denis. At the expense of the monastery. _ OCTOBER 9. At St-Denis, on the day of the said feast. At the expense of the monastery. OCTOBER 10. At St-Martin-de-Pontoise,®6 at our own expense.

OCTOBER 11. At Genainville,6? where we found a certain prior and another monk who was staying there. The prior also officiated at Bau, Bouafles, and Guisnes. He did not wish to give us our procuration fee. OCTOBER 12. At

Chaumont,§8 at the house of the prior; at our own expense. , OCTOBER 13. At Chaumont, at our own expense. We held a synod for the French Vexin, and received the fees*® due when the lesser synods are held. On this same. day, we visited the priory of St-Martin[-Ouen?}-deGisors. We found that the monks, as of custom ate meat, were not accustomed to observe the rules of fasting, wore unauthorized pelisses in violation of the Rule, and slept on feather beds. We ordered them to keep the fasts, to put

, away their unauthorized pelisses and feather beds, and to refrain from eating

, meat. Only two monks were in residence. They have an income of forty

pounds of Paris; they owed nothing. -

OCTOBER 14. We were at Gisors, at our own expense. OCTOBER 15. We were at Neufmarché, at the expense of the prior, and we

, made a visitation there. The monks do not keep the fasts of the Rule very well; we ordered them to observe them in the future. They use feather beds; we forbade their further use. Item, they eat meat, which we also prohibited. OCTOBER 16. At Gournay, at the expense of the chapter of St-Hildevert, where we exercised our right of visitation. [We found that] Firmin, a priest, is noted for drunkenness; we warned him to correct his ways. Item, William,

priest of Notre-Dame, is publicly known for incontinence with a certain woman whom, it is said, he has been keeping for the last twenty years; we suspended him until he should clear himself with the seventh hand.7°. . . 66 A Benedictine abbey originally dedicated to St. Germain. (Cottineau, II, 2334.)

67 St-Pierre, a cell of Jumiéges. (Cottineau, I, 1265.)

88 St-Pierre-de-Chaumont-en-Vexin. (Cottineau, I, 746.) 69 These were procuration fees due the visitor on the holding of the lesser or local

synod. The archdeaconry of the French Vexin was composed of the deaneries of

Chaumont, Magy, and Meulan. , , 70 This method of proof was derived from the barbarian legal practices and passed

over into canonical practice. It was a form of canonical purgation and included on oath by, in this instance, seven men of equal dignity and profession as the accused. For

simoniacs whose crime is not public but who labor under public infamy (s7 publica , laborant infamia) there are to be five or six hands. If that number cannot be found,

DECEMBER, 1248 417 _ NOVEMBER 11.7! At the same place. NOVEMBER 12-19. At the same place. NOVEMBER 20. At Dieppe. NOVEMBER 21-25. At Aliermont. NOVEMBER 26. At Bracquetuit, at our own expense. NOVEMBER 27. At Déville. NOVEMBER

28. At Rouen. [No entry for November 29.) NOVEMBER 30. At Deéville. DECEMBER 1-3. At la Haye. DECEMBER 4-6. At Frénes. DECEMBER 7. At Frénes. This day the abbot of St-Ouen-de-Rouen, placed

under sentence of excommunication by us for refusing to sing the Litany at the synod,7? asked to be absolved, according to the Church’s form, and we

absolved him after he had taken an oath to obey the mandates of the Church. Present were Brother Nicholas, one of his own monks, Master Thibaut, our associate, and Stephen, Henry, Milo, and Evrard, our clerks. DECEMBER 8. At Frénes. DECEMBER 9. At Mortemer,?3 at the expense of the monastery. DECEMBER 10. At Rouen. DECEMBER 11-12. At Frénes. , _ DECEMBER 13-15. At Sausseuse,74 at our own expense. DECEMBER 16. At Frénes.

DECEMBER 17-19. At Rouen. DECEMBER 20. At Rouen, and we conferred © Holy Orders. DECEMBER 21-22. At Déville. DECEMBER 23-27. At Rouen. DECEMBER 28. At Déville. This day we visited the priory of Mont-aux-

Malades.75 We found everything in good order. The house has an income the accused is to be deprived of his office in perpetuity. (Decretales Lib. v. Tit. 3. cap. 13.) Actually, no number was fixed canonically. This would seem to be the

sense of the papal decision. (b/d. Lib. v. Tit. 1. cap. 10.) ;

“1 A lapse of twenty-six days due to the loss of folio 8. 2 Clergy attended three categories of synods: (1) the Kalends, or monthly chapters called by their deans; (2) the archidiaconal, called by the archdeacon; (3) in the case of Rouen, the archiepiscopal synods which ordinarily met at Pentecost and All Saints.

Actually, Eudes called three synods: (1) that of the great archdeaconate of Rouen; {la Chretienté] (2) that of the deans of the diocese; (3) that of the parish priests. He decided that the archdeaconate synod (of Archdeacons) would be held on Mondays on account of the confusion wrought by the diocesan or major synod, that the major or diocesan synod (of parish priests) would be held in the cathedral on Tuesdays, and that the deans’ synod (of deans) would be held on Wednesdays. There was another council, that of the whole province, which is probably the one referred to here. The , provincial council began, with a solemn Mass, followed by a sermon. The deacon then read a passage from the Gospel. This finished, the council’s presiding officer intoned the “Come, Holy Spirit,” which was in turn followed by the recital of the Litanies of the Saints. Hugh de Comte-Moulins, abbot of St-Ouen-de-Rouen, refused to perform his part in the liturgy and was excommunicated. He sought absolution, which was

granted. | , 78 Mortemer-en-Lyons. This was originally founded ¢c. 1134 by monks. from nearby

Beaumont-le-Perreux, but became a Cistercian house in 1137. (Cottineau, I, 1990-91.) _™ A conventual priory of Augustinian canons. (Cottineau, II, 2960-61). 3 A leprosary established by Augustinian canons. (Cottineau, II, 1891-92.) — Its

18 DECEMBER, 1248 | of twelve hundred pounds; they owe about one hundred twenty pounds. They have movable property worth about four hundred pounds. They owed, when the present prior came, about four hundred pounds. Item, this day Nicholas of St-Laurent was presented to us for the church of St-Laurent-en-Caux. We examined him and found him to be completely deficient in letters. Since we did not wish to admit him to the said church, for he was already the incumbent of another and larger cure, he appealed

to Rome by letter. — , |

DECEMBER 29-31. At Déville. JANUARY 1. At Déville. JANUARY 2. At. Déville, and we visited the monastery of Bondeville.76 JANUARY 3. At St-

Matthieu in Rouen. Oo |

JANUARY 4. We visited the monastery of St-Amand-de-Rouen,’? where we found forty-one veiled nuns and six due to take the veil.78 They make profession only when they receive the archbishop’s blessing. We ordered that when they had reached the age for taking the vows, they should wait

| yet another year before making profession. Sometimes they sing the Hours of the Blessed Mary and the Suffrages7® with too much haste and jumbling of the words; we enjoined them to sing these in such a way that those be-

ginning a verse should wait to hear the end of the preceding verse, and those ending a verse should hear the commencement of the following name tells its function. Documentary evidence of leprosaries in France is found as | early as 1106 and they were probably in existence prior to that date. They were built outside the town or village and were communities with a life of their own. The Third

Lateran Council (1179) decreed (canon 28) that they were to have their own chapels, : served by either their own or a neighboring parish priest. They also had their own

cemeteries. (Mansi, XXII, 230.) Admittance was through the local priest, who | turned the formalities over to the bishop, who in turn was advised by a doctor. If the subject were found to be leprous, he or she was then formally separated from the village or town inhabitants in a ceremony which bears resemblance to the Mass of the Dead. Once committed, the ill person was to wear a special garb and was not to return to the villlage or town at any time. It was the task of the local priest to see they did not frequent local taverns. (Jean Imbert, Les Hépitaux en droit canonique {Paris, 1947}, 151-88.)

78 St-Denis, a Cistercian abbey, founded ¢. 1150. (Cottineau, I, 419.) , 77 A Benedictine abbey founded c. 1030. (Cottineau, II, 2543-44.) It had been badly damaged by fire in August 1248, and when the flames spread the city of Rouen suffered heavy damage. 78 For the ceremonial of the blessing of virgins (veiled nuns), see M. Andrieu, Le

Vespers. . ,

Pontifical romain au moyen age, I, 414-18. ,

79 The Suffrages were anthems and prayers to the saints said after Lauds and

JANUARY, 1248 19 verse.89 Item, the monastery has one priory, to wit, at Saane[ -St-Just}, where there are four professed nuns. Item, they have the patronage ®! of ten churches.

There are three priests in perpetual residence. They confess five times a year.82 They do not keep the rule of silence very well; we enjoined them to correct this. They eat meat freely in the infirmary, to wit, three times a week. Sometimes the healthy ones eat with the sick in the infirmary, two or three with one sick sister. They have chemises, use feather beds and sheets, and wear cloaks of rabbits, hares, cats,88 and foxes; we utterly forbade the use of rabbit skins. The nuns sleep cinctured and in their chemises.84 Each nun receives a measure of wine, but more is given to one than to another; we ordered that wine should be given to each according , to her needs and in equal measure, and if one of them should without permission give a portion of her wine to another outside the house she should compelled by the abbess to go. without wine the next day. The monastery has

debts amounting to two hundred pounds and an income of one thousand pounds. The abbess does not give detailed accounts to the community at large; we ordered her to cast her accounts each quarter. , a This day Nicholas of St-Laurent, priest at Etalleville, came before us and appealed from our jurisdiction to that of the Apostolic See in the following

letter:

On the Monday following Christmas Day, you, the lord archbishop of Rouen, without reasonable cause, refused to confer the rectorship of the free and vacant church of St-Laurent upon me, Nicholas of St-Laurent, priest at Etalleville, when I was presented for the said church by William of St-Laurent, knight, who holds the right of advowson. You assumed that I was in some 80 See the first statute of the reforming decrees of Peter the Venerable (Migne, PL, CLXXXIX, 1026), who complained of a like practice. 81 That is, the monastery is the rector and the churches are served by vicars, who receive a stipend for their services. Usually, the rector received two thirds and the

vicar one third of the parish revenue. ,

82 Monthly confession was not common until the decrees of Pope Gregory IX. Cistercian lay brothers were to receive Communion seven times yearly, which, of course, required sacramental confession. (Guignard, Monuments, p. 281.) Se 83 Monastic documents contain many comments on the religious’ desire for luxury,

especially in matters of clothing. It formed a part of St. Bernard’s Apologia to William of St. Thierry. (Migne, PL, CLX XXII; 912-913). The cat mentioned here is , the civet, the skin of which was and still is much sought after for commercial purposes. 84 Religious slept in their habits, and were to wear their cinctures at all times (Rule of St. Benedict, Ch. 22). Eudes was objecting not to the cinctures but to the chemises, _ which were of linen and worn only by the rich.

| 20 JANUARY, 1248 way unsuitable, although there was nothing canonically deficient in me. This you should not have done, for your predecessor. promoted me to Holy Orders and likewise conferred upon me the care of the Church of Etalleville. Feeling that I have been unjustly injured in this matter, I appeal from your jurisdiction, in writing to the Apostolic See. Furthermore, I appeal lest you should take any action to my detriment, as in conferring the said church upon another, and I request that apostolz be given to me.85

Although we need not honor an appeal of this kind, we thought that the

apostoli which he had requested should be given to him. , JANUARY 5. We were at Bellencombre, at our own expense. JANUARY 6. At the same place, and at our own expense. JANUARY 7-11. At Aliermont. JANUARY 12. At Dieppe. [No entry for January 13}. JANUARY 14. At the

same place. — ,

JANUARY 15. We convoked and visited the priests of the deanery of Longueville86 at St-Aubin-sous-Aliermont. We found that Richard, priest of Rouxmesnil, kept a certain woman for a long time and had a certain child by her; however, he was disciplined by the archdeacon, and the infamy has ceased. Item, the priest at Appeville is publicly known for drunkenness. Item, we found that the priest at Martigny, who is ill famed of incontinence, neither resides in his parish nor attends the deanery chapters. Item, the priest at Ste-Foy is ill famed of incontinence with a certain woman by whom he has had two sons, and the report is attested by several witnesses; he also sells

his grain at harvest time. Item, the priest at St-Germain is ill famed of a certain woman who bore him a son; item, the priest of Le Petit-Torcy is ill famed of the wife of Walter of Laistre; item, the priests at Chapelle-duBourgay and at Bois-Robert are ill famed of incontinence. Item, the priest | 85 The apostoli were letters addressed on the request of the appellant by the judge whose sentence was appealed, to a judge of a higher court. See entry for December 28, 1248. This is an instance of an applicant for ecclesiastical office having an opinion of his own abilities which was at variance with the opinion of his superiors. The apostoli

had their legal basis in Roman law (Corp. jur. civ., Digest Lib. xix. Tit. 6. Lex. 1). Gratian reproduced the same text in his Decretum (c. II, q. VI, cap. X XI). A formula is reproduced in the 1584 (Lyons) edition of Gratian’s Decretum, I, 673. Canon law on aposioli is to be found in the Decretales Lib. u. Tit. 28. cap. 39. 86 Longueville, together with Eu, Envermeu, Foucarmont, Aumale, Neufchatel-enBray, and Bures, were the component deaneries of the archdeaconate of Eu, diocese of Rouen. The archdeaconates of the diocese were Eu, Grand-Caux, Petit-Caux, Norman

Vexin, French Vexin, and the “great archdeaconry’’ of Rouen (six in all). The deanery of Longueville had forty-two parishes and three chapels.

— JANUARY, 1248 21 at Aubermesnil is ill famed of a certain woman; item, the same is true of , the priest at Appeville with respect to the wife of Reialle; item, the priests at Arques [-la-Bataille} and at Archelles are said to be incontinent; item, the priests at St-Honoré [-sur-Torcy}, Appeville, Arques, La Frenaye, and Les

Authieux are publicly known for drunkenness. We warned and rebuked

them and threatened them that if they were found to be ill famed of these , matters again we would punish them severely. Item, some of the priests of this deanery did not possess closed gowns,87 and rode about in short capes;

we forbade absolutely the use of open capes and, under the penalty of twenty | shillings, we ordered them to procure closed gowns before Assumption Day.

Further, we forbade them to go any distance from their homes or to ride without wearing their gowns, and we enjoined the dean, if they disobeyed, to collect the above fine without any mercy. Item, there are some who do

not come to the deanery chapters. We enjoined the dean to exact the penalty without remission. _

| This day we spent the night at Aliermont. JANUARY 16. We visited the priests of the deanery of Bures, whom we had convoked to Meulers. We found that Gilbert, rector of the church at Freulleville, was ill famed of a cettain unmarried woman; item, that the _ 8? Black cloth or distinct robes do not seem to have been required for the clergy of the parishes up to the eleventh century. The stole seems to have been the distinguish-

ing mark of clerical attire. By the end of that same century the Council of Melfi (canon 13) forbade clerics to wear sumptuous and slashed garments (Mansi, XX, 724). Canon 4 of the Second Lateran Council (1139) forbade slashed and brightly colored garments to be worn by the clergy. (Ibd., XXI, 527). The canon was repeated at the Council of Rheims (canon 2) in 1148 (¢béd., XXI, 714). The Council of Montpellier

(1195) ordered the rejection of gold and silver ornaments and also decreed that priests, deacons and subdeacons should wear capes which were closed in front. Capes worn when journeying to the town or village were to be long and closed. Some capes

were sleeveless, and this was forbidden by canon 3 of the Constitutions of Gallo (1208) (zb7d., XXII, 764). Many local councils legislated on clerical attire: that all clerics except bishops were to wear colors other than red and green; clerical garb should reach the feet and not imitate the lay fashion of raising the garments (some as far as the calf of the leg); tunics and capes should be closed in front. The Fourth Lateran Council (1215) ordered (canon 16) that clerical garb should be neither too

long nor too short, nor, except for bishops, green or red, and should be closed in , front (¢bid., XXII, 1004-6). The same canon forbade sleeveless capes, but only for , those officiating. Evidently the lay style in capes was sleeveless, hence the canonical , insistence on the sleeved mantle or cape. The Council of Rouen (1235) legislated (canon 36) on the clothes and. shoes of the clergy (sbid., XXIII, 378.) The above

to enforce. _ , a

formed the basis for the canonical legislation on clerical garb which Eudes endeavored

22 JANUARY, 1248 priest at Ricarville [-du-Val}] [was ill famed] of one of his sisters-in-law; but both had been disciplined by the archdeacon. Item, the priest at Pommereval is publicly known and ill famed for frequenting taverns; he does not confess to the penitentiary8® and is incontinent and a drunkard. Item, William, priest at Mesniéres, is ill famed of engaging in trade, and he has farms to which he goes so often that this church services are neglected. Item, the priest at L’Hortier very rarely wears his gown, does not confess to the penitentiary, is grievously ill famed of incontinence with two women by whom he has had many children, and is drunken. Item, the priest at Bures, the dean’s associate, is ill famed of a certain married woman. Item, the priest at Aulages is publicly known for drinking and for frequenting taverns. We warned them all as we had warned the priests of the deanery of Longueville; we issued the same orders anent the wearing of gowns and attendance at chapter, and we ordered the dean to exact the fines without mercy. Item, we found that a certain chaplain of Meulers sang a Mass on

Christmas Eve for money. a

This day we spent the night at Aliermont. JANUARY 17. We stayed the night at Caule, at our own expense. | JANUARY 18. We visited the priests of the deanery of Aumale, whom we had convoked at Coupigny. We found that Master John, priest of Haudricourt, was ill famed of incontinence with Amelota and with Mattina and, although disciplined by the archdeacon, has persisted in his evil conduct. Item, the priest at La Fresnoye is ill famed of incontinence with a certain Emily, a married woman of Aumale; he has been disciplined by the archdeacon. Item, the priest at St-Pierre-d’Aumale, is ill famed of a certain woman, now married, who is said to have borne him a son. Item, the priest of Morvillers is publicly known for his drunkenness and for frequenting _ taverns; item, he also exacts fees for blessing marriages. Item, the priest at Escles fis ill famed} of a certain unmarried woman. Item, the priest at Villers [is ill famed} of a certain unmarried woman; he was disciplined by the archdeacon. Item, Peter, the priest at St-Valéry, rents arable land for , 88 The penitentiary is the vicar-general of the bishop in matters pertaining to the sacrament of penance. His office was made official by the Fourth Lateran Council — which decreed (canon 10) that bishops were to appoint aides for preaching, visitation, confession, and penance. The last named is the penitentiary (Mansi, XXII, 998-99). The chief penitentiary then appointed other confessors, with the permission and at the will of the bishop, who were to visit and hear the confessions of the parish clergy.

JANUARY, 1248 23 sowing. Robert of Puys, priest, is publicly known for engaging in trade;8®

he promised to give it up. We warned, rebuked, and threatened them all that if they did not correct their ways and if we should find them ill famed on the above faults, we would punish them more severely. Item, since some of the priests of this deanery rode horseback and appeared in public dressed in unseemly clothing, we instructed those who did not possess closed gowns to procure them before Assumption Day, under the penalty of twenty shillings, to be collected without mercy by the dean. Item, we forbade them | to go any distance from their homes without a gown or to ride without one.

absence. | | |

We enjoined the dean to exact without fail a fine from those who did not , attend the chapter meetings, unless they had some good reason for their

This day we spent the night at Caule. We received a letter from the priest at Haudricourt and have inserted it on another page: John, priest at Haudricourt, to all who may see this letter, greeting in the Lord. Know you that during his visitation of the deanery of Aumale the Reverend Father Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, found me to be grievously defamed of incontinence, and after having been disciplined by the archdeacon of Eu I suffered a relapse. I have of my own free will promised the said archbishop that should he find me ill famed of this matter again, I would

regard my church as resigned. In testimony whereof I place my seal on the } present letter, as well as the sign®® which I made on it with my own hand. Given

at Envermeu, on the feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, in the year of our Lord 1248. 89 Trade was forbidden if it was for the purpose of personal enrichment. ‘There is a vast literature, both conciliar and otherwise, on the subject, the substance of which is that trade for trade’s sake, if it tends to enrich, is illicit; if engaged in solely for maintenance of person and status, then it is licit. This formed the basis of Gregory IX’s formal decretal, ‘Following the decrees of the Fathers, we forbid, under pain of anathema, monks or clerics engaging in trade for the sake of gain’ (Decretales Lib. Iu. Tit. 50. cap. 6). Actually, this prohibition was a reproduction of a letter of Pope Alexander III to the bishop of London (sbid.). The Fourth Lateran Council (1215) forbade (canon 16) clerics to undertake secular, especially dishonest, trading (Mansi,

XXII, 1003-6). , , |

90 This may very well mean that the priest could not write his own name. See comparable entries for January 19. Note also that this document is dated the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, January 25, but is entered in the Register under date of January 18 because it. pertains to discipline meted out to a priest on that date, at the synod convoked at Coupigny. The priests’ letters dated respectively January 19, 20 and 22 pertain to discipline meted out to priests at St-Léger in the deanery of Foucarmont on January 19, and are entered in the Register under that date.

24 JANUARY, 1248 _ JANUARY 19. We visited the priests of the deanery of Foucarmont, whom

we convoked at St-Léger. We found that the priest at Nesle was defamed of a certain woman who is said to be with child by him; that he is engaged in trade; that he treated his own father, who holds the advowson of his church, in a most disgraceful manner;® that he fought a certain knight with drawn sword, making a great clamor, and was supported by a following of friends and relations. Item, the priest at Bazinval is ill famed of a certain woman, and although he has been disciplined by the archdeacon he continues

| to have relations with her and even takes her to the market; he also frequents taverns. Item, the priest at Vieux-Rouen is ill famed of incontinence, and although he was disciplined by the archdeacon in the matter of one woman he has not ceased to carry on with others; he goes about girt with a sword and wears unseemly clothes. Item, the priest at Bouafles does not wear a gown, is ill famed of a certain woman, and sells his grain at a rather ad-

vanced price because of the poor harvest. Item, the priest at Hesmy, reported to be a leper, is ill famed of incontinence. Item, the ptiest at Ecotigny plays at dice and quoits, and was unwilling to publish the marriage banns of a certain person who had not restored his father’s legacy; he frequents taverns, is ill famed of incontinence, and continues his evil ways although he has been disciplined. Item, the priest at Mesnil-David is disobedient and has his children at home and a concubine elsewhere; item, two women fell upon each other in his house; they fought with each other and because one was fond of roses the other cut down the rose bushes. Item, the priest at St-Riquier [-en-Riviére] is [ill famed] of a certain married woman, his parishioner. Item, the priest at La Pierre [-sur-Yéres} ran away with a certain woman and, although suspended, continued to celebrate Mass. We ordered the above to appear before us at a later day, when we will deal

with them. |

Item, Clement, priest at Monchaux, is reported to have children by a certain woman, but rumor also has it that he has reformed since he was disciplined. Item, the priest at St-Remy is publicly known for his inebriety; he does not wear his gown, plays at dice, and frequents taverns, where he

often gets into fights. Item, the priest at Guilmerville does not reside in his parish as he should: he does not wear a gown and sometimes loses his clothes in the taverns. Item, Robert, priest of Campneuseville, does not own 1 This was a sin against the fourth commandment, “Honor thy father and thy mother,” and usually the offender had to undergo public penance.

JANUARY, 1248 25 a gown; item, John, priest at Hodeng, ill famed of Adina, was disciplined by the archdeacon; item, the priest at St-Martin-au-Bosc is an attorney and a vagebond; item, the priest at Foucarmont is publicly known for incon-

tinence with a certain little old woman, and although he has been dis- | ciplined by the archdeacon it is said that he has relapsed; item, the priest at Pierrepont is a drunkard and plays at dice and quoits; item, Master Walter,

priest at Grandcourt, is ill famed of his own niece and of drinking too much. We warned all these and threatened them that if we found them to be ill famed of these things again, we would punish them severely. Item, we issued the same orders concerning the wearing of gowns and

attendance at chapter as in the other deaneries.

_. Item, we received the following letter from Gervaise, priest at St-Remy,

which is sealed with his own seal: |

Gervaise, priest of St-Remy, to all who may see the present letter, greeting in the Lord. Be it known to you that when the reverend father, Brother Eudes,

by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, during his visitation of the deanery of © Foucarmont convoked to meet at St.Léger, found me ill famed of gambling and

of frequenting taverns and disciplined me, I promised and was willing, and still promise, that if he finds me in the future ill famed of these things and I am not able to purge myself, I shall regard my church as resigned. In testimony

whereof I have placed my seal on the present letter together with the sign which I have made with my own hand. Given at St-Léger, the Tuesday following the octave of Epiphany, in the year of our Lord 1248. ,

Item, we received the following letter from Robert, priest of the church | of Notre-Dame-de-Mortemer, whom we found to be grievously defamed of unseemly conduct, of pleading in the law courts, of frequenting taverns, and of renewed incontinence with a woman whom he had forsworn. Robert, priest of the church of Notre-Dame-de-Mortemer, to all who may see the present letter, greeting in the Lord. Be it known to you that I, without any compulsion and of my own free will, have promised the reverend father, Brother Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, that whenever he shall so instruct me I will resign my church and will regard it as resigned upon seeing his order. In testimony whereof I have sealed this letter with my seal and with the sign which I have made upon it with my own hand. Given at St-Léger,

1248. — ,

the Tuesday following the octave of the Epiphany, in the year of our Lord | Item the priest at Realcamp has once more fallen into sin with his servant,

, 26 JANUARY, 1248 : despite the fact that his relations with her have already been a matter of scandal, that he has been disciplined by the archdeacon, that he has forsworn her, and that he has promised to regard his church as automatically resigned if he should associate with her again. It is also a matter of scandal that he sometimes puts aside his garments in the tavern. Item, Robert, priest

of Campneuseville, has no gown; he admitted it. We declared the said priest to be ipso facto deprived of the aforesaid church. Item, we found that the priest at Mesnil-David, publicly known for his incontinence and the begetting of many children, who has often been disciplined by the archdeacon, has relapsed; and it is said that he celebrated Mass while under suspension. Wherefore, we ordered him that he must purge himself of these charges before the law or we would institute legal

the charges. | ,

proceedings against him. He replied that he would like to have legal advice

, on the matter, and we appointed a day for him to give us an answer to Item, we have the following letter from the priest at Nesle:

To all who may see this letter I, William, priest at Nesle, give greeting in the Lord. When the Reverend Father Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, found me during his visitation of the deanery of Foucarmont to be grievously defamed of incontinence, of inebriety, and of quarreling, I, of my own free will promised him and still do promise that if he should again find me again ill famed for these things I would ipso facto regard my church as resigned. In witness and testimony whereof I have placed my seal on this letter, together with the sign which I have made on it with my own hand. Given at Aliermont Saturday, the feast of St. Vincent, in the year of our Lord 1248.

Item, we have the following letter from the priest at Vieux-Rouen: To all who may see this letter Matthew, parson at Vieux-Rouen, gives greet-

ing in the Lord. Be it known to you that when the reverend father, Brother Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, found me during his visitation of the deanery of Foucarmont to be defamed of incontinence and to have been disciplined for this upon other occasions, I voluntarily promised him that if he should again find me delinquent in this matter and I should be unable to purge myself, I would regard my church as resigned from that time on. In testimony whereof, I have requested that this letter be sealed with the seal of the dean of Foucarmont, since my own seal is not at hand.. Given at Aliermont the Thursway the feasts of Saints Fabian and Sebastian in the year of our Lord 1248.

This day we spent the night at Caule. ; |

JANUARY, 1248 27 JANUARY 20. We visited the deanery of Neufchatel, convoking the priests

of that deanery to Lucy. We found that the priest at Ormesnil is defamed of the daughter of a certain lady; he has been disciplined by the archdeacon and has sworn to regard his church as resigned. Item, Adam, the priest at Nesle [-Hodeng} was disciplined by the archdeacon for drunkenness and incontinence. Item, the priest at Sommery does not keep residence in his church as he should and goes riding about as a vagabond. Item, the priest at Mesnil-Mauger is reported to buy and sell horses and other commodities.

Item, the priest at Ménonval is ill famed of a certain woman. Item, the priest at Fesques attends neither [deanery} chapters nor synods. Item, Master Robert of Houssaye, parson at Conteville, is publicly known for drunkenness, incontinence, squandering, and annoying his parishioners, and

for nonresidence. Item, the priest at Maucomble attends the assizes and courts held by laymen. Item, the priest at Lucy exacts thirteen pence from every churched woman, and if a child die before the churching, he does not wish to receive the mother for churching until she shall have paid thirteen pence.®2 Item, the priest at Haucourt buys and holds farms from the abbess of Bival; the priest at Noyers has no gown; the priest at Louvicamp keeps hunting dogs; the priests at Sausseuzemare and at Beaubec have

no gowns. We warned them as we had done in the other deaneries, and we imposed a penalty for failure to wear a gown and enjoined the dean to ,

exact this penalty without mercy. This day, we spent the night at Aliermont. | JANUARY 21. At Aliermont. This day we passed the following sentence upon Walter Charue for his part in the affair at’ Aliermont: 82. Actually, there were two blessings in this ceremony of purification. The. first occurred when the mother was still in bed after the birth of the child. The second occurred in the church. This was the ancient discipline of the church as attested by Gregory the Great, writing to St. Augustine of Canterbury (Migne, PL, LXXVII, 1193-94). A letter of Innocent III in 1214 to the Archbishop of Armagh on the subject found its way into the Decretals (Decretales Lib. 11. Tit. 47. cap. 1). Mediaeval _ ceremonial ritual demanded that the woman come to the door of the church and be met by the priest, who recited Psalm 23, 112, 120, or 122. Then he took her by the hand,

led her into the church, saying, ‘Enter the Temple of the Living God, and pray to the | Son of the Virgin Mary who gave you fecundity and the bringing forth of a child,” etc. If Mass was to be celebrated, he said the Mass of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin. He then recited more prayers and gave her his blessing, sprinkling her with holy water. (D. Franz, Die kirchlichen Benediktionen im Mittelalter Freiburg, 1909}, II, 232.) No fees were to be charged, but if the woman wished to make an offering the priest was free to accept it.

28 JANUARY, 1248 Since you, Walter Charue, bound by sentence of excommunication as a result

of the crime perpetrated at Aliermont by you, along with the commune of Gamaches and several others, have sworn to obey our orders, we impose the

following sentence upon you, to wit: a , , , In consequence of the oath on the Sacrament given to us you shall pay damages

to the extent of twelve hundred pounds, four shillings, and one penny of Tours, as already determined by inquest, to our servants, and this money shall be paid at Aliermont before Easter. Further, you shall pay thirty pounds of

Tours to the woman whose son was killed. Item, to the priest at St-Aubin for damages to his church, thirty pounds of Tours. Item to Nicolas, for divers injuries suffered by him, one hundred shillings. Further since there are many claims for damages which have not as yet been investigated, and as new complaints crowd in upon us every day, we require you to place in our hands one hundred pounds of Tours, from which the said claims shall be settled, or, if anything remains, to be used at our discretion. And we enjoin that these items shall be paid to our servants here, at our manor, and before Easter. We further enjoin you, by virtue of your oath on the Sacrament, to make twelve solemn or Sunday processions, accompanied by eleven prominent men distinguished by their wealth, birth, or office; that is to say, leaders in their. communities. The processions are to be made in the following manner: your eleven associates shall walk with bared heads and feet, clad only in shirt and trunk-hose; you shall walk with bared feet and head, clad in linen drawers and haircloth shirt. Each of you shall carry a wand in his hand and shall receive discipline from priests when the processions are completed. At the time of each procession the people shall be informed of the offense which ts being thus atoned. The processions are to be made to the following places: one to the

cathedral at Rouen; one to the cathedral at Evreux: one to the cathedral at

, Lisieux; one to the cathedral at Beauvais; one to the cathedral at Amiens; three to the church at Aliermont, walking with bared feet all the way from the manorial limits to the church; one to the church at St-Aubin; one to St-Vaast; one

to the cathedral at Dreux; and one to the cathedral at Gamaches.93 By virtue of the said oath, we enjoin you to take all possible precautions that,

on the occasion of these processions, no harm shall befall the archbishop of Rouen or his men, either in person or in goods. | We further desire that these processions shall be completed within eight months, unless you are able, on oath, to allege and legally prove some hin83 This was public penance for a public fault, penalty for which was excommunication. Probably Walter and his companions had rifled the archiepiscopal palace and

inflicted damage on the manor on the death of Eudes’ predecessor. See entry for September 24, 1248.

JANUARY, 1248 29 drance. If it should happen that one of the eleven men should fall sick so that

you can in no way fulfill the prescribed sentence, you shall substitute another of , a rank equal to that described. But if you can state and prove legally some hin- _ drance we enjoin you by that same oath that within a month after you have been freed from the said hindrance you will begin to fulfill eight processional

requirements for eight continuous months. , JANUARY 22. We visited the deanery of Eu at Greny. We found that the priest at Assigny was ill famed of a woman from Meulers and of two

sisters. We have a letter from him: _ To all who may see this letter I, Baldrick, priest at Assigny, give eternal greeting in the Lord Jesus Christ. Be it known to you that when the Reverend Father Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, during his visitation of the deanery of Eu found me to be grievously defamed of incontinence, I promised and still promise him, that should I lapse again, or should he find me again ill famed of these things, I will on the strength of this alone regard my church as -tesigned. In testimony whereof, I have placed my seal on the present letter, together with the sign which I have made with my own hand. Given at Greny,

_ on the feast of St. Vincent, in the year of our Lord 1248. ' Item, we found that the priest at Penly is publicly known for his incon-

tinence with his maidservent and. with two others. who have borne him two , children; item, he is publicly known for his drunkenness; he sells his wine, and gets his parishioners drunk. The same priest at Penly swore to us at our manor of Aliermont, and in the presence of the dean of Eu, Geoffrey, priest at Neuville, the chaplain of the archdeacon of Eu, Master. Peter of St-Germain, and Master Stephen of Gien, our clerks, that should we again find him ill famed of these matters, the would ipso facto regard his church as resigned. Item, we found the priest at Auberville to be seriously and publicly known for incontinence and to have caused a certain woman to marry

one of his servants that he might have freer access to her; item, there is also , a rumor concerning an Englishwoman whom he has kept for some time and with whom he had sinned again after he had been disciplined by the arch-

deacon; item, there is also the daughter of a certain poor woman who lives , near the cross.%* He swore to us that if we should find him again ill famed of the vice of incontinence or of notable remissnes of church duties, for he

of France. : a , |

4 A reference to the crosses which are to be found, even today, at the crossroads |

30 , JANUARY, 1248 | has not resided in his church as he ought, we would zpso facto regard his

church as resigned. , -

Item, the dean is defamed of incontinence, and especially with the wife of the knight of his village; also of extortion, and he is said to have taken forty shillings from the priest at Assigny to overlook the latter’s incontinence; item, at Assigny, he churched two prostitutes as though they were virtuous women in order that he might have to do with them;%5 he tries major cases;°6 we will remove him at the right time. Item, the priest at Val-du-Roi, who is at present overseas, is habitually incontinent and, although he has been disciplined three or four times, has again fallen into sin. Item, we have received the following letter from the priest at Cuver-

ville: ' OO , | | oe To all who may see this letter I, Robert, priest at Cuverville, send eternal greeting in the Lord. I make it known to you that when the Reverend Father

Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, during his visitation to the deanery of Eu had found me to be seriously defamed of incontinence even after I had received discipline from the venerable archdeacon of Eu, I promised him of my own free will, and still promise, that I would resign my church at Cuverville at the will of the archbishop, and whenever he should ask me to do so. In witness and testimony whereof I have affixed my seal to this letter, together with the

sign which I have made thereon with my own hand. Given at Aliermont the Saturday following the feast of St. Vincent, in the year of our Lord 1248.

Item, the priest at Greny is publicly known for incontinence. Item, the priest at St-Sulpice is publicly known for incontinence; he has been disciplined and placed under suspension. Item, the prior of Criel is known | to engage in trade; he sells rams. Item, the priest at St-Aignan wears unseemly clothing and is publicly known for incontinence with the wife of Barbarelli of Eu. Item, the priest at Belmesnil [is known} for selling cider, grain, and salt. Item, it is said that the priest at Maraise has a servant-con-

cubine. Item, it is rumored that the priest at Biville sells wine.

This day we spent the night at Aliermont. a | |

JANUARY 23-26. At Aliermont. | OO

95 Prostitutes were excommunicated and could not be churched until absolved. ‘The

dean evidently did not have such jurisdiction. Prostitutes wore a special garb and lived in a separate quarter of the town. 86 Cases specially reserved for absolution to the Holy See or to the local ordinary.

(See “Causes majeures,” Dict. de droit canon., III, 59-63.)

JANUARY, 1248 31 JANUARY 27. We visited the deanery of Envermeu at Envermeu. We found Reginald, priest at Fréauville, grievously defamed of a certain woman who lives at Pommereval; we have this letter from him: To all who may see this letter Reginald, priest at Fréauville, sends greeting in the Lord. Know that when the Reverend Father, Brother Eudes, by God's grace archbishop of Rouen, visited the deanery of Envermeu and found me ill famed of incontinence, I promised him in all good faith that should he find me of a

certainty ill famed of this matter again and I could not purge myself I would regard my church as resigned. In testimony whereof I have placed my seal on this letter, together with the sign which I have made thereon with my own hand. Given at Envermeu on the feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, 1248.

_ Item, René, priest at [St-Pierre-de-] Jonquiéres, is publicly known for his inebriety. Item, the priest at Les Ifs is mentioned in connection with a cettain woman who bore him a child; but he has been disciplined by the archdeacon. Item, William and Ralph, priests at Bailly, are publicly known for their drunkenness; they were corrected by the archdeacon. Item, Robert, priest at Elchiny, [is publicly known} for engaging in trade and for accepting rents. Item, the priest at St-Sulpice is a drunkard. Item, the priest at Sauchy-au-Bosc celebrates Mass though he is under suspension and is ill famed of a woman from Bellengreville and of another from Coqueréamont, Item, vigils are held in his church every Saturday; we ordered the church to be closed at night and forbade anyone to keep vigil there.97 Item, the priest at Sauchay-le-Bas is a drunkard. Item, the priest at Notre-Dame at | Envermeu is gravely and publicly known for incontinence with two women, and there are several others; he still persists in his evil ways and is also noted for drunkenness. Item, the priest at... [lacuna in MS} is known to be incontinent, but he has been disciplined. Item, the priest at St-Martinen-Campagne sells hemp. Item, the priest at Belleville has ships on the

sea; he is also ill famed of Bureta, and of frequenting taverns. Item, Vin- | quenel, chaplain at Bracquemont, is a drunkard. Item, the priest at Martin. Eglise is a drunkard; he has been twice disciplined and has promised the archdeacon that if he should relapse he would regard his church as resigned. _ 7 Originally these were “watches,” beginning on Saturday night in anticipation of Sunday’s services. (“Vigiles,” Dict. d’arch, chrét. et de lit., XV, 3108-13.) In the West, they had got out of hand and were marked more by fun and frolic than by devotion. Many councils forbade them, for exemple that of Rouen (1231), which legislated (canon 15) that ‘‘vigils were not to be held in churches, except on the feast

of the saint of the church.”’ (Mansi, XXIII, 216.) | ,

32 JANUARY, 1248 | Item, he is ill famed of incontinence. Item, the chaplain at Douvrend 1s publicly known for inebriety. Item, the priest at St-Laurent-le-Petit is publicly known for incontinence and for selling the sacraments. Item, the priest at Etrans [is publicly known] for engaging in trade. Item, the priest at Bailleul does not sing Vespers in his church; we enjoined him to sing them every day in his church at Bailleul. We warned them all and threatened them with severe punishment if we were to find them ill famed of similar offenses in the future. Item, we decreed that each one who did not possess a gown by the middle of August

should be fined twenty shillings, and we enjoined the dean to collect this fine without remission. Item, we enjoined and decreed that they should hold the Kalends®® regularly as is done in the other deaneries, and we en- —

joined the dean to exact a fine from absentees, and to do this without mercy.

This day we spent the night at Aliermont. | JANUARY 28. We visited the deanery of Bacqueville at Creppeville. We found. that the priest at Omonville was ill famed of incontinence, wore unseemly clothes, and quarreled with his parishioners; we have a letter from him which is copied on folio 124.99 Item, the priest at Auppegard is quarrelsome and scatterbrained, and brawls with his parishioners. Item, the priest

at Dénestanville is ill famed of the wife of Gerard of Caux; he has been disciplined. Richard, priest at Calleville, has received discipline for his heavy drinking, but he keeps it up. Item, his associate drinks likewise and is publicly known for incontinence with one of his parishioners. Item, the chaplain of the leper hospital at Auffay does not reside in the church and, although cited, has not appeared.1°° Item, the priest at Benouville does not reside in the rectory. Item, the priest at Baudribosc wears unseemly clothing, conducts himself like a soldier, and is in the habit of taking charge of the lances at tournaments; he does not reside in his church and does not attend the chapters. Item, the priest at Bertreville is incontinent. Item, the priest

9% These were chapters or synods held every month. , , 99 The letter to which Eudes refers states that the priest, Hugh of Omonville, offered to resign his church if again found guilty of incontinence. Eudes added, “We

sent him to Rome.” (Bonnin, p. 661.)

100 This was apparently an institution of lay foundation. These were served by chaplains appointed with the approbation of the local ecclesiastical authorities. They thus come under the jurisdiction of the local ordinary, who in this case was Eudes,

archdiocese of Rouen.

acting in his capacity as bishop of the diocese of Rouen and as archbishop of the

JANUARY, 1248 33 at Biville is publicly known for incontinence and drinking; he followed a | certain woman through the fields that he might have to do with her. Item, _ the priest at Imbleville has been disciplined because of a certain woman, and he promised the archdeacon that should he relapse he would regard his church as resigned; item, he is ill famed for engaging in trade. Item, the

priest at [Les}-Mesnil is a drunkard and quarrels when he drinks. We warned them and threatened them with heavy punishment should we find them again ill famed of these matters. Item, we made the same regulations

, concerning gowns and chapters as we had done in other deaneries. , This day we spent the night at Longueville, at our own expense. | JANUARY 29. At St-Just, where we visited the deanery of Brachy. We found the priest at Royville to be ill famed of incontinence with a stonecutter’s wife, who is said to have borne him a child; item, it is said that he _ has many other children; he is nonresident, plays ball, is nonresident [szc}, and rides about clad in an open cape. We have a letter from him which is entered on folio 125.19 Item, the priest at Gonnetot is ill famed of two

women; he went to see the Pope because of this,1°? and it is said that he fell into sin again after his return; item, concerning a certain woman from Waltot. Item, the priest at Venestanville is ill famed of incontinence with one of his parishioners, whose husband, as a result, has gone overseas; he has kept this woman for eight years and she is now pregnant; item, he plays dice and drinks too much; he haunts the taverns, does not keep adequate residence in his parish and rides his horse at will about the country. The penalty which we have imposed upon him is entered on folio 125.10 Item, the priest at Brachy is [ill famed} of a certain woman, and since she has foresworn his house he goes to eat with her and has his provisions and grain carried there. The chaplain at Brachy frequents taverns. Simon, priest at St-Just, is quarrelsome and argumentative. Item, the priest at Vibeuf frequents taverns and drinks up to the gullet. Item, the priest at Rainfreville

drinks too much. The priest at Offranville does not keep satisfactory 101 The letter promised resignation of his church should he be found guilty of

further lapses into incontinence. (Bonnin, p. 649.) 7 , :

102 Eudes does not give details on this priest’s reason for going to Rome. Probably

he had been tried and found guilty in an ecclesiastical court and had been ordered _

for January 22, above, note 96.

to seek absolution in Rome. This may be an instance of reserved cases. See entry

nor is it in the original MS. , / | 108 This particular case is not mentioned in the Diffamationes printed in Bonnin,

34 , , JANUARY, 1248 residence and went to England without permission. Item, the priest at Ouville has his daughter at home despite the synodal prohibition.1°¢ Item,

the priest at Bourville is a drunkard and is quarrelsome and belligerent. Item, Henry of Avremesnil is ill famed of incontinence. Item, Walter, parson of St-Just, is ill famed of Matilda of Caletot. Item, the priest at Gruchet, being incontinent and disciplined there for, is said to have sinned again. He had a child by a certain woman; the child was sent to be baptized at Luneray. Item, Ralph priest at Essarts, is seriously ill famed of incontinence. Item, the parson of Reuville does not reside in his church. Item, the priest at Gueures il ill famed of a certain woman. Item, Lawrence, priest at Longueil, is keeping Beatrice Valeran, the wife of a man who is outside

the country, and has had a child by her. , :

This day we spent the night at Amfreville, at our own expense. JANUARY 30. At Amfreville. We visited the deanery of Canville. We found that Adam, parson of Yvecrique, does not reside in his church; he was defamed of the wife of Richard Rufus and of another woman who lives at Vanloyche and who has had a child by him; he frequents taverns though he has wine in his own house; he does not attend the chapters; he is rebellious toward the dean. Item, Master Andrew of Etoutteville is nonresident and quarrels with his parishioners. Master John of Ermenouville [is ill famed} of a certain woman, and because of her he promised to regard his church as resigned should we later find him again ill famed in this matter. Item, the priest at Houdetot does not reside in his church. Two brothers {religious} at Héricourt are drunkards. Item, the priest at Hocqueville frequents taverns. Item, Eustace, priest at Cherville, is a drunkard and, although disciplined, has relapsed; item, he buys more wine than he needs and sells it again. Item, the priest at Hautot is a drunkard. Item, the priest

at Fultot does not reside in his church as he ought. Item, the priest at Anglesqueville is ill famed of one of his maidservants. Item, the priest at Flamanvillette is drunken. Item, it is rumored that the priest at Cailleville sometimes buys wine and then resells it. Item, it is rumored that the priest at Iclon keeps his child at home. Item, Gilbert, priest at Canville, was ill famed of incontinence and swore in the presence of the archdeacon that he. would regard his church as resigned if he were again ill famed of this. 104 There is much conciliar legislation forbidding women, including mothers and sisters, to dwell in the homes of clerics. This particular prohibiton refers to canons 40 and 41 of the diocesan Council of Rouen (1235). (Mansi, XXIII, 379.)

FEBRUARY, 1248 35 Item, the rector of Riville does not present himself for Holy Orders.1%5 _ JANUARY 31. We came to Valmont19 and stayed there at the expense of

the monastery. We found that knights and laymen enter the cloister and linger about; we enjoined the abbot to do his best to keep them out. Sometimes the monks leave the cloister without permission. They have an income

of one thousand pounds; about as much is owed to them as they owe. FEBRUARY 1. At the same place, and at our own expense. FEBRUARY 2. At Caudebec, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 3-4. At Jumiéges, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 5-6. At Ermentrouville, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 7. At Frénes. FEBRUARY 8. At Wy, where we received the measure of oats which the priest at Gadancourt owes us whenever we stay there. FEBRUARY 9. At Cormeilles, in the diocese of Paris, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 10-12. At Paris, at the shrine of. Ste-Geneviéve. FEBRUARY 13. We were.at at Argenteuil, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 14. At Wy, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 15. At Frénes, at out own expense. FEBRUARY 16. At Rouen, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 17. At the same, and this day, being Ash Wednesday, we drove the penitents from the church.1°7 FEBRUARY 18-

21. At Déville, at our own expense. a :

FEBRUARY 22. At the same, and this day we visited the deanery of Rouen. | We found the priest at St-Sauveur to be ill famed of incontinence with Ermenburge of Bosc and to have been disciplined for this. Item, he promised _

the archdeacon to regard his church as resigned if he should sin again. Item, , it is said that he has kept a woman shut up in his house for two days.

. FEBRUARY 23. At the same place = Sn

_ FEBRUARY 24. At the same place. This day we were at Cailly and visited 105 This refers to major orders (subdeacon, deacon, priest), since he had to be the recipient of minor orders to receive a benefice and its fruits. This particular item is in accordance with canon 57 of the diocesan Council of Rouen (1235), wherein all clerics holding churches were to present themselves for orders at times of ordination. | ‘Those ordained were to reside in their churches, except by and with special archiepiscopal permission. Punishment was deprivation of the church. (Mansi, XXIII, 381.)

_ 106 A Benedictine abbey founded c. 1169. (Cottineau, II, 3289.) — . ' 107 From the first days of the Church bishops imposed penances, heavy and light, to suit the offense.- He who had committed grave and public sin had to undergo a public penance, appearing at the door of the church on Ash Wednesday, dressed in sackcloth and with bare feet, and prostrating himself on the earth. Those who were. not to be absolved were driven away; those who were to be absolved were led back into the church. The ceremony is described in Regino, Libri duo de ecclesiastica disci- — plina (Migne, PL, CX XXII, 245-46). Eudes was carrying out the ancient canons on

penance and penitents. a |

36 FEBRUARY, 1248 the deanery. We found that the priest at Grigneuseville has been disciplined

by the archdeacon for his incontinence; we have a letter from him. Item, the priest at La Rue-St-Pierre has received discipline from the archdeacon because of a certain little old woman whom he has kept for a long time, also because of his son. who lives with him and who is a violator of women, and because of his daughter who is living with him. The priest at Cordelleville is nonresident. We warned them about wearing gowns and attending

chapters, under the penalty defined in other synods. ee

FEBRUARY 25. At the same. 7 oo FEBRUARY 26. At the same. This day we.attended the chapter of Rouen.

We dealt with Master William of Salmonville, canon, who retained by force some of the servants of our official!’ in his house. We received writ-

ten notice that he would pay the fine. He paid us, and Master William

of Saéne, archdeacon in the French Vexin, was his surety. > So FEBRUARY .27. At St-Matthieu. We conferred the sacrament of Holy Orders at Grandmont.. FEBRUARY 28. .At St-Matthieu-de-Rouen. Remznis-

cere.109. MARCH 1. At Louviers. oo MARCH 2. At the same. On this day and year appeared before us Sir Walter Dubois, knight; Sir William the Englishman, attorney for the lord of Pinterville; and Rabelle of Villette, for the purpose of obtaining from us a statement as to the rights which they claimed to have in our forest of Louviers. This.day having been appointed for this business, in our presence William and Rabelle subjected themselvs to our investigation under the bond

of the oath they had taken and by virtue of the obligations they owed to us and as our lieges, whether mediately or immediately, and consented and agreed that we should investigate the matter and, having made investigation, | 108 Strangely enough, the officials (or vicar-general) of the bishop is not mentioned in Gregory IX’s Decretals. Canons 9 and 10 of the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) formally introduced the officialis in the West, though many instances of some abbot appointing another to act as his vicar occur with relative frequency prior to 1215. Canon 9 (Mansi, XXII, 998) decreed that in centers of population where people differed in speech and liturgy, the local bishop could appoint as many vicars-general : as would be necessary to care for their spiritual necessities. Probably this is a reference to the Fourth Crusade and the religious consequences of the capture of Constantinople. Canon 10 (tbid., 998-99) exhorted bishops who were themselves unable to fulfill all their episcopal duties to take on preachers, penitentiaries, who. would

is Psalm 24.

teach and visit the diocese in their name and in their place. , ,

109 The first word for the Introit for the Mass on the second Sunday of Lent. This

MARCH, 1248 | 37 render them justice. We called before us our priests, sworn men and worthy of belief, namely, Michael le Bitaut and Master William Landry, canons of

Rouen; Roger de Martry; the lord of Folaville; Geoffrey le Bitaut; Alan the forester; Nicholas the sergeant; Geoffrey the forester; Hervert the forester; Roger Boloiche; Peter Berselen; Richard of Hansey; William the English-

man; and Roger the mason. The truth on the foregoing matter having been , inquired into and the advice of good men having been had, we determined the foregoing questions and decided in this manner, with Lord William and Rabelle present before us:

In the first place, we said that Sir Walter should have, through the delivery of our steward, whatever is necessary for building on his manor at

Louviers: item, enough for building one mill with its appurtenances and _ one bridge; item, he is entitled to pannage!! in the forest of Louviers for

the use of his own house and of his men, and that without branding; item, | we said that he might have from our steward one large and one small beech tree at Christmas time; item, concerning his petition to be permitted to lop

off small branches, we said, in ending the matter, that he had no rights

to receive any beyond the rights of our customary tenants. , Item, concerning Rabelle, in ending the matter, we stated that after making | investigation we found that he had no right to exercise any customary rights

in the said forest, nor ought he to have any by law. a Item, concerning the lord of Pinterville, we found that he has the right and custom to use of materials for building and enclosing his manor and for

constructing one bridge; at Christmas he receives one large and one small | beech tree from our steward; he has pannage for himself and his men; and , he must do homage to us. However, we have not yet given our official

decision concerning his rights. oo

_ These acts were drawn up in our presence, present being Sir Amaury of Meulan, knight ; William, archdeacon of the French Vexin, diocese of Rouen; | Ralph Pointel, our seneschal; masters Simon of Meinpicy and Peter of St-

Germain: Stephen of Gien, dean of Louviers; Eudes, priest at Villers; William of Duyson; Miletus, our clerk; and many others. MARCH 3. At Frénes. MARCH 4. At St-Germer-de-Flay,11! at our own

at our own expense, , . ,

expence. MARCH 5. At St-Paul, near Beauvais. MARCH 6-7. At Chaumont,

119 This was the right to put pigs in the forest for feeding. _ : | _ . . 441 A Benedictine abbey in the diocese of Beauvais, (Cottineau, II, 2710.) i |

38 MARCH, 1248 MARCH 8. At the same, and at our own expense. This day Hugh, subptior of St-Martin-de-Pontoise, and Dreux, prior of Tournus, came to us, bringing a letter from their convent, requesting us, since... [lacuna in MS} {Nicholas}, their abbot, had lately died,1!2 to give them permission to elect

another; we granted their petition. | | :

, Item, this day we visited the deanery of Chaumont. We found that Giles, _ chaplain at Ivry-le-Temple, is ill famed of incontinence with the wife of Garner the carpenter. Item, the dean is ill famed of his maidservant. Item, the priest at Valdampierre does not keep proper residence in his parish as well as he should. Item, Martin, priest at Moulincourt, keeps dogs and — goes hunting; he is ill famed of incontinence with Burgetta. Item, the priest at Flavacourt goes hunting. Item, the priest at Lattainville is ill famed of incontinence. Item, the priest at Berville is publicly known for his drinking. Item, the chaplain of Henonville, for drinking. We earnestly warned all these to abstain from such offenses. Item, Adam, priest at Triel, is ill famed of incontinence; we did not warn him for he was absent because of illness. Item, we issued them a general warning against riding or walking abroad without their closed capes, and we enjoined the dean to exact without mercy a fine of twenty shillings from everyone who did not have a closed cape by the time of the winter synod; even if they paid the fine they must buy one. Item, we enjoined the said dean to exact the same penalty, and without remission, from all who did not attend the chapters, unless they were

absent for a reasonable cause. _

MARCH 9, At Etrépagny. MARCH 10-16. At Déville. | MARCH 17. We were at La Salle-aux-Puelles113 near Rouen, and we found

during our visitation that they do not hold their chapter twice a week, as... [lacuna in MS}, the archdeacon, had ordered. Item, lay folk constantly enter the cloisters, the kitchens, and the workrooms; they mingle with the sisters and talk with them without permission. Item, there is overmuch talking in the refectory. The prioress does not audit the accounts with the chapter.

The measure of bread has been decreased. We ordered them to hold a chapter twice a week. We prohibited the entry of lay folk into the cloisters bee Abbot Nicholas II had died.on March 5. His successor was Dreux, mentioned above. 113 This was a leprosaty at Petit-Quevilly (Cottineau, II, 2266) for women, founded — in 1183 by Henry II of England, and was thereby a secular foundation. The nuns, in this case, were the staff. Thus there is no mention of the revenue of the house, since

Eudes is concerned only with the spiritual problems of the nuns.

MARCH, 1248 | 39 or workrooms, and we forbade the sisters to talk with any lay folk without receiving permission from the prioress. We forbade talking in the refectory

or in the dormitory after Compline unless in a low voice, and briefly. The ordinance concerning the measure or weight of bread, and concerning bread on Saturday, wine, and general. provisions shall remain in force. We spent the night at Déville, at our own expense. “MARCH 18. We were at the priory of Pré,1!4 near Rouen. During our visitation we found that, because of the presence of workmen, the cloister is neither closed nor guarded. For the same reason silence is not observed

except in the church and in the dormitory. They often eat with guests. They have cloaks of cat and fox. They do not hold chapter every day, partly because there are so few of them, and partly because of the workmen. They have an income of fifteen hundred pounds of Tours. They owe about five

hundred pounds of Tours. They hold patronage of four churches. We is-

sued no ordinances until a community should be formed, which ought to , be instituted there before Whitsunday. The prior was not there this day. This day we were at Déville, at our own expense.

MARCH 19. We visited the chapter at Rouen.1!48 We found that they violated their ordinances by talking in the choir. Clerics wander about the church and gossip with women while the service is being celebrated. The statute. concerning the processional into the choir is not observed. The Psalms are too briskly run through and sung without pauses. The regulation concerning the Recessional at the Office of the Dead is not observed. When

_ they ask permission to go out they give no reason for their going. Item, the | clerks-choral leave the choir without cause and before the end of the commenced Hour, and, in brief, they do not observe several other statutes which are inscribed on the sacristan’s tablet. The temporalities are badly managed. As for persons, we found that Master Michael of Bercy is defamed of incontinence. Item, Dom Benedict, of incontinence. Item, Master William of Salomonville, of incontinence, theft, and homicide. Item, Master John of St-Lé, of incontinence. Item, Master Alan, of frequenting taverns, of drunkenness, and of dicing. Item, Peter of Aulages, of trade. Master John 114 This priory, also called Pré-Rouen, was almost destroyed by fire in 1243; hence the presence of workmen during Eudes’ visit. (Cottineau, II, 2546.) 115 This is the chapter of secular canons attached to the cathedral of Rouen. Practically every such chapter had its own statutes, regulating the Opus Dei (the recitation

ef which was one of their chief duties) and also spelling out in detail their legal

relationship to the bishop or archbishop. : , ,

40 MARCH, 1248 Bordez, of trade. It is said that he hands his money over to the merchants in order that he may make a profit. At our own will we sent the aforesaid persons to the archdeacons of Grand and Petit-Caux, and the chapter, through

the archdeacons or someone else, should discipline them before the feast of the Assumption; otherwise then and there we would place our hands on them. We ordered them [i.e., the archdeacons} in writing to let us know in what manner discipline had been imposed. Item, we requested the chapter to pay us the procuration fee due for our visitation. The ordinance per-

taining to the Divine Office shall continue in effect. — MARCH 19-20. This day we spent the night at Déville, at our own ex-

pense. MARCH 20-22. At the same.

MARCH 23. We visited the deanery of Pérriérs at Champ-d’Oisel. We found that the priest at Champ-d’Oisel and the priest at St-Aubin-la-Riviére had been disciplined by the archdeacon for incontinence. The priest at Pitres was ill famed of too much drinking; we warned. him. Item, we issued the same instructions concerning closed gowns as in the other deaneries. We

spent the night at Frénes. a , MARCH 24-26. At Frénes. MARCH 27. At Rouen. MARCH 28. At the

same. This day was Palm Sunday. MARCH 29-30. At Déville. MARCH 31.

APRIL 2-3. At Rouen. |

At Rouen. APRIL 1. At Rouen. This day we consecrated the holy chrism.46

116 Holy oils were used in conferring the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, extreme unction, and holy orders; also in the dedication of churches, coronation ceremonies, blessing baptismal fonts, and reconciliation of heretics. The oils for baptism, extreme unction, confirmation, and holy orders are blessed on Holy Thursday

: in an elaborate ceremony. (Dic. d’arch. chrét. et de lit., V¥®, 2777-91.) The Holy Thursday ceremony is described in cols, 2787-90.

1249 aprit 4. At Rouen. This day was Easter. APRIL 5. We came to Déville. APRIL 6-10. At Déville. aprin 11. At Bellencombre, at our own expense. APRIL 12-15. At Aliermont. APRIL 16. At Eu, at our own expense. APRIL 17. , At Abbeville. aprit 18. At Montreuil. aprit 19. At Boulogne. APRIL 20. At Wissant. APRIL 21. We took ship and plied to Dover, and the same day we came to Canterbury and spent the night there. APRIL 22. At Rochester. APRIL 23-24. At London. aprit 25. At London. This day we swore fealty

to the king of Englandt for our land, and the king remitted the arrears due - from this land from the date of our consecration. APRIL 26. At London. APRIL 27. At Guilford. APRiL 28. At Blendworth. aprit 29. At the same, and we received the homages and oaths of our men. APRIL 30. At Windsor.

MAY 1-3. At London. May 4. At Rochester. May 5. At Canterbury. May 6. \ At Dover. May 7. We crossed the Channel and spent the night at Wissant.

MAY 8. At Boulogne. May 9. At Abbeville. May 10. At Eu, at our own , expense. MAY 11. At Aliermont. May 12. At Dieppe. May 13-14. At

Aliermont. , -

_ MAy 15. At the same. Ralph of Aulages, a parishioner of the church of St-Jacques-de-Neufchatel, who had been excommunicated because of the _ clerical hearth tax,? promised to abide by the mandates of the Church, and he offered as guarantors Gilbert, priest at St-Jacques-de-Neufchatel, William

Vavasseur, and Giles le Bas, parishioners of the said church. | 1 Eudes swore fealthy to Henty III of England for the lands which as archbishop

he held in Blendworth. An accounting of these lands made by Henry III to Eudes , may be found in Bonnin, 777-79. The lands were held in the king’s hands until , Eudes performed the necessary feudal oath of fealty to the king. Eudes then journeyed

to Blendworth, where he received the feudal homage of his own men. Eudes’ journey . is mentioned by Matthew Paris (Chronica majora [London, 1880}, V, 72). Blendworth ,

was in Sussex, south of Chichester, but is now inundated by the sea. |

2 Foagium, a tax imposed on the hearth of married people, or on those who had been married. The clergy was exempt. (“Foagium,” in Du Cange, Glossarium, Il], _ 328-29.) Evidently Ralph had refused to pay the tax. However, Professor Strayer states that “it was a payment made to the Duke for his foregoing his right to alter currency.” (J. R. Strayer, The Administration of Normandy under St. Louis [Cambridge, 1932], p. 46.) See Lot and Fawtier, Histoire, II, 174-75, for further in-

_ formation. ,

42 MAY, 1249 , On this day and at the same place. Julian Saracen, excommunicated by : us on the complaint of the priest at St-Pierre-de-Neufchatel, sought absolu: tion from us and offered Dreux of Pontoise, the castellan of Mortemer, and Bartholomew Fergant of Longueville as surety that our penalty would be carried out. He swore to abide firmly by our decision, and we absolved him. Item, Bartholomew Chevalier,? excommunicated because he did not wish

to compel the said Julian to make satisfaction, sought this day to be absolved by us. He swore in our presence to abide by our decision and gave as pledges in our hand for the fine John of Roie, knight; the castellan of Arques; the castellan of Mortemer; and Bartholomew Fergant. We ab-

solved him. |

Item, he sought to be absolved and he offered the same men as pledges

for our fine if he should be bound by any sentence either by us or our official. He also swore to abide by the mandates of the Church. MAY 16-19. At Aliermont. May 20. At Bellencombre,! at our own expense. May 21. At Déville. May 22. At Rouen. May 23. At Rouen. On the Feast of Pentecost. MAY 24-28. At Déville. may 29. At Rouen. This day we conferred Holy Orders. May 30. At Rouen. MAY 31. At the same place. We held a synod of the Greater Archdeanery of Rouen, and we decreed that because of the confusion resulting from the multitude attending the major synod, the synod of the Greater Archdeanery should always be held on Monday. JUNE 1. At Rouen. We held the major

synod and spent the night at Frénes. ,

JUNE 2. At Pontoise, at our own expense. JUNE 3. At Chelles, at our own expense. JUNE 4. At Faremoutiers, at our own expense. JUNE 5. At Treses, JUNE 6-9. At Jardin-Notre-Dame. JUNE 10-12. At the Paraclete, in the diocese of Troyes.5 JUNE 13. At Nailly, at the expense of the archbishop of Sens. JUNE 14. At Nemours. JUNE 15. Between Essones and Corbeil, in a hospice. JUNE 16-17. At Paris. JUNE 18. At Beaumont-surOise. JUNE 19. At Verberie. JUNE 20. At Noyon. JUNE 21. At Roye. 8 Bartholemew was bailiff of Caux. 4 St-Martin or Le-Toussaint, a Benedictine priory dependent on St-Victor-en-Caux.

(Cottineau, I, 332.) , 7 ,

5 Eudes’ sister Maria had just been elected abbess of this famous monastery, the Paraclete, founded by Abelard in 1131. (Gallia Christiana, XII, 575.) Possibly by courtesy , the Bishop of Troyes, he installed his sister while on. this visit. (Cottineau,

JUNE, 1249 | 43 JUNE 22. At Amiens. JUNE 23-24, At Aumale, at our own expense. JUNE 27.

At Gaillefontaine. JUNE 28. At Buhy. ,

JUNE 29. At Sérans,6 where we spent the night. They owe us a procuration fee of seventy shillings of Paris, fodder for our horses, and food for

our household. We made a visitation. We found that they use feather beds; we forbade them to use them. They have an income of one hundred forty pounds; they owe about thirty pounds. They owe us a procuration fee of seventy shillings of Paris.’

JUNE 30. We visited the deanery of Meulan at Chars. We found that the priest at Courdimanche has occasionally celebrated Mass though he is

under suspension’ and that he has kept a concubine; he rides horseback dressed in a short mantle, and he runs about too much. Item, the priest at Courcelles does not keep residence well nor is he in the habit of wearing his gown. Item, the priest at Hérouville only rarely wears a gown. Item, the priest at Valmondois sells his services; he is noted for having money, is contentious, and is given to drinking. Item, the priest at Vaux is a trader and had, and still has, a certain vineyard which he holds as security from a certain wastrel to whom he has loaned his too precious coins; he does not say his Hours well and sometimes he comes to Mass straight from his bed.® Item, the priest at Chars is ill famed of a certain widow; he runs about too much. Item, the priest at Courcelles does not keep residence well, nor does he wear a gown. Item, the priest at Longuesse is ill famed of Eugénie, his parishioner, and has had children by her; he promised us that if he should

3013.) - 6 St-Denis-de-Serans was a Benedictine priory of St-Germer-de-Flay. (Cottineau, II,

7 This and other not unlike entries are difficult to understand, inasmuch as canon

law forbade payment of money if food were demanded and received by the visitor, , his entourage, and their horses. This was explicitly stated in Innocent IV’s Romana ecclesia in 1245: “Procurationes autem recipiat, secundum quod est in canonibus constitutum; nullam autem pecuniam ipse vel aliquis de sua familia, occasione alicujus officii aut consuetudinis, seu quolibet alio modo earum nomine, sed in victualibus ~ expensas tantum recipiat moderatas.”’ (Mansi, XXIII, 668.) Note that Eudes’ clerk

enters the procuration fee twice. , ,

8 Suspension is a remedial punishment imposed on a cleric by his ecclesiastical superiors. It forbids him to exercise the spiritual functions of order or of jurisdiction. (“Suspense,” Dictionnaire de théologie catholique, XIV”, 2864-67; ed. A. Vacant and E. Mangenot [Paris, 1900-50}, “‘Censures ecclésiastiques,”’ II?, 2113-36; ‘‘Peines ecclé-

375.) Oo ,

siastiques; censures,”’ XII, 624-50.) .

_® Canon 15 of the Council of Rouen (1235) forbade any priest to celebrate Mass without first having said the canonical Hours of Matins and Prime. (Mansi, XXIII,

44 JUNE, 1249 :

be ill famed of these matters again he would regard his church as resigned.

We spent the night at Sérans, at our own expense. |

JuLy 1. We visited the priory at Parnes.10 Juty 2. At Parnes. We visited the priory and received our procuration from it. They have but one chalice and one missal.11 They do not confess every month as required by the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we enjoined them to confess as the said Statutes require. They have an income of two hundred pounds; they owe about fifteen pounds. They use meat; we prohibited the

eating of meat altogether, saving as the Rule permits. They use feather

beds; we forbade the use of these, except in cases of necessity. This day we visited the deanery of Magny, at Magny. We found that the priest at Lainville is a drunkard and incontinent. Item, the prior of Magny is grievously ill famed of a certain woman who is known as “The Mistress’

and of the wife of a knight at Etres. The priest at Magny is ill famed of drinking too much, especially with laymen, and of incontinence, and about a year ago he begot a child because of it. Item, the priest at Genainville is ill famed of drunkenness and is useless to his church. The priest at Lierville does not attend the synods. Item, the priest at St-Clair is publicly known

for drinking too much at the tavern. We warned them. , This day we visited the priory at Magny.12 There are three canons there, and they have made profession in their order. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule very well. They receive money for clothing. They have an income of eighty pounds and are in debt up to eighty pounds. The prior is

publicly known for incontinence, as we have already been informed by several priests during our visitation of the deanery of Magny. This day we visited the priory at Magny; there were three canons there. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; they have money to buy clothes. They have an income of eighty pounds of Paris; they owe about eighty pounds.18 10 St-Josse, which was a Benedictine priory of St-Evroult. (Cottineau, II, 2225.). _ “4 This is a reference to the missale plenum, or one book in which were contained all the prayers of the Mass, including those said by the priest, deacon, subdeacon, and choir. It is the union into one. book of several books and first appeared about the eleventh century. Prior to this each officiant had a book which contained only his

special part. (‘“Missel,”’ Dict. d’arch. chrét. et de lit., XI?, 1479-84.) :

vows in the order.

12 A priory of Augustinian canons dependent on Hureil, diocese of Limoges. (Cot-

tineau, II, 1707.) Eudes notes that all three canons have formally professed their

13 Eudes’ clerk repeated this entry for income and debts, as he often does.

JULY, 1249 45 _ From the prior of Magny,!4 whom we found grievously ill famed of in-

continence, we have a letter stating that if any further ill fame should arise against him and is supported by the truth, or is of such a nature that

he cannot purge himself, he will regard his priorate as resigned by that very fact. And this he swore to us. Item, he also swore to set out.for Rome before the octave of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and to bring us) a letter from any one of the Lord Pope’s penitentiaries which made mention

of this matter, and furthermore, neither to remain in the said priory nor

to return to it until recalled by us. -

_ JULY 3. We visited the priory of Notre-Dame-de-Chaumont.15 Only two monks.are there, and there should be three. They do not confess every month as the Statutes of Pope Gregory require. They have no written copy of their

Rule, nor a copy of the Statutes. They do not hold chapter, nor do they receive the minor penances.!6 They do not keep the fasts of the Rule; they eat meat when it is not necessary. They use feather beds, though we had warned them about this before.17 Instead18 this time, and in the presence of their own abbot of St-Germer, we enjoined them with firmness to correct their deficiencies. They have an income of one hundred pounds; they owe

about thirty pounds. oe oe OO

Juty 4. We visited the priory at Liancourt.19 Three monks are there. They have an income of one hundred twenty pounds; they owe seventy pounds of Paris. We found some things amiss, to wit, that they eat meat and use feather beds though we had prohibited. these things before.20 This

four pounds of Paris. | | time we forbade them more severely. They owe us a procuration fee of only

JULY 5. We visited the monastery of St-Martin-de-Pontoise,21 where there

I, 746.) | | |

14 Bonnin properly places this entry in its proper place (about the middle of folio

18) but in MS 1245 it is the last entry in folio 19, i.e., the entry for July 9. |

'- 18 Chaumont-en-Vexin was a Benedictine priory of St-Germer-de-Flay. (Cottineau, 16 Provision was made in the Rule of St. Benedict (Ch. 24) for making satisfaction

for minor faults. The subject was not to eat with others at table, nor to intone a

. psalm or antiphone in the oratory. | | 17 The account of Eudes’ first visitation of this priory is lost. : -

_ 18 Eudes makes the distinction between the unwritten counsel or admonition offered during his last visitation and the written injunction of this visit. 19 A Benedictine priory dependent on St-Pére-de-Chartres. (Cottineau, I, 1600 1601.)

_ 20 The record of this visitation is also lost. re 21 A Benedictine abbey founded ¢. 1050. (Cottineau, II, 2334-35.)

46 JULY, 1249 are twenty-five monks. They have nine priories, and two monks are in each, _ On Sundays, women and laymen enter the cloister, marching in procession;22 _ we forbade them to enter henceforth. They owe pensions up to sixteen pounds of Paris. They have the patronage of thirty churches.. In the outside priories they eat meat at any time. We enjoined them to abstain from the eating of meat, save as the Rule permits. They owe about twelve hundred pounds; they have an income of one thousand pounds. We spent the night

there and received our procuration. a SO

JuLy 6. We visited the Chapter of St-Mellon-de-Pontoise.28 In the year that has elapsed they have not entirely fulfilled our injunctions.24 The bells®

have neither been cast nor hung.. The treasurer, just as do the other canons,26 dose not wish to give:any money for the purchase of vestments. Statutoty penalties are not exacted for offenses.. We strictly enjoined the heb

domadaty2” to exact the required fines without remission and [said} that if he did not do this he should pay the fine from his own accounts. We forbade Henry, chaplain?® of the king’s altar, to give his services in other _ #2 The presence of lay folk in so many cloisters is probably a remnant of the times

when they had a greater participation in the liturgical life of the Church than in

become customary. OO a

Eudes’ day. This procession in question probably began some time in the past and had

8 An abbey of Augustinian canons. St. Mellon, bishop of Rouen, who according to P. Gams (Series episcoporum [Ratisbon, 1873}, p. 613), was bishop of that see, was

buried there. (Cottineau, II, 2335.) : : |

4 This entry implies a previous visitation, but the record is lost. °5 Campane; the Latin word for bell is usually s7gnum. The word “‘clock’’ is first found in St. Willibald’s Life of St. Boniface (Migne, PL, LXXXIX, 631): “‘ecclesiaeque cloccum in signum admonitionis sancti corporis.’ It was the word chiefly in use among chroniclers from the German region. The Campania region was famous | throughout the Roman world for its work in bronze and kindred alloys, and this included the making of bells; hence the use of the word campanae or campane, bells. Bells occupied a strong place in the mediaeval concept .of corporateness, and pos-

; session of a bell was a sine qua non for any kind of community. Not only were bells used in monasteries for calling the monks to the Hours sounding the alarm and calling for help in case of fire, but also they connoted the corporate character of

institutions such as the communes. a | 26° There were two main divisions of the canonical order; those attached to cathedrals

(secular canons) and those who lived a community life under the Rule of St. Augustine (regular canons). The canons of St-Mellon-de-Pontoise fell into the second category. 27 The official charged with a specific duty or assignment in a religious house for

a week’s duration. oe , So

28 The word “‘chaplain’’. is derived from the name of those priests: designated to

guard the relics of St. Martin of Tours,. principally his cloak (capa). In time they became clergy attached to the king, bishop, or lord; in this case, to the king. He was

JULY, 1249 | 47 churches, and we ordered him to sing Mass nowhere else except in his own church, and that assiduously. Item, since Henry, the aforementioned chap-

lain, had already been absent for five weeks, we ordered Master Richard of Tourny to seize the said altar on our authority if Henry remained away another three weeks. Item, we further ordered him {Richard} to compel the treasurer, by seizure of the revenues which he takes in the church of

St-Mellon, to administer in that church the things he should administer in it. Item, Richard of Triel is ill famed of a certain prostitute; however, there. was no great scandal, and we warned him to desist.. Item, Master Robert is ill famed of the gardener’s maidservant, who gave birth to a child and

who is still lying in, but there is no great scandal; we warned him to desist. , Item, he behaves in a somewhat unseemly fashion, walking barefoot before the door of a certain workroom where prostitutes frequently foregather; we

warned him to desist from such things. | ,

of St-Mellon. a

This day we spent the night at St-Martain, at the expense of the Chapter | This day we visited the prior of St-Pierre-de-Pontoise,2® where there are

, five monks. The prior has the cure of souls of the monks. They have no

- written copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory. They do not receive minor , penances in chapter; indeed, they do not hold chapter. They have an income

pounds of Paris. : a |

of two hundred pounds of Paris; they owe in debts up to four hundred This day we visited the archdeanety of Pontoise. Two priests from St-

Maclou appeared, as did the priests of St-André, St-Pierre, Ennery, Livilliers,

Osny, Génicourt, and Puiseux. We found that the priest at St-Pierre is , litigious and quarrels with his parishioners; we warned him to desist. This day, we spent the night at St-Martin-de-Pontoise. The chapter owes us for procuration one hundred shillings of Paris, as well as the use of feather

beds, bed covers, and utensils for cooking. __ a Juty 7. At Juziers, where we visited the priory.8° Six monks are there, , but there should be seven. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; they eat meat and use feather beds. We enjoined them to observe the fasts of

archdiocese. . —

appointed by the patron of the church. In Henry’s case, he was outside Eudes’ jurisdiction, but he impinged thereon by celebrating Mass in the churches in Eudes’

: 29 A Benedictine priory dependent on Bec, founded ¢. 1082. (Cottineau, II, 2335.) , _ 80 A Benedictine priory of St-Pére-de-Chartres. (Cottineau, I, 1503.) :

48 JULY, 1249 | the Rule, to abstain from eating meat, and to give up the use of feather beds. They have an income of four hundred pounds of Tours; they owe

nothing, since there is owed to them as much as they owe. We received our procuration there. _ JULY 8. We visited the priory of St-Laurent-en-Cornecervine®! and treceived our procuration. They are dependent upon the Josaphat monastery at

| Chartres.82 Four monks are there; they do not hold chapter. They use feather , beds. We enjoined them by all means to refrain from using feather beds, and

to receive the minor penances in chapter. Their income amounts to one

hundred pounds; they owe forty pounds. ,

JuLty 9. We visited the priory at Villarceaux.38 There are twenty-three nuns and three lay sisters in residence. They confess and receive Communion

six times a year. They have an income of about one hundred pounds, and they owe about fifty pounds. The prioress casts her accounts only once a year. We ordered them to be cast every month by the prioress, by the priest , of the house, and by two of the nuns especially elected by the community for this purpose. Item, because of their poor financial condition, we forbade them to receive any nun, even should the abbess [of St-Cyr} send one. There are four nuns who are professed only; namely, Eustacia, Comtesse, Ermengarde, and Petronilla. Many have pelisses of the furs of rabbits, hares,

and foxes. They eat meat in the infirmary when there is no real need; silence is not well observed anywhere, nor is the cloister closed off. Joan of l’Aillerie at one time left the cloister and went to live with a certain man and had a child by him, and sometimes she goes out to see the said child; item, she is ill famed of a certain man called Gaillard. Isabelle la Treiche

is always complaining about the prioress and finding fault with other sisters. The sister in charge of the cellars is ill famed of a man called Philip

of Villarceaux. The prioress is too lenient; she does not administer discipline, nor does she arise [in time for Matins}. Joan of Hauteville wanders beyond the priory alone with Gaillard, and last year she had a child by him.

I, 2760).

31 Also called Le Cornouiller, a Benedictine priory (Cottineau, I, 880). This house has been confused with St-Laurent-en-Lyons, a house of Augustinian canons (7/d., ‘32 "A Benedictine abbey founded in 1125 by Bishop Geoffrey of Chartres and his

brother, Goselin. (Cottineau, I, 1488.) oo

38 A Benedictine priory dependent on St-Cyr. (Cottineau, II, 3381.) For St-Cyr, see Cottineau, II, 2646. The relationship between St-Cyr and Villarceaux is made clear

in Eudes’ letter to the prioress of the latter. ,

JULY, 1249 © 49 The sister in charge of the cellars is ill famed of Philip of Villarceaux and _ of a certain priest of her own neighborhood.®4 Item, the subprioress, with

Thomas the carter; Idonia, her sister, of Crispin, and this ill fame has arisen within the year. Item, the prior of Gisors often comes to this priory to see

| the said Idonia. Philippa of Rouen [is ill famed} of the priest at Chérence, | in the diocese of Chartres. Marguerite, the treasurer, is ill famed of Richard

of Genainville, cleric. Agnes of Fontenay is ill famed of the priest at Guerreville, in the diocese of Chartres. La Tooliére is ill famed of Sir Andrew of Mussy, knight. All of them let their hair grow down to the chin, and put saffron on their veils.35 Jacqueline left the priory pregnant as a result of her relations with one of the chaplains, who was expelled because of this. Item, Agnes of Mont-Secours is ill famed of the same man. Ermengarde of Gisors and Joan of Hauteville came to blows. The prioress is drunk nearly every night. They manage their own affairs as best they can. The prioress does not get up for Matins, does not eat in the refectory, and does not correct excesses. We considered that an order should be drawn up concerning these things, and we despatched the following letter to the

ptioress and to the community: a Brother Eudes, by God’s permission archbishop of Rouen, etc., to his beloved

daughters the prioress and convent of Villarceaux, greeting, etc. Since we found, during our recent visit to your priory, many things that needed to be corrected in the interests of the general welfare, and since we are bound by the command of our office to bring back these things to the status of the Rule, in so far as we can, we will and order above all that the Divine Offices, both in the daytime and at night, be celebrated regularly and at the proper hours as the Rule demands, and that they should be sung with modulation36 and as order demands; and as soon as the hour strikes all shall hasten at once to the church, unless they are sick or are excused by the prioress or her substitute. Item, we will and decree that the required silence be observed according to the Rule in the choir, the cloister, the dormitory and the refectory, and that there be no talking at all after Compline. Item, we will and decree that all shall sleep together in one dormitory at the same time and that all shall enter and leave it together, and that the keys of the dormitory and of the cloister shall be in trustworthy keeping, nor

_ 34 Note Eudes’ repetition of the charge against the cellaress. 35 For hair styles of the period see E. Viollet-le-Duc, Dictionnaire du mobilier francais (Paris, 1872), III, 186-253. The provincial Council of Rouen (1231), canon 39, forbade sumptuous dress for monks, and undoubtedly the same applied to nuns.

(Marisi, XXIII, 218.) | 36 Sung with notes, i.e., in plain or Gregorian chant. , ,

90 JULY, 1249 shall anyone be permitted to enter the cloister until after Prime, and that suitable and competent inspectresses be appointed for the dormitory and such

other places which pertain to the religious life. | ,

Furthermore, we order that no lay or suspect person be received as a guest

nor be permitted to sleep within the limits of the cloister. We strictly forbid any sister to leave the cloister without permission and without respectable companionship, nor shall such permission be granted without patent and reasonable cause. Item, we order that no one shall converse with any outsider or with

any suspect person without permission and in the presence of some mature > sister. We decree that no more saffron shall be placed on the veils, that the hair be not arrayed in vain curls, nor shall silver or metaled belts, or the skins of divers and wild animals be worn, nor shall the hair be allowed to grow down

below the ears. Item, we forbid you to continue the farcical performances which have been your practice at the feast of the Innocents and of the Blessed : Mary Magdalene, to dress up in wordly costumes, or to dance with each other or with lay folk,37 neither shall you eat outside the refectory, nor shall you invite any layfolk to eat with you in the refectory. Item, we will and decree that if a quarrel among the sisters should progress from words to blows, each shall be equally blamed and punished in proportion to the violence and malice of the delinquent, by her who shall preside at the chapter on the following day. | ' Item, until your numbers are reduced to a point consistent with the resources of the priory, we strictly forbid you to receive without permission any expelled sister, any sister who has left the priory without permission, or any novice; nor, in this matter, shall you even obey your abbess [of St-Cyr]. We will and decree that every month, or at least every two months, the prioress shall make a faithful audit of receipts and expenditures, in the presence of three suitable and. discreet sisters chosen by you in chapter and of the proctor or curator whom we shall give to you, and that twice a year, or at least once, a general audit of these items shall be made. We warn you collectively and severally that the common life which is to be observed in religion, in clothing, in food, and in other things is — to be maintained; nor shall you of your own accord sell or give away any of _ those things which pertain to the common victualizing or clothing, and if you shall have received anything from friends, you shall apply it to the common use and not to your own. Item, we order and enjoin you to. read this present letter in chapter at least once a month, and you may be assured that if we find you negligent in this respect we shall not with a benevolent eye overlook your faults but shall proceed all the more heavily against you with our hand. Given

at Sausseuse, on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, 1249. _ : 87 See Karl Young, The Drama of the Mediaeval Church, (Oxford, 1933), passim. | For like prohibitions in the archdiocese of Rouen, see Mansi, XXIII, 377-78. -

| JULY, 1249 | 51 _ This day we spent the night at St-Martin-la-Garenne,8 at the prior’s ex_ pense, and made a visitation. Five monks are there. The cloister is not kept closed nor is silence observed. They do not receive the minor penances. They

do not hold chapter; they omit it because of their small number. They do not have a copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we enjoined them to get one. They have an income of about one hundred fifty pounds; they owe

about twenty-five pounds. They have a large supply of food. _ JuLy 10. We visited the priory of Gasny,®® where there are four monks.

7 They eat meat and do not observe the fasts of the Rule. They sleep on feather beds. They neither hold chapter nor receive the minor penances. The priory is in the hands of the abbot, who furnishes everything to them.*®

We forbade them to eat meat, save in case of need, or to sleep on feather , beds, unless it were necessary.. Item, we enjoined them to observe the fasts

of the Rule. We spent the night there at the expense of the priory, > : , JULY 11. We slept at Sausseuse,4! at the expense of the priory, which we visited. ‘Twelve canons are in residence, and twelve others are in the outside ptiories. They owe about two hundred sixty pounds; they have an income

of four hundred pounds. One canon is dwelling by himself at Valcarbon. We enjoined the prior to give him another canon as a companion, or else _

recall him to the cloister. Oe ] | oe

- JULY 12. We visited the deanery of Tourny. Master Walter, priest at , _ Méziéres, is the penitentiary. We found that the priest at Port-Mort is in , the habit of frequenting taverns. The priest at Vernonnet is ill famed of an artisan’s wife; item, he thrashed the provost of Vernonnet; he is contentious and quarrels with his parishioners. The priest at Panilleuse is a trader; he buys cows, and he is quarrelsome with his parishioners. The priest

at Giverny is ill famed of a certain woman from Rouen, but she is now

, dead, and he was excommunicated for this for a long time. The priest at Guitry was robbed in a brothel at Les Andelys. The priest at Baudemont does not wear a gown, does not serve with zeal in his church, and is excommunicate. The priest at Bouafles was ill famed of incontinence. We

warned them all. | Oo

_ .» 88 A Benedictine priory dependent on Bec. (Cottineau, II, 2795.) So 39 A Benedictine priory dependent on St-Ouen-de-Rouen. (Cottineau, I,°1258.) : 40 The abbot of St-Ouen-de-Rouen had the disposal of the financial resources of the priory for his own, not the community’s. use. In return, he was responsible for upkeep

of the priory. _ , Bn ne 41 A priory of Augustinian canons. (Cottineau, II, 2960-61.) .. |. | oo

52 JULY, 1249 : JULY 13-14. At Frénes. — _ “JULY 15. We visited the deanery of Vesly at Ecouis. We found that Baldwin, chaplain of Herqueville, is ill famed of incontinence. Eudes, priest at Farceaux, is ill famed of a certain Agnes, who is unmarried; he neglects his

badly managed church. William, chaplain of Douxmesnil, is ill famed of a certain woman. The priest at Daubeuf, excommunicated for failing to fulfill a crusading vow and to pay the royal tithe,4? celebrates Mass although excommunicate; he is ill famed of theft and of harboring thieves; he does

not keep residence well and neglects his badly managed church. Item, the , , priest at Noyers is ill famed of a certain woman who is now married; he is a belligerent person. The priest at Bacqueville is ill famed of many women but has none particularly his own. The rector of Herqueville makes no provision for services in his church. The priest at Cuverville sells the holy oils.48 Peter, priest at Orgeville, confessed to holding and receiving rents. The priest at Chauvincourt is ill famed of incontinence. The priest at La Fontaine does not reside in his church. We warned all those who wete present and ordered the dean to cite the priests at Noyers, Daubeuf, and Farceaux. Item, we found that the archdeacon, when visiting three or four churches, receives full procuration fee from each. Simon, priest at Chauvincourt, promised to regard his church as resigned if he should again be ill famed of incontinence and could not purge himself. We enjoined him to go to Rome before the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin and seek absolution from the sentence of Thomas Gallo,44 both for this irregularity*#® and for the matter of the royal tithe. We enjoined the priest at La Fontaine to build a house in his parish before Christmas so that he might reside and remain

there and serve his church as he ought to do. He promised to do this.

This day we spent the night at Frénes. ,

JULY 16. We visited the deanery of Gisors at Nojeon-le-Sec. Alverius

, of Ste-Austreberte has with him two nuns in his hermitage; he does not know how to celebrate Mass, and there is danger there. The priest at Puchay was ill famed of a woman called Joan; he was disciplined by the archdeacon.

, 42 Titles levied by the Crown to support the Crusades of Louis IX. *3 Oils most frequently used in the parish by the priest are those used at baptism and extreme unction. _ ,

44 Thomas Gallo was an abbot of Verceil, where he died in 1226. He was a learned theologian, cardinal, and papal legate to France. 45 The nature of the irregularities incurred is not mentioned. For irregularities, see

Dict. de droit canon., VI, 42-46. :

| | AUGUST, 1249 53 The priest at Menesqueville is deaf. The priest at Nojeon-le-Sec is ill famed _ of Phillipa. The priest at Lorleau is ill famed of incontinence. The priest

at St-Eloi is ill famed of a woman who lives in the parish of St-Denis-le- , Ferment. The priest at Bérnouville used to go hunting with Sir William of

Bézu. The dean tries major cases. The priest at St-Martin is ill famed of : a woman at Etrépagny who is called Isabelle; he has confessed this. We warned him and all others. We also issued the same decree concerning gowns and attendance at synods that we had done in the other deaneries.

This day we spent the night at Frénes. |

july 17. At Frénes. — , }

JULY 18. We spent the night at Mont-Deux-Amants,*6 at the expense of the house, and visited it the next day. We found twelve canons there. They have an income of four hundred forty pounds; they owe about one hundred twenty pounds, and about as much is owed to them. One canon dwells alone

dition. a , At Déville. , , ,

in the chapel of Autye; we ordered that he be recalled to the cloister or that a companion be sent to him. Everything else we found in good conJULY 19. We spent the night at Gouy, at our own expense. JULY 20-24. JULY 25. We spent the night at St-Victor-en-Caux, where there are nine-

teen monks.47 They have two priories, one in England and one this side of the sea. They have an income of about six hundred pounds; they owe about two hundred pounds, but nothing at interest. We found that Robert of St-Amand is a grumbler and an inventor of lies; we warned him. JULY 26. We spent the night at Auffay,48 at the expense of the priory, which we visited. There are six monks there. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule very well; they eat meat when there is no need. They owe about

one hundred forty pounds; they have an income of about four hundred pounds.

| JULY 27-28. At Aliermont. JuLy 29. At Dieppe. JULY 30-31. At Aliermont. AUGUST 1. At Longueville, where we dedicated the leper chapel of Longueville to the honor. of the Blessed Mary Magdalene. auGusT 2. At Wanchy, at the expense of the priory. No monks there. 46 A priory of Augustinian canons. (Cottineau, I, 960-61.) , 47 A Benedictine abbey. (Cottineau, II, 2915-16.) The priory in England was at

antes) Wiltshire. (W. Dugdale, Monasticon Anglicanum {London, 1846}, VII,

48 A Benedictine priory dependent on St-Evroult. (Cottineau, I, 195.)

54 AUGUST, 1249 AUGUST 3. At Envermeu, at the expense of the priory. We found things in the same condition as at the other visitation, recorded on folio 3.49 However, they do not eat meat now. There are only eight monks and there used to be twelve. They have no copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory. AUGUST 4. We were at Le Tréport, at the expense of the monastery. During our visitation we found twenty monks there. They have four priories. One monk is dwelling alone in the priory of Vireville; we ordered that a com-

panion be sent to him or that he be recalled to the cloister. All but three are priests. They have no set time for making their confession; we ordered them to confess at least once a month, as the Statutes of Pope Gregory re-

quire. They have an income of eleven hundred pounds; they owe about four hundred eighty pounds, but nothing at interest. In pensions, they owe thirty shillings to one cleric, and to the son of Sir Robert of Beaumont ten

pounds of Paris. : - oO

_ AUGUST 5. We were at Eu and visited there, finding thirty-two canons there. All but seven are priests. There is insufficient provision made for the sick in the infirmary. They have an income of twelve hundred pounds and owe about a thousand pounds. The cloister is not well kept, nor is silence well observed at table. Brother Robert of Dieppe is ill famed of incontinence. The kitchener was unwilling to perform his duties because the abbot took his horse away from him, though he did offer him another. — AUGUST 6. We were at Foucarmont, at the expense of the monastery:

AUGUST 7. At Beaubec, at the expense of the monastery. AUGUST 8. At Bures,5° where there are two monks. They do: not observe the fasts of the Rule, and they eat meat. We warned them to abstain from eating meat and

to keep the fasts of the Rule. Their entire income goes.to maintain the priory of Pré-Rouen. AUGUST 9. At Bures. AUGUST 10. At Dieppe. AuGusT 11. At Aliermont. AuGuUST 12. At Bracquetuit. AUGUST 13. At

Déville. AuGust 14-15. At Rouen. AuGusT 16-17. At Déville = -- AUGUST 18. We received our procuration at St-L6 [-dé-Rouen}, 51 and visited there on the morrow. We found sixteen canons. there, and four in ~

the outside priories: two at Thémericourt, and two at Cressy. Nine are priests. They confess three times a year; we enjoined them to confess at least four times a year. The closing of the cloister is not well attended to;

49 See entry for July 31,1248. : ee 50 A Benedictine subprioty dependent on Pré-Rouen. (Cottineau, I, 531.) 51 An Augustinian priory founded ¢c. 1114. (Cottineau, II, 2545.) © -

| AUGUST, 1249 55 , lay folk enter at will. We enjoined that the cloister be closed, or that a porter be placed at the door to prevent lay folk from entering freely. They have an income of seventy pounds and owe about fifty pounds; they owe seventeen and a half pounds in annual pensions. They have the patronage of about twelve churches. Robert, a canon, was publicly noted for incontinence with a married woman of Thémericourt; but that was almost two

years ago, and he has been disciplined by the prior. We must appoint someone on behalf of the community to hear the prior’s

— auditing of his accounts. a | |

AUGUST 19. At Mont-Ste-Catherine,5? at the expense of the monastery.

We did not make a visitation because of our ill health. AuGusT 20-21. At

Mont-Ste-Catherine, at our own expense. oe oO _ AUGUST 22. At Noyon-sur-Andelle,53 which we visited. We found that some of the monks occasionally leave the cloister without. permission; we

| forbade them to do this any further. Item, we found that faults were not well corrected in chapter; we ordered that they be corrected better. Item, we found that some were in the habit of using feather beds; we ordered these to be completely removed. Item, we found that they ate meat frequently and in common; we ordered them to abstain from eating meat.

| Item, we found that they do not observe the rules of silence very well. Item, we found that they have an income of five hundred pounds and owe

about two hundred pounds. ;

AUGUST 23-24. We were at Frénes. AUGUST 25. At Frénes, where John

of St-Martin, knight, presented to us Walter of St-Martin, cleric, for the

| chapel of St-Martin-le-Gaillard. We issued written orders to the dean of Eu to institute him in the said chapel. AUGUST 26. At Frénes. AUGUST 27.

At TTle-Dieu,54 a Premonstratensian foundation, at the expense of the -

monastery. = . OO , 7

| _ AUGUST 28. At Beaulieu,55 where we found thirteen canons and ten in the outside priories. One canon is dwelling alone at Montmain. We ordered and enjoined that this be corrected. Item, two lay brothers are there. All 52. A Benedictine abbey founded before 1030. (Cottineau, II, 2544-45.) :

| 53, A Benedictine priory of St-Evroult. (Cottineau, II, 2085.) — SO 54 A Premonstratensian abbey founded c. 1187 with the aid of King Henry II of England. (Cottineau, I, 1447-48.) Note that Eudes collects procuration but does not

visit. this house of an exempt order. See entries for July 17 and August 4, 1248. . 55 A priory of Augustinian canons dependent on St-L6-de-Rouen. (Cottineau, I, 300.) It had a cell in England, Burne or Patrick’s Bourne, in Kent. (Dugdale, VII, 1012.)

56 AUGUST, 1249 © but one of the canons are priests. They have an income of four hundred fifty pounds; they owe about one hundred sixty pounds, but nothing at interest.

AUGUST 29. At Beaulieu, at our own expense. ' a AUGUST 30. At Déville. This day, at Pré-Rouen, Sir Nicholas of Hotot, knight, and ourself agreed to submit our quarrel to arbitration. We selected William, archdeacon of the French Vexin, Roger of Breuil, rector of the church at Bretteville, and Sir Robert of Beausemonchel, knight, to wit, that

they inquire into the rights of both parties and after finding the truth of the affair, do right to each party to the quarrel. The arbiters promised in our presence to do this in good faith. We, for our part, on our word as archbishop, and Nicholas by oath, promised under penalty of fifty silver marks that without rancor or malevolence to anyone we would regard as valid and acceptable whatever decision the arbiters, or any two of them , concurring on a verdict, should reach by arbitration.5¢ The abbot of Bec, William. of Rouviéres; Ansellus of Bray and Nicholas of St-Germain, knights; and William of Cambremer, dean of St-Sépulcre-de-Caen, obliged themselves by their fealty as our sureties, each one obligating himself to a fifth part of the fine or of any defection therefrom, should there be any.

Sir Nicholas.

Geoffrey Martel, William of Werneval, Peter of Canoville, William of Rouviéres, and John of St-Martin, knights, were pledged in like form for

AUGUST 31. At Déville. SEPTEMBER 1-2. At Frénes. SEPTEMBER 3. We visited the church and chapter of Les Andelys.5? There

used to be eight small prebends;58 they have been revoked so that there are but two. The two prebendaries are not in residence; we ordered the 56 If there were two arbitrators and there was a divided opinion, there was no decision (Corp. jur. can., Decretal. Greg. IX. Lib. 1. Tit. 43. cap. 1); but whenever possible, three arbiters were chosen, so that if there were not unanimity then the

majority opinion held (Ibzd.). ,

57 Originally founded by Queen Clothilda c. 526 as a Benedictine abbey, it became a collegiate church of secular canons. (Cottineau, I, 96.)

58 The prebendarii were those who did not have land of their own but were. allowed a portion of the royal lands to support them (Capitularia regum francorum, I, Sect. II, 88, in MGH). The same use of the term is to be found applying to church lands (B. Guérard, Cartulaire de l abbaye de St-Bertin {Paris, 1841], p. 103). The preben-

up that living. , Se

darit were those to whom food was distributed, and this in sufficient quantity for their maintenance. Thus a prebend was a living, or the goods which went to make

SEPTEMBER, 1249 57 incomes to be seized, since the incumbents are not in residence. The sacristanmatriculary®® is sometimes quite late in sounding the Hours and is very slow

about it; we enjoined him to sound them at the proper times, on pain of being punished by the dean. Two Masses should be celebrated there; but sometimes they are omitted through negligence of the hebdomadary; we decreed that the hebdomadary be fined eighteen pence for every time he omitted celebrating Mass, the fine to be divided among the others. They quarrel and mumble in the choir during the Divine Offices; we strictly forbade this. Item, some of them frequently walk about the church without a sutplice,®® wearing a rochet;®! others go about in a gown without either surplice or rochet. They make no pauses when singing the Psalms; indeed, _ they sing them with too great haste; we enjoined the dean to correct this. When singing the psalms, some of them remain sitting in the choir when they should be standing; that is to say, on the feasts of the apostles and at double feasts.62 We ordered the dean to correct this also. Item, we gave orders that at the time of the greater feasts the sacristan should have the lectern properly covered and should give ear to the lessons. Item, we ordered all those who held churches in the deanery of Les Andelys to attend the synod meetings each month, as they do in other deaneries, and that the dean Should punish absentees at the rate of ten shillings for each absence.

This day we spent the night at Frénes, at our own expense. oo | SEPTEMBER 4. At Vesly, 68 at the expense of the priory. No monks there,

though there should be three. SEPTEMBER 5. We sent to the prior of St59 The matricula was a list of any kind, such as of poor to be fed, or of officials. The sacristan-matriculary was charged with drawing up an official list for sacred services and posting the names of the participants. He was in charge of the sacristy

and all matters pertaining to Divine Service.

69 For the reproduction of the surplice (a garment, usually white, worn over other garments) see Viollet-le-Duc, Dictionnaire, IV, 396-98.

61 This was a white or red knee-length robe with sleeves; see Viollet-le-Duc, | Dictionnaire, IV, 308-14. 62 The classification of ecclesiastical feasts on an ascending scale are: simple or lowest rank of feast; semi-double or next higher rank (e.g., Sundays); double of the

second class; and double of the first class. The differentiation between feasts is liturgical and is concerned mainly with the recitation of the Divine Office. Those were double feasts where the antiphons for the psalms in the Opus Dei were repeated in full before and after the psalm. Double-feast responses were the antiphons before and after the Lessons. For a semi-double or simple feast, only one half of the antiphon was recited before the psalm, but all of its was repeated after the psalm. = 63 A Benedictine priory dependent on Marmoutier. (Cottineau, IJ, 3351.)

58 SEPTEMBER, 1249 | Ouen-de-Gisors®4 to prepare our procuration for us. This he was unwilling to.do. This day we spent the night at Chaumont, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 6. At Pontoise, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 9-10. At Pontoise,

| at our Own expense. SEPTEMBER 11. At Gaillonet,®® Premonstratensian Order, at the expense of the priory. SEPTEMBER 12. At La Roche-Guyon,® and we made a thorough visitation.67 There are four monk-priests. We found all spiritual matters to be in good condition. They informed us that since they had arrived but recently

they knew little of the status of the temporalities of the house. At this visitation our associates, Brother William of Guerchy, Brother Walter of _ Maniéres, Master Stephen of Lorris, Adam of Sacre, and John of Charité, clerk, were present. Because the monks alleged that they owed us but forty shillings of Paris in procuration, we told them to put this in writing by letter, and we fixed the date for this within the feast of All Saints, at

the latest, so that they would not be held for more. | SEPTEMBER 13-16. At Sausseuse, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 17. At

Frénes. SEPTEMBER 18. We conferred Holy Orders at Les Andelys and spent the night at Frénes. SEPTEMBER 19-20. At Sausseuse, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 21. At Gisors, at our Own expense. SEPTEMBER 22. At Argenteuil, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 23. We attended the burial

of Walter, bishop of Paris, of happy memory, in the choir of the cathedral church. This day we spent the night at Gournay-sur-Marne. SEPTEMBER 24. At Coulommiers-en-Brie. SEPTEMBER 25. At Sézanne. SEPTEMBER 26-27. At Jardin-Notre-Dame. SEPTEMBER 28. At the Paraclete. SEPTEMBER 29. At Troyes. SEPTEMBER 30. At Bar-sur-Seine. OCTOBER 1. At Chatillon-surSeine. OCTOBER 2. At Chancelles. OCTOBER 3. At Fleury. OCTOBER 4. At Beaune. OCTOBER 5. At Chalon. OCTOBER 6. At Tournus. OCTOBER 7. At Macon. OCTOBER 8. At Anse. OCTOBER 9-25. At Lyon. OCTOBER 26. At Villefranche. OCTOBER 27. At Macon. OCTOBER 28. At Tournus. OcTOBER 29. At Chalon. OCTOBER 30-31. At Beaune. NOVEMBER 1. At 64 A Benedictine priory dependent on Marmoutier. (Cottineau, I, 1287.) oo 65 A Premonstratensian priory dependent on St-Josse-aux-Bois (Cottineau, I, 1240.)

66 A Benedictine priory dependent on Fécamp. (Cottineau, IT, 2485.) | - 67 An example of questions asked during a ‘thorough visitation” may be found in A. H. Thompson, The English Clergy and Their Organization in the Later Middle Ages (Oxford, 1947), 293-98. This document lists sixty-six questions which a visitor might ask in whole or in part. They are quite revealing. Undoubtedly Eudes had his

own list, and what we have is a précis made by his secretary. . an

DECEMBER, 1249 ! 59 Beaune. NOVEMBER 2. At Fleury. NOVEMBER 3. At Précy. NOVEMBER 4:

At Chatillon-sur-Seine. NOVEMBER 5. At Bar-sur-Seine. NOVEMBER 6. At , Troyes. NOVEMBER 7-8. At the Paraclete. NOVEMBER 9. At La Croix-enBrie. NOVEMBER 10, At Tournan. NOVEMBER 11. At Paris. NOVEMBER 12. At Pontoise. NOVEMBER 13. At St-Martin-la~-Garenne, at our own expense. NOVEMBER 14. At Sausseuse, at our own expense. NOVEMBER 15. At Mont-

Deux-Amants, at our own expense. NOVEMBER 16. At Ste-Catherine, at our | own expense. NOVEMBER 17-19. At Déville. NOVEMBER 20. At Auffay, at — our Own expense. NOVEMBER 21. At Aliermont. NOVEMBER 22-24. At

Aliermont. NOVEMBER 25. At Neufchatel, at the expense of the priory of Nogent.¢8 No monks there. NOVEMBER 26. At Déville. NOVEMBER 27-28. |

At Rouen. NOVEMBER 29-30. At Déville. -

_ DECEMBER 1. At Ouville,6° where we made a visitation. They have an

income of four hundred pounds, and they owe about one hundred eighty pounds. One does not accuse another [in chapter}. We enjoined the prior to prepare a place in some remote part of the house for John Gaul, who had

often withdrawn from the order. He was not to be allowed to leave this , place. A book should be given to him, that he may sing his Hours. If he should leave, he is to be permanently expelled from the order. Further, we forbade him to talk with anyone, whether canon or secular, without petr-

mission from the prior to do so.

DECEMBER 2. We spent the night at Ouville, at the expense of the priory of Etoutteville. The prior was not present, so we did not make a visitation. DECEMBER 3. At Bacqueville,7° at the expense of the priory. We found that they use feather beds. We forbade anyone to leave the cloister alone © and without permission. They have an income of about two hundred pounds; _ they owe about forty pounds. The prior does not make up the accounts of

the state of the house; we enjoined him to make a quarterly audit of the state of the house. 7 : ae os DECEMBER 4. At Longueil,71 at the expense of the house. No monks are there. DECEMBER 5. At the same, but at our own expense. DECEMBER 6: At

Valmont, which we visited. We found that they do not read the Statutes 68 There is a town, Nogent-en-Bray, a few miles north of Neufchatel, but I find no mention of a priory. There was a priory at Neufchatel, Ste-Radegonde-du-Mesnil, but it was a dependent of Préaux-de-Rouen.

| 6° A house of Augustinian canons. (Cottineau, II, 2161.) , 0 A Benedictine priory dependent on Tiron. (Cottineau, I, 238.) . “1 A Benedictine priory dependent on Bec. (Cottineau, I, 1648.) - Be

60 DECEMBER, 1249 of Pope Gregory; we enjoined them to read them as required. They have the patronage of ten churches. We found things to be in the same condition as at our last visitation, recorded in folio 14.72 DECEMBER 7. At Val-

mont. DECEMBER 8. At Montivilliers, at the expense of the monastery. We | visited the abbess in chapter. We found everything in good condition. DECEMBER 9. At Graville. They have three priories. One canon is dwelling alone at Bellevue. They owe about forty pounds, but about one hundred pounds are due them. They have sufficient supplies to last until the new

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harvest. DECEMBER 10. At Beaucamp, at the expense of Sir Geoffrey PaterDECEMBER 11. At Le Valasse,78 at the expense of the monastery. Sir Wil-

liam l’Orcher, under sentence of excommunication for obstructing Master Peter of St-Germain in his occupation of the church of Angerville, which

, we had conferred upon him, because the period in which appointments should have been made had elapsed, came to us, and in the presence of Master William of Saane, archdeacon of the French Vexin; Brother William | of Guerche of the Franciscan Order; Master Theobald of Grandville; Arnulf. of Jocre; Master Hugh of Courtry, all being our clerks; William of Rouviéres and William of Beuzeville, knights; and many other clerics and laymen, sought canonical absolution from us. He ptomised on oath to make whatever amends we thought fit for the damage sustained by us, as well as for the annoyance caused the said Master Peter, for his excommunication, for carrying away the crops, for the violence, and, in short, for everything

pertaining to this affair. He offered as pledges for the fine Nicholas of Hotot and Peter of Gainneville, knights, the chamberlain of Tancarville, and John Malet, all of whom were present and obligated themselves as pledges

for seeing that the judgment would be carried out. oO : DECEMBER 12. At St-Wandrille, at the expense of the monastery. DECEMBER 13. At St-Wandrille, which we visited. We found that there are twenty-nine monks in residence and there were wont to be forty. They

have ten priories. They have only three altars, which is insufficient for the brothers to celebrate Mass; we enjoined them to provide themselves with

several altars and in sufficient quantity. There are some who because of this do not celebrate Mass as often as they should, Laymen occasionally enter

72 See entry for January 31, 1248/49. , 73 A Cistercian abbey founded c. 1181. (Cottineau, II, 3268.)

DECEMBER, 1249 61 the cloister, especially just now, because of the workmen.74 They have an

income of two hunderd pounds to use for alms. They eat meat in the priories; we enjoined the abbot to correct this and to see that they abstained from eating meat. They have an income overseas of four thousand pounds. The abbot does not cast his accounts each quarter as we had ordered; we enjoined him to make a quarterly audit. They owe only about one thousand

pounds. They have a good supply of food, quite sufficient to last until next year. They owe about one hundred sixty-six pounds in annual pensions.

We enjoined the abbot to visit the outside priories more often and more diligently. We enjoined the abbot to notify the community, and to do so in writing, how much of their land will be rented out each year. Item, that he make a written record of the debts of the monastery and present it to the community. The record should show what it owes and what is owed

to it, to whom it is owed, and who owes to it [the monastery} and how much. Item, we enjoined the abbot to see and search more diligently the coffers and chests of the monks, or to have such a search made. DECEMBER 14. At Jumiéges, at the expense of the monastery. We made a visitation therein, and found that they eat meat in the outside priories; we ordered ... [lacuna in MS}7 the abbot, to correct these matters more strict_ ly. They have an income of forty-three hundred pounds of Tours; they owe

about nine hundred pounds. They owe about twenty-two pounds and thirty marks in pensions. The Divine Office is not said for the sick in the infirmary; we ordered it to be said for them in the future. The monks in the cloister are not well cared for, since they have insufficient bedding; we ordered that bedding be given to each according to his necessity. Item, for

. a number of reasons we ordered the abbot to remove the kitchener and the

cellarer from their offices. | DECEMBER 15. We were at St-Georges’® and made a visitation there, finding _

_ twenty monks. Sometimes they eat meat when there is no need; we forbade the eating of meat, save insofar as the Rule permits. Item, sometimes they eat before the proper hour and without permission; we decreed that he who should eat before the hour should on the very next day observe strict silence,

196.) |

rebuilt. ,

a ihe abbey had suffered severely from fire and was in the process of being

‘ William IV was abbot of Jumiéges from 1240 to 1250. (Gallia Christiana, XI, "8 7, canons-regular foundation in 1050, it became a Benedictine abbey in 1114.

(Cottineau, II, 2701-2.) : , ,

62 DECEMBER, 1249 and fast on bread and water, and that neither the abbot, the prior, nor anyone else should have authority to modify this penalty without our permission. Item, we decreed that whoever shall not have confessed.each month shall incur the above penalty, to begin the first day following the elapsed month. They have an income of fifteen hundred pounds; they owe about two hundred pounds, and four hundred pounds is owed to them. We enjoined the abbot to cast his accounts three times a year, together with some

persons elected by the community.

At Déville. ,

DECEMBER 16-18. At Déville. DECEMBER 19. At St-Matthieu, and we

conferred holy orders at Pré. DECEMBER 20. At St-Matthieu. DECEMBER 21.

follow: | , DECEMBER 22. At Déville. This day we were at St-Ouen, and drew up regulations as a result of our findings at our visitation there. The regulations

Brother Eudes, by God’s grace unworthy bishop of the church of Rouen, to his beloved sons... [lacuna in MS] the abbot7? and convent of St-Ouen-de-Rouen, eternal greetings in the Lord Jesus Christ. As part of the duty imposed upon. us by our office, we made a visitation of your monastery, and we found certain things which we neither can nor should overlook by way of dissimulation, and which must be corrected. Since we found that the sacrosanct and venerable Blessed Sacrament which should be kept with all care and diligence and treated with reverence and honor according to the canons was being improperly cared for, we will and decree that every effort be made to assure its proper care.78 Item, we will and decree that you remove the unsuitable and shameful altar ornaments, especially the corporals, in which the real Body of Christ is wrapped, and that each altar be funished with clean and decent cloths. Since we found

| that the age-old service of the church was somewhat disturbed, we will and

77 The abbot was Adam. , ,

78 The reservation of the Eucharist for administration to the sick dates from the early days of the Church, but there is no evidence to prove that the Sacrament was reserved in the church. In Cistercian monasteries it was probably preserved in an aumbry or niche in the wall of the sanctuary. (Marcel Aubert, Architecture Cistercienne

en France [Paris, 1947}, I, 323.) The first official decree for its reservation in the Western Church was promulgated by Innocent [JI at the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) canon 20. (Mansi, XXII, 1007.) The Sacrament was to be kept under lock and key. Honorius III decreed likewise (Corp. jur. can., Decretal. Greg. IX. Lib. 11. Tit.

) XLI. Cap. 10). The Sacrament was wrapped in linen (pannus eucharisticus) and placed within a pyx or casket (capra), which was molded in the form of a dove and hung from the ceiling. This was the hanging pyx or dove (colomba). See A. W.

Pugin, Glossary of Ecclesiastical Ornament (London, 1846), 120-23. ,

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decree that both the day and night Offices be properly and completely performed in accordance with the ancient custom, unless you shal receive a dispen- : Item, since there is no exception of persons before God, we will and ordet you, the abbot, that when monks come to you for admission into the monastery

committed to your charge, you will put aside the claims of kindred or of country , and admit only such as shall guarantee a vigorous observance of religion and the due performance of the Divine Offices as stated above.

Item, since we have learned that both the priors and the monks dwelling in the outside priories continually violate the statutes of the Rule prohibiting the eating of meat, we enjoin upon you, as abbot, not to delay to discipline this

excess, aS you wish to avoid the vengeance of God and of ourself. a” Item, lest any evil suspicion arise concerning the conduct of monks who have been delegated to perform the Divine Office, we forbid any monk to presume to leave the abbey or wander about the town alone without suitable companionship and without the permission of him whom the Rule allows to grant such permission; if any should presume to do this, he shall go without wine on two successive Fridays, in addition to other penalties which are to be inflicted upon

him according to the Rule. : | - Ttem, since we found that many, especially the traveling brothers, failed to , observe the fasts of the Rule, and that some ate in their rooms, we forbid any _exemption from the observance of the Rule to anyone, on any pretext of office or dignity; and he who shall be found culpable shall incur the penalty noted above. We forbid any monk to dwell alone in any of your religious houses or priories, and if there used to be more than two in any of your priories, we will and decree that the original number be maintained, for the service of God should be increased and not diminished. The alms, which we understand has

- been decreased, should be brought up to the old amount, or increased if that be | possible, and should be distributed as the resources of the monastery permit. Item, we strictly forbid the granting of any more pensions to anyone unless _ it be by papal authority or permission of a superior, for we have discovered that your monastery is grievously burdened by pensions of this kind.

Item, we will that if you have a written copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory, of blessed memory, you will have it read both in Latin and in French as required; that if you have not a copy, we enjoin you, the abbot, to have a copy made within a month after the receipt of this letter, to have it read in chapter, and to see that 79 St-Ouen came under the reforming and thus the liturgical influence of Cluny, one of whose features was the continuous recitation of the Opus Dei. (Histoire de Vabbaye royale de St-Ouen-de-Rouen, par un religieux bénédictin de la congrégation

de St-Maur {Rouen, 1662}, pp. 145-46; 148-49.)

64 JANUARY, 1249 the rules contained therein be strictly observed, especially in the matter of monthly confessions. And we will and order you to follow the Statute requiring

you to make an audit at least three times a year, in the presence of brothers

specially selected for this purpose by the community. , | Item, since we found that he who ought to give out the new clothing to the others does not give it out at the proper time, and since those who receive new clothing do not surrender the old garments on the receipt of the new, we will that the Statutes regulating this matter be strictly observed, and without favor of persons.

Item, we decree that the things that are necessary be. becomingly and well administered in the infirmary according to the needs of the sick and the ability of the house to sustain them. Item, we decree that the same regulations shall be

applied to guests. a

Item, since no little damage is said to have resulted to the monastery because

of the manner in which the chapter’s seal is guarded, we order that keys be entrusted to two honest, faithful, and religious persons, elected in common by

the community, a third key to be held by the abbot. , Item, since no monk should have any property, or regard anything as his | own, we will and decree that no one shall accept any gift from another, or pre-

sume to confer a gift upon another, without the special permission of his abbot. And lest anyone attempt to excuse himself for neglecting any of the above charges on the ground of ignorance, we will that this ordinance be read through at least once a month to the brothers.in chapter; and be it known that if we find anyone negligent or rebellious in these matters, we will deal with him in such a way that his punishment will be a source of terror to the rest. If, indeed, the abbot or the prior who presides over the chapter is negligent in this respect, we shall punish him more severely.

DECEMBER 23. At Déville. At Rouen. DECEMBER 24. At Rouen. DECEMBER 25. Christmas Day. DECEMBER 26. At Auffay, at our own expense. DECEMBER 27-30. At Aliermont. DECEMBER 31. At Le Tréport. JANUARY 1.

At Le Tréport, to attend the selection of the abbot there,8° at the expense of the monastery. JANUARY 2-3. At Aliermont. JANUARY 4. At Longue-

| ville, at the expense of the house. They are exempt [from visitation}. JANUARY 5. At St-Saéns, at the expense of the priory. JANUARY 6. At St-Saéns, but at our own expense, and we made a visita-

. tion. They do not always sing the day Offices with modulation; they do not 89 William III succeeded Laurence, who had died in October, 1249. (Gallia Christiawa, XI, 249.)

, JANUARY, 1249 65 confess each month, nor do they receive Communion [monthly]; we enjoined

them to correct these things. They have occasionally eaten meat, but they

ate not eating it now, since they have again been forbidden to do so. The prior does not audit his accounts on the state of the house with the aid of the monks; we decreed that he should compute with the monks, in _ accordance with the Statutes of Pope Gregory. They do not celebrate Mas-

ses as they ought; we ordered them to celebrate more often. There is a young boy there, the nephew of the abbot, and he has been there for two years.81 The monk in charge of the keys sometimes goes into the town alone on monastery business; we forbade him to go out alone in the future, un-

less he goes on horseback. _ , JANUARY 7-8. At Déville. |

JANUARY 9. At Bourg-Achard, at the expense of the priory, and we made a visitation therein. We found that there are always ten canons in continual

residence. Two canons are dwelling alone in two of their priories; we enjoined that they be recalled to the cloister or be given companions. There are seven {canons} in the outside priories. Some of the monks are negligent in carrying out our former orders®? concerning monthly confession. They have

no subprior; we ordered the prior to appoint one. They have an income of three hundred pounds; they owe about one hundred five pounds; they owe

Master William Landre a pension of fifty shillings. |

JANUARY 10-11. At Bec. ,

JANUARY 12. At Bec, which we visited this day. There are ninety-two

monks in residence. We found conditions to be the same as at the last

visitation recorded on folio 5.88 ,

JANUARY 13. At Corneville, at the expense of the monastery. There are but eight canons in residence. Item, we found that some of the canons are dwelling alone in the priories; we enjoined the abbot to give each of them a companion or else recall them to the cloister. They have an income of three hundred pounds; they owe about one hundred forty pounds. They

have the patronage of two churches. |

JANUARY 14. On the morrow we entered for the purposes of visitation the - 81 The provincial Council of Rouen (1231), canon 4 (1231), forbade nuns to take in “little boys or little girls who are fed in the monastery” (Mansi, XXIII, 214). Probably the same prohibition applied to monks.

| 82 See entry for September 5, 1248. , , 83 See entry for September 7, 1248.

66 JANUARY, 1249 , diocese of Lisieux, which occupied our time until February 1. In the year of our Lord 1249, on the morrow after the octave of the Epiphany, January 14, we entered our province and came to St-Pierre-desPréaux,84 where we spent the night at the expense of the monastery, and where we were received with a procession®> and with the church all decorated. The next day we made a visitation, finding thirty monks in residence. Sometimes they eat meat unnecessarily; we forbade them to eat meat, except under such conditions as the Rule permits. They have an income of eleven hundred pounds; they owe about three hundred pounds. Item, they owe four hundred

pounds without interest to a certain Jew, and they do not know whether they will be cleared of this debt or whether they will have to pay it. JANUARY 15. We spent the night at St-Pierre-des-Préaux at the expense of the monastery of St-Léger-des-Préaux,86 which we visited this day. We

found that they made no profession [of vows} until they received the blessing.8? They use different food in the infirmary and for the community

refectory. We enjoined the abbess to see that the food was. prepared in common, both for the community and for the infirmary. Item, they enter the infirmary when there is no real need; we forbade their being sent to | the infirmary, except in accord with the Rule. They have an income of ~ about seven hundred pounds; they owe about three hundred pounds. The abbess does not cast her accounts with the community; we enjoined her to compute twice a year with the community concerning the state of the house; we also enjoined that the convent should have a transcript or statement of

the accounts. There are forty-five nuns in residence. Some secular girls : were there too; we enjoined her to send them all away.88 JANUARY 16. We spent the night at Cormeilles,8® at the expense of the 84 A Benedictine abbey founded in the eighth century. (Cottineau, II, 2356-57.) 85 That is, in solemn procession. When meeting an ecclesiastical dignitary, the abbot and monastic officials, led by a monk carrying holy water and an aspergillum, led the procession beyond the monastic enclosure. All knelt while the dignitary sprinkled them with holy water. Singing the psalm ‘Hear, O Israel” if there were one dignitary, or “Let thy loins be girt” if more than one, the procession returned to the monastery with the abbot leading the dignitary by the hand. (Guignard, Monuments, 192-93.) 86 A Benedictine monastery of nuns established c. 1050. (Cottineau, II, 2357.) 87 There was a single ceremony for profession of vows and for the blessing by the

local bishop, or by his official, in this particular case. ,

(Mansi, XXIII, 214.) — 89 A Benedictine abbey founded c. 1050-1060. (Cottineau, I, 875.) :

88 This was in accordance with canon 4 of the provincial Council of Rouen (1231).

JANUARY, 1249 67 monastery. We found twenty-five monks there. Lay folk sometimes enter the cloister; we enjoined the abbot to provide a better guard for the cloister. They do not confess each month as the Statutes of Pope Gregory require; we enjoined them to observe the Statutes covering this. Traveling monks do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we ordered them to conduct themselves more in accord with the Rule. Item, they occasionally eat meat when there is no need; we forbade them to eat meat except in cases permitted by the Rule. They have an income of about sixteen hundred pounds; they owe about two hundred sixty pounds. The abbot does not audit his accounts as the Statutes of Pope Gregory require; we enjoined him to observe the Statutes

pertaining to this more diligently. All of their debts are endorsed with the

| seal of the chapter. They owe about sixteen pounds in pensions; item, pensions granted by apostolic authority amount to one hundred shillings. jaNuary 17. At Grestain,9° at the expense of the monastery, which con-

tains thirty monks. All but four of the monks are priests. They have an , income of about two thousand pounds; they owe about four hundred pounds,

but about the same amount is owed to them. We enjoined the abbot, the prior, and the other bailiffs to make transcripts of their incomes in a book and then to put them together in one volume. They owe about twenty pounds in pensions. Those dwelling in the priories eat meat and do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we urged the abbot to correct these abuses. JANUARY 18. At Beaumont-en-Auge,%! at the expense of the priory. There

| are fourteen monks in residence. Lay folk sometimes enter the cloister; we | enjoined them to appoint a good and suitable person as porter. Item, we ordered the Statutes of Pope Gregory to be read in chapter as those Statutes require. Item, we found that they confess but rarely; we enjoined them to maintain rigidly the Statutes of Pope Gregory governing confession. Item, some of them are negligent in celebrating their Masses. Only the cloistered monks observed the fasts of the Rule, and sometimes even they violate them; | we decreed that all should observe the fasts, except those who are dispensed according to the Rule. Item, we forbade absolutely the eating of meat save

in cases permitted by the Rule. They do not surrender their old clothes when they receive new ones; we forbade any new garments’ being given to

anyone until the old ones have been returned. Item, we ordered that as , © A Benedictine abbey founded c. 1050. (Cottineau, I, 1342-43.)

tineau, I, 305.) |

%1 A Benedictine priory dependent on St-Ouen-de-Rouen, founded ¢. 1060. (Cot- ,

| 68 , JANUARY, 1249 many of the capes as are required for riding shall be held in common, nor | shall anyone presume to appropriate any of them for himself. They have an income of about seven hundred pounds; they have no debts, since more is owed to them than they owe. Item, we enjoined the prior to cast his

accounts more frequently with the community. We corrected Robert of Caudebec, known as the possessor of property, Brother Elias for the same offense, and Hermoland known for his drinking. JANUARY 19. At St-Hymer,®? at the expense of the priory. JANUARY 20. At St-Hymer, and we visited it. There are eleven monks

in residence. All but two are priests. They do not have a copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we enjoined them to have the Statutes written out, read as the Statutes require, and to see that the said Statutes are rigorously observed. They do not confess nor receive Communion as the Statutes of Bec require;®8 we enjoined them to follow the Bec Statutes in these matters. — Traveling monks do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we ordered that they

be better observed. They have an income of about four hundred pounds; they have no debts, since more is owed to them than they owe. The prior does not compute with the community; we ordered him to compute at least twice a year and to prepare a written statement of the accounts of which the community shall receive a copy. This day, we spent the night there, at the expense of the priory. During these two days we spent eleven pounds, fifteen shillings, but we made a voluntary remission of one hundred shillings to the monks for the said expenses; they owe two procuration fees; one for their own priory, and one for the priory of Blangy, where there are no monks because the priory is so poor. The monks have been united with or attached to the priory of St-Hymer. 8 A Benedictine priory dependent on Bec, founded ¢. 1066. (Cottineau, II, 2733.) 93 St. Benedict exhorted his monks to confess their faults to their abbots or their spititual masters. (Rale of St. Benedict, Ch. 46.) The Regularis concordia (ed. and trans. Thomas Symons [Oxford, 1953], p. xxxix, p. 18) enjoined frequent confession and Communion on its monks. The Usus of Citeaux made provision for frequent

, confession and Communion (Guignard, Monuments, p. 170). The Constitutions of Lanfranc, monk of Bec and Archbishop of Canterbury, insist on the necessity for frequent confession and Communion. (Ed. and trans. by David Knowles [Oxford, 1951}, pp. 3, 107, 109, 116, 121.) Some of the Consuetudinarium secundum normam Becei Herluini has been published in C. Marténe, De antiquis monachorum ritibus (Lyons, 1960). Certainly Lanfranc’s Comstitutions are based on the customs and usages of Bec. Canon A. Porée’s Histoire de labbaye de Bec, 2 vols. (Evreux, 1901), is still quite useful, especially, I, 475 ff.

JANUARY, 1249 69 JANUARY 21. We came to Lisieux and were received by the chapter with

a procession and the church all decorated. We delivered a sermon to the chapter gathered or convoked in the bishop’s palace. There we exercised

our right of visitation and inquired whether the bishop carried out his episcopal duties. The canons replied that he had not celebrated Mass in the cathedral of Lisieux during the past year; they do not know what he may do elsewhere, and they say that he is unable to exercise such of his epis-

, copal functions® as dedicating churches, consecrating the chrism, blessing nuns, and the like. Item, he does not preach, although he is a most excellent speaker; he is unable to celebrate Mass or visit his churches. Asked in what manner and on whom he confers benefices, they replied that he had conferred them on such as were ill reputed, but that he had later revoked these. The rural deaneries are sold or are farmed for a certain price. Master Nicholas of Cheffreville, archdeacon, does not reside in his church. Asked whether the bishop had an honest household, they replied that they believed so. Asked how the rights and temporalities of the church were preserved, they replied that their forest land had deteriorated in value because of his inefficiency. Item, [asked} whether he visited the chapter, they replied that he did. Item, asked how the Divine Offices are celebrated, they replied, “Well”; whether money fines were imposed, [they said that] they were properly exacted. Asked how the ornaments®> were cared for, they replied that there was a sufficiency of ornaments but that they were not kept very clean. Asked

if any of the clerics of the church were ill famed, they replied that they , were well disciplined by the dean. Item, they replied that the rule of silence was well observed. Item, the clerks-choral and canons leave the choir and wander gossiping through the church while the Divine Offices are being celebrated. The dean told us that he had recently been informed that some

| of the clerks-choral are publicly known for incontinence, but that he would give this his immediate attention. Item, many of the canons have parochial churches, but they neither reside in them,®* nor are compelled to. Item, % Bishop William, Pont de l’Arche, was quite advanced in years. See entries for January 31 and February 1 of this year. He became bishop of Lisieux in 1218 and died at the monastery of Bonport in August, 1250. (Gams, Series Episcoponem, p. 566). 95 These were the sacred vessels, ‘‘dove,” cloths, and vestments used in the celebration of the sacerdotal and episcopal offices.

%6 They have been collated as prebendaries to them, but without cure of souls.

They receive a certain income from them.

70 | JANUARY, 1249 there is some scandal about the bishop who conferred a prebend on one of his nephews who was ill famed of homicide. Master Simon of Wasvic

, is a drunkard; so is Master Albert; both of them disturb the choir. Item, Ralph, the bishop’s nephew, is ill famed of indecent behavior at the houses } of prostitutes and of running about the town at night and visiting brothels. It is said that Vincent is ill famed of incontinence. We warned Master Simon of Wasvic and Master Albert, whom we found publicly known for drunkenness, to live more soberly, and they most sincerely promised to do this; we enjoined the dean to carry out the legate’s ruling in these matters with greater strictness. Item, with the approval of the chapter, we set about correcting those things which in our visitation we found to need correction. We acted with the counsel of the dean, the greater archdeacon, and the treasurer, who protested that this procedure should not be regarded as customary, although they admitted that we might administer discipline even without their consent, and for this we expressed our thanks. Item, on their , advice we called before us Vincent and Ralph of Pont-de-l’Arche, whom. we found grievously and publicly ill famed of incontinence with many women and of running about the town at night carrying weapons. We told them that we would undertake a legal investigation of their incontinence, or, if they preferred, that they might submit themselves of their own free will to our own handling of the matter. They promised that they would abide by our will in the matter, and we enjoined the said Vincent and Ralph to leave the city of Lisieux before Ascension Day and to take up residence in the schools, and not to return to Lisieux without our special permission. They gratefully accepted this punishment and promised to fulfill the conditions imposed. Later, we warned Vincent and Ralph to conduct themselves circumspectly in the meantime, and this they promised to do, pledging one year’s income from their prebends as earnest of their good faith. Further, we warned that if in the interim any rumor of incontinence is heard about them, they shall retire from Lisieux within fifteen days of receiving notice from the said dean, archdeacon, and treasurer, and under no circumstances shall they ever return’ to Lisieux without our special permission and desire. The master of the school®® [is ill famed} of the miller’s wife; John, the 87 Eudes had carried out his own investigation of their conduct. They were free to choose between a trial and canonical purgation and abiding by Eudes’ decision. They

chose the latter.

98 The Fourth Lateran Council (1215), canon 11, decreed the establishment of a

school in every cathedral church. (Mansi, XXII, 999.)

JANUARY, 1249 71 bishop’s nephew, [is ill famed} of [keeping] birds and dogs; the cantor | fis ill famed] of a certain married woman. We found Richard Faiel to be il famed of the wife of Richard the tailor. Called before us, they promised

to behave themselves better in the future. Item, we did not believe some other stories which were told us about some of the others. This day our

expenses were borne by the bishop. - |

This day, represented by the archdeacon of the French Vexin, we visited : the monastery of nuns at Lisieux.9® He found that there are thirty-two nuns in residence and that they have an income of five hundred pounds, although

they have no written record of it; he ordered the sources of income to be well and carefully entered in a book. Item, since the abbess did not cast _ her accounts with the assistance of the community, it was enjoined upon her to make an audit at least three times a year, either with the whole community or in the presence of some persons specifically elected by the community.

Item, four of the nuns had private incomes which were employed for their | own advantage; it was decreed and ordered that these incomes be used for _

the community. Item, it was learned that they did not observe the fasts of the Rule and were in the habit of eating meat in the infirmary three times a week; they were enjoined to observe the fasts of the Rule more completely and to abstain from eating meat. Item, they receive Communion only four times a year; they were enjoined to receive Communion and to confess once a month. Item, they do not hand in their old garments when they receive new ones; it was ordered that no new clothes be given to anyone unless the

, old ones have been surrendered. JANUARY 22. We received procuration from the chapter of Lisieux. JAN-

UARY 23. At Ste-Barbe-en-Auge,! at the expense of the priory. JANUARY 24. At Ste-Barbe-en-Auge, but at our own expense. In the morning we made a visitation, finding forty canons in the community. They have fourteen priories. Sometimes the novices make their profession before

the lapse of a year; sometimes they do not make profession even after a year. They have an income of about two thousand pounds; they owe about

six hundred pounds. They owe ten pounds to Master John of la Valle; item, the same to Master Simon of St-Pierre. They have the patronage of ,

thirty churches.

99 A Benedictine monastery of nuns. (Cottineau, I, 1626-27.) , 100 A priory of canons regular. (Cottineau, II, 2604.) Oo

72 JANUARY, 1249 | JANUARY 25. At Crouttes,1°! where there are but two monks. They do not

observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined them to observe better the fasts of the Rule. They owe about ten pounds; they have an income of about eighty pounds. JANUARY 26. At Ticheville,1°2 at the expense of the priory. We visited there and found two monks. Sometimes they say Matins without modulation. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined them to observe the fasts of the Rule. They eat meat occasionally; we forbade them to eat meat except when permitted by the Rule. They use feather beds; we prohibited

their use. They have an income of about one hundred sixty pounds; more

is owed them than they owe. JANUARY 27. At St-Evroult,1°8 at the expense of the monastery. | JANUARY 28. We visited at St-Evroult, where there are thirty-two monks.

Lay folk sometimes enter the cloister in going to the church. Almost all are priests. Traveling monks do not observe the fasts of the Rule. Those who are living in the priories eat meat frequently, nor do they observe the _

fasts of the Rule; we enjoined the abbot to correct this. Item, they use feather beds in the priories. We forbade them to eat meat. They have an income of twenty-seven hundred pounds; they owe seven hundred pounds. They owe about sixteen pounds in pensions. We spent the night there at

our Own expense. — ,

JANUARY 29. At Bernay,1 at the expense of the monastery. JANUARY 30. We visited at Bernay. Fifteen monks are there, whereas before the fire there used to be thirty-five. All but five are priests. Because of the workmen, lay folk enter the cloister. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule, and this is particularly true of the traveling monks; they eat meat occasionally, especially those dwelling in the priories. We ordered and

enjoined the observance of the fasts, and we forbade the eating of meat except insofar as the Rule permitted it. They have an income of two thousand

pounds; they owe about three hundred pounds. They owe about thirty pounds in pensions; we forbade the abbot and the community to grant pen-

sions to anyone. We spent the night there, at our own expense. | JANUARY 31. We were at Thiberville, as was also the bishop of Lisieux. 101 A Benedictine priory dependent on Jumiéges. (Cottineau, I, 925.) 102 A Benedictine priory dependent on St-Wandrille. (Cottineau, II, 3157-58.) 108 A Benedictine monastery of which the historian Ordericus Vitalis was once a

member of the community. (Cottineau, I, 2669-71.) 104 A Benedictine abbey founded ¢. 1015. (Cottineau, I, 356-57.)

: FEBRUARY, 1249 73 We warned him, in accordance with the apostolic mandate sent to us, and which is incorporated below, to yield the pastoral direction of the church of Lisieux, and to accept such suitable provision as we, acting under apostolic

authority, should assign to him from the resources of the said church. The tenor of the apostolic letter was as follows: Innocent, bishop, servant of the servants of God, to the venerable Brother Eudes, archbishop of Rouen, greeting and apostolic blessing. Notwithstanding the unwillingness of some to bear tales, we must be ever solicitous lest any Serious spiritual of temporal damage be incurred by the churches through the incapacity or negligence of their pastors. But indeed, when you were in our presence, you set before us the fact that our venerable brother, the bishop of Lisieux, was so grievously broken by age and weighed down by bodily infirmity that he was no longer of service or able to rule the church of Lisieux or to carry out his pastoral duties. Most humbly you sought advice from us, that provision be made for the welfare of the church and the well-being of the said bishop. Wherefore, desiring at once to preserve the prosperous condition of the said church and to provide the bishop with the boon of quiet and with increased Opportunity to improve his health, we instructed your Fraternity, by apostolic writing, and on our behalf, urgently to advise and induce that said bishop to

resign his office, and we authorize you upon his resignation to grant him an , income from the revenues of the said church sufficent to enable him to live in comfort and decency. Otherwise you shall appoint a cautious and worthy man as his coadjutor, by whose mature counsel and ready aid the said church shall be more wholesomely governed, and you shall curb all opponents with the threat of apostolic censure, without hope of appeal. Given at Lyons, October 21, in the seventh year of our pontificate.

The bishop asked us for a delay until the Monday following the Purification

| of the Blessed Virgin, when he would give a definite answer whether he would prefer to resign his church on the receipt of an adequate pension or to receive the coadjutor whom we should appoint. We granted the request,

and he accepted the conditions. . a

_ FEBRUARY 1. While we were at Bec the said bishop sent us the following letter: To the Reverend Father and lord Eudes, by the grace of God archbishop of Rouen, William, by His grace bishop of Lisieux, sends eternal greeting in the Lord and renders his due and devout reverence and obedience. When, venerable Father, at Thiberville, on the Monday preceding the Purification of the Blessed Virgin, you earnestly advised us, in keeping with the apostolic man-

74 FEBRUARY, 1249 date which you showed to us, to resign our church of Lisieux as the mandate suggested and to accepte the competent income which you would assign, we requested time for deliberation, namely, until the Monday following the said Purification, on which day we would give a definite reply as to whether we would prefer to resign and receive a competency or to accept the coadjutor whom you, acting under the papal mandate, should assign to us. You graciously granted this delay, and we accepted it. Since, indeed, we know that the man diligent in his business is commended by Scripture, and that ‘“‘a sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places,” considering the irreparable burden of

our age, and, above all, fearing lest that which seems to flourish and flower under our hand should actually be tending to decay, and we should be said to seek only what can be done and not what would be of profit, being unwilling to stain our reputation, or rather to allow it to be damaged by reason of our age, and preferring to leave a good example to posterity, we anticipate the day on which we should make our reply, by the tenor of the present letter. We inform

you that we prefer to resign our pastoral cure, as 1s contained in the papal mandate, receiving a competency which you shall assign to us. And, to the end that you shall be no further bothered by this matter, by the tenor of the present letter, we freely resign the pastoral care of the church of Lisieux, which we have governed up to this time, to you, knowing from the papal letter that you are empowered to receive our resignation. We beseech you to make such a liberal provision for us as is consistent with our honor and condition, our infirmity and our age, and which will enable us to live comfortably and decently, in

accordance with the papal mandate, and that Your Paternity will present a written statement of your pleasure to the bearer of the present letter. Given at Thiberville, in the year of our Lord, 1249, on the Feast of the Purification of

the Blessed Mary. :

On March 16 we went to meet the said bishop at Thiberville, and in the presence of F., the dean; A., the cantor; W., the treasurer; Th. of Germany; J. of St-Evroult, archdeacon; W., the sacristan; G., the master of the school;

G. of St-Aubin; N. of Pont-de-l’Arche; S. of St-Pierre; William of StRiquier; W. of Friardel, and N. Sotin, canons of Lisieux, we received the resignation of the said bishop from his own hands, at his instant request, and by apostolic authority pertaining to the cure and not to the dignity, and with the will, counsel, and consent of the aforesaid canons. By the same authority we assigned him, on the usual terms, an annual pension of six hundred pounds of Tours so long as he should live in the provostship of Lisieux, saving twenty pounds of Tours from the goods of the church, to John, the priest at Etrépagny. FEBRUARY 1 [sic}. We were at Bec, at the expense of the monastery.

| FEBRUARY, 1249 75 FEBRUARY 2. At Bec, and it was the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed

Virgin. At the expense of the monastery. FEBRUARY 3. At Jumiéges, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 4-8. At Déville. FEBRUARY 9. At Rouen.

This being Ash Wednesday, we drove the penitents from the church. We | | ate at Rouen, and spent the night at Déville. FEBRUARY 10-11. At Déville. FEBRUARY 12. At Quévreville, at the expense of the house. No monks are — there. FEBRUARY 13. At Noyon-sur-Andelle, where we conferred our bene-

diction upon the abbot of Le Tréport. We spent the night at Mortemeren-Lyons, at the expense of the monastery. FEBRUARY 14, At St-Laurent-en-Lyons.!°% Thirteen canons reside in the

convent and fifteen in the outside priories. One canon is dwelling alone at Ste-Honorine; we ordered him to be called back to the cloister or that a companion be sent to him. There are ten priests there. The church otrnaments are not kept very clean; we ordered the sacristan to keep them clean or be removed from office. One does not accuse another [in chapter];

we decreed that one should accuse another as the Rule requires. Lay folk , enter the cloister. The sick in the infirmary are not sufficiently provided for; we ordered that they be ministered to according to their infirmities, insofar as the resources of the house permitted, and that an attendant be provided for them. Item, guests.are not well received; we ordered that a canon be appointed to receive them and to deal with them according to his circumstances. They owe about fifty pounds. They have the patronage of three churches. They have an income of about fifty pounds. Brother Simon is publicly known for grave incontinence; so are brothers John of Caux and William of Merey. Brother Peter Beaugener, Adam, and Brother John of

Eu are publicly known for insubordination. | FEBRUARY 15. At Bellosane of the Order of Premontré,1°6 at the expense

of the monastery. OO , FEBRUARY 16. We visited the chapter of Gournay. We found Firmin, | a priest, to be publicly known for drunkenness. Matthew, a canon, is some-

what ill famed of incontinence with a woman from Bosc-Hyons. Item, the | dean is publicly known for drunkenness and for infrequent attendance at his church. Some of the canons walk about the town wearing hoods; we for-

bade them to do this any more. Item, we forbade the clerics to take any more of the burghers’ wood at night for burning. Item, we ordered Firmin 105 A priory of Augustinian canons established c. 1150. (Cottineau, II, 2760.) ,

106 A Premonstratensian abbey founded in 1195. (Cottineau, I, 336.)

76 FEBRUARY, 1249 to be removed from office altogether, inasmuch as we had warned him last year and he had not reformed.197 | | FEBRUARY 16 [s7c}. At Neufmarché,!°8 at the priory of St-Evroult, which

we visited. There are three monks in residence. They do not possess a copy of the Rule of their order. They do not fully observe the fasts of the Rule. They eat meat; we forbade them to eat meat, save insofar as the Rule per-

mitted. They have an income of one hundred pounds derived from the kingdom of France, and another hundred pounds coming from England

They owe about one hundred forty pounds. , FEBRUARY 17. At Pérriérs, at the expense of the priory. No monks there. FEBRUARY 18. At Déville. FEBRUARY 19. We conferred Holy Orders

in the cathedral, at Rouen and spent the night at Déville. FEBRUARY 20. At Déville. FEBRUARY 21. At Mont-Deux-Amants, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 22. At Sausseuse, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 23. At Meulan, at our own expense, in the priory of St-Nigase. FEBRUARY 24. At Paris, in the Temple. FEBRUARY 25. At Corbeil. FEBRUARY 26—MARCH 1.

At Peny. MARCH 2. At St-Maur-des-Fossés. MARCH 3. At Argenteuil. MARCH 4. At Juziers, at our own expense. MARCH 5-6. At Sausseuse, at our OWN expense. MARCH 7-8. At Mont-Deux-Amants, at our own expense. MARCH 9-12. At Déville. MarcH 13-14. At Bourg-Achard, at our Own expense. MARCH 15. At Le Theil [-Nolent]}, in the diocese of

Lisieux.

MARCH 16. At the same, and this day, acting under apostolic authority, we received the resignation of William, bishop of Lisieux, at Thiberville, and we granted him a life annuity of six hundred pounds of Tours, in the

provostship of Lisieux.109 _

MARCH 17. At Bec. MARCH 18. At Déville. MARCH 19. At Rouen. MARCH 20. At Rouen. It was Palm Sunday. MARCH 21-22. At Déville. MARCH 23. At Rouen. MARCH 24, At Rouen. We consecrated the holy chrism and spent the night at the priory of Noyon-sur-Andelle,119 at our own expense. MARCH 25. At St-Martin-de-Pontoise, at our own expense.

MARCH 26. At Pontoise, on Easter Eve, at our own expense. ,

107 See entry for October 16, 1248. | 108 A Benedictine priory of St-Evroult founded in 1140. (Cottineau, II, 2057.)

109 See entries for January 31 and February 1, above. ,

: 110 Noyon-sur-Andelle was located in the present-day town of Charleval and is not distant from Rouen. It is apt to be confused with Nojeon-le-Sec, which is approximately half way between Charleval and Gisors. There is also a Noyon, cathedral city of the diocese of Noyon, at which Eudes was present on June 20, 1249.

1250 OS MARCH 27. At Pontoise, on Easter Day, at our own expense. MARCH 28.. At Juziers, at our own expense. MARCH 29-APRIL 2. At Sausseuse, at our own expense. APRIL 3. At Mont-Deux-Amants, at our own expense. APRIL 4. At Beaulieu, at our own expense. APRIL 5. At Beaussault, at the expense of

the priory, which we visited. They have an income of one hundred pounds and owe about forty pounds. aprit 6-9. At Aliermont. APRIL 10. We were at Dieppe, and spent the night at Longueville, at our own expense. APRIL 11-15. At Déville. aprit 16. At Louviers. APRIL 17. At Vernon. APRIL 18.

At St-Martin-la-Garenne. APRIL 19. At Juziers. APRIL 20. At Pontoise. APRIL 21. At Paris. APRIL 22. At Corbeil. aprit 23. At Paris. APRIL 24.

At Conflan. an oo | APRIL 25. At Conflans, and this’ day we wrote the following letter to

_ the lord bishop of Evreux: a | | | |

Brother Eudes, by divine permission the unworthy minister of the church of © a Rouen, to the venerable Brother J..1 by God’s grace bishop of Evreux, eternal

greeting in the Lord Jesus Christ. This is to inform Your. Fraternity that, the , proper time having arrived, we propose to visit your diocese at once, and that on the present Tuesday following the feast of Saint-George we intend to spend the night at Irvy, whence to proceed as God shall inspire us. Given etc.

APRIL 25. At Mantes, at our own expense, whence we proceeded to the visitation of the diocese of Evreux, the report of which begins on folio 59. APRIL 26. We entered the diocese of Evreux and spent the night at the monastery of Notre-Dame-d Ivry,2 at the expense of the house, which we :

visited the next day. Sixteen monks are there. They have six priories. One of the monks, accompanied only by a cleric, goes every day to the chateau? to celebrate Mass therein. They have an insufficient supply of chalices and

missals. At solemn Masses‘ and at the time of the annual feasts, women | 1° Jean -de la. Cour-d’ Aubergenville was the forty-first bishop of Evreux (1244-56).

(Gams, Series episcoporum, p. 550.)... oe oe

, 2 A Benedictine abbey founded in 1076. (Cottineau, I, 1471-72.) eS a 3 This is the celebrated chateau of Ivry. The monastery was close by.

4 The solemn or High Mass was a sung Mass with a full choir; the celebrant was)

78 APRIL, 1250 enter the cloister and the choir; we ordered this corrected and forbade women to enter the choir of cloister in the future. The abbot does not visit the outside priories, and in the outside priories they eat meat whenever they like; we forbade the eating of meat, save as the Rule permits. They have an income of about seven hundred pounds; they owe about three

hundred pounds, and they have sufficient provisions. When the present abbot came they owed eight hundred pounds. The almoner is a drunkard. We must speak to the bishop about this monk who goes alone to celebrate Mass at the chateau at Ivry. Item, [we must also speak to him} about Brother Peter le Cordelier and Simon of Paris, both monks of Ivry. APRIL 27. At Le Breuil,3 of the Order of Cistercians, at the expense of

the house. , ,

APRIL 28. At Muzy,® which we visited. Four monks are there, of whom |

| three are priests. There used to be some silk capes there, but the parishioners and the ptiests pawned them to get bells made. They do not observe

the [papal] Constitution [of Gregory IX} on monthly confession; we enjoined them to observe this more fully. The one who is not a priest does not receive Communion every month; we enjoined both him and the prior to see that he did receive Communion in accordance with the papal statute. The monks walk about the town; this we forbade. Item, we ordered them to send away the maidservant who was there, and that if another be received, —

she was at least to be older than the present one. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; they eat meat freely; we enjoined them to observe the fasts and forbade them to eat meat. Some of them wear linen shirts; we forbade the use of linen shirts and feather beds. They have an income of about one hundred sixty pounds, and they owe about one hundred forty pounds. We spent one hundred five shillings, five pence of Paris there [as procuration}. The monks appropriate the oblations,’7 even with the priot’s knowledge. The prior never computes with his monks concerning the financial

condition of the priory. | ; | |

hous. Oo | | _ ,

APRIL 29. At l’Estrée,8 of the Order of Cistercians, at the expense of the

assisted by a deacon, a subdeacon, a thurifer, acolytes, and a master of ceremonies. See Joseph A. Jungman, Missarum solemnia, trans. Francis A. Brunner as The Mass

of the Roman Rite (New York, 1950), I, 195-207. — : 5 A Cistercian abbey founded in 1138. (Cottineau, I, 495-96.) 8 A Benedictine priory founded in 1128. (Cottineau, II, 2024.)

7 These are the offerings of the faithful. , |

MAY, 1250 79 APRIL 30. At the priory of Heudreville,» dependent on the abbey of Tiron, and at the expense of the priory. We visited there, finding four monks in residence, all being priests. They neither confess nor receive Com- | munion each month as the Statutes of Pope Gregory require, nor, as they say, has a copy of the Statutes reached them. They owe about three hundred

pounds; they have an income of about one hundred eighty pounds. We enjoined them to confess more often. Item, they use feather beds, a prac-

tice which we prohibited. |

MAY 1. At Verneuil, at the expense of the manor of Tilliéres, which

belongs to the monastery of Bec. No monks are there. © | : MAY 2. At the priory of St-Sulpice!® near Laigle, and at the expense of , the priory. Seven monks are there, five of whom are priests. They neither receive Communion nor confess each month as the Statutes of Pope Gregory require; we ordered them to maintain a strict observance of the Statutes covering these matters. Two novices are there; we willed that they be sent back to the abbey. They use feather beds. The prior does not sleep with the others. They eat meat when there is no need; we prohibited the use of feather beds and the eating of meat. They have an income of two hundred fifty pounds; they owe about a hundred pounds. Brother John Chicaut is

a sower of discord. ,

We must speak to the bishop about the two novices at Laigle, and about

removing John Chicaut. |

, May 3. We visited the priory of Rai,11 where there are two monks. They eat meat occasionally; they use feather beds and fail to keep a full observance of the fasts. The prior’s companion is so old that he should not be obliged to comply with the foregoing. We forbade the use of feather beds

and the eating of meat except when permitted by the Rule. We ordered |

the fasts of the Rule to be rigorously observed. |

This day we spent the night at Lierru,!2 of the order of St.-Augustine, and

visited there on the morrow. Ten canons are there, and all but two are priests. They have an income of two hundred pounds and owe about one hundred pounds. ° A Cistercian abbey founded in 1145. (Cottineau, I, 1077.) ® St-Martin. (Cottineau, I, 1413.) 10 A Benedictine priory, called St-Sulpice-sur-Risle, dependent on St-Laumer-de

Blois, (Cottineau, II, 2897.) 11 A Benedictine priory of St-Taurin-d’Evreux. (Cottineau, II, 2397.) , 12 St-Pierre, situated in the forest of Couches. (Cottineau, I, 1607.)

80 | MAY, 1250 Since the priory of Rai was poor and had been damaged by fire, and the priory of Lierru was likewise in need, we did not accept full procuration from them. However, we ordered the prior of Rai that, of the amount of our procuration at Lierru, he should pay the prior of Lierru fifty-eight shillings; if he did not do this the prior of Lierru should enforce this payment,

on our authority. |

MAY 4, At Beaumont-le-Roger, a dependency of Bec.18 Twelve monks | are there. They have no copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory. They pay

Jewess, , : ,

the tithe on a declared income of one thousand pounds;!4 they owe about sixty pounds. They owe a pension of sixty shillings to a certain converted

May 5. At Conches, of the order of St. Benedict.15 Lay folk enter the | cloister and the choir to hear Mass, and sometimes gentlewomen do so too. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule in full, and the healthy ones occasionally eat meat when there is no need. In the outside priories they eat meat whenever they please, nor do they observe the fasts of the Rule. They have an income of twelve hundred pounds, but there is no written record

of this. We enjoined the abbot to audit the monastery accounts in the presence of the monks elected by the community. They owe about one hundred pounds. They owe about sixty-two pounds in annual pensions; we _ forbade them to grant any pensions. Item, our predecessor, P.,1® by God’s grace {cardinal} bishop of Albano, but at that time archbishop of Rouen, had ordered the monks to wear tunics,!7 and we found that some had them,

but others did not. We ordered the abbot to provide tunics for all. Item, we forbade lay. folk to enter the cloister. Item, we enjoined that the fasts of the Rule be more fully observed, and that the abbot should see to their fuller observance in the outside priories. Item, we forbade the eating of meat as well to those within the monastery as to those dwelling outside, except when. the Rule permitted. We ordered a more complete statement

of their income to be written out. |

48 Founded in 1070, it became dependent on Bec in 1143. (Cottineau, I, 306.) 14 To the bishop and to the mother house, Bec. (“Dime,” Dict. de droit canon, IV, 1231-41.) In this instance, it could indicate the royal tithes levied for the Crusades.

15 A Benedictine abbey founded about 817. (Cottineau, I, 852-53.) 46 Peter de Colmieu was archbishop of Rouen from 1236 to 1244, at which latter

date he was nominated cardinal and bishop of Albano. : |

17 The tunica was the everyday robe of the monk, with narrow sleeves, as opposed

to the choir robe-(cuculla), with its broad sleeves and hood. =

MAY, 1250 81 May 6. At Evreux, where we were received in the cathedral with a pro-

cession. We entered the chapter, and after delivering a sermon we made a visitation there. Asked whether they wished us to pursue our inquiries in a general session or by individuals, they replied, after much discussion, that we might do as we liked. Asked how the Divine Service was performed,

they said that it was well done and that the church had many and sufficient _ | ornaments. Item, that the offices were performed at the proper hours, unless the matriculary!® were remiss, in which event they dined in the presence of the dean and went without wine on that day.19 The dean does not perform

his duties and, because of his infirmity, has not done so for a long time. They courteously and diligently replied to every question asked by us. Item, the archdeacon, the cantor, the official, Master Auger, and other canons who

were present proposed that the lord bishop should pay the procuration for | our visitation of them, because of certain goods which he had in common with them; we replied that we should be pleased to have the bishop pay, and | that we did not care who paid, so long as our present chapter visitation was

paid for. We told them to decide this matter for themselves and to take up | the question with the bishop if they wished, as we were unwilling to in_ fringe upon his rights in any way. Item, having inquired from them about the performance of the Offices and about the church ornaments in general, we then asked whether, in the church of Evreux, there were any persons ill famed of incontinence, of drunkenness, of wearing irregular garb, of running about the town, or of engaging in trade; they replied that there were none

| now, since they had just expelled two ill-famed clerks-choral from the choit.

After this we requested them to withdraw, and we then interviewed them one by one and secretly. Beginning with the cantor, we asked him whether any of the canons had been publicly known for incontinence, or for engaging in trade and the like; he said no. We then called Peter, the archdeacon, who, on being asked the same questions, returned the same answer

as the cantor. Next came Master William of Borcelles, who replied as the others. Finally we called Master Auger, who answered likewise; but we

reprimanded him for the shape of his tonsure, and the excessively’ small : 18 The official who drew up the matricula or list of officers for the day or week. He was attached to the sacristan and, in some houses, was the sacristan; thus, he was responsible for the proper performance of the Divine Offices. As a general rule, he

was the subsacristan. : ! - . oo 19 This is an example of statutory penance local to the chapter of Evreux. ~~

82 MAY, 1250 corona® which remained. He replied and promised that he would be more — than willing to correct this. Asked why he was not a subdeacon, he replied that for some unknown reason he had kept putting it off up to now, and he promised that he would see to it that he became a subdeacon right away. MAY 7. At La Noé,?1 order of Cistercians, at the expense of the monastery.

MAY 8. At Coudres.22 There are two monks [belonging to the abbey} of Bourgueil-en-Vallée.28 They use feather beds; they eat meat freely. The priory has an income of four hundred pounds. We prohibited the use of feather beds and the eating of meat, save as the Rule permitted. May 9. At Jouy [-sur-Eure},?4 at the expense of the priory. Two monks from Jumiéges are there. We found everything to be in good condition. They have an income of about four hundred pounds. May 10. At Jouy, at the expense of the priory of le Breuil-Benoit,25 where there are no monks. May 11. At La Croix-St-Leufroy,?6 at our own expense. MAY 12. At the same, at the expense

of the monastery, which we visited this day. Twenty monks are there. They have six priories. They eat meat freely in the priories. They have an income

of five hundred pounds.

MAY 13. At St-Taurin-d’Evreux,?7 at the expense of the monastery, which

we visited. There are twenty-two monks in residence, and three others are elsewhere now, but will return later. They have three priories; all are priests but three. They have an income of fourteen hundred pounds; they owe about two hundred pounds. The abbot does not cast his accounts with any of the brethren elected by the community. They are burdened with many pensions.

They have the patronage of eleven churches. _ MAY 14. We visited the monastery of nuns at St-Sauveur-d’Evreux.28 There

are sixty-one nuns in residence. The nuns occasionally drink in rooms other than the refectory and the infirmary. Item, they have small dogs, squirrels, 20 The upper part of the head was shaved clean, leaving a crown (corona) or ridge

of hair between the shaved part and the hair on the lower part of the head, which was close cut. |

21 A daughter house of Jouy, founded c. 1144. (Cottineau, II, 2081-82.)

22 A Benedictine priory founded c. 994. (Cottineau, I, 892.) os 23 A Benedictine abbey located between Tours and Saumur. (Cottineau, I, 464-65.)

24 A Benedictine priory of Jumiéges. (Cottineau, I, 1492.) .

25 A daughter house of Clairvaux. (Cottineau, I, 495-96.) 26 A Benedictine abbey founded ¢. 692. (Cottineau, I, 922.) 27 A seventh-century Benedictine abbey. (Cottineau, I, 1088-89.) 28 A Benedictine abbey founded ¢. 1060. (Cottineau, I, 1088.) Note that at the end

‘of the visitation Eudes enters four names but gives no reason therefor.

MAY, 1250 83 and birds; we decreed that all such things be taken away. They do not observe the Rule. They have an income of nine hundred pounds; they owe about six hundred pounds. They eat meat when there is no need for it. They have locked coffers; we enjoined the abbess to make frequent and unannounced inspection of these coffers or else have the locks removed. They owe

about forty pounds in pensions. Their stock of provisions is low. We en-

joined the abbess to cast her accounts at least twice a year in the presence | ; of some sisters elected by the community. Item, we decreed that they were | to put away their metaled belts and their unseemly purses. Item, we decreed that the abbess should visit the sisters more frequently and take away the ‘purses and pillows which they make unless they have her permission to

possess them. oO Bruncoutt.) , oy , a

(Alice of Saussay, Nicholas of Villiers, Beatrice of Lisieux, Mathilda of

MAY 15. We were at the palace of the bishop of Evreux, and at his ex-

pense. We were honorably received at his special instructions, as we understood. In the evening we sent word to the chapter of Evreux and to all the canons who were in the city and physically able to attend to appear before us in our chambers.2° When they had appeared we inquired of them in what manner the bishop conducted himself both in his church and in his episcopate, or diocese; how he exercised his pontifical office; his manner of conferring benefices; his general conduct and way of life; and such other

this day. , ,

things as we thought fitting. They replied that he performed his duties well and conducted himself worthily in everything. We celebrated Mass MAY 16. We came to Vernon, where we were received in a procession

by the chapter of Vernon.8 We spent the night at the bishop’s manor, which is at Viviers, but at the expense of the chapter. We visited the chapter the following day. There are nine canons, of whom only three maintain

, residence. The bishop has the cure [of souls} of the chapter directly. We 29 Note that there are two. visitations: (1) on May 6, when the chapter itself is visited and inquries are made into its spiritual life; (2) on May 15, when the chapter is visited, but this time inquiries are made into its relations with the bishop, and it was

also queried on the bishop as bishop. _- ,

80 This is a reference to one of the two collegiate churches, or churches served by a college of secular priests, in the diocese of Evreux (La Saussaye and Vernon). (Dom

- y Besse, Abbayes et prieurés de. Pancienne France, 8 vols. (Paris 1906-14), VII,

«84 MAY, 1250 must speak:to the bishop about to whom the patronage of: the canons’ parishes should belong: Item, also about regulating his way of making visitations there. Item, about the jurisdiction which the dean exercises over the.

, canons, clerics, and vicars of the choir. re

| MAY 17...At Louviers, at our own expense. si sisi—(—s - MAY 18. At Daubeuf [-la-Campagne}, at the expense of the priory. No monks are there. John of Valmont, curator of the house [priory} of Daubeuf, came to us and made amends for denying to .us both entrance to and procuration for-Daubeuf. His surety was Geoffrey le Bicauz. We enjoined him to restore to the monks of St-Ouen-de-Rouen the moneys they had sent in lieu of the food which they had not furnished on the preceding day when

we visit there. : oe ,

we had demanded procuration, inasmuch as he is obligated to this whenever

MAY 19. At Montaure,?1 at the expense of the priory. We visited there the same day.. Four monks are in residence, whereas there are normally three. All are priests. They use feather beds, and some have cloaks trimmed with fox fur. We forbade them to drink in the town, to go about the town, or to use feather beds. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we ordered them to maintain a strict observance of the Rule governing the fasts. They eat meat frequently; we ordered them to abstain according to the: Rule. They have an income of one hundred sixty pounds. The prior does not audit his accounts with his companions, but only with... [Jacuna in MS] the abbot,32. and at that only once a year. We enjoined him to cast his accounts with his companions at least three times a year. The alms they give are small; we enjoined them to give alms more liberally to the poor. Item, that they should not leave the gate of the enclosure, without the permission of ... [/acuna in MS} the prior. Item, that the prior should supply

clothing and shoes to the community as means permit. _ oe - May 20. At Bonport,%8 at the expense of the monastery, by right of procuration. There came to us André of St-Léonard, a citizen of Rouen. He made amends, and promised that he would abide by our will, on oath taken in our presence, inasmuch as he himself confesses here and now that, armed and with an armed following, he had come at night to our greater mill at Rouen, the one situated by the Rue-du-Bocq bridge, and had carried off 81 A Benedictine priory of .St-Ouen-de-Rouen. (Cottineau, II, 1933.)

_ 82 That is, with Adam, abbot of St-Ouen-de-Rouen. © | ne 33 A Cistercian daughter house of Citeaux. (Cottineau, I, 432-33.)

JUNE, 1250 | | 85 grain and flour. By the same oath he promised to perform whatever penalty | we laid upon him and to give us sufficient sureties up to one hundred silver _ marks before next Monday. He offered as his surety John of Val-Richer, nephew of Geoffrey of Val-Richer, who in this instance obligated himself as surety to us for the foregoing and who also pledged himself to the extent

of one hundred silver marks. , oo

| [No entry for May 21.]

-- MAY 22, Having visited the diocese of Evreux, we came to Rouen and conferred Holy Orders at St-Ouen. We stayed the night at Déville. May 23.

At Déville. May 24. We held the holy synod of the greater archdeanery

of Rouen, and we spent the night at Déville. May 25. At Rouen.. We , celebrated Mass and held the greater synod. May 26. At Rouen. We ate at the Franciscan monastery, at our own expense. MAY 27. At St-Victor-en- |

—Caux, at our own expense. MAY 28-JUNE 4. At Aliermont. — re _ JUNE 5. At Mortemer-sur-Eaulne, and coming to the local priory of. StMartin,34 we found three monks there and warned them to receive us both

for visitation and for procuration. They denied both obligations; there were | present: Brother Harduin, prior of the place; Brother Benedict, prior of Etoutteville; Brother William Tancone, monk of the said place; Master Stephen of Lorris and Master Theobald of Grandville, our companions; Ralph, priest at Le Caule; the dean of Foucarmont; William, priest of Boéle, dean of Neufchatel; and Stephen of Gien and Morel of Chelles, our clerks. We warned them to pay our procuration before the Nativity of Saint John

| and to make amends for failing to receive us, either for visitation or for

not at least be held to this.

procuration, or else, before the said time, to present reasons why they should

_ JUNE 6. At Gournay, at our own expense. JUNE 7. At Chaumont, at our ‘own expense. JUNE 8-9. At Pontoise, at our own expense. JUNE 10. At Argenteuil, at our own expense. JUNE 11. At Pontoise, at our own expense. JUNE 12. At Chaumont, at our own expense. JUNE 13-16. At Sausseuse, at our Own expense. JUNE 17. At Mortemer-en-Lyons, at the expense of the _ monastery. JUNE 18. At Beaubec, at the expense of the monastery. JUNE 19. At Aumale,?5 at the expense of the monastery, which we visited the next day, finding sixteen monks there. One monk is alone in England; we enjoined the abbot to recall him to the cloister, or else give him a com34 This was a Bec priory which felt it should be exempt. (Cottineau, IL, 1991.)

35 Originally built by Adelise, sister of William the Conqueror, as a house for

86 JUNE, 1250 panion. There usually are twenty-five monks there. They have only a Latin, version of the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we ordered the abbot to have them translated [into French]. They do not confess once a month; we ordered the Statutes of Pope Gregory dealing with this matter to be more fully observed. Lay folk enter the cloister at will, while the monks leave it without permission; we decreed that the cloister should be better kept. Item, we decreed that whoever should leave the cloister without permission should go without wine both that day and the next. Silence is not well kept; we decreed and ordered that it be better observed, and that a daily accusation be brought [in chapter} against those who infringe the rule of silence. The fasts are not well observed, especially by those who travel by horseback; we

fail. , ,

enjoined them to observe them more fully. They use meat when there is

no need; we absolutely forbade them the use of meat. They have an income of fifteen hundred pounds; they owe about thirty pounds in pensions and are burdened with debts to the extent of one thousand sixty pounds. We ordered the kitchener to be sent away from the convent, and that without

JUNE 20. At Aliermont. JUNE 21. At Bellencombre, at our own ex-

pense. JUNE 22-24. At Déville. JUNE 25. At Rouen. JUNE 26. At Rouen, and this day, in the presence of the bishops of Bayeux,3¢ Avranches,%7 Evreux,3® and Séez,3® we consecrated... [/acuna in MS} as bishop of Lisieux.40 JUNE 27. At St-Philbert, at the manor of the lord of Avranches. JUNE 28. At Le Theil[-Nolent}. JUNE 29. At Lisieux, and today Lord F., by God’s grace bishop of Lisieux, made his first solemn entry. canons, it became a Benedictine abbey about 1130. (Cottineau, I, 204-5.) It had two priories in Yorkshire, Birstall and Withetness. (Dugdale, Monasticon Anglicanum,

p. 506.) | , VII, 1019-20, 1056.)

86 Gui (1241-60). (Gams, Series episcoporum, p. 507.) 87 William V (Guillaume de Ste-Mére-Eglise) (1236-52). Gams, Series episcoporum,

38 Jean de la Cour-d’Aubergenville (1244-56). (Gams, Series episcoporum, p. 550.) 39 Geoffrey de Maiet (1241-58). (Gams, Series episcoporum, p. 626.)

40 Fulk d’Astin (1250-67). (Gams, Series episcoporum, p. 566.) a 41 When a bishop was consecrated outside his own diocese, the day of entry into

his episcopal church was a day of ceremony. He was met at the outskirts of his episcopal city and, seated on a chair, was borne to the cathedral by the leading citizens of the city. This was the solemn entry spoken of here. The best study on the many aspects of episcopal elections and ceremonial is still Imbart de la Tour, Les Elections épiscopales dans Véglise de France du IX-XII siécle (Paris, 1891), pp. 319-78.

JULY, 1250 87 JUNE 30. We entered the diocese of Séez, and spent the night at StPierre-sur-Dives, where was also the lord [bishop] of Séez; but he did not spend the night there. The visitation of the diocese of Séez begins on

folio 61.4 | oe

JUNE 30. We spent the night at St-Pierre-sur-Dives,4? at the expense of _ , the monastery. The next day we visited it, the lord [bishop} of Séez being present. Thirty monks are there. They have no priories this side of the sea, but they have two in England. Some of them do not confess once a month; we decreed that the Statute of Pope Gregory on this matter be more fully observed. All are priests but three. Traveling monks do not observe the fasts; we ordered that all should observe them. Item, they sometimes eat meat when there is no need; we utterly forbade them to eat meat except when the Rule permitted it. They have an income of about two thousand pounds and thirty marks from England. We ordered that the community elect some of the brothers to audit the abbot’s accounts and to be informed

about the state of the house. They owe about forty pounds in pensions. Otherwise they owe nothing, for, indeed, money is owed to them. Guests are not particularly well received, because they gave a part of the guest house to a certain layman; we enjoined the abbot to appoint within three days one of the monks to look after the guests more honorably, .and to use his own funds if there were a deficit. We forbade him to drink any wine after the third day until he shall have attended to this. The abbot does not sleep in the dormitory, nor does he arise for Matins. He does not cast his accounts with the community. He promised to correct these faults. Item, | the abbot promised to show and to reveal to the prior, to the monk in

norance. - .

charge of the grain, and to the kitchener, just what [resources} he had, since

they had accused him of having many things of which they were in igJULY 1. At Pérriérs,44 at the expense of the priory. The monks there belong to Marmoutier of Tours and are exempt. juLY 2. At Trun,4 at

the expense of the priory of Coulimer. | 42 That is, the entry which follows, June 30. There seems to be no particular reason why Eudes’ clerk made special reference here to the folio.

43 A Benedictine abbey founded in 1046. (Cottineau, II, 2851-52.) It had three priories in England: Modbury (Devonshire), Tutbury (Staffordshire), and Wolston

(Warwickshire). Eudes erroneously states that it had only two. :

44 St-Vigor, a Benedictine priory founded before 1076. (Cottineau, II, 2257.) 45 A Benedictine priory dependent on Troarn. (Cottineau, II, 3228.) Coulimer de-

88 JULY, 1250 . JuLy 3. At Tournai [-sur-Dives},4¢ where there are two monks belonging to Croix-St-Leufroy. Although the prior had spoken with us the day before, |

he was not present when we were there; nay rather, he absented himself. However, we visited the priory as best we could, [questioning} the monk who was the prior’s companion. They eat meat when there is no need, and ‘they fail to observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined them to abstain from eating flesh, and to observe the fasts of the Rule more strictly. We told the monk who was the prior’s companion to inform the prior that he should come.to us, wherever we might be, within eight days, to make amends for evading our visitation; and that otherwise we would punish him more

severely,

_ juLy 4. At Planches,47 at our own expense. — - — JULY 5, At the same place, but at the expense of the priory, which we visited. There are two monks from St-Pére-de-Chartres. They use feather beds. They have no written copy either of their own Rule nor of the Statutes of Pope Gregory in the priory. The prior does not confess once a month, as the Statutes of Pope Gregory require. They do not sing the canonical Hours together. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule. The prior eats meat. They have an income of sixty-four pounds; they owe about | twenty pounds. The prior does not compute with his companion concerning the state of the house. We enjoined him to obtain copies of the Rule and of the Statutes. We absolutely forbade the use of feather beds and meat, except as permitted by the Rule. Item, we decreed a stricter observance of

the fasts of the Rule, and that they should confess once a month, as the

house. : 7

Statutes of Pope Gregory require. We ordered them to celebrate Mass more

| frequently, ot sing their Hours together, and to sleep together in the same JULY 6. At La Trappe, order of Cistercians, at the expense of the monastery. JULY 7. At Mortagne,4® at the expense of the dean and chapter, and,

at our visitation, we found their income to be insufficient. The statute

covering the coming in and going out is not observed49 == pended on La Couture-du-Mans. (Cottineau, I, 893.) Se

46 A Benedictine priory. (Cottineau, II, 3188.) | - oe

47 A Benedictine priory of St-Pére-de-Chartres. (Cottineau, II, 2295.) . 48 Ste-Madeleine de Chartrage, a conventual house of canons regular. (Cottineau, I,

713; Besse, Abbayes et prieurés de lancienne France, VII, 224.) , 49 That is, ingress and exit to and from the chapter’s religious establishment without permission of the dean. : | | : | 7

JULY, .1250 89 oe Juty 8. At Ste-Gauburge.5® The monks here come from St-Denis in France.51 The prior was not there, for, indeed, his own: monks had caused

- him to be summoned to St-Denis. They were unwilling to reply to any | of our questions, stating that they were exempt. However, rumors. of incontinence and of running about the town are connected with several of

the monks of this place. _ | ,

Thibault,52 by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, to all the faithful of Christ

who may see this letter, greeting in the Lord. Know that a dispute arose between us, on the one hand, and the religious men, P.53 the abbot and convent of St-Denis-en-France, on the. other, concerning visitation and procuration in connection with their priory of Ste-Gauburge, situated in our province, to wit, in the diocese of Séez; we claiming the same visitation and procuration to belong by right to our office as metropolitan, they disagreeing. However, for the good

| of the peace, a friendly compromise was arrived at in the following way: if it | should so please us to visit the aforesaid priory every three years, we shall have _

the right to do so. We and our successors shall receive, at the time of such | , visitation, and in the name of procuration, forty shillings, to be paid by the prior or occupier of the said place, from the income of the priory. We agreed that we and our successors shall be content with the said payment and shall have no power to demand or claim any higher procuration. Further, the prior or

occupier shall not have the power to deny the house to us or to our successors. 'To , make this agreement duly official it is approved by, and has the consent of, our chapter. In confirmation whereof, we place the authority of our seal and that of the chapter on this letter. Given in the year of grace 1224, in the month of June.

juLty 9. At Dame-Marie,54 where there are two monks of Jumiéges. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule. They have an income of one hundred twenty pounds. We enjoined them to observe the fasts of the Rule more

_ fully. JULY 10-11. At the same, at our own expense. — _ 50 A Benedictine priory of St-Bonneval, built. before 1024, it was given to St-Pére — de-Chartres by Bishop Yves de Belléme (1034-70); then to St-Denis. (Cottineau, II, 2691.

51 udes differentiates between Normandy which in 1205 had been added to the French crown’s possessions, and France itself. It may also be that he is here referring

to the Ile-de-France. Se | . |

52 Thibault d’Amiens was archbishop of Rouen from 1222 to 1229. (Gams, Series

episcoporum, p. 614.) ,

.53 Peter I was abbot of St-Denis from 1221 to 1247. (Gallia Christiana, VII; 38587.) The: documents in the Gallia Christiana relating to the dispute do not throw

further light on the matter. | ee a 54 A Benedictine priory of Jumiéges. (Cottineau,-I, 943.) = >

90 JULY, 1250 JULY 12. At St-Martin-de-Belléme,®5 at the expense of the priory. The | monks there come from Marmoutier. When they had paid us our procuration fee on behalf of this priory, we told them in the presence of Masters Simon of St-Pierre-sur-Dives, a canon of Lisieux; Robert of Grainville, a canon of Rouen; Thibaut, master of the school at Lisieux; Stephen of Lorris; and our clerks and our companions, Brothers William of Guerches, Peter

Belini, of the Order of Franciscans, and Stephen of Gien, our clerk, that on the next day they should be prepared to pay us procuration for St. Leonard’s chapel, in the chateau of Belléme. They entirely denied this obligation. However, we offered them a delay of eight days within which they should present reasons, if any, why they should not be held to this procuration. We asked them if they would accept this postponement. They did not reply to this query directly, but stated that they would take counsel, and then straightway they appealed to Rome, on the grounds that we were demanding this undue and unacustomed procuration. Returning from their consultation almost at once, they announced that they would neither accept the day which we had proposed, nor would they assign any other reasons.

The letter of appeal ran as follows: ,

Since you, Reverend Father... [lacuna in MS} by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, have demanded an undue and unaccustomed procuration from the prior and monks of Belléme, and unlawfully have tried to extort it, the said prior and the monks feel themselves injured, and they place themselves and their affairs under the protection of the Lord Pope, appealing to the Apostolic

, See in writing, lest you try to take any steps against them and theirs, and herewith they ask you for apostoli.

JULY 13. On the next day we questioned them about the state of the house. They replied that they had an abbot and a prior from whom they received correction if there were anything to be corrected there. We told them that they should produce for us before the Feast of the Assumption their privileges, if they had any, showing why we should not exercise visitation there.

We spent the night at St-Grodogrand, at our own expense. Juty 14. At Alencgon,5* where there are two monks from Lonlay. There 55 A Benedictine priory of Marmoutier. The abbey of Marmoutier enjoyed the privilege of exemption. Its dependent priory was only claiming the privilege enjoyed by its mother house. (Cottineau, I, 331-32.)

56 A Benedictine priory of Lonlay. (Cottineau, I, 53.)

JULY, 1250 | 91 usually are three monks there; we:ordered the number to be completed. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined the prior to observe the fasting rules more fully, and to see that they were observed. They eat

meat when there is no need; we prohibited them the use of meat, except as the Rule permitted. They have an income of one hundred forty pounds of Tours; they owe about twenty-five pounds. The prior does not compute with his companion concerning the state of the house; we decreed that all of his companions should be informed of the state of the house. JULY 15. At St-Martin-de-Séez.5? Thirty-five monks are in residence. All

but three are priests. They do not have a French copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule in the outside priories; we enjoined the abbot to see that they were observed. They use feather beds in the priories. They eat meat when there is no need; we forbade them the eating of meat, except as the Rule permitted. They have an income of seventeen hundred pounds; they owe about seven hundred

pounds. |

JULY 16. At St-Gervais,58 the cathedral church of Séez. Twenty-four canons are in residence. One canon is serving alone in a certain church in the diocese of Le Mans. All but three are priests. Those who are not priests receive Communion only once a year; we ordered them to receive Communion ~

at Easter, Christmas, and Pentecost. The cloister is not well kept; indeed, lay folk enter the cloister. The rule of silence is not observed in the cloister nor in the church. Seculars, both priests and clerics, sit in the choir with the canons. Some of the canons have striped serges; we enjoined the bishop to see that these striped serges were removed. They have an income of about twelve hundred pounds. Some of their churches are served by secular vicars, who do not have the cure of souls; we ordered that these vicars be presented to the bishop and receive the cure of souls from him. Seculars eat in the refectory with the canons. They owe about thirty-three pounds in pensions. More is owed to them than they owe, and they have a sufficiency of provisions. The archdeacons buy their horses to keep as their own.59 The canons drink in the town. The prior is somewhat negligent and 57 A Benedictine abbey built ¢. 1050. (Cottineau, II, 2992-93.) 58 In April, 1226, Geoffrey, archbishop of Rouen, consecrated the cathedral of Séez to SS. Gervasius and Protasius. The Bishop of Séez was Gervase I (1220-28). (Gams,

Series episcoporum, p. 626.) : °° The archdeacon made a yearly visitation of his archdeaconry. This he did on horseback. But these canons were part of a community bound by rules of poverty, and

92 JULY, 1250. is incapable of exercising his office. Item, we found certain persons there who had been defamed for their acts. The following items are contained

in the letter which we sent to the bishop of Séez, in this form: i Brother Eudes, by God’s permission unworthy minister of the church of Rouen, to the venerable Brother G[eoffrey}, by God’s grace bishop of Séez, eternal greeting in the Lord Jesus Christ. Coming to the church at Séez for the purpose of making a visitation, a duty which our office demands of us, we found certain matters requiring correction, at which we neither could nor should connive. Further, since you abide there as a rule, we can accuse you of negligence unless your diligence redeem the blame. We found that the sacrosanct and venerable Blessed Sacrament is so placed on the high altar that those passing through the choir, or praying there, do not have It before their eyes as is. meet,

so that their devotion may be increased. Item, we found not only that the rule of silence is infringed, but, indeed, that it is hardly observed at all, whether in the church, the cloister, the refectory, or the dormitory. The canons, even in

the presence of lay folk, quarrel with one another, and the Divine Office is disturbed. Item, we found that quarrels of this kind are not curbed by anyone. Item, the cloister is very badly kept, and in it the canons gossip and sit with lay folk, nor is there anyone to keep out those who wish to enter. Item, the canons

invite seculars, both cleric and lay, and even dubious characters, to eat with them, bringing them into the refectory without bothering to ask permission. Item,

no attenton is paid to hospitality, nor is any person appointed to receive

the guests, as there should be. ,

Item, in the dormitory we found unseemly serges and coverlets, that is to say, striped ones. Item, [we found] that many of the canons have been defamed for their acts ; indeed, almost all of the archdeacons are publicly known for having property, nor do they compute with the prior concerning the profits from the two atchdeaconries. Item, Brother Oliver has been defamed for disobedience

or impudence; Gervaise, the cellarer, and the cantor, of incontinence, of too much running about the town and drinking there, very often without any companion and without permission. Item, the same cellarer and cantor frequently absent themselves from Compline and from Matins; item, we found the cellarer to be publicly known for having property and to be negligent in celebrating his Mass, which he omits altogether. Item, we found Hugh Coriillers ill famed of engaging in trade, of possessing property, of incontinence, and of inebriety. Item, we found William of Herbei publicly known for having prop-

erty and for incontinence; he wears unseemly clothes, to wit, those of many

canon., I, 948-1001.) oo : ee a thus no individual» could “have: anything of «his: own..:.(“Archidiacre,”. Dict. de droit

, JULY, 1250 93

colors, and even wears them when he walks abroad, and without a surplice or frock. Item, we found that when you had sent him to the cloister because of his unseemly bearing, they made him attorney of the assizes,60 whence he had

opportunities for wandering about and falling into his old way of sin. Item, — we found that the canons, on going into the town, very frequently stopped , for a drink in the houses of the townspeople. Item, we found that in parochial churches they have vicars who have not received the cure of souls, and great danger, therefore, threatens the souls of the parishioners, nor have these vicars been presented to you. In consideration of these things, we order you to correct all of these excesses, and to see that your reformation program is carried out, so that you may not deserve censure for greater negligence. You will inform us in writing of what you have done, so that we may put our hand to it, if necessary. Given at Brieux, the Sunday before the feast of Saints James and Christopher,

in the year of our Lord 1250. ,

JULY 17. We visited the monastery of nuns at Notre-Dame-d’ Almenéches,*1 where there are thirty-four nuns. All of them own property; they have their own casseroles, copper kettles, and necklaces. Item, they contract debts in town, and eat and sit at table in friendly groups Money is given to each one to provide herself with cooked food and victuals. Many remain away from Compline and Matins, and drink after Compline. Theophana drinks too much. They have no regulation or set time for confessing or receiving Communion. Sister Hola recently had a child by a certain Michael _

of Val-Guy. Lay folk enter the cloister at will and talk with the nuns. Item, they never eat in the refectory. Denise Dehatim is ill famed of Master Nicholas of Bléve. They also quarrel in the cloister and in the choir. Alice, the cantress, had a child by Christian. Item, the prioress had a child some

time ago. They have no abbess, for the one they had is lately dead. To procure them an abbess, they agreed on us and the bishop of Séez, and we

_ have the letters of agreement which are entered on folio 126.6 This day we spent the night at the monastery of Silly,*8 Premonstratensian

Order, at the expense of the monastery. juty 18. At St-André-en-Gouffern,®4 of the Cistercian Order, and we 60 These were meetings of the secular courts to which ecclesiastics were often cited, especially from the reign of Philip Augustus on, to defend themselves against royal

officials. Strayer, Administration of Normandy, pp. 17, 23, 26-30.) ,

, 1 A Benedictine abbey founded c. 769. (Cottineau, I, 62.) , 62 This document is not found in the indicated place. ;

63 Notre-Dame-de-Silly-en-Gouffern. (Cottineau, II, 3035-36.) , 64 Affiliated with Clairvaux in 1147. (Cottineau, II, 2588.)

94: JULY, 1250 ;

visited the priory of Brieux® in transit. Two monks from St-Martin-deSéez are there. The prior’s companion sometimes leaves the priory without permission; we forbade him to do this. He neither receives Communion nor confesses as the Statutes of Pope Gregory require; we decreed that the said Statutes covering these matters be observed. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule, and they eat meat; we ordered them to observe the fasts, and we forbade them to eat meat, except when the Rule permitted. They have an income of about fifty pounds; they owe about twenty pounds, and when by reason of our visitation we requested procuration from the said priory, the abbot and convent of St-Martin-de-Séez absolutely denied the obligation

for the priory. At length we agreed upon the bishop of Séez as arbiter in

this quarrel, and we have their letter on the matter, as follows: , To all who may see these letters, .. .66 the abbot and convent of St-Martin-deSéez, greeting in the Lord. Be it known to all of you by the tenor of the present letter that when the Reverend Father Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, in the exercise of his office visited his province while he was in the diocese of Séez, and by reason of visitation sought procuration from the priory of Brieux our monastery, situated in this diocese, a right which he claimed to have, we informed him that. for certain reasons we were not obliged to pay this. However, both ourselves and the aforesaid mentioned Reverend Father Eudes compromised upon our venerable Father Gfeoffrey} by God’s grace bishop of Séez, as arbiter in this disagreement. Under penalty of forfeiting a hundred silver marks, we promised to regard as valid and agreeable whatever disposition he should make of the aforesaid matter. Given in the year of our Lord 1250, on the vigil of the Blessed Mary Magdalene.

This day, which was the feast of St. Margaret, we visited, in passing, the priory of Ste-Marguerite-de-Gouffern,®? and celebrated Mass there. Twentyfour nuns are in residence. They do not keep [the Rule on] silence. They wander about in the courtyard without permission. Lay folk enter the cloister. They do not wear the same kind of habit, because of their poverty. They

have an income of one hundred pounds. We forbade anyone to go into the courtyard without the permission of the prioress, and we ordered the cloister to be better guarded, and that they should observe community life

in so far as they were able. , 65 A Benedictine priory of Séez. (Cottineau, I, 502.)

86 The abbot was John II. (Gallia Christiana, XI, 722.) :

, 67 A Benedictine priory of nuns. (Cottineau, II, 2782.)

_ JULY, 1250 95 juLy 19. At St-Jean-de-Falaise,8 at the expense of the monastery. Premonstratensian canons are there. JULY 20. At the same, and this day we dedicated the Franciscan church at Falaise and ate there. JULY 21. At

Briouze,®® where there are two monks from Saumur. JULY 22. At the | monastery of Lonlay [-l’Abbaye},7° in the diocese of Le Mans, at our own expense. JULY 23. At... [place is erased in the MS}. JULY 24. Here begins the visitation of the diocese of Avranches, in 1250.

At Mortain, where we visited the chapter of St-Guillaume-Fermer. The chapter comprises sixteen secular canons, but only four are in residence Jocelin, canon, is publicly known for engaging in trade, and he sends pigs into the forest to fatten them. Roger, canon, has his daughter, who is fifteen or thereabouts, living with him. Firmin, the prior’s vicar, is a trader. We warned all of these. We spent the night at the priory of Rocher [-de-

Mortain},71 at the expense of the aforesaid chapter. JULY 25. At-the same place, but at the expense of the priory. Monks from , Marmoutier are there. JULY 26. At Savigny,72 Cistercian Order, at the expense of the monastery. JULY 27. At St-Hilaire.78 The monks are from St-Benoit [-sur-Loire} and are exempt. At the expense of the priory. JULY 28. At the abbey of Montmorel,” Order of St. Augustine. Fifteen

canons are in residence at the abbey, and there are eight in the outside priories, of which there are four. One canon is dwelling alone in a priory; we decreed that he be recalled to the cloister or that a companion be given him. They have an income of about seven hundred pounds of Tours; they do not owe more than is owed to them and it is collectable. Although the accounts of the state of the house are frequently cast, no computation 1s made in the presence of any canons elected by the community; we ordered that brothers be elected by the community in whose presence the accounts should be made up. They owe about fourteen pounds in pensions. They have the patronage of about ten churches. The lepers are not kept in the

I, 1102. | 68 Originally Augustinian (1134), it became Premonstratensian in 1158. (Cottineau,

"69 A senedictine priory of St-Florent-de-Saumur. (Cottineau, I, 507.) 70 A Benedictine abbey founded about 1020. (Cottineau, I, 1651.)

II, 2965-67.) | |

71 A Benedictine priory of Marmoutier. (Cottineau, II, 2488.) , 7 Originally dependent on Marmoutier, it became Cistercian in 1147. (Cottineau, 73 St-Hilaire-d’Harcourt [du Harcouet], a Benedictine priory. (Cottineau, II, 2728.)

74 An Augustinian abbey, founded 1160-70. (Cottineau, II, 1967.) , |

96 JULY, 1250 , , infirmary, as they should be. We ordered that such essentials as his illness required be given to each. To all who may see this letter, Philip, prior of Les Biards,75 in the diocese of Avranches, greeting in the Lord. Be it known to you that when the Reverend Father Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, visiting his province, demanded procuration from our priory by reason of his visitation, we did not deny it to him so far as our resources allowed; but, pleading the privilege of poverty, we begged him to spare us this fee, and he, moved by our prayers and considerate of our poverty, graciously remitted the fee on this occasion. In witness whereof, we have caused our seal to be affixed to the present letter. Given at Montmorel, the sixth day after the Feast of SS. James and Christopher, in the year of our

Lord 1250.

JULY 31. At Sacey,76 where there are three monks from Marmoutier. We made a visitation. Asked whether they lived in common, they replied, “Yes.” Asked whether they clothed themselves from the common resources of the

house, they said, “Yes.” Asked whether they handed in their old clothes when they received new ones, they replied, “Yes,” or that otherwise they got none. Asked whether the prior had the cure of the monks’ souls, they answered, “Yes.” Asked whether they were all priests, they said, “Yes.” Asked whether they all celebrated their Masses, they replied that there was one old man who because of his bodily infirmity does not celebrate. Asked whether they confessed in accordance with the Statutes of Pope Gregory, and likewise as to the statutory recommendations concerning Communion, they

replied in the affirmative. Asked in what manner they slept, they replied that they slept on feather beds; we forbade the use of these save in cases of necessity and when the Rule permitted. Asked whether they ate meat, they replied that they did; we forbade the eating of meat, save as the Rule permitted. They have an income of about two hundred pounds; they owe nothing, since much more is owed to them than they owe. AUGUST 1. At Mont-St-Michel,77 at the expense of the monastery, and on the following day we visited it, finding forty monks there. Two monks are dwelling alone in outside priories; we enjoined the abbot to give them 75 A Benedictine priory in the diocese of Avranches. (Cottineau, I, 376.) 76 A Benedictine priory of Marmoutier. (Cottineau, II, 2572.) 77 This famous abbey began as a hermitage. Richard I, duke of Normandy, settled |

Benedictines there in 966. (Cottineau, II, 1897-1908.) The abbot at the time of Eudes’ visitation was Richard III (1237-64). (Gallia Christiana, XI, 522-23.)

~ AUGUST, 1250 97 companions or to recall them to the cloister. Layfolk and women enter the cloister at will. The monks in the priories do not observe the fasts of the Rule and eat meat whenever they feel inclined to; we ordered the abbot to see that they abstained and to punish abuses of this kind. They have an income of five thousand pounds of Tours; they owe nothing, since much more is owed to them [than they owe}. AUGUST 2. At La Lucerne,78 Premonstratensian Order, at the expense of

the monastery. |

AUGUST 3. We came to Avranches and were honorably received with a |

‘procession and the pealing of bells. We found four priests there who cele-brate High Mass at the high altar, and who perform all priestly functions during the week. Sometimes they say the Office for the Dead recto tono.7 Some of the poor clerks-choral from the choir engage in trade, but the dean does not know their names; we enjoined him to make diligent inquiry and

to discipline them. Oo The chapter attended to our procuration this day. ,

aucust 4. We were with the bishop of Avranches, and visited him. AUGUST 5. We came to Le Parc, the bishop’s manor, at his expense. aucusT 6. [Here begins the visitation of the diocese of} Coutances. We

own expense. |

entered the diocese of Coutances and spent the night at St-Sever,®° at our : AUGUST 7. At the same, at the expense of the monastery. Eighteen monks are in residence. They have three priories, one this side of the sea, and two in England. All but four of the monks are priests. They do not confess every month; sometimes they eat meat freely, and after leaving the refectory. They have an income of about eight hundred pounds; they owe nothing. They pay pensions to the amount of fifty pounds. They have the patronage

| of twenty-two churches. , |

AUGUST 8. We spent the night at Villedieu-de-Saultchevreuil®! and re-

ceived procuration from the Knights of St. John. Today Master Nicholas

of Hotrehan came before us and made the following deposition: ,

II, 2887-88.) | 8 A daughter house of St-Josse-aux-Bois. (Cottineau, I, 1668.)

® T.e., in plain monotone, without song or notes. | |

80 A Benedictine abbey destroyed by the Normans, rebuilt about 1085. (Cottineau,

81 This commandery was mentioned in an inquiry made by Philip IV in 1292.

Cartulaire général de l’ordre de S-Jean-de-Jérusalem (1100-1310), ed. J. Delaville le Roulx, 4 vols. (Paris, 1894-1906), III, 636.

98 , AUGUST, 1250 When a vacancy occurred in one of the prebends of the church of Coutances,

the venerable father Giles,82 of blessed memory, by God’s grace bishop of Coutances, collated me, Nicholas of Hotrehan, and with his ring canonically invested me with the said prebend and all its appurtenances. By reason of the said prebend, my proctor was specially installed in my name by the bishop’s vicar. But the canons of the said church because of greed refused and still unjustly refuse to accede to my request to be admitted to the canonry and to their fellowship. In all justice, I have appealed to the Apostolic See. I have appealed that so long as they spurn me and refuse to accept me or admit me to their body, they be forbidden to proceed to any election or any other common ‘business or management of the chapter in which I might, should, and ought to be present. Further, I have appealed that, by reason of the prosecution of. my right to the possession of the said prebend, no executor or any other pass any sentence against me or attempt to do anything prejudicial to my rights; which appeals, legally drawn up by me collectively and severally, I place before you, , Reverend Father Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, placing myself and my affairs under apostolic protection, and requesting you, in witness whereof, to place your seal on the present letter. Done at Villedieu-de-Saultchevreuil, in the year of our Lord 1250, the Monday preceding the feast of St. Lawrence.

AUGUST 9. At Hambye,8° at the expense of the monastery, where we found

seventeen monks. They have four priories, in one of which a monk is dwel-

ling alone; we enjoined the abbot to recall him to the cloister or to give him a companion. Item, the same with regard to another, who is dwelling alone in another priory near Coutances. They do not have enough chalices, for they have but one. They do not possess a copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory. They confess but rarely. They do not have private cubicles in the dormitory. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule, and they eat meat at least once a week. They have an income of six hundred pounds, but the sources of income are not well written down. No one is appointed to receive guests. They do not audit the accounts as the Statutes of Pope Gregory

: require. The monks state that they owe eleven hundred pounds. They have

abbot.

the patronage of six churches. Item, the monks say that the prior should

be chosen by the community. |

82 Gilles de Caen (1246-48). (Gams, Series episcoporum, p. 542.) a 88 A Benedictine abbey of the Congregation of Tiron. (Cottineau, I, 1374-75.) 84 According to the Benedictine Rule (Ch. 64), all officials were appointed by the

AUGUST, 1250 99 AUGUST 10. At St-L6,85 at the expense of the monastery. — AUGUST 11. At the same, but at our own expense, and we made a visita-

tion. We found twenty-five canons there. All but five are priests. Some with the permission of the abbot do not confess to him; the others do confess to him. In general, they confess only twice a year. Concerning daily affairs, many of them go out to the manor every day, and without permission. ‘They

| have an income of one thousand pounds, and they owe about one hundred forty pounds. The sources of income are not written out. They owe about eight pounds in pensions. Almost all of them have property. They buy wine _ _ even when there is some in the monastery, and each one buys according to his means. The sick are not well cared for; we ordered and enjoined the

abbot to see that the sick were treated as their condition warranted and as | the monastery could afford. Item, we ordered the shabby infirmary to be altogether removed. Item, we forbade anyone to receive any gift from anyone, be he secular or religious, without the abbot’s permission. Item, if they should receive anything with permission, they should hand it. over to the abbot at once. Item, women often come to the monastery, enter the rooms, and even drink there; that is to say, some of the more prominent burghers’ wives and some of the canons, especially the kitchener, drink with them; we forbade any such admission of women; indeed, we prohibited entry to any woman, and forbade any canon to presume to drink with them.

Item, we found that the abbot is rather severe with the relatives of the canons when they come to the monastery to see their relations, and this is one reason at least why they acquire things of their own. Item, when their relatives come, they receive their pittances for subsequent days to give them to their relations; this we forbade. The cloister is not well kept. Lay folk

enter the cloister at will. , _ AUGUST 12-13. At St-L6, at our own expense. [No entry for August 14.} AUGUST 15. At Coutances. , : : AUGUST 16. At the same, at the expense of the chapter, which we visited. We found twenty-six canons there, and seven rectors:86 namely, four arch-

deacons, a cantor, a master of the school, and a treasurer. ‘The master of

the school, the cantor, and the treasurer must maintain permanent residence. , There are no fines for being absent from the Divine Offices, nor are deficiencies in performing the Divine Offices punished. All of the canons, — 83 An abbey of Augustinian canons. (Cottineau, II, 2768-69.) 86 ““Rectors’ in this context means the dignitaries and officials of the chapter.

100 AUGUST, 1250 even those who are not subdeacons, sit in the high stalls,87 leave the choir whenever they like and without permission, and talk loudly enough to be heard from one side of the choir to the other. They do not visit the treasure room; we ordered them to visit it every year. The church ornaments are not kept clean. Master William of Oissel drinks too much, considering his advanced age. Richard of Tresgoz is a trader.88 Master Richard of Trigale is a quarreler. Advisard, Thomas Faber, and John Faber are ill famed of incontinence. —

AUGUST 17. At St-Pair,89 at the expense of the priory. We made a visitation

and found two monks here from Mont-St-Michel. They eat meat and use feather beds; we forbade the use of both. They have an income of one thousand pounds, of which they send eight hundred pounds to their mon-

astery; they owe nothing. a

AUGUST 18. We were at Bricqueville, at the expense of Jean Paisnel, archdeacon of Coutances. AUGUST 19. At Pérriérs,9° at the expense of the

monastery, or priory. No monks are there. : , AUGUST 20. At the monastery of Lessay,®1 which we visited. We found thirty-six monks there. One monk is dwelling alone at St-Martin-des-lIles, and the same condition exists in two other priories; we enjoined the abbot to send companions to them or else recall them to the cloister. They do not

observe the fasts of the Rule, and this is particularly true of the traveling monks; we forbade them to eat meat and enjoined them to a fuller observance of the regular fasts. They have an income of fourteen hundred pounds; they

owe about four hundred fifty pounds. We enjoined the abbot to cast his accounts on the state of the house in the presence of some of the brothers |

elected by the community, at least twice a year. , , AUGUST 21. At Blanchelande,®2 a Premonstratensian abbey.

AUGUST 22. At St-Sauveur.®8 Here we visited and found that there are twenty-five monks in residence and fourteen dwelling outside. They have 87 The higher stalls were reserved for dignitaries and officials of the chapter. 88 This is the same Richard who became abbot of Fécamp in 1259 and continued to

loan money to prelates and laymen alike. (Léon Fallue, Histotve de la ville et de Vabbaye de Fécamp (Rouen, 1841), pp. 208-13.) 89 A Benedictine priory, dependent on Mont-St-Michel. (Cottineau, II, 2832.) 90 A Benedictine priory dependent on St-Taurin-d’Evreux. (Cottineau, II, 2249.)

91 A Benedictine abbey colonized from Bec. (Cottineau, I, 1592.)

2880-81.) a

9 This was founded ¢. 1160. (Cottineau, I, 388.) 83 St-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, a Benedictine abbey founded ¢. 1080. (Cottineau, II,

, AUGUST, 1250 101 six priories. Traveling monks do not observe the fasts of the Rule. The | bread set aside for the poor is so coarse that men cannot eat it; they promised to correct this. There are two advocates® there who spend more than they

should; they are incompetent and noted for incontinence. They have an income of about one thousand pounds; they owe nothing, and, indeed, a good deal of the money left to them by their late abbot is still due. The abbot does not compute the accounts of the house; we ordered him to com-

sute twice a year and the officials to make a written statement of their ,

meat. : ,

accounts each month. They owe about twenty pounds in pensions. In the outside priories they do not observe the fasts of the Rule and they use —

meat; we forbade them to eat meat and enjoined the abbot to see to it that | the fasts of the Rule were observed and that [his monks} abstained from

AUGUST 23, At Montebourg,® at the expense of the monastery. The next day we visited it, finding thirty-seven monks and four priories. In each priory there are two monks. Item, one monk is dwelling alone on the Islands; we ordered him recalled or that a companion be given him. All are priests, with the exception of the novices. They rarely celebrate their Masses; we enjoined the abbot to correct this. The rule of silence is not — fully observed, especially by those serving in the refectory; we enjoined the abbot to correct this. They sometimes eat meat contrary to the Rule; we forbade them to eat meat, save as the Rule permitted. Item, they eat meat in the priories; we forbade this. Guests are not well received; we ordered this corrected. They have an income of about three thousand pounds, but the sources of income are not put in writing; we ordered them to be inscribed in registers. The officials do not cast their accounts; we ordered a monthly audit to be made by each official, and a general audit for the whole mon-

astery to be made twice a year, and in the presence of brothers elected by the community, as the Statutes of Pope Gregory require. They owe nothing, but they are obligated for about thirty pounds in pensions. AUGUST 24. At Yvetét, at the house of the archdeacon, Jean of Essaye,

and at his expense. |

84 Many monasteries found it expedient to retain lawyers to deal with secular legal affairs. This was especially true in France from the reign of Philip Augustus on. % A Benedictine abbey, begun under William the Conqueror and completed under Henry I. (Cottineau, II, 1939.) 6 The Islands of St-Marcouf, located off the present town of Quineville on the

102 AUGUST, 1250 AUGUST 25. At Héauville,®7 at the expense of the priory. Two monks

from Marmoutier are there. Asked whether they said the Divine Offices , together, they replied that they did. They also said that they slept in the same place. They use feather beds. Asked whether they confessed, they said that they did, and to each other. They could not give any information con-

only four days.

cerning the state of the priory, for the prior was new, having been there AUGUST 26. We visited the priory of Vauville.°8 Four monks from [the abbey of} Cerisy are there. They have no copy of the Rule. Item, they use

feather beds and eat meat freely; we forbade them to use feather beds or

7 to eat meat, save as the Rule permitted. Item, they do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we ordered them to observe them more completely. They have an income of one hundred forty pounds; they owe about forty pounds. Item

we enjoined the prior to compute more often with his monks. We spent the night at Charebec, at the expense of the monastery of Cherbourg. AUGUST 27. We came to the Augustinian monastery at Cherbourg,®® and

there we spent the night, at the expense of the prior of Vauville. There are twenty-seven canons in residence; one canon is dwelling alone at Barfleur; we otdered him to be recalled or a companion to be given him. All but six are priests. Lay folk freely enter the cloister; we ordered that a porter be appointed to stand at the cloister gate and prevent lay folk from entering. Item, women enter the church and proceed even to the altar; we ordered women to be kept out entirely and that the doors be kept shut to prevent

them from coming in. No one is appointed to attend to the reception of guests; we ordered someone to be appointed for this. They have an income of about eight hundred pounds. The abbot does not compute concerning the state of the house; we ordered the bailiff to make a particular rendering | of accounts with the abbot every month, and in the presence of some brothers elected by the community, and that twice a year a general audit be made. We found that the wheat in the granary is not measured; we decreed that one of the canons be appointed to receive the grain and measure it. They owe about seven hundred pounds. The abbot is a drunkard. He does not see that the Rule is well observed, does not sleep in the dormitory, does not east side of the Cotentin Peninsula. The parish on the islands was called St-Marcouf

de l’Isle. (Cottineau, II, 2781.) | | 97 A Benedictine priory of Marmoutier. (Cottineau, I, 1389-90.) 98 A Benedictine priory of Cerisy. (Cottineau, II, 3306.) , 99 Notre-Dame-du-Vceu, established in 1145. (Cottineau, I, 759-60.)

AUGUST, 1250. 103 rise for Matins, and does not eat in the refectory, although he is physically able to do all of these things. Item, he goes riding more than the monastery _ business requires; he spends money immoderately, has disreputable servants, Beaulabaille, Richard, and. Gérard, and is not a wise administrator of the monastery’s temporalities. The sick are ill attended. He makes superfluous

expenses. Item, the bailiff spends a great deal on behalf of one of his

brothers, a cleric, who, it is said, was seized for forgery. We spent the night here, at the expense of the prior of Vauville. Statutes for the Monastery at Cherbourg

Brother Eudes, by divine permission unworthy minister of the church of , Rouen, to his beloved and venerable son Master John, archdeacon of the church of Coutances, eternal greeting in the Lord Jesus Christ. Visiting our province in the exercise of our office, we came to the monastery of Cherbourg, and found there certain matters requiring correction on which we cannot turn our back and which we neither may nor should overlook. In the first place, we order some alert custodian to be placed over the cloister to prevent, so far as he can do it tactfully, the entry of lay folk. Item, we decree that the doors of the choir be kept closed so that lay folk, and particularly women, shall not enter, for they interfere with the celebration of the Divine Service and disturb the community.

Ttem, as the law requires, we enjoin you to recall the canon who is dwelling alone at Barfleur or else to send him a competent and honorable companion. Item, we urge the appointment of some canon to look out for the guests and to provide for them as is fitting. Item, we decree that... [lacuna in MS}109 the abbot shall cast the monastery accounts at least twice a year and in the presence

of the community or of some of the brothers elected for this purpose. Item, that the bailiff shall present a statement of income and expenses to the abbot at least once a month, and that specially selected members of the community be present when he casts his accounts. Item, for various reasons we will that the present bailiff be removed from office, nor, under any circumstances, shall he be reappointed without our special permission. Item, we will that some canon be appointed to receive the grain as it is brought in, to measure it, to store it _ measured in a granary, and to present a more complete statement of the grain consumption each month. Item, we decree that the sick in the infirmary be well and decently attended and treated as their illness demands and the resources of the monastery permit. Item, we enjoined upon [lacuna in MS} the abbot to adhere to the custom of the community in church, cloister, refectory, dormitory, and other places, as his duty requires and more regularly than he has been 100 Robert II (1240?-1281). Gallia Christiana, XI, 942.)

104 SEPTEMBER, 1250 doing. Item, we forbade him to have any dogs, except those used only for hunting partridges; indeed, as he promised us, he is io get rid of them within a month. Item, we urged him to get rid of his rather disreptuable personal retinue and the unnecessarily large corps of servants which he is said to have employed. Item, we ordered him to choose another room for himself, one that could in no way be reached by lay folk through the cloister, and that the one he is occupying at present be used as an infirmary.

AUGUST 28. At Montebourg, at our own expense. AUGUST 29. At StCéme,19 a priory of Cluny, at the expense of the priory. Master Richard English holds the priory. AUGUST 30. At Bohon,1 where there are eight monks from Marmoutier. All but two are priests. We admonished them, for they are exempt.1°3 They have an income of two hundred eighty pounds. AUGUST 31. At Bohon, but at the expense of the priory of Saintény,1% since Saintény has insufficient accommodations. We visited the priory of Saintény, where there are two monks from St-Nicole-d’Angers.10% They have no written copy of the Rule; we enjoined the prior to have one written out in a book. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we ordered them to maintain a better observance. Item, they sometimes eat meat; we enjoined them to abstain from eating meat. Peter, the prior’s companion, is ill famed of incontinence with a certain married woman; we urged the prior to send him back to the monastery and to get another companion. This day we came to Marchézieux and received procuration from the monastery,

or priory. | -

II, 2639.) |

, 101 Originally Benedictine, it became Cluniac in the eleventh century. (Cottineau,

102 St-Georges, founded c. 1068. (Cottineau, I, 404.) |

108 Marmoutier waged a running battle with archiepiscopal (Tours) and diocesan authorities to be free of local episcopal restraints, such as visitation, and rights of blessing abbots. In the meantime, this abbey was spreading out and probably had more priories in France and England than any other monastery in France. For their acquisition, see E. Marténe, Histoire de labbaye de Marmoutier, ed. C. Chevalier, 2 vols. (Tours, 1874), chiefly I, 276-545. (Vols XXIV and XXV of Mémoires de la Société archéologique de Touraine.) The exemption referred to came by way of Marmoutier’s adherence to Cluny when Cluny was in its infancy. The exemptions granted to Cluny became those of Marmoutier, hence the running battle. On April 22, 1220, Honorius III granted a bull to the abbey exempting them and their priories from procuration. (Ibid., II, 195.) Eudes could admonish the monks of Bohon> but

his visit could be only unofficial. 104 This was a Benedictine priory. (Cottineau, II, 2926.)

105 A Benedictine abbey founded c. 1020 by Fulk Nerra, count of Anjou. (Cottineau,

I, 105-6.) ,

SEPTEMBER, 1250 105 SEPTEMBER 1. We visited Marchézieux!9* and found three monks from

Cormery. They have no copy of the Rule; we enjoined them to obtain one. | Item, they use feather beds and eat meat; we forbade them the use of feather beds or to eat meat save as the Rule permitted. Item, they do not , observe the fasts of the Rule; we ordered them to maintain a better observance. They have an income of two hundred pounds; they owe about sixty pounds. Item, we enjoined the prior to keep his companions informed concerning the finances of the house, that they might know how much they owe and to whom, and how much is owed to them and by whom. We came

_-—priory. | ,

to St-Fromond this day and spent the night there at the expense of the SEPTEMBER 2. We visited at St-Fromond,1°7 where there are fifteen monks ,

from Cerisy. All are priests. Lay folk sometimes enter the cloister; we ordered them to be kept from the cloister and choir, so far.as it could be done tactfully. The monks sometimes go out into the farm without permission; we enjoined the prior not to allow anyone to go out without his permission or that of someone who had that authority. We ordered that if anyone should go out without permission he should be severely punished.

Traveling monks do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we urged them to a better observance, and [warned] that if any one were to be delinquent in this matter he would be punished in accordance with the Statutes of Pope

Gregory. Item, we found that they use meat once a fortnight; we forbade them to use meat, save as the Rule permitted. Item, we enjoined the prior to appoint a suitable monk to receive the guests and to provide fitting hospitality. Item, we enjoined him to have a complete statement of the priory income written out in a register. They have an income of fifty pounds and

owe about forty pounds. |

This day we spent the night at Neuilly, in the diocese of Bayeux, and, | through the kindness of the bishop, at his expense. _ SEPTEMBER 3. Here begins the visitation of the diocese of Bayeux. At Cerisy,108 where there are about forty monks. All but five are priests. Sometimes they eat meat when there is no need; we forbade them to eat meat save as the Rule permitted. They have an income of two thousand pounds, ©

106 A Benedictine priory of Cormery. (Cottineau, II, 1738.) , 107 A Benedictine priory of St-Vigor-de-Cerisy. (Cottineau, II, 2682-83.) 108 St-Vigor, built in sixth century and restored by Duke Robert c. 1050. (Cottineau, I, 656.) The abbot was Osmund (1246-60). (Gallia Christiana, XI, 410.)

106 SEPTEMBER, 1250 but the sources of income are not registered in any books; we ordered them to be written out in registers. They owe about one hundred forty pounds. We ordered the abbot to compute in the presence of brothers elected: by the community. They owe about forty pounds in pensions. Item, we found that a certain priory, Marcei [near Mortrée} by name, where there used to be two monks, has been deprived of its servers and handed over to a certain

secular called Master Nicholas of Bléve.1° a

SEPTEMBER 4, At the Augustinian priory of Le Plessis-Grimoult,11° at

the expense of the priory. Here we found fifteen canons. Some of the canons ate dwelling alone in parishes; we ordered that they be recalled to the cloister or that companions be given them. All are priests. They have an income of twelve hundred pounds; they owe nothing in contractual debts. We ordered them to write out their sources of income in registers. They are

obligated for about forty pounds in pensions. | , This day the prior of La Lande-Patry!11 appeared before us to answer for his priory since it was impossible for us to go there [for a visitation]. Through him we found that the priory has three monks who are priests. They have an income of ninety pounds of Tours. They use feather beds and eat meat; we forbade them to use feather beds or to eat meat except as permitted by the Rule. They have no written copy of the Rule; we en-

: joined the prior to obtain one or have one written out. a SEPTEMBER 5. We were at the Cistercian abbey of Aunay [Aulnay},112 at the expense of the abbey. SEPTEMBER 6. We came to St-Vigor [-le-Grand],1#8 near Bayeux, where

there are about thirteen monks, of whom six are priests. Chapter is not held daily; we enjoined the prior to correct this. They do not observe the Statutes of Pope Gregory insofar as they pertain to the article of confession; we enjoined them to a fuller observance of this. Silence is not observed in the cloister; lay folk freely talk with the monks in the cloister, nor, indeed, is there a porter at the cloister gate; we enjoined them to appoint a keeper of the cloister gate, to observe the statutory hours of silence, and to refrain

17, above. | ,

108 Probably this is the same Nicholas de Bléve mentioned in the entry for July

110 St-Etienne, founded ¢c. 1130. (Cottineau- IJ, 2300.) 111 A Benedictine priory of St-Vincent-du-Mans. (Cottineau, I, 1548-49.) 112 Tt was founded in 1131, came under the influence of Savigny, and thus joined

| Citeaux in 1147. (Gallia Christiana, XI, 443; Cottineau, I, 201-9.) 113 A Benedictine priory. (Cottineau, II, 2916-17.)

SEPTEMBER, 1250 — | 107 from talking with lay folk in the cloister. They walk about the farm freely;. we forbade anyone to leave the cloister; they are to go out by the front way and that only with special permission. They eat meat freely and when there is no need; we forbade them to eat meat, except as the Rule permitted. They have an income of six hundred pounds. The prior does not compute with his associates concerning the state of the house; we ordered him to make a general audit, with the assistance of his associates in a body, at least twice a year, and that two copies of this be made, one to remain in the possession of the prior, the other to be given to the community. They return six pounds

to their abbey, and they owe pensions. :

SEPTEMBER 7. The prior of Le Désert114 appeared before us, as we had ordered him, to give us certified information concerning his priory, since we could not conveniently go there.145 Through him we learned that in his priory there are four monks, though there should be six, but that the abbot

relieved the priory of two monks because it was grievously burdened. They , have no copy of the Rule; we enjoined the prior to seek for one and have it written out. Item, they use feather beds and eat meat; we forbade them to use feather beds or to eat meat except as the Rule permitted. Item, the monks go out beyond the gate without permission; we forbade him to allow this. Item, they. do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we urged a fuller observance. They have an income of two hundred fifty pounds; they owe

about forty pounds. This day we were honorably received at the cathedral of Bayeux, and a visited the chapter. There are twelve dignitaries there.1146 We asked whether

they were bound to keep residence, and they replied that they are said not to be. Four vicars act for the canons in celebrating Mass at the high altar, for, indeed, the canons do not serve at the high altar, save at the time of the great feasts. They have no statutory fines except those relating to nonattendance at the Epistle and Gospel of the Mass. They whisper too much in the choir. Item, we asked who had the cure of souls of the chapter; some said the bishop, others said the dean; we enjoined the chapter to straighten out this matter, and to find out at the first general chapter which of them 114 A Benedictine priory dependent on Troarn. (Cottineau, I, 959.) 115 Tt was located to the southwest of Le Plessis-Grimoult, and Eudes was near

, Bayeux, far to the north. : ,

116 The bishop, dean, cantor, chancellor, treasurer» two archdeacons, sub- or assis- |

tant cantor, master of the schools, custodian, penitentiary, and theologian. -

108 SEPTEMBER, 1250 did have the cure of souls. Peter Franchise, the general. subdeacon,117 is publicly known for drinking two much. So far as the canons themselves are concerned: we found that John Rusticus is publicly known for drunkenness; the dean, of evil-seeking, for he lends money to the canons and then sooner or later takes their share of the communal distributions; Jordan, the

clerk of John the archdeacon, is publicly known for evil-running about the | town at night; Thibaut of Ons, John Rusticus, and William of Cleére, all canons, are publicly known for shortening their services. Item, Thibaut and William of Clére hunt with birds and dogs. Jacob Boiscervoise is ill famed of a single charge of usury. Item, John of St-Martin and Ralph Dubois are ill famed of a single instance of incontinence. The temporalities of the chapter are in bad condition, nor does the chapter seem to mind. We enjoined the bishop, the dean, and... [/acuna in MS} to see that all the above defects were remedied as if we ourselves were present to do so. We received our procuration this day from the chapter.

SEPTEMBER 8. We visited the bishop in chapter and inquired of the canons how the bishop conducted his episcopal duties, his preaching, dedicating churches, ordaining clerics, the collation of benefices and prebends, the induction of clerics to churches and cures, and caring for buildings and revenues pertaining particularly to the bishop. They replied unanimously

that he did everything in the very best fashion, and, indeed, we found everything connected with him to be in good condition. This day, it being the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin, we celebrated Mass in the cathedral,

the bishop. | |

wearing pontificals, including the pallium. We received our procuration from

SEPTEMBER 9. We were at Douvres, the bishop’s manor, through his kindness and at his expense. This day represented by Master William, archdeacon of Eu, we visited the monastery of Longues,!!8 which belongs to the Order of Hambye.119 There are twenty-two monks in residence, which is as many as there ever were. Two of their monks are dwelling alone in

celebrated Mass. !

117 The subdeacon who served all the canons but no one in particular when they

118 A Benedictine monastery founded ¢. 1168. (Cottineau, I, 1648-49.) 118 Hambye (Cottineau, I, 1374-75) actually belonged to the Congregation of Tiron.

Tiron represented one of the many efforts in the eleventh and twelfth centuries to reform monasticism from within. In France the chief efforts centered about Bec, Tiron, Fontevrault, and Savigny; Savigny joined with Citeaux. The same movement saw the rise of the Camoldoli in Italy, among many other congregations. All were

SEPTEMBER, 1250 109 , _ priories; we ordered that they be recalled to the cloister or that companions be sent to them. They have an income of about four hundred pounds; they owe about forty pounds of Tours and seven measures of grain in pensions. They eat meat when there is no need; we forbade the eating of meat, except ©

, as permitted by the Rule. _

of the abbey. , ! SEPTEMBER 10. At Ardenne,12° Premonstratensian Order, at the expense

SEPTEMBER 11. At St-Sépulcre-de-Caen, at the expense of the chapter, | | which we visited on the morrow. The dean does not keep residence. There is no definite number of canons in the chapter.121 Everything related to the community we found to be in good condition. The dean is ill famed of a certain woman in Rouen, called Alice au Pie, and contrary to custom receives

his share of the communal distribution free and twofold. 122 a SEPTEMBER 12. At the monastery of St-Etienne-de-Caen,123 at the expense of the monastery. We found fifty-four monks at this monastery, all

but eight of whom are priests. The monks in the priories eat meat. They have an income of four thousand pounds of Tours, and of two hundred twenty pounds sterling. We ordered them to enter their sources of income in books. They owe about fifteen hundred pounds, but about five hundred pounds are owed to them. We ordered the abbot and the officials to cast their accounts on the state of the house in the presence of brothers elected by the community. They owe about two hundred pounds in pensions. John

warned. © ,

Baudre and Thomas of Ostrehan are sowers of discord, authors of wild tales, and disobedient; we warned them sharply, although they already had been

basically Benedictine with strong eremitical overtones. For Tiron, see M. L. Merlet, | Cartulaire de lV'abbaye de la Sainte-Trinité de Tiron (2 vols., Chartres: 1883), especially

: the Introduction. For Savigny, see D. Claude Auvry, Histoire de la Congrégation de Savigny (3 vols., Paris and Rouen, 1896). Hambye had six daughter-houses and was called by Alexander III “the head of an order.”’ (Philbert Schmitz, Histoire de l’ordre

de St-Benoit, 6 volumes [Maredsous, 1948}, III, 105.) , 120 Founded ¢. 1121. (Cottineau, I, 137-38.)

121 In principle, the number of canons was determined by the resources of the church (Corp. jur. can., Decretales Greg. IX Lib. I. Tit. 2. cap. 9). Alexander III in.1170 had made the decision when writing to Walter, bishop of Tournai (Migne, PL, CC, 677). For further canon law on the certain or statutory number of canons or religious, see Corp. jur. can. Decretal. Greg. IX Lib. III. Tit. 5. cap. 22; Lib. III. Tit. 8. cap. 10; also, canon 394 of the modern Codex juris canonici (Rome, 1917).

122 That is, without any deduction of charges. 123 Founded in 1064 by William the Conqueror. (Cottineau, I, 550-53.)

110 SEPTEMBER, 1250 | | , SEPTEMBER 13. At the monastery of the nuns of Ste-Trinité-de-Caen,1*4 at the expense of the monastery. We found sixty-five nuns at the monastery, but there is no certain number of nuns.125 One does not accuse another [in chapter} save those who are specially deputed to accuse the younger ones. They occasionally keep larks and small birds in cages; we ordered all such

small birds to be removed. They do not know what their income is, but they state that more is owed to them than they owe, nor do they know anything about the financial condition of the monastery; nevertheless, the abbess does audit her accounts in her room in the presence of some sisters elected each year for this purpose, and a copy of the computation is on public

display in chapter, and this, they say, suffices for them. One hundred sixty pounds sterling of their income comes from England; about twenty-

five hundred pounds of Tours is derived from this side of the sea. We told the official of Bayeux to instruct the abbess to make her computations in the presence of sisters elected by the community. Four canons are in res-

idence, and it is said that from the beginning they were priests.. It was stipulated that they be priests and that they keep residence in the monastery.

The bishop has lately ordered that in the future those on whom these prebends are conferred should swear to take Holy Orders and to maintain residence.

SEPTEMBER 14. At Fontenay [-le-Marmion],!2¢ at the expense of the abbey. We found twenty-three Black Monks27 in residence; there should be thirty.128 All but five are priests. Many of them do not confess each month; we ordered that the statute governing this be observed. Traveling _ monks do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we ordered that a monk be appointed to attend to the reception of secular guests. They have an income of about nine hundred pounds of Tours. We ordered them to enter the sources of income in registers. Item, we ordered the abbot to make a general audit twice a year, in the presence of brothers elected by the community, and that the other officials should make a monthly one. They owe 124 Founded by Mathilda, wife of William the Conqueror. (Cottineau, I, 553-54.) 125 Canon law on the “certain’’ number applied not only to chapters but to religious houses of all kinds: the number admitted were to be in proportion to the resources of

the establishment. | |

126 A Benedictine abbey founded ¢. 1050. (Cottineau, I, 1182-83.) 127 The Benedictines were referred to as the Black Monks and the Cistercians as the White Monks, because of the color of their habits. 128 This is an instance of a monastery with a “‘certain’’ number of monks.

NOVEMBER, 1250 111 about four hundred pounds, and about twenty pounds in pensions. On the same day we sent our companion, Master Stephen of Lorris, to to visit the abbey of Notre-Dame-du-Val129 in our stead. He found thirteen |

Augustinian canons in residence, of whom all but two are priests. On of | the canons is serving alone in a certain church; they were told to give him a companion or to recall him to the cloister. They have an income of about five hundred pounds; they owe about one hundred pounds. SEPTEMBER 15. At Troarn,19° at the expense of the monastery. We found

forty-four monks in residence. Traveling monks do not observe the fasts; we ordered them to maintain a better observance. They do not observe the fasts in the priories; they use feather beds and eat meat; we forbade them to use feather beds or to eat meat, and enjoined them to observe the fasts of the Rule. They have an income of about three thousand pounds; they owe about three hundred pounds. We ordered them to elect some of the brothers to be present when the abbot and the officials cast their accounts. They owe about thirty pounds in pensions. At St-Hymer, as we were passing through the diocese of Lisieux, at our own expense. The rest follows

on folio 30. , : On Our Way Back from Our Provincial Visitation

SEPTEMBER 16-18. At Bec. SEPTEMBER 19. At Bourgtheroulde, at our expense. SEPTEMBER 20. At Rouen, SEPTEMBER 21. At Mont-Deux-Amants, at our expense. SEPTEMBER 22. At Sausseuse, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 23. At Juziers, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 24. We disinterred or

translated the body of Ste-Honorine at Conflans, and we spent the night at Pontoise, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 25. At Paris. SEPTEMBER 26.

At Corbeil, at the house of the Hospitalers. sEPTEMBER 27. At Nemours. SEPTEMBER 28. At Montargis. SEPTEMBER 29. At Bonny. SEPTEMBER 30. At La Charité-sur-Loire. OCTOBER 1-2. At Varzy, as the guest of the bishop

of Nevers. OCTOBER 3. At Decize. ocToBER 4. At Pierrefite-sur-Loire.

OCTOBER 5. At Charlieu. ocroBER 6. At l’Arbresle. OCTOBER 7-NOVEM- | | BER 10. At Lyon.!81 NOVEMBER 11. At L’Arbresle. NOVEMBER 12. At Thizy. NOVEMBER 13-14. At Marcigny. NOVEMBER 15. At Pierrefite. No-

129 Founded c. 1125. (Cottineau, II, 3254.) -

| 130 A Benedictine abbey founded ¢. 1052. (Cottineau, II, 3220.) _

pp. 733-36.) ,

131 Pope Innocent IV issued six bulls on Eudes’ behalf during this visit. (Bonnin,

112 NOVEMBER, 1250 VEMBER 16. At Decize. NOVEMBER 17. At Nevers, with the bishop. No-

VEMBER 18. At Varzy, with the bishop. NOVEMBER 19. At La Charité. _ NOVEMBER 20. At Cosne. NOVEMBER 21. At Bonny. NOVEMBER 22. At Chatillon. NOVEMBER 23. At Montargis. NOVEMBER 24. At Nemours. NOVEMBER 25. At Corbeil. NOVEMBER 26. At St-Denis, NOVEMBER 27. At Pontoise. NOVEMBER 28. At Juziers. NOVEMBER 29-30. At Sausseuse. DECEMBER 1. At Mont-Deux-Amants, at our own expense. DECEMBER 2-3. At Rouen. DECEMBER 4-5. At Jumiéges. DECEMBER 6. At Déville. DECEMBER 7. At Mont-Deux-Amants. DECEMBER 8. At Sausseuse. DECEMBER 9. At Juziers.

DECEMBER 10. At Pontoise. DECEMBER 11-13. At Paris. [No entry for

Vétheuil, Oo

December 14.} DECEMBER 15. At Poissy. DECEMBER 16. At St-Martin-la-

Garenne. DECEMBER 17. At the same, and we conferred Holy Orders at DECEMBER 18. At Juziers, at the expense of the priory, which we visited

on the morrow. We found things to be in the same state as that recorded | of the last visitation on folio 19,182 with this exception, that the prior casts his accounts on the state of the house only with the abbot; we enjoined him to associate some of his own more deliberate brothers with him in this matter, so that they might know what they possessed, how much they owed,

and how much was owed to them; and we warned him about the other matters. There are seven monks in residence. DECEMBER 19. At St-Laurent-en-Cornecervine, at the expense of the priory.

Everything the same as recorded in the last visitation, on folio 19.183 DECEMBER 20. At Gaillonet, Premonstratensian Order, at the expense of the priory. There are four monks here. DECEMBER 21. At Gasny, at the expense of the priory. Four monks from St-Ouen [-de-Rouen] are in residence. We found that they sleep in feather beds; we forbade them the use of these.

: Item, we enjoined them to read a lesson from their Rule each day after Prime; item, that they should say their psalms together, and with modulation. DECEMBER 22. At Noyon {-sur-Andelle}, where there are seven monks. We found things unchanged since our last visitation, which is recorded on

folio 22.184 | DECEMBER 23. At Rouen, where we sang the O Virgo virginum.135 DE-

182 See entry for July 7, 1249. : 133 134 See entry for July 8, 1249. See entry for August 22, 1249. 185 One of the seven antiphons (one for each day) beginning with “O,” sung as the feast of Christmas approaches. In the sixth century December 18 was designated

. JANUARY, 1250 113 CEMBER 24. At Rouen. DECEMBER 25. At Rouen, and it was Christmas Day.

DECEMBER 26-28. At Déville. | DECEMBER 29. At Auffay, at the expense of the priory, which we visited,

and where we found everything to be as at our last visitation, which is _ recorded on folio 22;136 in addition we found that the prior does not confess, nor does he celebrate his Mass as is required by the Statutes of Pope Gregory.

there. ,

, We forbade them to eat meat, save as the Rule permitted. More is owed to them than they owe. _ DECEMBER 30. At Longueville, Order of Cluny, at the expense of the priory. DECEMBER 31. At Longueil, at the expense of the priory. No monks

January 1. At Dieppe, at our own expense. JANUARY 2-4. At Aliermont. JANUARY 5. At Eu, at the expense of the monastery. JANUARY 6. At the

same, but at our own expense. ,

JANUARY 7. We visited Eu, finding twenty-six canons and one lay brother;

there used to be more than thirty. All but seven are priests. They have no | stated time for confessing, and some are negligent in making their confessions. Item, we enjoined them to be diligent in redeeming their golden chalice, which they pawned to help out the vicomte. Lay folk enter the cloister, and indeed it is very hard to keep them out. Item, we enjoined the community to elect some of the brothers who would in their stead hear the

audits of the convent’s bailiffs and abbot. | , , This day we came to Le Tréport, at our own expense.

JANUARY 8. At Le Tréport, at the expense of the monastery. We visited _ there, finding twenty-three monks. One monk is dwelling alone in the priory at Eurville; we ordered that he be recalled to the cloister or that a companion _ be sent to him. There are four novices; all but three of the others are priests. as the feast of the Expectation. Many parts of the Mass and the Divine Office are the same as for the feast of the Annunciation, March 25. The feast of the Expectation was a reminder of Mary’s part in the coming feast of the Nativity. During the seven days before Christmas the seven antiphons were said in the Office. They are called | “the great O’s’’ because each begins with the invocation O. These date at least from the time of Gregory the Great. From the eighth or the ninth century it became customaty to sing them with the Magnificat at Vespers, and this is still the practice, © although the number of antiphons is now reduced to one for each of the seven days.

At the second Vespers on December 18 the psalm, O Virgo virginum, was sung. (“Féte de l’Annonciation,” Dict. d’arch. chrét. et de lit., ¥2, 2249-50; Dom Leduc and

Dom Baudot, The Liturgy of the Roman Missal [New York, n.d.}, pp. 62-63.) .

136 See entry for July 26, 1249; actually, the folio is 21. , -

114 JANUARY, 1250 They do not obsetve the Statute of Pope Gregory concerning confession very

| well. One does not accuse another [in chapter}. We want one to accuse another [in chapter}. Traveling monks do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined a better observance in this respect. They eat meat in the priories;

we forbade the eating of meat, and enjoined the abbot to be more diligent in correcting this abuse. They owe about four hundred pounds, but they believe that this year they will reduce this by two hundred pounds. William of Moncel, a fugitive monk, entered the Le Tréport monastery after being away four years; item, before he entered, the expenses of his

: novitiate had been paid by the monastery. Once he fled from Le Tréport. Item, he was a tippler, complaining and quarrelsome, and at one time when he was in a certain priory and the prior was unwilling to give him a drink, he went out into the farm and slew two of the prior’s swine; he always used

to carry a knife. Item, he was publicly known for incontinence. JANUARY 9. At Envermeu, at the expense of the priory. Eleven monks

are in residence, and a twelfth is coming. They owe about two hundred twenty pounds to the abbot, and one hundred pounds elsewhere. Everything

else we found to be quite satisfactory. | JANUARY 10. At Aliermont, at the expense of the priory of Wanchy.

JANUARY 11-12. At Aliermont. , oo :

JANUARY 13. At Bures [-en-Bray}, at the expense of the priory, which we visited. Two monks from Le Pré are in residence. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; they eat meat, and sometimes because of pressure of business they neither celebrate nor hear Mass. In the presence of the abbot

, of Bec we admonished them about these things, and about their use of feather beds as well. The priory owes about forty pounds, although the goods of the priory are at the disposal of the priory at Le Pré. JANUARY 14. At Beaubec, at the expense of the monastery. JANUARY 15.

At Neufchatel, at the expense of the priory of Nogent-en-Bray. JANUARY 16. We visited the hospital of Nogent where there are three

canons, though there should be four. One canon is dwelling alone in a chapel for the dead; we enjoined the prior to recall him or else to give him a companion. We forbade the prior and the canons to dine in the future in the town. This day we spent the night at St-Saéns,187 at the expense of the priory, 137 A Benedictine priory of St-Wandrille. (Cottineau, II, 2873-74.)

JANUARY, 1250 115 and this day we visited the nuns’ priory. These are about twenty-six sisters in residence, including the lay sisters. They receive presents, which they

keep or give away, without asking permission. They have an income of about one hundred forty pounds, and they owe about sixty pounds. They have no wine or cider for drinking, nor have they enough grain to last

until Pentecost. , JANUARY 17. We visited the monks, and there were four in residence.

Sometimes they do not say their daily Hours with modulation. More is owed to them than they owe. They have an income of three hundred pounds; they do not owe more than thirty pounds.. The prior does not compute with his monks; we enjoined him to compute with them frequently. This day we spent the night at Déville. JANUARY 18. We visited the leper hospital of Salle-aux-Puelles. They

do not keep silence in the refectory. They owe their servants about sixty shillings. They have a sufficiency of provisions. They have an income of

about four hundred pounds. ,

Here follows the ordinance which we drew up here in another year: Brother Eudes, by divine permission archbishop of Rouen, etc. To all, etc. When in the month of May,188 1249, we came to Salle-aux-Puelles near Rouen for the purpose of making a visitation and, convoking the prior, the prioress, the sisters and several other persons dwelling there,1®® made a careful inspection, we

found numerous matters as to both spiritual and temporal affairs which de-

17, 1249. | |

138 The prior visitation spoken of here was not made in May, 1249, but on March

189 Most of the hospitals and leprosaries were small-staffed, depending upon the resources and endowments of the house. The personnel formed themselves into communities; the men under the prior, the women under a prioress. What rule did | they follow? When asked, they claimed the Rule of St. Augustine based on the letters

to be found in Migne, PL, XX XIII, 957-65. Jacques de Vitry gives a rather rosy picture of the religious life of such communities: ‘They live according to the Rule of St. Augustine, without private property and in common under one obedience; and having taken the habit, they promise perpetual continence to God.” (Jean Imbert, Les Hépitaux en droit canonique, {Paris, 1947} p. 267.) However, their way of life seems to have been somewhat haphazard in regard to rules. Thus, the local ordinaries

began to insist on statutes for each house. The communities were independent and : thus statutes were based on local custom and usages. There is much conciliar legislation on such houses. (Mansi, XXII, 835-36, 913.) It must be remembered that each house

was as truly a canonical religious community as was a monastery. Each brother or sister in a hospital or leprosary underwent a year’s novitiate, as in a monastery, under

116 JANUARY, 1250 manded correction and reform. For the safety of their souls, we have drawn up the following ordinance which we wish to be scrupulously observed and to be written down as a permanent guide and reminder. First of all, let everyone, clerics as well as sisters, have all things in common and let them live in common; nor shall anyone presume to appropriate anything for his own. Let them have a sufficiency of bread each day. Item, each sister shall have her wine and her pot of beer each day. Item, thrice a week, in the appropriate season, they may have fresh meat, and at the other times, fish once a week. Indeed, on other days let five eggs or three herrings be given to them. During Lent (in the Quadragesimas) let them have fish (if it can be had) on those days when they would

, ordinarily have meat, and on vigils of solemn feasts they are likewise to abstain from meat. This is to be the general rule. Let the prior see to it that adequate provision is made, as God wills, for those who are sick or have been bled outside

the convent. Let him also see that they receive their pittances, but no money, on the stated days. Let him also see to it that the leftover fragments of food are carefully preserved for the poor lepers outside. The food for the clerics and the , sisters shall be identical unless it shall seem needful that some change be made, whether for hospitality or other reason, for, indeed, temporal goods have been given to the house for the use of the sick, and not for the benefit of the healthy. The raiment and clothing shall be according to that of your order and uniform, to wit, a russet mantle, and each sister shall receive a tunic and super-tunic every other year. Let them have warm mantles, and new ones every other year. Item, let the prior provide them with sufficient coverlets of fur. Item, let them a master or mistress of novices. At the end of the novitiate, if it were deemed agreeable to the postulant and the chapter, the entrant, now wearing the habit, placed his or her hands between the hands of the local superior and took the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Before reaching this point, the entrant had to be acceptable to the local ordinary; the entrant had to be free, celebate, without debts, and not a leper. As in the monastery, the religious staff of the hospital or leprosary met in chapter for religious and material purposes. The chapter had a seal whose imprint was necessary for alienations of property. Both males and females attended

their separate chapter for religious purposes, but they met as a unit for secular matters. The religious chapter was patterned on its monastic counterpart with its chapter of faults, and imposition of penances; the faults, as in the Benedictine system, being light, grave, and most grave. Their clothing was to be modest in cut and not gay in color. All wore a cross visible on their clothing, thus proclaiming their order. Silence was to be observed in the dormitory; food was to be in common and one was to eat what was given him; nobody was to sleep naked; bathing and washings were frequent. The statutes make much provision for religious exercises, but devotion to their patients seems to have occupied most of their time. (Léon Le Grand, Status d’Hétels-Dieu et de leproséries [Paris, 1901}, is a most useful collection. For a general review of the subject see Imbert, Les Hépitaux, pp. 265-277.)

| JANUARY, 1250 117 have linen clothing, that is to say, two shirts and two sheets every year at Jeast. _ and if more are needed for those sisters who may be sick, let the prioress have them made. Let the prioress be considerate and discreet; let her try to understand the condition of the patients and administer to them as the resources of the house permit. Let no sister, upon receiving new clothing, presume under pain of anathema to retain her old garments, especially her linen. In the matter of shoes and their material, let the prior have them made at the discretion of the prioress. Item, let them have two honest and simple maidservants, and a third one if need be,

as seems proper to the prior and the prioress. Let the sisters be bled at the , proper times, if they so desire, and let them have a competent blood-letter. Let them make confession frequently, and receive Communion at least four times a | year; to wit, at Christmas, on Holy Thursday, at Easter, and at Pentecost. Item, the prior and the prioress shall make a monthly audit of expenses and receipts in the presence of the community and shall have the account written out and certified. When the computation has been made, let each retain his (or her) own accounts, so that whenever required by a superior they may be able to give a more certain report on the state of the monastery. Let the prior have the mature and honest society of a small number of clerics and let him get along with as | small as staff as possible; and, that no breath of scandal may arise, let everything be done to redound to the glory of God and to the advantage of the sisters, and

priory. | ; | be an example to all men. Given in the month of August, 1249. , This day we spent the night at St-Lé [-de-Rouen}, at the expense of the JANUARY 19. We visited St-L6, finding nineteen canons, of whom ten

are priests. We enjoined the prior to make an audit with the community as a whole two or three times a year. They owe about five hundred pounds.

- This day we spent the night at Jumiéges.

_ JANUARY 20. We visited Jumiéges, where there are about forty-eight | monks. All but ten or twelve are priests. Some are negligent about celebrating their Masses. Item, many do not confess each month; item, we enjoined the prior, the subprior, and the third prior to tell us who these were. The sick are not well cared for in the infirmary, nor is permission given easily to the sick to be admitted to the infirmary. Item, we ordered that the community should elect some of the brothers to hear every accounting of every official and of the abbot. The cellarer owes about one

hundred fifty pounds, when all the credits and debits are considered, and they have a sufficiency of all provisions but wine. The kitchener owes about _ forty pounds; the chamberlain owes nothing; indeed, two hundred pounds —

118 JANUARY, 1250 , has been owed to that office for a long time, and it has one hundred fifty pounds on hand. As for fasts, we strictly enjoined the new abbot-elect140 to correct and see that corrections be made, and to attend to those who do

not make a monthly confession. | This day we spent the night at Jumiéges. __

JANUARY 21. We came to St-Georges, at our own expense. JANUARY 22. At the same, but at the expense of the monastery. Twenty

monks are in residence, and all are priests but three. We enjoined the abbot and the prior that those who absent themselves from Compline or leave the cloister without permission be made to fast the next day on bread and

| water and be held to strict silence. Item, we strictly enjoined them to main- , tain a fuller observance of the fasts of the Rule. Item, we forbade any monk to accept any gift from anyone, or to presume to keep it, without the permission of the abbot. In the outside priories they eat meat; we imposed . the obligation on the abbot to correct this. They owe about one hundred

twenty pounds, but about three hundred pounds is owed to them. Item, we enjoined and ordered that someone be elected by the community — either one or two —to hear the accounts of the abbot and of the officials.

JANUARY 23. At Déville, where we at that time confirmed the election of the bishop of Coutances.141 JANUARY 24. We were at Ste-Catherine, at the expense of the monastery. There was a terrific thunderstorm. JANUARY 25. We visited at Ste-Catherine, where there are thirty monks. Caleboche and another monk, who are now in prison, sing dissolute songs; we ordered that they be corrected by cutting off their food and subjecting them to flagellation. We decreed that the monastery should bring the number

of its monks up to the statutory number. They have four priories. The former prior of Pavilly went to England by himself; we ordered that he be provided with some honest companion either from this side of the Channel or the other. The abbot does not compute in the presence of the community; we ordered that one or more of the brothers, elected by the community, be present when he makes up his accounts. Item, we enjoined them to institute or appoint someone as chamberlain who would provide the others with clothing and shoes and give an accounting to the abbot in the presence of the aforesaid elected brothers. They owe about one hundred 1440 William V (1250-65). (Gallia Christiana, XI, 196.) As of this date, he was not yet formally installed as abbot. See entry for January 30, below.

141 John I (1250-74). Gallia Christiana, XI, 881. |

JANUARY, 1250 119 pounds. They have a sufficiency of provisions. As much, or perhaps more,

is owed to them than they owe. They have an income of two thousand pounds. In the priories they use feather beds, eat meat, and fail to observe the fasts of the Rule. We enjoined that these abuses be corrected in ac-

the prior. , cordance with the Rule and the Statutes of Pope Gregory. : On the same day we were at Beaulieu and received our procuration from

JANUARY 26. We visited Beaulieu, where there are eleven canons in residence. Ten canons are in priories. One canon is dwelling alone at Montmain; we ordered this to be corrected. They owe about two hundred pounds, but the lord of Préaux owes them one hundred forty pounds, though this is a bad debt; other debts, which are collectable, amount to forty pounds. They have an income of four hundred fifty pounds. One sister is dwelling

there. We enjoined that no mote sisters be received there. They have thirty-four cows, some calves, three hundred sheep, cart horses, and swine. JANUARY 27. At Pérriérs, at the expense of the priory. No monks are there. JANUARY 28. At I’Isle-Dieu, Premonstratensian Order, at the ex_ pense of the monastery. JANUARY 29. At Mont-Ste-Catherine, at our own * expense. JANUARY 30. At the same, and at our own expense. This day we

gave our blessing to the abbot of Jumiéges at Mont-Ste-Catherine. , JANUARY 31. At Bourg-Achard, at the expense of the priory, which we visited. Nine canons are in residence; we ordered the prior to receive more

into the community. The subprior has the cure of souls of the parish of Bourg-Achard, though he has not received that charge from us. Some are somewhat negligent in confessing; we decreed that whosoever should allow a month to go by without confessing should, on the Friday following the

, last day of the month, fast on bread and water, nor should the prior have any authority to grant a dispensation from this decree. Lay folk enter the cloister and talk therein; we enjoined them to keep lay folk out so far as it was possible, and suggested that some one be appointed to guard admittance to the cloister. They owe about ninety pounds. They have plenty of

do so. ,

food, and could sell enough grain to liquidate their debts, or nearly to , On the vigil of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin we were at Corneville, at the expense of the monastery. There are ten canons in residence.

In two of their priories canons are dwelling alone. They have an income | of about three hundred pounds; their debt is less than one hundred pounds.

120 JANUARY, 1250 We enjoined the abbot to make a special audit with the assistance of some

of the brothers elected by the community. | ol FEBRUARY 1-3. At Bec-Hellouin, at the expense of the monastery. We visited Bec and found everything to be in good condition, except that they eat meat in the priories. We forbade the eating of meat, except as the Rule permitted. FEBRUARY 4. At Wellebotum, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 5.

At Mont-Deux-Amants, at the expense of the priory. There are twelve canons there, of whom nine are priests. We found everything to be in good condition. They owe about sixty pounds. FEBRUARY 6. At Sausseuse, at the expense of the priory. In two of their

ptiories canons are dwelling alone; we enjoined the prior to recall them to the cloister, especially the one at Val-Carbon. Eleven canons are in

pounds. , | | ,

residence, of whom eight are priests. They owe about three hundred twenty FEBRUARY 7. At St-Martin-la-Garenne, where we found things to be just

as they were at our last visitation, of which a record is inscribed on folio , 20.142 FEBRUARY 8. At Parnes, and we found things as at our last visitation,

| of which there is a record on folio 18.148 We issued the same injunctions, with the addition that we enjoined the prior to procure another chalice, ~ since they had only one. FEBRUARY 9. At Sérans. There are three monks in residence. Sometimes they eat meat; we forbade this, except at such times as the Rule permitted. Item, they use feather beds; we forbade this.

| FEBRUARY 10. At Liancourt. They eat meat and frequently use feather beds, nor do they observe the fasts of the Rule. The prior does not sleep

, in the dormitory with the others, nor does he always eat in the refectory with them. We suspended the prior for the time being, since, although he

has been corrected several times, he has not mended his ways. , , FEBRUARY 11. At St-Martin-de-Pontoise. There are twenty-six monks in residence, of whom eighteen are priests. One monk is dwelling alone in a priory in the diocese of Beauvais, but he has the bishop’s permission. We ordered that one of the gates of the cloister be kept closed to prevent the entry of lay folk, and that a porter be placed at the other to keep them out in as polite a manner as possible. They do not give up their old [clothes] when they receive new ones; we forbade anyone to receive any new clothes until he had first surrendered his old ones. They sometimes eat meat when

“2 See entry for July 9, 1249.

143 See entry for July 2,.1249.

, FEBRUARY, 1250 121 there is no need; we enjoined them to observe the Statutes of Pope Gregory

on this matter. In the outside priories they eat meat and do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined the abbot to correct them. The community has no power of restraint over accounts; we decreed that some of the brothers be elected by the community to assist at the casting of accounts and on behalf of the community to have power of restraint over expenditures. Item, we ordered that all sources of income be written out in several books.

They owe about thirteen hundred pounds, and they have an income of about twelve hundred pounds. Neither the abbot nor the prior sleeps in the dormitory; nevertheless the prior has a reason. The prior does not eat in the refectory, nor does he attend chapter very often. The monks sometimes drink in the cellar; we strictly forbade this and prohibited anyone to eat or drink outside the refectory, the infirmary, or the abbot’s chamber. , _ FEBRUARY 12. At the same, and we received from the chapter of St-Mel-

lon [{-de-Pontoise} for our procuration one hundred shillings of Paris, hay | | for the horses, wood, beds, and bedcovers. He who reads the Epistles is not a subdeacon.144 The church has not been re-roofed, as we had ordered.145

Item, we ordered the chapter to have made as many rochets for vesting as were necessary. Item, that they begin to repair the roof of the church within one month. Item, we enjoined Dom Vincent and Dom Robert to tell the chapter to reform itself, and to correct what should be corrected. We enjoined them to let us know if the chapter did not undertake a reform. The sacristan’s helper is careless about the books, and his clerk is too rude and ill-mannered and sings the Psalms lopping off the syllables. Herbert, the vicar of William of Melli, is said to have been apprehended with a certain married woman; he was treated harshly and put in prison, and paid a fine to the mayor. Herbert has promised to regard his vicarate as resigned if he is ill famed of this again, provided, however, the ill fame can be proved. Robert of Gradu is ill famed of the sister of Master Vincent, and was disciplined by us once before.146 We gave him the choice of purging himself as the law requires or of submitting to our investigation. He promised us

to regard his vicarate as resigned if in the future he should eat, drink, or 144 One of the principal liturgical functions of the subdeacon is. to assist the » deacon and the celebrant of the Mass. Thus, he reads the Lesson or Epistle of the day. (“Sous-diacre,’’ Dict. de théol. cath., XIV?, 2459-66.)

145 entry for July 6, 1249. 146See Thid.

122 | , FEBRUARY, 1250 , sleep in the house where Jacqueline, Master Vincent’s sister, was, or indeed if he should have anything to do with her. Item, we enjoined him to banish

from his house the clerk whom he had, for the latter was publicly known for usury. FEBRUARY 13. We visited the priory of St-Pierre-de-Pontoise, at Pontoise. There are four monks in residence, but there used to be five. They do not observe the fasts very strictly, and sometimes they eat meat. The prior rides about with the steward. They owe about three hundred pounds. The prior — does not compute. This day we spent the night at St-Denis in France.147 FEBRUARY 14. At Paris, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 15. At Pontoise, at Our OWN expense. FEBRUARY 16. At St-Martin-la-Garenne, at our own

expense. FEBRUARY 17. At Sausseuse, at our own expense. , FEBRUARY 18. At Evreux, at our own expense. When we had confirmed Master John, the bishop-elect of Coutances, at Déville on January 23 last,

we gave a letter to the bishop of Bayeux requesting the latter to summon our suffragans to Rouen to attend the consecration ceremony, as their duty compels them, on the Sunday preceding the Feast of St. Peter’s Chair.148 But when we were at Sausseuse on February 6, Master Matthew of Essaye came to us on behalf of the said bishop-elect and requested us to arrange , our affairs for the benefit of the elect and to perform the ceremony at Coutances. However, considering that it would be rather a shame to consecrate him there where the canons did not sing, and because the ritual custom varies in different places, we changed the place of consecration to Evreux. On the Saturday before the Sunday scheduled for the consecration, _ the lord bishop of Bayeux came to us and stated that we should by no means proceed with the consecration at Evreux, alleging as his reason that it would be prejudicial to the bishopric of Bayeux and a detriment to his jurisdiction.149 He had not cited our suffragans to Evreux nor could he cite them on such short notice for a ceremony to take place on the morrow.

self as follows: |

Moreover, the lord bishop of Avranches was absent and he had excused him-

147 See above, n. 51.

148 There are two feasts of St. Peter’s Chair: St. Peter’s Chair at Rome (January 18), and St. Peter’s Chair at Antioch (February 22). Here the latter is referred to. 149 In the archdiocese of Rouen, the bishop of Bayeux was next in dignity to the

archbishop of Rouen. ,

APRIL, 1250 © , 123 To the Reverend Father in Christ and my lord Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, I, William, by divine permission the humble minister of the church of Avranches, send greeting and devoted obedience due to my father and my lord. Since we cannot be present on the Sunday prior to the Feast of St. Peter’s Chair for the consecration of that venerable man, John, bishop| elect of Coutances, we, in approval of the consecration, beg Your Paternity to deign to bestow upon him, the elect, the gift of consecration. We consent to the said consecration. May Your Paternity flourish and be well reverenced in Christ. Given on T hursday immediately preceding the Feast of the Blessed Scholastica, the Virgin, in the year of our Lord 1250.

Although the chapter of Rouen earnestly pleaded with us not to infringe

a custom of their church of Rouen, namely, that all conprovincial bishops | should be consecrated at Rouen, we did not harken to them, nor did we postpone the consecration because of their allegation or supplication. But, because we did not wish to do anything which would seem to injure the | rights of the church of Bayeux, we postponed the consecration to the following Sunday, and we gave a letter to the bishop of Bayeux the same Saturday, ordering him to summon our suffragans to attend the said consecration at Rouen.15°

FEBRUARY 19. At Evreux, and we ate with the bishop-elect of Coutances. FEBRUARY 20. At Pont-de-l’Arche. FEBRUARY 21-24. At Déville, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 25. At Rouen, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 26, At Rouen, where we consecrated the bishop-elect of Coutances. FEBRUARY 27.

At Pont-de-l’Arche, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 28. At Evreux, at our

Own expense. MARCH 1. At Muzy, at our own expense. MARCH 2. At Char- | tres, at our Own expense. MARCH 3. At the leprosary at Orgéres. MARCH 4.

At Orléans. MARCH 5. At St-Benoit-sur-Loire, at the expense of the abbey. , MARCH 6. At Gien. MARCH 7. At Bonny. MARCH 8. At Cosne. MARCH 9._ At La Charité. MARCH 10. At Nevers. MARCH 11. At Decize. MARCH 12.

At Bourbon-Lancy. MARCH 13. At Paray-le-Monial. MARCH 14. At Cluny, _ at the expense of the abbey. MARCH 15. At Macon. MARCH 16. At Villefranche. MARCH 17-APRIL 3. At Lyons. APRIL 4. At l’Arbresle. APRIL 5. At Thizy. APRIL 6-16. At Marcigny-le-Monial.

150 Eudes was not being dictated to by the Chapter of Rouen. If the bishop-elect of Coutances was to be consecrated at Rouen, it was because Eudes wished it that way and not at the behest of the chapter.

| I2agjI | APRIL 17. At Pierrefitte. APRIL 18. At Gannay. APRIL 19. At Decize. APRIL 20-21. At Varzy. APRIL 22. At La Charité. APRIL 23. At the priory of Notre-Dame-du-Pré near Donzy. APRIL 24. At St-Sauveur-en-Puisaye,} where on the part of the prior of Lewes in England a cleric was presented

to us for the church at Etables. apRIL 25. At Cezy, at the expense of the lord bishop of Sens.2 APRIL 26. At Nailly, at the expense of the lord bishop of Sens. APRIL 27. At Nemours. APRIL 28. At Melun. APRIL 29. At Paris. APRIL 30. At Argenteuil. [No entries for May 1-4.} May 5. At Pontoise,

at our own expense. MAY 6. At Juziers.

_ MAY 7. At La Roche-Guyon, where we visited the priory. Asked how many monks there were there, they replied four, since the lord of the village

had asked for one always to say the Masses for the dead. Asked how the

| day and night Offices were performed, they replied that they were well done. Asked whether they lived in common, they replied that they did. Asked whether the prior slept and ate with them, they replied that he did. Asked whether they observed the fasts of the Rule, they replied that they did, and at the proper seasons. Asked about confession, they said that all of them celebrated Mass nearly every day, and that before they celebrated they confessed and received penance. We found that they were using feather beds. Asked whether they ate meat, they replied that if any of them ate meat, he was properly punished for it. They have an income of about sixty

pounds; they owe nothing. | , MAY 8. At Sausseuse. , , 7 , MAY 9. At the same, and we visited the priory of St-Michel-sur-Vernonnet.8 Two monks from Montebourg are there. We found that they slept apart, that is to say, in different rooms. They do not say their Hours with modulation, and at times they do not say them together. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; they eat meat, and people of the world,

2880. - | , ,

1 A Benedictine priory of St-Germain, in the diocese of Auxerre. (Cottineau, I,

Piles I (1244-54). (Gams, Series episcoporum, p. 629.) 8 A Benedictine priory of Montebourg. (Cottineau, II, 3340-41.)

MAY, 1251 125 clerics, laymen, and women frequently eat with them, and sometimes they eat with lay folk in town. They frequently omit to say Mass on Thursdays.

Brother Thomas was a man of property and had gold rings. He used to go | out at night, clad in a cuirass, without his monk’s habit, and associate with low companions; he has wounded many at night, both lay and cleric, and

the monks. | , MAY 10. At Sausseuse. | , has himself been wounded and has had the tip of his finger cut off. We ordered the abbot to remove him, or else we would seize the place and expel |

MAY 11. We visited the chapter of Les Andelys and found everything

to be in a satisfactory condition. However, the dean requested that a pause ,

expense. | 7

be permitted in the middle of the psalmody.4 |

That same day we spent the night at Mont-Deux-Amants, at our own MAY 12-13. At Rouen. MAY 14-16. At Déville. May 17. At St-Victor-

en-Caux, at the expense of the abbey. |

MAY 18. We visited at St-Victor, and found nineteen monks in residence,

almost all of them being priests. They eat meat in the outside priories; we forbade this. We enjoined the abbot to cast his accounts in the presence of ,

a brother elected by the community, who should give a report of the audit to the community. They have an income of six hundred pounds, and they

owe about two hundred pounds. We spent the night at Aliermont. ==

MAY 19-20. At Aliermont. | .

MAY 21. At Bacqueville, at the expense of the priory. There are four monks there. They do not read the Rule. They have no copy of the Statutes | , of Pope Gregory. Traveling monks do not observe the fasts; they use feather _ beds. They have an income of two hundred pounds; they owe about eighty _ pounds. We forbade them to use feather beds or to eat meat, except as the Rule permitted, and we enjoined them to a fuller observance of the fasts

of the Rule. | | ,

MAY 22. At Etoutteville. We found the prior dwelling there alone, since his companion died about last Christmastide. The priory has an income of one hundred forty pounds. He eats meat frequently. We enjoined the prior to procure at least one companion before the feast of the Assumption of

the Blessed Virgin. ,

4 T.e., a pause between the ending of each verse of the psalm on one side of the

, choir and the beginning of the next verse by those on the opposite side. ,

126 MAY, 1251 , MAY 23. At Valmont, where there are twenty-three monks. One monk is dwelling alone in England,® and another is likewise by himself in a

priory. ,

' May 24, At Graville, which we visited, finding eleven canons in residence. One canon is dwelling alone at Bellevue. We ordered that a companion

be given him, or that he be recalled to the cloister. More is owed to them than they owe. Everything else we found to be in a satisfactory condition. The prior was not in town when we arrived. MAY 25. At Montivilliers, at the expense of the monastery. MAY 26. At the same, and we visited the abbess in chapter. We found everything there

| to be in good condition. MAy 27. At Le Valasse, at the expense of the monastery. MAY 28-JUNE 2. At Préaux, at our own expense. JUNE 3-5. At Jumiéges, at our own expense. JUNE 6. At St-Wandrille. There are thirty-three monks there; there used to be forty. One monk is dwelling alone at Marcousy; we ordered him recalled or else provided with a companion. One does not accuse another fin chapter}. Traveling monks do not observe the fasts of the Rule. The abbot does not visit the outside priories often enough; he does not correct faults with impartiality because he tolerates some. The abbot is a wrathful man, and looks it. Item, he gives lands to relatives of his, who administer them badly. Item, he gave or caused to be given to his nephew, who goes riding with him, three additional measures of wheat, although he has his regular wages just as the other servants. Item, we found that the abbot is over-talkative; item, he does not audit his accounts, nor does he know enough about auditing to know exactly what is the state of the house. Item, his relatives, whom he has gathered about him, are disposing of all the monastic properties, as may be seen from the fact that they now have lofty stone houses in place of the miserable ones they once possessed. Item, almost all of the monks have coffers with keys. Item, William of Jumiéges struck William of Boisel. Item, a certain carpenter saw John of Saane talking and laughing with a woman in the vestibule near the door of the church; the abbot connived at this, for John is a member of his household. Item, the prior has a scribe in the town, and the office of cantor which he controls is badly carried out because he gives to the scribe the pennies due to the cantor. The sick are ill-attended. The sources of income are not written 5 In 1170 Henry II gave Stratfield Say (Berkshire) to Valmont. This is probably the priory in question. (Dugdale, Monasticon Anglicanum, VII, 1044.) :

| JUNE, 1251 127 out. Emelin and John of Chatel do not confess or celebrate Mass as they — ought. Reginald of Caudebec is believed to be a leper, but he wears no dis-

tinguishing sign,® as we had ordered, and he kept in his priory the child

he had by a certain woman. -

Item about the lighting, which is insufficient; about cleaning the altar

things; about lay folk serving in the refectory.

JUNE 6 [sic]. At St-Wandrille, and we visited the priory of Bondeville,’ and among the things needing correction we found that the brothers have keys and their own coffers; that they sleep together in the same place, both day and night, and eat together. Item, the maidservant must be forbidden. to eat in the bakehouse which is just in front of the cellar, because of the _ scandal which might arise. Item, that the nuns shall not sell or dispose of their thread and spindles. Item, some nun to find out how much grain is owed the priory and also to find out the blood connections of the doorkeeper, who is a favorite of the prioress. Item, there is living there a certain daughter of a certain burgess of Vaux who is very simple minded. Item, anent the prioress, we discovered that she did not wish to credit the treasury

with the mine of barley which the abbot of St-Georges holds and which is , in the fee of the nuns. Item, that she is the recipient of personal property, especially of clothing. Item, that some of her favorites are better cared for in the infirmary than others are; indeed, the sick are not sufficiently looked after. Item, when she is in the infirmary she eats at a table by herself, nor does she live in common with the others. Item, she leaves the priory altogether too much, and not on the business of the house. Item, when she goes to Rouen she stays there for three days, or perhaps four. Item, she is quarrelsome and a sower of discord among the sisters, so that she cannot have any peace with the community, or with anyone else. Item, they hold chapter but rarely, and the sisters drink in the granges. We must speak about getting them another confessor in addition to the one they have. Item, that

the doorkeeper be changed, for the present one is hardly discreet. | JUNE 7-8. At Déville. JUNE 9. At Rouen. JUNE 10. At the same, and we conferred Holy Orders. JUNE 11-12. At Rouen. We held a synod in S Lepers, Jews, crusaders, and prostitutes were among those who wore a distinctive dress during the Middle Ages. Eudes visited this abbey on December 13, 1249, and

made no mention of a leper monk. , ? This was originally a hospital, and finally a Cistercian priory of nuns dependent on Bival. The “brothers” are probably lay brothers, not choir monks. (Cottineau, I, 419.)

128 JUNE, 1251 our own hall, because of the vast number of priests and the commotion made

by the people.8 JUNE 13. We held a synod in the church and there appeared before us the mayor and many of the peers and, in the sight of the full assemblage, they sought and obtained absolution. JUNE 14. We were at Rouen and held a synod of the deans, and the peers ate with us. JUNE 15-16. We were at Déville. JUNE 17. At Auffay, at our own expense. JUNE 18. At the same, where we administered the Sacrament of Confirmation, and thence we proceeded to Longueville, where we paid our Own expenses. JUNE 19-20. At Aliermont. JUNE 21. At Aliermont, and here we had ourself bled. JUNE 22. At Aliermont. JUNE 23. At St-Victor {-en-Caux}, at our own expense. JUNE 24. On the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, we blessed the abbot of Beaubec, and spent the night at Déville.

JUNE 25. At Déville. JUNE 26-28. At Déville. We were grievously afflicted with rheumatism. JUNE 29-jULY 12. At the same. jury 13. At Déville, and this day Matthew, called “Le Gros,’’ was absolved from the excommunication inflicted upon him, for that he had imprisoned the servants of the lord archbishop ... [Jacana in MS}.2 He swore | that he would abide by the decision of the archbishop on the case and to make whatever amends the lord should require. As surety, he offered as pledges Geoffrey of Val-Richer, senior, Nicholas Giboy, John of Val-Richer,

and Andrew of St-Léonard, who promised that they would see to it that the said Matthew carried out the sentence of the lord archbishop, or that they would do it themselves.

JULY 14-22. At Déville. juLty 23-26. At Ste-Catherine, at our own expense. JULY 28-28. At Mont-Deux-Amants. JuLy 29. At Mortemer-enLyons. juLy 30. At St-Germer-de-Flay. JuLy 31. At Clermont, in the diocese of Beauvais. AUGUST 1. At Compiégne. AUGUST 2. At Noyon. AUv-

St-Germer-de-Flay. ,

GusT 3. At Compiégne. aucusT 4. At Neuville-en-Hez. AauGusT 5. At

8 The Pastoureaux overran the town of Rouen on the days Eudes was holding the , synod, and he and his clergy took refuge in the archiepiscopal palace. The mayor of Rouen and the communal council (peers) came to apologize for the popular commo-

tion. To show there were no ruffled feelings, Eudes invited them to a banquet. There were one hundred of these peers or jurati, who chose twelve of their number to administer the commune of Rouen. These presented three names to the king, who chose one as mayor. (A. Gity, Les Etablissements de Rouen {Paris, 1883], I, 14-23,

24-46, 204.) |

® Matthew le Gros was probably connected with the Pastoureaux and the lord

archbishop was probably Eudes himself.

AUGUST, 1251 129 , aucusT 6. At Neufmarché. At the expense of the priory. Four monks ate in residence. We made a visitation there and found that they are all | priests. They use feather beds; we forbade the use of these. They owe about _ twenty-seven pounds. They do not have a copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we enjoined the prior to have a copy written out.

AUGUST 7. We visited the chapter of St-Hildevert at Gournay. The sub- | deacon and the deacon are not vested every day; we ordered them to do this. Simon is publicly known of a certain married woman. The dean is ill famed of drunkenness. We enjoined the dean of Bray to summon the chaplain of the leper house at Gournay, who buys up rents and neglects the leprosary, to produce evidence of his rights!® in the said chapel within forty days, and, further, that he be cited to appear before us to show evidence of the said rights. This same day we visited the priory of St-Aubin,11 where there are fourteen nuns. They receive nuns simoniacally; we forbade them to receive any nun without our special permission. We forbade all of them to receive anything from their friends without the special permission of the prioress. They chant the daily Hours without modulation; we enjoined them at least to chant them

in low modulation.12 They owe about one hundred shillings. , AuGUsT 8. At St-Laurent-en-Lyons. There are fourteen canons in res1dence, of whom all but three are priests. One does not accuse another [in

| chapter}; we enjoined them to accuse each other, and to keep lay folk out of the cloister. They owe about sixty pounds. We enjoined the prior that when ill fame arises about the canons who live in parishes, he make sure there is someone elected by the community to investigate the ill fame. Item, , we enjoined the prior to recall to the cloister Brother Robert, who is now living at La Bruyére. AUGUST 9-10. At Beaubec. AUGUST 11-13. At Déville. AuGust 14. At

Rouen. AUGUST 15. At the same, and we celebrated the Feast of the Assumption. AUGUST 16-17. At Déville. 10 Each hospital and leprosary had a chaplain. Often the local parish priest acted in

this capacity. No matter who served, the rights of the local priest had to be safe-

guarded against infringement. The chaplain could be appointed by laymen if the , hospital or leprosary were directed by laymen, or by the chapter if the institution was in the hands of religious. But in every case, the chaplain served with the consent and knowledge of the local ordinary. (Jean Imbert, Les Hépitaux en droit canonique,

pp. 140-47.) | 11 A Cistercian priory of nuns. (Cottineau, II, 2599.) : | 12 T.e. sing the introductory verse to the psalm. |

130 AUGUST, 1251 , AUGUST 18. At the same. This day Robert, called Buquet, and the treas-

urer of St-Ouen [-de-Rouen]} brought us a complete statement of the assets | of their house. Their statement is as follows: This was the condition of the house of St-Ouen-de-Rouen when Hugh, the abbot, died in the year of our Lord 1251. There was owed to the house in good debts 888 pounds and 4 shillings. From the grain there was owed 14 muids, 19 mines, valued at 110 pounds, 18 shillings, 9 pence, each muid being valued

at 7 pounds, 10 shillings. Item, from the mixed wheat and rye, 1 muid, 2 boisseaux wotth 4 pounds, 10 shillings. Item, from the oats, 23 muids, 4 setters, 3 bichots, worth 93 pounds, 8 shillings. Item, from the oats measured as they

are at Hez, 9 muids, 13 mines, wotth 38 pounds, 3 shillings. Total 1,136 pounds, 3 shillings, 9 pence. The house owes 1,208 pounds, 5 shillings, 8 pence, leaving a debt of 73 pounds, 23 pence, which the house owes and which is more than the house has.18 However, it ought to be known that we have 13 good palfreys, not counting our squires’ pack horses, the cart and field horses,

or the other animals that we have at our house and on our manors. Item, the

silver cups of the lord abbot.14 ,

AUGUST 19. At Déville. AUGUST 20. At the same, and we administered the Sacrament of Confirmation at St-Vincent-de-Rouen. AUGUST 21. At Bracquetuit, at our Own expense. AUGUST 22-26. At Aliermont.

AUGUST 27. At the same, but we went to Sauqueville and visited the chapter. There are six canons in residence, two of whom have common cure

of one parish, and if one of these who has the care of souls of the parish is absent, the curacy reverts to the chapter. The prebend is worth fourteen pounds. There is no regular administrator to oversee the morning distri-

bution of grain; indeed, they extort grain from those who owe it whether | they have performed their office or not; we ordered the said grain to be handed over to us until we should arrange for a distributor who would give it out as deserved. Sometimes Mass is not celebrated, except the Mass which is celebrated in the parish church, and sometimes the parish has only a high Mass because Dom George, one of those having the cure of souls, is absent 13 According to Eudes’ figures: it should be £ 72 1s. 11d. 14 “Grain was measured in bushels, quarters, mines, setiers, and muids. The relations between these different measures were not constant, and two measures of the same were not always of the same capacity.” (Joseph R. Strayer, The Royal Domain in the Bailliage of Rouen (Princeton, 1936}, p. 28. In some localities, there were twelve bushels to the set/er; in others, nine; in others, fifteen and sixteen. Ordinarily two mines make a setier, and twelve setiers make a muid (Ibid.).

SEPTEMBER, 1251 131 with the consent of the chapter. We decreed that the cantor should receive fifteen pounds from the chaplaincy of the said George, and perform ser-

| vices for it, and that he should have another clerk in addition to the one he has. Item, we found that Ferric, the treasurer, is ill famed of a certain woman called Alice of Garenne. Item, he runs about the town, and goes

riding in unseemly clothing, to wit, in a head-covering from which the | | shoulder cape has been cut off. Master Walter plays dice, frequents taverns,

and is publicly known for grave incontinence. The treasurer owes the chapter fifteen pounds, and he promised in our presence that each year he would repay fifty shillings at All Saints’, and another fifty at Pentecost,

until the whole amount should be discharged. ,

AUGUST 28. At Bival, where there are thirty-three nuns. They sometimes leave the cloister without permission; we forbade this. Sometimes lay folk

enter the cloister, that is to say, the brothers or relatives of the nuns, and also other people; we forbade the admission of any lay folk into the cloister, with the exception of those whom it might be a scandal to keep out. They owe about forty pounds. Silence is not well observed. The sisters have cof-

fers and keys, but with the permission of the abbess. We spent the night at Beaussault. AUGUST 29. We dedicated the church at St-Aubin near La Ferté-en-Bray,

and we spent the night in the priory of La Ferté, at the expense of the parish. AUGUST 30-31. At Beaulieu, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 1. At Déville.

SEPTEMBER 2. At the same, and this day we visited the priory of Mont-

aux-Malades. We found that there are ten canons there. They have two priories, La Ferté-Loupiére, in the diocese of Sens, and Houssaye. At La | Ferté there should be six canons, but at present there are only four. Chapter is not held every day. The clerics do not receive Communion very often; we ordered the canons who are clerics to confess and receive Communion once

a month. They owe about one hundred pounds. SEPTEMBER 3. At Déville. SEPTEMBER 4. At Mont-Deux-Amants, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 5. At Sausseuse, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 6. At Juziers, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 7. At Pontoise. SEPTEMBER 8. At Wy, and this day we visited the priory of Villarceaux.

There are twenty nuns there. But six of them were not there;!5 one had 15 T.e., of the community of twenty-six nuns (see Eudes’ visitation on July 9, 1249) six were absent at the time of the present visitation.

132 SEPTEMBER, 1251 left and married, and on our mandate and previous orders two had been removed. They owe about thirty pounds and four muids of grain. They

have five horses, two hundred sheep, and twenty-five swine. | SEPTEMBER 9. At Marcheroux, at the expense of the monastery.

_ SEPTEMBER 10. We visited the priory of St-Martin-de-Chaumont. We

found that [the prior} has no associate; we enjoined him to obtain one before the feast of St. Maclou. Item, he eats meat freely; we absolutely forbade him to eat meat, save as the Rule permitted; item, that he should observe the fasts of the Rule more fully. The priory has an income of about

forty pounds and owes about fifty pounds. Item, when by reason of our visitation we sought out procuration from him, he excused himself on the grounds of poverty, though he willingly recognized his obligation in the presence of the archdeacons of Eu and of the French Vexin. We had ordered Geoffrey, the prior of St-Martin-de-Pontoise, to appear before us on this day to justify himself, in that when the abbot of Pontoise {Dreux} had received permission from... [/acuna in MS}, the lord bishop of Meaux,1* to have no monks in residence for a time at his priory of Moressatt, in the diocese of Meaux—the priory being overwhelmed by debts and

interest charges—the said prior had sought from the abbot, or had caused to be sought from him, the said priory. Since he was not able to obtain his request, he sent letters to the bishop [of Meaux} stating that this arrangement was disadvantageous to his monastery and that the bishop should recall the monks to the priory; this the bishop ordered done. Item, he sought permission from his abbot to go to Paris, which, it is said, the abbot refused to grant; having obtained, or pretending to have obtained, permission, he went to the bishop of Meaux to see about this matter of the priory, and brought back letters stating that the monks were to be sent to the priory. In our presence he admitted all this, but said that the abbot had given him permission to go to Paris. Having heard his confession, we removed him from his office as prior and sent him to Jumiéges with orders to remain there

until we should recall him. | |

This day we spent the night at the priory of Notre-Dame [-l’Aillerie] in the same town, finding three monks there, all of whom are priests. They have an income of one hundred pounds and owe about sixty pounds. SEPTEMBER 11. At Gisors, at our own expense. 16 Pierre de Cuisy (1223-55). (Gams, Series episcoporum, p. 576.)

SEPTEMBER, 1251 133 _ SEPTEMBER 12. At Vesly, at the expense of the priory. Two monks from

Matmoutier are in residence. We asked them whether they celebrated the Divine Offices there, and they replied that they did; whether they celebrated | them together, and they replied in the affirmative; whether with due modulation, and they said, “Yes”; whether they celebrated Mass frequently, and they replied that no day ever passed without a Mass. Certain other questions they answered, but some they did not. SEPTEMBER 13-15. At Sausseuse, at our Own expense. SEPTEMBER 16. At

Noyon-sur-Andelle. SEPTEMBER 17. At the same, and we conferred Holy Orders. SEPTEMBER 18. At La Ferté-en-Bray, at our own expense. SEPTEM-

BER 19. At St-Germain-sur-Eaulne, at the expense of the priory of Mortemer [-sur-Eaulne}. SEPTEMBER 20. At Aumale, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 21. At the same, but at the expense of the abbey, which we

visited. There are thirteen monks in residence, and there used to be twenty- , five; two of them are in England.17 They are all priests but three. Those who are not priests do not receive Communion at the stated times. Item, they confess to one another and without the consent of the elders. We ordered that whoever leaves the cloister without permission should go without wine the following day. Item, lay folk enter the cloister at pleasure and gossip there; we ordered a stricter guard [for the cloister}. Item, they have only a Latin version of the Statutes of Pope Gregory, although we had previously ordered them to get a French copy.1® The fasts of the Rule are not observed, particularly by those who travel on horseback; item, they eat meat

when there is no need: to be explicit, they eat it once every two weeks; we , utterly forbade them to do this. Item, sometimes the refectory has no diners

at all, since all the brothers are eating in the infirmary; we forbade this | custom. Item, lay folk eat in the refectory; we prohibited this. Master Roger, the abbot’s clerk, is a dice-player, and a frequenter of brothels; this has been proved to the abbot several times; the same is true of Lagayte; we ordered them both expelled. The community does not make an audit. They have an income of about fifteen hundred pounds. Item, there is too large a secular staff, to wit, six clerks in addition to the said Roger; we ordered

all except the essential and respectable ones to be expelled. Item, we stopped the pension of Master Gerard Coispel. Item, the abbot’s nephew, who is a 17 They could have been at either Birstall or Witherness. (Dugdale, Monasticon Anglicanum, VII, 1019-21, 1056.) 18 See entry for June 19, 1250.

134 SEPTEMBER, 1251 , , now twelve years old, is due to receive a pension of one hundred shillings in five years’ time or else to be received as a monk. They owe about fourteen hundred pounds of Tours. The abbot does not sleep in the dormitory. Item, in his last accounts the abbot was short one hundred twenty marks, nor has he since accounted for them. Item, Garinet, the abbot’s nephew, has more of the abbey property than he deserves; item, he has a certain pack horse which belongs to the monastery. Item, the abbot is inefficient; they suffer many losses because of his inefficiency; he is ignorant. Dreux, one of the monks, is disobedient to the abbot. Neither the abbot nor the prior

knows to whom he confesses. Item, he [Dreux} is a fault-finder and a _ sower of discord. Item, the abbot pledged the income of the church at Heubecourt, valued at forty marks, for three years; item, also his wool, valued at fifty marks, he pledged for two years. The seal of the convent

is not well guarded. | [No entries for September 21-27.| SEPTEMBER 28. We dedicated the chapel of the leper house at Aumale.

SEPTEMBER 29—OCTOBER 3. At Aliermont. OCTOBER 4. At Ouville.

OCTOBER 5. At Ouville, where there are nine canons in residence and three elsewhere, to wit, two in one of their priories and one at Beaulieu. At one time there were thirteen. They celebrated the dedication of their monastery, although it has not been dedicated. One does not accuse another {in chapter}; we decreed that if anyone should be cognizant of a brother’s fault and does not accuse him, he should fast the following day on bread and water. Item, we ordered that the Rule be read in its entirety one day every week, and at table. Sometimes they leave the cloister without permission; sometimes they are punished for this, but not often. They have an income of four hundred pounds; they owe about one hundred pounds, together with a tithe of forty pounds. Adam,1® the priest at Yvecrique, offered pledges to us. We gave him permission to attend the schools2° until the feast of St.-John, provided, however, that he remain in his parish during Lent and give us a bond to the extent of forty pounds, to be used at our discretion if he should behave indecently either at the schools of anywhere else. He pledged his church. 19 See entry for January 30, 1248/49. 20 This probably means attending for further theological study any of the rising theological faculties of the University of Paris. Rouen had a school, but it was not

of much renown.

DECEMBER, 1251 135 OCTOBER 6. At Beaulieu. OCTOBER 7. At Nojeon-le-Sec. OCTOBER 8. At

Etrépagny. OCTOBER 9. At Chaumont, at our own expense. OCTOBER 10. At the same, and we presided over the holy synod. OCTOBER 11. At Conflans. OCTOBER 12. At Argenteuil. OCTOBER 13-22. At Pré-St-Gervais, near Paris. OCTOBER 23. At Argenteuil, at our own expense. OCTOBER 24. At Pontoise, at our own expense. OCTOBER 25. At Wy, at our own expense. OCTOBER 26-28. At Sausseuse, at our own expense. OCTOBER 29. At MontDeux-Amants, at our own expense. OCTOBER 30. At Mont-Ste-Catherine. — OCTOBER 31—NOVEMBER 1. At Rouen. NOVEMBER 2-5. At Déville. NOVEM- |

BER 6. At Rouen, and we presided over the synod of the greater archdeanery. NOVEMBER 7. At the same, and we held the greater synod. NOVEM-

BER 8. We held a synod of deans, and spent the night at Déville. NovEM- | BER 9. At Auffay, at our own expense. NOVEMBER 10-26. At Aliermont. NOVEMBER 27. At Dieppe. NOVEMBER 28. At Aliermont. NOVEMBER 29.

At Auffay, at our own expense. NOVEMBER 30. At Déville.

| DECEMBER 1. We visited the monastery of St-Amand. Forty-four professed ' nuns are in residence; there are none at Saane.21 We ordered them to confess and receive Communion once a month. Item, we decreed that, after a yeat’s novitiate they should make their profession, provided that they had attained

their fifteenth year. Item, we forbade any nun to give away any of her food, save through the almoner. There is owed to them as much as they

pose. | |

owe. We enjoined the abbess, although we had already enjoined her,?? to draw up a statement of the receipts and expenses of her abbey twice or three times a year, in the presence of sisters elected by the convent for this purThis day we spent the night at Déville, at our own expense.

_ DECEMBER 2-3. At Rouen. | !

DECEMBER 4, We visited the priory of Ste-Madeleine?3 at Rouen. We ordered the sisters to hold their chapter every Friday and to confess and recetve Communion once a month. They owe about one hundred pounds and have enough grain and foodstuffs to last them until the new harvest.

They have an income of one thousand pounds. We spent the night at

Déville. — |

(Cottineau, II, 2569.) | 22 See entry for January 4, 1248/49. . ,

21 At Saane-St-Just was located the priory of Ste-Catherine, dependent on St-Amand. 23 A priory of canonesses regular. (Cottineau, II, 2546.)

136 DECEMBER, 1251 DECEMBER 5-10. At Déville.

DECEMBER 11. We visited Pré, where there are eighteen monks. All of them are priests but three. There used to be twenty-five monks there. They —

owe about six hundred pounds, not counting the abbot’s debt,24 which

good condition. a DECEMBER 12. At the same. 7 ;

amounts to eight hundred thirty pounds. Everything else we found to be in

DECEMBER 13. We visited the monastery of St-Ouen-de-Rouen. There are

fifty monks in residence. Sometimes they eat meat in their rooms; we forbade this. All but three are priests. They eat meat and break the fasts prescribed by the Rule; we ordered them to observe the Statutes of Pope Gregory in these matters. Item, we forbade them to drink in the town,

except in house of other religious. | Note: concerning the priory of St-Giles and of Espaubourg. DECEMBER 14. At Déville.

DECEMBER 15. We visited the chapter of the cathedral of Rouen, assembled in chapter, and we expounded to the assembly the word of the Lord. We found certain things amiss in the performance of the. Divine Offices and in the maintenance of the temporalities, especially in the matter

of the English revenues. Item, having inquired into the life and conduct of the bachelors,25 we found that Videlieu was defamed of frequenting taverns and of incontinence; however, the chapter had already warned him. Item, Rufus, a priest, likewise of incontinence, as is one called White, a monk. Anent the canons, we found Master John of St-L6 defamed of incontinence with a certain woman who is almost blind; we warned him in

the presence of the archdeacon, the chief cantor, and the archdeacon of Petit-Caux, whom we summoned and called; but he in reply stated that he had had nothing to do with her since he had been ordained priest, and he added that her husband was dead. We enjoined him, in order to avoid a scandal, to send her out of the town, and he promised to do so. Item, we found Master William of Salmonville defamed of incontinence and of 24 T.e., a debt to the abbot of Bec. Pré was a priory dependent on Bec.

| 25 The bachelor in the ninth century was one who held a piece of land or an office in vassalage. Later, it meant young nobility in training for warfare. The term was

transferred to students in training at universities. In this instance, it applies to young men in the process of training to be canons in the chapter. (“Grades théologiques,” Dict. de théol. cath., V¥#, 1688-90; “Grades académiques,’ Dict. de droit

canon.» V, 975-77.) |

, DECEMBER, 1251 137 several other things; and we enjoined him to take up a fixed residence in one place so that he might be able to procure a worthy testimonial of his life and general conduct. He firmly promised us not to depart from Rouen without our special permission and that of the chapter. On this day we

were at Déville. |

DECEMBER 16-21. At Déville. DECEMBER 22. At Rouen. DECEMBER 23.

At the same, and we conferred Holy Orders in our private chapel. DECEMBER 24. At Rouen. DECEMBER 25. At the same, and we celebrated Christ-.

mas. DECEMBER 26-27. At Rouen. |

deans of our diocese: | |

DECEMBER 28. At Rouen, and we sent the following letter to all the

Brother Eudes, etc., to his beloved sons, all of the deans constituted in the city and diocese of Rouen, eternal greeting in the Lord Jesus Christ. By reason of the exigencies of church business and of many matters needing attention we have decreed the convocation of a provincial council to which our venerable

brothers the suffragans of the archdiocese of Rouen, the abbots, archdeacons, , deans of churches, conventual priors and chapters, and the other collegiate bodies both secular and religious of the province of Rouen are held to appear. Wherefore we order each and all of you to cite the abbots, deans, archdeacons, conventual priors, chapters and convents and other collegiate bodies, secular and - religious, in his deanery to appear at Rouen on the present feast of St. Vincent,

either in person or represented by suitable proctors, and to appear on time so that on this same day we may hold a sacred council. You will reply in writing

informing us of your action. Given, etc. - , We sent the following letter to the bishop of Bayeux: 7 ,

Brother Eudes, etc., to the venerable Brother [Guy], by God’s grace bishop of Bayeux, eternal greeting in the Lord Jesus Christ, and true charity in the Lord. To deal with urgent business of the church and with other necessary matters we have by decree convoked a provincial council at which our venerable

brothers the suffragans of the church of Rouen, the abbots, archdeacons, deans , : of churches, conventual priors and cathedral chapters and other collegiate bodies, both secular and religious, of the province and diocese of Rouen are obliged to attend. Wherefore, in accordance with custom and pertinent to your dignity we order Your Fraternity to cite our venerable brothers the suffragans of the church of Rouen, the abbots, priors, deans, archdeacons, the cathedral

chapters, convents, and other collegiate bodies, both religious and secular, to , _ appear promptly at Rouen, either in person or by sufficient representation, on the feast of St. Vincent, so that we may hold a sacred council on this day. You

138 DECEMBER, 1251 too will be present at the said place, on the said day and hour, and you will inform us in writing of your action. Given, etc. DECEMBER 29-30. At Rouen.

DECEMBER 31. At the same, and we sent out the following letter to the lord bishop of Bayeux:

Brother Eudes, by God’s permission unworthy bishop of the diocese of

| Rouen, to the venerable Brother [Guy], by God’s grace bishop of Bayeux, in the bonds of true charity sends eternal greeting in the Lord Jesus Christ. Recently we sent you a letter openly declaring our intention to convoke a provincial council, and we requested you to cite our venerable brothers the suffragans of the church of Rouen, and to ask the chapters of the cathedral churches, as is the custom and consonant with our dignity, namely, that the suffragans appear in

person, the chapters through suitable proctors, at Rouen on the feast of St. Vincent to celebrate with us a provincial council, and that they appear on time so that we might hold the council on this stated day. Further, that you should be present in person at the stated place, and on the said day and hour. We also intend, with the assistance of our council and of our other venerable brothers,

to discuss with the archdeacons of the cathedral churches and also with... [lacuna in MS] the abbots and conventual priors of the province of Rouen, with the exception of those bodies adhering to the discipline of Citeaux,26 certain matters which are known to be of particular interest to the aforesaid individuals and which cannot be conveniently treated without their presence. We request you to announce in your diocese, and to have our venerable brothers

announce to the aforesaid persons in the other dioceses that they should be present at the said day and place, either in person or represented by suitable proctors, if they wish to do so and believe that their interests are involved, so that we may proceed to deal with the said business with the aid of your counsel and that of our other suffragans, considering the honor of God and the advantage of souls. You will notify us by letters patent what you shall have done in

Lord 1251. _

this matter. Given at Déville, the Sunday after Christmas, in the year of our JANUARY 1. At Rouen, and on this same day the following letters were sent out from our curia: , Brother Eudes, by divine permission the unworthy bishop of the diocese of Rouen, to all constituted deans in the city and diocese of Rouen, eternal greeting

in the Lord Jesus Christ. To deal with urgent business and other necessary 26 The Cistercians were an exempt order, i.e., they were directly under the Pope and thus not within the spiritual jurisdiction of the local ecclesiastical authorities.

JANUARY, 1251 139 _ matters affecting the Church, we have ordered a sacred provincial council to be convoked at Rouen on the day of the current Feast of St. Vincent. On the said day and at the same place we intend, with the counsel of our venerable brothers

_ the suffragans of the church of Rouen, to consult with the abbots and con- ventual priors of the province of Rouen, with the exception of the Cistercians,

about certain matters which are known to affect the said individuals, and without whose presence negotiations cannot conveniently proceed. We request

each one of you to inform all the abbots and conventual priors in his deanery, , with the exceptions of the Cistercians, to be present at the said day and place, either in person or represented by suitable proctors, if they so desire and believe that their interests are involved, so that we may be able to proceed and, with their advice and the counsel of our brothers the suffragans of the church of Rouen, may so handle the aforesaid business that it will redound to the honor of God and to the comfort of souls. You will inform us by letters patent what disposition you make of this matter. Given at Déville, the second day in the octave of the Nativity, in the year of our Lord 1251.

pense. | |

JANUARY 2-3. At Rouen. JANUARY 4. At Jumiéges, at our own ex-

JANUARY 5. At Bec-Hellouin. This day Master John, cleric was pre-

sented to us by John of Muchegros, esquire,?? for the church of Muchegros, but was rejected. Since we did not wish to receive the said John, he appealed

both on his own behalf and on that of the said esquire. But since John, esquire, was a minor and also excommunicated and had not yet done homage to the queen for his land, and since the church itself stood in our patronage,

we were not willing to admit John the cleric to that church. JANUARY 6-10. At the same. JANUARY 11. At Pont-Authou, and we

dedicated the local church. JANUARY 12. We dedicated the church of Ber- | ville, and spent the night at Boissey [-le-Chatel}, at the expense of the parishioners of Berville. JANUARY 13. At Jumiéges, at our own expense. JANUARY 14. We dedicated the high altar at Jumiéges, and we spent the night there, at our own expense. JANUARY 15-20. At Déville. JANUARY 21. At

Rouen. :

JANUARY 22. At Rouen, and this day we celebrated the sacred provincial |

council, there being. present the venerable brothers the suffragans of the church of Rouen, together with the proctors of the cathedral churches of 27 The Latin is scutiferus, which means a gentleman generally less than fourteen

years old, and thus a minor, who had reached the stage of shield-bearer in his military training. Eudes gives no reason for Esquire John’s excommunication.

140 JANUARY, 1251 this province, with the exception of the chapter of Evreux, which, although on our authority invited to attend the council by our venerable brother Guy, by God’s grace bishop of Bayeux, as were the other chapters of our province, nevertheless did not send any proctor as the council demanded.

On this same day, seated in council and in the presence of the aforementioned venerable brothers whose advice we sought, we determined the question of a resumed provincial visitation as follows: We stated unequivocally that we may proceed to visit our province when and where it may

seem best to us. Item, in the same council, in the presence of the aforesaid brothers and the representatives of the said chapters, and with their advice, inquisitors, proved and honest men, were elected who, as is contained below, should in their own diocese make inquiries as to what is being

done in the matter of reforming morals and of correcting abuses, and at the next provincial council should make a report as to matters needing reform or discipline, in accordance with the decree of the general council.?8 For the diocese of Rouen, James of Rouen and William of Eu, archdeacons, were elected as inquisitors; for Bayeux, Master Adam, dean of Noron, and Ralph, dean of Bavent; for Evreux, Master Stephen, , archdeacon, and Giles of Biville, canon of Evreux; for Lisieux, Master Richard of Woelen, priest

at Canapville, and Master Robert, priest at Courbepine; for Avranches, Master William of Tour and Master John, archdeacons; for Séez, Master Nicholas, parson of the church at Moulins, and Amidieu, dean of Argentan; for Coutances, Robert le Sor, dean of les Puits, and Robert Piedfust, dean of Carentan. The seating order of the bishops at the sacred council was as follows: we sat in the middle; on our right came in order the lord bishop

of Evreux, and the bishop of Lisieux; on our left sat the lord bishop of Séez, and after him, the bishop of Coutances. The council’s business having

been finished, we retired, singing the Te Deum. | JANUARY 23. At Rouen. JANUARY 24. At Déville. JANUARY 25. At

, Auffay. JANUARY 26-28. At Aliermont. JANUARY 29. At Aumale. JANUARY 30. At Amiens. JANUARY 31. At Bapaume. FEBRUARY 1. At Cambrai, at the abbey of St-Aubert. FEBRUARY 2. At the same, but at the house of the bishop, and at his expense. FEBRUARY 3. At Vaucelles, a Cistercian house. FEBRUARY 4. At St-Quentin. FEBRUARY 5. At Nesle. FEBRUARY 6. At Montdidier. FEBRUARY 7. At Conti. FEBRUARY 8. At Aumale. FEBRU28. That is, canon 8 of the Fourth Lateran Council. (Mansi, XXII (994-95.)

| MARCH, 1251 141 ARY 9-11. At Aliermont. FEBRUARY 12. At Auffay. FEBRUARY 13. At Déville. FEBRUARY 14, At Rouen, and this day we drove the penitents from the church. FEBRUARY 15. At Mont-Deux-Amants, at our own expense. _ FEBRUARY 16. At Sausseuse, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 17. At Juziers, at our Own expense. FEBRUARY 18. At Argenteuil. FEBRUARY 19-20. At Paris; at St-Maclou. FEBRUARY 21. At Argenteuil. FEBRUARY 22. At Pontoise, at our Own expense. FEBRUARY 23. At Gisors. FEBRUARY 24. At the same, and we conferred Holy Orders. FEBRUARY 25. At Noyon-sur-Andelle, at our Own expense. FEBRUARY 26. At St- Matthieu d’Ermentrouville. FEBRUARY 27. At the same. This day at Ermentrouville we handed over

Thibaut of Chateau, a cleric pledged to a crusade, whom we had kept in detention at our manor at Rouen as a suspected homicide, to Geoffrey of Val-Richer, senior, Reginald of Chateau, Bertin of Chateau, Andrew of St-Leonard, and Clement of Senots, all citizens of Rouen, under the following conditions which we put in writing: to wit, that the said citizens, collectively and severally, promise to return the said Thibaut to us at our manor at Rouen on the day following the octave of Easter, or upon our order, and in the same condition as he is at present.2® This is supported by a corporate oath taken by each one of them with his hand in ours, and under pain of forfeiting one thousand pounds of Tours, to be paid by each one in shillings. He will appear on this day to hear the decision which we

shall have reached after we have made inquiry into the homicide which | | the said Thibaut is said to have committed, unless, within the Sunday on which the Istz sunt dies®° is sung, the said citizens deserve to obtain the

complete liberation of the said Thibaut from us. | a

FEBRUARY 28. At the same. Oo a MARCH 1. At Beaulieu, which we visited on the following day. We found |

that there are twelve canons there. One canon is dwelling alone at Montmain; we gave strict orders to the prior to send him a companion before Easter. All but two are priests. They owe about two hundred pounds; about two hundred pounds is owed to them, but they still owe two years of the royal tithe. With the exception of oats, they have sufficient provisions to

orders. ,, 80 Passion Sunday.

last until the harvest.

°° This could mean many things, including the prohibition of promotion in clerical _

there. : a 142 MARCH, 1251

“MARCH 2. At Quévreville, at the expense of the priory. No monks are

_ At the same.31 oe OO

We, Pierre,32 by divine mercy the elected [archbishop] of Rouen, and Hugh,38 by His grace bishop of Séez, make known to all who may see the present letter that-a dispute arose between us concerning ourselves and our bishoprics

| because we, the elected [archbishop] stated that the archbishop of Rouen, at the time of making his visitation in the diocese of Séez, was competent to take cognizance of the cases and complaints of the subjects of the bishop of Séez on the simple complaint of a plaintiff. Item, that the archbishops of Rouen, and any of their officials, have the power to allow appeals from the archdeacon or from the rural deans of the diocese of Séez, through by-passing the bishop, and that the archbishops of Rouen and their officials, by sentence of excommunication and suspension or by any other method, may compel the subjects of the bishop to receive their delegations; and that they may administer punishments and execute sentences, issue citations and test evidence. We, the bishop of Séez,

deny all of these claims. , a

However, by common consent and mutual agreement we compromised in this | matter, and selected Hugh [of Pisa}, archdeacon of Rouen, and Master William, the official of Séez, both venerable men, to act as arbiters; and each of us, on our own behalf and that of our dioceses, promised in full, and under penalty of two hundred marks, to abide by and to uphold forever whatever these men

should decree in the aforesaid matter or should be pleased to ordain in this

peace, arbitration, or judgment. , , We will the penalty to apply to us and to our successors, to be enforced against us of our successors, and to be carried out with no exceptions whatsoever, if any of us or of our successors shall fail to observe the arbitration or judgment, or if we should act against the decision. We obligate ourselves and our successors, under ‘the same penalty, to have this promise ratified by our chapters and to

promulgate the decison of the aforesaid arbiters. , .

| We desire also that the decision shall remain firm and stable, even though it should be violated in any way and the fine paid. In testimony whereof we add to the present letter the authority of our seals. Done in the month of March,

on the feast of St. Benedict, in the year of our Lord 1236. oe , 31 See Introduction, pp. xxv-xxvii, for discussion of the conflict between Eudes and his suffragans. _ 82 This was Pierre de Colmieu, archbishop of Rouen from 1237 to 1244, when he

was made cardinal of Albano. (Gams, Series episcopurum, p. xxii, p. 614.) |

88 Hugh II (1228-40). (Gams, Series episcoporum, p. 626.) Oo :

MARCH, 1251 143 , In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen. The following agreement was reached with respect to the venerable fathers, Pierre, by God’s grace archbishop-elect of Rouen, and Hugh, bishop of Séez, by us, Hugh, archdeacon of Rouen, and Master William of Rouris, the official

of Séez: | , oe

We, Pierre, by the Divine Mercy the elected [archbishop} of Rouen, and

Hugh, by His grace bishop of Séez, make known to all by the present letter that

a dispute arose between us, etc.,.as above, and on down to the end, i.e., “on the feast of St. Benedict”. We, after diligent deliberation and consideration discussing the circumstances of the aforesaid business, and desiring the peace and quiet of the said venerable fathers, their dioceses, and their subjects, arbitrate and declare that under the aforesaid penalty, neither the archbishop of Rouen nor any official of his shall receive appeals made, or to be made, from archdeacons or rural deans of the diocese of Séez, through by-passing the bishop

of Séez. a

‘Item, under the same penalty we decide and declare that the archbishop of Rouen, or his official, has the power to compel the subjects of the bishop: of Séez to receive subdelegates, to draw up writs and citations, to carry out sentences, and to hear testimony; and to excommunicate, suspend, or in any other _way coerce any who are hostile or disobedient, except that they shall not be held, at the order of the said archbishops or their officials, to cite anyone beyond the diocese of Séez, unless he should persuade them that there was reasonable cause; nor shall the bishop of Séez attempt in any way to prevent them from

carrying out their duties as stated. .

Item, under the same penalty we declare and decide that when the archbishop of Rouen shall again visit the diocese of Séez, he may take cognizance of cases

which are brought before him by simple complaint affecting subjects of the ©

bishop of Séez, so long as he remains in the diocese of Séez. a , And lest the parties be aggrieved, we decide and declare under the same penalty that the said archbishop is not to inject himself into those cases once he is outside the diocese of Séez, but that when he or his officials leave the diocese

he will hand over in their entirety the cases already begun before him, and likewise the enforcing of the judgment of those cases which have been decided, to the bishop of Séez, unless provable suspicion be lodged against the latter; in that case, the said archbishop shall consign the said trials and enforcement of

judgments to some one of the subjects of the bishop of Séez, and the bishop , himself will be liable to receive the same actions.as the said archbishop, just as was stated above, deemed consigned to himself into those cases already begun

consent thereto. | _ On

or terminated before him beyond the diocese of Séez, if the parties should

144 MARCH, 1251 ~ In making these statements we do not intend to derogate or detract from the agreement made by the venerable father, lord of San Sabina,34 between the aforesaid archbishop and bishop, or new agreement or addition [codicil] made

afterwards about it between themselves. The said elected archbishop and bishop, however, have entirely approved the decision and aforesaid statement and have expressly ratified it. In view of this, we have deemed that the present document should be strengthened with our seal. Done in the year of our Lord

1236, in the month of March and on the feast of St. Benedict. ‘To all who shall see this document the official of Rouen gives greeting in the Lord. Be it known that we, in the year of our Lord 1251, on the Friday after the Sunday on which Reminiscere®5 is sung, have seen and carefully inspected certain letters sealed under the seal of the venerable men, Gilbert, the prior, and the whole chapter of the church of Séez as it appears at first glance and

which read as follows: To all who shall see these documents Gilbert, prior, and the whole chapter

of the church of Séez, [give] greetings inthe Lord. , Let everyone know that we regard as ratified and as permanent the agreement

made in the Roman Curia through John of happy memory, bishop of San Sabina, between the. venerable father Hugh, our bishop, and our church as party of the first part; and the proctors of Maurice3¢ of happy memory, the archbishop of Rouen, on his behalf and on behalf of the church of Rouen, as parties of the second part; and likewise that the agreements and additions entered into on this agreement afterwards, through our aforesaid bishop and reverend father, Pierre, archbishop of Rouen, the then elected successor of Maurice, and the agreement made by the venerable men, Hugh of Pisa, archdeacon of Rouen, and William, the official of Séez, between the said reverend fathers, Piérre, elected archbishop of Rouen and Hugh, our bishop, concerning the fact that the same elected bishop stated that the archbishop of Rouen, at the time of visitation, could, in the diocese of Séez, take cognizance of cases and complaints of the subjects of the bishop of Séez brought on simple complaint to the bishop, and that the archbishops of Rouen and their officials could entertain indiscriminately appeals taken from the hearing of the archdeacon or the rural deans of the diocese of Séez, by-passing the bishop, and that the archbishops of Rouen and their officials could compel the subjects of the bishop to receive

p. Xiii.) , , ,

84 John VII (1227-33), cardinal priest of San Sabina. (Gams, Series episcoporum,

35 The second Sunday of Lent. , | 86 Maurice, archbishop of Rouen (1231-35), the predecessor of Pierre de Colmieu.

(Gams, Series episcoporum, p. 614.)

MARCH, 1251 145 judges, enforce judgments and issue citations, and follow up the execution of | imposed sentences and hear testimony. We hold these as ratified and firm and

become answerable under the penalty set forth in the decision for observing all the aforesaid without violation; and should it happen that the aforesaid agreements, written in may leaves, be transcribed in one document, we will willingly attach our seal to it when we shall be required to do so by the venerable

father, the archbishop of Rouen. And in order that these agreements remain ratified and permanent, we have deemed that these writings should be signed

with our seal. Done at Séez, in the year of our Lord 1238, on the Saturday after the Ascension of our Lord. What we have seen we attest under the seal of the curia of Rouen. Dated on the said day and year.

To all who shall see these writings Guido, by the grace of God bishop of - Bayeux; William, of Avranches; John, of Evreux; Godfrey, of Seéz; Fulk, of Lisieux and John, of Coutances, bishops, [give] greetings in the Lord.87 Be it , _ known that we have appointed Simon, cleric, the bearer of these present letters, our proctor for setting forth before the reverend father Eudes, by the grace of

God archbishop of Rouen, the grievances done to us, our churches, and our subjects by the same, and by his officials and agents, against the spirit of the Constitution of Rheims and also against justice, and to appeal from him and his © officials on behalf of us, our churches, and our subjects, from each and every grievance which he shall propose, and lest he presume to aggrieve further in the aforesaid or other ways ourselves, our churches, and our subjects, or to do anything in our disfavor or that of our churches or our subjects, he, Simon, is to seek and obtain apostoli from the archbishop and his aforementioned officials.

Given in the year of our Lord 1251, on the day following the feast of St. Vincent. To the most Holy Father and Lord, Innocent, by the grace of God supreme pontiff of the Holy Roman church, Brother Eudes, by the permission of God unworthy bishop of the church of Rouen, devotedly kisses your blessed feet. Be it known to Your Reverend Holiness that Simon, cleric, being duly constituted in our presence proctor of our venerable brothers the suffragans of the church of Rouen, four of the same being present, to wit, of Bayeux, Séez, — Lisieux and Coutances, in the year of our Lord 1251, on the Monday after the Sunday on which Reminiscere is sung, has set forth in these words that the said 37 Guido of Bayeux (1241-60). (Gams, Series episcoporum, p. 507; William V of Avranches (1236-52) (2béd., p. 506); John of Evreux (1244-56) (#bid., p. 550); God_ frey of Séez (1241-58) (ébid., p. 626); Fulk of Lisieux (1250-67) (ébid., p. 566); John

of Coutances (sbid., p. 542). ,

146 MARCH, 1251 suffragans, their churches, and their subjects were aggrieved by us, our officials, and our agents. These are the grievances which the archbishop, his of fi-

| cials, and his agents inflict on the suffragans and their subjects; they receive appeals lodged by the suffragans’ archdeacons and other subjects, the ‘suffragans themselves being by-passed. They cite and commit to the archbishop cases which are in the hands of the suffragans without giving a provable or law-worthy reason therefor. Item, when an appeal is made from an interlocutory or definitive sentence, although the other party deny the appeal or deny that the appeal was entered within the ten-year period, or propose something similar, nevertheless they prevent sentence from even being carried out in the case. Item, although objection be made before the sentence was rendered that an appeal as made from an unjust or less law-worthy case, and although the appeal, as if having emanated from a provable case, be not received, and though

they may not have begun to investigate, on the bases of the case laid before _ them, whether it was true or not, in both instances they prevent the case from proceeding further; indeed in every instance of appealed cases, on the very first citation, they impede further legal procedure in the case. Item, against the third party who attempts anything in a case in which an appeal was made, they lay claim to and exercise jurisdiction. Item, they rescind or declare that on legal grounds sentences of excommunication, suspension, and interdict imposed by him from whom the appeal is made are null even though they have no jurisdiction over the appeal. Item, whether or not an appeal is made, with the consent of the clergy, of even of clerics and laity, they, without the consent of their ordinartes, investigate judicially the cases of both. Item, they compel the subjects of the suffragans to execute their decrees and precepts and to give testimony in cases which have fallen to them by way of appeal. Item, they force

the officials and other subjects of the suffragans, in matters of simple complaint, to appear in their presence. Item, they reduce sentences imposed by the suffragans’ officials, archdeacons and subjects of the suffragans who have jurisdiction, and by-pass those who have imposed excommunication. Item, they reprimand and censure the officials of the suffragans and their other subjects, because they are unwilling to answer in the presence of the complainants. Item, they hear, through simple complaint, those who make accusation about the suffragans, be the latter exercising contended or willing jurisdic-

tion. Item, they seek money damages for themselves in appeal cases. These things having been proposed, the same proctor [Simon] appealed to the Apostolic See in these words: “Because you, Lord Archbishop, and your officials and your agents have aggrieved and are agerieving your suffragans, their churches, and their subjects in the aforesaid matters, contrary to right and contrary to the tenor of the Constitution of Rheims, and lest you any further aggrieve these

MARCH, 1251 147 same churches and their subjects, for these very subjects and churches I, Simon, proctor of the said suffragans, appeal here and now in writing to the Apostolic See and seek apostoli from each and every of the aforesaid grievances.” After these things, the same proctor, there and then, made another appeal in these words: “Item, since by old and approved custom, the archbishop of Rouen for the time being is obliged to await the lapse of three years after his visitation before he may repeat the visitation of his province, and since you, contrary to the aforesaid custom, have definitely announced that you will repeat the visitation whenever it pleases you, and lest you again begin to make the aforesaid visitation before the stated time of three years, I, the aforesaid Simon, proctor for these dioceses and their subjects, appeal in writing to the Apostolic , See and here and now seek apostoli.” But we did not deem that these appeals should be deferred to for several reasons, some of which we have caused to be noted below. We did not defer to the first appeal, for when on the very day

before the lodged appeal the four above-mentioned brothers, in our presence, as , it was said, had explained to us the aforementioned articles, we sought of the same four individually that they explain to us whether each of them had. been aggrieved by us, our officials, or our agents in all the aforesaid articles, or in

, some, or in that which he would say, offering to give to each of them the proper remedy for these wrongs about which he would say he was aggrieved; we offered diligently this same offer to them and their proctors after the appeal.

None of them wished to point out a certain article or articles [and say} in which one or in which ones he would declare that he was aggrieved, nor was there any one of them who would say he was aggrieved in all articles. The proctor, indeed, on behalf of the aforesaid suffragans, on being asked by us about the aforesaid, in the aforesaid form, was unwilling to give a definite answer. Item, [we did not defer] because many of the aforesaid articles con- , tained falsehood within them. Several articles, by old and approved custom, pertained to us and our church. Indeed, some things contained in the same articles, inasmuch as they were consonant with law and with reason, could by

- mo means be considered as grievances. [We did not defer} to the second appeal inasmuch as it was interposed contrary to law and because it is not the |

custom that the proctor make allegations on what constitutes custom; and | because in this case we do not believe that that custom has a place, we did not , deem that the appeal should be deferred to. Given in the year of our Lord 1251, the Friday after the feast of the Blessed Matthew the Apostle. = = 8 MARCH 3. At Noyon-sur-Andelle, at the expense of the priory. Seven monks were there. We found everything in good condition, except that the sacristan, although he is believed to be a good man, does not confess

148 MARCH, 1251 as the Statutes of Pope Gregory require; we enjoined him to confess 1n accordance with the said statutes. They have an income of about five hundred pounds, and they owe about two hundred sixty pounds. MARCH 4. At Déville, and the lord bishop of Beauvais®8’ was with us. MARCH 5-6. At Louviers. MARCH 7. At Sausseuse, at the expense of the

priory. Thirteen canons are in residence. Two canons dwell alone in two of the priories. Eight priests are there. They owe about as much as [is reported} in the other visitation, contained on folio 34.39 MARCH 8. At Gasny, and we visited there. Some of them use feather beds, but, as they say, because they need to; we enjoined them to read a

section of the Rule after Prime. Item, we found that they do not fully observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined them to be more observant. Item, sometimes they eat meat; we forbade them to eat meat, except as permitted

by the Rule. Item, there are three monks there, whereas in another year there were four, but they told us that there was no definite number, for the abbot sends monks there as he sees fit, sometimes more, sometimes fewer.

All of the income is for the use of the monastery of St-Ouen [-de-Rouen}, except what is needed for the maintenance of the monks dwelling in the

ptiory. MARCH 9. At St-Martin-la-Garenne. We found four monks there, all of whom are priests. There used to be five. Two of them, that is to say, William the sacristan, and Richard the bell ringer, are topers and are lightheaded. They [the monks} do not confess each month as the Statutes of Pope Gregory require; they eat meat at times when there is no need. Item, although they are often present in the choir, some of them do not sing when

lonet. | a

| the Hours are being sung. Item, they go off to the Seine without getting permission from the prior. They owe about eighty pounds. With the ex-

ception of oats, they have sufficient provisions. MARCH 10. At Juziers. MARCH 11. At the same, at the expense of Gail-

MARCH 12. At the same [Juziers}. The Rule pertaining to the keeping of the cloister is not observed. They use feather beds; the abbot says that this is an old custom. Six monks and a prior are in residence. We advised them to use mattresses of straw. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule, nor do they abstain from meat; we ordered the one to be observed and ab38 William of Grez (1249-1267). (Gams, Series episcoporum., p. 511.)

39 See entry for February 6, 1250/51. , oe

MARCH, 1251 149 - stinence in the other. We received procuration. | , MARCH 13. We received procuration at St-Laurent-la-Garenne. We ordered

them to read the Statutes of Pope Gregory. They use feather beds. We advised them to do without them, and to abstain from eating meat as well except when permitted by the Rule. They owe about thirty pounds. They

have enough wheat and wine, but only a little oats. | MARCH 14. At Parnes, where we made a visitation. The prior has not

yet bought the chalice, although we had already ordered him to buy one.‘ They pay twenty pounds in tithes. Five monks are in residence. No chapter is held, nor are minor punishments administered. They do not observe the Statutes of Pope Gregory regarding confession; we enjoined them to adhere strictly to these statutes. They eat meat; we enjoined them to abstain, except _ as the Rule permitted them. They owe about thirty pounds; however, they already have their full supply of grain. Item, we enjoined the prior to buy

a chalice anda missal. sit |

; This day we came to Sérans and visited there. They have no copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we ordered them to buy one, or to have a copy

written out. Item, we enjoined them to confess to their prior at least once | , a month, according to the statutes of the Rule. They do not observe the fasts

of the Rule; we enjoined them to observe them as the Rule require. They eat meat; we ordered them to obey the Rule concerning abstinence. MARCH 15. At St-Martin-de-Pontoise, and we made a visitation. There are twenty-seven monks in residence. All but ten are priests. They owe about eleven hundred pounds. They had not entered their income in several books,

as we had already ordered them to do; we enjoined them to write them out. Item, we forbade them to receive Geoffrey, the former prior, or Stephen, his companion, whether as monks or otherwise, without our consent. The abbot does not visit the outside priories often enough. The abbot’s relatives are a burden to the monastery and to the priories, especially that of Tourny.

The prior does not eat in the refectory, and indulges in somewhat dainty food; we enjoined him to correct these things. MARCH 17. We visited the chapter of St-Mellon. They have only a few rochets and amices; the chapter ought to procure a sufficient supply. We

found everything else to be in a sufficiently good condition. We stayed the

night at St-Martin, and for procuration they paid us one hundred shillings | 40 See entry for February 8, 1250/51. , 41 See entry for February 11, 1250/51.

150 MARCH, 1251 of Paris and provided us with straw, beds, fodder for the horses, and wood.

_ MARCH 18. At St-Martin, at our own expense. , MARCH 19. At Liancourt, which we visited. They eat meat whenever they are bled, and, to be sociable, whenever the monks from their abbey” come to visit them. We reproved them and forbade them to break the Rule for the sake of being sociable. They owe fifty pounds, but about twentyseven pounds are owed to them. Some of the monks are at their abbey. MARCH 19. At Mortemer-en-Lyons, at the expense of the monastery. MARCH 20. At Pérriérs, at the expense of the priory. There are no monks

there at present. | - | |

MARCH 21. At Ste-Catherine, at the expense of the monastery, and we visited it this day. Thirty-two monks are there. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we ordered each one to accuse the others. One of the monks is dwelling [alone} in the priory of Villaines; we decreed that a companion should be given to him within a month after Easter. We also ordered a chamberlain‘? to be appointed to distribute clothing and shoes. Item, we ordered that the goods intended for the poor be distributed with-

out diminution. i | oo

- MARCH 22-27. At Rouen. MARCH 28. At Rouen, and we consecrated the

| holy chrism. MARCH 29. At Rouen. |

42 St-Pére-de-Chartres. 7 |

clothing included bedding. : | :

*8 The chamberlain had charge of clothing and personal necessities of the monks;

1252 Oo 7 MARCH 30. At Rouen. Now begins the year of our Lord 1252. It was

Easter. MARCH 31. At Rouen. APRIL 1-5. At Déville. Apri 6, At the | same, and, at Bondeville, we received the resignation of the prioress [of that priory}. APRIL 7. At St-L6 [-de-Rouen], at the expense of the priory. APRIL 8. We visited there, finding eighteen canons in residence. Eleven of them are priests. We ordered them to place the most holy Body of our Lord Jesus Christ properly and in a becoming manner on the altar. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we ordered them to accuse each other mutually.

Item, lwe ordered} them to keep lay folk out of the cloister, so far as this could be done tactfully. They owe about four hundred pounds, and about three hundred pounds is owed to them, payable before the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin. They have an income of seven hundred pounds.

We spent the night at Ste-Catherine. _ , OT

APRIL 9-10. At Gouy, at out own expense. APRIL 11-12. At Déville. | APRIL 13. At St-Georges [-de-Boscherville}, at the expense of the monastery. _ APRIL 14, We visited there, and we found that there are twenty monks in residence, and eight outside. One monk is dwelling alone at St-Martin; we

ordered that a companion be given to him, or that he be recalled to the

cloister. Item, we ordered and commanded the abbot to be very strict in , giving the monks permission to go beyond the cloister, and we forbade the prior to give such permission to anyone, in the absence of the abbot, pro-

vided, however, that the abbot is due to return within a very short time. Item, we ofdered, as ordained for every Saturday, that one was to wash the feet of another.t We strictly forbade any monk to carry anything at all away from the refectory, or to give away any of the food placed before him, but

fordered} that all remnants should be devoted to alms. They owe about

sixty pounds, and about two hundred pounds is owed to them. Whenever | the abbot is away, the sick are improperly cared for. This day we spent |

the night at Déville. ,

1 The Rule of St. Benedict (ch. 35) ordained that the members of the community | wash their feet every Saturday. For a fuller treatment of the washing of the feet see

, “Lavement des pieds,” Dict. de théol. cath., YX1, 16-31. ee

152 APRIL, 1252 APRIL 15-17. At Deéville.

APRIL 18. At Jumiéges, at the expense of the monastery. On the following day we visited there. We found forty-seven monks in residence, and the temporalities in good condition. APRIL 19. At St-Wandrille, at the expense of the monastery. APRIL 20-21. At the same, and at our own expense. APRIL 22. At the same, at our own expense. This day we made visitation there and found thirty-four monks in residence. The abbot visits the priories but rarely. The candle which was wont to burn before the Blessed Sacrament

is no longer alight; we ordered it to be lit and kept burning in the future, as was the practice hitherto. When the outside priors come to the monastery, —

they neither sleep in the dormitory, eat in the refectory, nor stay in the cloister; we ordered that when they do come to the monastery, they arise for Matins, and in every way conduct themselves as do the members of the community, whether in the refectory, the dormitory, the cloister, or the church.

Item, we ordered that one accuse another [in chapter], and that, if anyone knew of another’s delinquency and did not report it, he should be punished.

They owe about four hundred pounds, and about eight hundred pounds is owed to them. They have enough wine, grain, meat, and oil to last until the harvest, and a sufficiency of woolen and linen clothing. APRIL 23. At Lillebonne, at the expense of the priest of St-Denis, and this day we dedicated the said church [of St-Denis}. APRIL 24. At Le Valasse, at the expense of the monastery. APRIL 25. At Trouville, at the expense of the parish. This day we dedicated the church of Notre-Dame

at Trouville. , a |

APRIL 26. At Valmont, which we visited this day. We found twenty-two

monks there. All but four are priests. One does not accuse another [in chapter }; we ordered mutual accusations. They go out from the cloister to the farm without permission. Item, we enjoined the abbot to see to it that the monks observed the fasts according to the Rule, whether they were within the monastery or outside, and we ordered them to abstain from meat

altogether. - ,

APRIL 27. At the same, at our own expense. This day we visited the priests

of the deanery of Valmont. The sworn men? were Master Michael of 2 The jurati, or sworn men, were drawn. from within the ecclesiastical territorial jurisdiction; in this case the deanery of Walmont. Their function was to assist in the judgment of cases, and an oath was taken to do right. Regino’s De ecclesiastica

| APRIL, 1252 | 153 | _ .Angerville; Henry, priest at Daubeuf-Serville; Master Nicholas of Frober- — ville; William, priest at Bertreville; Baldwin of St-Pierre-en-Port; and Peter, priest at Butot. John, priest at Valmont, publicly ill reputed of incontinence, gave a letter to the archdeacon of Grand-Caux, to the effect that he would regard his church as resigned if he were again so defamed; item, William, priest at Auberville-sur-Veulettes; item, Ranulf, priest at Maniqueurville; item, Walter, priest at Thiouville, Richard, priest at. Toussaint, is ill famed of a certain married woman whom he took with him to Maromme; he has permission to attend the schools at Rouen and is a vicar at Maromme. The archdeacon, whenever he visits four churches, receives procuration from one, and then exacts a money payment from the rest in the name of procuration;

item, he asked for a subsidy from the priests when he went away to the

schools. We warned Peter, priest at Hanouard, to stay in his church, and | not go riding about in a short coat and a detached head dress, and with a

sword; he promised to do this. The priest at Bordeaux, is publicly known _ a for engaging in trade. The priest at Hanouard carries weapons, and wears a short coat and detached head dress. The priest at Criquebeuf, when he was dean, sealed up the grange of Master John of Mauconduit. The said . master broke the seal of the dean. The rector of Criquebeuf does not keep

good residence. oO | APRIL 28. At Beusemonchel, at our own expense. ,

- APRIL 29. At the same, at our own expense, and, at Yébleron, we visited _ the deanery of Fauville. The sworn men were Master William, priest at Vattetot; Master Robert, priest at Valliquerville; Reginald, priest at Auzouville; Ralph, priest at Auberville; Ralph, priest at Normanville; and Master

John of Hautot-le-Vatois. Henry, priest at Ecretteville, is ill famed of the wife of Robert Dubois, and, recently, on Palm Sunday, the said Robert found

him one night in one of his hedged enclosures [near a house}, and they came to blows; item, he is publicly known for drinking. William, the chaplain of Sir Jordan of Valliquerville, is defamed of a woman who bore him - achild. Master Nicholas, priest at Normanville, is defamed of incontinence, and he has many children. Roger le Paiges, cleric, has a certain maidservant in his parish at Ecretteville, and he has kept her for eight years. The prior at St-Maclou [-la-Briére} is ill famed of a certain. married woman; he. has disciplina (in Migne, PL, CXXXII, 281) gives the function of the jurati and their place in the synodal proceedings. In Regino’s time, the ninth century, the jurat:

numbered seven. : oe ,

154 APRIL, 1252 been disciplined by the archdeacon. Hugh, the chaplain of Lanquetot, is a drunkard. The archdeacon sought a subsidy from his priests when he went

away to the schools. John, priest at Hattenville, is ill famed of a certain unmarried woman, the daughter of one of his female parishioners, by whom

he has had two children; he has been disciplined by the archdeacon, but it is rumored that he has since relapsed. The priest at Yébleron does not serve his church very well, for he sometimes omits the canonical Hours, and

he frequents taverns; we forbade him to enter any tavern within a league of Yébleron under the penalty of ten shillings for each time that he should enter a tavern within the league, this fine to be collected by the dean, whom

we enjoined to exact it without any remission. The priest at Bolleville is a drunkard. John of Ray, priest at Hautot, is a trader. The chaplain of the leperhouse at St-Amator is ill famed of a certain woman who is now mattied; however, the scandal has stopped.. The dean reported that John, the priest at Hattenville, obligated to the archdeacon, because of his incontinence, offered a surety of ten pounds in case he should fall again into sin, and that it is rumored that he has so fallen. Manasse, priest at Gruchet, [is held} — to resign his church for incontinence. Stephen, priest ‘at Raffetot, to resign

his. church. Enguerrand, priest at Cléville, is pledged to the loss of his benefice for incontinence. Ralph, priest at Veauville, who knows that he is pledged to lose his benefice. Richard, priest at Yébleron, is. pledged to the archdeacon, to what extent he does not know, for his incontinence and his frequenting of taverns; he does not keep residence, rather, he runs all over the country. Richard, called Port, priest at Les Baons, is likewise obligated for incontinence. William, priest at Ricarville, [is obligated] to a fine of ten pounds for incontinence. William, the chaplain of Sir Jordan of Valliquerville, is obligated, but he does not know to what amount. Walter,

priest at Guillerville, [is obligated} to a penalty of ten pounds for his incontinence with the wife of Henry Taber, his parishioner. Ralph, priest at Grandcamp [is.obligated} to the loss of his benefice because he used to have

wassail drinkers. an Oe an unmarried maidservant, called Bisevaque. We must inquire about the

To all who may see this, Henry, priest at Ecretteville, sends greeting in the Lord. You will know that when the venerable Father Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, visited the archdeanery of Grand Caux, he found me grievously defamed of the wife of Robert Dubois, my parishioner. Of my own

free will I have promised that if I should again be defamed of the vice of

| MAY, 1252 | 155 incontinence, and could not purge myself canonically, I would automatically regard my church as resigned from that time on. In witness whereof I have sealed the present letter with my own seal and that of the dean of Foville. _ Given at Beusemonchel, on the Monday following the Sunday on which the

Cantate3 is sung, in the year of our Lord 1252. re

condition. | _

APRIL 30. At Montivilliers, at the expense of the monastery.. We visited |

the abbess and found everything connected with her office to be in good

MAY 1. At Graville, at the expense of the priory. We visited there, and found eleven canons in residence. One canon was with Master William of Fontaine; we enjoined the prior to recall him to the cloister. At Bellevue there is not a sufficient stock of provisions, even for one canon. Because of the relics,4 lay folk remain in the choir while the Divine Offices are being celebrated; we ordered the relics to be displayed on another altar, and that by all means the lay folk should be kept out of the choir. Item, we forbade the canons to talk with lay folk in the cloister. Item, we ordered one to —

accuse another [in chapter]. They owe about forty pounds. MAY 2. At Graville we visited the deanery of St-Romain [-de-Colbosc}. The sworn men were Master William of Cerlangue; the priest at St-Giles; the priest at l’Eure; the priest at Buglise; the priest at Ternemare and the parson of Etainhus. The priest at L’Oiseliére is defamed of a certain parishioner of Les Trois-Pierres, that is to say, the wife of Daniel; we warned him. Item, the priest at Gommerville, ill famed of the daughter of the dean of Gommerville, gave us a letter obligating himself to a penalty of twenty pounds. Aubin, priest at [St-Sauveur-d’}-Emalleville, is defamed of the wife of Walter Deschamps, his parishioner, and of several others; we warned

him. Alexander, priest at Sainneville, [defamed] of one of his parishioners , named Ermenburge, obligated himself to the archdeacon to resign his benefice. Item, Master Paris, priest at St-Vigor [-d’Ymauville}, has been disciplined by the archdeacon; he is ill famed of incontinence and is a drunkard, a trader, and a usurer; we warned him about this. William, priest at Etainhus, has merlins and falcons and is defamed of a certain widow, who is his pa-

3 The Introit for the Mass of the fourth Sunday after Easter. 8 =§ os 4 The relics here referred to are those of St. Honorine. For the life of St. Honorine; see Acta. sanctorum, vol. III, February 27 (pp. 682-84). Ste-Honorine-de-Graville is _ now in the diocese of Paris under the name of Conflans-Ste-Honorine. The relics of

St. Honorine are still in the church, which was built in the eleventh century,

156 MAY, 1252 rishioner; he had obligated himself to the archdeacon to a fine of ten pounds.

We warned him. Item, the priest at Manéglise has for a long time been ill famed of a certain married woman, his parishioner; he obligated himself to the archdeacon to lose his benefice. Item, Durand, priest at Manneville {-la-Goupil}, [is ill famed} of a certain spinster, his parishioner, because

of which he obligated himself to the archdeacon to a penalty of twenty pounds, after taking the Cross; he later relapsed with a certain woman near Paris. Ralph, priest at St-Aubin-Routot, is ill famed of a certain married woman; we assigned him the day following the synod and before conferring

ordinations for the purpose of purging himself. The priest at Virville is a drunkard; we enjoined the priest at [Parc-d’} Anxtot to collect five shillings from him for every time that he should get drunk, and another five whenever he should enter a tavern within a league [of Virville}; item, we enjoined him [the priest of Anxtot} to summon the chaplain of the leper house to appear before us at Valmont. The chaplain of the leper house at Virville is ill famed of incontinence. The chaplain of Ecrainville is ill famed of incontinence. The chaplain of Epretot is ill famed of a certain woman, with whom he was found, as it is rumored. This day we spent the night at Montivilliers. MAY 3. At Valmont, at our own expense. MAY 4. At Flainville, at the

expense of Master John of Flainville. May 5. At the same, but at the ex_ pense of the parish of Sotteville, the church of which we dedicated. May 6. At Longueil, at the expense of the priory. No monks are there. MAy 6. At

Aliermont. : es |

MAY 7. At Bures, at the expense of the priory. At Bures, Master Walter of Longueil, called “the Child,” a cleric, came to us and of his own free will abandoned any claim which he might have to the church of Boardiville. He withdrew from ligitation and resigned. He also promised on oath never to revive his claim to the said church, nor in any way impede from occupying

it peacefully whomever we should by our authority install in it; that he would be amenable to our mandate, would obey whatever discipline we should impose because of his embezzlement of the income of the said church,

and would make amends for this and for the evil things he has said about us. Present at this meeting were: Master Jacques, archdeacon of Rouen; Master Simon, archdeacon of the French Vexin; Master Stephen Lorris, canon

of Rouen; Dom Nicholas Site, priest; Stephen, priest at Blenelle; the dean of Bures: and William, former dean of the same place.

are there. ;

MAY, 1252 | 157

MAY 8. At Neufchatel, at the expense of the priory of Nogent. No monks

MAY 9. We visited the hospital at Neufchatel. Four canons are in residence. The prior’s relatives visit him too often, especially the priest of _ Menouval, who abuses the hospital property and receives goods, even the ploughs of the house; and the priest of Obermesnil, his nephew, Peter of _ Riévrecourt, cleric, and William of Beaurepair, who work there and require a very unnecessary amount of food and drink. The prior has never visited

the sick during his entire lifetime. The prior often stays alone in a certain , manor called “Le Chaser’; he was often bathed there, and there was 4 certain woman who stayed there and caused suspicion. Item, he quietly leaves the dormitory at night and goes no one knows whither; item, it is reported that he goes at night into the wall-enclosed walk of Walter Froitier. This day, we spent the night at Beaubec, at the expense of the monastery.

MAY 10-12. At Aliermont. |

, MAY 13. At Envermeu, at the expense of the monastery. We visited it and found that there are ten monks in residence, and there should be twelve. Some of them do not confess, as they should, in accordance with the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we enjoined them to confess more often, and to observe

the Statutes of Pope Gregory more fully. Lay folk sometimes sit and talk with the monks in the cloister; we forbade this. They owe two hundred twenty pounds to the abbot of Bec, and sixty pounds to others. The prior makes no audit. They have an income of about four hundred pounds.

_ [No entry for May 14.} | |

MAY 15. At Foucarmont, at the expense of the monastery. MAY 16. At >

Tréport, at the expense of the monastery. | |

MAY 17. We visited at Le Tréport, where there are twenty-two monks. All but seven are priests. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we enjoined them to correct this. Traveling monks do not observe the fasts prescribed by the Rule; we enjoined them to correct this. They have four priories, of which three are in the diocese of Rouen and one in that of Amiens. Those who are dwelling in the priories eat meat and do not observe the fasts of _ the Rule; we ordered that the abbot, who was at that time in England,® be notified of this, and that he correct these abuses according to the Rule. They have an income of eleven hundred pounds; they owe three hundred pounds,

Anglicanum, VI, 168.) |

5 Probably visiting the monastery’s priory at Hastings. (Dugdale, Monasticon

158 MAY, 1252 but about two hundred pounds is owed to them. This day we spent the

night there, at our own expense. - : MAY 18. At Eu, at our visitation, we found thirty-two monks in residence.

, All but nine are priests. They have not yet recovered the gold chalice;* we enjoined them to warn the vicomte to return it and [warned } that he would be excommunicated unless he did. The cloister is not protected from lay folk; we ordered them to keep them out so far as it could be done tactfully. They owe eight hundred sixty-eight pounds. About four hundred pounds

are owed to them. They have an income of nine hundred pounds. We praised them for selling ten acres of their woodland, and for taking advantage

of the right granted to them in a special charter of freely selling and acquiring property. They do not cast their accounts according to the statute requirements [of Pope Gregory}; we enjoined them to observe the Statutes in this matter, to elect some members of the community to assist at the audit,

and to make a written copy, so that one record might be in the hands of the community, the other in those of the abbot. This day our expenses

were paid by the abbey. | 19. At the same. MAY 20. At Dieppe. May 21. At Longueville, atMAYthe expense of the priory. MAY 22. At St-Saéns, at the expense of the monks’ priory. This day we visited the nuns’ priory. There are as many nuns as lay sisters in residence,

namely, twelve of each, one brother, and a priest; we ordered the priest to be removed, because of his ill fame. Sometimes they eat in a certain room; we forbade them to do this in the future. We forbade anything to be brought away from the refectory, unless it be brought to the prioress to distribute as

she sees fit. , | , |

MAY 23. We visited the monks of St-Saéns. There used be five monks there. We told them to increase their alms, and to bestow it at least twice

, a week to all who should come to the gate. About six hundred sixty pounds more is owed to them than they owe. We enjoined the prior to associate with himself some, or all, of his companions in the work of casting his accounts. No one except the abbot? knows the state of the prior’s accounts or _

of his conscience. _ We spent the night at Déville. :

MAY 24, At Déville. May 25. At Rouen, and this day we conferred Holy

6 See entry for January 7, 1250/51. | 7 The abbot of St-Wandrille, of which St-Saéns was a dependent priory.

JULY, 1252 | 159 _ Orders. MAY 26-28. At Rouen. MAY 29—JUNE 2. At Déville. JUNE 3. At

Ste-Catherine, at our Own expense. | :

JUNE 4, At Mont-Deux-Amants, at the expense of the priory. We found that... [Jacuna in MS}. We ordered the canon who is staying at Graville with the priest to be recalled. Thirteen canons are there. Item, we ordered that better provision be made for the sick as far as the resources of the house

will allow. |

_ JUNE 5. At Sausseuse, at our own expense. JUNE 6. At Juziers, at our own expense. JUNE 7. At St-Cloud, in the diocese of Paris, at our own expense. JUNE 7. At Corbeil. JUNE 9. At Melun. JUNE 10. At St-Jean-du-Jard, in

the monastery, at our own expense. JUNE 11. At Villeneuve-St-Georges. , JUNE 12. At Paris, at the home of John Grivel. JUNE 13. At the same, and we ate with the Franciscans. JUNE 14. At Pontoise, at our own expense. JUNE 15. At Chaumont, in the French Vexin. JUNE 16. At Saucy, in the Norman Vexin. JUNE 17-21. At Deéville.

| JUNE 22. At the same. Hither came Peter, a monk of Gisors, whom we, carrying out the apostolic mandate, had warned to appear before us before the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, along with his prior, to make amends for their contempt and lack of obedience when we arrived at _ the priory of Gisors on July 17, for we found the doors locked and entry denied to us.8 Meantime, he had made no amends, either for himself, or for the prior. Once again we warned him that he and the aforesaid prior

should appear before us to make amends for the foregoing. , , JUNE 23-26. At St-Matthieu. JUNE 27—jULY 1. At Déville. : Juty 2. At Déville. When... [lacuna in MS}® the abbot of Fécamp, acting under apostolic authority, had conferred the church of Auberville-surVeulettes upon R., cleric, and the said cleric had failed to take the oath of obedience to us, or do the other things required by the custom of the church of Rouen,-we caused the income of the said church to be seized for our use by the dean of Valmont. On JuLy 2, the said cleric having appeared before. us and having taken the oath of obedience to us and performed the other things required by the custom of the church of Rouen, we directed the said dean to permit him to enjoy the goods of the said church in peace, and to

supply him with anything of which he stood in need. a 8 Eudes began his visitation of the deanery of Gisors on July 16, 1249. On July 17 he was at Frénes.

® William III (1227-60). (Gallia Christiana, XI, 209-10.) : an

160 JULY, 1252 Jury 3-4. At Déville. jyuLy 5. At Ste-Catherine. yuLy 6. At Louviers. , , JuLy 7. At Sausseuse. JULY 8-9. At Meulan. juLy 10-12. At Pontoise, at —

the court of the queen. a -

JuLy 13. At the same, and we presented the following letter to the queen:

To all who shall see this letter, Brother Eudes, by divine permission the unworthy bishop of the church of Rouen, eternal greeting in the Lord Jesus Christ. When we requested the royal bailiff of Caux to conduct, or to have conducted, at our expense from the king’s prison to our prison at Rouen the prisoners taken by him, we did so because they are such as should be handed over to us by reason of the ecclesiastical jurisdiction which we have over them. When

we Stated that the said bailiff was obliged to do this, he denied his obligation and refused to comply with our request. Afterwards, at the request of the Lord Pope, made to our excellent lady Blanche, by God’s grace illustrious queen of France, through that religious man Brother John of Limoges, the papal penitentiary and nuncio, the said lady queen conceded that the surrender of the said prisoners should be carried out, at our expense, by the said bailiff or his servants until the coming feast of All Saints, and after that date for a period of two full years, or for two months after the return of the king to Paris, if it should happen that he should return before the said time, so that by this concession of the lady queen, and by the arrangements made for the detention up to the stated period, no prejudice may, In any sense, accrue to the lord king. We gave our consent

1252. -

to this, reserving our right if anyone should contest the said detention. In memory of this, we have caused this letter to be confirmed with the authority of our seal. Given at Pontoise, in the month of July, in the year of our Lord

This day we spent the night at Marines, at our own expense. a Juty 14. At the same, at our own expense. JULY 15. At Chambly. juty 16. At Creil. JuLy 17. At Compiégne. JULY 18. At Noyon, in transit. JULY 19.

At Montdidier. juLy 20. At Poix. yuLy 21-22. At Aumale, at our own expense. JULY 23—AUGUST 3. At Aliermont. AuGusT 4. At Wanchy, to

receive our procuration. AUGUST 5-6. At Aliermont. , AUGUST 7. At Longueville, at our own expense. At this place Ralph of Atre, cleric, swore in our presence to abide by the verdict that was imposed upon him for having maimed or mutilated Henry Omet. As his guarantor, Reginald of Fleur, of Martigny, offered himself to the extent of sixty pounds. He {Ralph} holds a manse in the parish of Notre-Dame at Aliermont, worth

five shillings. : |

AUGUST, 1252 161 AUGUST 8. At Ouville, at the expense of the prior of Etoutteville, to collect our procuration. This day at Longueville, before we went away,.we warned the prior and the community once again to assemble in chapter or in some other suitable place, to hear the papal mandate sent to us concerning

the observance of the Statutes of Pope Gregory. Since they refused to do this, we pronounced the following excommunication against them: Since we, acting legally and under apostolic authority, issued a personal warning at Longueville to... [lacuna in MS}, the prior and community of the said place.

members of the Benedictine Order, that they should convene in their chapter, or in some other suitable place, to hear the apostolic mandate directed to us, and they contumaciously refused to comply, despite the fact that we had granted them several delays in this matter, we in consideration of their stubborness have suspended, in writing, the aforesaid prior for himself, and the cellarer of the

Lord 1252. .

_ said place for the community, and we proclaim them suspended. Done at © Longueville, the fifth day before the feast of St. Lawrence, in the year of ous

Item, this same day, we visited the prior of Etoutteville, at Ouville. He says that he has an income of one hundred fifty pounds. In addition to this year’s tithes, he owes about forty pounds. Item, they do not observe the fasts of the Rule, and they eat meat freely; we warned him to observe the Statutes

of Pope Gregory, to procure and keep a copy of the Statutes. Item, we under- , _ stood that he had been defamed of a certain woman called Honoria; we warned him to correct his life and to avoid her. We ordered them to procure

a copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory, to read them and observe them. ,

AUGUST 9-11. At Déville. ,

_ auGUST 12. At the same. This same day, after examining his offenses, , we suspended, in writing, Walter, the priest at Theuville, particularly since we found him to be guilty of wounding Gerard of Theuville, a layman. —

_ AUGUST 13. At the same. auGusT 14. At Rouen, on the vigil of the Assumption. AUGUST 15. At the same, on the feast of the Assumption, and

the bishop of Séez was present.

AUGUST 16. At St-Matthieu. This day we handed the following writing to

Master Nicholas of Bléve and to Gerard of Corgeon: , This will be the authority of the mediators, over those articles concerning which there is disagreement in dealing with them. If, with the common consent of the parties, they cannot come to any agreement, they may turn to one party or the other, or temporize, as may seem good and equitable to them.

162 AUGUST, 1252 , AUGUST 17. At the same. AUGUST 18. At Déville. | AUGUST 19. At the same. This day Herbert, priest of Bernomesnil, resigned the church of the said village into our hands, there being present: Brother Adam Rigaud; Simon, the archdeacon of the French Vexin; and Master William of Jordan. AUGUST 20. At the same. AUGUST 21. At Auffay, at our own expense.

AUGUST 22-23. At Aliermont. | AUGUST 24, At the same. This day, using these words, we excommunicated

Gfeoffrey}, priest at Grigneuseville: | We excommunicate, in writing, Geoffrey, priest and rector of the church of Grigneuseville, because on the day following the Assumption of the Virgin, which had been assigned to him for purging himself of the charge of homicide

for which he had been defamed, and on the Saturday following, he sought from us a postponement of the said purgation, and, not having obtained it, he contumaciously withdrew from the village although we had forbidden him to leave it without our permission. Nor did he purge himself. Done at Aliermont, on the vigil of St. Bartholomew in the year of our Lord 1252, and in the presence

of Robert and Geco of Baaly, clerics; Brother Theobald of Taverny; Master Peter of Aumale; Master Stephen of Lorris; and William, archdeacon of Eu. —

This same day, after [his} excommunication, a certain cleric entered an appeal on his [Geoffrey’s} behalf, making known his proctorship in the

following words: © | |

To all who may see this, Geoffrey, rector of the church of Grigneuseville, greeting in the Lord. Know you that I appoint my beloved Simon, cleric, the — bearer of this letter, as my proctor in my appeal from any injury which may be done to me by the Reverend Father Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen,

or by his official. I shall willingly regard as valid whatever decisions the said proctor, in my name, shall consider should be made about any matter or legal procedure brought by them, be it by reason of their office or be it a legal process instituted in their presence at the instance of anyone whomsoever. Given in the

Blessed Mary. ,

year of our Lord 1252, on the Thursday following the Assumption of the

He instituted his appeal, alleging false grievances. |

_ AUGUST 25-27. At the same. |

AUGUST 28. At Bacqueville, to receive our procuration. This day we visited

AUGUST, 1252 163 Sauqueville.1° Six canons are in residence, of whom two, acting in common,

have care of souls, and if either of them be absent the cure reverts to the chapter. They do not celebrate two Masses every day. Item, they have few. Lives of the Saints‘ or [other] books. Dom Walter still plays dice. The treasurer does not keep. residence, nor does he officiate as treasurer. The chapter had decreed that whosoever should help with the harvest from the feast of St. Michael to the Nativity of St. John!? should receive full commons!13, The treasurer and Dom Walter receive it, but have not earned it. Dom Ferric and Dom Walter frequent taverns. We gave orders that no one should receive any share of the distributions who did not deserve it, and we appointed Dom Gilbert as distributor. Item, we ordered books to be bought

with the pennies which the treasurer gives. | | This same day we visited the priory of Bacqueville, and we found that _ four monks are there and that all are priests. They do not confess to their prior; we ordered them to confess. Item, they have no copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we ordered them to look for one, to get it, read it, and observe it. They do not read the Rule. They do not observe the fasts very well, and sometimes they eat meat; they use soft feather beds; we ordered : them to do without them. They have an income of about two hundred pounds;

they owe one hundred pounds. We forbade them to eat meat except as the

Rule permitted. Item, we forbade them to use feather beds. : _ auGuST 29. At Auffay,14 at the expense of the priory, and we visited there}. There are six monks. They have an income of about four hundred pounds. - They read their Rule but rarely. They have a copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory, but they do not observe them very well; we ordered them to read and observe them, and to have both a Latin and a French version.

France, or Cottineau. | , 19 This house is not mentioned in either Besse, Abbayes et prieurés de Vancienne

11 Fach monastery and order was apt to have its own lives of the saints. The oldest collection was the Depositio martyrum (fourth century). The long article, ““Culte des saints,” in Dict. de théol. cath., XIV1, especially cols. 941-46, contains. much useful information, as does the article ‘‘Saint’’ in Dict. d’arch. chrét. et de lit., XV‘, especially

cols. 439-49. OO 12 May 8-June 24. Oo an ||a _

18 Each chapter had food which was community property and which was called :

“commons.” Each full member was entitled to his share of commons. However, each

was obligated to perform certain functions in return. If the functions were not

performed, he was not to receive commons. ,

14 The entry gives the Latin name as Altifagium. It was also called Aufayum (see

entry for December 29, 1250).

164 AUGUST, 1252 Some of them do not confess every month; we ordered this to be corrected.

| They do not abstain from eating meat, because of the sick who are there; we ordered them to abstain, except as the Rule permitted them to eat it.

They owe more than two hundred sixty pounds. | , This day we invested Everard, our cleric, in the name of Master Terry of Cortenay, with the prebend which belonged to Dom Robert Lorgier. Brothers

Adam and Harduin were present. After December 29 we can return [to Auffay} for, except for the present, it will have been two years since we were last here.

AUGUST 30. At St-Victor [-en-Caux], at the expense of the abbey, and we visited {it}. There are eighteen monks in residence, and two in England.15 Almost all of them are priests. We ordered the Statutes of Pope Gregory to

be read and observed. Lay folk enter the cloister; we ordered them to be kept out. With the exception of the abbot, who labors under an infirmity, and those whom he invites, they observe the Statutes covering the eating of meat. They have an income of about six hundred pounds; they owe about two hundred pounds. We ordered a monthly audit to be made in the presence

of {brothers} elected by the community. The abbot does not sleep in the dormitory, because of the infirmity from which he suffers. We ordered them to obtain the Statutes of Pope Gregory, to read and observe them.

This same day John of Paletot, knight, pledged us to make whatever amends we should require for having kicked Master Peter of Torcy, rector of the church of Torcy, in the churchyard of the said church, as he admitted in our presence to have done. He offered as guarantors Sir William of Bloseville, Sir Robert of Muchedent, and Sir John de Muchedent, knights, and John of Neville, damoiseau,1® who promised that the said knight would also make such amends to the said Master as we might decree. . AUGUST 31. At Beaubec, at the expense of the monastery. SEPTEMBER 1. At St-Laurent-en-Lyons, at the expense of the monastery. © SEPTEMBER 2. At the same, and we visited there. Thirteen canons are in residence; there used to be fourteen, but one has been sent to a certain priory, where another was dwelling alone. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we ordered this to be corrected. They owe about one hundred sixty pounds.

We gave orders that Brother Peter, who resides at St-Crispin, should cast 15 Clatford Priory in Wiltshire was a dependency of St-Victor. (Dugdale, Monasticon Anglicanum, VII, 1054-55. 16 A gentleman attached to a lord but not yet knighted.

SEPTEMBER, 1252 | 165 his accounts twice a year. The prior says that the aforementioned Brother 7 Peter will repay one hundred pounds which the house has loaned him. The — capes and pelisses are not distributed quite on time.17 SEPTEMBER 3. At Beaussault, at the expense of the prior. Two monks are

there. They eat meat very frequently; we ordered them to procure a copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory, to read them and observe them, as well

concerning the eating of meat as of other things. We ordered them to | procure and read a copy of the Rule. They have enough wheat, although it is of the old crop. They owe nothing except twenty pounds to their abbot

and then pounds to the prior. | _ We visited Bival. Some of the nuns have their own food and prepare it themselves; we ordered all such things to be carried to the [common] pantry. ‘They have coffers and keys, but they hand the keys over to the abbess whenever she desires them. We forbade them to introduce any lay folk into the cloister. Item, we forbade any of them to eat with lay folk. The rule of silence is not well observed; we ordered this to be corrected. They leave

the cloister without permission; we ordered them to be prevented from doing | this. They owe forty pounds, and sixty mznae of wheat. They are bringing up ten young boys;18 we ordered these to be removed. There are thirty-two nuns. Sister Egide of Saussay and Sister Isabelle of Tarines are disobedient. We forbade them to receive anything from their friends without permission, or to omit the service of Compline because of the presence of guests, whoever

they might be. We stayed the night at Bellosane, by right of procuration. | SEPTEMBER 4. We visited the convent of St-Aubin. There are thirteen nuns.

We forbade them to eat meat, especially in the presence of lay folk. Item, we forbade anyone to receive permission to eat with her relatives or others, unless the prioress or subprioress is present. They owe twenty pounds. The harvest is good. They lack a treasurer. This same day we visited the chapter of Gournay. Five of the nine canons are in residence. They intone the Psalms too rapidly; we enjoined them to sing the Psalms with due observance of the pauses. This same day the prior _ of Neufmarché gave us procuration there. SEPTEMBER 5. We spent the night at Mortemer and visited at Neufmarché. __ They have no copy of the Rule; we ordered them to obtain one and read: 17 This refers to the yearly distribution of clothing to the monks. 48 The presence of boys in religious houses of nuns was forbidden by canon 4 of

_ the Provincial Council of Rouen (1231). (Mansi, XXIII, 214.) | )

166 SEPTEMBER, 1252 it. We forbade them to eat meat, except as the Rule permitted, since the healthy ones occasionally eat meat. They owe about forty pounds; they have

, an income of about two hundred pounds. SEPTEMBER 7. At Les Andelys, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 8. At the

same, and we celebrated the Nativity of the Virgin. SEPTEMBER 9-17. At Sausseuse.

_ SEPTEMBER 18. At Les Andelys, at our own expense, where, on that day, we visited the chapter. We found everything in good condition. We ordered them to obtain some lanterns.19 We ordered the deacon and the subdeacon

to serve in their respective orders every day, if it should be necessary, and they are not legally prevented from so doing. We ordered Tierce to be sung before Mass and Sext immediately after Mass, unless it be a fast day. We also ordered that the bell be rung for Nones at an hour such that, if there is necessity or time demands it, Vespers may then be sung after Nones. SEPTEMBER 19-20. At Ste-Catherine, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 21.

At the same, and we conferred Holy Orders. SEPTEMBER 22. At Roven. SEPTEMBER 23. At Déville. This day the archbishop’s quartan fever began.?0 SEPTEMBER 24-26. At the same. SEPTEMBER 27. At Bourg-Achard, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 28. At Cormeilles, in the diocese of Lisieux, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 29-30. At Lisieux, to deal in the making of peace with

our suffragans about those matters in which they say... [Jacuna in MS}.?1 , OCTOBER 1. At Le Theil[-Nolent}. ocroBER 2-3. At Bec-Hellouin. OCTOBER 4-14, At Déville. ocToBER 15. At Mont-Ste-Catherine, en route to St-Thibault. OCTOBER 16. At Noyon-sur-Andelle. ocTOBER 18. At Etrépagny. OCTOBER 19. At Chaumont. OCTOBER 20. At Pontoise. OCTOBER 21. At the priory of L’Estrée,

near St-Denis. OCTOBER 22-24. At St-Maur-les-Fossés. OCTOBER 25. At Courquetaine. OCTOBER 26. At Rampellon. ocroBER 27. At Bray-sur-Seine. OCTOBER 28. At Villeneuve-l’Archevéque. OCTOBER 29. At Rougemont. OCTOBER 30. At Brinon-l’Archevéque. OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 1. At StThibault-aux-Bois. NOVEMBER 2. At Rouvrais. NOVEMBER 3. At Vézelay.. NOVEMBER 4. At Clamency. NOVEMBER 5. At St-Amand. NOVEMBER 6. At Gien. NOVEMBER 7. At St-Benoit. NOVEMBER 8. At Orléans. NOVEMBER 9, At Blois... NOVEMBER 10-11. At Tours. NOVEMBER 12. At Vernon, with

morning Divine Office. -

19 This may very well have been for the lighting of the church during the early

20 A reference to the severe rheumatism from which Eudes suffered. © 21 This probably refers to the appeals listed under March 2, 1251/52.

DECEMBER, 1252 167 the lord archbishop of Tours. NOVEMBER 13. At Neuville, a possession of the abbey of Marmoutier. NOVEMBER 14. At Vendédme. NOVEMBER 15. At

Bonneval. NOVEMBER 16. At Chartres, at the abbey of St-Jean-en-Vallée.22 NOVEMBER 17. At Bu. NOVEMBER 18. At Ivry, at our own expense. NOVEM-

BER 19-28. At Sausseuse. NOVEMBER 29. At Pontoise, and this day was buried , Blanche, queen of France, at Maubisson, in the nuns’ church, and we were present at her burial.28 NOVEMBER 30. At Gassicourt, near Mantes, in the diocese of Chartres, with the abbot of Cluny. DECEMBER 1. At Sausseuse. DECEMBER 2. At Les Andelys. On the following morning, ... [/acuna in MS}, priest at Barentin, came to us at our house, on the steps leading to the upper hall. He was then living at Gournay, and although we had ordained him two years ago, he has not yet celebrated his first Mass, nor does he reside

in his church as he had sworn to do. We warned him to fit himself for celebrating and to celebrate, and in the future to take up his residence in person in the church of Barentin, as he ought to do. | DECEMBER 3. At Ste-Catherine, at our own expense. DECEMBER 4. At Déville. This day we gave orders that the said priest of Barentin should be

watned by the dean concerning the aforementioned matters. DECEMBER 5. At the same. This day, in writing, we suspended Walter, rector of the church at Flavacourt, in the archdeaconry of the French Vexin, from his office and from his right to receive the usufruct of this benefice, until such time as we should make other disposition of him and of the matter itself. He was defamed of incontinence with a certain woman named Mathilda, and although he had confessed this ill fame to us before, and had voluntarily admitted the truth of the charge, we suspended him. His confession was made and suspension decreed in the presence of William the treasurer

and Master Stephen of Lorris, canon, both of Rouen; John, the canon of the prebend of Quinze Marcs; Henry, priest at Maneville; and Stephen,

priest at Blenelle. ,

DECEMBER 6-7. At the same. DECEMBER 8. At Bellencombre, at our own

expense. DECEMBER 9-20. At Aliermont. = 22 An Augustinian foundation of about 1099. (Cottieau, I, 714-15.) © , 23 Other contemporaries date Queen Blanche’s death as of December 1, 1252 (Matthew Paris, Chronica majora, V, 354), but Eudes states that her burial took place on November 29, 1252. Maubisson was a Cistercian abbey of nuns founded by

ee ne in 1241, near Pontoise, in the diocese of Rouen. (Cottineau, II,

168 DECEMBER, 1252 DECEMBER 21. At the same. This day Ralph of Boscregnoult, knight, pledged us that he would make whatever amends we should determine, for he had, as it is said, come to hunt in our preserve, and had violently seized and caused to be taken from our men certain hoes, mattocks, and nets. And because our men took these things away from those who had hunted in the said preserve, this knight had caused our men to be beaten. Richard of Dun and Geoffrey of Millemesnil, knights, stood as guarantors for the

pledge. |

DECEMBER 22-23. At the same. , :

, DECEMBER 24. At the same. This day Miles, rector of the church of Saussay, directed the following appeal against the venerable Master Peter of Porte, archdeacon of Rouen, in the Norman Vexin: I, Miles, rector of the church, appeal to you in writing, Reverend Father, lord archbishop of Rouen, against the venerable Master Peter of Porte, archdeacon of the church of Rouen, in the Norman Vexin, by reason of the following: That is to say, because the said archdeacon, installed outside the diocese of Rouen, has imposed the sentence of suspension upon me for certain matters over which he claims jurisdiction by reason of the said archdeaconry, whereas the said archdeacon neither can nor should exercise jurisdiction, even though he may have it, beyond the diocese or even beyond his archdeaconry. Item, I appeal in writing against him, inasmuch as the said archdeacon, although I have never been convicted nor pleaded guilty, nor have I been condemned by any competent judge, has suspended me unjustly for a sum of money or share, which the said archdeacon claims to belong to him as the annate from the church of Saussay, during the time that the church was vacant and which he said is still unpaid to

him. Item, Reverend Father, I appeal in writing and in person, and for the above-mentioned reasons, and urge in justification of the facts that the said atchdeacon be restricted, he being installed beyond the diocese. of Rouen, and that there is danger in delaying [my restitution]. I ask an immediate apostolz.

Done this said day and year. |

The same day Miles asked us to give him the benefit of relaxing the sentence of suspension imposed by the venerable Master Peter of Porte, the said archdeacon. He asked us to lift the weight of the same unjust sentence, to declare and cause to be declared the suspension null, especially since there is danger in delay and the archdeacon in question is outside the limits of the diocese of Rouen. Presenting his arguments, Miles swore, as he should, that he would abide by our decision in his appeal against the archdeacon.

JANUARY, 1252 . 169 Brother Eudes, etc., to the dean of Gisors, greeting, etc. Miles, the rector of the church at Saussay of our diocese, appealed to us in writing on the eve of the Nativity against the venerable Master Peter of Porte, archdeacon of the church of Rouen, in the Norman Vexin, for the reasons noted above. The said Miles humbly besought us to grant him the benefit of a remission of the aforesaid suspension, as stated above. And we, realizing the danger of a delay if the said

rector should remain any longer bound by the said sentence of suspension, , particularly during these solemn days when it is essential that the said rector visit the flock committed to him and reveal the divine [mysteries} to them, decided that the sentence, insofar as it actually related to him, should be relaxed, after we had first received from him a sworn oath to abide by the decision that will be given. We command you to pronounce the suspension of the sentence. Dated at Aliermont, on the vigil of the Nativity, in the year of our Lord 1252.

Simon, archdeacon of Eu; Master Stephen of Lorris, canon of Rouen; Peter | of Aumale; Dennis, rector of the church of Cormeilles; Brother Hardouin; and Everard, called “the count’s son,’ were present at the appeal and the

- request. | Oo

DECEMBER 25—JANUARY 12. At Aliermont. JANUARY 13. At the same,

and our fever grew doubly severe. JANUARY 14-15. At the same. JANUARY 16. | At Auffay, at our own expense.

sentence: , ,

JANUARY 17. At Déville, and this day we issued the following written

In the year of our Lord 1252, the Friday following the ocatave of the

Epiphany. We caused Henry, rector of the church of Bracquemont, to be legally collated to the said church, and although he was not present, we ordered

the publication of the edict of citation or calling to the said church, requiring | him to return to the said church and take up his personal residence therin, as | he ought to do and as the care of the said church requires. The said Henry did not. care to obey. More than six months ago, after he had deserted the said church, we, as we may legitimately do in such cases, ordered him to be summoned peremptorily by the dean of the said place, and in the said church, to appear before us at Rouen or vicinity on the Friday following the octave of the Epiphany to hear our judgment in this matter; but he did not appear either in person or by proctors. Whereupon, judging him to be contumacious, we have declared the said Henry deprived of his church by definitive sentence. Done

the said day and year, in the presence of the following witnesses: Master Stephen of Lorris; Manasses, parson of the church of Genesville; Master Peter

of Aumale; Everard “the count’s son’; Master Henry, the physician; and |

Stephen, the priest at Blenelle.

170 JANUARY, 1252.

JANUARY 18. At Déville. | : JANUARY 19. At the same, and this day John of La Crique, esquire,

| presented John of Mont-Richard, cleric, to us for the church at La Crique. There were present: Hilary, prior of Salle-aux-Puelles; Hugh, the almoner; the parson of Bardeville; Walter, cleric; and Master Peter of Aumale.

JANUARY 20-23. At the same. , |

JANUARY 24. At the same. Walter, priest at Herecourt, has for many years been ill famed of incontinence, and is still so, albeit he has been warned many times about this. However, after the said warnings he promised

us that he would resign his aforesaid church at our command, if it should happen that he should be again defamed of this crime and the ill fame should be substantiated, and he could not purge himself of the said vice. Today he appeared before us and confessed that after all the warnings and the promises

he had made he had scandalously suffered a relapse, and he resigned his church into the hands of the venerable Master Simon, archdeacon of Eu, who was given our authority to receive it in our behalf. Present were: Reginald, the archdeacon of the place; Master Stephen of Lorris, canon of Rouen; and Gooscy, the cleric of the aforementioned Reginald. JANUARY 25. At Déville. This day Geoffrey,?4 priest at Grigneuseville, has with noisy insinuation been grievously defamed of the murder of Roger of Cottévrard, although when an investigation was legally conducted we were

not fully convinced that the aforementioned crime had been committed by this priest. However, as a result of the inquiry and the confession made in law by the priest himself, and the insinuations of the people noisy with scandal, the said priest stands gravely defamed of the said homicide. We peremptorily appointed a certain day upon which he was, in accordance with the rules of his order, to purge himself with the twelfth hand.25 But since

the said priest failed in the said purgation, we ordered him to be cited peremptorily before us on the Friday following the feast of St. Vincent, either at Rouen or wherever we should happen to be, to hear our judgment

| in the matter. The said priest did appear before us on the stated day at Déville. But because he contumaciously withdrew, we judged him contuma-

| cious and considered him as convicted of the said offense, and by definitive sentence we this day deprived him of the said church and declared his final 24 See entry for August 24, above. 25 His order was that of priest, and thus he was obliged to procure twelve priests

as his canonical compurgators. |

MARCH, 1252 , 171 separation therefrom. The following witnesses were present: Master Simon, | archdeacon of Eu, in the church of Rouen; Stephen of Lorris, canon of Rouen; Peter of Aumale; Philip, then chaplain at Déville; Hugh, our almoner; John, — canon of Quinze-Marcs; and Denis, rector at Cormeilles. JANUARY 26. At the same. These are the names of those who were present

at the agreement made between us on the one side, and Walter of Atre, esquire, on the other, concerning the right of patronage of St. Peter’s church _ at Touqueville; we [agreed} on the venerable men William, treasurer of Rouen, and Reginald, archdeacon of Petit-Caux. The arbiters of the aforesaid [Walter] were Masters Simon, archdeacon of Eu; Hugh of Auvergne, — Gilles of Picardy, and Stephen of Lorris, canons of Rouen; and Peter of

Aumale. , ,

JANUARY 27—FEBRUARY 2. At Déville. FEBRUARY 3. At Ste-Catherine,

at our Own expense. FEBRUARY 4. At Louviers. FEBRUARY 5-6. At Sausseuse, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 7. At St-Martin-la-Garenne, at our own. expense. FEBRUARY 8. At Meulan. FEBRUARY 9. At St-Germain-enLaye. FEBRUARY 10-12. At Paris. FEBRUARY 13-26. At Nogent-sur-Marne, near Paris. FEBRUARY 27. At Argenteuil. FEBRUARY 28. At Pontoise, at our Own expense. MARCH 1-2. At Meulan. MARCH 3. At St-Martin-la-Garenne, at our Own expense. MARCH 4-5. At Sausseuse, at our own expense. MARCH

6. At Les Andelys. MARCH 7-8. At Mont-Deux- Amants, at our own expense. MARCH 9-14. At Rouville, near Pont-de-l’Arche. MARCH 15. At the same, and this day the lord bishop of Euvreux acted for us at the sacrament

of Holy Orders at Les Andelys. MARCH 16. At the same: that is to say, at ,

Rouville. MARCH 17-22. At the same. a

MARCH 23. At the same. This day Walter, priest at Flavacourt in the | archdeaconate of the French Vexin, a man often and gravely defamed of | incontinence, in the presence of several witnesses—to wit, Master Henry of Babille, our physician, and Stephen of Gien, priest and our chaplain—volun-

tarily resigned his aforesaid church into the hands of Master Simon, arch- | deacon of Eu, who had our instructions and authority to accept his resignation. MARCH 24-30. At Rouville. MARCH 31. At the same. This day we excommunicated in writing Stephen,

| priest at Menucourt, in the deanery of Meulan, for this reason: that as his faults merited, he had been for a year or thereabout under a sentence of excommunication laid on him by ourselves. In contempt of that sentence, Stephen had celebrated Mass several times. We-also ordered the aforesaid

172 MARCH, 1252 church to be seized by the dean of Meulan. Item, this same day, in the presence of Stephen, archdeacon of the French Vexin; Stephen of Gien, priest; and Everard, all clerks of ours; Robert, clerk of the said archdeacon; and Henry Muchegros, our sergeant; Simon, the archdeacon of Eu, acting in our behalf, warned him to conduct himself in such a way that he might

be able to celebrate Mass and administer things divine. |

At Déville. ne

APRIL 1-13. At Rouville, aprit 14. At Quévreville, at the expense of the priory. No monks there. APRiL 15-18. At Ermentrouville. APRIL 19.

| 1253 | | APRIL 20. At Déville. It was Easter Sunday. ApRiL 21—May 2. At the same.

MAY 3. At Auffay, at our own expense. MAY 4-5. At Aliermont. => MAY 6. At the same. On this day Master Robert of Avranches, cleric and proctor of [our} beloved children, the venerable men Geoffrey, treasurer; John, archdeacon; Alan, master of the school; Nicholas of Godfried; Master Peter May; Philip of Fontenay; and Richard Tibout, all canons of Avranches, came before us, and in the presence of [our} beloved son Simon, archdeacon _ of Eu in the diocese of Rouen, and of brothers Adam Rigaud and Harduin, Friars Minor, showed us a letter, sealed, as it appeared at first glance with the seal of the said venerable men, the canons of Avranches. The tenor of -

the letter was as. follows: _ | ;

To the Reverend Father and Lord Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, his devoted Geoffrey, treasurer; John, archdeacon; Alan, master of the school; Nicholas of Godfried; Master Peter May; Philip. of Fontenay; and Richard Tibout, all canons of Avranches, give greeting and reverence due to a father and owed to a lord. Your Paternity is advised that we have appointed Master Robert of Avranches, cleric, as our proctor, in order to convey to you

notification of the election made by us in the church of Avranches of the venerable man, Master Richard,1 the Englishman, as bishop and shepherd, and to. convey to you the appeal interposed by us on this affair, and also to renew the aforesaid appeal to you, or to introduce the appeal, if that seems a fitting thing to do. We will regard as valid and hold acceptable whatsoever the said Master Robert, acting for us and our adherents, shall arrange in this business.

In testimony whereof we place our seal on the present letter. Done in the year

of our Lord 1252, the Tuesday after Quasimodo. 7 -

The said proctor, on the day and at the place aforesaid, in our presence and in that of the above-mentioned, appealed to the Apostolic See, as follows: Since that cautious and discreet man, who is to be commended for his habits

1 Richard IV, Lainée (1253-57). (Gams, Series episcoporum, p. 506.) No reason | is given for this appeal, but probably only a portion of the chapter of Avranches participated in the election; hence the appeal to Eudes. (Gallia Christiana, XI, 485-86.)

2 The Tuesday after the first Sunday after Easter. Soe Se

174 MAY, 1253 and. his knowledge and who is circumspect in temporal matters, Master Richard,

called the Englishman, canon of Avranches, has been canonically elected as bishop and shepherd of the church af Avranches by the discret men G., treasurer; J., archdeacon; A., master of the school; Nicholas of Godfried; Master Peter May; Master P. of Fére; Richard Tibout; and Philip of Fontenay, canons of Rouen, an appeal is made in due legal form on their behalf to the Apostolic See,

lest anything be attempted against the election of the said Richard canonically made by them, during this appeal or to their prejudice. 1, Robert of Avranches, cleric, constituted proctor in this matter of the said electors, in your presence, Reverend Father, introduce the said appeal, lest anything be attempted aginst

the said election or to the prejudice of the said electors, and once again, in

Déville. a | writing, I appeal to the Apostolic See. , ,

MAY 7-27. At Aliermont. MAY 28. At Grigneuseville. MAy 29. At

MAY 30. At the same. This day, that is to say, the Tuesday before Pente-

cost, we examined Geoffrey, cleric, presented to St. Richard’s church at Harcourt, on the passage: omnia autem aperta et nuda sunt eius oculis3 Asked what part of speech aperta was, he replied, “A noun’; asked if it might be any other part of speech, he said, “Yes, that is to say, a participle.” Asked from what verb it was derived, he said, “From this verb: aperio, aperis, aperi, apertre, aperior, aperieris, etc.” Asked for the formation of compatz, he said, “Compatire, from cum and pateo, pates, patui, patere, patendi, patendo, patendum, passum, passu, patzens, passurus, pateor, paterts, PassUs,

patendus.” Asked what pateo, pates, meant, he answered, “To open” or “to suffer.’”4 Asked what part of speech absque was, he said, “A conjunction’; asked what kind, he said, “Causal.” Examined in chant,5 he did not

| know how to sing without solfeggio or note, and he was even discordant in solfeggio or note. We therefore, both because of this insufficiency, and because, after an investigation which we had caused to be made about him, he was found to be ill reputed of incontinence and of quarrelsomeness, did

have to do.” , a , , -

3 Heb. 4:13. ‘All things are naked and open to the eyes of Him with whom we

4 The candidate was weak in conjugating irregular verbs. The present perfect of aperire is aperui, not aperiz. The infinitive of compati is compatescere (a derivative of patere) not compatire. The candidate intended passum and passu to be the supine in wm and in u of patere, but. patere has no supine. The present participle of patere is patens, not patiens. Patere has no future or past participles. | 5 For chant in the Middle Ages see “Chant romain et grégorien,’ Dict. d’arch. chrét. et de lit., 1I!, 256-321; also, ““Chantres,” zbd., IIl1, 344-365.

JULY, 1253 175 , mot think he should be admitted to the said church. Those presént were: Brother Osmond; Brother Walter of Miniéres; Brother Roger, his relative,

all Friars Minor; Ralph, priest at Déville; Master Maur, our physician; |

the count, our clerks. ] , Master Peter of Aumale; Stephen, priest at Blenelle; and Everard, son of

_ MAY 31—JUNE 7. At the same. JUNE 8. At the same. This was Pentecost.

JUNE 9-15. At the same. JUNE 16-17. At St-Matthieu. : a a JUNE 18. At the same. On this day Roger of Sorebin, rector of the church | at Limésy, submitted himself to the will of the lord archbishop in the matter of making amends, for that he had not presented himself for Holy Orders,

__as by oath he was held to do.6 By an official letter, sealed with his seal, , Roger agreed that he should be ipso facto deprived of the said church if —

on folio 127.7 , a JUNE 19-21. At the same. ,

he did not present himself for successive orders. His obligation is contained , JUNE 22. At a gathering of the people and clergy of Rouen at the Maredu-Parc, near Rouen, we preached a sermon and issued the following written condemnation of heresy against John Marel, a heretic whom we had

long detained in our prison: _ , In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen. John, called Marel, obstinate in thinking and asserting things contrary to the , Catholic faith, frequently and legally heard, unwilling to retract the errors - confessed by you, after canonical warning, and legally excommunicated by the | Church, we, on the counsel of prudent men, declare you a heretic and condemn

you for the crime of heresy.8 , an

We spent the night at Déville. |

JUNE 23-27. At the same. JUNE 28-29. At Louviers. JUNE 30. At Frénes.

July 1. At the same. On this day John of Mussegros,® esquire, took a | solemn oath to abide by our decision, after an inquiry is made, as to both

the possession and the proprietary rights of the advowson to the church of , 6 The synodal statutes of Rouen (1235) required clerics who had churches to

proceed to holy orders. (Mansi, XXIII, 381.) ,

7 Eudes deprived him of his church. See Bonnin, pp. 653-54. , | |

8 This is the final stage of the legal inquisitional process into the orthodoxy of the individual’s beliefs. Eudes was the final judge. The punishment usually was death by fire or long years of imprisonment. ; ® See entry for January 5, 1251/52, where the mame is Muchegros. Mussegros is

the present-day spelling. 7:

176 JULY, 1253 Mussegros. Item, he agreed to restore, or so far as possible would see to the restoration to the rector of the fruits and revenues received by any other than the rector instituted in the said church by our authority. Item, in the matter of his clandestine marriage with Jeanne of Bois-Bernard: item, he took oath that he would not withdraw from our decision, nor try to avoid it, on the grounds that he is under age. We therefore decreed, in his presence and with his consent, that he would allow ecclesiastical functions to be celebrated in the future in the church by the aforesaid rector. Concerning the other matters aforementioned, at John’s suggestion the following obliged themselves to us as pledges, each one to the extent of one hundred pounds

to be paid in full: Richard of Blarru and Adam of Frénes, knights; Robin of Frénes and William of Clery, esquires. Present at these negotiations were: Master Simon, the grain steward of St-Martin-de-Tours; William, dean of

Les Andelys; Master Robert, canon of the same; Albert, priest at Frénes, the rector of the chapel of Mesnil-Bernenguel; Miles, vicar of the church at Les Andelys; Master Peter of Aumale; Master Henry Babille and John Gibose, physicians; and Stephen of Gien, priest and Everard, our clerks.

JULY 2-8. At the same. ,

JULY 9, that is to say, the Wednesday following the octave of SS. Peter and Paul. Some time ago the priest of Le Mesnil-Verclives had been gravely denounced for incontinence before us. In his presence we made an investigation of the charges, first submitting to him a list of the matters we wished to investigate. On this Wednesday we published the results of our inquity, the priest being again present before us at Frénes. The inquest revealed that he gave scandal and is gravely defamed of incontinence; we pointed out to him that he had to undergo canonical purgation and assigned to him the day after the feast of St. Peter in Chains for this purpose. However, the said priest stated that he wished to speak against the aforesaid investigation. JULY 10-12. At the same. yuLy 13. At Gouy. juLy 14. At. Déville. JULY 15. At the same, where was made the appeal contained in the attached schedule, together with the deposition of those who appealed, which are likewise entered in another schedule affixed to the same folio:1 Lord Archbishop, you have aggrived and are aggrieving the suffragans of the province of Rouen by absolving provisionally!1 and without any knowledge

and his suffragans.

10 See Introduction, pp. xxv-xxvii, for a discussion of this conflict between Eudes

JULY, 1253 177 of the case their subjects who assert that they have appealed to you from them [the suffragans} or their officials contrary to justice, by usurping to yourself

power of this kind and thereby weakening their jurisdiction and prejudicing — ecclesiastical liberty, whereas none of your predecessors used this power; and you:

have again usurped this power after an appeal made on their behalf from you

to the Apostolic See because you revoke without jurisdiction the sentences im- | posed by them and their officials by appealing such cases to yourself or to your court, or you reduce such sentences contrary to the spirit of the Constitution of

Rheims, and you have even begun to act thus after a journey undertaken by

their proctor for the purpose of forwarding the said appeal. On account of these grievances, and lest you should attempt further such, I, William, their proctor, appeal to the Apostolic See on their behalf and seek apostolz. , _ Lord Archbishop, you have aggrieved and arte aggrieving the chapter or church of Avranches by absolving provisionally without any knowledge of the

case the subjects of the chapter or of the church who assert that they have appealed to you from them [the chapter?] or their officials contrary to justice, by usurping to yourself power of this sort and thereby weakening the jurisdiction

of the said chapter and church and prejudicing ecclesiastical liberty, since none of your predecessors used this power; and you have again usurped this - power after an appeal made on their behalf to the Apostolic See, because you revoke without jurisdiction the sentences imposed by them and their officials” by appealing such cases to yourself or to your court, or you reduced such sen-— tences contrary to the spirit to the Constitution of Rheims, and you have even begun to act thus after a journey undertaken by their proctor for the purpose of forwarding the said appeal. On account of these grievances, and lest you attempt , further such, I. William, proctor of the said chapter and church, appeal to the

Apostolic See on their behalf and seek apostoli here and now. | To all who shall see these letters Guido of Bayeux, John of Evreux, Godfrey of Séez, Fulk of Lisieux and John of Coutance, bishops, {send} health in the Lord.

Be it known to all of you that we have appointed our beloved Master William of Fontaines, bearer of the present letters, as our proctor in our appeal from the Reverend Father Eudes, by the grace of God archbishop of Rouen, his officials, or his agents, for the reason that these same absolve provisionally the subjects of the aforesaid bishops, who assert that they have appealed from the aforesaid bishops or their officials, contrary to justice and [tending to bring about] the

I, 122.) | : 11 Absolvendo ad cautelam, i.e., provisionally. (“Absolution,” Dict. de droit can.,

178 AUGUST, 1253 weakening of their jurisdiction and prejudicing the ecclesiastical liberties of Normandy. [We have appointed William also} to act concerning other grievances affecting us individually and collectively, whatever this same William will deem should be done, by entering an appeal touching the aforesaid grievances,

and we wish this to be known to all concerned. Given in the year of our Lord

1253, in the month of June.

To all who shall see these letters the dean and chapter of Avranches [send]

health inthe Lord. Be it known io all of you that we have appointed our beloved. Master William of Fontaines, bearer of the present letters, as our proctor in our appeal from the Reverend Father Eudes, by the grace of God archibishop of Rouen, his officials, or his agents, for the reason that these same absolve provisionally the subjects of our church who assert contrary to justice that they have appealed to the aforesaid archbishop or his officials from us or the officials of the court of Avranches, thereby weakening the jurisdiction of

the said church of Avranches and prejudicing the ecclesiastical liberties ot Normandy. [We have appointed William also} to act on other grievances touching us and our church, as he sees fit. We will hold as ratified and acceptable

whatever he shall deem should be done about the foregoing by appealing. Given at Avranches in the year of our Lord 1253, in the month of July. | JULY 16-19. At Déville. JULY 20. At the same, and there we consecrated the new abbess of Fontaine-Guérard,!2 where there had never yet been an

abbess. JULY 21-22. At the same. JULY 23. At Gouy. ' JuLy 24. At Frénes. We had appointed the day following the feast of St. Peter in Chains? as the time when the priest of Le Mesnil-Verclives should appear before us at Rouen to purge himself of the vice of inconti-

, nence, of which, after a personal investigation, we had found him culpable;

Blessed Virgin.14_ |

but we have postponed this to the Monday following the Assumption of the

- JuLy 25. At Chaumont. jJuLy 26. At Chambly-le-Haubergier. JULY 27. At Creil, in the diocese of Beauvais. JULY 28. At Compiégne. JULY 29.

At Noyon. jury 30. At Montdidier. jury 31. At Poix. AuGusT 1. At 12 A Cistercian house of nuns founded in 1198 and raised to abbatial status in 1253. (Cottineau, I, 1173.) The first abbess was Ida (1253-56). (Gallia Christiana, XI, 320.) 13 August 1. This refers to the entry of July 9, above.

| _ 14 August 15. Note how careful Eudes is to observe due process before imposing the final sentence.

AUGUST, 1253 | 179 Foucarmont. AUGUST 2-3. At Aliermont. AUGUST 4. At Dieppe. AUGUST 5.

| At Ouville, at our own expense. AUGUST 6. At St-Wandrille, at our own expense. AUGUST 7. At Corneville, at our own expense. AUGUST 8. At Pont-Audemer. AUGUST 9. At Bec-Hellouin, at the expense of the monastery.

AUGUST 10. At the same, and at their expense. Today Elias, priest at Bosc-Regnoult, and Roger, priest at St-Paul in the deanery of Bourgtheroulde, voluntarily resigned their churches into the hands of Simon, the archdeacon

of Eu, who on our authority and on a special mandate received from us had accepted these resignations. Present at this action were: the deans of - Bourgtheroulde and Pont-Audemer; Masters Peter of Ons, the official and a canon of Rouen, and Peter of Aumale, our companions; and Masters Wil-

liam and Richard, clerks of the abbot of Bec. ~— oo AUGUST 11-13. At Déville. AuGusT 14. At Rouen. auGusT 15. Assumption Day. AUGUST 16-17. At Déville.

AUGUST 18. At the same, and here appeared before us the priest at LeMesnil-Verclives, publicly ill reputed of incontinence, especially with a certain woman named... [/acuna in MS}. He promised us on oath that should

_ he be again ill famed of her, or anyone else, and could not purge himself,

| he would regard his church as resigned from that time on, and he agreed that we could pronounce him to be so deprived. However, we enjoined him, in view of his offenses, to make a pilgrimage to St-Gilest5 and to St-Amator

before Christmas. -

- AUGUST 19. At Noyon-sur-Andelle, at our own expense. AUGUST 20-23.

At Frénes. AUGUST 24. At Sausseuse, at our own expense. AUGUST 25. At La Roche-Guyon. We received a procuration fee of forty

, shillings of Paris from the monks, and this sum is due to us when we come here once a year. We found things to be as they were at our last visitation,

a record of which is entered on folio 36.16 Oo

AUGUST 26. At St-Céme-de-Meulan, at our own expense. AUGUST 27. At

_ St-Germain-en-Laye. AUGUST 28-29. At Paris, and we stayed the night at

at our Own expense. , ! | St-Maclou. AUGUST 30. At St-Denis. AUGUST 31. At St-Martin-de-Pontoise, 15 St-Giles {-du-Gard]}, abbot and confessor whose feast day is September 1. For

) his life and miracles, see Acta sanctorum, September, I, 284-304, and Butler's Lives of the Saints, ed. Herbert Thurston and Donald Attwater (4 vols., New York, 1956),

III, 457-58. His was a favorite pilgrim and penitential shrine. The shrine of

St-Amator was near Cahors. Sc

16 See entry for May 7, 1251. , :

180 SEPTEMBER, 1253 _- SEPTEMBER 1. At the same, but at the expense of the monastery, which we visited and where we found twenty-three monks in residence. One monk is dwelling alone at Valmondois; we enjoined the abbot to send him a com-

panion before Michaelmas, or else to recall him to the cloister. The prior does not sleep in the dormitory; we ordered him to sleep there with the rest of the community. We forbade the prior and all the others to eat or drink in any rooms except the refectory, the infirmary, or the abbot’s room. In the priories they do not observe the fasts of the Rule, nor do those monks who travel on horseback; we enjoined the abbot to see that everybody was more strict in the observance of these things, unless there was valid reason

for the contrary. They owe about twelve hundred pounds, and another three hundred payable with interest due at the Pontoise fair;!7 they have

an income of about fifteen hundred pounds of Paris. , This day Stephen, priest at Menucourt in the deanery of Meulan, who had been suspended and excommunicated by us, sought absolution and swore to abide by any decision we made, and to obey our will and command. He

offered as pledges Simon Bogot and Robert, called Binet, of Meulan. SEPTEMBER 2. We visited the chapter of St-Mellon. There is a deficiency of amices and rochets; we ordered them to have some made. As a result of the carelessness of the assistant sacristan in charge of vestments and copes,

the silk copes and ornaments are not well cared for and are dirty; we gave orders that they be cleaned and more diligently looked after. There is a deficiency of bells, both large and small ones, and of benches and of wood for making them, and there is strife in the matter of who should make them; we must notify the chapter that we are having the aforesaid made. This.day we spent the night at St-Martin and, for procuration, we received from the chapter one hundred shillings of Paris, straw, couches, and wood.

There was some contention about hay. | oe

coffers. _ a , | | :

_ Note: we must see about appointing proctors, about wood for the benches,

about the large and small bells, rochettos, amices, the chapter house, and SEPTEMBER 3. At the same, at our own expense, and we visited the priory

of St-Pierre-de-Pontoise. We found their temporalities to be in good condition. They owe the abbot two hundred forty pounds, and an hunderd

pounds elsewhere.

17 Repayments of loans were commonly made while fairs were being held. Loans

were also entered into on such occasions. oo

SEPTEMBER, 1253 181 SEPTEMBER 4. At Juziers, at the expense of the priory. Seven monks are

there. They have an income of about four hundred pounds. Sometimes they eat meat; we forbade them to eat it save as the Rule permitted. Item,

they use feather beds. ,

We informed the priest at Santeuil [of our decision} on Simon and John of Us, esquires, who forcibly took from the house of the priest of Us, and rode off with horses belonging to the dean of Meulan, who was staying

| at Us on business for the archdeacon of the French Vexin, and who have promised to abide by our disposition of the said matter. [ We have sentenced } each of them to proceed in procession to the church at Us on one Sunday and

to the church of Notre-Dame-de-Pontoise on another, with bare feet, clad | only in a shirt and trunk-hose, without belt or headdress, and carrying rods in their hands. We order that the said priests of these churches announce

when this is done. a ,

SEPTEMBER 5. At Gaillonet, of the Order of Premontré, where we received

our procuration. SEPTEMBER 6. At St-Laurent-en-Cornecervine. We found

conditions to be the same as at our last visitation,!® except that they no

own expense. oe | |

longer eat meat unless there is need. SEPTEMBER 7-8. At Sausseuse, at our

SEPTEMBER 9. At Gasny, where there are three monks. They do not

| say their Hours very frequently, in part because of the infirmity of those sent there to convalesce, and in part because of the pressure of business. We ,

found other things to be the same as is reported on folio 45.19 , SEPTEMBER 10. At St-Martin-la-Garenne. Four monks are there, and there used to be five. They owe one hundred twenty pounds of Paris. Item, they occasionally eat meat when there is no need; we forbade this. Whenever the prior goes to Normandy?¢ he remains a goodly while, and he rides about freely. Item, he sometimes goes to the house of Lady Alice, the wife of Lord Thibaut, and she occasionally comes to the priory, either to rest her horses

or for some other reason. Sometimes the prior drinks at her house, and | sometimes she drinks in the priory, and once she and another woman ate

in the priory. Item, the prior receives many knights in the guest house; we | forbade the prior to consort with such people in the future, especially with

18 See entries for July 8, 1249. , ,

19 The folio number is 44, and the date is March 8, 1251/52. 20 St-Martin-la-Garenne was a dependent priory. of Bec, and this would. account for the prior’s ramblings in Normandy. St-Martin-la-Garenne was in the French Vexin.

182 SEPTEMBER, 1253 the knights and the aforementioned lady. We instructed them to abstain

from meat, save as the Rule permits. Item, they do not observe the fasts | of the Rule in their completeness; we enjoined them to a fuller observance.

[No entry for September 11.] |

SEPTEMBER 12. We visited the priory of Villarceaux. In residence are

twenty nuns, two lay sisters, and two priests. The letter containing our ordinances is not read every month.2!: Whenever they are bled, they do not | chant the Office with modulation. They sing vulgar songs at the feast of the Innocents. The prioress does not compute as we had ordered; she does not eat very often in the refectory; she rarely arises for Matins; she is remiss

in holding chapter, and she fails to hear Mass daily. This day we were at Parnes, and we made a visitation. Four monks from St-Evroult are there, but there used to be five. They eat meat and use feather — beds. They owe about twenty pounds; they have an income of two hundred pounds. We found that everything else about them was in good condition. SEPTEMBER 13. We were at Sérans-le-Bouteiller and, for procuration, we received six hundred shillings of Paris, domestic utensils, forage for the horses, straw for our men and beasts, and wood. We made a visitation. Four monks from St-Germer are there. They eat meat and use feather beds. They owe about twenty-five pounds. They have no copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we ordered them to procure one, to read it, and to observe it. _ SEPTEMBER 14. We were at Marcheroux, at the expense of the monastery. ,

They are Premonstratensians. _

_ SEPTEMBER 15. We were at Chaumont, at the expense of the priory. There are three monks in residence, as there should be. They use feather beds; we ordered them to use mattresses of hair. They do not observe the fasts very well; we ordered an improvement. They do not read any martyrology,22 nor do they have a copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we ordered them to obtain one, to keep it, and to read it. They have a copy _ of the Rule; we ordered them to read it. Sometimes they drink at the priest’s house; we ordered them to correct this. They eat meat three times a week; we forbade them to do this and ordered:them to abstain from it altogether. They owe about sixty pounds; they have an income of one hundred pounds. 21 Eudes had visited the priory on July 9, 1249. They had not corrected their method of celebrating the feast of the Holy Innocents. = = 72 The martyrology is a collection of the lives of the saints for every day in the year. The appropriate lives for the day are read in either the chapter or the refectory.

, SEPTEMBER, 1253 | 183 SEPTEMBER 16. We were at the same, and we visited the priory of St-

Martin. The present prior came before the feast of the Purification and found enough grain to last.a whole year; but the priory owes twenty pounds,

and it ought not to owe so much. They do not all sleep in the same place; we ordered this corrected. They have an income of about forty pounds. They

do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we ordered them to correct this. We enjoined them to follow the Statutes of Pope Gregory about abstaining from meat and gave orders that offenders should be punished with the penance

read. ,

, required therein. They have no [copies of the} Rule nor [of the} Statutes ; we ordered [that copies be procured} before Christmas and that they be _ This same day we visited the prior of Liancourt, at his expense and that

of his companions. They have no copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory; | we ordered them to find one and procure it before Christmas, and to observe

it. They owe about sixty pounds; they have an income of from one hundred |

twenty to one hundred forty pounds. oo | This is the inventory of the Maison-Dieu at Chaumont, made on the octave of the Nativity of the Blessed Mary, 1253, by Master Peter of Aumale, at the command of the lord archbishop: Concerning spiritual matters, we found that the priest does not have the cure of the brothers of the said house;28 he celebrates the Divine Service with sufficient regularity; he _ eats there and lives in common with them and does as much for them as the poor resources of the place permit. Of immovable property they have

, about eighty jzgera®4 of land. They have an income of about fifty shillings of Paris, but they owe almost as much. They have nine cows, one hundred

forty sheep, two hundred forty rams, six horses, and twenty pigs, including the large and small ones. Item, they receive two muds of wheat annually from a certain mill at Chaumont. Item, they own the wool from all the sheep and rams mentioned above, and which is valued at thirty-five pounds

of Paris. They owe about twelve pounds of Paris. We enjoined William, | the priest of the place, to prepare, with the assistance of the brethren, a : statement of the expenses and receipts of the house; but, on this account, _ 83 He was not responsible for their spiritual wellbeing in the administration of the sacraments and thus was not answerable to the local ordinary. Evidently the priest of the parish in which the hospital was located had the cure of souls of the hospital

personnel and patients. , “4 The jugerus was approximately two acres.

184 SEPTEMBER, 1253 he is not to forego casting his accounts with the priest and the mayor of

Chaumont, as the archdeacon has ordered.25 | SEPTEMBER 17. We were at Vesly, at the expense of the prior, and we warned the monks to observe the Statutes of Pope Gregory. We enjoined

the dean of Gisors to instruct them to send the prior of Gisors to us, or | to our official if we should happen to be absent from Rouen or vicinity,

| before the coming feast of Saint Remy, to answer whether he would be willing to admit us for the purpose of investigating his priory with reference to the observance there of the Statutes of Pope Gregory, as the Lord

Pope has commanded. ,

SEPTEMBER 18. We were at Noyon-sur-Andelle, at the expense of the prior. They have an income of about forty pounds. They do not know how © much they owe, but, with the exception of oats, they have enough grain

in the barns to last out the year. Sometimes they eat meat when there is

, no need; we ordered them to correct this, or else undergo the penances

exacted by the Statute [of Pope Gregory}. | | , SEPTEMBER 19. At Ste-Catherine[-du-Mont]}, at the expense of the monastery.

SEPTEMBER 20. We visited the same. One monk is dwelling alone at Caudecote; we ordered that a companion be given him. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we ordered this corrected and that those who were negligent be punished. The Statutes. of Pope Gregory are not read three times a year; we ordered them to correct this. Item, we ordered that alms be distributed without any diminution in amount. They have an income of two thousand pounds; they do not owe any amount which it would hurt them to pay. The abbot says that Samson, the monk who resides at Chapelleen-Bray, is defamed of having property, that he is suspected of incontinence, _ and that he has been holding the church at Hodeng in fee.26 Item, Lawrence

the priest who is staying at Pavilly, is gravely ill famed of incontinence; item, he bought a secular garment. Item, Bartholemew, the prior of StAubin, is ill famed of a certain married woman, and also of having property. The same is true of the prior and subprior of Laurent, of Brother Geoffrey 25 Chaumont’s hospital administration was in the hands of the mayor and of the superior of the resident religious. This was a very common type of hospital administration. Chaumont had an elected mayor since 1182 by virtue of a charter granted by

Philip Augustus. (Bonnin, p. 168, n. 1.) |

26 He is holding it at farm or in fee, i.e., he is to serve it but has another do so

for a price.

SEPTEMBER, 1253 185 of Longueville, and of Samson. The infirmary has no courtyard. There is an epileptic there; this must be attended to. The bailiff of Laurent likewise. The prior of Chapelle reports that Samson is a man of property, that he has been holding the church at Hodeng, [in fee}, and that he is in the habit of receiving oblations with the bishop’s permission; item, he is litigious, dissolute, and rebellious. Item, the prior of Pavilly says the same of Lawrence. This day at St-Matthieu, Master Matthew, then rector at Thiédeville, re-

signed [his church} into our hands, placing in our hands the hat?7 of Master Peter of Aumale. There were present: Reginald, archdeacon of _ Petit-Caux; Masters Jean of Flainville, Hugh of Rosay, Robert of Sens;

and the said Peter of Aumale, all canons of Rouen. a | SEPTEMBER 21. We were at St-Matthieu in Ermentrouvile, and we con-

ferred Holy Orders at Pré. On this same Saturday, that is to say, the one after the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, we dined at St-Matthieu. - SEPTEMBER 22. At the same, and we celebrated the feast of St. Matthew. SEPTEMBER 23. At St-L6-de-Rouen, at the expense of the prior. There is no subprior; we ordered them to choose one. There are seventeen canons.

Rarely does one accuse another [in chapter}; we insisted that this be cor-

rected. We gave orders that lay folk be kept out of the cloister. They owe about three hundred pounds; they have an income of about seven hundred pounds. The prior does not compute with the community; we ordered him

to cast his accounts with the assistance of some of the brothers elected by ! the chapter.’ The sick are not well cared for and are too speedily removed from the infirmary; we ordered this corrected. Dom William is at present defamed of a certain woman, and of previous relations with another. SEPTEMBER 24. At Pérriérs-sur-Andelle, at the expense of the priory. No monks are there. This day William, called Enguelart, former priest at Les | Noyers, promised and took oath in our presence that if he should again be found ill famed of incontinence he would, without the clamor of a trial, submit to whatever disposition we should make of him personally or of his benefice. SEPTEMBER 25. We were at Beaulieu, at the expense of the priory, and we made a visitation. We found fifteen canons there. A certain canon who is serving the church at Bois. l’Evéque does not carry out all the due ecclesiastical offices there. All but three are priests. The prior goes away

earth, etc. : :

27 The hat was held to be the symbol of his church, and in giving up the hat he resigned his church. It is comparable to seisin of tenure by the rod, by the sod of

186 | SEPTEMBER, 1253 too much and, quite often, to no useful purpose. He does not always eat in the refectory; indeed, he scarcely eats there at all, although he has no reason for staying away. The prior has two of his nephews in the service of the house, and they perform their services in a more rebellious way than do the others. One of the nephews, Thomas by name, is ill famed of incontinence; he dines in his room too often and too well. Item, their acquaintances do much damage to the place. The sick are not properly attended. They owe about two hundred pounds. No one knows anything about the financial state of the house. Some of them think that they owe about four or five hundred pounds. They have a sufficiency of wheat and oats; they have no wine. The vines have been burned. The prior’s accounts are not sufficiently complete. They have an income of four hundred fifty pounds. The sources of income are not written down. The prior waxes wrathful after eating; he does not often hold chapter. They do not observe silence very well.. The prior received four hundred pounds from the sale of the woods and the tithes of Préaux. The subprior is unworthy, partly because he has been defamed of incontinence, partly because he does not observe silence very well, and in consequence he does not dare to discipline the others. Item, the subprior sometimes stays away from Compline. Item, Ralph, who resides at St-Jacques-de-Neuville, is ill famed of incontinence. The prior, once angry, remains so. Those who make trips on horseback

stay away from Compline and often eat and drink too much. They have , an income of six pounds derivable from the prior’s country,2® but which is

never entered in the accounts. | Note: the letter of the prior and of the chapter dealing with the accounts is contained in the next folio. This same day we enjoined... [lacuna in MS}, the prior of Beaulieu, to appoint a new subprior and a new bailiff, to cast his accounts more diligently, and to stay in the cloister. The chapter of Beaulieu sent us the

following letter: | : The prior and the bailiff of Notre-Dame-de-Beaulieu, in the presence of the entire community of the said church, prepared a statement of the accounts on the Friday following the feast of St. Michael, in the year of our Lord 1253. The members of the community present were: Dom Richard, then subprior; William, called de Garde; G. of Cany; N. called Hongrie; Julian; Clement;

28 The word patria is used here to mean the district in which he was born.

SEPTEMBER, 1253 187 Henri of Cambremer; William of Fleury; Richard Boss; Richard of Bois Oisse; John of Faverole; Ralph of Fontaines; G. of Remfreville; and R. of

Yerville. Account was taken of all receipts and expenditures, of all moneys , owed and owing, and it was found that they owe about four hundred sixty

[lacuna in MS}. ,

pounds and are owed about two hundred fifty pounds. In witness whereof Lee

This same day William of Haricourt, damoiseau,?® in the presence of Sir Bartholomew of Capeval and Sir John of Rivage, knights, presented as a second incumbent to the church at Haticourt Robert of Rivage, priest. There were present: Master William of Carville; William Bryne, priest; Master

John of Fry; William, priest at St-André; Jude, priest at Pubeu; Master Henry, the physician; Brother Walter of Miniéres; Brother Lawrence of Chambly; Master Peter of Aumale; Geoffrey, who had been presented as first incumbent to that church; and the two knights. The said Robert was

willing and expressly agreed that we should create a pension of twelve _ . pounds a year out of the income of the said church for Walter, the former

covering this. |

rector of the place. The pension is to continue as long as he shall live, or until some competent benefice is assured to him. Robert gave us a letter SEPTEMBER 26. At St-Saéns, at the expense of the prior. Three monks

are there; there used to be five. Two of them are at the abbey; they will return before long. The prior does not celebrate Mass very often; we ordered him to correct this. We ordered the prior personally to appoint the monks

in charge of the keys and the mill. About forty pounds more is owed to them than they owe. We ordered that the monks be informed as to the finances of the house, in the matter both of debts and of the indentity of their creditors. The prior does not cast his accounts in the presence of

pounds. , a a |

anyone; we ordered this corrected. They have an income of three hundred -. SEPTEMBER 27. We were at Neufchatel, at the expense of Bernard of Hongrtie, because of the manor he holds there. This same day, we visited

the nuns at St-Saéns. In residence are eighteen. nuns, three lay sisters and | one lay brother. They have four carucates®® of land and an income of one

28 See above, August 30, 1252, n.16. BS 8° A carucate of land was the amount of land that could be cultivated by a plough

in a year. It varied from district to district according to the length of the perch, or rod; a basic unit of measurement in length and was anywhere from 80 to 120 acres.

188 SEPTEMBER, 1253 hundred pounds. They owe about eighty pounds. They cannot support a refectory, but they all eat together in the infirmary, and even the healthy ones eat meat. They have coffers, and they keep whatever is given to them. The prioress does not attend choir very well. They do not observe silence when they eat in the infirmary. The prioress does not dare to discipline the others inasmuch as she is as much an offender herself. The Rule is not observed. No chapter is held. The Divine Offices are not well performed. _ SEPTEMBER 28. At Bures, at the expense of the prior. We visited there and found two monks. They use feather beds when there is no need. They do not celebrate Mass every day. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule. Sometimes they eat meat. They have no copy of the Rule or of the Statutes

fof Pope Gregory}; we ordered these defects corrected. - | | This same day we visited the hospital at Neufchatel, where there are four canons. They owe about seventy pounds; they have about forty pounds on hand, reckoning both money and wool. They have a sufficiency of provisions, that is to say, of wheat, oats, and meat. Two sisters are there. They have an annual income of above two hundred pounds in rents and tithes. There used to be six [canons there}, and at one time there were eight. SEPTEMBER 29—OCTOBER 1. At Aliermont, at our own expense | OCTOBER 2. At Longueil, at the expense of the priory. This day the dean of Longueville resigned into our hands the church of Etrans. There were

present Masters John of Flainville and Peter of Aumale. : | | OCTOBER 3. At Bacqueville, at the expense of the priory. Four monks

are there, including the prior; all of them are priests. They have only one | chalice. They do not confess often enough, and but rarely to the prior. They use feather beds; they do not hold chapter; they do not read the Rule; they have no copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory, nor have they ever had one, as they say. We ordered correction in these matters. Sometimes they break the fasts, even the healthy ones; we ordered this corrected. All the monks break the fasts occasionally when there are guests; we forbade this to be done. Item, sometimes they offend by eating meat; we ordered that this be corrected. No computation is made except in the presence of the abbot or those making an official visitation. They have an income of two hundred pounds, and as much, or perhaps more, is owed to them than they owe. With the exception of wine, they have sufficient provisions. OcTOBER 4. At Ouville, at the expense of the prior. Twelve canons reside there. Women sometimes enter the cloister; we ordered them to take heed

OCTOBER, 1253 189 that no more enter. They do not accuse each other [in chapter}; we gave orders that anyone who knows [of any offense} and will not present an

accusation shall suffer the same penalty as the actual offender. They owe | one hundred twenty pounds. They have a sufficiency of wheat.and oats, but very little wine, to wit, only four maids. They. have an income of four hundred pounds. The sick are not well attended. Seculars dine too often

in the refectory; we ordered this corrected.

OCTOBER 5. We were at Etoutteville, at the expense of the prior, and we visited there. Two monks are there; we ordered that they should acquire a

third before Christmas. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule, nor do they abstain from meat; they have no copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory. We commanded them to correct all of these abuses, to procure a copy of the Statutes and to read it, and to observe the fasts; and that if anyone should -

offend, he should be required to fulfill the statutory penance. They owe | twenty-three pounds. They have the parochial tithe,31 forty acres of ground, |

| and forty-three shillings in money rents. a OCTOBER 6. At St-Wandrille, at our own expense. a OCTOBER 7. At the same, but at the expense of the monastery. There are , six novices who are in their year of probation. About forty monks are in residence. One monk is alone at Roony. One does not accuse another [in chapter} except for insulting gestures, quarreling, and affronts. We ordered this corrected. They do not observe silence very well; we ordered them to. correct this. Some of them do not observe the fasts of the Rule very well. We ordered them to watch carefully lest either the staff3? or the laborers frequent the taverns or play dice. They owe four hundred forty-three pounds, sixteen shillings, one penny; two hundred sixty-seven pounds, fifteen shil-

lings is owed to them. They have not yet begun to consume this yeat’s wheat, and they have enough wheat and oats to last out the year. The sick and the guests are insufficiently looked after; we enjoined that this be cor-

arish, , , , |

a ane parishioners paid tithes to the monks who have cure of the souls in that ° 32 Familiares. In general, the familiars of a religious establishment were the secular persons attached to its service, either in the interior of the house as servant boys or in its. rural dependencies as day laborers. They could be the abbot’s personal servants also. Dom U. Berliére, La Familia dans les monastéres bénédictins du moyen age (Brussels, 1931)» is a short but very clear treatment of the subject. Since they were

reproach. 7 directly attached to the religious house, their conduct was expected to be above

190 OCTOBER, 1253 rected. We ordered the prior to hear confessions. It is reported that the monk in charge of the baking and distribution of bread favors his relatives | with monastery property, and to the detriment of the house; the same is reported of the prior. The prior receives money for Mass and spends it as he pleases. The prior of Tiegeville is keeping one of his nephews who is ill famed of incontinence; we forbade Robert, the abbot’s nephew, to receive

any prebend, bread, or wine in the monastery. Item, the kitchener is ill famed of the wife of the abbot’s nephew and of a certain woman in Cau-

debec. - |

by the priory. — | ,

OCTOBER 8. We came to Bourg-Achard, where our expenses were paid

OCTOBER 9, We visited the same. They do not confess every month; we

enjoined them to correct this. We forbade them to talk with anyone in the cloister or to permit any secular to sit in the cloister. They owe two hundred pounds. They have a sufficiency of wheat, oats, and pigs; they have no wine. The prior is a wrathful and quarrelsome man, and is readily moved to begin lawsuits. They till the soil and labor on Sundays and feast days. The sick are badly attended. The sick do not confess to any of the

brothers. They have a certain sumptuous but quite useless manor. The monastery roof needs repairing. One of the prior’s brothers is there, but | he does nothing and is dishonest; his name is Robert. They have an income of three hundred pounds. The prior has a common pasture worth sixty pounds. About fifty pounds is owed to them. The amount used for alms is very small. Robert Macue was defamed of incontinence with a certain spinster. The prior is ill famed of La Cornue and Alice of Bouquetot. Brother Walter, the cellarer, is suspected of possessing property. Item, the

prior was ill famed of Audrey, the mercer’s wife, who is now dead. , This same day we came to Pont-Audemer to treat of peace between us

and our suffragans.33 | oe

OCTOBER 10. At Pont-Audemer. OCTOBER 11. At Bec-Hellouin. oc-

TOBER 12-15. At Louviers.

| OCTOBER 16. At the same. This day Thomas, priest and rector of the church of St-Jean-Baptiste-de-Tragarville, resigned this church into the hands

of the treasurer of Rouen, who had been appointed on our authority and in 83 See documents under the entry for March 2, 1251/52, for the dispute between Eudes and his suffragans.

| NOVEMBER, 1253 | 191 our place to receive this resignation. Present were: Masters Robert of Sens

and John of Flainville, canons of Rouen, and Brother Harduin. oo OCTOBER 17-26. At Louviers. OCTOBER 27. At Martot. OCTOBER 28—

NOVEMBER 5. At Deéville. , |

NOVEMBER 6. At the same. This day the rector of Senots was deprived

of his church as is herewith reported: | For that the rector of the church at Senots had been in due legal form and solemnly warned by the authority and special mandate of the Reverend Father Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, to maintain personal residence in the said church, which he had sworn to do at the time of his institution therein, and as the cure of the church requires; and for that he has scorned to observe either the said oath or warning, nor has he attempted to reside in the said church although more than six months have passed since the issuance of the said warning; and further, for that the said rector, on the authority of the

aforementioned Reverend Father, was peremptorily cited to appear. before him , on the Thursday following All Saints, either at Rouen or in the vicinity, and was ordered to be prepared to stand trial in the aforesaid matters, but failed to appear before the said father, who, on that day, was at Déville: Therefore we, Simon, the archdeacon of Eu, acting on the special authority entrusted to us by the aforementioned Father, do declare the said rector absent by contempt and to be regarded as contumacious, and by definitive sentence we deprive him of the said church and declare him to be so deprived. } Present were: Master Hugh, canon of Rouen; Master John of Paris, canon of Les Andelys; Master Henry, surnamed Blesus, the physician; Dom John and Dom Morel, canons of Quinze-Marcs; Everard, William of Plessy and Dom Hugh, the almoner, our clerks; and John of Musenay, rector of Bernouville.

NOVEMBER 7-19. At Déville.

NOVEMBER 20. At the same. This day William of Vardes, presented for

the church at Amécourt, was examined in the passage from the legends of | the Purification, dla namque salus, and construed the passage as follows: — | “illa, that one; salus, salvation; generata, engendered; de Virgine Maria,

of the Virgin Mary; hoc est, that is; die, the day; guadragesimo, of the period of forty days; Maria, O thou Mary; genetrice, mother; hodie, today; ab ipsa, from her; deportata, carried; ad templum, to the temple; ipsius, of

him; wt zpse, that he; redemptor noster, our father; sit, may be; presentatus, , presented; sic, in such a manner; cum substancia nostre carnis, in the substance of our flesh; etiam, but; adimplet, he fills; ipsam, her.”” Asked what _ this meant in French, he said that he did not understand the sense very well.

192 NOVEMBER, 1253 Asked what part of speech adzmplet was, he said, “A verb,” and he conjugated it well. Asked what is the word zrnis which had been left out, he said that it meant “the breasts.’’ Item, asked what part of speech was genetricis, he said, “a noun,” and declined it as follows: nominative, bic genetrix; genitive, huius genetricis; dative, hutc -trict; accusative, hanc -tricem; vocative,

-ivix; ablative, ab hoc -trice. He said that it had no plural. Present at this examination were: Master Simon, archdeacon of Eu; Stephen, his clerk; Master Peter of Aumale; and Hugh of Courtrai, canons of Rouen; Dom Hugh, the almoner; and Everard, the clerk of the lord archbishop. This same day Master Thomas, surnamed Ratel, rector of the church of St-Léger-au-Bosc, in the deanery of Foucarmont, voluntarily resigned his church into our hands. Present were: Brothers Adam Rigaud, Roger Rufus, and Harduin, of the Friars Minor; Master Simon, archdeacon of Eu; Master John of Paris, a canon of Les Andelys; Dom Hugh, our almoner; and our

clerks, Everard and Morel. | - Oo

NOVEMBER 21-29. At Déville. NOVEMBER 30. At the same. The feast

of St. Andrew. DECEMBER 1-2. At the same. DECEMBER 3. At the same. This day in our hall at Déville and in the presence of the abbot of Beaubec, the treasurer of Rouen, and many others, John of Meisnil-prés-Portmort and William of Fleury rendered homage to us for the fiefs which they hold of us. And since the said William had not yet paid the relief due from his fief,84 we ordered him to pay it as he

ought to do, and within fifteen days. .

DECEMBER 4-7. At the same.

, DECEMBER 8. At the same. This day Adam de la Houssaye resigned whatever rights he possessed or might claim to possess in the church at La Crique,

and returned to us his charter of investiture. Present were: Simon, archdeacon of Eu, and Masters Hugh and Peter of Aumale, canons of Rouen. DECEMBER 9. At the same. This day the suffragans of the church of

Rouen sent to us the following notice: , | :

, May it be agreeable that the matters which form the object of appeal, as well as the form of the appeal itself, together with the arguments which either

party may care to advance (even though there is no proof that you have 34 Relief was paid when a new tenant took over a fief on the death of the previous

tenant. It was the equivalent of modern death taxes and was supposed to be paid before the newcomer was invested with the holding or fief. Eudes had knights who

held fiefs from him as their feudal overlord.. - oe

DECEMBER, 1253 193 examined them), be presented: in such a way that no mention is made of the discussions which have been held about reaching an agreement among ourselves,

and be forwarded to the Pope in writing, that he may decide or determine the matter as may appear best to him. [May it be agreeable} that if either party should desire a copy of the reasons advanced by the other party, he may have the same, and may reply to it in writing, if he should so desire. [Finally, may it be agreeable} that if... [/acuna in MS} [Eudes], the archbishop, should desire not to make a copy of the reasons for the other party, they shall not be obliged to make a copy of their reasons for him.

We sent them the following note: | It is agreed that both parties should send [their arguments} to the Curia, and that the Lord Pope, simply, and without the bother of a formal trial, shall, upon. hearing and considering the various arguments, dispose of the controversy in every detail as shall seem to him most suitable for restoring the peace. DECEMBER 10. At St-Victor-en-Caux, at the expense of the abbey. DECEMBER 11. At the same, and we made a visitation. Fifteen monks are in residence, three are at St-Thomas, and two are in England. All are priests but three, and of these two are deacons, the other a subdeacon. They report

that the Statute concerning the eating of meat is well observed, except by the abbot because of his infirmity. The abbot does not cast his accounts with _ the assistance of any brothers elected by the community; we ordered this

corrected. They owe about two hundred pounds. They lack wine. The sacristan is negligent about celebrating Mass. The abbot has ten or twelve silver dishes, three great silver goblets, and silver spoons.

This day we came to Auffay; our expenses were paid by the priory, and we spent the night there. DECEMBER 12. We visited there. Six monks are in residence. They are

negligent about confessing; we enjoined the prior to see that they confess - at least once a month, and to deprive of wine anyone who should be negligent in this matter until such time as he should come to confession. They

owe about one hundred fifty pounds. They do not read the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we enjoined them to correct this. We enjoined that when- , ever the prior should make a detailed audit of the income, some of the |

monks should be present. | That same day we spent the night at our manor at Aliermont.

DECEMBER 13-15. At Aliermont. DECEMBER 16. At the same. This day

194 DECEMBER, 1253

find on folio 156,35 — |

the letter concerning the manor at Croixdalle was prepared, which you may

DECEMBER 17. At Longueville, at the expense of the priory. Here the

lord archbishop read, corrected and authorized the oath to be taken by

the retailers of Dieppe. This you will find in folio 156.36 | DECEMBER 18. At Déville. DECEMBER 19. At Ermentrouville. DECEMBER

20. At the same. This day we conferred Holy Orders at Gramont. DECEMBER 21. At the same, and we preached in the church at Rouen. DECEMBER 22. At the same. This day Roger, priest at Aubermesnil, in the archdeanery of Petit-Caux, resigned his church into our hands, and we received his resignation. DECEMBER 23. At Rouen, and this day we began the O Virgo.37 DECEMBER 24, At Rouen. DECEMBER 25. At the same. We celebrated Christmas. DECEMBER 26. At Louviers. DECEMBER 27. At Evreux,

to negotiate for peace with our suffragans. , ,

letter: 7 _——

DECEMBER 28. At Pont-de-l’Arche, where we received the following

Albert,38 notary of the Lord Pope, and legate of the Holy See, to his beloved

, son in Christ, Nicholas of Hermenville, cleric of the diocese of Rouen, [sends] greeting in the Lord. Your forthright petition exhorts us to grant you a special favor. Wherefore we, heeding your prayers, and by the authority that we wield, grant that you may freely receive and hold an ecclesiastical benefice, even though it may involve a cure of souls, if such be offered you canonically, notwithstanding your lack of years, for you have almost completed your twentieth year.39 Let no man violate this instrument of our concession or presume to contest it. If, however, any man should presume to make the attempt, let him know that he will incur the wrath of the Almighty and that of SS. Peter and Paul, His apostles. Given at Meaux, on December 10, in the eleventh year of

the pontificate of the Lord Pope Innocent IV. , |

_ %3 This document is given in full in an appendix to Bonnin and deals with the

properties of the archbishopric. Bonnin, pp. 769-73. _

86 Bonnin, pp. 766-68, 783-85. , , 87 On the “great O's,” see above, note 135 to entry for December 23, 1250. 38 Albert, cardinal and apostolic delegate. a | |

39 Canon law demanded an age of twenty-five years for one having jurisdiction or cure of souls (Corp. jur. can., Greg. IX Lib. I. Tit. 6. cap. 7-14). For one who was

: being given a benefice without cure of souls, an age of seven years and the order of

tonsure were required (Corp. jur. can., Sext Lib. I. Tit. 2. cap. 9). An age of fourteen and tonsure were required to become part of a cathedral chapter, while twenty-one was the age required for the holding of office in such chapters. _

FEBRUARY, 1253 195

We received the following as well: an , , Nicholas of Hautot, knight, to the Reverend Father and Lord Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, {sends] greeting with all reverence and honor.

I present my beloved and faithful cleric, Nicholas Maquereau, to you for the church at Hautot, now vacant, the advowson to which I know belongs to me.

and I humbly beseech that you will deign and be willing to admit him to the , said church. May Your Paternity grow strong in the Lord. Given the Friday

before Christmas, in the year of our Lord 1253. OO . a _ DECEMBER 29. At Rouen, and in the chapter concerning the business of Guy of Bourton.4° This day Nicholas, priest vicar of Carville, promised that

he would offer no further obstacles to Thibaut of Falaise in procuring and | in remaining in peaceful possession of this church. He gave surety for himself and his followers and promised that he would commit no injury of

cause any to be committed. | _ , DECEMBER 30. At Auffay.41 DECEMBER 31. At Aliermont. JANUARY 1.

At the same. JANUARY 2. At Foucarmont. JANUARY 3. At Poix. JAN- uary 4, At Montdidier. JANUARY 5. At Noyon. JANUARY 6. At the same. This was Epiphany. JANUARY 7. At Compiégne. JANUARY 8. At Senlis. JANUARY 9. At Chambly. JANUARY 10. At Pontoise. JANUARY 11-12. At

, Paris. JANUARY 13. At St-Maur-des-Fossés. JANUARY 14. At Courquetaine. JANUARY 15. At Rampilon. JANUARY 16-17. At the Paracléte. JANUARY 18.

At Troyes. JANUARY 19. At Bar-sur-Seine. JANUARY 20. At Chatillon. JANUARY 21. At La Periére. JANUARY 22. At St-Seine. JANUARY 23. At Dijon. JANUARY 24. At Auxonne. JANUARY 25. At Dole-sur-le-Doubs. JANUARY 26, At Salins. JANUARY 27. At the same. We could not proceed - because of the heavy snow. JANUARY 28. At the same. JANUARY 29. We sent Arnoult4? away because he was sick, and we spent the night at Levier.

Lausanne. |

JANUARY 30. At Pontarlier. JANUARY 31. At Cossonay. FEBRUARY 1. At

40 See entry for May 29, 1254, where the name is Guy de Bourbon. |

41 Here Eudes began a journey (from December 30 to March 11) to Rome to seek a solution from the Pope in person to the troublesome problem of jurisdiction over

| his suffragans. For a man suffering from rheumatism such a journey in the winter must have been especially difficult. For a prelate so zealous in the discharge of his duties in his archdiocese, the time consumed in travel to Rome must have seemed costly. However, he did have the satisfaction of having his position vis-a-vis the visitation of the dioceses of his suffragans upheld by the Pope (see Introduction, p. XXVIl.

42 Possibly a servant; no other mention is made of him.

196 FEBRUARY, 1253 , FEBRUARY 2. At the same. Here we celebrated the feast of the Purification

of the Virgin Mary. We preached a sermon and celebrated Mass, wearing ,

_ the pallium at the request of the bishop.‘ , 7

_ FEBRUARY 3. At Villeneuve. FEBRUARY 4. At Granges.. FEBRUARY 5. At Sion. FEBRUARY 6. At Leuk. FEBRUARY 7. At Brigg. FEBRUARY 8. We climbed the mountains and came to Divoire. FEBRUARY 9. At Domodossola. FEBRUARY 10. At Palenzano. FEBRUARY 11. At Gallarato. FEBRUARY 12-13. At Milan. FEBRUARY 14. At Bergamo, and this day we crossed the [River} _ Adige at Trezzo, but not without danger. FEBRUARY 15. At Brescia. FEBRUARY 16-17. At Mantua. FEBRUARY 18. At Massa. FEBRUARY 19. At Ferrara on the Po. FEBRUARY 20. At San Giorgio. FEBRUARY 21-24. At Bologna. FEBRUARY 25. At Imola. FEBRUARY 26. At Cesena. FEBRUARY

27. At Rimini. FEBRUARY 28. At Fano. MARCH 1 At Cagli. MARCH 2. At Eugubio.44 MARCH 3-6. At Assisi: MARCH 7, At Perugia. MARCH 8. At Todi. MARCH 9. At Narni. MARCH 10. At Citta Castellana. MARCH 11. At Rome, in the section of the city called St. Peter’s. MARCH 12. We went to the Lateran and kissed the foot of the Lord Pope. MARCH 13—APRIL 11. At

Rome. : |

*3 John de Cossonay, bishop of Lausanne (1242-73). (Gams, Series episcoporum, p. 284.)

44 Probably Gubbio. = /

2540 APRIL 12. At Rome. This day was Easter Sunday, and here begins the year 1254, APRIL 13-19. At Rome. APRIL 20. At Sutri. APRIL 21-27. At Viterbo. APRIL 28. At Orti. APRIL 29. At San Gemini. APRIL 30. At Bevagna.

MAY 1-28. At Assisi. |

MAY 29. At the same. This day Dom Guy of Bourbon, dean of Rouen, , with his hand upon the Holy Gospels, promised us that obedience, reverence, and fidelity which his predecessors owed to the archbishop of Rouen, and

he swore to take a more complete oath when we should come to Rouen. At this oath were present: Masters Robert and Peter, canons of Rouen; Brothers Harduin and Walter of the Friars Minor; Master William, canon

of Anis; and Philip of Sixchamps, rector of Lie. a May 30. At the same. This day Peter of Aumale, canon of Rouen, on our special mandate, received nine sworn witnesses through whose evidence he was convinced that Herbert of Hoville, priest in Rome, had been canonically ordained as acolyte and subdeacon by the cardinal bishop of Praeneste,t

Pinna. , | |

and, on the Saturday before Easter, as deacon and priest by the bishop of MAY 31. At the same, and this day was Pentecost. JUNE 1. At the same.

This day the Pope left Assisi. JUNE 2. At Bevagna. JUNE 3. At San Gemini. JUNE 4, At Citta Castellana. JUNE 5-8. At Rome. JUNE 9-10. At Praeneste. JUNE 11-19. At Anagni.

JUNE 20. At the same. This day Master Peter of Aumale, canon of Rouen, on our special mandate, received sworn witnesses through whose evidence he was convinced that Roger Basin of Valmont, priest in Rome, had been canonically ordained as priest, the Saturday after Pentecost, by

the bishop of Pinna and Adria.2 JUNE 21-yULy 3. At Anagni. Oe

jJuty 4. At Anagni. Today the papal decision in the matter of the

| _1 Simon de Brie who later became Pope Martin IV (1281-85). | 2 The Provincial Council of Rouen (1231) forbade (canon 10) ordinations except _ by the ordinand’s ordinary. (Mansi, XXIII, 215.) |

198 JULY, 1253 dispute between us and our suffragans, which was the occasion of our visit

to the Curia, was handed to us. It is to be found near the end of the Register.8

JULY 5-7. At Anagni. juLy 8. We left the Curia and proceeded to Burgo Novello. yuLy 9-10. At Rome. yuLy 11. At St. Peter’s castle. JULY 12. At Sutri. JULY 13. At Viterbo. yuLy 14. At Montefiascone. JULY 15. At Aquapendente. jyuLY 16. At Radicofani. JULY 17. At San Quirico. JULY 18-19. At Siena. JULY 20. At Marti. juLy 21. At Pisa. JULY 22. At Lucca. JULY 23. At the March of Sarzana. This day we crossed by the Bertrand gate. JULY 24. At Bracco. JULY 25. At Sestri. JULY 26. At Recco. JULY 27. At Genoa. JULY 28. At Recenso. JULY 29. At Saono. JULY 30. At Cortemiglia. yuLy 31. At Carentina. AucusT 1. At Asti. AuGUsT 2. At Turin. AuGUST 3. At San Ambrogio. aucustT 4-7. At Suse. AUGUST 8. We crossed at Mont-Cenis, and came to Termignon. aucustT 9. At St-Michel. auGuST 10. At Aiguebelle. AuGusT 11. At Chambéry. auGustT 12. At La Tourdu-Pin. AUGUST 13. At St-Antoine-de-Vienne. auGUsT 14. At Vienne. AUGUST 15. At the same, and we celebrated the feast of the Assumption

of the Blessed Mary. aucust 16. At Lyons. aucust 17. At Bragelle. AUGUST 18. At Thizy. AuGUST 19. At Marcigny. AUGUST 20. At Pierrefitte. AUGUST 21. At Decize. AuGUST 22. At Nevers. AUGUST 23. At

Céne. aucust 24. At Gien. aucust 25. At Lorris. aucusT 26. At Cepoi. AUGUST 27. At Nemours. aucustT 28. At Melun. aucust 30. At Paris. AUGUST 31. At Senlis. SEPTEMBER 1. At Compiégne. SEPTEMBER 2. At Noyon. SEPTEMBER 3. At Villeneuve-du-Roi. SEPTEMBER 4. Beauvais. SEPTEMBER 5. At Gisors. SEPTEMBER 6. At Noyon-sur-Andelle. sEPTEM- | BER 7. At Ste-Catherine. SEPTEMBER 8. We were received with a procession

tificals.4 | a |

at Rouen, and this day in the cathedral church we celebrated mass in ponSEPTEMBER 9. At Déville. This day, of his own free will, Robert Héléne resigned the church at St-Aubin-d’Hoquetot into our hands. Present were:

3 Bonnin, pp. 749-54. This long papal bull forbade that bishops be by-passed in cases of appeal and forbade absolution of those excommunicated by their own bishop, officials, or archdeacons. The bull was further implemented by an agreement regulating the customs of the Province of Rouen. See entry for June 26, 1256, which confirmed Eudes’ right to visit his province as he saw fit; in practice, he did so only at three-year intervals.

4 Eudes departed from Rouen on January 29, 1253/54 and did not return until , September 8, 1254. Thus he was away for 252 days, about 120 of which were spent

near the Pope. ,

OCTOBER, 1253 199 the archdeacon; Masters Robert and Peter; Dom Ralph of Quévry, canon

of Rouen; and many others. | | SEPTEMBER 10-16. At Déville. SEPTEMBER 17. At St-Saéns, at our

own expense. |

SEPTEMBER 18. We visited the nuns of St-Saéns. In residence are fifteen nuns, two lay sisters, and one lay brother. One nun is dwelling alone at St-Aubert. We enjoined that another nun be sent to her. When they leave the priory the nuns sometimes stay away for two weeks or even longer, and

by themselves. Since the one was stolen from the chapter, they have no French copy of the Rule. They sometimes eat meat when there is no need, but this is because of their poverty. They have keys, but they say that they keep what is under key with the permission of the prioress. They owe about one hundred pounds. They have four carucates5 of land and one hundred

pounds in rents. A nun assists the priest at Mass.6 We enjoined them to _ correct all of these things. Their priest is incontinent; we enjoined them to get another. Dom Luke, the priest, is their confessor. The prioress eats in the infirmary more often than she does in the refectory. We enjoined them

to correct all of these matters. | | |

We spent the night at Neufchatel, at our own expense. |

BER 20. At Aliermont. a

SEPTEMBER 19. At the same, and we conferred Holy Orders. SEPTEM-

SEPTEMBER 21. At the same. This day we invested Morel, our clerk, with the prebend which had belonged to Master Peter, called L’ Archevéque,

in the name of Master John, surnamed Bordet, canon of Quinze-Marcs. —

Present were: Brothers Harduin, Adam, and Walter, of the Friars Minor; , and Morel himself, our clerk.

SEPTEMBER 22. At the same. |

SEPTEMBER 23. At Auffay, at our own expense. This day at Aliermont Master Walter, called le Gros, canon of Sauqueville, resigned into our hands

the share which he had in the church at Criquetot. Present were: Master Robert, canon of Rouen; Brothers Harduin, Adam, and Robert; and Everard, rector at Cravencon. SEPTEMBER 24-26. At Déville. SEPTEMBER 27-28. At Louviers. SEP- —

TEMBER 29-30, At Frénes. OCTOBER 1-2. At the same.

5 See entry for September 27, 1253, note 30. -

6 No woman was to presume to ascend to the altar or to minister to a priest (Corp.

jur. can., Decretal, Greg. IX Lib. III. tit. 2. cap. 1). | a

200 OCTOBER, 1254 OCTOBER 3. We visited the chapter at Les Andelys? Four vicars are there,

one of whom sings Mass daily at La Culture, while another sings Mass at Ste-Madeleine. The other two sing Mass at the church in Les Andelys, one of them celebrating the morning Mass, the other the High Mass. They do

not celebrate High Mass, as is ordered, with deacon and subdeacon, for their parishioners. The canons requested us to be permitted to sing Nones immediately after Mass, and we consented, since more would be present at _ Nones [at that hour} than if Nones were sung at another hour. The vicars do not wish to receive their capes at the order of the dean, nor to sing the Responsaries;8 we ordered this corrected. They are too fast in chanting the alternate verses of the Psalms; we enjoined that this be corrected. Some of them do not confess to their dean; we enjoined them to confess to him in the future, at least once a year, or at all events to confess with his permission. Master Robert is a drunkard. Dom Peter, the sacristan, is also a toper, and quarrelsome withal. Dom Miles is too hasty of temper. The common pennies,® and those which are owed to the church, are badly looked after; we enjoined them to collect these. Item, Master Richard does not reside in his church, although he is bound to, unless he should be at the schools or on pilgrimage; but he is neither at the schools nor on pilgrimage; indeed, some counsel should be taken that this statute of the chapter be observed. This day we spent the night at Sausseuse. OCTOBER 4. At Sausseuse.

OCTOBER 5-6. At Frénes. On the latter day Gilbert, priest at Boisemont, took oath and promised that without the clamor of a trial he would regard his church as resigned should he again fall back into the sin of incontinence of which he had been denounced, and should he not be able to purge him7 This was a chapter of canons not bound to residence. Their duties were performed

by vicars, each of whom received a portion of the revenues of the benefice of the canon for whom he was substituting. 8 They did not wish to wear the cope, or cape, for liturgical services. There are three methods used to describe the usages of liturgical chant: (1) direct, or the chant as

a whole; (2) antiphonary, or alternating choirs; (3) responsonary, or the choir responding to one voice. In the last, one voice intoned, the choir answered, and so on alternately. This could also apply to the portions of the Mass, e.g., the Gradual, the Gospel, the Preface, where answers ate necessary. (‘‘Chape,” ‘‘Responsorial,” Dict. d’arch. chrét. et de lit., Wl, 365-81; XIV?, 2389-93.) Possibly the canons did not wish to pay the customary fees demanded by the dean. (“‘Chape, droit de,” Dect. de droit canon., II, 519-21.) ® The donations made by the faitful and deposited in the money box of the church for the common use of the canons. A separate box was for the church use.

OCTOBER, 1254 201 self. He promised that he would never reassert a claim to the said church. William, priest at Ecouis, took the same oath. We have letters of resignation from both of them. William, rector of the church at Fontenay, made the

same promise, and he is suspended until the feast of All Saints. Item, Master John, rector of the church at Sauchy, put up a forfeit of ten pounds to be used at our discretion, if he should again be denounced for incontinence

and be unable to purge himself ‘legally. Oo

| OCTOBER 7. At the same. This day Peter, priest of St. Peter’s at PontSt-Pierre, swore and promised that he would regard his church as resigned

and would not reassert any claim to it should he again be ill famed of

incontinence; we have his letter covering this. , OCTOBER 8. At Gasny, at the expense of the priory, which we visited. This time only two monks were there and neither of them was well; the prior was not there. Sometimes they eat meat when not permitted by the Rule; we forbade them to eat meat save as the Rule permits. They do not have suitable clothing or books; we enjoined the monk who -was present to tell the prior to see that this state of things was corrected. At this place we commenced to collect our procuration fees for this year. Our total procuration

expense was four pounds, twelve shillings, four pence, all of Paris. , OCTOBER 9. At Juziers, at the expense of the priory. Total expense for procuration: one hundred eighteen shillings, eight pence, of Paris. —

OCTOBER 10. At the same, but at our own expense. 7 OCTOBER 11. We visited the same. At this time there were only five monks in residence, and of these three were priests. One had gone away with the former prior, who has now been made an abbot. They are short . one priest; we enjoined the cellarer and the sacristan to tell... [lacuna in MS}, the abbot, to give them a priest, and to take his nephew back to the

abbey!® so that there he might learn his religious duties. —_- : |

own expense. 7 oe

_ This day we spent the night at the abbey of St-Martin-de-Pontoise, at our OCTOBER 12. We celebrated the holy synod in the church of St-Martin-

de-Pontoise, and this day we also spent the night at the aforesaid abbey,

and at our own expense. ,

OCTOBER 13. At the same, at our own expense. _ —— OCTOBER 14. At Juziers, and this day the-canons -of ‘Gaillonet paid us

10 St-Pére-de-Chartres: on which Juziers depended. .

202 OCTOBER, 1254 , one hundred ten shillings of Paris as our procuration fee, although, had we desired it, they should be held for all that we expended that day, for they

owe full procuration. However, since they are poor, and since we had a large following with us on this occasion, we remitted them the balance. OCTOBER 15. At St-Martin-la-Garenne. This day Stephen, priest at Commeny, who had abjured his concubine, by whom he had had children, and who had in good faith promised ... [/acuna in MS}, the archdeacon of the place, that should he fall into sin with her again, he would regard his church as resigned, and who later did relapse, as he confessed before us, was warned by us to resign his church. Present were: the said archdeacon and the treasurer; Master Peter of Aumale, canon of Rouen; Brother Walter of the Friars Minor; and Morel, our clerk. Stephen asked that a time be set for the consideration of this matter, and we granted that he might come for this purpose to the synod at Rouen; meanwhile we suspended him. This day, we received our procuration there. Our expense total was six pounds, twelve pence of Paris. OCTOBER 16. At the same, but at our own expense. _

OCTOBER 17. At the same, and we visited there. Five monks are in residence; all of them are priests. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; they eat meat when there is no need; we enjoined them to observe the statutes of the Rule covering these matters. Three times a week they dispense alms to all who may come to the gate. They owe about one hundred twenty pounds. The prior is supporting one of his relatives at the schools at Paris

out of the priory revenues. We enjoined them to read the Rule, to wit, one chapter every day after Prime; to read the martyrology also. This day we received our procuration at Sausseuse. Our expense total: one hundred

eighteen shillings of Paris. = ,

OCTOBER 18. We visited at Sausseuse, where there are twelve canons. One canon is dwelling alone at Valcarbon, another is at St-Sulpice, and a third at Haricourt ; we enjoined the prior to recall them to the cloister, otherwise we

would take this matter in hand ourself. The prior does not visit the priories once a year.11 Investigating the conduct of the canons dwelling there, we enjoined him to correct this, to wit, that he should visit them at least once a year. Each day they give alms to everyone who may come. There are three sisters and one brother there. They owe three hundred pounds and more.

(Bonnin, p. 648.) ! a

11 This was not in accordance with the reforming statutes of Pope Gregory IX.

- OCTOBER, 1254 203 We sentenced Brother Richard of Vernon, who had been rebellious and disobedient to the prior and to his companions in the priories, to eat in the refectory at the bench? until such time as he should be released by us or by the prior, to whom we later gave authority to do this. Brothers Adam, Eudes, Richard, and Eugene are quarrelsome, and Eugene is too greedy. Brother Adam is ill famed of incontinence. Brother Thomas of Auvergne

| has property and is ill famed of incontinence. The prior is negligent in visiting and in disciplining the canons of the priories, and in punishing the quarrelers; and since he had been remiss in handling the rebellion of Brother Richard of Vernon, we enjoined him to undergo suitable penance.

This day we spent the night at Frénes. , -

OCTOBER 19. At Frénes. OCTOBER 20. At Pont-de-l’Arche, to negotiate — peace with the lord of Ivry. OCTOBER 21. At Ermentrouville. OCTOBER 22.

We slept at Rouen. OCTOBER 23. At Rouen, and we celebrated the feast of St-Romain. OCTOBER 24. At Ermentrouville. OCTOBER 25. We preached

a sermon to the burgesses of Rouen and spent the night at Ermentrouville. OCTOBER 26. .We held the synod of the greater archdeanery in the cathedral

night there.18 |

at Rouen, preached a sermon, and spent the night at Ermentrouville. oc-

, TOBER 27. We held the major synod, preached a sermon, and spent the OCTOBER 28. We held the synod of deans, to whom we delivered our mandate concerning the canons regular: that is to say, that whenever canons regular who have a cure of souls in churches shall be removed by their superiors from the said churches, no other person charged with the cure of souls shall be dispatched there who does not bring with him a letter

| from us. Further, the deans shall seize all churches into our hand, after | a month’s time, unless someone bearing our letter shall have been installed there.14 Item, we enjoined them, that after each time Holy Orders are conferred, they shall seize the churches of all persons and spare not those who 12 For those who had been denounced in the chapter of faults and were deemed , quilty by the superior. They ate at a separate table apart from the community. 18 Ibidem in the next could refer either to Rouen or Ermentrouville. 144 Canon 18 of the Provincial Council of Rouen (1231) decreed that no one, not a priest, having the cure of souls may receive his church in vicarage; nor can a priest

who has the cure of souls do so except he be a perpetual vicar, and even in that case he can enter into his vicarage only with the special consent of the bishop. (Mansi, XXIII, 216.) Eudes did not want the canons regular farming out their

| quondam parishes. | |

204 OCTOBER, 1254 have not presented themselves for Holy Orders, even though the said persons assert that they have permission from us or from the Pope, unless they shall see our letter granting such permission. We issued the same injunctions anent those who do not reside in their parishes. Item, we enjoined them that

whenever they should seize any property into our hand, they shall not return it without our mandate, and that they shall keep for us whatever income may accrue during the interim. We particularly enjoined each one of

them to inform us by letter, and before Christmas, what and how many properties he had seized into our hand, and the reasons therefore. Item, we enjoined them to seize the churches of those who, without reason, handed their churches over to a vicar for a month or two, and then went wandering

about the country, to return to their churches later and stay a week and hand them over again. These we do not judge to be keeping residence. Item, that they should exact a fine of five shillings from those priests who wear short coats. Item, in the absence of the deans themselves, they shall not permit their clerks to carry out their investigations, for they [the clerks | are not bound by oath to us as the deans are. Item, that they shall not have as assistants in making investigations or instituting appointments to office of this kind any priests indifferently, but only such as are discreet. Item, as ordered in our statute, they shall enter in some large book of the church

all possessions and rents, and other facts. oe This day we appointed the Saturday before the feast of St. Andrew as the day when the priest at Nesle, in the deanery of Neufchatel, shall purge himself by the oaths of ten men of his order of the vice of incontinence,

and that with his sister. oo We spent the night at Ermentrouville. oe OCTOBER 29-31. At Déville. NoVEMBER 1. At the same, and we celebrated the feast of All Saints. NOVEMBER 2. At St-Wandrille, at our own expense. NOVEMBER 3. At the same, and at our own expense. This day, we confirmed the election of Geoffrey of Nointot as abbot of this place.1®

NOVEMBER 4. At Jumiéges, at our own expense. NOVEMBER 5. At the same, at the expense of the monastery, which we visited this day. Fifty monks are there, and all are priests but eleven. There are some who do not confess once a month; we enjoined these to drink no wine, except at breakfast, until they had conferred with us or one of our

15 Geoffrey II (1255-88). (Gallia Christiana, XI, 181.) -

, | NOVEMBER, 1254 , , 205 | , penitentiaries about this. Every day they give alms to all comers. The sick are well taken care of. We enjoined that in the future some one of them, on behalf of the community, should have a transcript of the record of the accounts. They owe nothing. The amount of our procuration was seven

| pounds, six shillings, seven pence. — NOVEMBER 6. At St-Georges,!6 at the expense of the monastery. The amount of our procuration was one hundred ten shillings, five pence. NOVEMBER 7. We visited at the same. Eighteen monks are in residence; one is in England,17 and two are at St-Nicole-de-Londe. Silence is not well observed in the cloister or in the church. The cloister is not well kept from outsiders. Those who have been bled eat three times a day, leave the cloister, and enter the orchards and farm, and this without permission. They do not _ confess as they are compelled to by the Rule; we enjoined that, under pain of suspension, all who had not yet confessed to the abbot should do so before Christmas. There are some who do not confess once a month; we enjoined these to speak to us or to our penitentiaries about this before we

should leave the abbey. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined that all the food left over from meals should be given to the poor, and not to the servants of the monks, as they had been in the habit of doing. Robert le France is a sower of discord, or a talebearer; Brother Nicholas Carpenter is suspected of having property. The said Robert rarely

sings Mass, rarely confesses. | NOVEMBER 8-10. At Déville. |

NOVEMBER 11. At the same. This day we cited by word of mouth Ascelin,

priest at Aubermesnil, to stand trial on the Saturday before the feast of St. Andrew on the matter of the offenses which are entered in the other Register.18 Present at this citation were: ... [/acuna in MS}, the archdeacon; Peter of Aumale, canon of Rouen; Brother Harduin; and Morel, our clerk.

Item, tomorrow will be devoted to hearing testimony about his crime.

NOVEMBER 12. At the same. | : a | NOVEMBER 13. At Noyon-sur-Andelle, at the expense of the monastery.

Total [for procuration}: one hundred seven shillings, nine pence. 16 St-Georges-l’Abbaye [-de-Boscherville}, a Benedictine abbey. (Cottineau, II, | 2701-2.

1255, n. 6. _

14 Poasibly at Edith Weston (Rutlandshire), which was a priory of St.-Georges.

(Dugdale, Monasticon Anglicanum,.VII, 1052.) , : | 18 This register has never been located and is presumed lost. See below, May 18, |

206 NOVEMBER, 1254 NOVEMBER 14. We visited at Noyon-sur-Andelle. Seven monks are there.

They do not observe the Statutes of Pope Gregory covering the fasts and the eating of meat very well; we enjoined them to correct these things. They

owe one hundred eighty pounds; however, as yet they have not received their English moneys, which amount to one hundred pounds.!® Ralph of Falaise is negligent in singing Mass; we enjoined the prior to ask [Ralph], as soon as he shall arrive, why he sings Mass so little and to warn him to correct this. We also enjoined the prior not to drink any wine until he

has done this after Ralph’s arrival.

_ This day we stayed the night at Mortemer. | NOVEMBER 15. At Vesly, at the expense of the priory. Total [for procura-

tion}: four pounds, ten shillings, six pence. NOVEMBER 16. We visited there, but there is neither a prior nor a monk

in residence. We ordered the dean of Vesly to seize the abbot’s grange if he did not install monks and a prior there before Epiphany. This day we spent the night at Parnes, at the expense of the priory. Total: [For procuration} one hundred nine shillings. NOVEMBER 17. We visited at Parnes, where there are four monks. All are priests. They use meat and have feather beds; we forbade them to eat meat, except as the Rule permits them to do so. The monks and the

priests have only one chalice; we enjoined the prior to buy one worth at | least one hundred shillings of Paris, and we told the prior that we would

lend him this amount until Pentecost. They owe thirty-five pounds. This day, we spent the night at Sérans-le-Bouteiller. For procuration we received seventy shillings of Paris, cooking utensils, fodder for the horses,

straw for our men and beasts, and wood.

- NOVEMBER 18. We visited there. Only three monks are there, and there should be four; we enjoined them to tell their abbot, from us, to give them another monk. They use meat; we forbade them the use of meat, except as the Rule permits them. They have no copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we enjoined them to get a copy written out.

This day we spent the night at Chaumont, at the expense of the priory of Notre-Dame. Total for procuration: six pounds, four shillings, three _-~pence. 19 Hendred, in the diocese of Norwich, was an affiliate of Noyon-sur-Andelle and was assessed in 1254 at a valuation of £10/10/0. (W. E. Lunt, Valuations of Norwich | {Oxford 1926}, p. 611.)

NOVEMBER, 1254 207 _ NOVEMBER 19. We visited the priory of St-Martin-de-Chaumont, where

there are two monks. They have a copy neither of the Rule nor of the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we enjoined them to see that they procure these.

They eat meat when there is no need; we forbade them absolutely to eat meat except as the Rule permits them to do so. They owe twenty pounds of

Tours. They have an income of about forty pounds. The prior, in truth, owes us procuration, but because of the poverty of the priory, we have remitted this for five years; however, lest we might lose our right to this, we enjoined the prior to pay to our clerk forty shillings of Paris towards our expenses. NOVEMBER 20. We visited the priory of Notre-Dame-de-Chaumont. They

eat meat; we forbade them to eat meat, except as the Rule permits. The fasts of the Rule are not very well observed; we enjoined them to a fuller observance.

This day Master Peter of Aumale, at our special mandate, visited the Maison-Dieu at Chaumont. NOVEMBER 20. We spent the night at Liancourt. For our procuration they owe us only four pounds of Paris. This day we visited there and found three

monks in residence, as is normal. They eat meat; we forbade them to eat | meat save at the Rule permtis it. We found Thomas, a member of the staff

and a relative of the prior, gravely defamed of incontinence, to wit, with | two women of this village, one of them a married woman, the other a single

woman. Item, this year he brought a woman from Frénes into the priory, while the prior and his companion were away at Chartres, although a novice was staying there, and right in front of the novice he brought her into the _dormitory to have to do with her. He had relations with her in the very

mas. ,

dormitory where the novice was sleeping. Item, he made her sleep the whole

night in the priory despite the novice. Item, he bestows the goods of the | house upon his concubines in the village. Because of these things we ordered the prior to remove him without question from his guest house before ChristNOVEMBER 21. At St-Martin-de-Pontoise, at our own expense. NOVEMBER 22. We visited there, at the expense of the monastery. Twenty-

five monks are in residence, but the abbot should send three of them to _ priories. There is one deacon, one subdeacon, and two novices; all of the

| others are priests. They do not read the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we enjoined them to correct this. We forbade all rooms for eating purposes;

208 | NOVEMBER, 1254 that is to say, [we ordered} that the monks should not eat anywhere but in the refectory, the infirmary, or in the abbot’s room with the abbot himself. They owe eleven hundred pounds, of which six hundred pounds are at interest. They have an income of fifteen hundred pounds or thereabouts. Total for procuration: six pounds, seventeen shillings, four pence. NOVEMBER 23. We visited the priory of St-Pierre-de-Pontoise. Five monks

are there. They do not read their Rule; we enjoined them to read it. They do not possess a copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we enjoined them to get one and to read it. They owe three hundred pounds to the abbot, and another hundred pounds elsewhere. They have an income of three hundred pounds. The priest at St-Pierre quarrels with his parishioners; item,

he sings his Vespers while the monks are chanting [theirs], so that one disturbs the other; item, he ought to be singing Mass at the hour when he is singing or beginning to sing Matins; item, if any of his parishioners says anything to him, he takes off his vestments and stops celebrating Mass.

This day we visited the chapter of St-Mellon. Nine canons and the treasurer are in residence. Each one has his own vicar, since all of them

| are priests. They ought to have a deacon and a subdeacon. They are deficient in altar cloths, and there is also an insufficient number of albs and amices. We forbade the further use of silken capes. They are short of chasubles, bells, benches, and the wood for making the frame for the bells. One of the canons told us that they had agreed in chapter to set aside up to sixty pounds from their prebends to satisfy these wants and that they should have them by Christmas. Item, they have ordered the treasurer to see to these things himself. Luke, the chaplain, is known for incontinence, and sometimes he walks about the village in a supertunic. The said Luke, being on oath, admitted that he has been ill famed of two women, one of whom is now dead, and that of her, as he believes, he had a child, whom he has had brought up; also of the other woman who is still living, and that recently. We warned Luke to keep away from her; otherwise, should we hear that he had been ill famed of this matter again, we would proceed against him,

as the law requires. Present at this admonition were: Master Peter of Aumale, canon of Rouen; Brothers Harduin and Walter; Master Richard of Sap; and Morel, our clerks. Dom Vincent, a vicar, requested us to restore

to him the fruits [income} of two prebends which we had caused to be seized and promised that he would answer to us for the value of the fruits.

NOVEMBER, 1254 209 This day we spent this night at St-Martin [-de-Pontoise}, and received for piocuration one hundred shillings of Paris, which is the amount they owe

us. They also are obliged to provide quarters furnished with beds, wood,

cups, drink, and cooking utensils. |

we come here. | Note: The lack of a proctor, the roofing of the monastery, Bible.

NOVEMBER 24. At Wy. The priest owes us a muid of oats each year when

NOVEMBER 25. We visited at Villarceaux. There are twenty nuns and two lay sisters. When they have been bled they say the Divine Offices without modulation.2° They confess five times a year at least, that is to say, — according to their custom, at five annual feasts. Their book of homilies?! and their silk copes have been pawned with the prior of Sausseuse. They owe eighty pounds. The prioress rarely arises for Matins, nor does she often eat in the refectory. She receives and spends without the knowledge of the nuns. She does not often come to chapter; we warned her to correct these faults. Item, we gave orders that one of the nuns should be elected by the community to attend the prioress when she receives [money]; that she was to keep one key [of the treasury} and the prioress another; that she was to know exactly what went into [the treasury} and that the prioress was to spend nothing without her knowledge.

This day we spent the night at St-Laurent-en-Cornecervine at the expense | of the place. Total [for procuration}: four pounds, six shillings. NOVEMBER 26. We visited there and found four monks. Sometimes they use feather beds. We found everything else to be in good condition, except that they owe forty pounds and have no funds for planting vineyards. Arch-

, bishop Hugh?2 had decreed that if, by God’s grace, it should ever happen

| that homes were built and men dwelt in the forest of the villa of Court -Cervine, such dwellers should be the parishioners of the prior of St-Laurent 20 See above, July 9, 1249, n. 36. 21 A homily is an explanation of a biblical text, particularly of the Gospels and Lessons (Epistles) read on Sunday by the priest to the people and explained by him. In the Middle Ages, collections of homilies were made largely on the model of Paul _ the Deacon’s Homilliarus, hoc est praestantissimorum ecclesiae patrum sermones sive conciones ad populum. (Migne, PL, XCV, 1159-1566.) It was a book of sermons for Sundays and feast days of the saints, and used as such by the preaching clergy and as spiritual reading by others. Such collections, and there were many, were to be found

in every religious community during the Middle Ages. , 22 Hugh, archbishop of Rouen (1130-64). (Gams, Series episcoporum, p. 614.)

216. NOVEMBER, 1254

Robert?3 confirmed this. | |

and their tithes should be his, saving the archiepiscopal rights. Archbishop

This day we spent the night at La Roche-Guyon, and for procuration we received forty shillings of Paris as well as the other things to which we are entitled there. NOVEMBER 27. At Frénes. NOVEMBER 28. At Ermentrouville.

NOVEMBER 29. At the same. This day at our palace at Rouen, Richard, rector of the church at Nesle, who had been personally and peremptorily cited to appear before us at Rouen on the Saturday before the feast of St. Andrew to purge himself, with the aid of ten oath helpers of his order,

of the vice of incontinence with Mary, his own sister, and with the wife of his nephew, seeing or recognizing that he would not be able to purge himself in this matter took oath that he would submit to whatever punishment we should inflict for the said crime whether as regards his estate, his body, or his church. Present at this action and oath: the archdeacon Reginald, Brother Harduin, Master Richard of Sap, and the priest at Berville. NOVEMBER 30. At Mont-Ste-Catherine, at the expense of the monastery,

which we visited this day. There are twenty-six monks in residence. The abbot does not visit the priory of Vilaines, because the monks are poor; we ordered this corrected. Certain ones are ill famed of incontinence and of other offenses, as is reported at the other visitation.24 The abbot says that they have promised to reform; we enjoined him to make this his particular duty. Lay folk enter the cloister. We gave orders that the cloister be better ‘kept. The Statutes of Pope Gregory are not read; we ordered them to be read at least three times a year. They eat meat in the priories; we enjoined the abbot absolutely to forbid them to eat meat, save as the Rule permits them to do so. They do not receive any guests unless they be monks. Item, | we enjoined them that some one be elected by the community to assist the prior when he makes his special and general audits. Item, it has been nearly a year since the abbot has made an audit; we ordered him to cast his accounts before Christmas or go without wine on Christmas Day. The abbot is such a wrathful and bitter man that when he presides in chapter no one dares accuse another because of his severity. The sick are wretchedly attended,

nor is there any one to look out for them; indeed there is not even an infirmary. Item, he [the abbot} forbids any sick brother to have anything but 23 Robert, archbishop of Rouen (1208-22). (Gams, Series episcoporum, p. 614.) 24 See entry for September 20, 1253.

DECEMBER, 1254 211 bread and water. Guests are not well provided for. The cellarer is careless about serving wine to guests; item, [the guests} get wine in unequal a-

mounts. The monks ate not sufficiently well clothed or shod. Item, the abbot compels his monks to be bled in Advent?® and then to attend Matins

and all other Hours. Item, nothing is given to the bled monks, except in the measure that it is given to those who are not bled. We received procu- . ration. Total: seven pounds, five shillings, six pence. - Memo: John of Servaville, subprior; Robert of Bos-Herbert.

DECEMBER 1. At Pont-de-l’Arche anent our business with the lord of Ivry.26 DECEMBER 2. At Quévreville, and we received procuration there. Total: eight pounds, seven shillings, three pence. DECEMBER 3. At MontDeux-Amants. DECEMBER 4. At Le Bord-Haut-de-Vigny. DECEMBER 5. At St-Denis in France. DECEMBER 6. At Paris. DECEMBER 7. We went to meet the king of England, who was en route to Paris.27 DECEMBER 8-11. At Paris. DECEMBER 12. At St-Denis in France. DECEMBER 13. At Pontoise. DECEMBER 14, At Limay. DECEMBER 15. At Gaillon. DECEMBER 16. At

- Louviers. DECEMBER 17-18. At Ermentrouville. DECEMBER 19. We conferred Holy Orders at Grandmont. DECEMBER 20. At Frénes. DECEMBER 21. | At Chaumont. DECEMBER 22. At Chambly. DECEMBER 23. At St-Leud’Essérent. DECEMBER 24. At Creil with the lord king. We celebrated Christmas. DECEMBER 25. At Creil. DECEMBER 26. At Chaumont. DECEMBER 27. At Frénes. DECEMBER 28. At Pont-de-l’Arche. DECEMBER 29. At Mont-

Deux-Amants, at the expense of the priory. | DECEMBER 30. We visited there. Twelve canons are in residence, of whom 25 This abbot was acting contrary to general monastic practice in bleeding. The general rule was that monks were not bled during Advent the three days before Christmas, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, or special feast days.

business to be contracted. ) a 26 See entry for October 20, 1254. There is no explanation of the nature of the

27 Henry III, king of England, became the brother-in-law of Louis IX by his marriage to Eleanor of Provence. At this particular time, Henry’s son Edward was

, at Bordeaux for his marriage to Eleanor of Castille. Here he was joined by his | _ father. Edward requested permission from Louis to travel overland and thus avoid a long sea journey for his bride. Louis invited him to Paris. Thus Henry III, his son, Edward, and his bride stopped off at Paris on the invitation of the king of France. Archbishop Eudes attended the gathering as a vassal of both kings. At this stage, he does not seem to have been in the special entourage of Louis. Probably at this meeting of the crowned heads of both countries there was laid the basis for the Treaty of Paris (1259). On December 24-25, Eudes was with Louis IX, and his

close association with the king can probably be dated from this time.

212 DECEMBER, 1254 | eight are priests. They owe about one hundred pounds; one hundred pounds

of collectable debt is owed to them, and there is also a bad debt of fifty pounds. The sick are ill-attended. Brother William Barbot becomes wrathful after drinking wine. Item, Matthew is.a grumbler. This day, we spent

the night at Pont-de-l’ Arche. |

DECEMBER 31. At Bec-Hellouin. JANUARY 1. At the same. JANUARY 2. We visited there and found about eighty monks in residence.

They do not read the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we enjoined them to read them. In the priories they do not well observe the fasts of the Rule, and they eat meat. All other things are in good condition.

JANUARY 3. At Pont-Audemer. .

JANUARY 4. Here begins the visitation of the diocese of Lisieux. We visited at Grestain, where there are twenty-eight monks. We enjoined them to accuse one another [in chapter}, for they were not in the habit of doing this very well. Two monks who serve the church sleep in it. At least three times a week they dispense alms to all comers. They have an income of two

thousand pounds. They owe but forty pounds, and more than that is owed to. them. The abbot, who is very old and nearly blind, does not celebrate

pence. , , |

Mass; however, he receives the Blessed Sacrament every Sunday. We received

procuration there this same day. Total: one hundred thirteen shillings, five

| JANUARY 5. We visited the abbey of St-Léger-des-Préaux. Forty-five nuns are there, which is the number required by their statute. They take but three vows; to wit, renunciation of property, chastity, and obedience. We forbade them to celebrate the feast of the Innocents because of the customs contrary to the Rule. The nuns go out alone to the homes of relatives. We forbade them to do this in the future. They do not all eat the same food in the refectory; we ordered them to serve the same food to all, so far as that was possible. The abbess does not compute with the community; we enjoined her to draw up a statement of expenses and receipts several times a year, and this with the assistance of some of the sisters elected by the com-

munity. The abbess does not eat in the refectory save at the time of the great : feasts. This same day we received procuration at this abbey. Total: six

pounds, fifteen shillings, seven pence.

_ JANUARY 6, that is to say, on the feast of the Epiphany, we visited the abbey of St-Pierre-des-Préaux. Thirty monks are there. All are priests but five. Those who are not priests receive the Blessed Sacrament every Sunday.

JANUARY, 1254 213 One of the monks is sleeping alone in the cellar; we enjoined that either another should be sent to sleep there with him, or that he not be permitted to sleep there in the future, since it is unbecoming for a monk to sleep alone.

They do not observe the fasts in the priories, and they eat meat there; we enjoined the abbot to see that this was corrected. The only alms supply consists of the leavings from the table and eighteen small loaves of bread a day.

They owe about four hundred pounds. We received procuration there this |

same day. Total: six pounds, seven shillings, one penny. | _ JANUARY 7. We visited the abbey of Cormeilles, where there are twenty- ! four monks. They have only one priory in the kingdom, to wit, the “Egyptian.”’28 All are priests, with the exception of two novices. They rarely sing private Masses; we enjoined the abbot to have this corrected, even by holding

back their wine if necessary. The Statutes of Pope Gregory are not read;

we enjoined them to read them at least three times a year. One does not os accuse another [in chapter}; we enjoined the abbot to correct this. Alms

are given daily to all comers. They owe about six hundred pounds and , more. A former abbot is staying at Paris with two monks, and he has an income of two hundred fifty pounds; nor does he submit any account of his income. We must speak about this to the lord bishop. The same abbot is ill famed of incontinence. This same day we received our procuration there. Total for procuration: seven pounds, less nine pence. : Note: we must speak with the lord bishop about the former abbot of Cor-

meilles. |

JANUARY 8. We received procuration at Beaumont-en-Auge. Total for ,

procuration: six pounds, four shillings, ten pence. , JANUARY 9. We visited the priory of Beaumont, where there are thirteen , monks. There are some who do not celebrate their Masses even once every two weeks. Item, they are negligent about confession; we enjoined the prior

to correct these things, and to be diligent about it. The Statutes of Pope Gregory are not read; we ordered them to be read as the Statutes require. The cloister is not well kept from outsiders. Item, the monks leave the cloister and walk about the farm alone and without permission; we ordered the prior to correct this. They are all too remiss in observing the fasts, and at times they eat meat; we ordered Pope Gregory’s Statutes covering these matters to be observed. We ordered the prior to prepare an itemized state-

ment of his accounts three or four times a year. 28 Ste-Marie-Egyptienne, near Pont-Audemer. (Cottineau, II, 2787.)

214 JANUARY, 1254 This day, we received procuration from St-Hymer. Total: six pounds,

eighteen shillings, one penny. |

JANUARY 10. We visited at St-Hymer. In residence are twelve monks and a layman who wears a monk’s garb; we enjoined them to bring their number up to the statutory figure, that is to say, to thirteen. They do not read the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we enjoined them to read them three times a year. All but two are priests; they eat meat very freely, to wit, half _ of them during one week, the other half during the next; we enjoined them to observe their Rule and Pope Gregory’s Statutes in this matter. About as | much is owed to them as they owe; they have an income of about four

hundred pounds. oo

This same day we received procuration from the priory of Blangy, from which priory, because of the poverty of the place, the monks have been recalled to the priory of St-Hymer. Total for this procuration: six pounds,

five pence. ,

JANUARY 11. We came to Lisieux and visited the abbey of the nuns. There are twenty-eight nuns who have their proper habits, as they ought to have. They confess too rarely; they promised us that in the future they would

both confess and receive Communion at least once a month. Three times a week they go into the infirmary to eat meat there. Three of them have some income of their own; we enjoined these not to keep this, except on the order of their abbess. They have an income of five hundred pounds. We enjoined the abbess to cast her accounts with the assistance of some of the sisters elected by the community. They owe about thirty pounds. Item, we enjoined the abbess that sometime she should collect from each nun the keys of her coffer, and to inspect these coffers to see whether they had any personal property. Two or three of the nuns are not on speaking terms with the others. This same day we received procuration from the bishop, but we could not find out how much we spent, because our servants could not find anyone who was willing to compute our expenses.

JANUARY 12. We preached a sermon in the hall of the lord bishop to a gathering of members of the chapter, of clerks-choral, and certain others. After the sermon, and when the clerks-choral and others had gone away, we made an investigation concerning the general state of the church; the performance of Divine Offices at the church itself; the books; and the ornaments, of which they had a sufficient number. We found that they chant the Psalms too hurriedly, and that sometimes there are done in the church

JANUARY, 1254 215 the small penances which are exacted from those canons who receive com- | mons?® but not from the others; we enjoined that the ordinance of the legate3° concerning this matter be observed by them. Subsequently we called : in each rector or canon separately and made inquiry concerning the conduct and habits of the canons and clerics of the said church, and we discovered that Nicolas Corpin had been denounced for incontinence, as was William

le Turc; and so was Stephen, the official of the dean, of a certain Wilhel- : mina and of yet another. Item, the same of Stephen, the dean’s clerk, of a mother and her daughter. Item, the same is true of the canons, that is to say, of John Coypel and certain others. On the basis of this inquiry we enjoined that the canons make a diligent investigation on their own part, and that if they found these things to be true, to correct them. For, since we did not have full proof of these things, we were unwilling to go ahead and discipline the aforesaid abuses. This day after dining, we revealed to. the bishop and to certain of the canons some secret things which demanded correction. This day the chapter gave us procuration, and there dined with us, the precentor, Archdeacon Nicholas, Archdeacon William, and the official of Lisieux. Total for procuration: eleven pounds, seventeen shillings, five pence. JANUARY 13. We received procuration at Ste-Barbe. Total: seven pounds, |

less fifteen pence. | a

JANUARY 14. We visited there.. They have one canon dwelling alone

in a certain priory, but there is a reason for this, so we permit it for the present. Thirty-four canons are in residence. All are priests, with the exception of the novices. Sometimes the novices make their profession before the end of the year;! we enjoined the prior to observe the written Rule in this matter. All the novices, according to custom, receive Holy Communion every Sunday, having made their confessions previously. They are diligent _

in putting aside one-tenth of all the grain that is used in the house, and they distribute it as alms. They are obligated for an old debt of six hundred pounds and also for a new one of three hundred pounds; but the prior does not believe that any more of the old debt will be demanded again.

29 See above, August 28, 1252, n. 13. , 30 Probably this refers to statutes drawn up by Pierre de Colmieu, archbishop of Rouen (1237-44). For a short biography see ‘“‘Colmieu (Pierre de),’’ Dictionnaire d histoire et de géographie ecclesiastique, ed. A. Boudrillart and others (Paris, 1912), XIII, 274-75, and the bibliography appended thereto. 31 Te., before the end of their year of probation.

216 JANUARY, 1254 | | This. day we received procuration at Crouttes. Total: six pounds. JANUARY 15. We visited there. Two monks from Jumiéges are in residence. They have an income of one hundred forty pounds. Sometimes they eat meat; we forbade them to eat meat, save as the Rule permits. They owe about sixty pounds; likewise, about sixty pounds is owed to them. However, they have this year’s grain and all of last year’s. This day we visited at Tichreville, where there are two monks from StWandrille. On some days Mass is not celebrated by either of the monks; we enjoined them to make arrangements so that Mass is celebrated daily by at least one of them. They have only such ornaments, books, and chalices as belong to the parish. They have no copy of the Rule; we ordered them to have one written out, and that quickly. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule well, and they eat meat when there is no need; we enjoined them to a better observance of the fasts, and to abstain from meat as the Statutes of Pope Gregory require. They have an income of eighty pounds;%? they owe about thirty pounds. We enjoined them to procure books, vestments, and a chalice, so that they can celebrate Mass whenever they desire without using the ornaments of the parish. Total for procuration: seven pounds, eight shillings. JANUARY 16. We visited the abbey of St-Evroult. Thirty-three monks are in residence. They have nine priories. Eighteen of them are priests. They do not read the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we enjoined them to read these three times a year. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we ordered this corrected. Traveling monks and those who are in the priories

do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined that this be corrected. | Sometimes they eat meat, especially in the priories; we enjoined them to observe Pope Gregory’s Statutes in this mater. They owe... [lacuna in MS}. This day we received procuration there. Total for procuration: nine

pounds, fifteen pence.

six pounds, six pence. : JANUARY 17. We received procuration at Bernay. Total for procuration:

JANUARY 18. We visited there, where there are seventeen monks. They have two priories this side of the sea, and one in England.88 We enjoined 82 According to the visitation of January 26, 1249/50, the priory had an income of £160. The manuscript spelling of this date is Ticheville. 33 Bernay had two priories in England: Eye in Suffolk and Everdown in Northamptonshire. (Dugdale, Monasticon Anglicanum, II, 775, 1051.)

JANUARY, 1254 i 217 the abbot to visit the priories in this kingdom at least once a year. All but

one of them are priests. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we

ordered tizis corrected. Sometimes the bailiff eats and drinks in the seneschal’s room; we ordered this corrected. They eat meat when there is no need; we enjoined them to observe Pope Gregory’s Statutes in this matter.

On Mondays and Saturdays alms are given to all comers, on Tuesdays to | all lepers, and on Thursdays to all poor scholars. They owe two thousand pounds.84 We enjoined the abbot to associate with himself some of the brothers elected by the community in taking in receipts, whether from loans or any other source, incurring any expenses, or in making a statement of

_expenses. They have an insufficient supply of wine. ,

This ends the visitation of the diocese of Lisieux. |

Returning from our visitation of the diocese of Lisieux, we received procuration at Corneville. Total for procuration: six pounds, less one penny. | JANUARY 19. We visited at Corneville. 35 They have three canons dwelling

alone in three parishes of our diocese. Ten canons are continuously in residence in the abbey itself. All are priests but three. Those who are not priests

, receive Holy Communion only three times a year. One does not accuse another [in chapter}. They leave the cloister without permission; we enjoined that this be corrected. They have no infirmary. Alms are given to all comers three times a week. They owe about one hundred pounds; one hundred sixty pounds is owed to them in accounts receivable. The chapter house, the monastery, and the stables need reroofing; we enjoined the to — correct this. Brother Henry did not wish to take a priory when the abbot ordered him to do so. He was disobedient. William Mignot, who was the bailiff, resigned his office without permission, on the ground that his time was too valuable, and was unwilling to assume it again even at the abbot’s command. Item, after he gave up his office as bailiff, he bought a cape which he did not wish to hand over to the abbot. Item, Thomas has. his own cape which he likewise is unwilling to give to any of his fellow canons. Convoking the entire community in chapter a bit later, we compelled the said Henry to accept penance for the aforementioned disobedience, ordering him to receive discipline every week day from the abbot or the hebdomadaty, 54 This was probably due to the repairs necessitated by the great fire reported on January 30, 1249/50. , 379) Augustinian house colonized from St-Vincent-du-Bois ¢. 1143. (Cottineau,

218 JANUARY, 1254 and to fast on bread and water the first three Fridays of Lent. Item, we — enjoined the abbot to seize the capes of the said William and Thomas and, by virtue of obedience, he was not to return them again, but only such capes as might be given to anyone, and, further, to take away from them the keys of their boxes and coffers.

This day we received procuration today from Bourg-Achard. Total: six pounds, seven shillings, seven pence. JANUARY 20. We visited at Bourg-Achard. Eleven canons are there, and one from Ste-Madeleine at Rouen. They have one of the canons dwelling alone in a priory or parish; we enjoined the prior either to give him a companion or else to recall him to the cloister. Those who are not priests receive Holy Communion only three times a year; we enjoined these to do so at least once a month. Both the priests and the others confess too rarely; we enjoined both the priests and the others to confess at least once a month. In general, alms are given to all comers; that which is left over from the

refectory and by the guests is given to the lepers. They owe about one hundred pounds, and about as much is owed to them. They have sufficient

provisions to last until the new harvest. We learned afterwards that the canons who have cure of churches return from their churches to the priory whenever they desire, spend money at their own discretion, and do not go over their expenses with the prior; we enjoined the prior to see to it that

this was corrected. | This day we spent the night at Déville.

JANUARY 21. At Déville. :

JANUARY 22. We visited at St-Amand. Forty-four nuns are there, and they agreed that four more will be there. The older ones accuse the others fin chapter}, but that is all; we enjoined them all to accuse each other [in chapter} without exception. They take three vows, that is to say, of obedience, poverty, and chastity; we enjoined the abbess that when they were being professed36 no additional vows were to be taken. Item, we enjoined the abbess to collect all the keys of the coffers several times a year, to inspect

these coffers to see if any personal property was being kept therein, to do this when the nuns were not present, and, if anything needed correction, to correct it. The abbess has not drawn up an account for the last three

years. They have an income of twelve hundred pounds; they owe four

III, 411-25. |

86 For the ceremony of profession see Andrieu, Le Pontifical romain au moyen dge,

, JANUARY, 1254 219 hundred pounds, because of the aquaduct which they have just built and which they needed. They neither confess nor receive Holy Communion every month as we previously ordered them to do;87 we enjoined them to do so the first Sunday of the month, after previously confessing their sins to _ their confessor. We enjoined the abbess to write out a statement of receipts and expenses and to cast her accounts two or three times a year in the presence of some of the nuns elected by the community. We enjoined the nuns that if it happened that they made alms purses, they were not to be given away save with the permission of the abbess, nor indeed should they keep them for themselves.

This day we spent the night at Déville, at our own expense. | JANUARY 23. We visited the priory of St. Mary Magdalene at Rouen. Ten canons and one sick man are there. The Statutes requiring the holding of chapter on Fridays, and of confessing and receiving Holy Communion once a month, are quite well observed so far as the sisters3® are concerned. We enjoined the prior to associate some elected member of the community with him whenever he casts the accounts with the canon who purchases for the community. Brother Nicholas of Godarville has been sent to BourgAchard because of his incontinence. Roger of Berville would willingly stir up trouble if he could find any confederates.

This day we spent the night at Déville, at our own expense. | JANUARY 24, that is to say, Sexagesima Sunday. We preached in the cathedral at Rouen and ate at our palace there, and later we returned this

_ day to Déville to spend the night. | , , JANUARY 25-27. At Déville. | : JANUARY 28. We visited the abbey of St-Ouen-de-Rouen. There are fifty monks attached to the abbey, including those who are present at StMichel. Thirty-five are in priories. One monk is dwelling alone at St-Giles; we enjoined the abbot either to recall him to the cloister or to send him a companion. All are priests but eleven. There are some who do not confess once a month; we enjoined the confessors to give us the names of those, before they dined. Item, some are inexcusably negligent in celebrating Masses; we enjoined these to speak with us about this matter before we left the abbey. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule in the priories, and

community. 87 See entry for December 1, 1251.

38Since Ste-Madeleine was a hospital, sisters were in residence as part of the

220 JANUARY, 1254 they eat meat, as they occasionally do at the abbey; we enjoined the abbot to see that they observed the Statutes of Pope Gregory in this matter. Item, we enjoined them that no one was to absent himself from Compline, or to drink after Compline. Item, we enjoined them not to eat in rooms, or with guests, though they might provide the guests with their’ requirements. They keep their pelisses because they have to, for they do not receive a new one every year, but only one every two years. However, the monk in charge of

| the clothing told us that they never return them, and therefore we enjoined them that whenever they wish to be rid of these, they should hand them over to the monk in charge of the clothing shop or to the almoner. They owe two thousand three hundred thirty-three pounds, six shillings, two pence,

over and above what is owed to them. The abbot is negligent about attending chapter; rarely eats in the refectory, and seldom arises for Matins. The kitchener and the other officials cast their accounts only three times a year; that is too seldom. The sick are not well cared for, nor do they have an infirmary. The same abbot has conferred, by his own seal, three more pensions on three advocates.40 The chapter seal is very freely employed

in conferring benefices and pensions. We enjoined those negligent in confessing and in receiving Communion to undergo the penance which we deemed should be imposed. They have keys for their boxes and for their coffers. One hundred shillings were found in the coffer of Brother Roger de St-Aniane. Item, he is a sower of discord. We enjoined the confessors to warn those who were negligent in confessing to make their confession within three days, or to take their wine from them until such time as they did confess; similarly they should, each month, take wine away from all who had

not confessed. Later we issued the same order to the abbot and to the entite community. Item, we gave orders that anyone who had not celebrated Mass at least once during the week should abstain from wine until he should

have done so. Item, we commanded that whoever should absent himself from Compline without manifest cause should be punished for a grave fault.

Item, we ordered that whoever had no further use for his pelisse should surrender it to the monk in charge of the clothing shop or to the almoner. 40° Most monasteries found it expedient to employ lawyers, due to the pressure of civil administrators. This was especially so in France after Philip Augustus. For the role and function of the lawyer, see “Avocat,” Dict. du droit canon., I, 1524-28. Paul Fournier, Les Officialités au moyen age (Paris, 1880), has valuable material on the subject.

| JANUARY, 1254 221 _ Item, we strictly forbade any monk to presume to eat or drink anywhere but in the refectory, the infirmary, or in the abbot’s room, under any circumstances whatsoever, and not even with the guests unless these were the guests of the abbot, when, with the abbot’s permission, one or two at the most might keep him company. However, we willed that the guests be suitably cared for by some honest servant. Item, we strictly ordered the kitchener to prepare his accounts in the presence of the abbot and some of the brothers elected by the community, once an week if possible, or at least once every two weeks; that three copies be made of this account, one to be — kept by the abbot, one by the kitchener, and the third by the elected members

| of the community. Item, we strictly ordered that a general audit of the ab- | bey finances be made at least three times a year in the presence of the abbot | and some of the brothers especially elected for this purpose by the community, and that copies be made, as was stated in the case of the kitchener. ;

Item, we strictly ordered that the seal of the chapter be applied to no document until after great deliberation, especially when the business concerns the conferring of benefices, pensions for a life time, or manors granted for a lifetime. Item, we ordered the abbot, at least three times a year, and when all were assembled in chapter and had no warning of what was toward, to collect the keys of every box and coffer, and while all remained in chapter, to go and make a personal inspection or have one made to discover if there | were any personal property being kept under key, and that if he should find

any, he whose property was found under key should be punished for a grave | | fault and everything taken away from him. Item, we ordered that the Of-

: fice of the Hours be said daily to the sick, and that, likewise, Mass be celebrated daily in the infirmary chapel; that the Epistle and the Gospel be read to those who are not able to come to Mass, if they wish to hear them. _ Item, we strictly forbade officials to give anything in the future to the monks, and the monks to request anything from the officials, as both have been in

the habit of doing, and we forbade them to receive anything from now on. |

We issued a general order, applicable to the traveling monks and to those | who are staying in the priories, that the Statutes of Pope Gregory be observed. Item, we gave orders that every official should present a statement

| of his accounts at least three times a year, and that if he has any balance © he should turn it over to the abbot, or keep it, with his permission.

This day we spent the night at Déville, at our own expense. , | JANUARY 29. We visited at Mont-aux-Malades, where there are ten |

222 , JANUARY, 1254 canons in residence. Item, they have ten canons in priories. All those who are in residence are priests, with one exception; we enjoined the prior that he who is not a priest should be made to confess and receive Communion once a month. There are four communities; one is composed of canons, one of healthy brothers, one of male lepers, and the fourth of female lepers. Seventeen male lepers are there, and fifteen female. The leprosary owes nothing beyond what is owed to it. With the exception of wine, they have sufficient provisions to last them until the new harvest, and they have enough wine to last until August. They have an income of about one thousand —

pounds, |

This day we spent the night at Déville, at our own expense. JANUARY 30. We visited the priory of St-L6-de-Rouen. Seventeen canons

are dwelling there. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we enjoined them that, as a matter of obedience, whosoever was culpable in this respect should speak to us about it before we left the house. The cloister is not well kept; we strictly enjoined them that it should be watched more diligently, and that a guard should be placed at the cloister gate. They owe about four hundred pounds; they have an income of seven hundred pounds. The meals

served in the rooms are of too sumptuous a nature. The prior rarely computes [his accounts}. We gave strict orders that none of the priests stationed in the parishes should retain possession of any property, whether rents or pennies,4! without the permission of the prior, nor should they purchase for themselves any special wine or meat. For this reason we forbade all of them to presume to have any property, even were it only a penny. We strictly forbade all eating in the rooms, and this applies to the relatives of the canons and townsmen. We absolutely forbade women to eat in the rooms [of the priory}. Item, that some shall not eat after the others in the refectory. Item, we forbade any of them to eat or drink in any place other than the refectory, the infirmary, or the prior’s chamber. Item, [we enjoined} that each month the prior should make up his accounts in a full parliament,‘ in the presence of all the canons or at least in the presence of some of the brothers elected by the community. Item, that no one, after eating, shall drink unless there be a real need for this, and then he shall go and drink in the refectory accompanied by the monk who is managing the refectory. Item, that no one, 41 The pennies donated by the parishioners and put in the poor box. 42 Prior computet in Pallamento.

FEBRUARY, 1254 223 save only the priest of the parish, shall presume to talk with women or even with strange men in the monastery; and he, as soon as he shall have celebrated Mass, shall return to the cloister, unless [delayed] by confessions or such parochial matters. Item, that no one shall presume to talk with women or with anyone else at the door of the monastery or courtyard without permission. We especially enjoined that whosoever should be found guilty of doing this should go without wine for a day. Item, in the presence of the entire community we ordered the prior to see that all these matters were

diligently attended to, for if we should find that any of the canons had

shillings. |

been guilty of the aforementioned things, and had not been disciplined by the prior, we would punish the offender for his offenses and the prior for

negligence. This day we received procuration there. Total: six pounds, ten , - JANUARY 31. We attended the first entrance of the Friars Minor into their new manor. After preaching to the people we celebrated High Mass in the said house. We spent the night at our manor at Rouen. FEBRUARY 1. This day Master Richard of Sap, acting on our special mandate, and in the presence of the abbot of Aumale; Brother Gerard, his monk;

Master Thibaut of Falaise; and Morel, canon of Quinze-Marcs, instructed Roger, rector of Limésy, to submit to our decision in the matter of making amends for the fact that he had failed to be ordained, for although he had sworn that he would present himself for ordination, he had not done so. He was ordered to pay forty pounds to us before Palm Sunday as a fine, or else “ legal proceedings would be commenced against him.

| FEBRUARY 2. At Rouen. We celebrated the feast of the Purification of

the Virgin. FEBRUARY 3-4. At Frénes. | | FEBRUARY 5. In the presence of all our associates, we issued a verbal warning to the prior of Gisors to receive us at his priory both for visitation _

and procuration. He, offering no reason, asked for a delay until next Tues-

day before replying to this. , This day we were at Chaumont. FEBRUARY 6. At Pontoise. FEBRUARY 7. At St-Denis. FEBRUARY 8-11. At Paris. FEBRUARY 12. At St-Denis. FEBRUARY 13. At Pontoise. FEBRUARY 14.

At Magny. FEBRUARY 15. At Frénes. FEBRUARY 16. At I’Ile-Dieu. Total for procuration: one hundred shillings, less eleven pence. FEBRUARY 17. At Pérriérs. Total for procuration: six pounds, six pence.

FEBRUARY 18. At Beaulieu, which we visited. Thirteen canons are in

224 FEBRUARY, 1254 residence; eleven are outside, both in England and in Normandy. Twice a week alms are given to all comers. They owe about two hundred pounds.

They lack both wine and meat, and also money for setting out vineyards. But an old debt of one hundred pounds is owed to them as well as another one hundred pounds which will come due before August, so that they will be able to purchase their supplies and have their vineyard set out. We received procuration there this day. Total: six pounds, five pence. FEBRUARY 19. At Rouen. This day, at our hall at Rouen, Master Simon of Vatteport submitted the following appeal: Lord Archbishop, a long time ago I, Master Simon of Vatteport, cleric, was presented to you for the church of St-Martin-de-Daubeuf in the Vexin, then free and vacant, by William of Daubeuf, the true patron of this church, and by Damoiselle Margaret, his mother and guardian or curatrix of the said patron. Somewhat later I, Master Simon, received your letter of inquiry. The investigation willed and ordered by you was duly carried out and the result submitted by me to you. However, you, unjustly, did not desire to recetve me for the said church: Wherefore, considering that I have been injured nota little, I appeal to the Apostolic See in writing, and place both myself and the said church under the protection of the Lord Pope.

FEBRUARY 20. We conferred Holy Orders at St-Clément [in Rouen}. This

| day Master Richard of Sap peremptorily assigned the Friday before Palm Sunday to the priest at Domcourt on which to reply to witnesses and the statement of witnesses. The same to the priest at Moincourt to answer the

statements of witnesses. a

FEBRUARY 21. At Noyon-sur-Andelle, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 22.

We received procuration at St-Laurent-en-Lyons. Total: seven pounds, two shillings, ten pence. _-FEBRUARY 23. We visited at St-Laurent. Fourteen canons ate there. Fifteen are in priories; one canon is dwelling alone; we enjoined the prior whom we had previously enjoined on this matter‘? to sing seven penitential psalms and the Litany for his disobedience, and to receive private scourgings during

the coming Lent. One of the canons is negligent in making confession, and he is a priest; we enjoined the subprior to send him to us before we left the house. They owe one hundred ten pounds. The canon in charge of the bread does not perform his duties very well. Furthermore, he is ill famed

43 See entry for September 2, 1252. TO :

_ FEBRUARY, 1254 225 of incontinence; we enjoined the prior to remove him definitely from office,

| and that before Martinmas. We enjoined the prior to give to the community, more satisfactorily in the future than he has been wont to do, the pittances

_ for the double feasts*4 and for the three double responses. ,

shillings, four pence. , | =

This day we received procuration at Neufmarché. Total: one hundred two FEBRUARY 24. We visited at Neufmarché, where there are four monks.

We enjoined them to have at least one Mass celebrated daily at the high

altar by some one of them. They have no copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we enjoined them to obtain one and to confess in the manner de-

scribed therein, to observe the fasts as enacted therein, and to observe the Statutes concerning the eating of meat; and if they failed in this to undergo such penances as the said Statutes require. They owe about forty pounds; they have an income of about two hundred pounds. We enjoined the prior to celebrate Mass at least once a week, or, if he cannot do this, to receive

Communion at least once a week. Item, we enjoined him to cast his ac- ,

times a year. | | | counts of receipts and expenditures in the presence of his companions several

This day we visited the chapter of Gournay. We found there the dean

and Master Simon; the others are not residents. We ordered Dom Robert, , the hebdomadary, to assume the office of precentor. We found everything

else to be in sufficiently good condition at present. This day we spent the

night in the same town, at our own expense. —_

FEBRUARY 25. We visited the convent of nuns of St-Aubin, where there

are fifteen nuns. We forbade them to receive any more nuns without our special permission, and we did this because of their poverty. We enjoined them all to wear the same kind of scapular* in the future. Item, we enjoined the prioress that when the novices reached their fourteenth year she should cause them to take three vows, namely, of obedience, of chastity, of poverty: that is to say, that they will live without possessing anything of their own. If they are not willing to vow these things, they shall return to the world, and a like procedure shall be followed with respect to those already received. 44 The great feasts such as Christmas, Easter, Ascension Thursday, Epiphany, Purification, Annunciation, Pentecost, St. John the Baptist, All Saints, etc. 45 The scapular is mentioned in the Rule of St. Benedict (Ch. 55) in ‘connection ‘with the tunic and the cuculla. It was a sort of coverall to keep the tunic clean while working in the fields. As the word indicates, it fell to the knees from the shoulders.

226 FEBRUARY, 1254 Note: they should be provided with a chaplain who shall receive his cure

of souls from us. They owe more than thirty pounds of Paris. Agnes of Pont and Petronilla are not speaking to one another. Alice of Rouen is incontinent; she lately had a child by a certain priest of Beauvais. We issued a strict prohibition, and especially to the prioress, that none of the nuns’ relatives should in the future sleep in the convent, and that if it be at all possible they should neither eat nor drink there; but if it should happen {that anyone did}, then none of the nuns should eat or drink with them. Item, concerning the cleric who is staying there. We gave orders that Richilde, the cellaress, be removed from office. Item, we ordered Agnes of Pont,

who is quarrelsome and a sower of discord, to put aside her hatred for Petronilla; and if she should not wish to do this and to amend her ways in certain other respects, we will and order that she be definitely removed from

the community. | , This day we spent this night at Bellosane, at the expense of the house. Total [for procuration}: four pounds eleven shillings, eight pence.

_ FEBRUARY 26. We received procuration at Beaubec. FEBRUARY 27. We visited at Bival, where there are thirty-three nuns. We

forbade them to receive any more without our special mandate, and we ordered them to send back to their homes a girl whom they had promised William of Possy to accept, and another. Because of their poverty we do not wish them to receive these girls on any condition. We forbade any of them to eat with seculars from now on. We enjoined the abbess to undergo minor penance for having permitted some of the nuns to eat with seculars since our last visitation,4* and we promised her that we would punish her for a grave fault47? if she should be found guilty of this matter again. They receive Communion seven times a year, and they confess at least as many times, and sometimes more often. Item, we enjoined the abbess that the nuns should not take the vows until they were fourteen years old. There were groups of two there who had not been speaking to each other; we made them

make up even to the extent of kissing each other on the mouth, and we forbade them ever to mention the cause of their disagreement under pain

46 See entry for September 3, 1252. 47 Punishment for grave fault implied banishment from the common table and from common prayer (Rule of St. Bewedict, Ch. 25). On the method of making satis-

faction for grave fault see /bid., Ch. 44. oe

MARCH, 1254 227 of excommunication‘? for her who should make mention of it, and we enjoined the abbess to notify us. They owe fifty pounds, not counting the wages of the servants. Just after Pentecost Sister Isabelle had a child by

a certain priest. oe :

This day we spent the night at Beaussault, at the expense of the house. |

Total: [for procuration} four pounds, ten shillings of Paris. | FEBRUARY 28. We visited at Beaussault, where there are two monks. They

have no copy of the Rule; we ordered them to see that they got one. Item, we enjoined them to observe the fasts of the Rule more fully. They eat meat freely; we enjoined them to observe the Rule in this regard, and, because of their offenses, we enjoined them to undergo the penance contained in the Statutes of Pope Gregory, and [we warned] that if they should not do this, and we found them to be delinquent again, we would punish them

| pence. , for a grave fault. They owe about forty pounds. =

This day we spent the night at Neufchatel. We received procuration there

because of our manor at Nogent. Total: ten pounds, four shillings, five MARCH 1. We visited the hospital at Neufchatel, where there are four canons. We enjoined them to chant their Hours, both during the day and at night,4° with modulation, unless they should be prevented by sickness. They owe forty pounds. They have sufficient supplies, that is to say of wheat, oats, wine, beer, and cider. They have four hundred sheep, forty head of cattle, fifty pigs, and twenty-five horses, both large and small. — This day we visited Reginald, a monk of Préaux, the companion of the prior of Ste-Radegonde. They do not have a daily Mass in his priory; we

enjoined them to correct this. They do not observe the Rule either as to , fasting or as to the eating of meat; we enjoined them to accept the penance contained in the Statutes of Pope Gregory, should they be delinquent in this, and [we warned} that if he was not willing to do this, we would proceed against him more severely. A certain young woman is staying in his priory to prepare their meals; we ordered her to be definitely removed; and, since

the prior was at St-Saéns, we enjoined the said Reginald to tell him all

about these things for us. CO 48 This would be grave fault according to the Rule of St. Benedict (Ch. 44) for which the penalty was, at times, excommunication or being cut off from the community |

until suitable satisfaction had been made. , So 49 That is, beginning with Matins about 2 a.m. and continuing through the day to _ Compline, the last office for the day. , : : ,

228 MARCH, 1254 The same day we received procuration at Bures. Total for procuration:

six pounds, twelve shillings, nine pence. |

MARCH 2. We visited the two monks staying there [at Bures]. They have

no copy of the Rule; we enjoined them to tell the prior of Pré for us to get them one. They use meat when there is no need; we enjoined them to | undergo the penance written down in the Statutes of Pope Gregory covering this, whenever they should be delinquent in this matter; otherwise, we should

away. OS ,

punish them. They do not observe the fasts; we ordered this corrected. Item, women sometimes eat with them; we ordered them to keep the women

This day... [/acuna in MS}, the dean of Rouen, seized at Tristeville

fifteen pounds in rents which his men of St-Vast owed us, and he forbade

them to pay this sum to us and took it himself from these men. ,

We spent this night at Aliermont. , MARCH 3. At Aliermont. This day Simon, rector of Vimerville, of his own free will resigned the church of Vimerville into our hands. Present were: the treasurer; Masters John of Flainville and Peter of Aumale, canons of Rouen; Brother Harduin of the Friars Minor; Master Richard of Sap; Master Abraham, rector at Grandcourt; John of Boves; and Morel, our clerk. This same day Master Robert, rector at Rupefort, since he had heedlessly disregarded his oath and had not presented himself for Holy Orders nor taken up personal residence in his church, as he was by oath held to do, swore to abide by our decision in this matter. We at once enjoined him, by reason of the said oath, to pay to us or at our command the sum of fifty pounds of Tours for his offense, and that before the coming Michaelmas unless we should grant him a delay. He readily offered as sureties for the payment of the said fifty pounds at the said date Master Gilbert, rector at Seneville in Grand-Caux, and Dom Henry, rector at Magneville. Present were: the treasurer Masters John of Flainville, Peter of Aumale, and Giles of Picardy, canons of Rouen; Master John, canon of les Andelys; Master Abraham, rector of Grandcourt; Master Richard of Sap; Brother Harduin of the Friars Minor; Everard and Morel, our clerks; and John of Boves, our

bailiff. _ MARCH 4. At Aliermont. MARCH 5. At the same, but at the expense of

' Wanchy. The sum which Michael paid: eight pounds. MARCH 6. At the same, but at our own expense. MARCH 7. We received procuration at StVictor-en-Caux. Total: seven pounds, seven shillings, five pence.

| MARCH, 1254 229, MARCH 8. We visited there, finding sixteen monks. One of them, because of his ill health, is not able to celebrate Mass very often; we ordered him to receive Communion frequently. Three times a week alms are given

| to all who ask for them. Traveling monks do not observe the fasts of the Rule, but they say the Statute concerning the eating of meat is well observed; we ordered the fasts of the Rule to be observed, both by the traveling monks and by the others. The abbot cast his accounts at Michaelmas, and this was

the state of affairs: they owe but fourteen pounds, and there is owed to them a debt of one hundred pounds hanging over from last year, as well as the entire income for the present year. The abbot is ill famed of in- _ continence with a certain woman who, it is said, is at La Bargue, and he | had a child by her. He rarely arises for Matins, confesses infrequently, and

does not often eat in the refectory. This day we spent the night at Longueville, at the expense of the house. _ MARCH 9. We visited at Sauqueville. We ordered that the distributions should be made in common to all residents, and not to any others. The treasurer frequents taverns and does not keep residence; we gave orders that they should seize his prebend if it should come into the hands of the chapter, and also his share of the candles, until such time as he should receive other

orders from us. We committed the care of their souls to Luke, the priest at Colmesnil, until we revoke that commission. When the treasurer does come to the church, he does not wear a cape. We ordered Ralph of Cliville to seek out a suitable chaplain to serve in his stead. Dom Walter frequents

taverns. It is rumored that the treasurer, after renouncing a certain woman, | has relapsed with her since his renunciation. We enjoined and warned the

said Walter to keep away from taverns in the future. Item, we warned Gilbert, denounced for incontinence, to abstain therefrom. We gave orders | that two parochial Masses shall be celebrated for the parishioners on the morning of each day, as well as another Mass [conventual]} at the high

altar. Item, we enjoined them to wait until one verse [of a psalm} has

been finished before beginning the next one. Item, we enjoined the pre-_ | centor to have a tablet [of offices and officers} placed in the church from | now on.

This day we spent the night at Longueil, at the expense of the house. _ Total for procuration: seven pounds, eleven shillings, four pence. MARCH 10. We visited there. Four monks are in residence, but there is

-.» ; . no prior. There is some trouble about the institution of a prior, for the

230 MARCH, 1254 | lord of the village wishes to see instalfed a prior of his own choosing, while

the abbot of Tiron desires to install his own choice. Ralph, who is administering the temporalities of the place at the orders of the lord of the village, has been excommunicated by his abbot and by the official of Rouen. We warned them to abstain from eating meat, as the Rule requires, or that

otherwise we would punish them as transgressors of the Rule. Item, inasmuch as the said Ralph has been a frequent offender, we ordered him to fast on bread and water for four Fridays before Pentecost. We strictly forbade women to eat at the house in the future. Likewise we ordered them to observe the Rule concerning the observance of the fasts. They owe about thirty pounds. Total for procuration: one hundred thirteen shillings, three

pence. , six pounds. |

MARCH 11. At Ouville. We received procuration. Total for procuration:

MARCH 12. We visited there. The sick who cannot celebrate Mass do

not confess or receive Communion often enough; we ordered this corrected. Item, we ordered one to accuse another [in chapter}. Item, women sometimes enter the cloister; we forbade them to enter the cloister in the future. Item, sometimes the canons go out of the cloister and towards the garden

without permission; we enjoined them to correct this and to punish those , _ who should prove delinquent. They owe about eighty pounds. This day, at Etoutteville, we visited two monks of the Order of Lewes,5¢ who are staying there. We found that they are about twenty pounds in debt, not counting the one twelfth which they owe to their abbey.51 There ought

to be three monks there, but because of an old debt, there are now only two. We made inquiry as to the becoming way of life of the servant body, asking whether women ate at the place and such other questions as we are in the habit of asking. Present were: Masters Peter of Aumale and William of Dénestanville; the priest at Doudeville who is dean of the place; Brother Harduin; and Morel, our clerk. The prior, however, protested the privileges of his order,52 that this visitation should in no way be prejudicial to him. After his protestation he replied to all questions asked of him, and 50 Of the Order of Cluny. 51 This probably refers to St-Louis’ assessement on ecclesiastical institutions to defray the expenses of his Crusade. The larger institutions, in turn, assessed the

dependencies. .

52 They were Cluniacs and thus claimed exemption from visitation.

MARCH, 1254 231 we found that everything was in a satisfactorily good condition. Total for procuration: one hundred four shillings, six pence. MARCH 13. At Ermentrouville. MancH 14. At Bourg-Achard. MARCH 15-

16. At Bernay. MARCH 17. At Bec. MARCH 18. At Ermentrouville, near Rouen.

MARCH 19. At the same. We peremptorily assigned the Monday after the feast of St. Mark the Evangelist to Dom Amauty, priest of Courdimanche, as | the day on which he should appear before us at Rouen or vicinity, if we should be there, or before our official if it should happen that we were away, for the

purpose of undergoing purgation, with the twelfth hand of his order, in respect of certain crimes for which we, upon legal investigation, found him to , be defamed. Present at this assigning were: Masters Stephen, the archdeacon

of the French Vexin; the official of Rouen; John of Flainville and Peter

of Aumale, canons of Rouen; the dean of La Chrétienté at Rouen; Hugh, our almoner; and Richard of Sap, Everard, and Morel, our clerks. MARCH 20. At the same. In the year of our Lord 1254, the Saturday preceding Palm Sunday, postponed from the preceding Friday, which Friday was assigned to... [Jacuna in MS},53 the abbot of St-Victor-en-Caux, to

deal with the inquiry into his incontinence, which the duties of our office compel us to undertake against him, and especially as the day on which the said abbot shall reply whether he wishes to submit to our discretion in this matter or prefers to have the business settled by judicial process. Presented before us according to due legal process, the said abbot replied that he preferred a trial according to law and requested, before anything else, that the key to the chapter seal be restored to him. He alleged that, by our order, — it had unjustly been taken from him while the case was still pending. This

, done, we appointed for the trial the Monday after the Sunday on which the

Jubilate™ is sung, that is, if it is not a ferial day; or the next non-ferial : day, if the said Monday should be a ferial day; on that day we shall proceed on the business of the investigation and we shall consider the restoration

of the key as the law will dictate. The trial will be held before us, or if we should happen to be away, before our official, whom we especially ap-

point to act in our stead. It was expressly agreed that we might consult witnesses before the said day, summoning the said abbot to appear at such °8 ‘William, abbot of St. Victor-en-Caux, who subsequently abdicated on December 17, 1255. "se The third Sunday after Easter.

232 MARCH, 1254 examination, and whenever we deem it expedient. In the interim we shall have the said key placed in the possession of the said official. Present at this hearing and on the day and year aforesaid were: Masters John of Flain ville, John of Putot, the said official, and Peter of Aumale; Morel, our clerk; and Richard of Sap, canon of St-Candide-de-Rouen. MARCH 21. That is to say, on Palm Sunday, at the same. We preached a sermon at St-Gildard and celebrated High Mass at the cathedral of Rouen. MARCH 22. At the same. On this day, and in our presence, Sir Herbert of Villers appointed Reginald of Villers, esquire, to act as his attorney at the assize of Les Andelys, in his action against certain persons and until

further notice. Present were: the abbot, the prior, and the precentor of St-Ouen-de-Rouen; Roger of Les Andelys and divers other monks of the same place; Master Peter of Aumale, canon of Rouen; and Master Richard of Sap and Morel, our clerks. MARCH 23-25. At the same. MARCH 26. At the same, and at Rouen, where we blessed the Holy Chrism. MARCH 27. At the same.

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Easter. ,

MARCH 28. At the same. Now begins the year 1255. This day we celebrated

MARCH 29-31. At Frénes. APRIL 1. At Frénes. APRIL 2. At Le BordHaut-de-Vigny. APRIL 3. At Pont Charenton. APRIL 4. At Corbeil. APRIL 5.

At Melun. apriL 6. At the same. We celebrated the nuptials of the king’s daughter with the king of Navarre.1 ApRiL 7. At Corbeil. APRIL 8-9. At Paris. APRIL 10. At Pontoise. APRIL 11-12. At Sausseuse. APRIL 13.. At |

Louviers, APRIL 14-17. At Frénes. APRIL 18. At Deéville. | | APRIL 19. At the same. This day we pronounced the following sentence: In the year of our Lord 1255, on the Monday following the Sunday on which the Jubilate is sung. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of _ the Holy Ghost, Amen. In the business which, by the demands of our office, we have undettaken against Henry, priest of the church at Avremesnil, who was obligated to resign the said church whem yer he should be requested by us to do so, as is very evident from his letter conesrning this, we, after consultation with good men and after considering all aspects of the case, with scrupulous observance of all legal requirements have declared the said Henry deprived of the said church by definitive sentence. We have many times and in proper legal

form asked the said Henry to resign the said church but he, in violation of _ justice, has refused to do so, without presenting any reason why he is under no

obligation to be so held. Present at this were: Master Peter of Ons, canon and : official of Rouen; Master Richard of Sap, our clerk; Sir Robert of Normanville,

knight; Clement of Senoz, citizen of Rouen; Brothers P. Hurcet, Robert of Ouville, Harduin, and Walter, our chaplains and members of the Friars Minor; Master Abraham of Dieppe; Dom Ralph, priest at Déville; William of Plessy, Everard, and Morel, our clerks; Master John of Paris, canon of les Andelys;

tence: | Peter Faber and William of Betencourtt, citizens of Rouen.

_ APRIL 20. At the same. This day, we promulgated the following sen-—

1 Thibaut V, king of Navarre and count of Champagne, married Isabelle, second daughter of Louis IX. Later, Thibaut accompanied Louis on the crusade and was with him when he died. Thibaut died in 1270 and his queen in 1271.

234 APRIL, 1255. In the year of our Lord 1255, on the Tuesday following the Sunday on which

the Jubilate is sung. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen. This concerns the action which we, by the demands of our office, are undertaking against Stephen, priest of the church at Commeny, in the matter of depriving him of the said church. The said Stephen duly confessed that a long time ago he had, in our presence and in all good faith, promised that venerable and discreet man Master Stephen, the archdeacon of the French Vexin, that should he sin again with a certain concubine of his by whom he had had children and whom he had abjured, he would regard his aforesaid church

as resigned. As he confessed that he had sinned with her after making the said promise, we warned him frequently and according to due legal form to

. keep the said promise. Despite such warning he refused to do what justice required, and was preremptorily ordered to stand trial in this matter before us

at Rouen, or vicinity, on the Monday following the Sunday on which the Jubilate is sung. But he contumaciously absented himself. After consultation with good men and after considering all aspects of the casé, and with a scru__ pulous observance of all legal requirements, we declare him to be deprived of the said church by definitive sentence. Given at Déville the Tuesday after the aforesaid, in the year of our Lord 1255, and in the presence of the following witnesses: Brothers Adam Rigaud, Harduin, and Ralph of Nef, of the Friars

Minor; Masters Richard of Sap, John of Paris, and Reginald of Vicomte; Stephen, rector at Neuville-en-Bois; Hugh, our almoner; and Everard and Morel, our clerks.

APRIL 21. At Frénes. APRIL 22. At Pontoise. APRIL 23. At the same. The following agreement was reached between the lord king and ourself: that a certain suitable person shall be delegated

by the archbishop of Rouen to take up personal residence at Pontoise to hear all cases affecting the burgesses of Pontoise that pertain to the ecclesiastical forum and that are brought on the simple complaint of the parties intending the action, and to decide such cases unless they deal with forgery, sactilege, heresy, usury, or simony, which must be heard before the archbishop of Rouen or his official and not before the aforesaid delegate. They can not bring other cases before the archbishop or his aforesaid official on

simple complaint beyond the banlieue of Pontoise. However, proper and free appeal from the aforesaid person is permitted in all cases pertaining to his jurisdiction, in matters of both damages and sentences, from him to the aforesaid archbishop and his official. Further, the aforesaid person shall

MAY, 1255 235 be obliged to observe the reasonable and ancient customs in the interest of

the burgesses.? | ;

Frénes. |

APRIL 24. At the same. This day the priest at Domcourt instituted an

appeal.8 APRIL 25. At Magny. APRIL 26-28. At Frenes. APRIL 29. At the

same. This day Nicholas appealed. aprit 30. At the same. May 1-3. At

MAY 4. At the same. We condemned the priest at Gressenville to pay us a fine of twenty shillings of Tours for being without a clerk since the | | feast of St. Martin Hiemalis,4 as he himself confessed in proper legal form in our presence. Anent this fine, we personally enjoined the dean of Gam-

aches, who was then with us, and who had warned the said priest about this before, to receive a satisfactory surety from him, so that whenever we should demand it the fine could be paid. Nevertheless, we enjoined the said priest

to provide himself with a suitable clerk before the holding of the next synod. ,

MAY 5-10 At Frénes. MAy 11. At Sausseuse. This day we visited Brother John, the prior of St-Michel-de-Vernonnet, whom we found to have

been dwelling there alone for a long time. Thereupon we enjoined him to | see his abbot before the feast of St. Peter in Chains about giving him a companion or recalling him to the abbey. And we gave him a letter, which we directed to the abbot,5 to the effect that, unless he did this, we would take such proceedings against him as the law dictated. Item, we found that he eats meat when there is no need, that he does not observe the fasts of the — Rule, and that he has a copy neither of the Rule nor of the Statutes of Pope Gregory. In the presence of the treasurer of Bayeux, of Brother Walter of _ Miniéres, and of Morel, our clerk, we warned him to refrain from eating

meat, as the Statutes of Pope Gregory require, and that if he should prove | delinquent in this, to undergo the penance prescribed in those Statutes. We ® There is a question whether the archdeaconry of. Pontoise had been given to the

diocese of Rouen by the French crown prior to Eudes’ pontificate. Dom Michel du | Plessis (Description historique de la haute Normandie {Paris, 1740}, II, 175 ff.) _.. denies it, and this after a thorough examination of the documents. What is clear is that Eudes did not exercise jurisdiction therein until his agreement with Louis IX in 1255. The best work on the question of the archdeaconry of Pontoise is by R. Genestal, “‘La Patrimonialité de l’archidiaconat en Normandie,” in Mélanges Paul Fournier (Paris, 1929). Evidently the archdeaconry, up to this point, was in the hands of the king, a layman, and thus was held contrary to canon law. 3 See entries for March 19, 1254/55, and May 27, 1255. _ 4 There were two feasts of St. Martin: November 11 (A4iemalis, winter) and July 4

5 The abbot of St-Wandrille.

(callidus, summer).

236 MAY, 1255 warned him to observe the fasts as the Statutes demand and to procure a copy of both the Rule and the Statutes. Item, we warned him that women should not eat with him at the house in the future; item, that he should not eat in the village if it be not with religious persons or such as could not occasion any evil speaking; nor should he eat with such as these very often.

MAY 12. At St-Martin-la-Garenne, at our own expense. MAY 13. At | Meulan. May 14. At St-Cloud. May 15. At Paris. MAY 16. We were at Paris with the lord king, at the feast of Pentecost. MAy 17. At the same. MAY 18. The lord king gave to us and to our successors the archdeanery of Pontoise, with all its appurtenances, in which is contained the churches listed at the end of the Registrum ecclesiarum.® See the letter on this below. __ MAY 19-25. At Paris. MAY 26. At Pontoise.

MAY 27. At Gassicourt. This day Amaury, formerly the priest at Dom- court instituted the following appeal from our sentence:. - Reverend Father, archbishop of Rouen, you have seriously infringed my rights in that without canonical warning you have sentenced me, Amaury, priest at Domcourt, to undergo the trial of purgation with twelve. priests. Wherefore, I appeal in writing from you to the Apostolic See, and I seek apostoli which shall be given to me at once. If you shall deny me this, I appeal once again and in writing, and place myself and my church under the protection of the Lord Pope. Given in the year of our Lord 1255, on the Thursday

after Trinity. ,

MAY 28. At Pacy. MAy 29. At Evreux. MAy 30. At Beaumont-le-Roger. MAY 31. At Bernay, to treat of peace with our suffragans. JUNE 1. At Bec.

JUNE 2-8. At Déville. = SO JUNE 9. At the same. We ordered the abbot of Valmont? that he should

not obey or permit any of his monks to obey the abbot of Hambye if he should come to the abbey of Valmont, and, as he had been in the habit of doing for a long time, if he should attempt anything against the abbot or any of the community, to the no little prejudice of his abbey and of our jurisdiction, he was not to be obeyed. When we issued these orders there were present: Masters John of Flainville and Peter of Aumale, canons of Rouen; 6 The Receuil des historiens des Gaules et de la France, XXIII, 228-329, includes a . Polyptichum Rotomagensis ecclesiae. The editors are of the opinion that this valuation or register was compiled by Archbishop Pierre Colmieu (1236-44). Possibly this is

the Registrum ecclesiarum to which Eudes is refferring. The letter on Louis IX to

which Eudes refers is not to be found in the Register. -

7 As head of the order, Hambye claimed jurisdiction over Valmont.

JUNE, 1255 237 Master William of Dénestanville, canon of Bayeux ; Brothers Adam, Harduin, and Walter of Miniéres, of the Friars Minor; and Morel, our clerk. Further-

more, we sent a letter to the prior and community of Valmont, informing

them that if the aforesaid abbot of Hambye should demand of them anything | more than he was entitled to by ancient custom, they were not to obey him; that even if the abbot of Valmont should command them to obey the said

JUNE 10. At the same. a

abbot, they were in no way to obey their own abbot.

JUNE 11. At the same. This day William, called Crespin, paid homage to us at our hall at Déville. Present and seated with us at table were Simon, archdeacon of Rouen; Reginald, archdeacon of Eu; Masters John of Flainville, Peter of Ons (our official), and Peter of Aumale, canon of Rouen; Sir Ralph

of Dangute, knight; the dean of La Chrétienté of Rouen; the prior of La Salle-aux-Puelles 5 Brothers Adam Rigaud, Peter Hurtet, and Walter of Miniéres, of the Friars Minor; William, and Everard, and Morel, our clerks ; Geoffrey, our steward, William, our baker, Peter of Frénes; our sergeants,

assize. . : 7 and many others. We ordered him, as he was bound to do, to draw up an

account of the lands he held from us, and this before the holding of the | JUNE 12. We visited at Bondeville. In residence are thirty nuns, five lay sisters, two just received, three brothers, and three clerics. They receive Communion seven times a year. We enjoined them to receive Communion at least every two weeks from now on, which they promised us to do. One

sister is dwelling alone in one of their granges, and one of the brothers is dwelling there alone also; on account of suspicion, we enjoined them that

the sister be recalled to the house or that a companion be given to her. We _ forbade the sisters or any of the servants to eat in the bakehouse from now on. They owe about fifteen pounds. With the exception of potables, they have sufficient supplies to last them until the new harvest. We found that the prioress was quarrelsome and of an evil tongue, that she had no idea how to maintain discipline, and that she was even scorned by the sisters. _ We warned the prioress about this and advised her to improve her conduct in the future. We ordered the prioress and the subprioress to send away their grandnieces and a certain other girl. This same day we examined Geoffrey of Tourville, cleric, presented to us by Thomas of Pavilly, damoiseau,’ for St. Mary’s church at Pavilly, who

8 See above, August 30, 1252, n. 16, a

238 JUNE, 1255 beginning at the passage Factum est autem cum fila Dei venissent quadam die,® when he came to czrcuivi terram et perambulavi and was asked to decline circuivi, did so as follows: circuo, circuis, circuivi, circuere, circuendi, ciyvcuendo, circuendum, circuitum, circuitu, civcuens, circuiturus, circuor, cir-

cueris.. Asked what conjugation it was, he replied, “the third.” Asked what part of speech coram was, he said, “A preposition.” Asked, further, what

part of speech stetzt was, he answered, “a verb.” Asked to decline it, he replied: sto, stas, steti, stare, standi, stando, stantum, statu, stor, staris, status sum, start. Asked what part of speech factum was, he said, “A patticiple.”” Asked of what tense, he said, “The preterite.’”’ Asked of what , signification, he said, “Neuter.’’ Asked from what it was derived, he replied, “From facio, facis.”’ Asked to decline this verb, he responded: “Facio, facis, feci, facere, faciendi, faciendo, faciendum, factum, factu, faciens, facturus, fio, fis, factus sum, fieri, fictus, fiendus.” Ttem, being examined in the passage Jurat Valerianus,° he read it very badly and construed it in this manner: “Valerianus, Valerian; jurat, swears; sponsus, thou spouse; podere, to put

forth; nulla, nothing; detegere, to discover. Illa ait, etc.” | _ This same day Richard, priest at Nesle in the deanery of Neufchitel, resigned his church, as he had of his own free will sworn and promised to do. Present were: Master Simon, archdeacon of Rouen; Master Reginald, atchdeacon of Eu; and Master Stephen, archdeacon of the French Vexin; and Masters Giles the Picard, John of Flainville, Robert of Grainville, Peter of Aumale, and Peter of Ons, our official, all canons of Rouen. This same day we stayed this night at Déville. JUNE 13. At Guoy. Here begins the visitation of the diocese of Evreux. JUNE 14. We entered the diocese of Evreux and spent the night at Montaure.11 Total of our expenses: seven pounds, seven shillings, three pence. JUNE 15. We visited there. Only two monks are there, but there should be three at least. They have but one chalice, which serves the priest of the parish as well as the monks. They have no copy of the Rule; we enjoined them

to get one. Sometimes women eat with them; we enjoined them not to allow women to eat with them at their house in the future. They eat meat freely; we enjoined them to abstain as the Rule requires, and further. that

9 Job 2:1. | | : | |

1933.) : ,

10 J have been unable to identify this passage. — , 11 A Benedictine priory of St-Ouen-de-Rouen, founded ¢. 1063. (Cottineau, II,

JUNE, 1255 | 239 if they should be delinquent in this, to fast on the following Friday, as is laid down in the Statutes. They have an income of one hundred sixty pounds;

they owe only thirty pounds. Item, we enjoined the prior to cast his accounts with the occasional assistance of his companion. _ This day we spent the night at Daubeuf. No monks are there. Total of

expenses: ... [/acuna in MS}. | Oo |

June 16. We visited the priory of Beaumont-le-Roger. Nine monks are |

there; all but two are priests; there should be twelve, but because of the destruction of the place by fire there have been only nine since the fire. All of them eat meat three times a week; we ordered them to abstain from it completely, except in such cases as permitted by the Rule. We ordered that they should fast on bread and water on the following Friday if they _ should be delinquent in this matter, as is set down in the Statutes of Pope _ Gregory. They owe about two hundred pounds; they have an income of one thousand pounds. They talk with lay folk in the cloister; we forbade the prior to allow this practice to continue. Expense total: seven pounds, nine

shillings, five pence. | |

JUNE 17. We visited the priory of Lierru, of the Order of St. Augustine.

Seven canons are staying there; all of them are priests. They give alms to all

comers three times a week. They have an income of about two hundred pounds, they owe about sixty pounds. Expense total: six pounds, five shil-

lings, three pence. | , a

JUNE 18. We visited the abbey at Lyre,12 where there are sixty monks, of whom twenty-two are priests. The Statutes of Pope Gregory are not read; we enjoined them to read them at least three times a year. Traveling monks do not observe the fasts; we enjoined them to observe the Rule in this regard.

They eat meat in the priories; we ordered this corrected. They have an income of two thousand pounds; they owe about twelve hundred pounds. We enjoined them that a general audit be reported to the chapter, in the ptesence of all; item, that particular audits be made at least once a month in the presence of the abbot and some of the members elected by the community. We enjoined the grain master to make up a statement of his receipts. Item, that the abbot had at one time contracted a loan without the

consent of the chapter;18 item, that he raged against the brothers who had 12 A Benedictine abbey founded c. 1046. (Cottineau, I, 1694.) | 18 No prelate or superior could rightfully contract loans without the consent of the

chapter (Corp. jur. can., Decretal. Greg. IX Lib. m1. Tit. 10. cap. 1). |

240 JUNE, 1255 been corrected in chapter; item, that he was negligent in looking after the needs of the sick. We warned him about these things and ordered him to

correct them, else we would proceed against him as the law permits. | JUNE 19. We came to St-Sulpice-prés-Laigle, and received procuration. Expense total: six pounds, eight shillings, six pence. JUNE 20. We visited the priory of Rai,!4 where there are two monks. They do not sleep in the same room because the prior’s room is too small. The prior promised to correct this as soon as possible. Three times a week they give alms to all comers. We enjoined the prior’s companion, who is not a priest, to confess and receive Communion once a month. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; they eat meat when there is no need; we en-

, joined them to correct these things, as the Rule and the Statutes require: They owe about sixty-five pounds; they have an income of eighty pounds, or perhaps more. Since the accommodations were inadequate, the prior made arrangements for us at St-Sulpice. Total for procuration: six pounds, two shillings; but inasmuch as the prior was poor, we had sixty shillings given back to him. We visited the prior and the monks of St-Sulpice the same day. Seven monks are there, of whom two have not yet made profession in the Order, although one of them was advanced to priesthood. We enjoined the monk who is not a priest to confess and receive Communion at least once a month in accordance with the Rule. They do not read the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we ordered them to read these twice a year. They use linen shirts; we forbade the professed monks to use these. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule, and all of them eat meat when there is no need; we warned the prior and the monks to observe the Rule in abstaining from meat, and to_ undergo the penance provide in the Statutes should they be delinquent in

this. Item, that they observe the fasts of the Rule. | ‘JUNE 21. We spent the night at Breteuil, where the steward of Tilliéres gave us procuration, his manor belonging to the abbot of Bec. Total for pro-

curation: eight pounds, seventeen shillings, two pence. JUNE 22. We visited the abbey of Conches. Twenty-eight monks are there; all but two are [professed} monks. We ordered them to read the Statutes of Pope Gregory at least three times a year. Four times a week alms are given to all comers, twice a week to clerical scholars, and once a week 14 A Benedictine priory dependent on St-Taurin-d’Evreux. (Cottineau, I, 2397.)

JULY, 1255 241 to lepers. The fasts are not observed in the priories, and they eat meat there; we enjoined the abbot to see that the fasts are more completely observed in the priories, and to forbid them to eat meat except in such cases as the Rule permits. Item, we enjoined the abbot to make a general audit of the house

affairs twice a year in the presence of some of the members elected by the | community, and that audits of the various offices likewise be made in the _ presence of elected brothers at least once a month. They owe about three hundred pounds, and they have an income of twelve hundred pounds. Expense total: seven pounds, ten shillings, eight pence. JUNE 23.. At La Noé,.a Cistercian foundation. JUNE 24. We received procuration at the abbey of St-Taurin, but we did not visit it this day because of ill-health. Expense total: seven pounds, seven —

shillings, nine pence. ] | JUNE 25-29. At the same, and at our expense. —

JUNE 30. We visited there. The abbot was in Le Cotentin at this time. Twenty-eight monks are there. The Statutes of Pope Gregory are not read; we enjoined them to read these twice a year. They have no chamberlain; we enjoined the prior to tell the abbot for us to appoint a chamberlain for them. They owe about two hundred pounds, but they have sufficient supplies to last until the new harvest. This day we spent the night there, at

our Own expense. | , , JULY 1. We visited the abbey of St-Sauveur. They sometimes leave the

cloister without permission; we enjoined them to correct this. Sixty-one nuns | are there. We enjoined them all to eat the same food in the refectory. Item, that the nuns in the infirmary who are not lying in bed shall eat the same food | together at one table; those who are confined to their beds may eat apart and in {their} beds. We enjoined the abbess to inspect the coffers of the nuns

more frequently, taking the keys to the coffers when they least expect it, and to search for any property, and to punish her under whose key any property shall be found. Item, we ordered them to turn in their old clothes when they receive new ones. Once more we enjoined them to put away their metaled belts.15 We enjoined them to send away all children who were not veiled. We advised them to confess and to receive Communion once a month.

We forbade them to receive the relatives of the nuns in the guest houses of the abbey, either for sleeping or for eating; item, we forbade the nuns —

15 See entry for May 14, 1250. |

242 JULY, 1255 to eat with them. Item, we ordered a general audit of the abbey affairs to be made twice or three times a year and with the assistance of some sisters elected by the community, and the report to be announced in chapter; item, that particular audits be made in the same way and every month, and that two copies of these be made, one to be retained by some sister elected by the community, the other to be given to the abbess. They have an income of one thousand pounds; they owe two hundred fifty pounds. Today we received procuration from the abbess of St-Taurin. Expense total: seven

pounds, five shillings. i

JULY 2. We visited the chapter of Evreux after we had preached a sermon in chapter before the canons and clerks-choral. After the latter had withdrawn we visited the chapter. We asked them as a body if the Divine Office was celebrated both day and night, at the proper hours and with due modulation, and they replied, “Yes.’’ Item, we asked them if they had a sufficiency of

ornaments and books; they said that they had. Item, we inquired whether any of the clerks-choral were ill famed of incontinence; they replied that none was at present, and they added that whenever any one was defamed of this vice, or any other, he was very well disciplined by the hebdomadary and the chapter, so that none of them dared to do anything publicly or indulge in any conduct which might give rise to suspicion. We then asked them to withdraw, and we consulted with them individually and secretly, beginning with the precentor. We asked him whether any of the canons suffered from the vice of incontinence, or of drunkeness, or of engaging in trade, or of anything else from which infamy might arise; he said that there was none at present, save only Geoffrey of Courcelles, who had once been touched by the vice of incontinence but had been disciplined. He believed that the infamy had now ceased. Then we summoned all the others

privately and secretly, and they all returned the same answers. This day the aforesaid chapter gave us accommodations in the bishop’s palace. Total

for procuration: ten pounds, twelve shillings. Be -- JULY 3. Having called Archdeacon William, the treasurer, and several _ others into our room we made inquiries about the bishop, and we found

- everything to be quite satisfactory. We received procuration from the bishopt6 this day, although he was absent. Total for procuration: nine pounds,

nine shillings, ten pence. : : 16 John de la Cour d’Aubergenville (1244-56). (Gams, Serzes episcoporum, p. 550.)

JULY, 1255 | 243 JULY 4. We visited the abbey of Croix-St-Leufroy. Twenty monks are there, and all but four are priests. We enjoined the abbot to visit all his ptiories at least once a year, or to see that they were visited. They do not observe the fasts in the priories, and they eat meat in them; we enjoined them to correct this. Item, we enjoined the abbot to have individual audits made every month in the presence of the elected members of the community. They owe about three hundred pounds; they have an income of five hundred

pounds. Total for procuration: nine pounds, ten shillings, five pence. _. JULY 5. We visited the prior of Jouy. Two monks are there. They do not observe the fasts very well; we enjoined them to observe the Rule in this matter. Sometimes they eat meat when there is no need; we enjoined them — to observe the Statutes of Pope Gregory about this. Total for procuration:

six pounds, five shillings, five pence. |

JULY 6. We visited at Coudres. Two monks from Bourgueil are there. ‘The priory has an income of four hundred pounds, two hundred fifty pounds of which they, as of custom, pay their abbey. We enjoined them to a stricter

_ observance of the fasts of the Rule. We forbade them the use of meat, | gave as the Rule permits. Total: eight pounds, two shillings, three pence. - JULY 7. We visited the priory at Heudreville. Five monks of the Order of Tiron are there. All are priests. They have no copy of the Rule; we ordered them to obtain one. They use feather beds. We forbade them to eat meat, except as the Rule permits. Three times a week they give alms to all comers. They owe about one hundred pounds; they have an income of about one hundred eighty pounds. Total for procuration: six pounds, eleven

shillings, four pence. 7

_ JULY 8. We visited the priory at Muzy where there are four monks from Coulombs. Because of the smallness of the rooms they do not sleep together. They use feather beds. They have no copy of the Rule; we enjoined them to procure one. One of them wears a linen shirt; we forbade him to do this.

They eat meat freely; we utterly forbade them to eat meat save insofar as the Rule permits. They owe about three hundred pounds; they have an income of about one hundred sixty pounds. They have no provisions. Total for procuration: six pounds, two shillings, four pence of Paris.17. Note: We must speak with the bishop concerning Muzy with reference to its burden-

some debt and about reducing the number of monks there. oe 17 See July 17, 1248, n. 4, and September 24, 1248, n. 63. | a

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monastery. ,

jJuLy 9. At L’Estrée, a Cistercian foundation, at the expense of the mon-

astery. JULY 10. At Breuil, a Cistercian foundation, at the expense of the |

JULY 11. We visited the abbey of Ivry, where there are thirteen monks. All are priests. They eat meat when there is no need; we forbade them to use meat save as the Rule permits. The sources of income are not written down, nor does the abbot cast any accounts; we enjoined them to correct

this. They owe about three hundred pounds. No one is placed in charge of the infirmary; we enjoined the abbot to put someone in charge, and, at his own expense, to provide him with everything needful. Total for procuration: seven pounds, ten shillings of Tours. _ JULY 12. We visited the chapter of Vernon. We did not find any canons there, but only vicars. There are nine canons connected with this church, but they do not reside in it.18 Item, there are nine vicars in residence, of whom five are in priests’ orders, two are deacons, and two are subdeacons. Two masses are sung daily by the vicars, a High Mass, and a Mass of the Blessed Virgin; the parish priest also celebrates a parochial Mass each day. This day we received our procuration from the chapter, and at the bishop’s palace. Total for procuration: nine pounds, two shillings, three pence of

Paris. _ _

JuLy 13. The steward of Bailleul gave us procuration at Sausseuse, because the priory there has no monks, nor does the place offer sufficient accommodation for us. Total for procuration: seven pounds, three shillings,

five pence of Paris. |

JuLy 14. At Le-Bord-Haut-de-Vigny, at our own expense. JULY 15. At

22. At Pontoise. , .

Senlis, where the lord king was lying ill. yuLy 16-19. At the same. JULY 20-

JULY 23. While we were passing through the village of Bray, the parishioners came before us and accused their rector. They said that he was in the habit of roaming about the town at night ready armed; that he was quarrelsome and abusive towards his parishioners, speaking scornful words about them, and that he was ill famed of incontinence. We cited the said priest before us at Sausseuse, and in the presence of the prior of the place, Brother Adam Rigaud, Brother Harduin, and Master Richard of Sap, we warned him about these matters and advised him to abstain from such con- __

non-resident canons. 18 Though he could do nothing to correct it, Eudes did not care for the practice of

| AUGUST, 1255 | 245 duct in the future, else we would take such proceedings against him as the _ law requires. This day we had transported from Courdimanche to Wy and handed over to the priest there two albs, two amices, three chasubles, one

and a portable altar. - , , chalice, one silver cross, one breviary!® in two parts, one missal, one gradual,

jJuLy 24. At Frénes. jury 25. At Louviers. juLy 26. At Evreux, to

come to an amicable settlement with our bishops. yULY 27. At the same, about the lawsuit between us and the lord of Ivry. juLy 28. At Louviers.

JULY 29. At Frénes. ,

JuLy 30. At the same. This day Robert, rector of St. Peter’s Church at ,

Neaufles, near Gisors, resigned his church into our hands. Present were: Master Peter of Aumale, canon of Rouen, and Albert, cleric; Archdeacon Reginald; Brother Alexander of La Croix; Everard and Morel, our clerks; and Enguerrand, cleric, of Frénes. JULY 31. By horseback to Port-Mort. We warned Amaury, whom our official had deprived of his church at Courdimanche, not to enter the church again as rector, nor to make use of any of the goods or fruits of the church;. otherwise we would take such proceedings against him as the law requires. Present were: Simon, the archdeacon; Master Peter of Aumale, canon of Rouen; Brothers Adam, Harduin, and Walter, of the Friars Minor; Dom James, rector of St. Mary the Little; Stephen, clerck of the said archdeacon; Hugh, the almoner; Everard and Morel, our clerks; and several others.

We spent the night at Vernon. -

AUGUST 1. At Vernon. AUGUST 2. At Frénes. AUGUST 3. At Ste-Cather-

ine. AUGUST 4. At Déville. AuGusT 5. At Auffay. AuGusT 6-9. At Frénes. AUGUST 10.’ At the same. This day Henry,?° former priest at Avremesnill,

swore while touching the Holy Gospels that he would restore to us, or at our order, the property which he had taken from the said church, after he had been deprived thereof, or goods of equal value. He promised that he would offer no further objections either to us or to our agent in the matter of his removal, or to anyone whom we should canonically install in the said church. We should enjoy a free and quiet possession of the fruits of the 19 The word breviarium has many meanings. In all probability, the meaning here is in reference to the Books of Hours, or books containing the Divine Office. In general, the missal or mass book was not one book in Eudes’ time, but a series of

books: lectionary, gospel book, gradual and Canon of the Mass. ,

20 See entry. for April 19, 1255. , |

246 AUGUST, 1255 said church. He offered as pledges Richard of Dun and William Buhere, knights. This he swore in the presence of the aforementioned pledges; Masters John of Flainville and Peter of Aumale, canons of Rouen; Richard of Sap, William of Ville-en-Colle, and Abraham of Grandcourt, rectors; Broth-

, ers Adam and Harduin of the Friars Minor; and Morel, our clerk. AUGUST 11. While we were on the road near Torcy, Richard of Dun and

William Godrain [Buhere ?}, knights, pledged themselves, with hands placed in ours, to a forfeit of eighty pounds, equally divided between them, and payable on the strength of the said oath, if the above-mentioned Henry should again interfere with the fruits of the church at Avremesnil, or should disturb it in person or by means of any agent, or should in the future revive

any claim to the aforesaid fruits. Oo ,

This day we visited at Auffay, where there are six monks. They do not read the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we enjoined them to correct this. They do not observe the statutes pertaining to confession and the use of meat; we enjoined them to a full observance of these Statutes. They owe two

hundred pounds. . AUGUST 12-13. At Déville. AuGusT 14. At Rouen. AauGusT 15. At the

same. We celebrated the feast of the Assumption. AUGUST 16-17. At Déville. aucust 18. At Frénes. aucust 19. At Genainville. aucusT 20. At Pontoise. AUGUST 21. At Corbeil. AUGUST 22-23. At Melun. AUGUST 24. At Paris. AUGUST 25. At Pontoise. This day at St-Martin, Dom Amaury, erstwhile priest at Courdimanche, withdrew in its entirety the appeal which he had made regarding our sentence and regarding our official because our

official had deprived him of the said church.2t Item, he promised not to interfere personally or through any other person in the fruits, the buildings, or any things pertaining to the said church. He obligated himself to us with movables and immovables to the value of twenty pounds as a forfeit should

, he be delinquent in any respect concerning these matters. Present were: Master Peter of Aumale, canon of Rouen; the treasurer of St-Mellon-de-

: Pontoise; Master Richard of Sap; Brother Walter of Miniéres; Sir Rigaud, knight;2? Peter of Mesnil; John, a priest; the master of St-Lazare-de-Pontoise; Benedict, rector of St-Ouen, near Pontoise; Guy, his chaplain; Dom Hugh,

the almoner; and Morel, our clerk. a 21 See entries for March 19, 1254/55, and May 27, 1255. ,

22 Probably Eudes’ brother, the father of Adam, the Friar Minor, who was in the

familia of Eudes and whose signature is on many of Eudes’ documents. ,

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AUGUST 26. At Genainville. ,

AUGUST 27. At Frénes. This day, about noon, we invested Morel, our clerk, with the Rouen prebend which belonged to Master William Picard and was held by Jordan, the brother of Dom John Gaetani,?8 cardinal deacon

7 of St. Nicholas in the Tullian Prison. Present were: Brothers Adam, Har-

- duin, and Walter, of the Friars Minor. ,

expense. | _ a AUGUST 28-31. At Déville. SEPTEMBER 1. At St-Wandrille, at our own

SEPTEMBER 2. We visited there, where there are thirty-six monks. One |

monk is dwelling alone at Betteville. We enjoined the abbot to visit the priories every year. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we enjoined

them to correct this. Traveling monks do not observe the fasts, nor do those who ate in the priories, and these also eat meat. The house would be in good condition as far as its finances are concerned if it could collect the money which is due it from England.24 As much is owed to them as they owe. We ordered the officers to draw up a statement of the accounts of their offices. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration:

eight pounds, four shillings, three pence. , SEPTEMBER 3. At Le Valasse, of the Cistercian Order. SEPTEMBER 4. At Graville, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 5. We dedicated the church ~

at Rouelles, and this day we spent the night at Graville at the expense of the parishioners of Rouelles. Total: eight pounds, two shillings, six pence. ‘SEPTEMBER 6. We visited at Graville. We ordered one to accuse another [in chapter}. Ten canons are residing in this priory, and one is alone © at Bellevue; we ordered him recalled to the cloister or a companion given him. They owe about fifty pounds; they have an income of three hundred

shillings, five pence.

pounds. We received procuration there this day. Total: seven pounds, seven | _ SEPTEMBER 7. We visited the abbess of Montivilliers. We found everything regarding her in good condition. They have an income of twenty-five 23 John Gaetani was named to the titular church in Rome of St. Nicholas in the Tullian Prison in 1244. Later, he became Pope Nicholas II (1277-80). (“Nicolas III,”

Dict. de théol. cath., XI* 532-35.) , |

_. #4 England was feeling the political unrest which culminated in the Provisions of Oxford. For background see M. Powicke, The Thirteenth Century, vol. IV of The Oxford History of England (Oxford 1953); also, F. M. Powicke, King Henry III and the Lord Edward (2 vols. Oxford 1947) Vol. I, which has an excellent account of the reasons for baronial discontent with Henry’s domestic and foreign policies.

248 SEPTEMBER, 1255 hundred pounds; they owe one hundred ninety-three pounds, seven shillings,

but four hundred forty nine pounds, fourteen shillings, six pence is owed them. We received procuration there this day. Total: seven pounds, fourteen

shillings, six pence.

SEPTEMBER 8. At the same, but at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 9. At the same. Reginald Bernenguel appeared before us and admitted that he had prevented his men from performing their due services to the priest at Auzouville, and he pledged himself to accept whatever pen-

alty we should impose. He offered William of Hatantot as his surety, up to forty pounds.

SEPTEMBER 10. At Valmont. |

SEPTEMBER 11. We visited and found twenty-three monks in residence. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we enjoined them to correct this. Twelve priests are there, and that is enough to care for the regular services. We enjoined them to observe the fasts rigorously. They eat meat; we forbade

them to eat meat except as the Rule permits. Alms are given three times a week to all comers and to lepers on other days. They do not observe the fasts in the priories, and they eat meat; we enjoined them to correct this.

The abbot does not compute. . .

SEPTEMBER 12-13. At the same. SEPTEMBER 14. At the same. We as-

signed to Walter, priest at Theuville, the Thursday after the feast of St. Matthew the Apostle as the day when he should stand trial by investigation ot purgation for the vice of incontinence. SEPTEMBER 15. At St-Wandrille. SEPTEMBER 16. At Déville. SEPTEMBER 17. At St-Matthieu. This day

Master Robert, rector at Roquefort, justified himself for not taking [Holy} Orders, on the grounds of his ill-health. sEPTEMBER 18. We conferred Holy Orders in the cathedral of Rouen, and spent the night at St-Matthieu.

This day... [lacuna in MS}, the rector at Rive, swore that if he did not take priests’ Orders before Christmas Day, he would consider his church

as resigned, and without the publicity attendant on a trial. Present were: Masters Simon, archdeacon of Rouen; John, canon of Soissons; Richard of Sap, dean of Gamaches; Brother Harduin of the Friars Minor; Brother John of Perugia, Hospitaler; Dom James, rector of St. Mary the Little; and

Stephen, rector at Neuville. | SEPTEMBER 19. At St-Matthieu. SEPTEMBER 20. At Frénes. SEPTEMBER 21. At Gisors. SEPTEMBER 22. At Beauvais. SEPTEMBER 23. At La Neuville. SEPTEMBER 24. At Noyon. SEPTEMBER 25. At La Neuville.

OCTOBER, 1255 249 SEPTEMBER 26. At Beauvais. SEPTEMBER 27. At Gisors. SEPTEMBER 28- , 29. At Frénes. SEPTEMBER 30. At Louviers. OCTOBER 1. At Bourg-Achard.

OCTOBER 2-3. At Pont-Audemer. ,

OCTOBER 4. Although Matthew, the nephew of Master Peter, was found to be otherwise satisfactory, we did not wish to admit him to the church of Flaines, because of the protest of the monks of Aumale, who made him swear that he was contemptuous of the things which his predecessor had kept in the

aforesaid church. i This day we spent the night at Préaux. :

OCTOBER 5-9. At the same. OCTOBER 10. At Bourg-Achard. OCTOBER 11.

At Louviers. OCTOBER 12. At the same. This day we visited the bishop of Evreux, who was lying ill at Brosville. OCTOBER 13-20. At Frénes. | - OCTOBER 21. At the same. This day Gilbert of Boisement was cited to

appear before us or our official at Rouen on the Wednesday before the vigil of St. Martin Hiemalis in order to hear the law on the investigation which had been made concerning him, and also about some letters which

he gave to us, sealed with his seal. | oe OCTOBER 22. At Sausseuse, at our expense. — | |

OCTOBER 23. At Gasny, where we visited this day. Three monks are there. They have no decent vestments [for services in the church}, nor books. They

| do not observe the fasts of the Rule. All of them eat meat, and they use feather beds; we enjoined them to correct all of these things and to undergo

the penalties described in the Statutes of Pope Gregory should they be

delinquent therein. Total for procuration: sixty-nine shillings. OCTOBER 24. We visited at St-Martin-la-Garenne. Five monks are there;

but the prior was not present when we made our visitation. We enjoined them to accept the penance prescribed in the Statutes if they should be at

fault in eating meat. They owe one hundred twenty pounds. Everything else we found to be as already described in the Register.25 Total for procura-

tion: four pounds, eight shillings, ten pence. OCTOBER 25. At Gisors, where we received procuration. Total for proc-

uration: six pounds, six shillings, ten pence. , OCTOBER 26. We visited there and found six monks in residence. They _ use feather beds. They make a practice of eating meat three times a week, that is to say, on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. They have no copy of

| 25 See entry for October 15, 1254. - Oo

250 OCTOBER, 1255 the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we enjoined them to procure the aforesaid Statutes and to undergo the penalty prescribed therein as often as they of-

fended against the Statute concerning the eating of meat. They owe about | one hundred fifty pounds, but there is owed to them about eighty pounds They have an income of four hundred pounds. This day we celebrated the holy synod of the Vexin, at Meulan. OCTOBER 27. We received procuration at Gaillonet. Total for procuration: four pounds, nineteen shillings, one penny. OCTOBER 28. At Genainville

OCTOBER 29. As Sausseuse, at our expense. a - OCTOBER 30. We visited there and found eleven canons in residence. The rule of silence is not well observed; we enjoined them to correct this. They owe three hundred pounds and more. With the exception of oats, they have

a sufficient store of provisions. They have an income of four hundred pounds. Everything else we found to be in good condition. We received procuration there this day. Total: four pounds, four shillings, one penny. OCTOBER 31. At Les Andelys. NOVEMBER 1. At the same. We celebrated the feast of All Saints. NOVEMBER 2-6. At Frénes. NOVEMBER 7. At StMatthieu. NOVEMBER 8. We held the sacred synod at Rouen. NOVEMBER 9. We continued the synod and spent the night at Ermentrouville. NovEMBER 10-11. At Déville. NovEMBER 12. At Auffay. NOVEMBER 13. At Alier-

mont. NOVEMBER 14. At Dieppe. , NOVEMBER 15. At Envermeu, where we visited. Ten monks are there; there used to be twelve, but, as the prior told us, the abbot is going to send two directly. They do not read the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we enjoined them to read these twice a year. They eat meat when there is no need; we enjoined them to correct this, and to undergo the penalty prescribed in the Statutes if they should be delinquent in this. They have an income of about three hundred pounds. We received procuration there this day. Total for

procuration: seven pounds, fourteen pence. _

This same day Roger of Corqueterville, esquire, and William of Buhere, knight, made recompense to us for that the said Roger and the son of the

said William had gone hunting in our preserves, and each served as the

surety for the other. | Se

NOVEMBER 16. We received procuration at Le Tréport. Total: seven

pounds, eight shillings. a oe

NOVEMBER 17. We visited there and found twenty monks in residence. They do not read the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we. enjoined them to read

NOVEMBER, 1255 251 | these twice a year. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we enjoined the abbot to appoint a supervisor who. should keep a lookout for the offenses of the others and accuse them. The fasts are not observed by the | traveling monks nor by those who are in the priories. Item, they eat meat in. the priories; we enjoined them to correct this. The officials of the house

, make no statement of their accounts; we enjoined them to draw up a statement of receipts and expenditures once a month, in the presence of the abbot and some of the brothers elected by the community; item, that a general audit concerning the state of the house be made at least twice a year in the presence of the abbot and the elected brothers. The abbot ought to

consider carefully, and before Christmas, the matter of his unjust exaction of tithes on newly cultivated ground®* belonging to certain of his parishioners, and to submit a definite report on this to us. Since the prior does not keep to the cloister very well, but rides abroad altogether too much and on the baldest of excuses, and since he frequently dines in his rooms and

very often remains away from Compline, we warned him to refrain from | these violations of the Rule, or that otherwise we would institute proceedings against him as the law requites. Present were: ... [lacuna in MS] Master John of Soissons, Brothers. Adam and Harduin, and Morel, our clerck. Item, we also warned the cellarer, who had given some of the abbey

goods to his relatives. _ | This day we spent the night at Eu, at our own expense. _

NOVEMBER 18. We visited at Eu. Twenty-eight canons are in residence; | there used to be thirty-two. One of the lay brothers there confesses and receives Communion too rarely; we enjoined them to correct this. Alms are

given to clerics on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; to other poor people | on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday; on Sunday those who are ashamed to beg receive alms at a hospice in the town. They owe three hundred eighty pounds, but at least as much, if not more, is owed to them. The canon in

charge of clothes is negligent in giving out clothing; we warned him about | _ this. We received procuration there this day. Total: six pounds, seventeen

shillings, two pence. _ | | 7 ‘NOVEMBER 19. At Foucarmont, at the expense of the abbey. NOVEMBER

20. At Aumale, at our own expense. NOVEMBER 21. We visited there. Sixteen monks are in residence; eleven

are priests. Two of their monks are in England. Silence is badly kept. 26 Novales (new lands), land hitherto uncultivated and thus not subject to tithes.

252 NOVEMBER, 1255 Almost all of them make a practice of going out in the manse without getting permission. One does not accuse another [in chapter}. The cloister is not well kept. Those who go beyond the gate of the house without per-

mission are not regarded as runaways. Almost all of them have coffers. | Those who are not priests confess and receive Communion too infrequently, _ to wit, only twice a year. One confesses to another and without permission.

The Statutes of Pope Gregory are not read; we enjoined them to read the Statutes twice a year. The fasts of the Rule are not observed, and sometimes they even eat after Compline. They eat meat twice a week or oftener. Some-

times, indeed, frequently, the refectory has no monks at all. Two of the

| monks are not on speaking terms with each other, and some of the others play dice. They owe twelve pounds, most of it at interest. The abbot makes no audits in the presence of brothers elected by the community, either of particular offices or of the house as a whole. We received procuration there

this day. Total: one hundred twelve shillings, five pence. | NOVEMBER 22. At Mortemer-sur-Eaulne. Two Cluniac monks are there. We received procuration there this day. Total: eight pounds, nine shillings,

one penny. | :

NOVEMBER 23. We visited the abbey of Bival, where we found discord

and quarrels, whereupon we caused the authors of these disorders to be brought forth in a cart.27, We enjoined the abbess to see to it that the orders of Archdeacon R., described in our other visitation,2® be strictly carried out.

Item, we earnestly enjoined upon her that no one should presume to go beyond the gate of the cloister without permission, and that no one should write a letter or have one written unless it be submitted to the abbess, and that whosoever should offend in any of these two matters should be punished

as for a grave fault. [We enjoined her} that if she did not do this we would institute proceedings against her as is required by law. We received ptocuration this day at St-Saéns. Total for procuration: nine pounds, five

shillings, six pence. oo

27 In all probability, the disturbers of the peace had been incarcerated. “In these days such a cart served the same purpose as does a pillory now... whoever was convicted of any crime was placed upon the cart and dragged through all the streets and he lost henceforth all his legal rights...’ Riding in such a cart implied loss of dignity. (Chrétien de Troyes, Arthurian Romances, trans. W. W. Comfort [London,

1928}, p. 274.) oe , }

88 See entry for February 27, 1254/55. The archdeacon was empowered to enforce Eudes’ legislation. However, Archdeacon R. is not explicity mentioned in either the

visitation of September 3, 1252, or that of February 27, 1254/55. -

DECEMBER, 1255 253 NOVEMBER 24. We visited at St-Saéns. Four monks are in residence; there used to be five; they must get a companion as soon as possible. More is owed to them than they owe. Everything else we found to be in good ~

condition. | | This day we spent the night at Déville. |

NOVEMBER 25. At Déville. NOVEMBER 26-28. At Rouen.’ NOVEMBER 29—

DECEMBER 1. At Déville. DECEMBER 2. At Bellencombre. | DECEMBER 3. We visited there, finding four canons in residence. There

are five male lepers, one female leper, two sisters [nuns], four brothers, and one [ porter} at the gate. We enjoined the prior to hold a chapter once a week with all the brothers present. They have an income of about two hundred pounds. They have a little wheat, which will not last until the feast of St. John, but they have enough oats and barley to last out the year. They

owe about forty pounds. | oe | This day we spent the night at Aliermont.

DECEMBER 4-8. At Aliermont. DECEMBER 9. This day, in St. Mary’s church at Aliermont, Sir Ralph of

Bailleul made recompense to us for having hunted in our forest at Aliermont. Sir Roger of Freulleville and John Lovel were his pledges. Sir Geoffrey of Miromesnil made recompense also, with Sir Geoffrey of Chapelle and Sir Michael of Berneval as his sureties. Present were: the aforesaid pledges; Sir John of Rivage and Sir Hugh Tesson, knights; Masters William of Dunestanville, John of Soissons, Richard of Sap; and several others. The recompense you may find imposed upon Sir Nicholas of St-Beuve in

folio 157.29 | 12. At Jumiéges, at our own expense. , DECEMBER 10. At Bellencombre. DECEMBER 11. At Pavilly. DECEMBER

_ DECEMBER 13. We visited there and found fifty-four monks in residence. Some of them do not celebrate Mass every week, or even once every two weeks; we issued an injunction that these should drink no wine, except at breakfast, until they shall have talked with us or one of our penitentiaries about this. Some do not confess every month; we enjoined them to correct this. Those who are in the priories eat meat; we enjoined them to correct

this. We received procuration there this day. No amount was reckoned, _ because they did not wish to make any computation.

29 The amount of the fine is not mentioned. (Bonnin, p. 789.) .

254 , DECEMBER, 1255 , DECEMBER 14. At St-Georges, at the expense of the abbey. Total: seven pounds, three pence. DECEMBER 15. We visited there and found eighteen monks in residence. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we enjoined them to correct this.

They have an income of eleven hundred pounds; more is owed to them than they owe. Everything else, with Gods grace, we found to be in good condition.

This day we spent the night at Déville. , DECEMBER 16. We visited the abbey of Ste-Catherine. Twenty-eight monks are in residence. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we enjoined them to correct this. We enjoined them to draw up a statement of the general financial condition of the house twice a year and in the presence of some of the brothers elected by the community. The abbot had made no computation of the moneys from England, nor of the costs of the buildings; we enjoined him to correct this. Brother Samson is ill famed of possessing property; we enjoined the abbot to punish him well and severely. Total for procuration: eight pounds, five shillings, three pence. DECEMBER 17. William, the abbot of St-Victor [-en-Caux}, at our hall at Rouen, resigned the administration of his abbey into our hands. Present were: the treasurer; Master Stephen, archdeacon of the French Vexin; Master Peter of Ons, official and canon of Rouen; Masters John of Soissons, Richard

of Sap, Philip of Fontenay, and Ralph of Agarne and many others.

We spent the night at St-Matthieu. ,

DECEMBER 18. We conferred Holy Orders at Grandmont and spent the night at St-Matthieu. DECEMBER 19-22. At St-Matthieu. DECEMBER 23-24. At Rouen. DECEM-

BER 25. At Rouen this day we celebrated Christmas. DECEMBER 26. At | Déville. DECEMBER 27. At the same. On this day we invested Master Richard of Etaples with the prebend of Quinze-Marcs. Present were; Brother Harduin and Morel. DECEMBER 28-29. At Déville. DECEMBER 30. At Séez, on the feast of St. Vincent. In the palace of the bishop of Séez, Master

Richard of Etaples, using his hat as a symbol, resigned the prebend of | Quinze-Marcs. Present were: Brothers Harduin and Walter, of the Friars Minor and Morel, our clerk. DECEMBER 31—JANUARY 4. At Déville. JAN-

UARY 5-6. At Bourg-Achard, at our own expense. JANUARY 7. At Bec. JANUARY 8. At Orbec, at our own expense. Here begins the visitation of the diocese of Séez. JANUARY 9. We entered the diocese of Séez and spent

JANUARY, 1255 255 the night at St-Pierre-sur-Dives,3° where we received procuration. Total for

procuration: six pounds, six shillings, six pence. JANUARY 10. We visited there. Thirty-eight monks are in residence. All are priests but six. Because of the workmen, the cloister is not well guarded. The Statutes of Pope Gregory are not read; we enjoined that the Statutes be

read as the Statutes themselves require. We forbade them to eat meat except as the Rule permits. We enjoined the abbot to have individual accounts of the offices drawn up every month with the assistance of brothers elected by the community, and two copies to be made of this: one copy to remain in the possession of the community, the other to be given to the abbot. Fur-

said.

ther, that a general audit be made twice a year and in the manner afore_ This day we spent the night at Pérriérs, at the expense of the priory.3t

Total: one hundred three shillings, ten pence. __ —

JANUARY 11. Although they are exempt, we, in the absence of their prior,

warned the two monks from Marmoutier who are staying there so to conduct themselves during their residence that no evil report of them should reach our ears, since, by reason of offenses committed within our archiepiscopal province, we would undertake proceedings against them as is re-

quired by law. : , This day we spent the night at Trun,82 at the expense of the priory at Coulances, where there are no monks. It is dependent upon Jumiéges.38 Total for procuration: nine pounds, six shillings, seven pence.

JANUARY 12. At Tournai [-sur-Dives}|.34 Two monks from Croix-St-Leu-

froy are there. The priory is without vestments, chalice, and books; we advised the prior to procure some vestments other than the vestments belonging to the parish. The monks dine in the village with some of the married squires, and the squirres with their wives dine in the priory. Because this seemed perilous to us, we enjoined them to abstain from such conduct.

80 A Benedictine abbey founded c. 1040. (Cottineau, II, 2851-52.) It had at least | two priories in England: Modbury (Devonshire) and Tutbury (Staffordshire). (Dugdale, Monasticon Anglicanum, VII, 1042; III, 388.) 81 St-Vigor, a Benedictine priory dependent on Marmoutier, founded ¢. 1076. (Cottineau, II, 2257.) 32 A Benedictine priory dependent on Troarn. (Cottineau, II, 3228.) 83 One of the better histories of Jumiéges is by Julien Loth, Histoire de labbaye _ royale de Saint-Pierre-de-Jumiéges, 3 vols. (Rouen, 1885). For references to the priory of Coulances, see #bid., 1, 255, 272; II, 113,137, 199, 205, 253, 291. 34 A Benedictine priory dependent on Croix-St-Leufroy. (Cottineau, II, 3188.)

256 JANUARY, 1255 They have an income of eighty pounds; they owe ten pounds. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined them to observe these as the Rule requires. They eat meat; we forbade them to eat meat, except as the Rule allows. Because of his ill-health the prior does not celebrate Mass; we enjoined him that if he were unable to celebrate Mass, he should receive Communion at least once a month. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds, eighteen shillings, four pence. JANUARY 13. We received procuration at Planches.35 Total for procuration: one hundred fifteen shillings, ten pence. JANUARY 14. We visited there. Two monks from St-Pére-de-Chartres are there, but the prior’s companion had gone to Chartres just then. They celebrate Mass too rarely, nor do they confess often enough; we enjoined them to confess as is set forth in the Statutes of Pope Gregory. They have no copy of the Rule, nor do they observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined them to observe this more strictly. They eat meat freely; we forbade them to eat meat, except as the Rule permits. Women often dine with them in the priory; we advised the prior to restrict this practice insofar as he could.

, This day we spent the night at La Trappe, a Cistercian house. JANUARY 15. We visited at Mortagne.26 As yet there is no definite number of canons. Twenty chaplains are obligated to reside there, each

“ with his own clerk-choral. There are statutory penalties against those who are negligent in coming to the Hours, and against those who talk in choir loudly enough to be heard three stalls away. The parish priest has the care of the canons’ souls. They follow the Uses of Chartres. The chaplain who is obligated to celebrate the morning Mass each day is, because of this obligation, excused from attending the Hours. But actually he does neither the one nor the other, that is to say, he neither celebrates his Mass nor comes to the Hours. In consequence of this we enjoined the bishop to see that this was corrected. Don Nicholas Pilate, priest, is ill famed of incontinence and of playing dice. Master Philip of Fontaine is ill famed of incontinence with the wife of the skinner. Item, Guylot of Mont-Isembert is ill famed of incontinence. The lord bishop promised us that he would correct these things satisfactorily. We received procuration there this day at the expense of the chapter.. Total nine pounds, two shillings, ten pence.

, 35 A Benedictine priory established c. 1065. (Cottineau, II, 2295.) . 86 See entry for July 7, 1250. See also the article “chapitres de chanoines,” Dict. de droit canon., III 530-95, on the subject ot canons.

JANUARY, 1255 | 257 JANUARY 16. We spent the night at Ste-Gauburge and received the forty shillings which they owe us for procuration. — JANUARY 17. We called before us Brother Walter the Englishman, Broth- | er William of Perche, Brother Peter of Malo, Brother Martin of Paris, and

Brother Guerin. The prior had gone to the Curia [at Rome}. The monks come from St-Denis in France. All the buildings, including the monastery,

are in need of reroofing; they told us that this was the fault of the prior. We asked them whether they slept together in the same room; they replied

that they did. Item, they stated that they had no copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory. They answered that all of them were priests. They replied that the prior had the care of their souls. Because of the ill-repute connected

therewith, we forbade them to wear barracan3? in the future. Item, the monks run about the town and without permission; we enjoined them to correct this. Item, they have some rabbit dogs; we prohibited these. They give alms three times a week to all comers. From Christmas to Sexagesima they eat meat freely; but they say that at other times they never eat it without the permission of the prior, unless they are feeble or ill. They do not keep well the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined them to correct this. They owe only forty pounds, as they say, and since the buildings threaten to fall down, we ordered them to repair them. There used to be six in residence, but one has gone to the abbey [St-Denis}, and he ought to be back shortly. They answered all of our questions both as to temporalities and spiritualities.

Present were:... [/acuna in MS}, the precentor; Master Richard of Sap, , | canon of Rouen; Masters John of Soissons and John of Les Andelys, canons; Brothers Harduin and Walter of the Friars Minor; and Morel, our clerk. Although Brother Martin said that we ought not to visit them because they were exempt, yet when they had read the letter formerly drawn up by Archbishop Thibaut and Pfeter}, the abbot, together with the community of St-Denis, they conceded that we were empowered to exercise a visitation. You may find this letter above, on folio 59.38 This day we spent the night at Dame-Marie.3® Total for procuration:

seven pounds, eighteen shillings, two pence. |

JANUARY 18. We visited there. Two monks from Jumiéges are there. Sometimes the prior eats with the knights in the village, and sometimes the 87 Goatskin clothing which was forbidden because of its luxury.

38 See entry for July 8, 1250. | 89 A Benedictine priory dependent on Jumiéges. (Cottineau, I. 943.)

258 JANUARY, 1255 women together with their lords dine at the priory. We told the prior to abstain from this practice so far as he could do so with tact. Alms are given

to all comers three times a week. They have an income of one hundred pounds and more. Sometimes the prior remits sixty pounds to the abbey,

sometimes he sends more, occasionally less. | _ This day we received procuration at St-Martin-de-Belléme. Total: seven

pounds, two shillings, three pence. oo :

JANUARY 19. Since by common and customery right it is within our power

when visiting the diocese of Séez to visit all religious places, and to receive procuration from them, we turned aside and visited the priory of St-Martinde-Belléme, and we warned, and by this writing still warn, the prior and the monks of the said place to receive us for the visitation under the authority of common law? and to answer us about the state of their house. Item, we warned, and by this present writing still warn, the prior and the monks that. they should receive us for the visitation and procuration of the priory of St-Leonard-de-Belléme, especially since the bishop of Séez is reported to receive two procurations in these two places, and the prior, Geoffrey by name, says that he holds the administration of both priories.41 Because, after the aforesaid legal warnings, we did not wish to punish them, we, with their consent, appointed the Monday following the Sunday on which the Remznis-

cere is sung as the day upon which they, after due deliberation on this matter, should appear before us at Rouen or wherever we should happen to be, and show cause why they should not be held accountable for the fore-

going. Present at these arrangements were: Brothers Geoffrey, the prior aforesaid; William, sacristan of St-Leonard; William, cellarer of St-Martin; Clement; and many others. Done on the Wednesday before the feast of St. Vincent, in the year of our Lord 1255. This day we spent the night at Loony, at the house of Sir William of Nontry, knight. JANUARY 20. We received procuration at Alengon.48 Total for procura-

tion: six pounds, nine shillings, five pence. | JANUARY 21. We visited there. Three monks from Lonlay, in the diocese 40 General, or common, ecclesiastical law is applicable to the whole Church and is habitually observed by all. (“Droit canonique,” Dict. de droit canon. TV, 1447-48.) 41 St-Martin-de-Belléme was a dependent priory of Marmoutier and claimed exemption on the basis of exemption granted to the mother monastery. (Cottineau, I, 331-32.) 42 The second Sunday in Lent. 483 St-Léonard, a Benedictine priory dependent on Lonlay. (Cottineau, I, 53.)

JANUARY, 1255 259 of Le Mans, are there; two of them are priests, the other is a child,“ and still wears shirts. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined

a better observance. They eat meat in common; we forbade them to eat meat except as the Rule permits. They have a copy neither of the Rule nor of the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we enjoined them to obtain copies of both and to obey them more fully. Women occasionally eat in the priory; we forbade them to eat there in the future. They owe thirty pounds, and have

expense. — , | |

, not enough provisions to last until harvest. This day we spent the night at Séez, at the bishop’s palace, and at his JANUARY 22. We visited the chapter at Séez, the bishop being present. ‘Twenty-four canons are there. Those who are not priests confess and teceive Communion only once a year; we told the bishop to take counsel and

attend to this matter. They have coffers; we enjoined the prior to make more frequent inspection of these coffers lest there be any property therein, and to correct such matters if he should discover anything needing correction. General alms are dispensed only once a week. They have some churches where there is nobody charged with the cure of souls, despite the fact that we had warned the lord bishop about this on our other visitation;4® because of this we retain the rights of appointing priests to these churches.

They owe about seven hundred pounds; they have an income of twelve hundred pounds. There is no continuous reading in the refectory, the lectern is poor, nor can the reader be heard plainly; we enjoined the bishop to correct this. At the request of the bishop and the chapter we postponed the appointments to the above-mentioned churches until the time of the synod, and they promised to install proper priests in charge before that time,

or that otherwise we might make such disposition of them as we wished. These are the churches in question: Fleure, Francheville, Frioux, Colombiére, Aunay, Le Mesnil-Guyon, Alode, Ste-Scolasse, Courevéque, Telliers, Mesnil-Bernard, Bonne-Foi, St-Gervaise-de-Séez, St-Julien-de-Merule, Barville, St-Germain-d’Origny-le-Butin, St-Jean-du-Forét, St-Quentin-le-Petit, St-Quentin-de-Blavont, Le Pin, Verceville, Condé, Vaast, Costes, Arénes,

Avérnes, Néaufles, Trois-Aulage, Voire. , JANUARY 23. We visited the abbey of St-Martin-de-Séez.46 Thirty-four , A child was one not yet seven years old and in this instance probably an oblate. ' 464445 See entry for July 16, 1250. 7 , Founded ¢, 1050 from St-Evroult. (Cottineau, II, 2992-93.)

260 JANUARY, 1255 monks are there. All but seven are priests. We enjoined them to read the Statutes of Pope Gregory three times a year. They have seven priories in France.47 One monk is dwelling alone in a certain priory; we enjoined that he be recalled to the cloister and the priory given to a certain priest, because the place is so poor that it cannot support two monks. We issued a general injunction that all monks who are dwelling alone anywhere be recalled to the cloister or that companions be sent to them. The priories do not observe

the fasts of the Rule; they eat meat; we enjoined them to correct this. Total for procuration: ten pounds, nine shillings, five pence. JANUARY 24. We received procuration at Almenéches.48 Total for proutation: six pounds, eleven shillings, two pence. JANUARY 25. We visited there. Forty-seven nuns are in residence. They leave the cloister and wander out in front of the granary without permission; we enjoined the abbess to have this corrected. In the dormitory they have rooms with locks. They have their own maidservants who do not serve the whole community. They do not eat from the common dishes, but they have their own plates. Each one receives her own loaf of bread, and keeps what is left over; we enjoined the abbess to give them their loaves without favor_ itism, and to collect what is left over. They do not live on the same income; in short, they do not live in common at all. The nuns eat with their friends

| whenever the latter visit the monastery. On the days when they eat meat, the refectory is deserted. They have an income of five hundred pounds, and an additional twenty-five marks from England; they owe sixty pounds, but they do not have sufficient provisions. The lord bishop of Séez drew up a very good ordinance for them, which because of their poverty they do not observe and which we caused to be read in our presence. We enjoined them to observe it, at least in all cases from which their poverty might not excuse them, as, for example, in the matter of dogs. This day we spent the night at Silly, a Premonstratensian foundation. JANUARY 26. We spent the night at St-André-en-Gouffern, a Cistercian

house. , , ,

JANUARY 27. We visited at Briouze.49 Three monks from Saumur. are there. They have no copy of the Rule; we enjoined them to procure one. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined these to be more

47 That is, outside Normandy. 48 A Benedictine priory, supposedly founded by St-Evroult. (Cottineau, I, 62-63.) 49 A cell of St-Florent-de-Saumur. (Cottineau I, 507.)

FEBRUARY, 1255 261 fully observed. They eat meat on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday; we for-

bade them to eat meat, except as the Rule permits. They have an income of one hundred pounds; they owe forty pounds. We received procuration there this day. Total: six pounds, two shillings. | JANUARY 28. At St-Jean-de-Falaise, where there are Premonstratensian

canons. On behalf of the priory of Brieux,... [lacuna in MS}, the abbot, and the convent of St-Martin-de-Séez gave us the following letter:5° To all who will see this letter, John, the abbot, and the convent of St-Martin-

de-Séez, give greeting in the Lord. We inform all of you that when the Reverend Father Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, was visiting the

diocese of Séez, he requested procuration from our priory of Brieux in the

name of visitation, and we were prepared to give him the said procuration if , he desired it. But he, in view of the poverty of the place and in answer to our petition, remitted to us and to the prior of the place the said procuration for

1255. |

this time. In testimony thereof, we,... [lacuna in MS}, the abbot, and the convent of St-Martin-de-Séez, and the prior of the said place, have caused our

: seals to be placed on the present letter at the request of the said Father. Given at Séez the Monday following the feast of St-Vincent, in the year of our Lord

We read this letter at Almenéches in the presence of ... [Jacuna in MS}, the precentor of Rouen; Masters John of Soissons and John of Les Andelys, canons; Dom Stephen, priest of Blenelle; Brothers Harduin and Walter; and Masters Nicholas Bocel, Robert of Les Andelys, and Morel, our clerks. At Séez, on the Wednesday before the Purification and in the presence of Master Guy of Merule, precentor; Master John of Soissons, canon; Osmond,

clerk of this bishop; Dom Matthew, his chaplain; and the archdeacon of | Séez, we warned the lord bishop of Séez that, in all places where there used to be monks but are none now, he should strive to bring the number up to the former total, and wherever the number has been reduced, he should see that the old number is restored. JANUARY 29. At St-Pierre-sur-Dives, at our own expense. JANUARY 30. At Lisieux, at our own expense. JANUARY 31. At Préaux, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 1. We received procuration at Corneville. Total for pro-

, curation: seven pounds; two shillings, six pence. FEBRUARY 2. That is to say, on the feast of the Purification of the Virgin.

50 See entry for July 18, 1250.

262 FEBRUARY, 1255 , We visited there. Eight canons are in residence. In one parish a canon is dwelling alone. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we enjoined them

to correct this. Those who are not priests receive Communion only three times a year. We enjoined the abbot to make a statement of receipts and expenditures in the presence of the entire community, or at least before some of the brothers elected by the community, and to have copies made, of which one shall remain with someone elected by the community, and another to be given to the bailiff. They owe sixty pounds, and are without sufficient

provisions to last out the year. This day we spent the night there, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 3. At Bec. FEBRUARY 4. At Bourg-Achard, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 5-9. At Déville.

FEBRUARY 10. | In the year of our Lord 1255, on the Thursday following the octave of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, I, Thomas, priest and former rector — of the church at Belenne in the diocese of Beauvais, presented to the Reverend

: Father Eudes, by God’s grace the archbishop of Rouen, by the prior of Longueville-Girard, the rightful patron of the church of St-Médard, for the free and vacant church at St-Médard-prés-Beauvais, appeal in writing to the Apostolic See. I appeal from the interlocutary decision of the said Father who by inter-

locutary decree unjustly decided that I should not be admitted to the said church of St-Médard, although I had been canonically presented. This decision was made on the grounds that I could not see well enough, or that my eyes were not good enough to allow me to carry out the duties incumbent upon the priest charged with the cure of souls of a parish, although I, Thomas, can see well enough to read and to attend to all the ecclesiastical duties which have to be done by a priest charged with a cure of souls, and I offered to demonstrate —

, this and to prove it, and I still offer to give sufficient proof. Because of this I, Thomas, feeling that I have been unjustly oppressed, appeal in writing from the aforesaid grievance to the Apostolic See, and request that sealed apostoli be given

to me. If he should refuse this, I make a further appeal in writing to the

Apostolic See on this account. a a

He had been examined the day before on Naaman’s letter51 and had been

found deficient in vision, either for administering a cure of souls or for performing ecclesiastical duties. Present were: Simon, the archdeacon; Master 51 IV Kings 5. Naaman, general of the army of the king of Syria, brought a letter _ to the king of Israel in these words: When thou shalt receive this letter, know that I have sent to thee Naaman, my servant, that thou mayest heal him of his leprosy.

FEBRUARY, 1255 | 263 , Richard of Sap, canon of Rouen; Master Peter Hasart, dean of La Chrétien-

té,... [lacuna in MS}, the dean of Pont-Audemer; Brothers William of , Pérriérs, John of Cottévrard, Harduin of Yvrique, and Walter of Miniéres,

of the Friars Minor; and Peter of Mesnil. | FEBRUARY 11-12. At Déville. FEBRUARY 13. That is to say, on Septuagesima. We preached a sermon in the cathedral at Rouen and spent the

of appeal: , said knight. night at Ermentrouville. FEBRUARY 14. At the same. FEBRUARY 15. At the

same. This day Richard of Sierville, priest, read to us the following, by way Lord Archbishop, I, William of Sierville, cleric and part patron of the

church of St-Philbert-de-Sierville, have been especially appointed by my brother Robert as proctor for this appeal to the Apostolic See on my own behalf and on that of my brother Robert of Sierville, knight, who is also part patron of the said church. Because you, without suitable cause, refused to admit Richard of Sierville, priest, a suitable person, presented by us to you for the free and

vacant church of Sierville, I request that apostoli be given for myself and the | I, too, my lord, Richard of Sierville, priest, appeal from you to the Apostolic See because you refused and did not wish to receive me into the said church after my legitimate presentation by the aforesaid William and Robert, and I

_ made in writing. a

request that apostoli be given to me. And, my lord, the aforesaid appeals are : To the reverend father in Christ, Lord Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of

Rouen, Robert of Sierville, knight, and William of Sierville, cleric, patrons of

the church of St-Philbert-de-Sierville, in the deanery of Pavilly, greeting and the reverence and devotion due to a lord and father. We inform Your Paternity that we, by common agreement, present to you Richard of Sierville, cleric,

and bearer of the present letter, a laudable and upright man, for the free and vacant church at Sierville, the advowson of which is known to belong to us, and , we humbly beg Your Paternity that, diligently moved by divine piety, you will receive the aforesaid cleric into the aforesaid church. Given in the year of our

Lord 1255, on the Sunday following the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To the reverend father and lord in Christ, Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, Robert of Sierville, knight, and William of. Sierville, cleric, patrons of the church of St-Philbert-de-Sierville, in the deanery of Pavilly, greeting and reverence and devotion due to a lord and father. We inform Your Paternity that we, by common consent, presented to you Richard of Sierville, a cleric at

264 FEBRUARY, 1255 the time we gave him a letter of presentation, now a priest, the bearer of this Jetter, and a worthy and upright man, for the free and vacant church at Sierville, the advowson of which is known to belong to us. You will see all this

contained in the letter given to this cleric by us, and attached to the present writing. We most humbly implore Your Paternity that, diligently moved by divine piety, you will receive into the said church at Sierville, the said Richard, now a priest, whom we, by common consent, present to you for the aforesaid church at Sierville, now free and vacant, and of which the patronage is known rightfully to belong to us. Given in the year of our Lord 1255, on the Monday

preceeding Christmas. ,

| In the said year, on the Wednesday before Christmas, the said priest was presented to us for the aforesaid church, at Ermentrouville. | On the said day and year, the said cleric who claimed to be part patron of the church at Sierville, showed us the following letter, sealed, as it ap-

pears at first glance, with the seal of his brother Robert, knight: | To all who may see this, Robert of Sierville, knight, greeting in the Lord. You will known that I have appointed William of Sierville, cleric, my brother, and the bearer of this letter, as my proctor in presenting Richard of Sierville, ptiest, a worthy and upright man, to the church of St-Philbert-de-Sierville, a half advowson of which is known to belong to me, and also, if it should be necessary, in making an appeal in my behalf to the Lord Pope, or the Roman

Curia. I will treat as valid and acceptable whatsoever, in any of the above

. matters, the said William, cleric, shall perform for me or cause to be done. And I signify this to all, sealing the present letter with my seal. Given in the year of our Lord 1255, the Monday before Christmas.

FEBRUARY 16. At the same.

FEBRUARY 17. At the same. , Brother Eudes, by God’s will unworthy bishop of the church of Rouen, and Fulk, by God’s grace bishop of Lisieux, to all who may see this letter send eternal greeting in the Lord Jesus Christ. You will know that a dispute arose between us, inasmuch as we, the bishop of Lisieux, in our name and in that of our diocese of Lisieux, claimed right, episcopal jurisdiction, and parochial rights over William, surnamed Choplilart, and his men of Longuemare, as belonging to us and our diocese. Whereas we, the archbishop of Rouen, acting in our own name, saw that this was contrary to the interests of the diocese of Rouen and so stated that the aforesaid belonged to us and our diocese. However, for the sake of peace, we agreed to submit our contention to the arbitration of those venerable and discreet men, Master Simon, archdeacon of Rouen, and Master Wil-

_ FEBRUARY, 1255 265 | liam of Saon, archdeacon of Eu, in the diocese of Lisieux, promising, in good faith, to maintain inviolate whatever disposition the said two arbiters should agreeably make or arbitrate or order done concerning this contention, by way of

making peace or rendering a decision; further agreeing that a penalty of one hundred pounds of Tours, to be rendered in shillings, shall be paid by the party refusing to accept the said arbitration, formal statement, or ordinance of the said peace, or failing to carry out the said arbitration or formal statement or establishment thereof.

If the said two arbiters are unable to come to any agreement in this matter, we desire that a third arbiter, namely, he who is at present the precenter of Rouen, be added to the two arbitrators in this business. The decision of the majority, their judgment or arbitration over the aforesaid dispute, we promise to honor under the aforesaid penalty and in the manner aforesaid. We further desire that this matter shall be cleared up before the coming Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, unless a delay is granted, at our consent. In witness whereof, etc. Given in the year of our Lord 1255, in the month of February. FEBRUARY 18. At Ste-Catherine, at our expense. FEBRUARY 19. At Frénes.

FEBRUARY 20. At the same. We received the following letter. | _ To all who will see the present letter, the abbot and the convent of St-Ouen-

de-Rouen give greeting in the Lord. You are to know that we appoint the bearer of this letter, our beloved Master Bernard of Gisors, cleric, as our proctor in making an appeal to the Reverend Father Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, that the monks of St-Victor-en-Caux not be permitted to elect or demand any person to be created as their abbot who does not come from the monastery of St-Ouen-de-Rouen. We shall regard as valid and acceptable what-

_ ever the said proctor shall find it expedient to do or have done in our behalf and , that of our monastery, both in this matter itself and in whatever other contingencies may arise because of this appeal. By the tenor of the present letter we

signify this to all concerned. Given in the year of our Lord 1255, the Saturday ,

before the feast of St. Peter’s Chair. This same day the proctor submitted the following appeal: ,

I, Bernard of Gisors, proctor of the abbot and the convent of St-Ouen-deRouen, and in their name, submit to you, Reverend Father, archbishop of Rouen, that the said religious are and have been in possession of such a privilege, that the monks of St-Vistor-en-Caux, of your diocese, elect and have elected, or demand and have demanded, as a person to be made their abbot whenever an abbot was to be chosen, someone from the bosom of the monastery , , _ Of St-Ouen-de-Rouen. Wherefore in your presence, I. appeal in writing to the

266 FEBRUARY, 1255 Apostolic See, against the said monks of St-Victor, in the name of the afore- — said abbot and convent of St-Ouen, and that you shall neither confirm as abbot | of St-Victor, nor bestow the gift of benediction upon, anyone at the election or demand of the said monks of St-Victor who is not elected or demanded from

the bosom of St-Ouen-de-Rouen, and I request apostolz. Oo Present were: Simon, the archdeacon; William, the treasurer; P[eter}, the archdeacon of Grand-Caux; Ralph of Chevry, canon of Rouen; Robert

and Morel, our clerks; and many others. -

FEBRUARY 21. At Frénes. FEBRUARY 22. At Genainville. FEBRUARY 23. At Pontoise. FEBRUARY 24—MARCH 2. At Paris. MARCH 3. At St-Denis.

MARCH 4, At Pontoise, at our own expense. MARCH 5. At Pontoise. This day the following profession was made to

| us: |

I, Ascius, the elected and confirmed shepherd of the monastery of St-Victoren-Caux, promise reverence and obedience to you, Father Eudes, archbishop of Rouen, to your successors, and to the church of Rouen. And this I confirm with

my own hand. .

MARCH 6. We visited the chapter of St-Mellon-de-Pontoise. We decreed or enacted that whosoever shall not have entered the choir before the [singing of } the first Gloria of the first Psalm shall be regarded as absent. We

decreed or enjoined that the established penalties for minor offenses be enacted and firmly exacted. They have only two graduals and two antiphonaries; they have no psalters beyond the ones which we found deficient at the other visitation.52 Luke, the vicar, celebrates Mass outside the church at St-Mellon in violation of his oath. He ts still ill famed of incontinence, as he was at the other visitation. Item, he walks about the town in a short gown and knee-length tunic; item, he is in the habit of leaving his duties without permission. Item, Dom Vincent likewise leaves his duties; we enjoined them to observe fully their required tasks. We forbade all of them to walk about the town or any other place dressed in short gowns, except for reasonable cause. Item, we forbade the said Luke to celebrate Mass any more in the chapel of the chateau, and we threatened him with due punishment should he presume to disobey. Moreover, he gave us a letter stating

that he would regard his vicarate as resigned if he should again offend. For | procuration the chapter owes us one hundred shillings of Paris, as well as 52 See entry for November 23, 1254.

, MARCH, 1255 267 accommodation, including wood, beds, cups, dishes, and cooking utensils.

This day we visited the priory of St-Pierre [-de-Pontoise}. Five monks ate there. They owe three hundred pounds to the abbot and another sixty pounds elsewhere. We enjoined them to read a chapter of the Rule every day after singing the psalm Preczosa at Prime.

Seven [pounds], fifteen shillings, four pence. _ |

Note: about the priory of Valmondois, entered into without permission.

MARCH 7. We visited the abbey of St-Martin-de-Pontoise. It has been split.53 Only nine were in the convent; two were in the infirmary, of whom

one is a leper, the other is ill. We forbade the abbot to receive anyone as | a monk, or to accept anyone as a guest, without our permission, unless he is of the household of the king, or such a one to whom hospitality could not be denied without violating the spirit of hospitality. The monks have coffers and keys; we enjoined the abbot to make unannounced inspection of these —

coffers, collecting the keys, several times a year, in order to remove any property. At the time the community was divided, it owed fourteen hundred

pounds, and even now it owes thirteen hundred, but it has both wine and wheat available for sale, to the value of five hundred pounds, of which they may devote two hundred to laying out vineyards, and three hundred to paying off their debts. In the presence of Master Simon of Rouen, Master Peter of Ons, archdeacon of Grand-Caux, and the provost of Pontoise, we forbade

the abbot, under pain of excommunication, to receive any one as a guest whom he might refuse without grievous hurt to the abbey. Item, under the same penalty, to grant any new pension without our mandate; item, to be7 stow, for the next three or four years, any of the buildings of the monastery upon any burgess or other person, without our mandate. Item, because we

had heard certain other things about the incontinence of the provost of St- | Martin-de-Pontoise, we warned him, in the presence of the said archdeacon,

and of Morel, our clerk, to refrain from frequenting the house of Agnes of Maudestor, or visiting a certain woman of Beaumont, who was staying at Val-Girard-en-Pontoise, and a woman who lives at Chapelle, and one other;

| and that if we heard he was again ill famed of incontinence, we would proceed against him as the law require. Total for procuration: seven pounds, fifteen shillings, four pence, but we had thirty-five shillings and four pence

remitted to them. |

53 One group sent out to dependent priories.

268 ~ MARCH, 1255 : , ' MARCH 8. At the same. MARCH 9. At Chaumont [1 Aillerie}, at our expense. MARCH 10. At the same, but at the expense of the priory. Total for

procuration: six pounds, eighteen shillings. oe MARCH 11. We visited there. Three monks from St-Germer-de-Flay are

there. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule. They eat meat freely, much as seculars do. They told us that eating meat is not an essential of | the Rule, and that the Lord Pope had granted them a dispensation from | those things which are not an essential of the Rule; therefore we have permitted it for the present. It is a practice of theirs that he who wishes to receive little round loaves may have them. They owe about eighty pounds.

This day we spent the night at Gisors. _ MARCH 12. At the same. Today in our presence Garner of Chaumont, and Adeline, his wife, swore to show each other marital affection from now on. MARCH 13. At the same. MARCH 14-15. At Frénes. MARCH 16. At Frénes, with the Lord King. MARCH 17. At Mortemer. MARCH 18-19. At Gouy. MARCH 20-23. At St-Matthieu. MARCH 24-25. At Bec. MARCH 26-

29. At Pont-Audemer. MARCH 29. At Bourg-Achard. MARCH 30. We visited there. There are ten canons; two have died recently. All but three

are priests. We enjoined them to confess at least once a month. One hundred pounds is owed to them, and this is more than they owe; they have sufficient provisions to last until the new harvest. The prior does not look out for the clothing of the canons very well; he is either too severe or too slow in giving it out; we enjoined him to correct this. Item, we enjoined

| the prior to give each canon a pelisse every other year. We received procuration there this day. Total: eight pounds, eleven shillings, four pence. | MARCH 31. At Ermentrouville. apRiL 1. We conferred Holy Orders at Pré, and spent the night at Ermentrouville. APRIL 2. At Ste-Catherine, at our expense. APRIL 3. We received procuration at Quévreville. Total:

eight pounds, eleven shillings, one penny. APRIL 4. At Frénes. | APRIL 5. At L’Ille-Dieu, a Premonstratensian house. When we arrived

, there to make a visitation, they showed us the transcripts of two letters. The first had a seal and ran as follows: To all who may see this letter, G., by God’s grace called the abbot of Laon, vicegerent of the abbey of Prémontré, and the chapter general of this order,

give greeting in the Lord. Know that we have an indulgence, granted to the entire order by the Lord ... [Jacuna in MS}, Pope, under the following terms: All monasteries both of Prémontré itself and its monasteries shall be uniformly

APRIL, 1255 269 visited in head and members every year by visitors appointed at the chapter general and by none other who are not Premonstratensians. A diligent investigation shall be made, openly and in secret, by sworn witnesses, as seems fit. Item, we saw the other transcript which was unsealed, and ran as follows: Innocent, bishop, servant to the servants of God, to his beloved children, the , abbot of Prémontré, his co-abbots, and all the convents of the Premonstratensian Order, greeting and apostolic blessing. For the honor of the Divine Name, Whose ptaises you foster with your watchful diligence, the Apostolic See graciously grants you the means whereby your way in religion may follow after

ever-increasing grace and be the wherewithal for tranquillity of soul. The following is the status of the monastery of Prémontré, which is at the head of your entire order. After it was brought into being, as you assert, there was decreed by the three first abbots who were the annual visitors [of Prémontré] that all other monasteries of that order were always to be visited or corrected by the abbots, priors, and visitors of Prémontré or by others designated by them and by no other except on the mandate of the Holy See. In a privilege conceded to the said order by the Holy See, it is expressly stated that if there is anything to be corrected either in the persons or monasteries of the order it must be referred for a hearing to the general chapter at Prémontré,54 so that there, in accordance with justice and due consideration, it can be corrected. We therefore, answering your prayers because of your holiness, concede to you, by virtue of apostolic authority, that Prémontré and other monasteries, just as in the past, so in the future, may only be visited or corrected by its abbots, visitors, and others designated by the order, and by no other, without mandate of the Holy See making

full and express mention of this Bull. Therefore to no one among men is it lawful to infringe on this our charter of privilege or rashly presume to violate __ it. If anyone presume to attempt it, let him know that he will incur the wrath of Almighty God and His blessed Apostles Peter and Paul. Given at Lyons on September 1, in the eighth year of our pontificate. Total for procuration: six pounds, five shillings, two pence. APRIL 6. We received procuration at Pérriérs. Total: seven pounds, nine

shillings, eight pence. a

- APRIL 7. We visited at Beaulieu. Thirteen canons are in residence; nine

are priests. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we enjoined them to , | 54 Privilege granted to the order by Innocent II on May 3, 1134. (Migne, PL, CLXXIX, 204-06.) The same privilege granted that no archbishop, bishop, or prelate could place the houses of the order under interdict, or excommunicate them, “‘since your excesses can and should be corrected by the common chapter held at Prémontré.” (Id7d.)

270 APRIL, 1255 correct this. They owe two hundred forty pounds, but a good and collectible debt of about one hundred pounds is owed to them. No almoner is there. Item, the poor people have no house where they may go when it tains. We forbade anyone to give any alms to their servants or others. Item, we enjoined the prior to institute an almoner. We received procuration there this day. Total: seven pounds, nine shillings, five pence. APRIL 8-10. At Rouen. APRIL 11. We visited at St-L6-de-Rouen. Eight canons are there at present; all of the others were withdrawn at the order of the bishop of Coutances.

One accuses another [in chapter}. All but one are priests. They owe six hundred forty-eight pounds. We received procutation there today. Total: eight pounds, seven shillings, one penny.

APRIL 12-15. At Rouen. | , ,

1256 ument:! | , |

APRIL 16. At Rouen. APRIL 17-18. At Déville. aprit 19. At Déville. In the year of our Lord 1256 William Crispin sent us the following doc| These things William Crispin holds of the archbishop of Rouen. La Buscalle entire, and in demesne; Cherbie entire; all that my lord Aden of Cardonnei holds at Ronqueroles, at Hannesis, at Guisegnies and at Travailles; all that my lord Maheu of Hannesis-le-Wiel holds at Hannesis of the fief of La Buscalle; all that Peter Malfillastre holds at Hannesis of the fief of La Buscalle; all that Sir Peter of Villers holds at Guisegnies and at Pavée of the fief of La Buscalle; , all that Maheu of Daubeuf holds at La Buscalle of the fief of La Buscalle; all that my lord Eudes of La Gripiére holds of my lord Adam of Cardonnei of the

fief of La Buscalle. ,

APRIL 20. At Déville. APRIL 21. At Jumiéges. APRIL 22. At PontAudemer. APRIL 23. At Beaumont-en-Auge. APRIL 24. At Troarn. APRIL

25. At Caen. APRIL 26. At Falaise. |

APRIL 27. At Falaise. This day we promulgated the following sentence: In the year of our Lord 1256 on the Thursday after the feast of St. Mark the Evangelist, after the election at Montivilliers of Julianne, prioress of the same monastery, and who was presented to us by Master John of Harfleur, priest and

especially appointed proctor of the community of the said monastery for this business, we diligently examined the aforesaid election and inspected the letters | sent to us regarding the election itself, and we considered those things which might and ought to weigh with us, in the presence of Julianne and the aforementioned proctor, and, acting on the advice of good men, we decided not to accept the aforesaid election, since there is a possibility that it was uncanonically

carried out. However, considering the suitableness of the said Julianne, the profit and peace of the said monastery, and the fact that the power of collating

the said monastery. , , oe

to the monastery has fallen on us anyway, we are collating and placing her over

1 William Crispin had become a vassal of Eudes on June 11, 1255. At that time, Eudes asked William to draw up a statement of the lands to be held. The holdings are listed. Evidently, William was living at La Buscalle» inasmuch as that was

demense land. :

272 APRIL, 1256 | , APRIL 28. At Falaise. APRIL 29. At Condé. ApriL 30. At Tinchebray. We blessed the abbess of Montivilliers.2 | MAY 1. Here begins the visitation of the diocese of Avranches. We entered

the diocese of Avranches and visited the priory of Aries. Fifteen nuns of the Order of St. Benedict are there. All of them do not confess to their own priest; we enjoined them to correct this. We found there a certain prioress who was of little knowledge and who was unable to inform us about the amount of her resources. They have an income of one hundred twenty pounds. Because of their poverty, they are not held for procuration. This day we spent the night at the priory of Notre-Dame-du-Rocher-deMortain,* and, visiting there, we found nine monks from Marmoutier, who are exempt. However, they gave us information concerning the state of the house, as to both spiritual and temporal matters, nor could we discover anything notable which needed correction. They have an income of one hundred forty pounds and possess two manors in England. We received procuration there this day. The sum which we spent for procuration: eight pounds, five

shillings, eleven pence. | : | |

We visited the chapter of St-Firmin. There are fifteen secular canons and

a prior; six canons are in residence. Firmin, the prior’s vicar, leases the ptebends from the canons. Morel, clerk-choral, is a brawler. Reginald of Stampe, canon, is ill famed of incontinence and has with him a child, whom he is bringing up. Bartholomew, the precentor’s vicar, sometimes gets drunk, and he does not arise for Matins. Roger, canon, sometimes frequents taverns.

John, the dean’s vicar, is a drunkard. In the matter of the potations of Bartholomew, the precentor’s vicar, and of John, the dean’s vicar; and of the drinking by Roger, canon, in taverns; and of the incontinence of Reginald of Stampe, we warned the said Bartholomew, John, Reginald, and

Roger to abstain from such practices. Item, we watned the chapter to punish these men for these offenses. Item, we warned the chapter to discipline Morel, the clerk-choral, who is a brawler and abusive, and Firmin, the vicar, for his leasing of prebends, and to correct them as the law requires, or otherwise we would place a heavier hand upon them all. This day * For the ceremonial and prayers used in the blessing of an abbess, see Andrieu,

Le Pontifical romain au moyen age, Ill, 409-10.

3 No record of this priory is found in either Cottineau or Besse, Abbayes et

prieurés de Vancienne France.. oe ,

4 A Benedictine priory, dependent on Marmoutier. (Cottineau, II, 1989.) a

MAY, 1256 273 we received procuration from the chapter but at the house of the prior,

- Roger. This prior, at our request, offered his house for this time most , graciously, for he was in no way held to do this. Total for procuration: eight

pounds, ten shillings, seven pence. , oe _ MAY 3. We received procuration at Savigny, a Cistercian house.

MAY 4. We visited the priory of St-Hilaire. Three monks from StBenoit-sur-Loire are there. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule, and they eat meat freely; we enjoined them to correct these things. They give _ alms to all comers twice a week. They have an income of one hundred

| pounds; they owe sixty pounds. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: six pounds, seventeen shillings, one penny. MAY 5. We visited the priory at Les Biards.’ We found one monk there | | alone; his companion had returned to the abbey, during the past Lenten time,

in order that he might be ordained to the priesthood. But, as the prior said, he, or another, ought to return very shortly. He does not observe the fasts of the Rule, and he eats meat freely; we enjoined him to observe the Rule in these matters more fully. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: four pounds, thirteen shillings, nine pence. MAY 6. We visited the priory of St-James-de-Beuvron. Seven monks from St-Benoit-sur-Loire are there. They confess too rarely; we enjoined them to make more frequent confession. Item, they do not observe the fasts of the Rule, and they eat meat; we warned them to rnaintain a fuller observance of these two rules. In reply, they stated that these two articles did not form

an essential part of the rule, but it was purely a matter of conscience, and | that the Pope had granted them a dispensation in these things which are not of the substance of the Rule. They have an income of two hundred twenty pounds. We received procuration there this day. Total for proc-

| uration: six pounds, three shillings. ,

MAY 7. We visited the abbey of Montmorel, of the Order of St. Augustine.

Sixteen canons are in residence, six are in three of the priories, and one is dwelling alone in England. They give alms to all comers three times a week. _ They owe one hundred sixty pounds, but indeed quite as much is owed to them; however, that debt is not as collectible as the one they owe. Total

, for procuration: six pounds, thirteen shillings, seven pence. | MAY 8. We visited the priory of Sacey. Three monks from Marmoutier

are there. They do not observe well the fasts of the Rule, and they eat 5 A Benedictine priory of La Couture-du-Mans. (Cottineau, I, 376.) ,

274 MAY, 1256 meat when there is no need; we enjoined them to a fuller observance of the

- Rule in this matter. Item, since we found that in the church the Blessed Sacrament was placed in a window in such a way that they must turn their backs upon it whenever they say their Hours, we ordered them to place it honorably upon the altar, in some tabernacle or pyx. They have an income of two hundred pounds; more is owed to them in a collectible debt than they owe. Total for procuration: six pounds, seventeen shillings, one penny. May 9. We received procuration at Mont-St-Michel. Total: nine pounds,

seventeen shillings, four pence. |

MAY 10. We visited there. Forty monks are in residence; all but ten are priests. John, who is in charge of the infirmary, neither celebrates Mass nor receives Communion; we enjoined them to correct this. The abbot is too severe; no one is admitted to the infirmary without his special permission; we enjoined him to be more considerate of the sick and weak, even if they have not asked permission from the abbot.. We enjoined the abbot that all computations, both particular and general, always be made in the presence of members elected by the community. They owe three thousand pounds. In the presence of the vicar of Avranches, and of the abbot, a complaint was lodged against the abbot in chapter that he was a destroyer of the goods of the monastery, to wit, that he had dowered in marriage several of his nieces; that he had maintained one of his nephews in the schools for a long time, and at enormous expense defrayed by means of goods of the abbey, and he bought for him a most beautiful copy of the entire Corpus® without the wish or consent of the community that he had incurred canonical excommunication for laying violent hands upon several priests;7 and many other enormities were alleged against him. Since the vicar stated that until now he had never heard anything about these matters, we enjoined him to make a diligent inquiry on the spot into their truth; to correct them as they

should be corrected in law, or that, if he did not, we would take up the

matter with a heavier hand. Item, we enjoined the abbot to dismiss from , his service John Pofunée, esquire, who was found to be hurtful to the abbey in many ways. We had issued like orders at our other visitation, but they had not yet been carried out.8

of Gregory IX. , ! .

6 The Corpus Legum, which included the Decretum of Gratian and the Decretales

7 It is forbidden, even for an abbot, to strike a priest in anger. Corp. jur. can., Decretal. Greg. IX Lib. v. Tit. 39, deals with all the variations of the subject. 8 See entry for August 1, 1250.

MAY, 1256 275

nine pence. a -

This day we spent the night at Avranches at the palace of the bishop, _ and received our procuration from him. Total: six pounds, four shilllings, MAY 11. We visited the chapter. By God’s grace, we found everything to be in good condition except that a certain Nicholas, who had recently received a benefice in that. church worth ten pounds, was publicly known for engaging in trade The dean and chapter promised us that they would correct this satisfactorily and quickly. We received procuration this day from the chapter. Total: nine pounds, six shillings, eight pence. MAY 12. At La Lucerne [-d’Outremer]}, a Premonstatensian house. Total for procuration: one hundred nine shillings, two pence. This day Peter of Gamaches, knight, swore in our presence that because of the beating of a certain messenger bringing a letter to our curia, he would abide by our decision up to the amount of one hundred pounds. He promised on oath to give us pledges for this, either to our official or to the dean of Gisors. Item, he also swore on oath to produce his brother Matthew before us. Item,

that if it were possible he would bring his stepson, provided that he be given a. safe-conduct going and coming. Present were: A., the dean; Nicholas of Godfried, canon of Avranches; Peter, archdeacon of Grand-Caux, canon

of Rouen; Brothers Harduin and Walter; and R., clerk of the lord bishop of Avranches. The said Peter stood to the law in our presence on the aforementioned charge and was found not guilty. But since, as they have confessed to us, his brother, Matthew, and Renaud, his stepson, were guilty of the stated offense, we condemned them to pay us fifty shillings, for which he constituted himself the surety and principal debtor for the money, which was to be paid to us on behalf of the squires. Item, the squires swore that

they would make three penitential processions, in bare feet and clad in shirt and trunk hose, on three Sundays, under penalty of paying us twenty pounds; for this penalty the said knight agreed to be a guarantor and prin-

cipal debtor. | | , MAY 13. Here begins the visitation of the diocese of Coutances. We visited the priory of St-Pair. Two monks from Mont-St-Michael are there. Women sometimes eat with the monks at the priory; we ordered them to abstain from this practice so far as they tactfully could do so. Twice a week bread is given

as alms to all comers. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule. They eat

meat freely; we ordered this corrected. The priory is worth about one thousand pounds to the abbey, not counting the food for the priory monks.

276 MAY, 1256 We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: one hundred seventeen shillings, eight pence. MAY 14, We received procuration at Villedieu-de-Saultchevreuil, at the house of the Hospitalers. Total for procuration: seven pounds, thirteen shillings, nine pence. _ MAY 15. We visited the abbey of St-Sever. Eighteen monks are there. All but six are priests. The morning Mass is occasionally omitted; item, they chant their. Hours with too great precipitancy; we enjoined them to correct this. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; item, we enjoined them to correct this. Alms are given to all comers three times a week. They owe one hundred forty pounds and have an income of eight hundred pounds.

The sick are badly provided for; we enjoined them to correct this. Item, we enjoined the abbot to make his computations in the presence of certain brothers elected by the community. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds, twenty-three pence. MAY 16. We visited the abbey of Hambye. Eighteen monks are there. They confess too rarely; we enjoined them and those who are not priests to confess at least once a month. In the priories they eat meat and fail to keep the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined them to correct this. They owe one

hundred pounds. We received procuration there this day. Total: seven

pounds less three pence. |

MAY 17. At Coutances, where we received procuration from the lord bishop.®

MAY 18. We visited the chapter of Coutances. We found that the canons freely leave the choir without need and without permission. Item, that they

talk loudly from stall to stall. We found Andrew of Boum, John of La Croix, and Ralph of St-Sauveur, clerks-choral, to be engaged in trade. Item, Peter, called “Domine,” a canon, is publicly known for drunkenness. And since there was a dispute between bishop and chapter as to which of them should discipline these offenses, we enjoined both to undertake to settle this dispute or that otherwise we would take a hand in it. The following agreement was reached by them in our presence: Be it known to you that a controversy arose between the venerable father J{ohn}, by God’s grace bishop of Coutances, on the one side, and the venerable men, the chapter of Coutances, on the other, because the chapter claimed that ® John, bishop of Coutances, 1251-74 (Gams. Series episcoporum, p. 542).

MAY, 1256 277 the Father had injured them, inasmuch as he had, on his own authority, unjustly - occupied a certain house and garden contiguous to the house allocated to the

treasurer of Coutances. Moreover, there is another house, located in front of , the doors of the church, which the chapter states that it bought with its own money; and yet another house in which John, archdeacon of Avranches and canon of Coutances, lived, and which the bishop did not wish to be transferred to the control of the chapter since he [the bishop] held it in fee except for

milling rights. In addition, he held back last Christmas a corrody worth ten pounds annually which is to be paid at Christman time. For the bishop it was stated that he had the cure of souls of all the canons of the chapter of Coutances as well as of the clerks-choral, which right the chapter denied and thus injured

him. To settle these matters, the said Father and chapter agreed as follows: _ that the treasurer of Avranches should act as arbiter for the bishop, and Roger,

archdeacon of Coutances, should do the same for the chapter, both being discreet men; if these two are unable to resolve these matters either in whole or in part, they shall call in a third arbiter, namely, the dean of Bayeux, and the decision of two or three of these judges shall prevail. It is further agreed among the parties that the party who is not favored by all the arbiters, or the decision of two of the three of them, shall be held to pay two hundred marks to the other party; and that the decision shall be reached by the arbiters within a year from

the date of the drawing up of this instrument by the parties, unless the time limit is prolonged by mutual consent. The said arbiters must swear that they

will faithfully bring this matter to a termination. ' MAY 19. At Pérriérs at the expense of the priory. No monks are there. The place belongs to the abbey of St-Taurin-d’Evreux. Total for procuration: six pounds, eleven shillings, eight pence. _ MAY 20. We received procuration at Blanchelande, a Premonstratensian house. Total for procuration: one hundred eleven shillings, six pence. This day, by word of mouth, we warned the prior of St-Germain-sur-Ay,!° to receive us for the purpose of making a visitation at his priory next Monday, or that otherwise we would institute proceedings against him as the law

requires. Present were:... [/acuna in MS}, the abbot of Blanchelande; Peter, atrchdeacon of Caux; Richard of Sap, canon of Rouen; Brothers Harduin and Walter and Morel, our clerk.

_ MAY 21. We visited the abbey of Lessay. Thirty-four monks are there. With respect to spiritual concerns, we found that, through God’s grace, 10 A Benedictine priory dependent on Mont-St-Michel. (Cottineau, II, 2709-10.)

See entry for June 1, below. :

278 MAY, 1256 everything was in good condition except that occasionally the officials broke

the fasts when there were guests; we enjoined them to correct this. They have an income of fifteen hundred pounds; they owe about three hundred pounds. We ordered the officials to cast their accounts at least once a year. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds,

seven shillings, = MAY 22. We visited the abbey of St-Sauveur, where there are thirty monks. All are priests but five who are dwelling in priories. We enjoined the abbot to punish those who broke the fasts or ate meat. Traveling monks

do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined them to correct this. More is owed to them than they owe. Total for procuration: six pounds,

three shillings, eight pence. _

Since we had ordered Thomas, prior of Ste-Héléne,!1 and Martin, prior of St-Germain-en-Hague,!? to receive us for visitation and for such procuration as the facilities of their houses allowed, the said priors appeared before us at Héauville on the Wednesday before Ascension and stated that they were not obliged to receive us for visitation or to provide procuration for us, inasmuch as never before had they been visited by an archbishop of Rouen nor had they given such a one procuration. Item, they had never been visited by a bishop of Coutances, nor had they granted him procuration. After this they took an oath on their word as priests to speak the truth, and they stated the case as before, adding that Gillain,18 former bishop of Coutances, had at one time ordered the prior of Ste-Héléne to receive him for visitation and procuration, which the prior had utterly refused to do. Item, John, who is now the bishop of Coutances, once commanded the prior of Ste-Héléne to accommodate him at his house for the purpose of sleeping and eating at the expense of the bishop, which the prior utterly refused to do, telling the bishop, when he asked the reason for his conduct, that he had refused him hospitality, though at the bishop’s expense, in order that the bishop might not be able to say in the future that the priory had at one time received a bishop for visitation and procuration. Having made these statements, they placed themselves at our discretion and under our instructions in this matter. Present were: Martin, prior of Héauville; Dom Robert 11 Located at Omonville. (Cottineau, II, 2725.) 12 This is properly St-Germain-des-Vaux. (Cottineau, II, 2707.) It was dependent on St-Paul-de-Cormery, diocese of Tours. 18 Bishop of Coutances from 1246 to 1248. (Gams, Series episcoporum, p. 542.)

MAY, 1256 279 le Sor, canon of Coutances; Master Bartholomew of Coville, Pfeter}, archdeacon of Caux, R[ichard} of Sap, canon of Rouen, Dom Ralph of Boum,

rector of Heauville, Brothers H{arduin} and Wfalter}, and Morel, our clerk, and many others. This being done, we told them [the priors} that we would make inquiry into the truth of these matters, and would suspend any action in the matter until we had investigated the truth of the situation

more completely. | | ,

MAY 23. We received procuration at Héauville. Total for procuration: six pounds, seven shillings, nine pence. Two monks from Marmoutier are there. Because they were exempt, they did not wish to answer any questions about themselves or concerning the state of the house; however, we warned them to live without scandal, because if they committed any delict, we had the authority to proceed against them. MAY 24. We visited the priory of Vauville. Four monks from Cerisy

are in residence. They have no copy of the Rule; we enjoined them to take pains to procure one. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined them to a fuller observance. They eat meat freely; we enjoined them to keep entirely away from meat, except as the Rule permitted them to eat it. The prior does not draw up his statement concerning the revenues of the house with the assistance of any of his companions, nor are they aware

of the things he does; we enjoined him to prepare a statement of receipts

and expenses and to have a written record of this prepared. Total for

procuration: one hundred shillings less six pence. OO MAY 25. We visited the abbey of Cherbourg. The cloister is not well kept, and lay folk talk with the canons and pass through the cloister to do so. The canons possess coffers, but neither the abbot nor the prior inspect these; we enjoined the abbot or the prior to investigate them. Whenever they eat meat they all leave the refectory. Some of them have unauthorized serges, and pelisses of rabbit fur; we ordered these removed. The abbot is occasionally immoderate in his drinking. He does not sleep in the dormitory

frequently enough; when he does not sleep in the dormitory, he does not arise for Matins. He never casts his accounts with the community. The bailiff casts his accounts only once a year; the other officials compute only with the bailiff. The sick are ill provided for. We enjoined them to correct all there things. They have an income of seven hundred pounds. Twentysix monks are in residence. They owe about five hundred pounds. They confess infrequently; we enjoined them to correct this. Several women, and

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five pence. | | a

young ones at that, reside within the walls. Total for procuration: nine pounds,

This day the prior and cellarer of this place sought official absolution from us from the excommunication placed upon them by Master Philip of Fon-

tenay, on apostolic authority. They offered Dom Robert, called Le Sor, canon of Coutances, as a pledge that they would abide by the decision, and, having accepted their oath to that effect, we absolved them. — MAY 26, We received procuration at Montebourg. Total for procuration:

nine pounds, five pence. ,

MAY 27. We visited there. Thirty-two monks are in residence. Since the ptior of St-Michel-prés-Vernon14 in our diocese has been behaving very badly, we enjoined the abbot to remove him from his priory; otherwise we, because

of his offenses, would remove him therefrom in disgrace. Alms are given to all comers three times a week. Although the sacristan and the monk in charge of the infirmary have sufficient resources, they never prepare any statement respecting the finances of their offices; we enjoined them to prepare such a statement at least once a year and in the presence of the abbot and some of the brothers elected by the community. Those who are in the ptiories eat meat and do not observe the fasts of the Rule. The abbot does not visit his priories every year; we enjoined him to visit them, or have them visited once a year, and to have all abuses corrected. The abbot does not compute; we enjoined him to cast his accounts at least once a year in the presence .

of brothers elected by the community. Item, that the officials should cast their accounts of expenses and receipts once a month in like manner, and in the presence of brothers elected by the community. This day we received procuration at Carentan, at the expense of the priory of St-Céme,15 which is at present pledged to a certain Lombard.16 Total: seven pounds, eighteen shillings. MAY 28. We received procuration at [St-Georges-de-} Bohon.17 Eight monks from Marmoutier are there. They are exempt; however, we admon-

eight pence. |

ished them to live without scandal. Total: seven pounds, eight shillings,

14 St-Michel-prés-Vernon was a priory of Montebourg. 15 St-Céme-du-Mont, a Cluniac priory. (Cottineau, II, 2639.) _ 76 An Italian banker, who loaned money usually at interest. 17 A Benedictine priory of Marmoutier. (Cottineau, I, 404.)

JUNE, 1256 281 MAY 29. We received procuration at Saintény. Total for procuration: seven pounds, four shillings, one penny. MAY 30. We visited there. We found two monks from St-Nicole-d’ Angers.

They do not observe the fasts of the Rule, and they eat meat freely; we warned them to observe their Rule more completely in this matter. They have an income of one hundred forty pounds; they owe twenty pounds, over and above twelve pounds which they are obliged to pay at once. This day we visited the priory of Marchézieux. Three monks from Cormetry are there. The prior does not sleep with the others; we enjoined him ~ to correct this. They have no copy of the Rule; we enjoined them to procure _

one. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule and they eat meat freely; we enjoined them to observe the Rule more fully in these matters. They have an income of two hundred pounds; they owe about one hundred pounds.

Total for procuration: seven pounds, seven shillings. MAY 31. We visited the priory of St-Fromond. Thirteen monks from Cerisy are there. All are priests. The abbot should send two more monks there shortly. In the hour set apart for conversation, the monks leave the cloister and go out to the farm, and without permission; we forbade this. Alms are given to all comers daily. When there are guests several of them {the monks] break the fasts of the Rule. Once a week they all leave the refectory and eat meat together in the infirmary; we enjoined them to correct this. They have an income of five hundred pounds; they owe one hundred

forty pounds. Robert, who is a cleric and relative of the prior, and who serves in the refectory, is ill famed of incontinence. The prior casts no accounts. The convent seal is kept by the prior alone. We enjoined the prior to prepare a statement of the house finances twice a year and in the presence of brothers elected by the community; that he should dismiss the said Robert; item, that the convent seal should be kept under two keys, of which the prior should have one, the other to be kept by some brother elected by the com-

munity. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds, eight shillings, three pence.. ~ JUNE 1. We visited the abbey of St-L6, an Augustinian house. Twentyfour canons are there. Alms are given to all comers three times a week. They

have an income of seven hundred pounds; they owe about two hundred pounds. By God’s grace, we found everything to be in good condition. Total _

for procuration: six pounds, eighteen shillings, four pence. © Oo La Bloutiére!8 is a priory situated near Villedieu-de-Saultechevreuil and

282 JUNE, 1256 belongs to the Augustinians. Because of its poverty we did not visit it, nor

did we receive procuration from it. |

St-Nicole-du-Bois-Roger is a priory situated near Coutances which belongs

to Cormery. Because of its poverty we did not, at. this time, visit it nor receive procuration there. Savigny is a priory situated near Coutances which belongs to the abbey

of Ste-Barbe. Because of its poverty we did not, at this time, visit it nor

receive procuration there. ee

At Fontenay, on the feast of Pentecost, in the year of our Lord 1256, Brother Gilbert, called Caple, the prior of St-Germain-sur-Ay, at the mandate

of the abbot of Mont-St-Michel-in-Peril-of-the-Sea, and in his presence, sought from us official absolution from the suspension under which we had placed him for his refusal to admit us to his priory for visitation and procuration. We absolved him after the prior had sworn to obey our will in this matter of the visitation and the procuration which we had sought from his priory.19 In the matter of the procuration which he owed to us, we enjoined him to pay forty shillings of Tours to the abbot of St-Sauveur, who gave us procuration on the day when we came to the priory. However, we made it

clear that we did not wish the receipt of this forty shillings to be of any. prejudice to us in the future, for we are entitled to exact full procuration from this priory whenever we visit it, should we so desire. Present were: ... {lacuna in MS}, the said abbot; P[eter}, archdeacon of Caux; Master Richatd of Sap, canon of Rouen; William of Bretteville, knight; Brother William of Philbec, subprior of Mont-St-Michel; Robert, called Miles, cleric; Brothers Harduin and Walter of Miniéres, of the Friars Minor; Master John,

canon of Les Andelys; Hugh, rector of the church of Foucescalier; and Morel, rector at Us, and Robert, called Campsore, our clerks. _ JUNE 2. We spent the night at Briquessard. JUNE 3. At Fontenay. JUNE 4.

At the same. We celebrated the feast of Pentecost, and absolved the prior of St-Germain-sur-Ay, as stated on the preceding page.20 JUNE 5. At Troarn

JUNE 6. At Pont-l’Evéque. JUNE 7. At Pont-Audemer. JUNE 8. At Jumiéges. JUNE 9. At Déville. JUNE 10. At Déville. This day we conferred 18 This priory was decidated to St. Thomas a Becket. (Cottineau, I» 399.)

19 See entry for May 20, above. —

_ 20 This is another indication that the Register was not compiled on a day-to-day basis. The absolution took place on June 4, which was the date on which the feast of Pentecost fell in the year 1256, yet the terms of the absolution are entered under

the date of June 1. oS

JULY, 1256 283 Holy Orders. JUNE 11. At Déville. JUNE 12. We held the sacred synod of the Greater Archdeaconry and spent the night at Ermentrouville. JUNE 13. We held the Greater Synod and spent the night at Ermentrouville. JUNE 14.

We held the synod of the deans in our palace at Rouen. This day Maurice, rector of the church at Boisemont, resigned into our hands the chapel at

Guillaume-Mesnil. JUNE 15. At Déville. John, rector of the church of St-Etienne-de-Wylebo {Wellbotum ?]} resigned his church into our hands. Item, William, rector of the church of St-Maurice-de-Marcouville, in the deanery of Bourgtheroulde, resigned his church into our hands. Present were: the archdeacon Simon;...

(lacuna in MS}, the treasurer; Arnulf, archdeacon of Petit-Caux; Master John of St-L6; Master Lawrence of Ricarville, canon of Rouen; Master Philip

of Fontenay; and Morel, our clerk. , JUNE 16-18. At Déville. JUNE 19. At Pont-de-l’Arche. JUNE 20. At Louviers. JUNE 21-23. At Frénes. JUNE 24. At Bonport. JUNE 25. At Bourg-Achard. JUNE 26. At Pont-Audemer. This day peace was concluded between us and our suffragans. JUNE 27. At Bec. JUNE 28. At Louviers.

JUNE 29. At Sausseuse. a ,

JUNE 30. At St-Laurent-en-Cornecervine, where we visited. Four monks from Val-Jehosafat-de-Chartres are there. Three are priests. They owe seven-

ty pounds. We found everything to be in a sufficiently good state. Total for procuration: one hundred shillings, four pence of Paris. juLy 1. At Le Pecq. juLy 2-6. At Paris. JULY 7. At St-Denis. JULY 8. At Conflans-Ste-Honorine. JULy 9-11. At Pontoise. JULY 12. We visited the hospital at Pontoise. Ten brothers are there, including the priest. There are five sisters. Sometimes the brothers eat in the town. We found nothing there in good order. This is the income which the said house is reported to possess: twenty-four acres of land in four places in the dioceses of Paris, Beauvais, and Rouen; sixteen acres of vineyard, less one which is said to have been taken from them; sixteen pounds in rents; three acres of meadow; one mill worth twelve muids of grain; the tithe from Anery worth six muids, two-thirds of which are in wheat and one-third in oats; at Us, six sétzers and five mines of wheat, and five mines of oats.

JULY 13. At Wy. The priest at Gadancourt owes us an annual rent of a muid oats whenever we come to Wy. JULY 14. At Genainville. yuLY 15. 21 For explanation of the units of measurement, ‘see above, August 18, 1251, n. 14.

284 JULY, 1256 At Marines, at our expense. JULY 16. We dedicated the church at Marines. | JULY 17. At Liancourt. For procuration we received four pounds of Paris, . accommodation, and utensils as agreed upon in our agreement. JULY 18. We visited there. Three monks are there. Brother William of Orléans does not confess to his prior. A certain novice leaves the house without permission. They eat meat freely; we forbade them to eat meat except — as the Rule permits. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we warned them to observe the Rule in this matter. They have an income of one hundred

twenty pounds; they owe one hundred pounds. We enjoined the prior to order the abbot to remove from the priory, before the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, both Brother William, who is ill famed of incontinence and of several other vices, and the novice who is incapable of assisting others in their duties; otherwise we ourself would remove the said Brother William from the priory and in disgrace. This day we visited the priory of St-Martin.22 Two monks from St-Magloire-de-Paris are there. They owe about eight pounds, but about four pounds

are owed to them; they have an income of about forty pounds. The prior is ill famed of a certain Isabelle, from Chaumont, who gave birth to a girl by him. We received forty shillings of Paris as ptocuration. JULY 19. At Ressons, a Premonstratensian house.23 Total for procuration:

six pounds, four shillings, one penny. re juLy 20. At Neufmarché. Five monks from St-Evroult are there. They do not sing Nones in the monastery, although they sing the other Hours there; we enjoined them to correct this. They use feather beds; they have no copy

of the Rule; they eat meat freely; we enjoined them to see that all these things were corrected in accordance with the Rule. Brother John of Auffay and Brother Alexander are not very obedient. Item, Brother John is quarrelsome, and an immoderate drinker; we warned him to abstain from both of — these offenses, or that otherwise we would institute proceedings against him as the law requires. Total for procuration: six pounds, sixteen shillings, four

pence. , : : : a

JULY 21. We received procuration at St-Laurent-en-Lyons. Total for proc-

uration: seven pounds, fifteen pence. Oo JULY 22. We visited there. Fourteen canons are in residence. One does 22 St-Martin-d’Es, a Benedictine priory dependent on St-Magloire-de-Paris. (Cotti-

neau, JI, 2789.)

23 Established ¢.: 1150. (Cottineau, II, 2450.) .

JULY, 1256 285 not accuse another [in chapter]; we enjoined them to correct this. One of the lay brothers has rancor toward another; we enjoined the prior to have the cause of rancor removed and minor penances inflicted upon both patties at the next meeting of the chapter. They owe one hundred sixty pounds. The sick are ill provided for; capes and pelisses are not distributed on time; we ordered this corrected. This day we received procuration at Bellosane. Total

for procuration: one hundred thirteen shillings. oO oe . _ JULY 23. We visited the priory at St-Aubin, where there are fifteen nuns. They do not always say their Hours with modulation. There is a parish there, but it has no priest in charge. We forbade the relatives of the nuns to sleep at the priory or to eat or drink with the nuns therein. Item, we forbade them to receive anyone as a nun without our special permission; if they do receive

such a one, she is not to be regarded as a nun. They owe somewhat over forty pounds. We, at the time, took the veil away from Alice of Rouen and from Eustasia of Etrépagny because of their fornications. We sent Agnes of Pont to the leper house at Rouen, because she had connived at Eustasia’s fornication, and indeed had even arranged it, as the rumor goes; further, she gave the said Eustasia, as report has it, some herbs to drink in order to kill the child already conceived within the said Eustasia. We removed the prioress from her office. Until a new prioress shall be instituted, we have sus-

continence. | —_ , pended punishment of Anastasia, the subprioress, who is ill famed of in-

This day we visited the chapter at Gournay. Three canons are in residence;

there are five learning to be canons and one wandering monk. We found

evertyhing to be in good condition. oo.

_ This day we visited the hospital of the Hétel-Dieu at Gournay, where there. . are four brothers, one chaplain, and three sisters. The brothers and sisters ~ are received there with the consent of the brethren of the house, the chapter, . and the burgesses of Gournay. The brothers sometimes drink in the taverns

and eat in the town without permission; we warned the dean of Gournay to discipline the brothers who offend in these matters. The house is worth about one hundred pounds. We forbade the chaplain to hear the confessions of the brothers or sisters, or the sick who are in the house, without our special permission or that of the priest of St. Mary’s, in whose parish the said hos-

pital is located. | a

_JuLy 24, We received procuration at Vesly. Total: six pounds, fourteen ©

shillings, eight pence. 7 ,

286 JULY, 1256 , JULY 25. We visited there. Three monks from Marmoutier are in resi-

dence. They have but recently arrived. , -

- JULY 26. At Parnes. We issued a warning to Sir Eustace of Noyers, knight,

who was defamed of adultery. Present were: Peter, archdeacon of Caux; Richard of Sap, canon of Rouen; Brothers Harduin and Walter; and Morel and Robert, our clerks. Total: six pounds, seven shillings, seven pence. JULY 27. We visited there, and the prior of La Chapelle was present. Five monks are in residence. At La Chapelle we promised the prior that we would lend him six pounds of Paris until the feast of the Purification of of the Virgin so that he might purchase a chalice which his priory lacked. We enjoined each one of the monks to confess at least once a month and warned the prior that if we found him negligent in this again we would

punish him for it. They eat meat freely; we forbade them to eat meat save as the Rule permits. The priory of La Chapelle owes about fifty pounds

and has an income of forty-five pounds. | This day we received procuration at Sérans-le-Bouteiller. For procuration we received seventy shillings of Paris, domestic utensils, fodder for the horses,

straw for man and beast, and wood. JULY 28. We visited there. Three monks from St-Germer are there. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule. They eat meat freely; we enjoined them to observe the Rule in this matter. They owe forty pounds; they have

an income of one hundred twenty pounds. | JULY 29—AuGUST 3. At Frénes. ,

AuGUST 4. At the same. This day we enjoined Master Vincent, called Grossim, and forbade him any further exercise of certain privileges conceded

to him by the count of Eu, of which he claimed to be the executor, until such time as he should receive permission from us. We warned him that if he disobeyed our mandate we would institute proceedings against him as

_ must be done according to law. oO : |

On this same day Peter Carnifex, of the parish of Muchegros, pledged himself, under penalty of twenty pounds and in accordance with the uses and customs of Normandy, and on the Holy Gospels swore, that he would never again do any harm to Gerard, or cause any harm to be done to him by anyone else; and that if anyone did desire to injure Gerard, and he should learn of it, he would give Gerard information about this. Peter Bunel, in our presence and at the request of the said Peter Carnifex, constituted himself surety for this pledge. 7

AUGUST, 1256 287 AUGUST 5. At Frénes. Matthew, brother Peter of Gamaches,?4 knight, and Peter’s stepson were brought before us, sworn, and, by virtue of the oath which they took, were asked whether they had beaten a certain messenger, bringing a letter to our curia at Rouen, and if so, in what manner they had thrashed him. They replied that they had beaten him by striking him on the head, shoulders, and arms with two rods, and by throwing him to the ground. Asked whether they knew he was a messenger of the archbishop of Rouen, they said that they neither’ knew it nor believed it, but that they had harassed him because a woman had told them that he was a messenger bringing a citation against Sir Peter. Asked whether they had acted at the command or desire of the said knight, they said, “No”; indeed, they believed that they had displeased him, since he had run after them, and not being able to catch up with them, he cried out when they were beating the messenger: “You are doing me an injury.” After this they swore to abide by whatever sentence we should lay upon them for their offense, and they offered Sir Peter as their guarantor to the extent of ten pounds for each of them. Thereupon we designated the Monday in the vigil of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, as.the date upon which they might hear our sentence at Rouen. Present were: Peter, the archdeacon; Master Richard of

Sap, the dean of Gamaches; Miles, priest at Saussay. | AUGUST 6-10. At Frénes.

AUGUST 11. We visited the priory of Noyon-sur-Andelle, finding seven - monks there. All but one are priests. We forbade them to eat meat save as. the Rule permits. They owe one hundred twenty pounds. Total for procuration: six pounds, twelve shillings, nine pence. _ AUGUST 12. At Ste-Catherine, at our expense. auGUST 13. At Déville. AUGUST 14. At Rouen. Here we found the following letter: Alexander, bishop,?° servant of the servants of God, to his beloved son, Master

John of Putot, rector of St. George’s church near Fontes, in the diocese of Rouen, greeting and Apostolic blessing. At the intercession of our beloved : son, ... [lacuna in MS], the abbot of Fécamp, we are pleased to grant to you, as a special favor, that you may provide a suitable vicar to serve the church of St-Georges-prés-Fontes, in the diocese of Rouen, which has the cure of souls, so that you may take up residence in the schools for five years, or for such a period as the abbot may request. Further, you may enjoy the full revenue of the

24 Alexander See entry for 12, above. |a 25 IV,May 1255-61. ;

288 AUGUST, 1256 said church as though you were in personal residence; nor shall you be compelled to assume any higher orders in the interim, nor take up any personal residence in your parish, despite the oath which you have said that you took concerning the taking of successive orders and of taking up your personal residence in this church. Moreover, if the Apostolic See should ever grant to the local diocesan

the right to compel personai residence by the parish rectors of his diocese, despite indulgences of this kind, we, by apostolic authority, make an exception in your case. Therefore, no one shall be permitted to infringe this our charter of concession, nor shall anyone presume to do so. If anyone should so presume to attempt this, let him know that he will incur the warth the Omnipotent God and that of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul. Given at Anagni, September

12, in the first year of our pontificate. ,

AUGUST 15. At Rouen. We celebrated the feast of the Assumption. AuGUST 16. At Pont-de-l’Arche. AUGUST 17. At Vernon. AUGUST 18-19. At Louviers. AUGUST 20-21. At Pont-de-’ Arche. AUGUST 22. At Frénes. AUGUST

23. At Louviers. When the king’s castellan of Vaudreuil seized William, called Pipuet, esquire, and William of Contemoulins, esquire, in the preserves at Vaudreuil, they escaped from the hands of the castellan’s servants and came to Louviers. The castellan followed them to this our town and captured them there, although he could not legally do so, and carried them off to prison at Vaudreuil. When this came to our attention, we realized that his acts were prejudicial to us and our diocese, for the full jurisdiction over the said town pertains to us. We approached the king, and having presented

the case to him, we obtained the following letter by request: , Louis, by God’s grace king of the Franks,26 to... [lacuna in MS}, the bailiff of Rouen, greeting. We have been informed that our castellan of Vaudreuil captured, within the jurisdiction of our beloved and faithful [Eudes], the archbishop of Rouen, to wit, in his town which is called Louviers, two men who had been taken by his sergeants in the preserves of the sergeants of the said castellan. We command you to restore the said two men to the said town {Louviers} if it be possible and as should be done, lest by this occurrence it should | result that the jurisdiction of the archbishop be restricted in the future. When you have done this, report the fact by letter to the aforementioned archbishop. Given at the abbey of Notre-Dame-Royale, near Pontoise, in the year of our

Lord 1256. - |

On Wednesday, on the vigil of St. Bartholomew, in the said year of the 26 It is interesting to find the old formula being still used in official documents.

OCTOBER, 1256 289 | Incarnation of the Lord, William of Les Voisins, then bailiff of Rouen, came to Louviers and in our presence at our palace there, and acting under the royal mandate already described, restored to us the said two esquires who had been captured in the said town. Present were: We, Eudes, archbishop

of Rouen; Peter, archdeacon of Caux; Richard of Sap, canon of Rouen; Brother Harduin of the Friars Minor; Bartholomew, called Fergant, vicomte of Pont-de-I’ Arche; Sir Geoffrey of Roncherolles, knight; John, his brother; Ralph, the bailiff’s clerk; Robert of Les Andelys; and Hugh (our almoner) and Morel, our clerks; Roger of Martry, Ralph Bitaud, and William Anglais, provosts of Louviers, and several others. We then confined the said — esquires in our prison. Having first accepted their pledges that they would

stand trial before us or before our bailiff, if anyone desired to prosecute. them on the charge for which they had been apprehended, we released them. | Their pledges were Sir Geoffrey of Roncherolles and John, his brother; these

levy on them. |

| men also offered themselves as sureties for satisfaction of any fine we might AUGUST 24. At Frénes. AUGUST 25-27. At Ste-Catherine. AUGUST 28.

At Frénes. AUGUST 29. At Genainville. AUGUST 30. At Pontoise.. AUGUST 31. At St-Denis. SEPTEMBER 1-9. At Paris. SEPTEMBER 10. At Asniéres. SEPTEMBER 11. At Verberie. SEPTEMBER 12. At Noyon. SEPTEMBER 13.

At Montdidier. SEPTEMBER 14. At Conty. SEPTEMBER 15. At Aumale. | SEPTEMBER 16-18. At Aliermont. SEPTEMBER 19. At Dieppe. SEPTEMBER 20. We received procuration at Longueville. SEPTEMBER 21-30. At

Déville. ocroBER 1. At Bourg-Achard. OCTOBER 2. At Pont-Audemer. OCTOBER 3. At Lisieux. OCTOBER 4. Here begins the visitation of the diocese of Bayeux. OCTOBER 5. At Val-Richer.27 We received procuration at Fontenay. Total for procuration: six pounds, eight shillings, two pence. OCTOBER 6. We visited there, finding twenty-five monks in residence. They have two priories in Normandy and one overseas in England. We enjoined them to read the Statutes of the Pope as the said Statutes require. They do not confess every month; we enjoined them to correct this. We enjoined the abbot to make frequent inspection of such coffers as were provided with

keys, so that he might remove any property. We forbade them the use of — meat, except as the Rule permits. They owe something over one thousand

_ pounds; they have an income of one thousand pounds. , 27 Established as a daughter house of Clairvaux in 1146. (Cottineau, II, 3264.) ,

290 OCTOBER, 1256

Cistercian house. |

This day we reached and received procuration at Barbery [Barbeaux},?8 a

OCTOBER 7. We visited the abbey of Notre-Dame-du-Val, an Augustinian

house. Fourteen canons are there; all but one are priests. We enjoined the novice to confess and recetve Communion at least once a month. They have an income of three hundred pounds and more; they owe one hundted fifty pounds. They are spending many pounds on. the repair of their buildings and monastery. Total for procuration: six pounds, eight pence. OCTOBER 8. We received procuration at le Plessis-Grimoult. Total for procuration: seven pounds, seven shillings, eight pence. OCTOBER 9. We spent the night there at our own expense. OCTOBER 10. At the same, and at our expense. We visited. Nineteen canons are there; all are priests. They owe about three hundred pounds; they have an income of about twelve hundred pounds. Canons are dwelling alone

| in some of the parishes; we enjoined that they be recalled to the cloister or

that companions be given to them. |

- OCTOBER 11. We spent the night at Belle-Etoile, a Premonstratensian

house. Total: one hundred four shillings, eight pence. — : . This day we visited... [lacuna in MS}, the prior of La Lande-Patry.

, Three monks from St-Vincent-du-Mans are there. They eat meat freely; we forbade this, save as the Rule permits. The house has no copy of the Rule; we enjoined the prior to get one, or to have one written out and so procure one. They have an income of ninety pounds; they owe about forty

pounds. Then the prior gave us the following letter: To all who will see the present letter, I, Thomas, prior of La Lande-Patry, in the diocese of Bayeux, greeting in the Lord. You are to know that when the Reverend Father Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, visited the diocese of Bayeux, he sought procuration from our priory, in the name of that visitation which he exercises over me and my companion, as his duty is. I, fully recognizing my obligation to pay the said procuration, yet because we are burdened with some debts, besought the archbishop to be gracious enough to remit this obligation on this occasion; which request he, in his mercy, granted. In witness whereof I present the present letter sealed with my seal. Given at Belle-Etoile, the Wednesday following the feast of St. Denis, in the year of our

Lord 1256. , | , |

Present were: Guy of Merule, precentor; Peter of Ons, archdeacon of

28 Originally of the Congregation of Savigny. (Cottineau, I, 261.)

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Grand-Caux, in the diocese of Rouen; Brother Harduin of the Friars Minor; and William of Plessy, rector at Gaynneville, and Morel, rector of Us, out - OCTOBER 12. We visited the priory at Le Désert. Six Benedictine monks from the abbey of Troarn are there. They do not confess often enough; we © enjoined them to correct this. They have no copy of the Rule; we enjoined them to correct this. They have no copy of the Rule; we enjoined the prior to get one or to have one written out. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we urged them to correct this. They eat meat freely; we absolutely for-

bade them to eat meat save as the Rule permits. They have an income of three hundred pounds; they owe about thirty pounds. We received proc- — uration there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds, twelve pence. OCTOBER 13. We spent the night at Aunay, a Cistercian house. > - OCTOBER 14, At the same. The prior of Cahagnes,?* an Augustinian house,

| appeared before us and swore to abide by our decision for that he had re-_ fused to receive us for visitation and procuration. In defense, he stated that the bishop of Bayeux had never received procuration there. We told him

that we would investigate the truth of this matter, and that if we found, upon inquiry, that the bishop had ever received procuration there, we would

exact a fine for his unwillingness to receive us for procuration. _ | | - We received procuration this day at Cerisy. Procuration: six pounds, ten

shillings, ten pence. : | - OCTOBER 15. We visited this abbey. Thirty-two monks are there. One monk is dwelling alone in a certain priory, located on an island; we enjoined

them to send him a companion or to recall him to the cloister. Alms are

debts. , |

given daily to all comers. The fasts of the Rule are not observed in the ptiories, and they eat meat in them; we forbade the use of meat, save as the Rule permits. They have an income of two thousand pounds; they owe one thousand twenty pounds for their mitre,3° and sixty pounds in other

29 An Augustinian priory: dependent on Notre-Dame-du-Val. (Cottineau: I, 556.) 30 It was not uncommon for abbots to request and receive the privilege from the pope of wearing a mitre. Its cost may be accounted for by its precious stones. How-

ever, the authors of Gallia Christiana, Cottineau, and Dom Besse do not make mention of the abbots of Cerisy being mitred, nor is there any mention in A.

granting such a privilege. oo a |

Potthast’s Regesta pontificum Romanorum (2 vols. Berlin 1874-75, Vol. II), of popes

292 OCTOBER, 1256 , OCTOBER 16. At Longues, which is a dependent of Hambye. Total for

procuration: seven pounds, two shillings, three pence. OCTOBER 17. We visited there, where there are eighteen monks. They have two priories. Ten of them are priests. .Sometimes they eat meat, particularly in the priories, nor do the priories keep the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined them to. observe the Rule more fully in these matters. Alms are given daily to all comers. They have an income of three hundred fifty pounds; ,

they owe about forty pounds. a .

This day the lord bishop of Bayeux gave us procuration with all honor, , in consequence of the visitation which we exercised with respect to him. — - OCTOBER 18. We visited the chapter of Bayeux. We asked who had the cure of their souls; some said that it was the bishop,. others the dean. We found certain defects, namely that they rush through the Hours, that the ornaments are dirty, and that the bishop has usurped certain rents which the chapter has from the assart®! in the forest at Neuilly. Everything else, by

God’s grace, we found in good condition. We received procuration this

_ day from the chapter at the bishop’s palace. Co OCTOBER 19. We received procuration at St-Vigor. Total: seven pounds,

ten shillings, eleven pence. . : Oo -

, OCTOBER 20. We visited there. Twelve monks from the abbey of St-

Benigne-de-Dijon®2 are there.. They leave the cloister and go out into the farm as they like and without leave; we enjoined them to correct this. They have two priories in which monks are dwelling alone; we enjoined them to give these monks companions, or recall them to the cloister. They eat meat when there. is no need; we enjoined them to observe the Rule covering this. Traveling monks do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined them to

correct this. They have an income of six hundred pounds, and they owe

two hundred pounds. , 7 re

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_ This day we spent the night at the bishop’s manor at Douvres, through OCTOBER 21. We received procuration at Ardenne, a Premonstratensian house. Procuration: six pounds, eleven pence. , OCTOBER 22. We visited the chapter of St-Sépulcre-de-Caen. One dignitary is there, that is to say, the dean. There is as yet no certain number of canons. Luke, called Capet, runs about the town disgracefully and gets in-

81 Wood on wasteland cleared ‘for the purpose of cultivation. a a |

82 A Benedictine abbey. (Cottineau, I, 966-68.) _

~ OCTOBER, 1256 293 toxicated very easily; but then he is weak in the head. Total for procuration:

nine pounds, fourteen shillings, six pence. - ne - OCTOBER 23. We visited the monastery of nuns at La-Trinité-de-Caen. The

abbess was in England at the time.83 We found seventy-two nuns there. One , does not accuse another [in chapter}. The rule of silence is not well ob: served; we enjoined them to correct this. They take three vows at the time of their being blessed; to wit, the vows of obedience, chastity, and poverty, but no othet vow. The young nuns keep larks, and at the feast of the Innocents they sing their Office with farcical improvisations; we forbade this. They have paid three hundred fifty marks to the Roman Curia. About as much

lings, four pence. : On te

‘is owing to them as they owe. Total for procuration: seven pounds, six shil- OCTOBER 24. We visited the abbey of St-Etienne-de-Caen, where there are sixty-three monks. All but three are priests. In one of the priories there are rabbit dogs; we forbade the monks who are staying there to become hunters. There are some who do not confess every month; we enjoined them to correct this. It used to be their practice that all those ministering [to the celebrants}

at all Masses, save those [Masses] for the dead, received Communion, but this practice, through negligence, has gradually been abandoned; we enjoined

the abbot and prior to have this custom more fully observed by all. The , cloister is badly kept; we enjoined them to correct this. Traveling monks do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined them to correct this. In the priories they do not observe the fasts of the Rule.and they. eat meat freely; we enjoined them to correct this. They owe fifteen hundred pounds, but about as much is owed to them; they have an income of four thousand pounds. Total for procuration: seven pounds, ten shillings, ten pence. — _ OCTOBER 25. We visited the Maison-Dieu at Caen. Seven canons are there. The prior was not there. The brethren receive Communion and confess twice a year, to wit, at Advent and at Lent. They have an income of one thousand

oo pounds and another five hundred for daily alms; they owe two hundred

pounds, and they have their annate money on hand. , | This day we spent the night at Troarn, at our own expense. re OCTOBER 26. We visited there, finding forty monks. All but six are | priests. Those who are not priests receive Communion every Sunday. Travel88 Julianne de St-Sernin (1247-64). (Gallia Christiana, XI, 433.) She may have . been visiting Horstede in Norfolk, where the house had a priory. (Dugdale, Monas-

~ -.- picon Anglicanum, VII, 1057.) - oo

294 NOVEMBER, 1256 ing monks do not observe the fasts of the Rule. In the priories they do not observe the fasts of the Rule, and they eat meat freely; we enjoined them to correct this. They owe about four hundred pounds; they have an income of about three thousand pounds. Total for procuration: eight pounds, twelve shillings, eight pence. When we were visiting in the diocese of Bayeux, we warned Brother Henry, prior of Cahagnes,34 of the diocese of Bayeux, to receive us for visitation and procuration, but he refused to do this, stating that he was not under obligation to do so, and alleged in justification that, in his time, the bishop of Bayeux had never visited him, nor had he ever received procuration there

from him nor, as far as he knew, from any of his predecessors. However, the prior swore to abide by our decision in this matter, and we, after diligent investigation, discovered that the bishop of Bayeux had visited there many times and had received procuration. This being the case, we peremptorily cited the said prior to appear before us at Troarn on the Thursday before All Saints to hear our judgment, and the said prior having come before us at the said time and place, we gave orders that the prior and his successors should be obliged to receive us there for visitation and procuration. We ordered the prior to pay us a fine for having given us offense by unjustly refusing to receive us on the aforementioned business. Present were: Peter, archdeacon of Grand-Caux; Richard of Sap, canon of Rouen; the prior of Ste-Barbe; Hugh, rector at Foucescalier; Reginald, rector at Giverny; Morel of Us; Robert Scansore;... [/acuna in MS}, the abbot of Troarn; and many others. Thereupon, and at the said time and place, the said prior recognized that he was obligated to the foregoing and to the payment of full procuration if we should desire to exact it. He agreed to pay whatever fine we should desire for the offense shown to us. However, we forbore to exact this penalty until such time as we should think best. Present were the aforesaid archdeacon, Richard; William, the prior of Troarn; Brother Harduin of the Friars Minor; and Morel and Robert, our abovementioned clerks. The said prior, before the aforementioned witnesses, swore that he would pay the said fine to us, whenever we should. ask him to do so. - OCTOBER 27. At Pont-lEvéque, at our expense. OCTOBER 28. At PontAudemer. ocToBER 29. At Bourg-Achard. OCTOBER 30. At Déville. ocTOBER 31. At Rouen. NOVEMBER 1. At Rouen. We celebrated the feast of

34 See entry for October 14, above.

, DECEMBER, 1256 295 All Saints. NOVEMBER 2-5. At Déville. NOVEMBER 6. We held the sacred

synod at Rouen, and spent the night at St-Matthieu. NOVEMBER 7-8. At Rouen. NOVEMBER 9. At Frénes. NOVEMBER 10. At St-Germer-de-Flay. NOVEMBER 11. At Bulles. NOVEMBER 12. At Gournay-sur-Aronde. NOVEMBER 13-23. At Noyon, on the business of the inquest held on the body of St. Eloi.25 NOVEMBER 24. At Verberie. NOVEMBER 25. At Louvres, in the diocese of Paris. NOVEMBER 26-28. At Pontoise. NOVEMBER 29. We

received procuration at Gasny. Total for procuration: one hundred nine

shillings, three pence. |

. NOVEMBER 30. We visited. there. Four monks are in residence, one of | whom is ill. They stated that they had remedied the lack of books, and the lack of the minor ornaments, but not the major ones; we enjoined them to procure the things still lacking.36 Some of them do not observe the fasts of _ the Rule: they eat meat; we enjoined them to correct this, and to fulfill the penalties described in the papal Statutes, if they should be remiss in these things. Alms are given to all comers twice a week. We received procuration this day at Mont-Deux-Amants. Total for procuration: six pounds, eight

shillings, seven pence. a

DECEMBER 1. We visited there, finding twelve canons. We enjoined them to read the Rule through at least once a week. They owe about one hundred

| fifty pounds, since some one has recently loaned them one hundred pounds, of which amount they have retained some as cash and invested some in cattle , which they have at present. The sick are ill provided for; we enjoined them to correct this. We particularly enjoined the subprior to be diligent in visiting the sick and to make such provision for them as the illness of the patient seemed to render expedient. They do not get their clothing as soon as they need it, for it is given to them after too long a delay; we enjoined them to

correct this. |

At Ste-Catherine, at our own expense. DECEMBER 2. At Rouen. DECEMBER 3. That is to say, the First Sunday

December 4} ,

in Advent, and we preached to the people in the cathedral. [No entry for

35 St. Eloi, Bishop of Noyon (590-660). Eudes assisted in the investigation preliminary to his formal canonization. (Butler's Lives of the Saints, ed. Thurston and Attwater, IV, 455-58; “St. Eloi” in Dict. de théol. cath., 1V#, 2340-50; Dict. d’arch. | chrét. et de lit., 1V?, 2674-87.) His feast is celebrated on December 1.

36 See entry for October 23, 1255. |

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296 DECEMBER, 1256 DECEMBER 5. Nicholas, the abbot of St-Ouen-de-Rouen, had been -summoned peremptorily to appear before us on the day following the first Sunday _

in Advent, to give reasons for his contempt and disobedience in failing to appear at the synod held at All Saints just passed, and to make amends, as justice requires, for such disobedience. On the said day, the abbot, as the law requires, appeared before us, and apologized for his disobedience. Placing

his hand on his breast, he swore to obey our commands in the matter of the amend. Present were: Peter, the archdeacon of Caux; Masters Robert of Sens, Richard of Sap, canon of Rouen, John of Soissons, canon and then ~ Official of Rouen; Brothers Lawrence and Richard, monks of St-Ouen; Martin, the abbot’s clerk; Morel, our clerk Philip; a servant of the curia of Rouen; Brother Denis, prior of the monastery at Frénes in the diocese of Amiens; and many others. This day we visited the monastery of St-Ouen, where there are fifty monks. Some of them confess too rarely, despite the orders which we issued at our other visitation.87 Item, they do not obey our mandate concerning the celebration of Masses, to wit, that whoever should fail to celebrate Mass at least once a week should abstain from wine until he shall have sung one. Those who have been bled wait as a body until curfew before going to bed. In the priories they eat meat and observe the fasts of the Rule badly. The general audit of the house is made too infrequently, that is to say, but once a year, and then it is vaguely done, whereas we had ordered them to cast their ac-

counts three times a year. Item, the same is true of the kitchener and the other officers, although we had ordered them to cast their accounts at least three times a year. Item, although we had forbidden any monk to receive or request anything from the officials, this order is not obeyed, but they say that they do this because when, for any reason, they have permission to leave

the house, the abbot does not give them anything for their expenses, and so, they say, that they are obliged to ask and receive [expense money}. At | the time of the last feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul they owed seven thousand two hundred forty pounds, seven shillings, eleven pence; however, there is owing to them, in both good and bad debts, sixteen hundred seventy_ five pounds thirteen shillings, so that their liabilities exceed their assets by

five thousand five hundred sixty-four pounds, fourteen shillings, eleven | pence. The prior does not keep to the cloister very well. The treasurer is not very competent. The abbot knows too little about the temporalities; he

37 See entry for January 28, 1254/55. | ,

| DECEMBER, 1256 : 297 changes the officials too readily. In defiance of our command, one monk

is dwelling alone at St-Giles.38 | | a a DECEMBER 5-6. At Deéville. | |

DECEMBER 7. We visited the abbey of St-Georges-de-Boscherville. Twenty-

one monks are there; all but six are priests. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we enjoined them to correct this. We enjoined them to hand. in their old clothes whenever they were issued new ones. Alms are given to all comers daily. They owe two hundred pounds; three hundred pounds is owed to them. Total for procuration: seven pounds, eight shillings, eight —

pence. | oo : |

} DECEMBER 8. We received procuration at Jumiéges. Total for procuration: seven pounds, fifteen shillings.

DECEMBER 9. We visited there. Fifty-one monks are in residence; all — but thirteen are priests. Some are negligent in celebrating Mass; we enjoined _ them to correct this. There ate some who do not confess every month. They have certain houses in which there used to be monks, but in which there are no monks now; we took this matter under advisement. Alms are given daily to all comers, but, as they say, the amount is less than it used to be. We enjoined them to prepare two copies of every audit, of which one should

remain in the possession of the community, the other in that of the abbot. | More is owed to them than they owe. We warned the abbot and the prior to see that the kitchener and the precentor confess often enough, and that the subcellarer celebrates Mass more frequently, for we had found them negligent in these matters, and unless the latter manifestly corrected themselves on the above faults, the former were to report them to us before Easter. Item, we warned the said abbot and the prior to pay better attention

to the bestowal of alms, for we found negligence in the administration of , this work. Item, we warned the abbot and prior to replace the monks in the priories. _ This day we spent the night at St-Wandrille, at our own expense. DECEMBER 10. We visited there, finding forty monks. One does not ac-. cuse another [in chapter}; we enjoined them to correct this. Traveling monks and those dwelling in the priories do not observe the fasts of the Rule. They

eat meat; we enjoined them to correct this. Alms are given daily to all comers. They owe about five hundred pounds, and about five hundred

88 See entry for December 13, 1251. a : :

298 DECEMBER, 1256 pounds is owed to them. The sick are ill provided for and the infirmary is in poor condition; we enjoined them to correct this. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: ten pounds, seventeen shillings. DECEMBER 11. At Le Valasse, a Cistercian house. DECEMBER 12. We re-

ceived procuration at Graville. Total for procuration: six pounds, eleven , shillings, two pence. DECEMBER 13. We visited there. Twelve canons are in residence. One canon is dwelling alone at Bellevue. We strictly forbade women to eat in the house of the canons in the parishes. Three times a week alms are given to all comers. They have an income of three hundred pounds; they owe fifty

pense. | pounds to a certain priest.

DECEMBER 14. This day we spent the night at Montivilliers, at our ex-

DECEMBER 14. [séc}. We visited the abbess?® who had but lately been

established there; we warned her to sleep in the dormitory and eat in the refectory, as is fitting; to see that frequent confessions were made, and to draw up her accounts very often. They owe two hundred pounds, but quite as much is owed to them. Total for procuration: nine pounds, five shillings,

ten pence.

DECEMBER 15. At Valmont, at our expense. DECEMBER 16. We visited there, where there are twenty-six monks, thir-

teen of whom are priests. Some leave the cloister without permission; we enjoined such offenders to be punished. We enjoined the abbot to collect the keys of the coffers from time to time, and to inspect them with the object of removing any property. Layfolk eat in the refectory; we forbade this for the future. One monk is dwelling alone at Val-St-Jacques; we enjoined them to correct this. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration:

seven pounds, ten shillings, one penny. ,

DECEMBER 17. We received procuration at Etoutteville. Total: seven pounds less a penny. The prior is a squanderer of the priory goods; he is quarrelsome, and is almost always excommunicate; he celebrates Mass all

too seldom. ,

DECEMBER 18. We dedicated the church at Rocquefort and received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: nine pounds, thirteen shillings,

eleven pence. a |

89 Julianne. See entry for April 27, above.

| JANUARY, 1256 299 | DECEMBER 19. We visited at Ouville, where there are twelve canons. One

does not accuse another [in chapter}. The sick are not well provided for; we enjoined them to correct this. Alms are given daily to all comers. The total income is not written down; we enjoined them to correct this. They owe one hundred ten pounds; they have an income of four hundred pounds.

Total for procuration: eight pounds, seventeen shillings. | DECEMBER 20-21. At Déville. DECEMBER 22. At Rouen. DECEMBER 23. We conferred Holy Orders at Rouen. DECEMBER 24. At Rouen. DECEMBER —

25. At Rouen. We celebrated the feast of the Nativity. DECEMBER 26. At Frénes. DECEMBER 27. At Le-Bord-Haut-de-Vigny. DECEMBER 28. At StDenis. DECEMBER 29-31. At Paris. JANUARY 1. At St-Denis. JANUARY 2.

At Pontoise. JANUARY 3. At Chaumont. jaNuary 4. At Gournay. JAN, UARY 5. At Beaubec. JANUARY 6. At the same. We celebrated the feast of the Epiphany. JANUARY 7-10. At Aliermont. JANUARY 11. At the same.

The steward at Wanchy gave us procuration. Total for procuration: nine pounds, seventeen shillings, eleven pence. JANUARY 12. We received procuration: nine pounds, seven shillings. JANUARY 12. We received procuration at Bures. Total for procuration: nine pounds, seven shillings. JANUARY 13. We visited the two monks who are staying there. They do

not observe the fasts of the Rule; we forbade them [to violate the fasts] just as the Rule forbids them to. They use meat when there is no need; we __ forbade them to eat meat at all, except as the Rule permits. They have no copy of the Rule; we enjoined them to procure one. The prior of Pré receives about six hundred pounds from them. We warned the prior and his companion about the aforementioned abuses. Present were: the treasurer and

Master Robert of Sens, canon of Rouen. ,

_ This day we visited the prior and the three canons at the hospital.. They confess too rarely; we enjoined them to correct this. Everything else is in

good condition. Five sisters are there. They owe about forty pounds. .. This same day we received procuration at Neufchatel from the lessee at

lings, five pence. | |

Nogent. No monks are there. Total for procuration: nine pounds, two shil_ JANUARY 14. We received procuration at Beaussault. Total for procuration: six pounds, eighteen shillings, one penny.

JANUARY 15. We visited the two monks staying there. Mass is sometimes omitted in this priory, because of the pressure of work. Three times a week

| 300 | JANUARY, 1256 | alms are given indiscriminately to all comers. The rules of fasting are not well observed, and they make a general practice of eating meat. They do not

possess their own copy of the Rule; we enjoined them to procure one. We enjoined them to obey the Rule in the matter of the fasts and the eating of

hundred pounds. ee a | meat. They owe one hundred pounds; they have an income of about one

_ This same day we visited the abbey of Bival. Thirty-four nuns are there, but included in this number is the prioress of St-Aubin.4° They receive the | Body of Jesus Christ regularly seven times a year, but they confess more fre- _ quently. They owe one hundred forty pounds, but sixty pounds is owed to them. They have tranferred, without our consent, the manor of Pierrement, which is worth one hundred forty pounds, to Master William of Viviers for

fifty pounds. We enjoined them to observe rigorously the orders laid down | by R., the archdeacon, a report of which is contained’ in the record of our other visitation.4t We strictly forbade any of them to presume to go beyond

, the cloister gate without permission, or to write any more letters or to have , any letters written for them, without showing them to the abbess. We dismissed the priest, because of scandal connected with the nuns and the people,

although we did not find anything bad about him that could be proved. Florence has recently given birth to a child there, and the entire house has

been ill famed because of this. —

This same day we received procuration at Mortemer-sur-Eaulne, where there are two Cluniac monks. Total for procuration: eight pounds, fourteen

| shillings, © , | | pH

, JANUARY 16. We received procuration at Aumale. Total: eight pounds,

, sevenJANUARY shillings, seven pence. , a | a 17. We visited there. Seventeen monks are in residence; all but five are priests. One does not accuse another [in chapter]};.they confess too rarely; we enjoined them to correct these things. We particularly forbade anyone to possess linen clothing or to go into any room after Compline

to eat or drink. In this matter we forbade the abbot to presume to absolve , anyone who should be delinquent in this regard, and we retained the sole privilege or authority to grant such absolution. Item, we told the abbot that —we did not wish him to have the authority to grant permissions to stay away =

from Compline. Alms are given three times a week to all comers. Ween-

40 St-Aubin was also a Cistercian house. (Cottineau, II, 2599.) ; | ,

| 41 See entry for February 27, 1254/55. | OO |

JANUARY, 1256 301 _ joined the abbot to have a statement of the income written out. Item, we enjoined the officials to prepare a statement of the receipts and expenditures

at least once a month, and this in the presence of brothers elected by the community. Item, that the abbot, at least twice a year, should make an audit of the monastery finances, and in the presence of brothers elected by the

community; that two copies of this should always be made, one to remain , -with the abbot, the other to be given to the members elected by the com-. _- munity. With respect to all of the foregoing, we drew up a written ordinance which, sealed with our seal, we gave to the abbot, and which is to serve as a basis for our visitation next year. They owe eight hundred eighty pounds. The abbot has granted four acres of free land on burgage tenure*? to one of his relatives. Since this transaction was prejudicial to the interests of the monastery, and the abbot had no written approval of this from the community, we enjoined him to revoke this grant. Item, we instructed the abbot _ to grant no more long-term leases of land without the consent of the community. Item, since the visits of the nurse, Alice Teliére, to the abbey had

become a matter of scandal, particularly because, as rumor has it, she used , to sleep with the abbey laborers, we enjoined the abbot not to allow her to | enter the abbey again on any condition. Item, since the porter was defamed of theft, we enjoined the abbot to make an investigation into the truth of this report and to remove him entirely from the hospice, if the report were found

to be correct. , Se

This same day we spent the night at Foucarmont, a Cistercian house. a JANUARY 18. We spent the night at Eu, at our own expense. — JANUARY 19. We visited at Eu, where there are twenty-eight canons. The

Rule is not read every week; we enjoined them to correct this. All but nine | are priests. They owe one hundred seventy pounds. They are short of wine. _ Everything else is in sufficiently good condition. The abbot and the community, to the prejudice of the archbishop and the archdeacon, have appropriated certain churches in their patronage to their own use, and without permission from the diocesan. In connection with this, they said that they possessed these privileges and letters from archbishops; whereupon we appointed the Friday after Ash Wednesday as a date on which they should produce all the documents they had supporting this claim. Total for proc-

uration: seven pounds, nine shillings. : JANUARY 20. We visited the abbey at Le Tréport. One does not accuse an- | 42 The customs governing the holding of land or houses in boroughs.

302 JANUARY, 1256 other [in chapter}. They retain their old pelisses when they are given new ones; we enjoined the abbot not to give them any new ones unless they sur- |

rendered the old ones. In the priories they do not observe the fasts of the Rule; they eat meat; we enjoined them to correct this. Even in the abbey itself they eat meat at the abbot’s discretion; we enjoined the abbot that he should see that the Rule covering this be observed more strictly. They ~ owe about three hundred pounds. Because the abbot had not compelled the observance of the ordinance which we had drawn up at our last visitation’? concerning the audits of the officials, we made him receive penance in our presence, and we enjoined upon him the performance of the penance which we saw fit to impose and promised him that we would punish him for grave fault should we again find him negligent in this matter. Furthermore, we forbade the abbot to permit the priors to give any more money to any of the monks. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration:

eight pounds, eight shillings, four pence. _ | “. JANUARY 21. At Criel, at our own expense. a - |

JANUARY 22. We visited the ptiory at Envermeu, where there are twelve monks. They eat meat when there is no need; we enjoined them to observe the Rule concerning this more fully. They owe one hundred forty pounds in addition to two hundred pounds which they owe to their abbot. We warned _the prior and his companions about making frequent confession, since we had

found them delinquent in this. | an This day we received procuration at our manor at Aliermont, but at the

expense of the priory. Total: eight pounds. | | JANUARY 23. We received procuration at Longueil. Total for procuration:

ten pounds, eight shillings, nine pence. | JANUARY 24. We visited at Bacqueville. Four monks of Tiron are in residence. They use feather beds; we enjoined them to correct this. There is one person there who is not a priest; we enjoined him to make monthly confession and to receive the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ every month. Three times a week alms are given to all comers. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; they eat meat freely; we enjoined them to observe the Rule more fully in these matters. Brother John Pligaut, prior, Brother Luke of Nogent,

Brother Herbert of Chartres, Brother Stephen of Chateaudun, these we warned about the aforesaid things. The sources of income are not written

48 See entry for’ November 17, 1255. : | | |

- MARCH, 1256 303 out; we enjoined the prior to have them written out. They owe one hundred fifty pounds; they have an income of two hundred pounds. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: nine pounds, eleven shil-

lings, nine pence. | | |

JANUARY 25. We spent the night at Auffay. Total for procuration: eight

pounds, eight shillings, nine pence. | - JANUARY 26. We visited there, finding five monks from St-Evroult. We

admonished them to confess at least once a month and to observe the Rule in the matter of keeping the fasts and concerning the eating of meat. They said that their conscience was clear in these matters. They have an income

of four hundred pounds; they owe two hundred pounds. a JANUARY 27—FEBRUARY 2. At St-Victor-en-Caux. FEBRUARY 3. At Rive. FEBRUARY 4. At Frénes. FEBRUARY 5. At Genainville. FEBRUARY 6. At Pontoise. FEBRUARY 7-18. At Paris. FEBRUARY 19. At Pontoise. FEBRUARY 20. At Genainville. FEBRUARY 21. At Frénes. FEBRUARY 22-24. At Déville.

FEBRUARY 25. That is to say, on the First Sunday in Lent, at Rouen. We , preached in the cathedral. FEBRUARY 26-28. At Déville. MARCH 1. We visited at St. Mary Madgdalene [of Rouen}. Twelve canons — are in residence there. There is no subprior. All but three are priests. As

is customary with them, all those who are not priests, both brothers and sis- , ters alike, confess and receive Communion thirteen times a year. We enjoined the prior to collect the keys from all several times a year and without notification, so that he might inspect their coffers to see if there were any property.

Twenty-four sisters are there. They owe about fifty pounds. Brother Peter Goiets is disobedient, nor does he wish to correct his offense of incontinence,

_of which he was ill famed at Foville. We enjoined the prior that more fre-

quent individual audits should be made.

This day we spent the night at Déville, at our own expense. — MARCH 2. We visited at Pré. Eighteen monks are in residence; all but | four are priests. Alms are given to all comers three times a week. Some- — times they eat meat when there is no need, but, as they. say, they eat only a little; we enjoined them to observe the Rule more fully in this matter. Item, we enjoined the prior to see that the fasts of the Rule were more fully

where. |

observed in the priories. They have an income of about one thousand pounds;

they owe the abbot seven hundred pounds, and one hundred pounds -else- |

304 MARCH, 1256 This day we spent the night at Déville, at our own expense. MARCH 3. We conferred Holy Orders at Déville. MARCH 4. We received

procuration at Ste-Catherine. Total for procuration: eleven pounds, seven shillings, eight pence. MARCH 5. We visited there, finding thirty monks, of whom eighteen are priests. We enjoined the abbot to draw up a general financial statement at least twice a year. They have an income of one thousand pounds; they owe five hundred pounds, but some debts are owed to them.

| This day we spent the night at Frénes. , MARCH 6. We received procuration at Sausseuse. Total for procuration: six pounds, fifteen shillings. We visited there. Twelve canons are in residence; all but three are priests. Silence is not well observed. The subprior is too lenient in giving the canons

permission to leave the cloister; we strictly enjoined him to correct this. | Some of the canons, to wit, Brother Matthew and Brother Philip, dine at the house of a certain layman at Le Til; we enjoined the prior to see that this matter was corrected at the first chapter at which these two were present.

There are two brothers and two sisters at the house. They owe about two hundred pounds; they have an income of four hundred pounds. This day we spent the night there, at our expense. MARCH 8. We spent the night at La Roche-Guyon, and for procuration we received forty shillings of Paris, as well as certain other things which

they owe us. oe

- MARCH 9, We visited the priory at St-Martin-la-Garenne. Five monks from Bec are there. Alms are given three times a week to all comers. They eat meat when there is no need; we enjoined the offenders to perform the penance laid down in the Statutes [of Pope Gregory}. They have an income of one hundred forty pounds; they owe sixty pounds. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds, sixteen shillings,

two pence. , | ,

MARCH 10-11. At Gisors. MARCH 12-13. At Gournay. | MARCH 14-15. At Mortemer. MARCH 16. At Gouy. | _ MARCH 17-18. At Rouen. MARCH 19-21. At Pont-de-I’ Arche. ,

MARCH 22. At [Champ-d’} Oisel. a

- MARCH 23-26. At Déville. | Oo |

APRIL, 1256 305 _ MARCH 27. At Déville, and the lord king was with us this day and slept at our manor.44 MARCH 28-30. At Déville. MARCH 31. At Rouen. APRIL 1.

the fifty-seventh year.

At Rouen. Palm Sunday. Aprit 2-6. At Déville. aprit 7. Here begins

*# Louis and his entourage had been traveling in Normandy. Eudes actually met him at Pont-de-I’Arche on the 19th and conducted him as a guest to the archiepiscopal

manor at Déville. . , |

os ee oS re APRIL 8. We celebrated Easter at Rouen. APRIL 9. At St-Victor-en-Caux,

the king remaining at Auffay. Today we dined with the king at Arques. APRIL 10-12. At Aliermont, the king staying at Arques. APRIL 13. At Longueville, where the king was also. APRIL 14-15. At Neufchatel, the king

abiding there as well. APRIL 16. At Mortemer-sur-Eaulne, with the king. APRIL 17. At Gournay, the king being there too. APRIL 18. At Gisors, and both the king and queen were there. APRIL 19. At St-Martin-de-Pontoise, at our Own expense. APRIL 20-22. At Paris. APRIL 23. At St-Germain-enLaye. APRIL 24. At St-Martin-de-Pontoise, at our own expense. APRIL 25. At Gisors. APRIL 26. At Frénes. APRIL 27. At Pont-de-l’ Arche, where the

queen was staying. APRIL 28. At Rouen, and the queen was also there. APRIL 29. At Frénes, with the queen. APRIL 30—MAy 5. At the same. MAY 6-7. At Déville. — MAY 8. We received procuration at St-Saéns. We visited the priory of nuns at St-Saéns this day. Sixteen nuns are there. One nun is dwelling alone at Ste-Austreberte; one sister and a brother are staying at a priory, and they

, have a chaplain. Sometimes, because of their sickness, they say Matins and their Hours without modulation. We admonished them [the nuns} not to receive anything or retain anything without the permission of the prioress. They confess at least seven times a year. They owe two hundred twelve pounds. The king has given them Equiqueville which with all its appurtenances is worth one hundred thirty pounds from another source, and four carucates. of land which are worth forty pounds; so that all in all they have an income of two hundred seventy pounds. Total for procuration: eight pounds, eighteen shillings, four pence. To the monastery of nuns at St-Saéns belong altogether two hundred fortyfive acres of [arable} land, plus eight acres of meadow; of the arable some

one hundred fifteen acres are sowed with grain, wheat, barley, and also legumes. They have a cash income of one hundred forty pounds, sixty-two

1 See above, July 9, 1249, n. 36.

MAY, 1257 a 307 shillings, eight pence. Their income in wheat is eight muzds; in oats, sixtysix;? in capons, two hundred twenty; in sheep, eleven hundred; item, they

also have a cash income returnable with the capons and sheep of twentyseven shillings and six pence. Item, they have a mill at Equiqueville and a wood of which they do not know the size; the priest at Equiqueville has a tithe in the said mill. Item, they possess rights of pannage,> milling, and straw rents, but they do not know the worth of these. Item, they have a mill at St-Saéns which is worth very little. Item, they have fifty-seven sheep there, twelve plough horses, and a plough team of four oxen; item, they have eighteen animals, both cows and oxen. Item, they have only two muds of wheat to last them until August. They have nothing to drink. Twenty-

six pounds, five shillings, two pence is owed to them. ‘Their total debt is , two hundred thirty-four pounds, three shillings, three pence. | | = _ MAY 9. We visited the monks of St-Saéns. Four monks are there; there used to be five. They do not observe well the fasts of the Rule; they cat meat when there is no need; we enjoined them to be more observant.of the Rule in these matters. More is owed to them than they owe. Everything else

is in good condition. This day we spent the night at Aliermont. _ ,

MAY 10-12. At Aliermont. | 7 Oo

MAY 13. At the same. This day Sir Fulk of Sauchay made recompense for having gone hunting in our forest, and, in the king’s presence, he offered

as his surety Sir Jordan of Valliquerville. | 7 a

-_ MAY 14, At the same. This day Master William Pinel entered the following appeal from us and against us to the Apostolic See: I, William Pinel, cleric, proctor of Robert of St-Riquier, Simon of Rouen, Robert of St-Amand, William of Coudray, Gilbert of Rouen, Robert of Capremont, Roger of Caux, Hugh of Frénes, John of Contemoulin, and Reginald of Breuil, monks of St-Victor-en-Caux, and of those associating with them, do assert that you, my lord, Reverend Father, made a provision of fifty pounds of Tours, together with the priory of St-Thomas, for William of Dune, former abbot of the said abbey of St-Victor-en-Caux, to the enormous hurt and injury of the said monastery; and that, despite an appeal entered against this by the said monks, you compelled or wished to compel, by virtue of your office or by the seal of your office, the present abbot to pay the said provision, though the obligation has not been acknowledged or admitted, and the proper legal’

2 On units of measurement, see above, August 18, 1251) n. 14. |

8 The right to put pigs into the forest, where they fed on roots, nuts, etc. =

308 MAY, 1257 | procedure has not been observend. Wherefore I, the proctor of the said monks, feeling that they have been unduly aggrieved by you, appeal in writing to the Apostolic See on behalf of them and those associating with them, and

writing. | , | :

I request apostoli. Should you deny this to me, I enter a further appeal in ~ We considered this appeal to be frivolous, but inasmuch as it contained, as we thought, more inaccuracies than anything else, we permitted the said proctor to have his petition sealed; but later on he refused to take it away

with him. Present at this were: Brother Philip of Caen, of the Order of Preachers, Master Pfeter}, archdeacon of Grand Caux, Brother Walter of Miniéres, Brother Peter Hurtet, and Dom Willard, prior of Salle-aux-Puelles. MAY 15. At Neufchatel. May 16. At Gournay. May 17. At Gournay. We

celebrated the feast of the Ascension there this day. MAY 18. We visited the priory of Chaumont. Three monks from StGermer are there. Sometimes the prior goes for two weeks without celebrating Mass; we enjoined him to correct this. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; they eat meat freely; we enjoined a fuller observance of the Rule in these matters. They owe forty pounds, and they have neither wheat

nor oats; they have an income of one hundred forty pounds. Total for

procuration: seven pounds, six shillings, three pence of Paris. | MAY 19. We received procuration at Gaillonet. Total for procuration: seven pounds, twelve shillings, two pence. MAY 20. At St-Germain-en-Laye.

MAY 21-22. At Paris. MAY 23. At Paris, and on this day, Thomas of Le Fossé, priest, entered the following appeal: Reverend Father, archbishop of Rouen, I, Thomas of Le Fossé, priest, presented to St. Mary’s Church at Boville by that noble lady, Dame Rohaysia of Angerville, to whom belongs the right of presenting to the said church, appeal to the Apostolic See for the protection of my rights acquired by your presenta- __ tion of me and by the renunciation of any other [right of] presentation made or to be made by any other person. I appeal that you shall not admit any other person to the said church, or confer it upon any one else to my prejudice; and I place my person, my legal position, and my goods under the protection of the

Apostolic See. I request, nay, demand, apostoli, and should you deny me this, I enter an instant appeal.

Present at this were: Simon, archdeacon of Rouen; Masters John Cholet, and John of Beauvais; Brother Eudes, monk of St-Lucien-de-Beauvais; Aymon,

MAY, 1257 309 canon of St-Aignan-d’Orléans; Dom Jacques, archdeacon Simon’s priest;

Morel, our clerk; and Ralph Migarel, priest. ' MAY 24. At Paris. MAY 25. We received procuration at St-Martin-dePontoise. Total for procuration: nine pounds, eleven shillings, five pence. —

MAY 26. We visited there. Nineteen monks are in residence. In the priories they do not observe the fasts of the Rule and they eat meat freely; we enjoined the abbot to see that the Rule was better observed on this matter. We enjoined the abbot to have a statement of the house income written out in some book, which book should remain in the possession of the community. They owe one thousand pounds, but they have also been obliged to borrow

two hundred pounds to defray the expenses of the vineyards and for harvesting; however, at the present time some twenty-five muids of wheat is owed to them. They have a certain chamber called “Bernard’s Room,” in which they drink almost as much as they do in the refectory; we strictly and particularly warned the abbot about this, and enjoined him that under — | pain of grave punishment he must not permit anyone to eat or drink there, or anywhere else but in the infirmary, the refectory, or the abbot’s room. We enjoined him that if this were not done, we would take proceedings against

him as the law requires. | MAY 27. We celebrated Pentecost there. | MAY 28. We visited the priory of Juziers. Six monks are there; all are priests but one, who confesses and receives Communion once a month. They use feather beds; they do not observe the fasts of the Rule, and the use meat _ freely; we enjoined a fuller observance of the Rule. Alms are given daily to

_ all comers. They owe two hundred pounds, but sixty pounds is owed to them; they have an income of four hundred pounds, They owe about thirty pounds in pensions, not counting a pension which they owe to the abbey. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: ten pounds,

four shillings, one penny of Paris. | | | MAY 29. At Sausseuse.

MAY 30. We visited the Maison-Dieu at Les Andelys. Robert of Sideville, the prior, is there alone without a companion. There is one sister there who

is quite old, and a young maid servant. The house has an original income

of sixty-five pounds, and through a gift of. the lord king a recent one of = fifty pounds of land in the provostship of Les Andelys. They have sufficient wheat to last until the new harvest. They owe about six pounds; at the present moment they have received some forty pounds of Tours from the

310 MAY, 1257 royal sources of income. They have spent the other income already. We strictly forbade the prior to receive any one as a brother or sister without our special permission. This day we spent the night at Frénes. _ MAY 31. We received procuration at Quévreville. Total for procuration: ten pounds, eleven shillings of Tours. JUNE 1. At Déville. yuNE 2. At the same. We conferred Holy Orders. JUNE 3. At St-Matthieu. JUNE 4. At the same. We conferred Holy Orders. JUNE 5. At the same. JUNE 6. We issued a mandate to the deans to the effect that they should immediately convoke all

, abbots, priors, priests, and such as owe attendance at a holy synod, to attend , the holy synod on the Tuesday following All Saints; item, that whenever a synod is held, the deans of the church of Rouen should cite all priests and should report to us the names of those who ate absent when the synod of

deans is held. _ , :

| On which day the following appeals were entered at St-Matthieu:

Since you, O Reverend Father, archbishop of Rouen, have unjustly and without reasonable cause refused to admit me, Brother Richard of Sommery, monk, to the free and vacant parochial altar of St-Ouen, after I had been presented by those religious men, the abbot and convent of St-Ouen aforesaid, who, by an

indulgence granted to them by the Apostolic See, are. the true patrons of the said altar, I, feeling that I have been unduly aggrieved, and acting on the mandate of the said abbot and convent, appeal in writing to the Apostolic See and: request apostoli. And I place myself and the said altar under the pro-

tection of the Apostolic See. | - ,

_. Since those religious ‘men, the abbot and the convent of St-OQuen-de-Rouen, the patrons of the church of St-Pierre called Honoré-de-Rouen, presented me, Richard of Ecales, cleric, to you, Reverend Father, archbishop of Rouen, to the

, free and vacant church aforesaid, and you unjustly and without reasonable cause refused to admit me to the said church at their presentation, I, feeling that I have been unduly aggrieved, appeal in writing to the Apostolic See and request apostoli, And I place myself and my church aforesaid under the pro-

tection of the Apostolic See. , Oo

To all who may see the present letter, we, N[icholas} by God’s grace abbot of St-Ouen-de-Rouen, and the convent thereof, give greeting in the Lord. Know you that we appoint our beloved Nicholas of Frénes, cleric, the bearer of this

present letter, as our proctor in all causes or matters affecting us and our ~ monastery, as well in judicial business as in other things; in entering appeals or in challenging verdicts; in prosecuting appeals, whenever he shall feel or be convinced that we and our monastery are injured by any persons or in any way,

JUNE, 1257 311 or that we and our monastery are being prejudiced. We will regard as valid and acceptable whatever he, as proctor, shall do for us and our monastery in the foregoing matters. We present this information, by means of the present letter,

to all whom it may concern. Given in the year of our Lord 1257, on the Wednesday after Trinity [Sunday].

Since the Apostolic See has granted an indult to those religious men, the | | abbot and convent of St-Ouen-de-Rouen, that when the rector of the parochial altar established in the monastery shall resign or die, the abbot and convent shall have this altar served by one of the brothers, and shall not be obliged to present some secular cleric for the said altar, for the advowson is known to

belong to them; | | : — ,

| And ‘since, Reverend Father, archbishop of Rouen, on the death of Roland, | the former rector of this altar, they presented Brother Richard of Sommery, one

| of their monks, for the free and vacant altar, and under the aforesaid indulgence, you, unjustly and without reasonable cause, refused to admit the said

| monk to this altar at their presentation; , , |

I, Nicholas of Frénes, cleric, proctor for the said monks, feeling that my aforementioned lords and the said monk have been unduly wronged by you,

enter an appeal in their name and in writing to the Apostolic See, and I request apostolz, Further, I place my lords and their monastery under the

protection of the Apostolic See. : ,

' Since those religious men, the abbot and convent of St-Ouen-de-Rouen, , presented to you, Reverend Father, archbishop of Rouen, Richard of Ecales, cleric, to the free and vacant church of St-Pierre, called Honoré-de-Rouen,

the right of patronage over which is known tobelongtothem; = a And since, Reverend Father, you, unjustly and without reasonable cause, refused to admit this cletic to the said church at their presentation, to the

prejudice and injury of the said monks: SO

I, Nicholas of Frénes, cleric, and proctor of these monks, considering that my lords have been unduly aggrieved in this matter, appeal in their name, and in

writing, to the Apostolic See, and I request apostoli, Further, I place my lords : and the aforesaid church under the protection of the Apostolic See. Alexander, bishop, servant of the servants of God, to his beloved children, ...[lacuna in MS}, the abbot and convent of the monastery of St-Ouen-deRouen, of the Order of St. Benedict, greeting and apostolic blessing. Desiring that the liberties, immunities, jurisdictions, honors, and all other rights which adorn the said monastery shall in all ways be preserved, we, by the authority of the present letter, concede that you may freely enjoy all the graces and indulgences which, collectively or separately, have been granted to you or to your

312 JUNE, 1257 monastery by the Apostolic See, and without any contradiction whatsoever, and notwithstanding any letters which may have emanated from this See curtailing such graces or indulgences, or which may be issued by the said See in the future

and do not make full and express mention of this letter. _ . Further, we pronounce as null and void whatever sentences of excommunica-

: tion, suspension, or interdict shall be directed against you, or any of you, contrary to such graces and indulgences; and we declare them revoked if

perchance they have already been issued. , No one shall be permitted in any way to infringe or rashly oppose this our charter of concession, constitution, and revocation. Should anyone presume to attempt this, let him know that he will incur the wrath of the Omnipotent God and that of the holy apostles, Peter and Paul. Given at the Lateran, February 11,

| in the third year of our pontificate.4

JUNE 7-8. At Louviers. JUNE 9. At Limay. JUNE 10. At St-Germain-

en Laye. JUNE 11-14. At Paris. JUNE 15. At Pontoise. JUNE 16. We visited the chapter of St-Mellon-de-Pontoise. Those holding prebends are

: not held to residence. In residence are ten vicars, one deacon, one subdeacon, and two chaplains. The deacon and the subdeacon sometimes do minor penances.6 All of the deficiencies which we discovered here at our

other visitation’ still exist, except that of the bell tower, which has been entirelly repaired, and the monastery roof, which has been partially repaired. We visited the priory of St-Pierre this same day. Five monks are there. All are priests. We enjoined them to read a chapter of the Rule every day after singing Preciosa at Prime;® the prior agreed to this. They eat meat when there is no need; we enjoined them to observe the Rule in this matter, and

to accept the penance contained in the Statutes of Pope Gregory if they should be delinquent. They owe forty pounds, not counting their debt to the abbot. This day we received from the chapter for procuration: one hundred shillings of Paris and accommodations including straw, wood, beds, cups, dishes, and other domestic utensils.

JUNE 17. At Auvers [-sur-Oise], at our expense. We conferred the 4 February 11, 1257. (Potthast, Regesta, II, 1369 [16727].)

5 They could enjoy most of the fruits of the prebend and appoint a vicar or his substitute to fulfill. their duties in chapter or at the Divine Office.

| 6 Each chapter had its statutes, violation of which incurred satisfaction or penances.

7 See entry for March 6, 1255/56. , | |

8 A versicle, “preciosa in conspectu Domini mors sanctorum ejus’ (Precious in the

sight of the Lord is the death of His saints), is said just after the psalms at Prime and just before reading the Martyrology.

| JULY, 1257 313 sacrament of Confirmation there. JUNE 18. At Le Fay {-aux-Anes], at our expense, JUNE 19. At the same, but this day we conferred the Sacrament

of Confirmation at Ivry [-le-Temple}. | JUNE 20. We were received at the priory of St-Ouen at Gisors. We obtained from the prior for procuration one hundred twelve shillings of Paris, which is all that he owes, and should he give us more it would be of grace

and not of obligation.® a

JUNE 21. We received procuration at Pérriérs. Total for procuration:

eight pounds, eighteen shillings, eight pence. JUNE 22, We received procuration at L’Ile-Dieu. Total for procuration: six pounds, nineteen shillings, six pence. JUNE 23-24. At Frénes. JUNE 25. At Gournay. JUNE 26. We dedicated St. Mary’s church at Gournay. Total for procuration: eight pounds, five shillings, three pence. JUNE 27. At Beauvais. JUNE 28. At Clermont. JUNE 29. At Compiégne. JUNE 30—JULY 1. At Noyon. juLy 2. At Noyon, in the matter of the body of St. Eloi, which lies there.19 yuLy 3. At Mont-

didier. yuLY 4. At Poix. JuLy 5. At Mortemer-sur-Eaulne. JULY 6-9. At | Aliermont. JuLy 10. At Aliermont. We dedicated the church at Tristeville. JULY 11. At the same. JULY 12. At the same. We dedicated the church of the leper hospital at Arques. This day Cardon of Pierrecourt swore to submit to our sentence for having maliciously pounded at night on the door of the priest at Hibouville. Present were: the archdeacon of Eu; Master Richard of Sap, canon of Rouen; Brother Adam; Sit William Buhere and Sir Michael of Berneval, knights; Morel, our clerk; and many others. JULY 13. We dedicated St. Nicholas’ chapel in the woods at Sauchay. This day we spent the night at Dieppe, at the expense of the prior of the

same place. JULY 14. At St-Victor-en-Caux, at our expense. : JULY 15. We visited there. Twenty monks are in residence, and two are at St-Thomas; all but three are priests. There is small provision made for alms, and no general donations are made. We enjoined the abbot to prepare a financial report of the general state of the house twice a year in the presence of brothers elected by the community, and to have individual audits made every month in the presence of the elected brothers. They owe about eighty pounds. We ordered the abbot to impose penance of grave fault upon

® See entry of February 5, 1254/55. 10 See above, November 13-23, 1256, n. 35; below, August 23, 1258, and

February 16, 1260/61. .

314 | JULY, 1257 the prior and certain others who came to blows while the abbot was away and to continue the penalty until he should receive further instructions from

us. But since Brother Simon, the prior, Brother John of Contemoulin, Brother Gilbert of Rouen, and Brother Robert of Capremont performed the

penance unwillingly, we revoked it, reserving the right to inflict such other penalty as should seem expedient to us. These are the names of those who appealed against us in the matter of making provision for William, the former abbot:11 Brothers Simon of Rouen, Robert of Riquier, John of Contemoulin, Hugh of Frénes, Gilbert of Rouen, Robert of St-Amand, Clarembaut, Robert of Capremont, William of Coderay, and Roger of Caux. We

received procuration there this day. Total for procuration:... [lacuna in

JULY 16. At Déville, at our own expense. | JULY 17. We visited the priory of St-Lé-de-Rouen. We found eleven canons there; five have been sent to other abbeys and priories to relieve the burden of debt which afflicts the house. All but one are priests. One does not accuse another {in chapter}; we enjoined them to correct this. We enjoined them to cease using private rooms. They owe four hundred pounds, but they have nearly enough provisions to last until the new harvest. We found something amiss concerning the keys of the cellar, for a certain’ cleric was in the habit of carrying them about, and sometimes when it was time for luncheon or dinner, he was absent. Item, there was no one to look out for the sick in any competent way; we enjoined the prior to have this cor-

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rected. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: ... JuLy 18. At Bourg-Achard, at our expense. JULY 19. At Bec-Hellouin. JULY 20. We visited there, where we found about eighty monks. We found everything to be in good condition, except that those in the nonconventual12 priories do not keep the fasts of the Rule and eat meat freely;

_ we enjoined the abbot to discipline them for this. 7 JULY 21. We received procuration at Corneville. Total for procuration:

| six pounds, sixteen shillings, ten pence of Tours, of which amount we remitted to them one hundred shillings. We visited there this day. Nine 11 See entry for May 14, 1257. 12 Priories in which, because of the small number of monks, the regular liturgical observances of the Divine Office were not carried out. Many times such establishments were cells inhabited by two monks.

JULY, 1257. | 315 canons, including the abbot, are there. One canon is at Colletot, another is at another priory, and each is alone. Item, they celebrate three Masses each

day and with due modulation.13 One does not accuse another [in chapter}. | Seven priests are there. Those who are not priests receive Communion three | times a year; the novices confess when they please; we enjoined their master to be solicitous in providing for them to go to confession. The canons — occasionally leave the cloister to watch the workers engaged at the house; we enjoined them to correct this. The canons possess coffers; we enjoined the

abbot to inspect them frequently. The church income was written down on rolls; item, they owe about thirty-five pounds of Tours, over and above what

is owed to them. They have almost enough wheat and oats for the use of the community and the servants to last until the new harvest. They have two

, casks full of cider. Two lay sisters are there. Item, the people of the parish often come and enter the monastery to hear Masses and the service, or to _ strike the two bells which they [the parishioners} possess in the monastery tower; we ordered them to construct a partition between the bells, so that the canons might sound their own bells more freely and be able to concentrate upon the divine cult with more quiet. Item, guests occasionally eat there, and one or two of the canons eat with them; we enjoined the abbot to prohibit the canons from eating with the guests in the future. JULY 22. That is to say, on the feast of St. Mary Magdalene. We spent this night there, at our own expense. This same day William Bernard swore in Our presence to treat Emeline, called Noble, his wife, and whom he has several times put away from him, with marital affection. He gave, in addition, a pledge to continue in this course under a penalty of one hundred shillings. His sureties were Walter of Chemin and Richard of Buez, both

of whom live at Corneville. Both gave their pledge under a penalty of

twenty pounds of Tours. | / _ JULY 23. We received procuration at Bourg-Achard. Total for procuration: nine pounds, seven shillings, seven pence. We visited there this. day and found ten canons; all but one are priests. There is no subprior; we ordered the prior to appoint one. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; | we enjoined frequent and mutual accusation and that corrections be made. Almost all of the canons fail to observe the rule of silence; we enjoined. them under pain of excommunication and by their oath of obedience to observe the rule of silence carefully, telling them that should we find one or

18 See above, July 9, 1249, n. 36. | 7 : |

316 JULY, 1257 more guilty of breaking this rule, we would punish him or them as guilty of a grave fault. They have an income of about three hundred pounds; they owe one hundred pounds of Paris, and two hundred pounds of Tours is owed

to them. They have sufficient wine to last until Michaelmas, but they do not have enough wheat and oats to last until the new harvest. We forbade the prior to go riding alone in the future, to eat outside the priory in the town, or to permit any woman to eat at the priory. We enjoined him to confess more frequently than was his practice, to wit, at least as often as he

should happen to celebrate Mass. | JuLy 24. At Pont-de-l’Arche. JULY 25. At Frénes. JULY 26. We received procuration at Vesly. Total: eight pounds, eight pence of Paris. This same day we absolved the prior of Vesly, formerly prior of Gisors, from the sentence which, under apostolic authority, we had imposed upon him a little while ago’ for failing to observe the Statutes of Pope Gregory. Item from the sentence we imposed upon him in the matter of the procuration from the priory of Gisors, in which matter he was never willing to stand trial. Item, from the sentence imposed upon him by the archdeacon of the place [Gisors}, because of a certain tax for the procuration of the said archdeacon which the said priory owed, and which tax he did not wish to recognize. We absolved him provisionally from these; that is to say, he swore in our presence that he would abide by the decision reached about the foregoing. Present were: Master William, the treasurer; and Robert, the archdeacon of the Norman Vexin, in the church of Rouen. This same day Master John, priest at Suzay, confessed to us that he had once again fallen into sin with a certain woman of whom he had already been defamed, for which he had been admonished and because of which he was obligated to pay ten pounds. But we, desiring him to undergo purgation, admonished him to give us a letter promising to regard his church as resigned.

When he had agreed to this request, we appointed the Monday before Assumption as the day on which he should appear at Rouen, or vicinity, to answer questions about this and other offenses and obey the sentence. JULY 27. We received procuration at Parnes. Total: one hundred fifteen shillings, eight pence. We visited there this day, finding four monks. Because they were then repairing St. Mary’s chapel, they do not sing Matins with modulation.15 They eat meat freely because it has been their custom, 14 See entries for September 17, 1253; February 5, 1254/55.

15 See above July 9, 1249, n. 36. . Bo _

JULY, 1257 317 but it is not according to the Rule. They owe about twenty pounds. We enjoined them to abstain from eating meat. Everything else we found in

good condition. | : |

JULY 28. We visited at Villarceaux, where there are twenty nuns. They do not have sufficient books; they lack two antiphonaries. The gate looking towards the fields is open too often; we ordered it closed. They owe eighty pounds; they have six horses, sixteen cows, thirty-four swine; but they have no provisions. The community has four maidservants for general work, and

one for the infirmary. They have a niece of the prior of Vesly there, at present in secular garb; in chapter they knelt and besought us for permission to receive her, pecause the prioress and community had promised to give her the veil. Item, the prioress swore to show us all obedience and reverence in whatever we, in conscience, should think it best to enact for them. Item, we

enjoined her to remove, or to have removed, all of the servants who were in the house, both male and female, with the exception of: this niece. This same day we spent the night at St-Laurent-en-Cornecervine, at their expense. Total for procuration: one hundred six shillings, one penny. We visited there this day. Four monks are there, including the prior. We found

everything in satisfactory condition. oS

JULY 29. At Wy. We conferred the Sacrament of Confirmation and spent

the night there. The priest at Gadancourt owes us an annual rent of a

mutd'6 of oats, whenever we turn aside to Wy. ,

JULY 30. We visited at Sérans-le-Bouteiller, where there are three monks from St-Germer-en-Flay. They use feather beds; they do not observe the fasts

of the Rule; they use meat whenever they please. They owe about fifty pounds of Paris; they have a sufficiency of provisions. We received proc-

uration there this day, and for this we had seventy shillings of Paris, fodder , for the horses, straw for men and beasts, domestic utensils, and wood. They did not wish to pay for hay bought outside the town, saying that this was not included in the letter sealed with the seal of Thibaut, former archbishop of Rouen, a transcript of which letter they showed to us. For they said that they were not obligated for anything not contained in the said letter. A trans-

cript of this letter is copied out below, on the last folio.17 | _ JULY 31. At Liancourt. For procuration we received four pounds of Paris,

accommodation and utensils, as is set forth in the agreement. We visited

See Bonnin, above, August 18, n. 14. -1617 p.1251, 776. | :| ,

318 JULY, 1257 , there this day. Three monks are there. They use feather beds and do not

| observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined them to correct this as the Rule | requires. They eat meat freely; we forbade them to eat meat save as the Rule permits. They owe one hundred pounds of Paris; they have sufficient pro-

visions. Everything else we found to be in good condition. , AUGUST 1. At Notre-Dame-de-l’ Aillerie-de-Chaumont, at our expense. AUGUST 2. At the same. We visited St-Martin-d’Es, where there are two

monks, both of whom are priests. The prior does not celebrate Mass every week. They have an income of forty-five pounds; they owe thirty-three pounds.

They use feather beds; we ordered this corrected. They do not sleep in the same place; we ordered them to correct this. We spent the night at I’ Ail-

lerie, at our own expense. : , AUGUST 3. We received procuration at Ressons. Total: one hundred four-_

teen shillings, two pence. AUGUST 4. We received procuration at Marcheroux, and this day we sent John of Graye, cleric, whom we have appointed our proctor, to the Roman Curia. Total: six pounds, six shillings, two pence. AUGUST 5. We received procuration at Neufmarché. Total for procuration: eight pounds, sixteen shillings, eight pence.

This day Girard, priest at Martigny, appeared before us and confessed that he had kept a certain woman, called Mathilde, who was also one of his parishioners, for three years, and also that he had several times known another young girl. We assigned to him the day after Assumption for pro-

again. , |

ceeding against him as the law requires on his admissions which were made

with due regard for legal process, in our presence. He then promised, by letter, to regard his church as resigned if it should happen that he sinned We visited there [at Neufmarché} this same day. Four monks from St-

Evroult are there; all are priests but one. The parish priest eats at their table, and the parish Mass is always celebrated in the monks’ choir; the patishionets complained about this; we enjoined the prior, in the presence of the local archdeacon, to build a special altar before the Cross, on which the parish priest should celebrate Mass every day, and that the monks should find a-clerk to assist the priest. They eat meat in common; we forbade them —

to eat meat save as the Rule permits. About as much is owed to them as they owe. Everything else we found to be in good condition. Aucust 6. At Gournay, at our own expense, and we visited the chapter.

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in good condition. |

In residence are four canons and five students. We found everything to be We conferred the Sacrament of Confirmation this day at the monastery of St-Hildevert. We found only two canons there, to wit, Matthew and Master John of Paris. This day we visited the leper hospital at Gournay. The chaplain there is

pounds. , |

maintained at the expense of the house. The arrangement is unsatisfactory: the dean of Gournay and certain burgesses are the proctors of the house and

of the master; a certain leprous cleric is lessee. They owe about sixteen

| We also visited the Maison-Dieu this same day. In residence are six | _ brothers, six sisters, and one chaplain; the brothers and sisters are accepted there with the consent of the brothers of the chapter of Gournay and of the

burgesses. They all eat in common, the brothers, the sisters, and the priest. , The sick are ill provided for. One of the sisters thete was destroying and even pilfering the goods of the house. They do not observe any Rule. They do not discipline each other. They do not sleep in one and the same place.

Some of them sleep with their wives there and whenever they please.18 They | confess whenever and to whomsoever they please. They have no parish, nor

do they desire to have one. , |

AUGUST 7. We visited the priory of nuns of St-Aubin. Fifteen nuns are there, but we found only twelve. Eustasia of Etrépagny was a wanderer; Alice of Rouen was in grave fault. We forbade the prioress and the community to receive anyone as a nun, or to veil anyone, without our special

knowledge and command; and that if they did so, we would not regard the | , one received as a nun. We expressly forbade the relatives of the nuns to sleep in the house, or to eat or drink at the house with the nuns. There is

a parish there, and the priest lives at their house and celebrates Mass for them. They owe about one thousand pounds. The above-mentioned Eustasia was pregnant when she departed; she left and it was said that she gave birth to a child which she had by John, the chaplain at Fry. We ordered them : to procure some clerk to assist the priest, and to do this before the feast of St. Remy. 18 These religious-minded brothers and sisters serving in the hospitals and leprocaries contracted temporary vows and were free to marry when the period of the vow’s

duration was terminated. Many remained at the hospitals or leprosaries even after they married.

320 AUGUST, 1257 | , AUGUST 8. We received procuration at St-Laurent-en-Lyons. Total: eight

pounds, three shillings, five pence. _ oo

- auGuST 9. We visited there. Fifteen canons are there; all but two are

| priests. When the canons return to the cloister from the priories they do not celebrate Mass as frequently as they should. The novices confess only once a year; we ordered them all to confess once a month. One does not accuse another [in chapter]; we enjoined them to correct this. We ordered the prior to hear the confessions of the lay brothers. They owe about two hundred eighty pounds. Brother Peter Beaugendre was suspected of possessing property; we expressly enjoined him to free his conscience in this matter, to celebrate Mass more often than was his practice, and to confess. to the prior. _ We received procuration this day at Bellosane. Total: one hundred eleven

shillings. | | | :

AUGUST 10. We received procuration at Beaulieu. Total for procuration:

seven pounds, nine shillings, seven pence, | AUGUST 11. We visited there. Fifteen canons are in residence; eleven are

priests. There are three sisters as lay sisters, two maidservants, and two lay brothers. They owe one hundred fifty-three pounds and fourteen shillings; thitty-two pounds of a good and collectible debt is owed to them. They have an income of four hundred fifty pounds. Other things we found to be

in a sufficiently good condition. The prior had kept one canon for a long space of time at Montmoy, although the cure of souls had not been granted to him; he accepted a penalty for this, and we enjoined a penance upon . him. This day we lunched at Carville, at the house of the treasurer,1® though

at our expense. We spent the night at. Déville. , Oo AUGUST 12. At Déville, and we preached a sermon in the churchyard of St-Gervaise.20 AUGUST 13. At the same. AUGUST 14. At Rouen. AUGUST 15.

At Rouen, where we celebrated the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin. The lord archbishop of Sens was staying with us. AUGUST 16. At Déville. The lord archbishop of Sens was with us. AUGUST 17-21. At Frénes. AUGUST 22.

At Frénes. This day we visited the chapter at Les Andelys. Four vicars are

, there; one celebrates Mass daily at La Culture, another at La Madeleine, and two in the church. They do not have the required Mass.21 Dom Peter is not

19 That is: the treasurer of the cathedral of Rouen. 7 20 This was undoubtedly a sermon preached in the open. Many churches in Europe are in the center of the cemetery or churchyard. — . 21 That is, conventual Mass, at which the community was present daily. Usually

AUGUST, 1257 321 constant in sleeping in the'sacristy as he is held to do. Some of the chaplains

of the church hear the confessions of parishioners without the dean’s permis- | sion and this they should not do. Dom Peter does not show the necessary diligence in the training of the boys in the song schools. Master Robert is a drunkard. Dom Miles is regarded as suspect concerning Emmaline of Haqueville; Dom Peter Robilgart was thrashed by two women, and these had a battle between themselves because of him. We gave instructions that certain

vicars should not invite men to eat with them and bring their wives, nor

should any other woman eat with them. : AUGUST 23. We visited the priory at Noyon [-sur-Andelle}, where there are seven monks. They have coffers and keys; we enjoined the prior to collect the keys occasionally and to look into the coffers to see if any property

was there, and to correct whatever he found to need correction. They use meat freely; we forbade them to eat meat save as the Rule permits. A general distribution of alms takes place on Sunday; on other days to all travelers, or certain dishes of food to the people living in the vicinity. They owe ninety pounds. Total for procuration: eight pounds, seventeen shillings, three pence.

AUGUST 24, At Déville. | _

AUGUST 25. We visited the chapter at Rouen. Present were: Simon of Rouen, Reginald of Petit-Caux, Robert of the Norman Vexin, Stephen of the French Vexin, archdeacons; the treasurer; the precentor; the chancellor; and the subcantor. We preached the word of God before the entire chapter and the clerks-choral. Then we entered the chapter and visited, examining them first of all as a body. We admonished them to warn the dean to keep residence in the church, and to get themselves promoted to such [Holy] Orders as the administration of heir dignities required. We warned them to allow and pass as binding, whatever ordinances the treasurer and archdeacon Reginald should issue. This over, we called in the chancellor and the subcantor separately and in that order, then the others two at a time, and we made inquiries into the conduct of persons. We found nothing that was not good. Item, we admonished them to compel certain ones to take deacons’

Orders. | , _

AUGUST 26: We visited St-Amand. Forty-five nuns are there as well as four gitls who have been promised that they would be received before any

it was a High or Solemn Mass. Even though the priests celebrated privately, they

were obliged to hear the community Mass. _

322 AUGUST, 1257 | | others. They have seven maidservants. Silence is badly observed, especially

, in the monastery and in the dormitory. The abbess does not eat in the refectory; whenever she eats in her own chamber she always has certain ones as her companions, and does not call the others for such recreation. When the nuns are in the infirmary, they have no one to read the Divine Office to them. We enjoined the abbess not to be ready or lenient in granting permission to the nuns to undertake traveling, but to be stern and to give them permission to go only for a definite time. We forbade them to appoint any almoness or to give alms without consent. Item, we forbade them to receive

anything from their relatives without permission. _ -

AUGUST 27. At St-Saéns. ,

AUGUST 28. At Longueville. Total for procuration at Longueville: seven

pounds, eighteen shillings. ,

AUGUST 29. At Sauqueville. The treasurer, Ferric, does not keep residence, although he is obligated to do so. Item, he is publicly known for incontinence

with Aubrey of Canay. Walter, called “Gros,” does not keep residence. We ordered the bailiff to seize their revenues. The canons perform no other

services than as parish priests. It is not known whether Gilbert, the deaf canon, has been corrected about his incontinence. We spent the night at Aliermont. AUGUST 30—-SEPTEMBER 3. At Aliermont. SEPTEMBER 4. At the same.

Today Robert Pichet, of St. Mary’s parish, Geoffrey, a parishioner of the same church and Reginald Pate swore in our presence that they would obey our orders and will, and would likewise accept whatever penalty we should desire to impose as a result of the things they said and did against the priest

at St. Mary's. ,

SEPTEMBER 5, At Aliermont. SEPTEMBER 6, At Anglesqueville. SEPTEMBER 7-8. At Jumiéges. SEPTEMBER 9-11. At Pont-Audemer. SEPTEMBER 12. We

presided over the sacred provincial council at Pont-Audemer. Present were {the following]: on our right sat Gui, bishop of Bayeux, and next to him Fulk, bishop of Lisieux (there being no bishop just then in the church of Evreux; had there been one, he would have been seated between Bayeux and Lisieux); on our left sat Richard, bishop of Avranches, Geoffrey, bishop of Séez, and John, bishop of Coutances, in that order. We opened the council by preaching a sermon. Then a letter from the bishop of Bayeux calling and authorizing the council was read. Thirdly, the lists of proctors of the catedral chapters were read. Fourthly, the statute drawn up in the general coun-

SEPTEMBER, 1257 323 cil22 concerning the convocation of annual councils by archbishops and their —

suffragans, which is to be found under the title “On Accusations,”?8 and other statutes of the same general council which seemed pertinent, were read. The proctors were: for the Rouen chapter, William, the treasurer of Rouen;

for Bayeux, Master Peter of Locelles, the official of Bayeux, and a canon of | Bayeux; for Avranches, A., the dean of Avranches; for Evreux, the official, and Master John of Meulan, canon of Evreux; for Séez, Master Nicholas of

| Bléve, canon of Bayeux; for Lisieux, Master William, dean, and Nicholas, archdeacon of Gacay in the church of Lisieux; and for Coutances, Master Harvey Paste. Fifthly, the inquisitors appointed at the last provincial council were asked to report; all were negligent except the inquisitor of Rouen. Thereupon we appointed others: to wit, G.[ William}, the treasurer, and Robert, the archdeacon in the Norman Vexin, for the diocese of Rouen: Stephen, dean of Marais, and Master Adam, dean of Noyers, for Bayeux; Alfred, dean of Genet, and Henry, dean of Mesnil-Gilbert, for Avranches; William of St-Just, dean of Vernon, and Nicholas, dean of Lyre, for Evreux; Master Nicholas, rector of the church of Moulins, and Amidieu, dean of _Argentan, for Séez; Gilbert, dean of Bernay, and Nicholas, dean of Cormeilles, for Lisieux; and Nicholas, dean of Cenilly, and Robert, called Piedubois, dean of Carentan, for the chapter of Coutances. Sixthly, we enacted

| the statutes which were read to the sacred council and which ran as follows: It is the pleasure of the sacred council that the [statutes] below be observed in

strictness, in such manner that the Reverend Fathers, Eudes, by God's grace atchbishop of Rouen, his suffragans, and their subjects are in no way obliged to observe them as newly enacted statutes, that is, as regards those which have already found expression in [canon] law, in the Statutes of Pope Gregory IX or

in episcopal synods. , ee

, We will the observance of the statute promulgated at the Council of Lyons dealing with procurations owed by reason of visitation, and receivable by the archbishop and bishops; we also will that the statute be observed which prohibits the inflicting of burdens under the pretext of performing their duties.24

We will that the statute of the general council against those who form leagues,25 together with the statutes against the liberties of the Church which

, 22 The Fourth Lateran Council.

668). , .

23 Corp. jur. can., Decretal. Greg. IX Lib. v. Tit. 1. cap. 25.

! 24 Romana Ecclesia, promulgated by the Council of Lyons of 1245 (Mansi, XXIII, In September, 1235, the principal barons of the realm met with St. Louis at

324 SEPTEMBER, 1257 have been published with frequency and solemnity, be read in synods and in parochial churches, and that those who transgress such statutes be canonically

punished by the bishops. ,

We decree the pronouncement of a general excommunication against secular powers who seize clerics with greater violence than the resistance of the arrested

one justifies, or who hold them contrary to the request of an ecclesiastical judge, and then after the charge is proved that [the secular powers] be indi-

vidually declared excommunicated.26 , ,

We strictly forbid that a secular judge be brought in by ecclesiastics in cases pertaining to the Church, especially to cases relating to personal actions.27 St-Denis in Paris. From their assembly emanated a catalogue of baronial grievances to Gregory IX against the bishop of Beauvais and the archbishops of Tours and Rheims, who were accused of undermining royal and baronial authority by making cases involving laymen and clerics justiciable in ecclesiastical courts. Gregory answered (Potthast, Regesta, I, 858) that such royal and baronial attitudes saddened

him, “that you and the barons of your realm, seeking to reduce the Church to servitude, have drawn. up a statute contrary to the liberties of the Church, so that the men under your jurisdiction are not bound to answer in ecclesiastical courts.’ Gregory then asked Louis IX and his baronage to revoke the decision of this baronial confederation. The movement spread throughout France, and many provincial councils excommunicated the makers of such statutes,.e.g.. the provincial council of Béziers,

1246. (Mansi, XXIII, 696.) Canon 18 decreed that, after legal admonition, the writers of Statuta which were contraty to the liberties of the Church were to be held excommunicate. Probably Eudes is referring to such councils when he speaks of the decree of a general council. The Council of Lyons (1245) did not act specifically against the statutarii or confederation. In November, 1246, the statutarii elected four representatives to carry on its business. Those who were intimidated by excommunication were to be deprived of their standing in the baronial confederation. The barons |

now drew up a manifesto in Latin and in French, setting forth their grievances against the Church. Both versions may be read in Matthew Paris, Chronica Majora, IV, 591-93. Pope Innocent IV answered in January, 1247, by excommunicating the members of the confederation. (Potthast, II, 1047.) The bull may be found in B.

| Guérard, Cartulaire de leglise Notre-Dame de Paris (Paris, 1850), II, 389-90. It is clear that a situation had arisen in France not unlike that leading up to the Consti-

tutions of Clarendon in England (1164). The bill of particulars indicated that jurisdiction over cases was the main issue. A further bull of Innocent IV (June 201252) indicates that the movement was in full vigor, with the barons forbidding the _ payments of rents to ecclesiastical owners and forbidding the donation or transfer of property to the Church. (Potthast, IJ, 1207.) On July 7, 1257, Alexander IV ordered that the excommunication pronounced by Innocent IV should be repeated in provincial councils and diocesan synods. (Potthast, II, 1384.) This accounts for Eudes’ decrees at the provinvial councils over which he presided. As Eudes’ document indicates, the

struggle for the courts went on in Normandy, too. : 26 Provincial council of Rouen (1231), canon 28 in Mansi, XXIII, 217. |

of the clergy as clergy. |

27 Ibid., XXIII, 216-17 (canons 23, 26). Personal actions in this instance are actions

SEPTEMBER, 1257 325 We decree that abbots, priors, and other ecclesiastical persons who receive major tithes from parochial churches be compelled to restore the fabric, ornaments, and books in proportion to the tithes they receive therefrom. _ We will the synodal statute, that is, that ecclesiastics to whom come the mandates of different judges, judges-delegate, conservators, or executors should look with care at the names of the judges of the diocese, and at the names of the places to which the judges cite them, and make sure that the authenticity of the

hames and places is strictly observed.28 | , , We forbid any Christians, male or female, to work for Jews in their homes, or presume to dwell with them, and we order that Jews be compelled to wear visible signs by which they may be distinguished from Catholics.29 We strictly forbid the holding of vigils and dances in cemeteries and. holy

places and order transgressors to be canonically punished.30 Clerics who are in churches, and especially the unmarried ones, are to be admonished to wear a suitable tonsure; clerics who have taken the Cross are

to be compelled to wear the Cross in a conspicuous place.%1 , os We will the observance of the statute of the general council regarding gilded saddles, reins, spurs, and pectoral crosses gilded or otherwise superfluously decorated, whose use is forbidden to clerics, and also [the observance of the statute} regarding the closed garments which priests should wear.32 We forbid beneficed clergy or those already in Holy Orders to become attached

or addicted to hunting or hawking. mo We decree that the certain number of religious shall be reestalbished in those abbeys and priories whose resources have not been diminished, unless some delay be granted by the express permission of a superior, and for reasonable causes.33

We will and command that the statutory law forbidding a monk to dwell

anywhere alone be observed.*4 | an

Monks dwelling in nonconventual priories shall be warned under threat of suspension and excommunication, as may seem expedient, that they are expected

to strive to keep the Statutes of Pope Gregoty covering the eating of meat, making confession, and observing the fasts.35

28 Ibid., XXIII, 215 (canon 9). , | | 29 Ibid., XXII, 219 (canon 49); ibid.» XXII, 1055 (canon 68).

82 Idem. | 80 Tbid., XXIII, 216 (canon 14).

81 Fourth Lateran Council. Mansi, XXII, 1003-6 (canon 16). —

, 33 Corp. jur. can., Decretal. Greg. IX Lib. mt. Tit. 5. cap. 25; Lib. m1. Tit. 8. cap. 10; Lib. m. Tit. 7. cap. 2; also canon 394 of the modern Codex juris canonici.

84 Mansi, XXIII, 218 cannon 37).

85 Tbid., XXIII, 218 (canon 38). , 7

326 SEPTEMBER, 1257 We order that regular clergy shall not live with secular clergy, except by

special permission of their diocesan.

The statute forbidding religious to contract loans beyond a cettain amount, without the permission of their abbot, shall be strictly adhered to.36

We decree that rural deans who exercise jurisdiction shall neither exconimunicate nor suspend except in writing.

We decree that priests shall not cease to publish excommunications, be the parties ever so reconciled, until a legal absolution of the excommunicated ones

shali be established. _

We will that absolution from excommunication be made with due solemnity. We forbid priests from presuming to pronounce general excommunications,

except for robberies and vandalism, and after a sufficient warning to the of fender.37

Seventhly, with the common consent of our brothers, we decreed that the visitation of the province of Rouen may be recommenced by us whenever such shall seem expedient. The provincial council being thus celebrated, and without any discord, we retired singing [e Deum laudamus and came before the altar of St-Aniane, where, at the completion of the Psalm, we offered the suitable prayers. It is to be noted that before we sat in council we celebrated Mass in pontificals, our suffragans standing by, but not vested as for the celebration of Mass; two canons of Rouen, one deacon, the other a subdeacon, were so vested. Mass being celebrated, we and our suffragans being properly clothed, we took our seats, and the deacon, in proper vestments, read the Gospel,

, beginning: “Jesus appointed,” et cetera. We then with loud voice began the Come Holy Spirit. This completed, the precentor of Rouen and the precentor

of Lisieux, both in surplices, sang the Litany. Then, having repeated the Lord’s Prayer in a low voice, we uttered the prayer Adsumus.38 After this we preached our sermon, and then were carried out the other things in the order mentioned above. These are the grievances inflicted by the secular court upon the bishops of Normandy, and on which counsel was taken by the archbishop of Rouen

and his suffragans:39 |

36 [bid., XXIII, 213-14 (canons 1-3).

87 [bid., XXIII, 215 (canon 5).

38 The prayer said at the beginning of a synod may be found in Andrieu, Le Pontifical romain au moyen age, Il, 78, II, 596. The Gospel read was Luke 10 : 1. 89 The basic agreement on secular and eccleciastical jurisdiction in Normandy was reached in 1190 between King Richard I of England and Walter of Coutances, arch-

king.40 ,

SEPTEMBER, 1257 _ | 327

First, that they cite bishops or cause them to be cited by one sergeant, albeit they are in the habit of being cited by four knights. Let this be referred to the

Item, they seize clerics although they are not discovered in the very act of

committing the offence. Let justice be done.41

the king.42 |

Item, that they do not wish to bring to justice or seize excommunicated clerics,.at the mandate of the bishops or their officials. Let this be referred to

Item, the lands of crusaders and of clerics which are in the keeping of the ,

Church, they detain in the hand of the king, as well as the uncollected fruits, — and they are unwilling to hand them over at the mandate of the bishops. Let justice be done by those who are in right of possession on this matter.43 _ Item, they delay investigation, beyond the first assize, of the goods of. those whom they call “usurers”; and this is in violation of ancient custom. Let the

kind be approached.44 |

Item, they hold inquests of Haroz, and on such an occasion they demand a

_ fine from the clerics and force them to pay with their lands; and they do the ,

same with crusaders.45 Let justice be done. = Item, if a cleric, against the wish of the bailiff, summons any layman to an ecclesiastical court, the bailiff seizes the land of the cleric and arrests his relatives, but will not swear that he had made these seizures for the said reason. Let bishop of Rouen. Clerics were not to be arrested by secular authorities except for homicide, theft, and arson; otherwise, they were to be handed over without delay to the eccleciastical courts. Wills, alms, etc., were to be dealt with solely in ecclesiastical

tribunals. (Matthew of Paris, Chronica majora, II, 368.) This agreement remained in , force when Philip Augustus took Normandy from John in 1204. (Coutumiers de Normandie, ed. E. J. Tardif [Rouen, 1881}, cap. 57, 23.) Normandy, as Eudes and his ‘suffragans testify, was following the pattern being observed in the rest of France in the thirteenth century. The baronage was setting up its own rules independent of engagements entered into between eccleciastical authorities and the Crown, but probably with the tacit agreement of the latter.

40 This was in violation of cap. 28 of the Coutumiers de Normandie. ,

41 Mansi, XXIII, 217. (Canon 28.) , ,

42 Corp. jur. caw., Decretal. Greg. IX Lib. v. Tit. 40. cap. 27. Innocent III decreed that excommunicated clerics degraded for certain crimes in an ecclesiastical court were

to be handed over to secular courts. See also zbid. Lib. v. Tit. 27. cap. 2. : 48 Mansi, XXIII, 217. (Canon 27.) :

44 This was a violation of cap. 49 of the Coutumiers de Normandie. 45 The custom of Haro or Harou presupposed a grave and flagrant crime and was the “‘hue and cry” set up by the intended victim of the crime. All lords to whom Philip Augustus gave rights of high justice could hear such cases. The accused was brought without delay before the justice, and Norman custom allowed that clerics accused by Haro were to be tried before a secular court and without benefit of clergy.

328 SEPTEMBER, 1257 justice be done if the land belongs to the Church. Item, they retake and reseize the clerics, crusaders, and incomes of the church, once taken by them, and after- ,

ward released, and will not return them. Let justice be done. / Item, they are unwilling that the agents of the bishops be present at the summons issued by the king, albeit they attended formerly. Let the king be

approached. : oo

Item, they are unwilling to observe the ordinance of King Philip regarding

questions of rights of patronage.46 Let the king be informed. , Item, they refer these disputes from one assize to another, following within eight days, in another baillage, and in another diocese.47 If this involves an ecclesiastic and a layman, this practice shall not be tolerated. Item, if the rector of a church claims that he has been despoiled of last year’s

justice be done. ,

tithe due from a layman, and the layman replies that his is a lay fief, the bailiff does not permit this case to be aired in an ecclesiastical court.48 Let Item, they disseize ecclesiastics and their men of their franchises, their

rights, and their accustomed usages; and since they say that this matter concerns the lord king, they will not hear them, nor show them justice, but send them to

the lay court.49 Let justice be done. ,

Item, they investigate perjuries and adulteries, and punish them in violation of the liberty of the Church. We do not believe that this is being done, but it

ought not to be tolerated if it is done. ,

Item, they will not make investigation as to whether a church has held property in free alms for thirty years.50 Let the king be approached.

be drawn up. oo

Concerning herbs, fruits, and the trees in churchyards. Let a definite statute

can be done. |

Concerning the grievances of the Templars. Let counsel be taken about what

Concerning the tithes of lambs which laymen are unwilling to keep until

they are old enough to live without their mothers. This is unjust. | SEPTEMBER 13. At Jumiéges, at our expense. SEPTEMBER 14. At the same. We dedicated the altar of the abbey infirmary. At our own expense. SEPTEMBER 15. At Jumiéges. SEPTEMBER 16. At St-Wandrille. SEp-

47 Ibid. cap. 55. , 48 Anything dealing with ecclesiastical tithes was supposed to be tried in an 46 Coutumiers de Normandie cap. 23> 57.

ecclesiastical court. Corp. jur. can., Decretal. Greg IX Lib. 11. Tit. 30, deals with the

subject of tithes. :

49 Coutumiers de Normandie cap. 21. | 50 Coutumiers de Normandie cap. 72 ,

, NOVEMBER, 1257 329 | TEMBER 17. At Bourg-Achard. SEPTEMBER 18. At Louviers. .SEPTEMBER

, 19-21. At.Frénes. SEPTEMBER 22. We conferred Holy Orders at Les Andelys, and we slept at Frénes. SEPTEMBER 23-24. At Frénes. SEPTEMBER 25.

At Sausseuse. SEPTEMBER 26. At Genesville. SEPTEMBER 27. At St-Germain-en-Laye. SEPTEMBER 28. At Paris. SEPTEMBER 29. At Paris. We ~ celebrated the Mass of the Angels®1 at the royal chapel. SEPTEMBER 30. We celebrated the Mass of Relics’? in the same chapel. ocToBER 1. At Paris. OCTOBER 2. At St-Denis. ocTOBER 3. At Pontoise. OcTOBER 4. This day we celebrated the Mass of St. Francis at the house of the Franciscans and dined with them in the refectory. OCTOBER 5. At Meulan. OCTOBER 6-7. At St-Martin-la-Garenne. OCTOBER 8-9. At Sausseuse. OCTOBER 10. At

Vesly. | | ) ae ,

OCTOBER 11. We held a synod at Gisors, and spent the night at Vesly. |

OCTOBER 12. At Gisors. OCTOBER 13-18. At Frénes. OCTOBER 19. At Sausseuse. OCTOBER 20. At Vernon. OCTOBER 21. We dedicated the royal chapel

at the chatéau of Vernon. OCTOBER 22. At St-Illiers. [No entry for October 23.} OCTOBER 24, At Mantes. OCTOBER 25-26. At Pontoise. ocTOBER 27. At Paris. OCTOBER 28. At St-Denis-en-France. OCTOBER 29. At Le Bord-Haut-de-Vigny. OCTOBER 30. At Frénes. OCTOBER 31. At Rouen. NOVEMBER 1. At Rouen. We celebrated the feast of All Saints. NovEMBER

2-5. At Déville. NovEMBER 7. At our hall at Rouen. The priest at Gondecourt resigned his church into our hands. Present were the archdeacon

of Rouen and several others. , | | |

This day we enjoined the deans to set a suitable time within which priests who do not have capes shall procure them; and that unless they do acquire them, the deans shall seize their fruits® and buy capes for them. Item, we enjoined the deans to exact fines from those who do not attend the chapters, and we gave half of these fines to them, until we think such an order should _

be revoked. 7 ee oe

_ We warned canonically Master William Revel to show us obedience and

reverence as he ought to do. | ; , , Co

and in writing: | 7 Oo ,

- On the same day we pronounced the following sentence in these words

51 The feast day and Mass of St. Michael the Archangel. _ oo | 52 This Mass is celebrated in commemoration of the saints whose bodies or relics

are preserved in the church.

53 T.e., the revenues of their churches. a a | on

330 NOVEMBER, 1257 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen. _ In the year of our Lord 1257, on the Wednesday following the feast of All Saints. Since John, the chaplain of the chapel at Vaudrimare, is reported to have abandoned this chapel in a fraudulent manner, whereby the said chapel has been defrauded of Divine Service, we caused him to be cited canonically and warned to return to the said chapel and to serve in it as right demands. After waiting until more than six months had elapsed, and {finding} that he did not

| care to perform the aforementioned duties, we caused the said John to be legally and peremptorily cited to appear before us at Rouen on the said Wednesday to stand trial in this matter. As he was absent on the said day, we, going

into the whole business as usage demands, and considering what might and should influence us, on the advice of good men, and with the counsel of the wise, have pronounced the said John contumacious, and sentence him defini-

| tively to be deprived of the said chapel.

NOVEMBER 8. At Frénes. NOVEMBER 9. At Le-Bord-Haut-de-Vigny. No-

VEMBER 10-21. At Paris. On this date we began to exact this year’s procurations. NOVEMBER 23-28. At Paris. NOVEMBER 29. At-Le-Bord-Haut-de_ Vigny. NOVEMBER 30. At Frénes. DECEMBER 1. At Rouen. DECEMBER 2.

At Rouen. The first Sunday in Advent; we preached in the cathedral at Rouen. DECEMBER 3. We entered the chapter of St-Ouen and treated of those matters which pertain to the payments due from the abbey. We spent the night at Déville. DECEMBER 4. We received procuration at St-Georges. Total for procuration: nine pounds, four shillings, seven pence. DECEMBER 5. We visited there, finding twenty-two monks; all but five are priests. We enjoined them to give up their old clothes upon the receipt of new ones. Alms are given daily to all comers. More is owed to them than

they owe; they owe about sixty pounds. } 7 |

This day, we received procuration at Jumiéges. Total for procuration: nine

| pounds, seventeen shillings, three pence.

_ DECEMBER 6. We visited there. Forty-seven monks are in residence. Some

are negligent in making their monthly confession; we enjoined the prior to speak to us about this before we left the house. We enjoined them to write out their sources of income. We warned the abbot in full chapter for the second time to place monks in those priories where there have been monks within thirty years; this was the second warning.54 Alms are given daily to

all comers. , |

54 See entry for December 9, 1256. | |

DECEMBER, 1257 , 3310 This day we spent this night at St-Wandrille, at our expense. . DECEMBER 7. We visited there, where are forty monks. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we enjoined them to correct this. All but nine -are priests. In the priories they do not observe the fasts of the Rule, and they eat meat; we enjoined them to correct this. Alms are given daily to all comers. More is owed to them than they owe: about one thousand pounds.

The infirmary is in a wretched state, and the sick are ill provided for; we enjoined them to correct this, that is to say, to construct a new place to serve

as an infirmary. Item, we commanded, since the monk in charge of the infirmary has but a small income, that when his money has been expended | and he has checked his accounts with the abbot, the latter should give him money for expenses from his own account, and pay whatever has been borrowed for the use of the sick, and that the infirmarian should account for how much and for what purpose the money has been spent and borrowed: This day we received procuration there. Total for procuration: eleven pounds, seven pence. DECEMBER 8. At Le Valasse, a Cistercian house. DECEMBER 9. At. Tancar- ,

ville, through kindness. , |

DECEMBER 10. We visited at Graville, where there are eleven canons. They have recently sent one canon to Beaulieu to be the companion of the prior there. We strictly forbade women to eat in the future at the houses

of the canons in the parishes. Alms are given three times a week to all comers, and on Fridays to lepers. They owe one hundred fifty pounds to a certain priest; they have an income of three hundred pounds. Roger is suspected of incontinence; we enjoined the prior to investigate the truth of this, and to discipline him should he need correction. Total for procuration: eight

pounds, seven shillings, two pence. DECEMBER 11. We visited the abbey at Montivilliers. One does not acccuse another [in chapter}; we enjoined them to correct this. They confess and receive Communion every month. They asked us for permission to have

keys, but we absolutely refused. They owe two hundred sixty pounds for vintage; but about three hundred sixty pounds is owed to them from last year. We forbade the nuns to act as godmothers in the future. Total for procuration: ten pounds, sixteen shillings, seven pence. _ DECEMBER 12. We spent the night at our expense at Valmont. DECEMBER 13. We visited there, where there are twenty-seven monks. One

| does not accuse another [in chapter}; we strictly enjoined them to correct

332 DECEMBER, 1257 this in the following manner, to wit, that he who does not accuse his compa-

nion of an offense shall incur the same penalty as the perpetrator would merit. Some leave the cloister withour permission; we strictly enjoined them to correct this. They have keys; we strictly enjoined that they be taken away. Alms are given three times a week to all comers. They eat meat too often; we enjoined the abbot to see that the Rule was observed in this matter, and we also enjoined him to see it was enforced by those who are dwelling in the priories. They owe three hundred pounds, but nine hundred pounds is owed

to them in arrears; two hundred pounds of this is a bad debt; the balance is collectible. We forbade the abbot and :community to obey the abbot of Hambye in any matter prejudicial to us and to the church of Rouen, or to receive him should he come there to make visitation or administer discipline. | We forbade them these things by virtue of obedience and under pain of suspension, and we enjoined them to appeal to us under a form which we gave to them, should he try to exercise his power of visitation or discipline. This

day we received procuration there. Total for procuration: eight pounds,

eleven. shillings, ten penice. | Se

DECEMBER 14. We received procuration at Ouville and visited there. Ten canons are in residence; all but two are priests. One does not accuse another fin chapter}; we enjoined them to correct this. Alms are given once a day

to all comers. One of the lay brothers is lying ill at the house. They owe about one hundred twenty pounds. They have sufficient wheat and oats to last until the next harvest. About sixty pounds is owed to them. Total for procuration: eight pounds, six shillings, eight pence. ©

DECEMBER 15. At Aliermont. ee re

DECEMBER 16, At the same. This day, at our hall, a certain fowler named Hardy, in the service of the countess of Dreux, made amends for the four-

teen partridges which, as he confessed to us, he had taken with dog and

falcon in our preserve. , OO

— Item, this day and in our presence William of Moutiers, son of the late William of Moutiers, knight, and Miles, called Balainne, both squires of the said countess, Robert Tassel, William, called Esperon, and Gilbert, called Gualove of St-Aubin, at the king’s mandate, made amends for their offense in hunting illegally and against the prohibition of our sergeants in our forest at Aliermont. It should be known that Walter Charue stood surety for the fine of the aforesaid Hardy. The said Robert, William, and Gilbert of StAubin stood as guarantors for the two esquires, and each of the three.vouched

DECEMBER, 1257 333 for the others. Present at these proceedings were the venerable men W{il- | liam], the treasurer of Rouen; Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle, canon of St-Mary’s church at Beauvais; Michael, the chaplain of the said threasurer; Brother Walter of Miniéres; Everard, our clerk; Walter Charue; Sir Ansel, then chatelain of Arques; G. [Walter} of Villers, then bailiff of Caux;

- Reginald of Tremblay, our sergeant; Peter of Mesnil; and many others, to wit, Sir Alerin of Fontaines, Sir John of St-Martin, Sir Ralph of Bailleul,

and Sir Robert of Fressenneville, knights. , DECEMBER 17-18. At Aliermont. DECEMBER 19. At. Auffay, at our expense. DECEMBER 20. At Déville. DECEMBER 21. We attended the opening

of the Dominican monastery; we celebrated Mass, preached a sermon, and | spent the night at Déville. DECEMBER 22. We conferred Holy Orders at

Rouen in the Franciscan monastery, and dined with the Franciscans. | This day, after Vespers, in our palace at Rouen to be exact, in the am-

bulatory Stephen, priest at Fontenay, not wishing to await judgment for being gravely defamed of incontinence and having twice failed to purge himself, | submitted himself completely to our will and command concerning his status, and promised to resign his church without the publicity of a trial whenever

we should so desire and deem expedient. Present were: Reginald of PetitCaux and Robert of the Norman Vexin, both archdeacons in the church of Rouen; Master Richard of Sap, canon of Rouen; John Cholet; Morel, our clerk; the official of Rouen; and many others. In the presence of these wit-

nesses he swore all the aforesaid with his hand on his breast.. DECEMBER 23. At the same, and we performed our O.55 DECEMBER 24. | At the same. DECEMBER 25. At the same. We celebrated the feast of the : Nativity of the Lord. DECEMBER 26. At Couronne. DECEMBER 27. At Bourg-

Achard. DECEMBER 28. At Pont-Audemer. , , DECEMBER 29. Here begins the visitation of the diocese of Lisieux. We

visited the abbey of Grestain, where there are thirty-two monks. Some of | them occasionally remain away from Compline; we enjoined them to correct this. Alms are given twice a week, to wit, on Mondays and Thursdays, to all comers. We enjoined the abbot to enjoin upon the monks dwelling in the priories to abstain from eating meat and to observe the fasts of the Rule. We enjoined him to discipline those who were delinquent. They have an income of sixteen hundred pounds; they have sufficient provisions to last _

88 See above, December 23, 1250, n. 135. 7 7 ,

334 DECEMBER, 1257 until the new harvest; they owe four hundred pounds, but about six hundred pounds is owed to them. On the same day we received procuration there.

Total for procuration: nine pounds, five shillings. © , : DECEMBER 30. We visited the abbey of St-Pierre-les-Préaux. The prior was not there at the time. Thirty monks are in residence. We enjoined the abbot to visit the priories overseas at least once a year.56 One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we enjoined them to correct this. One monk is sleeping alone in the cellar. In the priories they do not observe the fasts of the Rule, and they eat meat; we enjoined the abbot to see that the Rule is observed in these things. They owe about three hundred pounds, but they have already collected all of this year’s fruits. We enjoined all the officials to make up the accounts required by their offices. We received procuration

| there on the same day. Total for procuration: nine pounds, eighteen shillings, two pence.

Note: On December 31, while we were still at Préaux, we appointed the vigil of Septuagesima, as the day when a certain squire of Neville should appear at Rouen or in the vicinity, to hear our decision concerning the fine to be made for having thrashed a servant bringing a letter to the court at

Rouen. | ,

DECEMBER 31. We visited the abbey of St-Léger [-des-Préaux}. Fortyfive nuns are there; that number is certain. We enjoined them to take only the three vows, to wit, concerning property, obedience, and continence. They do not all eat the same food. There are six maidservants. They have coffers and keys. They have two small dogs and three squirrels. The nuns go outside the main abbey when they can and return whenever they like. They owe about one hundred fifty pounds, and they have sufficient provisions. They do not hand in their old clothes when they receive new ones. The abbess does not sleep with them in the dormitory; she rarely eats in the refectory, and attends chapter infrequently. We forbade the use of individual dishes

: in the kitchen; we urged them to get rid of as many of the horde of maidservants as they could conveniently and to remove the dogs and squirrels. We enjoined the abbess to inspect the coffers frequently during the year and to discipline any property owners, should there be such. We received procuration there on the same day. Total for procuration: seven pounds, nine-

teen shillings. | 56 There are at least two priories of this abbey in England: Monkstofte and Stour.

| JANUARY, 1257 335 JANUARY 1. We visited the abbey of Cormeilles. Twenty-five monks are

there; all are priests, with the exception of the novices. Alms are given daily to all comers. Traveling monks do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined them to correct this. As much is owed to them as they owe, and they have sufficient provisions. By apostolic authority they owe in pensions thirteen pounds to archdeacon Nicholas, ten pounds to archdeacon Girard, and one hundred shillings to. a certain other person. The former abbot went to Rome. JANUARY 2. We received procuration at Beaumont-en-Auge. Total for

procuration: nine pounds, sixteen shillings. ,

_ JANUARY 3. We visited there, where there are thirteen monks. The Statutes of Pope Gregory are not read; we enjoined them to read the Statutes. _ They confess too rarely, and some do not celebrate Mass often enough; we enjoined the prior to have these things corrected. The cloister is badly kept,

| and the monks freely go out into the farm and without permission. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule, and they eat meat too often; we enjoined the prior to correct this. They have an income of seven hundred pounds. They have sufficient provisions to last until the new harvest. They owe two hundred pounds, but they are due to receive four hundred pounds

before the feast of St. John.57 _ | On the same day, we received procuration from the priory of Blangy, but at St-Hymer. Total for procuration: eight pounds, ten shillings, eleven pence. | | JANUARY 4. We visited the priory of St-Hymer. Eleven monks are there, but there used to be eight; all are priests. They eat meat when there is no need; we ordered them to observe the Rule in this matter. They have an income of four hundred pounds; they owe about one hundred pounds, and they must buy about one hundred pounds worth of wheat. The prior is supporting one of his nephews at Paris out of the goods of the priory, but they say he does this with the permission of his abbot. We received procuration there on the same day. Total for procuration: thirteen pounds, three shillings, eight pence. JANUARY 5. We visited the abbey of Lisieux, where there are thirty-two nuns. One nun was alone at the house of some relative of hers who was lying ill; we enjoined the abbess not to permit them to leave the abbey alone } again. They confess and receive Communion every month. They have cof-

Evangelist (December 27). : Oo

ad This must be the feast of St. John the Baptist (June 24), not of St. John the

336 a JANUARY, 1257 fers; we enjoined the abbess to inspect these several times a year to remove any property. Three of them have their own incomes; we enjoined the abbess that they were not to do anything with these incomes without her permission. We forbade them to have keys to the cubicles in the infirmary. They have an income of five hundred pounds, and they owe twenty-four pounds. They have enough wheat to last until the new harvest. We received procuration this day from the bishop and at his palace; but his staff did not wish to prepare any statement of expenses. january 6. After a procession in the church of Lisieux and being present

in person, we preached a sermon to the canons of the church and to the people. When this was done we celebrated High Mass in pontificals. Then, the bishop and the canons being assembled in the vestry, which they use as a substitute place for holding chapter, for they have no other chapter house, we visited them. We found a lack of deacons, but they promised us that, after considering this matter among themselves in chapter, they would cause certain ones to be advanced to the diaconate. We found other things, to wit, that Ralph, called Coypel, a canon of Lisieux, was defamed in that he, either in person or with accomplices, had offered violence to a certain woman, intending to force her into his house at Lisieux that he might satisfy his lust with her. She resisted their efforts, and when she began to cry out, Ralph or his accomplices throttled her so violently that the woman is said to have

died shortly afterwards. Item, Vincent of Pont-de-l’Arche, a canon of Lisieux, is gravely defamed anew of a woman whom he put aside for a little

while, but later, after her husband’s death, this woman conceived a child by him. In writing, we warned the bishop and the dean of Lisieux that he or they to whom the disciplining of these matters belonged should investigate the truth of this charge; should he find it to be as reported, he ot they should inflict such punishment as the law demands. We added that should we find them negligent or remiss in this matter, we would put our hand to it. Total for procuration: fifteen pounds, seven shillings, six pence. JANUARY 7. We received procuration at Bernay. Total for procuration:

nine pounds, eleven shillings, ten pence. , 7

JANUARY 8. We visited there. Twenty-seven monks are in residence. They

have one priory with seventeen monks in England; two priories in Caux, and one in the diocese of Evreux. All are priests except the novices and two others. On Mondays and Fridays alms are given to all comers, on Tuesdays to all lepers, on Thursdays to poor scholars. Those dwelling in the priories

| | | FEBRUARY, 1257 337 do not keep the fasts of the Rule, and they eat meat; we enjoined the abbot to have this corrected. They have an income of two thousand pounds; they owe about five hundred pounds.58 They have sufficient provisions to last

until the new harvest, with the exception of wine, but of this they have

about enough to last until Pentecost.5®

JANUARY 8. [sic]. At Bec-Hellouin. JANUARY 9. At Louviers. JAN_ UARY 10. We visited at Gasny. Three monks are there and have but lately arrived, the prior most recently of all. They lack books [for services}; we

enjoined the prior to have this condition corrected. We admonished the prior to live according to the Rule of St. Benedict, and to make his monks do so as well. Item, we admonished them to observe the fasts of the Rule, and to abstain from meat except in those cases permitted by the Rule. Alms are distributed twice a week to all comers. Total for procuration: eight pounds, fifteen shillings, three pence. JANUARY 11-13. At St-Germain-en-Laye. JANUARY 14-15. At Paris. JAN-

, UARY 16. At Montlhéry. JANUARY 17-20. At Paris. JANUARY 21-22. At Pontoise. JANUARY 23. At Mantes. JANUARY 24-27. At Vernon. JANUARY 28-31. At Frénes. FEBRUARY 1-2. At Sausseuse. FEBRUARY 3-4. At Louviers. FEBRUARY 5. At Ste-Catherine. FEBRUARY 6. That is, on Ash Wednesday, at Rouen. We preached a sermon there. FEBRUARY 7. At Bonport. FEBRU-

ARY 8. We received procuration at Mont-Deux-Amants. Total for procuration: seven pounds, eight shillings, eight pence. FEBRUARY 9. We visited

there. Fifteen canons are in residence. They have four priories. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we enjoined them to correct this. The canons are not well equipped with clothes and shoes; we enjoined correction of this.

Alms are given daily to all comers. They owe two hundred pounds; one hundred fifty pounds in a collectible debt is owed to them and another one — hundred pounds-of a bad debt; we enjoined the prior to make out a separate statement for all debts.

This day, we spent the night at Rouen. , | FEBRUARY 10. That is, the first Sunday in Lent. We preached: in the

cathedral.

FEBRUARY 11. We visited at Bondeville. In residence are thirty nuns, five

lay sisters, and three lay brothers. They have pawned two chalices to meet 58 According to the entry for January 18, 1254/55, the debt was £2,000. 58 At this point (January 8) Eudes evidently cut short his visitation of the diocese

of Lisieux and did not resume it until April 3, 1258, right after Easter.

338 FEBRUARY, 1257 their obligations; they still have two: one is a small and poor thing, the other is good enough. They have coffers and keys; we enjoined that the keys be taken away. They receive Communion every month. There are five young

gitls there who have not been received. The nuns go to Rouen very frequently. They owe about one hundred forty pounds, but they have bought land which is worth three hundred pounds. They farmed out a certain tithe for three years for seventy-five pounds, but which has a normal annual value of forty pounds. We accepted the resignation of Marie, former prioress, and immediately after hearing the votes of all the nuns who wished to have a voice, we gave them Comtesse as their prioress, inasmuch as many of them

agreed upon her. Their receipts and expenditures are written out on the

house at Bondeville: |

last page of the preceding folio. These are the properties and rents of the

Ninety-three pounds of Tours. a

Thitty muids of communal grain.60 They believe that they have about seven muids of their own wheat in their

grange at la Heuze. | |

In the abbey grange about one muid of barley; in the other granges none. At the abbey are two carts, with six horses; one riding horse; six cows, and fourteen bullcalves. In the granges they have two hundred sixty-four sheep; item, twenty-seven cows in the grange at la Heuze; item, thirty small pigs;

item, three ploughs altogether, but each using three oxen; item, four small colts. —

These are the debts of the house, from the statement drawn up in the

presence of the community. |

‘Two hundred twenty pounds in cash, and two muids of barley; servants’ {wages} for harvest time; item, they have only enough oats to last until seeding time. They use at least sixty-eight mines of wheat a month; item, in the cellar they have six casks of wine and two of cider; item, they do not think that the

and legumes. | |

buildings can be repaired for [less than] eighty pounds of Tours; item, after Easter it will be necessary to purchase for the house all victuals but bread, peas,

This day we spent the night at Déville. FEBRUARY 12. We received procuration at Auffay. Total for procuration:

eight pounds, fourteen shillings, nine pence. | FEBRUARY 13. We visited there. Six monks from St-Evroult are there. 69 See above, August 18, 1251, n. 14.

FEBRUARY, 1257 | 339 We admonished them about observing the fasts of the Rule and about eating meat, as is contained in the Rule. They owe one hundred forty pounds. One

of them is not a priest. They replied that in the matter of observing the fasts and of eating meat they had a good conscience. _

' This day we spent the night at Beaubec. FEBRUARY 14. We received procuration at Beaussault. Total for proc-

uration: six pounds, fourteen shillings, one penny of Paris. FEBRUARY 15. We visited there, where there are two monks from BecHellouin. They do not possess their own copy of the Rule; we enjoined them to seek one. Mass is sometimes omitted in the priory; we enjoined that this be corrected. Alms are given three times a week to all comers. They do not

observe the fasts of the Rule very well; we enjoined them to observe the - Rule in this matter. They eat meat, but they have a good conscience in this. They owe sixty pounds to the abbot, and about ten pounds elsewhere. - Note: about having essentials; about a confessor; about an audit; about gifts; and about receiving [novices} without the assent of the community. - This day we visited the abbey of Bival, where there are thirty-three nuns. According to their Rule, they receive Holy Communion seven times a year; but they confess more frequently. Two maidservants and one [lay} sister

are there, as well as two other [laysisters] whom the abbess has sent to procure necessities for the sick. The abbess gives each nun twelve shillings a year for clothes, and each one keeps for herself what is left. The sources

of income are written out in a certain roll. They owe sixty pounds; they do not believe that they have enough grain to last until the new harvest. This day we spent the night at Neufchatel, at the expense of the priory at Nogent. Total for procuration: nine pounds, fourteen shillings, four pence. FEBRUARY 16. We conferred Holy Orders there. On this day Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle and the treasurer of Rouen, at our command, visited the hospital at Neufchatel. They found everything to be in a sufficiently good condition, except that, as they say, the sick are not well looked after. They have sold about two hundred pounds’ worth of their woodland, of which amount they have already received sixty pounds. We enjoined the. prior to | buy a chest provided with two keys, of which he should have one and the dean of Neufchatel the other. In this box should be placed all the moneys received from the said woodland, and they should be kept intact and not

spent without our consent. |

This day we received procuration at Mortemer-sur-Eaulne.. Two English

340 | FEBRUARY, 1257 —

shillings. | |

monks from Lewes are there. Total for procuration: nine pounds, fourteen FEBRUARY 17. We received procuration at Aumale. Total for procuration:

, seven pounds, twelve pence of Paris.

FEBRUARY 18. We visited there, where there are nineteen monks. One does not accuse another [in chapter}. All but six are priests. The cloister is badly kept; we enjoined them to correct this. They have no charity for each other; we admonished them, as well as we could, to correct this. We

enjoined them to turn in their old clothes upon receiving new ones. We enjoined them to make transcriptions of their charters in some book set apart

for that purpose. They owe six hundred pounds, one hundred pounds of which is owed to a certain burgess; it would be better for them if they owed this money at interest. The English prior came from England without permission and borrowed thirty-seven marks. to defray his expenses. They do

, not get their clothes until after much altercation; we enjoined them to correct this. They have enough wheat to last until the new harvest. They say that they can pay off about three hundred pounds of Tours this year. We strictly prohibited them from receiving any more monks in the future without the consent of all. If this should cause any discord among them, nothing at all should be done save through us. This day we spent the night at Foucarmont. FEBRUARY 19. We received procuration at Eu. Total for procuration: nine

pounds, twelve shillings, four pence. FEBRUARY 20. We visited there. Twenty-eight canons are in residence; all but seven are priests. Eleven canons are dwelling outside. We enjoined

them to read the Rule once a week. Lay folk frequent the cloister and the church altogether too much; we enjoined them to be restrained so far as this could be done tactfully. Three times a week a general distribution of alms is made to all comers, and three times a week to clerics. They have enough wheat to last until the new harvest; they may sell about four hundred pounds

, worth of it; they have enough wine to last them until after the harvest. They owe four hundred pounds, but about four hundred pounds in arrears is owed to them. Through God’s grace, everything is in a sufficiently good condition. As yet they have not paid us well for the churches appropriated to them on

our authority. a

This day we received procuration today at Le Tréport. Total for procura-

tion: nine pounds, nineteen shillings, ten pence. |

| MARCH, 1257 341 FEBRUARY 21. We visited there. Twenty-one monks are in residence; all but four are priests. One does not accuse another [in chapter]; we enjoined

them to correct this under this penalty, that he who shall see a companion offend and not accuse him shall fast or abstain from wine that day. They have eleven monks in priories. A general distribution of alms is made twice

a week. They owe two hundred pounds. Total for procuration: ten pounds, | seven shillings, four pence. This day we received procuration at Envermeu. FEBRUARY 22. We visited there, where there are twelve monks. We en-

joined them to observe the Rule in the matter of eating meat. A general distribution of alms is made thrice a week. They owe one hundred fifty pounds, in addition to two hundred pounds which they owe to their abbot; they have an income of three hundred pounds in these parts, and of fifty marks in England. In the last six years they have received nothing from England, except eighteen marks this year and five marks in some previous year.

_ This day we received procuration at Bures. Total for procuration: ten

pounds, seven shillings, ten pence. |

FEBRUARY 23. We visited. Two monks from Pré are there. Mass is occasionally omitted; we enjoined them to correct this. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; they eat meat; we enjoined them to observe the Rule in this regard, or to accept the penalty contained in the Statutes, or to seek permission from their abbot in this matter, for he can at least grant them -a dispensation from the statutory penalty. This day we received procuration at Aliermont from the steward of the

pounds.

priory at Wanchy, and we slept at Aliermont. Total for procuration: ten FEBRUARY 24-26. At Aliermont, at our expense. FEBRUARY 27. We te-

ceived procuration at Longueil. Total for procuration: ten pounds, seven — , shillings, six pence. FEBRUARY 28. We received procuration at Flainville, on the account of the priory at Etoutteville, from Master John of that place, who then held the said priory in farm.. MARCH 1. We received procuration at Bacqueville. Total for procuration: nine pounds, thirteen shillings, seven

pence. ,

MARCH 2. We visited there, where there are three monks. They use feather

beds. Occasionally women from the town eat with them; we ordered this corrected to wit, that they shall not invite them to dine in the future. They eat meat freely. The sources of income are not written down; we enjoined __

342 MARCH, 1257 the prior to have them written down. They owe about eighty pounds. Hubert of St-Aubin and Thomas of Rouen, monks, were staying with Robert

of Gonnetot, then prior, at the time of the visitation. |

We spent the night at Déville.

MARCH 3. At Rouen, where we preached a sermon in the cathedral. _ MARCH 4. We received procuration at Ste-Catherine. Total for procura-

tion: nine pounds, six shillings, two pence. This day, in our hall at Rouen, Nicholas of St-Laurent, priest, came before us and specifically and expressly renounced all rights which he claimed or said that he had in the church of St-Laurent-en-Caux, and made amends to us for charging that we had rashly and unjustly disputed about this church. He submitted himself to our will in the matter of the expenses which we had incurred by reason of our dispute with him in the case of the said church. On the Holy Gospels he took oath that neither in person nor through the

agency of any other would he offer any obstacle in the complete and _ peaceful enjoyment and possession of the said church to Master Henry of ‘Yvesmesnil, instituted by us as priest in the said church. Present were: the venerable men Master William of Saane, treasurer of Rouen; Master John of Flainville, canon of Rouen; Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle, canon of Notre-Dame-de-Beauvais; the prior of the Maison-Dieu at Rouen and the prior of Salle-aux-Puelles; Master John of Soissons, canon and official of

priest. |

Rouen; Everard and John, our clerks; and Master Henry, the aforementioned MARCH 5. We visited at Ste-Catherine. Twenty-five monks are there; all

but eight are priests. We ordered the abbot to prohibit the prior or monk dwelling at Caudecote from hearing the confessions of the parishioners of Dieppe and from performing for them the sacraments of the Church.§t One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we enjoined them to correct this. We , gave orders that all should receive Communion at least once a month. They owe about four hundred pounds; some debts are owed to them. According to what the abbot told us, the prior at Pavilly behaves very badly. This day we spent the night at Noyon [-sur-Andelle}, at our expense.

I, 388.) | |

61 The Fourth Lateran Council (1215) decreed (canon 21) that all the faitful were bound to confess, at least once yearly, to their own parish priest. (Mansi: XXII, 1007-10.) Each bishop approved the priests for his diocese and they, except in case of necessity, could not confess or absolve others than their own parishioners. (Louis Thomassin, Ancienne et nouvelle discipline de Véglise, ed. M. André [Paris, 1864},

| MARCH, 1257 343 MARCH 6-8. At Frénes. MARCH 9. At Sausseuse, at our own expense. MARCH 10. We received procuration there. Total for procuration: eight pounds, two pence of Paris. MARCH 11. We visited there. Thirteen canons are in residence; all but four are priests. A general distribution of alms is made daily to all. They have two lay brothers and two lay sisters there. They have but little oats. They owe one hundred forty pounds. Everything else is in good condition. This day we received procuration at St-Martin-la-Garenne. Total for proc-

uration: seven pounds, ten shillings, eleven pence. — | “MARCH 12. We visited there. Five monks from Bec are in residence. A general distribution of alms is made three times a week. They sometimes eat

meat when there is no need; we enjoined them to abstain from eating meat, , except as the Rule permits. They owe about forty pounds; but before harvest , - time they will sell enough of their produce, over and above what they will eat themselves, to equal that amount. The prior has two nephews who are scholars at Paris and to whom he is giving support out of the priory goods,

| there. , |

but the prior says that he has the abbot’s permission. © : , : This day we spent the night at La Roche-Guyon, and for procuration we received forty shillings of Paris from the monks of Fécamp who are dwelling

MARCH 13. We admonished the aforementioned monks that they should, before the Pentecostal synod, show us cause, if they have any, why we should not visit them and receive full procuration from them; otherwise we should

proceed against them as we deem expedient. Present were: G. [William], the treasurer; R[ichard} of Sap, canon of Rouen; Master John of Neuillyen-Thelle; Brothers Harduin and Walter of the Friars Minor; and Morel,

our clerk. , | We spent the night at Frénes. —

MARCH 14. At Frénes. MARCH 15. At Mortemer. MARCH 16. At Rouen.

MARCH 17. That is to say, on Palm Sunday, at Rouen. MARCH 18. At Déville. MARCH 19. At the same, but we dined at the house of the Preaching Friars. MARCH 20. We dined at the house of the Friars Minor and slept at

Rouen. MARCH 21-23. At Rouen. | | , 62 There are no entries for March 24 through April 2. Easter Day was on March 24.

1258 Barbe.1 |

APRIL 3. In the year of our Lord 1258. We received procuration at Ste-

APRIL 4. We visited there. Thirty-two canons are in residence; all but seven are priests. They have an income of two thousand pounds; they owe about seven hundred pounds. They have no provisions of any kind, that is to say, neither wine, nor cider (siceram), that is, sidre, nor meat. The prior does not sleep in the dormitory. This day we spent the night there,

at our Own expense. |

APRIL 5. We received procuration at Crouttes. |

APRIL 6. We visited there. Two monks from Jumiéges, to wit, Duresque and a certain other, are there. Except when both happen to be journeying | on horseback at the same time, Mass is celebrated daily in the chapel. They have in income pertaining to their sustenance about one hundred pounds;

, more is owed to them than they owe.

his kindness. |

This day we had breakfast at Canapville, at the bishop’s house and through

This same day we visited the priory of Ticheville, finding there two monks

from St-Wandrille. They have two women with them; one is young, the other about thirty years of age; we warned them to send these women away and to get another or others who would not arouse suspicion. They have an income of about eighty pounds. They eat meat freely and when there is no need; we warned them to abstain from eating meat, in accordance with the content of the Rule. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined

there this day. | | | : them to correct this. They owe about sixty pounds. We received procuration

APRIL 7. We visited the abbey of St-Evroult. Thirty-one monks are there.

They have nine priories this side of the sea. One does not accuse another fin chapter}, except in the matter of silence. Traveling monks do not ob1 Sometime between Easter and this appearance at Ste-Barbe, Eudes had attended a meeting of the Exchequer at Caen, See L. Delisle, Cartulaire normand de Philippe Auguste, Louis VII, Saint Louis et Philippe le Hardi (Caen, 1852), “Mémoires de la Société des antiquaires de Normandie,” 2d ser., VI (1852), No. 539, n. 3.

| | APRIL, 1258 | 345 serve the fasts of the Rule; they eat meat for two days when they have been bled; it does not bother their consciences. They eat meat in the priories; we enjoined them-to observe the Rule covering this. Alms are given daily to all comers. They have an income within the kingdom of France of two thousand pounds; almost.as much is owed to them as they owe.

[No entries for April 8-23.] ; ,

APRIL 24. Visitation of the diocese of Evreux. We entered the diocese of Evreux and received procuration at Beaumontle-Roger. Total: nine pounds, eighteen shillings, six pence. We visited there, finding five monks; there should be twelve, but because of the new buildings which they are constructing the number has been lessened. They eat meat at least twice a week; we enjoined them to abstain save as the Rule permits. The property and income of the house are not entered in writing; we ordered — the prior to have all sources of income written out. They have an income of about one thousand pounds; they owe three hundred pounds. They have _ sufficient provisions to last until the new harvest. APRIL 25. We received procuration at Daubeuf from a certain lessee of

that place. We made no computation there, for we were not able to find out the price of things. APRIL 26. We received procuration at Montaure. APRIL 27. We visited there, where there are three monks. They had? but one chalice [which must serve} for the monks as well as for the priest , of the parish. They have an income of one hundred sixty pounds, on which they pay the tithe; they owed about fifty pounds, and about thirty pounds were owed to them. Brother Roger of Les Andelys was then prior of the place. We found everything else to be in good condition. Total for procu-

ration: nine pounds, eleven shillings, five pence. This day we received

_ procuration at La Croix-St-Leufroy. Total: nine pounds. | APRIL 28. We visited there after preaching a sermon. Twenty-four monks

were in residence; all but three were priests. We enjoined the abbot to visit all of his priories or to see that they were visited. We ordered the abbot to | compel those monks who traveled by horseback to observe the fasts according

to the Rule, and to forbid the monks from dining with the lay folk who

| came to their house. They owed about one hundred pounds. | This day we received procuration at the priory at Jouy. Total: nine pounds, seven shillings. : _ 2 The change of tense indicates probably that the actual writing of the entries of the Register did not take place until some time after the actual visitation.

346 APRIL, 1258 APRIL 29. At the same. We received procuration from the lessee of Bail-

leul, since there were no monks at the priory of the said Bailleul, nor did the house provide sufficient accommodation for us. Total: eight pounds,

eight pence.

We visited the said priory at Jouy, where there were two monks. They have an income of four hundred fifty pounds, of which they remit as much as they can to the abbey. They sometimes eat meat when there is no need;

we enjoined them to abstain as the Rule required. APRIL 30. With God’s grace, we preached the word of God in the chapter of Evreux to the resident canons and clerks-choral. When this was finished they all left the chapter room, leaving us and our companions behind. A little later, desiring to make visitation as our office requires us to do, we called in those venerable men, the dean, the treasurer, and Stephen, the archdeacon of the said place, one by one, and diligently inquired from each of them whether the Divine Office was performed at the proper hours and with required modulation? both by day and by night; whether they had ornaments, books, and vestments suitable for the Divine Service; whether the lighting of the church was well and competently attended to by those responsible for this duty; whether the priest-canons willingly celebrated their Masses in the church. All three replied unanimously that all of these matters were very satisfactory. Item, we asked them whether any canon, cleric, or even chapJain in that church were publicly known for the vice of incontinence, for any business undertakings, or for anything else; they replied that, through God’s grace, there was none at present, and that when anyone connected

, with the church, whether canon or clerk-choral, was defamed of the vice of incontinence, of inebriety, or any act that brought notoriety, the hebdomadary and the chapter punished him most severely. They believed that all ill fame had ceased. Item, some of the seniors grumbled and claimed that we were not empowered to visit the province until after we had visited the prominent places of our own diocese. However, we showed them our charter of privilege, and had it read aloud in full chapter, whereby we may do this without any interruption, or, even if we are interrupted by a summons from the king, the queen, or the Pope, we may resume and enter upon our [suspended] visitation.4 With God’s grace, we found everything else to

3 See above, July 9, 1249, n. 36. | 4 This document is printed in full in Bonnin, (p. 743), and reference is made to it

by Pope Innocent IV in a letter to Eudes, Bonnin, p. 754.

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pence. | : |

be in good condition, and we received procuration from them this day at the palace of the bishop. Total: twelve pounds, nineteen shillings, three

MAY 1. We visited the abbey at St-Sauveur, where there were sixty-three nuns. There was an insufficient supply of books [for the Divine Service]; we ordered them to. procure them. Silence was not well observed; we ordered this corrected. We advised them to confess every month. We enjoined them not to keep any dogs, birds, or squirrels, and to get rid of those they had. Individual nuns have individual coffers; we ordered the abbess to have these opened and to see what was contained in them. We enjoined them to

put away their metaled belts. Item, they did not turn in their old clothes when they received new ones; we gave orders that no nun should presume to give away any old clothes without the permission of the abbess. Item, we ordered that relatives of the nuns should not be received to spend the night

there or to dine. Item, that individual audits should be made every month. Item, we ordered them to be sure to send away all the little girls who had

not taken the veil. They owed about three hundred pounds; they have an | income of one thousand pounds. We enjoined the abbess to keep the nuns | _ from acquiring possessions of any kind. We received procuration from them at St-Taurin. Total: ten pounds, four shillings, two pence. _ MAY 2. Ascension Day. We preached the Word of God in chapter, and then we visited the abbey of St-Taurin. The abbot was not in the house at

this time. Twenty monks were there; six had died; we advised them to have | some new monks professed. All but eight were priests. They had sufficient | provisions to last until the new harvest; they believed that they owed nothing. | Everything else we found to be in good condition. They have an income of about fifteen hundred pounds. We received procuration from them today. Total: ten pounds, thirteen shillings, but we caused thirty-three shillings te

be remitted to them. |

On this day we took part in a procession with the canons, and, by God’s grace, we celebrated Mass in the cathedral at Evreux.

MAY 3. We visited the abbey at Conches. Twenty-eight monks were | there. We enjoined the abbot to visit all of his priories more frequently than

had been his practice. Alms are distributed four times a week: twice to scholars-cleric, and as many times to lepers. The fasts were badly observed in the priories; we enjoined the abbot to enact as best he could fuller decrees about this in a general chapter, to see that they were observed, and to inflict

348 MAY, 1258 , , a penalty upon those who were delinquent in this respect and in the eating of meat. They had sufficient provisions to last until the new harvest; they owed nothing. This day we received procuration there. Total: ten pounds,

sixteen shillings, ten pence.

MAY 4, We visited the priory at Lierru. Nine canons of the Order of &t. Augustine were there; five were priests, and there was one novice. Several of them possessed coffers which the prior had not yet inspected; we ordered him to find out what was contained in them at once, and to clear them

of any property. Item, we ordered all of them to receive Communion on the first Sunday of every month, and to make very frequent confession. They have an income of about two hundred pounds; they owed about thirty pounds.

The prior was supporting his own brother, a dishonest person and of bad

, reputation, in the house; we ordered him sent away. The provision for the sick was bad; we ordered this corrected. This day we received procuration

there. Total: eight pounds, twelve shillings, two pence. | MAY 5. We visited the abbey at Lyre. F orty-two monks and four lay brothers were there; twenty of them were priests. They use meat in the priories; we enjoined the abbot to inflict punishment upon those who ate meat when there was no need and who conducted themselves in violation of the Rule. About as much was owed to them as they owed. With the exception of wine, they had enough provisions to last them until the new harvest. They have an income of two thousand pounds. The abbot used to leave the house and wander about more frequently than the business affairs of the house warranted. We received procuration there this day. Total: ten

pounds, eleven shillings, two pence. — , MAY 6. We received procuration at St-Sulpice-prés-l’Aigle, and we visited there this day. Eight monks were there; all but one were priests. We ordered the monk who was not a priest to confess at least once a month. They were

using feather beds. The prior was not sleeping in the dormitory with the monks. They do not observe the fasts required by the Rule; more and more frequently they ate meat when there was no need; we absolutely forbade

them to eat meat except as the Rule permits, and [warned them that], if | they were delinquent they should be punished. They have an income of two hundred fifty pounds; more was owed to them than they owed. With the exception of wine they had enough provisions to last until the new harvest.

Total: nine pounds. a ,

| MAY, 1258 349 _ MAY.7. We received procuration there from the’ prior at Rai, inasmuch as the accommodations at Rai were insufficient for us. Total: eight pounds, six shillings. Because of the poverty of the house we had sixty shillings

remitted to the prior, | MAY 8. We visited the aforesaid priory at Rai, where there were two

monks; that is to say, one and the prior. They ate meat, and we left this ,

about thirty pounds. , a

_ matter to their conscience. They have an income of eighty pounds; they owed ©

_ We received procuration this day at the royal castle near Breteuil from the

steward of the priory at Tilliéres. Total: twelve pounds; we caused sixty

shillings to be remitted to him. ~ ee ST

MAY 9. In the morning we ate at the manor of Sir William of Miniéres,

knight, and we spent the night at the priory at Coudres, and received proc-

uration there. Total: seven pounds and seventeen pence. Oo MAY 10. We visited this priory. Two monks were there; to wit, one with the prior. Alms are given daily to all comers. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule; they ate meat freely; we enjoined them to abstain as the Rule _ demands, and to observe the fasts more completely. They have an income of four hundred pounds; they owed nothing except to their abbot of Bourgueil,

to whom they are obliged to remit annually as much as they can. | We received procuration this day at Heudreville. Total: eight pounds, six-

teen shillings, eight pence. a a

MAY 11. We visited there. Three monks of the Order of Tiron were |

there; all were priests, and had recently arrived there. They use feather beds.

Item, they had two maidservants in their house, a thing which much displeased us, and indeed we told them that this was not safe for them, because of the evil which might perchance arise therefrom. They did not observe the Rule; they ate meat whenever they liked, and when there was no:

need; we ordered them to correct this in accordance with the Rule and the , statutes of the Order of Tiron.6 They have an income of three hundred pounds, Alms are given three times a week to all comers. They had suf-

pounds. | | ne

ficient provisions to last until the new harvest; they owed about one hundred

- 5 Not unlike Bec, Savigny, or even Cluny, Tiron was a congregation of Benedictines

with its own customs and usages. For the material wealth of the congregation, see M. L. Merlet, Cartulaire de labbaye de la Sainte-Trinité de Tiron. For a list of the

_ congregation’s abbeys and dependencies, see #bid., I, cxvi-cxxviii, } -

350 MAY, 1258 . This day we visited the priory at Muzy.6 Four monks from Coulombs were. there. They had no written copy of the Rule, nor of the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we enjoined them to seek these out at once, to live according to the Rule, and to conduct themselves as the Rule required. Because of the smallness. of the house, they were not sleeping together. They used feather beds. Alms are given to-all comers three times a week. They had one maidservant; we ordered her sent away. They did not observe the fasts; we gave orders that they be scrupulously observed. They ate meat freely; we expressly forbade them to eat meat except as the Rule permits. They owed two hundred forty-two pounds; they had no provisions. The prior, together with his whole household, was then under excommunication, as a result of a

, judgment and because of the royal twelfth.7 The affairs of the priory were vilely and shamefully handled, and the place showed disgraceful evidence of collapse and ruin. Their own abbot of Coulombs was present at this visitation, and. we consulted with him and asked him, considering the state of the place, to try and reform it in every way possible. Item, there was a cértain insane monk.there, Dom Simon by name, who was thoroughly deranged, and a living scandal to all monks; we admonished the companions

: of the prior to strive to have him confined to the cloister or sent to the

of Patis. = , Oo

infirmary. We received. procuration from them this day. Total: seven pounds

This same day we moved on to the priory of St-Georges-sur-Eure.8 We found two monks there, to wit, the prior and one monk, who was not a ptiest. They had no copy of the Rule, nor did they live as the Rule requires; they did not. get up for Matins; indeed, they said their Hours in their room and without modulation.® The prior rarely or never celebrated Mass. In fact, we found that they conducted themselves, and: had conducted themselves, most evilly.. The house was dirty and dilapidated. They had a certain maidservant; we ordered her removed without fail. They owed about one hundred pounds; they have an income of about fifty pounds. We enjoined the prior to pause in his evil ways and to reform himself by discipline ac-

cording tothe Rule... ne SO ,

MAY 12. The day of Pentecost. We joined the monks in a procession at

6 A Benedictine priory dependent on Coulombs. (Cottinea, II, 2024.) 7 Levies by the king on ecclesiastical property for the Crusade. Payment was

enforced by the ecclesistical powers. oe ,

-§above, Cottineau, II, 2704. , ® See July 9, 1249, n. 36.oo, an aoo sO|

| MAY, 1258 351 Ivry, and a little later, while the people and the monks were standing in the body of the church, we preached the Word of God. With His assistance

we celebrated High Mass. After Mass we visited the monks in chapter. Eighteen monks were there; all but four were priests. Women were in the , habit of entering the choir and the cloister very often and at will; we en-

joined the abbot to correct this, and to keep them away from the means of — , access and approach. The priors living outside ate meat; we ordered the abbot absolutely to forbid them to eat meat, except as the Rule permits. Item, we ordered that the audits be cast in the presence of the seniors elected by

the community, and at least once a week or once a month. They owed about three hundred pounds. They had sufficient provisions to last until the new harvest. They had an income of about eight hundred pounds. We received procuration there this day. Total: nine pounds, four shillings, four pence. “MAY 13. We preached the Word of God at St. Mary’s church at Vernon to the people and the vicars present, and through His grace we celebrated High Mass. Then we made a visitation. We found only vicars there. There | are nine canons in this church, but they are not resident; of them, five are in priests’ orders; two are deacons, two are subdeacons, and one has been very recently appointed. Two Masses are celebrated daily by the vicars; that is to say, a High Mass, and a Mass of the Blessed Virgin; the priest of the parish celebrated a parochial Mass every day. The clerics were pub-

| _licly known for drinking; we warned them to moderate their wine, and to abstain from wine and from all illicit things. John Borguenel, a canon: of the house, was personally present at this visitation. They gave us procuration this day at the bishop’s house. Total: ten pounds, eight shillings, nine pence. May 14, At Frénes. We were bled today. MAY 15-17..At Frénes. May 18. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at Les Andelys, and we spent the night at Sausseuse, at our own expense. MAY 19. At Poissy, at the royal palace. MAY 20-21. At Paris, because of the Parlement. May 22. At Paris. Because we could not be present at the sacred synod at Rouen in person, we caused it to.be held and celebrated by the treasurer of Rouen, acting for us.

MAY 23-27. At Paris, because of the Parlement. =... ©... MAY 28. This day Henry, rector of the church at Cahagnes, acting as proc-

tor for Reginald, rector of the church at Travailles, came before us, with a let- |

church. 7 nn _

ter from the official of Rouen concerning the resignation of the said. church into our hands, and in the name of the said Reginald, he resigned the. said

352 MAY, 1258 |

MAY 29. At Paris. MAY 30. At the same. This day Master Nicholas, called |

Gibbouin, was presented to us by the religious, the abbot, and the community of St-Ouen-de-Rouen, for the church of Neuville-Champ-d’Oisel. May 31— JUNE 5. At Paris. JUNE 6. Atthe same. This day William Crispin presented

Roger de Val to us for the church at Bailly. This same day G., priest at Ambleville, resigned his church into our hands. JUNE 7. At Paris. JUNE 8: At Pontoise. JUNE 9. At Chambly. jJUNE 10. At Verberie. JUNE 11-12. At. Noyon. JUNE 13. At La Neuville-du-Roy. JUNE 14.. At St-Quentinprés-Beauvais. JUNE 15. At Caulincourt, at one of the manors of the bishop

of Beauvais, at his expense, he being there at the time. oo JUNE 16. At Gaillefontaine, where we celebrated a parish Mass, and, God

aiding, we preached a sermon this day. | a _ This day Master Walter of Hupeignies, rector of St. Mary’s church at Mor-

mon. |

temer, came before us and voluntarily resigned his church into out hands. - This:day, after our siesta, we proceeded in person to the monastery of nuns of Clairruissel,1° and there, with God’s assistance, we preached a ser-

~ JUNE 17. At Aliermont. : , - JUNE 18. At the same. Today John, the son of Sir Fulk of Sauchay, knight

whom our men had caught, came before us and made amends for having gone hunting in our forest at Aliermont without our permission or that of our resident lessee, and for having forcefully seized and carried off a hare. For all-of these aforesaid things the aforesaid Fulk, knight, his father, Sir Nicholas of St-Saéns, knight, and Sir Nicholas Mahomet, knight, stood as

sureties to us. , , | , -- JUNE 19-24. At. Aliermont. a oo a

JUNE 25. At Aliermont. This day we enjoined the priest at Auffay to pay us forty shillings of Tours before the feast of the St. Mary Magdalene, and tosubmit to a discipline at the synod held in his deanery, clad in shirt and trunk hose, and in the presence of the priests attending the synod of that deanery, for having struck one of his parishioners with his fist in his church

aforesaid, and for having quarreled with the prior of the said place.

_ JUNE 26. At Dieppe. , , ee

-. JUNE 27, We visited the priory of St-Saéns. Three monks were there with | the prior. The prior does not celebrate Mass as often as he ought and could; we counseled him to celebrate Mass more frequently. They ate meat there

10 Attached to Fontevrault c. 1140. (Cottineau, I, 798-99.) -

JULY, 1258 353 - when there was no need; they did not observe the fasts of the Rule very well; we ordered this corrected. More was owed to them than they owed. We found everything else to be in good. condition. This day we received _ procuration and spent the night there. Total: nine pounds, seventeen shil-

lings, two pence. | So co ee JUNE 28. We visited the nuns at St-Saéns. Fourteen were in the com-

munity at this time, two being at Ste-Austreberte. Silence was badly observed,

we ordered this corrected. A lay sister was there. They had wheat enough for the needs of the community until the new harvest. They owed: about sixty-eight pounds. Item, there were two little girls there whom the prioress and some of the nuns asked us to allow them to receive and veil; but we did not listen to their prayers in this matter, and ordered them to. send these girls away within the next eight days; we enjoined them not to presume to receive anyone without our special permission. This day we spent the night

at Déville. : , - Oo

JUNE 29. At Déville. We celebrated the parochial Mass here in pontificals, and, with God’s assistance, we preached a sermon, it being the feast

of Saints Peter and Paul. JUNE 30—JULY 1. At Déville. — Ss JULY 2. In the chapel of our manor at Rouen we listened. to and considered the statements made before us on behalf of the prior and chapter of Séez, in the matter of their election of Master Thomas of .Aulnay as bishop of Séez.11 After a diligent inquiry into the manner of conducting the - election, into the character of the elected one, and into the observation of the canonical process, after taking counsel with good men, we, by our metro-

politan authority, confirmed this election as canonically carried out and the

elected person as suitable. a | BO

pence. oo a

_ This day we spent the night at Quévreville, and received procuration there from the lessee of the place. Total: eight pounds, eighteen shillings, eight

JuLy 3. At Noyon [-sur-Andelle}, at our expense. __ oo JuLy 4.. The summer feast of St. Martin. We celebrated the parochial

Mass at Perriérs, and administered Confirmation there, with God’s help. We received procuration there this day from the lessee of the house belonging

_ to St-Ouen-de-Rouen. Total: nine pounds, nine shillings, two pence. _ JuLy 5. At L’Ile-Dieu, at the expense of the abbey. Total for procuration:

11 Ordained to the priesthood by Eudes December 21, 1258, and consecrated | bishop the next day. . oo 7 , oo

354 JULY, 1258 eight pounds, eighteen shillings. JuLy 6. At Bonport, at the expense of the _ abbey. yuLy 7. At the priory of Montaure, in the diocese of Evreux, we performed the marriage ceremony for William of Premery, our panteer,12

and Joan. | , We spent the night at Pont-de-l’ Arche.

JULY 8-10. At Frénes. : _

- JuLy 11. At the same. This day Miles, priest and vicar of St. Mary’s church at Les Andelys, came before us and confessed that within the past fortnight he had carnally known a certain woman of whom he had been

matter. : : frequently and shamefully ill famed. As he said, he had known her several

times. He promised, with his hand on the Holy Gospels, that he would perform and observe whatever we should be. led to command or do in this

- Jury 12. At Frénes. yury 13. At Sausseuse, at our expense. JULY 14. At the same, at the expense of the parishioners of Ecos. This day, with God’s aid, we dedicated St. Denis’ church at Ecos. JuLy 15. At the priory of St-Ouen-de-Gisors, where the prior had but lately arrived. From him we received as our procuration seven pounds of

Tours, which amount we receive every year when we come there.!8 Once a year the prior who should happen to be at the said place is obligated to pay us our procuration, but no additional payment unless it should be through

liberality and graciousness. oe , - JuLy 16. Turning aside to the house of nuns of Gomerfontaine,14 we

preached a sermon in chapter, with God’s aid. ' This day we visited the priory at Chaumont[-en-l’Aillerie}. Three monks from St-Germer-de-Flay were there. Alms are given once’ to all comers. They eat meat in common with unconcern and more often than is necessary; we ordered them to abstain according to the Rule. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule; we ordered this corrected. They owed about one hundred pounds. The prior’s companions were very disobedient to him in some matters. We received procuration there this day. They have an income of one hundred forty pounds. Total: eight pounds, nine shillings, six pence. - JuLy 17. We received procuration at Gaillonet from the Premonstraten-

The supervisor of the bread. 8- 22See entry for June 20, 1257. | 44 A Cistercian abbey om nuns, founded c. 1207. (Cottineau, I, 1299.) 15 The text does not indicate whether alms were distributed once a week or daily.

: | JULY, 1258 355 sian monks of this place. Total: seven pounds, twelve shillings, nine. pence.

- JULY 18. We received procuration at Juziers, and visited there. Five | monks were there; all but one were priests. All use feather beds. Some of them had boxes and chests with keys; we ordered the prior to have these

opened, to inspect them frequently and to clear them of any property. Alms | are given daily to all comers. Item, sometimes the prior, or some of the | monks, ate with the guests, in the morning, at midday, or at whatever hour they might arrive; we gave orders that the monks should eat at stated and determined hours and provide for the guests as seemed expedient. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule very well. They owed about two hundred _ sixty pounds and one muid of wheat; they have an income of four hundred

pounds. They ate meat freely, but they said that they had privileges and indulgences to do this. Item, we ordered the prior to contribute to the repair of the bell tower and to the adornment of the monastery. Item, women _ were in the habit of entering the monastery and cloister at will; we ordered the prior to try to keep the gates and the entrances closed, so that the said women should not have such facility of access to them. Total: eight pounds,

one penny. — re re a

_ JuLy 19. We visited the abbey of St-Martin-de-Pontoise. Twenty-two _ monks were in residence; three of them were novices.. Some were dwelling | alone in priories, a fact which much displeased us. Those who are not priests confess and receive Communion once a month. The prior was not present at this time, and it was said that he rarely arose for Matins, and that similarly,

when he came back from outside, he rarely ate in the refectoty. He was , acting for the prior of Chambly, and simultaneously was exercising the office of prior [of St-Martin-de-Pontoise}. They owed eight hundred pounds, and they were compelled to negotiate a loan of one hundred pounds to defray the expenses of getting in the wheat this coming harvest, and perhaps some more for the gathering of the grapes. They did not have wheat enough to last until the new harvest. Since some of them were ill famed of incontinence,

and the house was in bad condition, we sent Brother Adam Rigaud and

Master Richard of Sap there to investigate the condition of the house. A , little later, and while we were still there, when their investigation of the | place had been completed, we having considered what we felt to be expedient for reforming the state of this monastery, were led, on the counsel of good men, to draw up the ordinance which is entered on the next page.16

16 See entry for August 7, below. | a OO

356 JULY, 1258 Total for procuration: seven pounds, eleven shillings, two pence. — | JULY 20. At St-Germain-en-Laye, where we found the king and queen. JULY 21. At the same. JULY 22. The feast of St. Mary Magdalene. We celebrated High Mass in pontificals at the royal chapel in Paris, God permitting. The king was there present, as were many prelates of France who had come to attend the Parlement, and, with God’s aid, we preached a sermon. JULY 23-25. At Paris. JULY 26. At Neuville-St-Georges. JULY 27. At Corbeil, where we talked with the count of Poitou and his wife.17 yuLy 28. At Melun. JULY 29. At Nemours.18 yuLy 30. At the same, and we celebrated High Mass at the nuns’ monastery. When this was finished, we preached a sermon,

with God's assistance. JULY 31. At Cheroi. AuGusT 1. At Nailly, at the manor of the venerable father, .. . [/acuna in MS},19 the archbishop of Sens.

We stayed with him and at his expense. = | AUGUST 2. On the vigil of the Invention of St. Stephen. We accompanied the venerable Father, William, archbishop of Sens, along with a very great multitude of horsemen, that is to say, of clerics and burgesses of Sens, as far as the monastery of St-Pierre-de-Sens, whose monks, that is to say, the abbot and community, solemnly received the said Father with a procession. The said father spent the night there, but we, with God’s grace, celebrated Vespers at the cathedral and spent the night at St-Remy, at our own expense.

_ AUGUST 3. We were at the cathedral church at Sens, together with the venerable Fathers, the bishops of Auxerre, Meaux, Nevers, Troyes, and Beaune. This day the canons of Sens received the above-mentioned Father, the archbishop, at his first entry with a procession.20 We lunched and dined

with him, and we spent the night at St-Remy, at our own expense. AucusT 4. At Montereau-Fault-Yonne, at the chateau of the king of Navarre.21 The venerable Father, the bishop of Auxerre, was with us. AUGUST - 17 Alphonse, second brother of Louis IX. Louis gave him Poitou on the occasion

of Alphonse’s marriage to Jeanne, daughter of the count of Toulouse. = od #8 An Augustinian priory founded ¢. 1170, near Fontainebleu. (Cottineau, II, 2046.) ~ 19 William de Brosse (1258-67). (Gams, Series episcoporum, p. 629.) - 20 The first entry of an archbishop or bishop into the cathedral of his see was a

| solemn occasion.. He was met outside the city walls, seated in a chair, and borne in procession on the shoulders of the prominent town dignitaries to the cathedral’s doors.

_ #1 Thibaut V, king of Navarre and count of Champagne, who was a cousin of Louis IX. This was the year in which Eudes was made a member of the Parlement of Paris, but on what date there is no precise information. It may well have taken place. in May, when Louis and his queen met Eudes at Poissy, (see above, May 19). From this time on, Eudes was a member of the Parlement, and his official and private

AUGUST, 1258 357 5. At Courquetaine, at the house of our brother, Sir Peter Rigaud, knight,

the said bishop being with us. AucusT 6. This day at Paris, and we dined ;

with the said Father, the bishop. |

AuGUST 7. At St. Martin’s abbey at Pontoise. This day we enjoined the abbot of the place, by virtue of his oath of obedience, to order . .. [lacuna in MS}, the former steward of the grain, to remit in its entirety whatever _ property he might have, and that within eight days; after which he should send him to some house belonging to the order, that he might stay there and live according to the Rule until he should deserve to be recalled by us to his monastery. Item, that he should dismiss Peter, his servant, and Eustace, the custodian of the house at Celles, from their offices and from his service. © Item, that without delay he should seek out and call to him some prudent

man, a cleric or a secular priest, whose aid and counsel he should use in | handling the temporal affairs of his abbey. Item, we willed and ordered that our vicar at Pontoise should be present at his audits, and that he should draw up a statement of all receipts and expenditures, both large and small, in the presence of the entire community, and at least once a month; that. copies should be made of these, of which the abbot should have one, and the vicar one, the other to remain in the possession of the community. Item, we enjoined the abbot to interest himself personally in the sales and measurings of wheat, wine, and their other products and not to appoint another grain steward without special permission. These are the debts owed by the abbey of St-Martin-de-Pontoise on. the

Lord 1258: | - —

_ Saturday preceding the feast of St: Mary-Magdalene, in the year of our , At the fair next coming: one hundred twelve pounds of Paris. 7 7 Item, to Master Ralph of Montesland: fifty pounds of Paris. ,

__ Item, to Bernard of L'Ile: ten pounds of Paris. / ;

winter wheat. ,

_ Item, to Adam of Livillier: one hundred five pounds of Paris. |

Item, to Ralph of Stampe: fourteen pounds of Paris and two muids of

, | Item, to Robert Fovetel: fifty-three pounds of Paris. 7

meetings with the king became more frequent. There is no record in Les Olim of the decisions taken at the meeting of 1258, but Eudes was present. He took part in the debates and delivered a sermon to the other members. A short time after the sessions of the Parlement, Eudes was a guest of Alphonse of Poitou. He was with the king in September to inspect the relics of St. Eloi. Their meetings and conversations became

more and more frequent as Eudes’ private advice was sought. /

358 AUGUST, 1258

of Paris. , , :

_ Item, to Ralph Coguet, thirty-one pounds. | SO Item, to Henry of Attrebate: two hundred twenty pounds and six shillings

Item, to William of Liancourt: eighty pounds. , , Item, tot William Paline: twenty pounds. ,

, Item, to the abbot of St. Catherine’s: twenty pounds of Paris. , | | Item, to John, called Pire: twenty pounds of Paris. , ' - . Item, to {other} creditors: thirty pounds of Paris.

Item, to the servants: thirty pounds of Paris. ,

Item, to Bertha: eleven pounds of Paris. , Item, to John, called Ast: forty-five pounds of Paris. a : Item, to Robert le Chambelene: forty-eight pounds of Paris. ot Item, to Ralph Théophile: one hundred pounds of Paris. :

- Total: one thousand twelve pounds,2? and two muids of wheat. :

Sir William of Gisors: fifty-eight pounds of Paris. |

Item, the farmers of Bantelu: fourteen pounds. oo Item, the farmer of Vallangoujard: ten pounds. _ oe ,

Item, the farmer of Laria: eight pounds. i Item, Henry Heraut: eight pounds. . , | Item, the farmer of Hérouville: six pounds and six shillings. , Item, other farmers: seven pounds. a oe : |

Item, Marchmont and Bovethus: nineteen pounds. oe ‘Item, Henry of Pierrelaye, Junior: three pounds. , | oe

_. Jtem, there is owéd to them seven muids of winter wheat. a Total: one hundred twenty pounds, and twelve muids; and they have in cash seventy-three pounds and six shillings.28

We attached and assigned to the abbot as his assistant Dom Honduin, priest at Frémecourt, to aid him in administering his temporalities and to act as his proctor; and we received his oath that he would be faithful in car-

rying out these things. . | -

AUGUST 8. At Genainville, the said bishop being with us. AucusT 9. At Frénes, the said bishop being with us. AuGUST 10. At Ste-Catherine, the said bishop being with us. AucusT 11. We, with God’s aid, preached a sermon in the atrium of St-Gervaise, and we spent the night at Déville. The said

-22 The correct total would seem to be £1,077-6s. : , : 23 The correct total would seem to be £133-6s., and seven muids of wheat.

AUGUST, 1258 359 bishop was with us. AUGUST 12-13. At Déville. The said bishop was with us. AUGUST 14. At Rouen. The Reverend Fathers, the bishops of Beauvais and Auxerre, were with us, and the bishop of Beauvais celebrated Vespers at the cathedral this day. AucusT 15. In the company of the said bishops we cele-

| brated the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Rouen. The said bishops spent the night at our palace, while we slept at the house of the precentor.4 AUGUST 16. At Déville, with the said bishops. AUGUST 17...

At Frénes, with them. AUGUST 18. At Chaumont, with them. AUGUST 19. At , Bresles, at the manor of the bishop of. Beauvais, at his expense. He was present, and the bishop of Auxerre as well. AuGUsT 20. We and the bishop

of Beauvais ate with the bishop of Auxerre at Gournay-sur-Aronde, and spent | the night there. AucusT 21. At Noyon. AuGUST 22. At the same, the king , of France being there, together with many prelates of France. AuGUST 23. At the same. We opened the reliquary in the church of the cathedral in which

, the body of St. Eloi is said to rest. In it we found some bones wrapped in leather, together with some writings. The said bishops of Auxerre and Beauvais were present. AUGUST 24. At Compiégne; there we spoke with the king. AUGUST .25. At Pont-Ste-Maxence. With God’s aid, we celebrated Mass in the parish church, and we preached the Word of God; there were very many

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parishioners present. AUGUST 26. At Beaumont-sur-Oise. AUGUST 27. At Pon-

‘AUGUST 28. God granting, we propounded His Word at St-Mellon-dePontoise, and we made a visitation. The prebendaries are not held to keep residence. One canon, namely Dom Luke, was present and was in residence at the time. In residence are ten vicars, one deacon, one subdeacon, and two

chaplains: No syndic or his proctor was there; we gave orders that one should be appointed. They did not possess sufficient altar cloths or ornaments; we ordered this corrected. The reliquaries, in which the bodies of certain saints and that of St. Mellon are said to rest, have rotted away and are so consumed by age that they will hardly allow being touched with the hand; we gave orders that this should be corrected, and that the books be bound. We enjoined the said Dom Luke that, in the future, chapter should under no circumstances be held anywhere but in St-Mellon, or in the town

of Pontoise; we enjoined him to see that the ornaments, the altar linen, and | 24 This was Gui de Merle, who later became bishop of Lisieux (1267-83). (Gams,

Series episcoporum, p. 566.) |

360 AUGUST, 1258 the old altar cloths were folded, preserved, repaired, and maintained in a cleaner and better condition than had been the practice. Item, the vicar of

| Master Peter of Mincy was the only one to be obstinate and rebellious in not observing certain regulations of the chapter. We decreed that as often as it was evident that he was delinquent, he should pay a penny a day. We also decreed that the chapter Statutes be written out. Item, Dom Peter, the vicar. of Master William, is publicly known many times over for incontinence, for unseemly behavior, especially for garrulousness, and for going about: at night; we gave orders that all vicars should walk decorously through the town, should maintain better silence in church than was their practice, and should obey the precentor in performing the Divine Office, and that the _ precentor should supervise and regulate the Divine Office. Luke, a vicar, was shamefully ill famed of a multitude of enormities. Although we warned him

many times before about these things, he has not reformed. Ralph, the vicar of John of Montluce, was in the habit of going about the town in a buckled supertunic; we enjoined him to wear a closed gown as befits a priest. Item, we warned Henry, the vicar of Master Peter of Mincy, not to obstruct the Divine Office as he formerly had done, and to conduct himself in a harmonious manner with his associates; we warned Robert of Gradu about these same things. Item, the said Peter, vicar of the said Master William, confessed that he had kept Petronilla for a long time, but that he had not known her carnally since she had married. A little later he swore on the Holy Gospels, with his hand on his breast, and promised us that should we again find him guilty of incontinence so that he could not canonically

purge himself, he would regard his benefice as resigned: Present were: brother Adam Rigaud; Master Richard of Sap, canon of Rouen; Master Ralph

of St-Gildard; and John of Morgneval, our clerk. — This same day we visited St. Peter’s priory. Five monks were there; all were priests. They had invited some people to drink with them but each paid for his own; we ordered them that they must not presume to do this again. The prior had a certain nephew to whom he made bountiful grants from the goods of the priory, and this without receiving permission from his abbot; we ordered the nephew sent away and ordered likewise that the prior make

| no further gifts to him, for he was reported to be incontinent. The prior was — not present there. This day for procuration we received from Dom Luke, canon of the place [ St-Mellon-de-Pontoise}, on behalf of the chapter, one hundred shillings

| SEPTEMBER, 1258 361 of Paris, the amount which they owe to us each year, together with accommodation, straw for beds, wood, cups, dishes, and other domestic utensils.

We spent the night at St. Martin's, near Pontoise. Oo

from the local prior. , AUGUST 29. At Le Bord-Haut-de-Vigny. We teceived procuration at Vesly

--—s auGUST 31. We visited the priory at Noyon [-sur-Andelle}]. Six monks | were there, and the prior had sent one to England. There should be seven.

All were priests. They ate and had eaten meat when there was no need; we forbade them to eat meat, save as the Rule permits. They have an income of

five hundred pounds; as. much was owed to them as they owed; but they

were continuously obliged to put aside about one hundred pounds for im- |

proving the vines for the coming year. oo

| This day Alice, the prioress of St. Paul’s near Rouen, was presented to us by the prioress of Montivilliers, for she had just been elected by the com-

munity of Montivilliers. We received procutation this day from the prior

of Noyon [sur-Andelle}. -_

SEPTEMBER 1. We confirmed the election made, in accordance with law,

at Montivilliers by the prioress and community, of Alice, prioress of St-

Paul’s near Rouen, while we were at Noyon [-sur-Andelle}. a | This day we spent the night at Ste-Catherine, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 2. Eudes, Warner, and Henry, priest-vicars of the church of

Notre-Dame-la-Ronde, and Robert, rector of the said church, came before _ us and swore on the Holy Gospels that they would observe the ordinance drawn up for the reformation of the said church with the assent and approval of the king, and that they would not contravene it in the future. Pre~ sent at this oath taking were the venerable men: Simon, the archdeacon; William, the treasurer of Rouen; Peter d’Ons, the archdeacon of Greater Caux

Dame-le-Ronde. _ i This day we spent the night at Déville. 7 , in the same church; and Geoffrey Reveélle, dean of the church of Notre-

SEPTEMBER 3. We received procuration at St-Victor-en-Caux. SEPTEMBER 4. We visited there, where thete were twenty monks; two of

them were in England. All but six of them were priests. A certain cleric from Bourg-Baudoin, Nicholas by name, who, as the monks stated, had been staying there for twenty weeks, was ill famed many times over of the vice of incontinence and had notoriously and scandalously cohabited with both

married and unmarried women of the town. The abbot had not made a

362 SEPTEMBER, 1258 general audit with the community for more than a year; he had ill provided for the sick; he rarely or never arose for Matins, unless it be for the Matins with the Twelve Lessons;?5 he did not come to the refectory, nor had he ever slept in the dormitory. Alms were badly dispensed, and the amount had been diminished. We enjoined the abbot to correct all of these things, to remove the said Nicholas, cleric, and to correct: the other useless servants,

novices, and the ill famed. Item, we ordered the abbot to draw up a general , statement concerning the finances of the house, with the assistance of the _ community or of some of the brothers elected by the community, and this within the next eight days; that he should transmit to us under seal of the convent the account thus made by them. Item, we ordered. him to have certain business transactions and duties, such as those of the kitchener and of the man in charge of the grain, attended to by some of his own monks and not by secular clerics; and that the daily expenses should be put in writing; — that an account of these should be made and returned in the presence of the abbot and some of the brothers elected by the community. The said abbot sent to us at Aliermont, within the prescribed eight days, the audit made with his community and under the seal of the said community. This is con-

tained on the following page under the sign +.26 , We received procuration this day at Longueville. SEPTEMBER 5-7. At Aliermont. SEPTEMBER 8. The Nativity of the Blessed

Virgin Mary. We celebrated Mass and preached a sermon at St. Mary's _ church at Aliermont. This day, with God’s assistance, we blessed the abbess

of Montivilliers in the above-mentioned church.27 >

SEPTEMBER 9-12. At Aliermont. , | ,

+ In the year of our Lord 1258, on the Tuesday following the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the abbot of St-Victor-en-Caux in the presence of his community drew up an estimate of the assets of the said house, in

terms of the wheat and money of the year just past: oO Value of grain was: one hundred fifteen muids, that is to say, thirty muids of mixed grain, twenty-five muids of barley, and sixty muids of oats. Consumption of grain was: for milling, thirty-eight mxzids; for brewing,

twenty-eight muids; for the prebendaries, thirty mids; in pensions, two mutds; in seed, eight muids; by sale, nine muta of oats. Oo % The Office recited on solemn feasts, e.g., Christmas, Easter, Pentecost, Ascension.

26 Below, entry for September 9-12. 7 , 7 27 Alice, who was elected on September 1, 1258. ! Oo -

SEPTEMBER, 1258 | 363 The value of the money was: four hundred fifty pounds, and one hundred pounds from England: total, five hundred fifty pounds.

The total of monetary expense for the kitchen, for wine, for buildings, for

the shoeing of horses, for the clothing and shoes of the monks, for servants’ , wages, for Abbot William’s pension,?8 for the forty pounds for the royal tithe, for purchase of land: six hundred four pounds and fifteen shillings. Therefore the expenses have exceeded the assets by fifty-four pounds, fifteen shillings.

Such is the state of the house; one hundred twenty pounds in grain and money is owed to the house, and the house owes one hundred forty-four pounds.

_ SEPTEMBER 13. At Beaubec. _ SEPTEMBER 14. We came to the priory at Sigy,2® proposing, with God’s

grace, to exercise our officé of visitation there, and we warned the prior of the place to admit us for procuration, since we were prepared to perform that which our office made incumbent upon us. This the said prior did not wish to do, but rather desired to appeal, and that. in writing. We found the doors of the priory fast closed, and in no wise did he permit us to enter. We received procuration at Beaulieu. Total for procuration: eight pounds,

twelve shillings, two pence. ; , | We visited there this day. Fourteen canons were there, and all but two were priests. No prior was there, the last one having died within the past month; we gave them permission to elect [another]. Three lay sisters were there and two maid servants. They were not certain about the state of the house but they believed that they owed somewhat over fifty pounds, although

to whom they did not know. We ordered them to elect someone as prior | as quickly as possible, to be solicitous about conferring together to determine

how much they owed, to whom, and for what, and to certify all this to us, | under seal of the chapter, before the day of election [of the new prior}. _ SEPTEMBER 15. We received procuration at St-Laurent-en-Lyons. , SEPTEMBER 16. We visited there. Fourteen canons were in residence; all but two were priests. We ordered those who are not priests to receive Communion every month, and that the statutes of the Rule be read frequently in chapter. Item, we ordered one to accuse another [in chapter}. They have six lay brothers and four lay sisters. They owed one hundred pounds. All

of the canons asserted that Brother Peter Beaugendre had been present at | the time and place that a certain cleric had been despoiled by robbers, that

rad Abbot William had resigned. December 17, 1255. . | . _ 29 A priory of St-Ouen-de-Rouen. (Cottineau, II, 3034.) , a

364 SEPTEMBER, 1258 he had given counsel and aid in this crime, and that he had threatened the

prior he would kill him and burn down the house. This day we spent the night at Gournay, at our own expense. | SEPTEMBER 17. We visited the chapter at Gournay. Nine canons are there.

In actual residence we found only Matthew and Master John of Paris, with

the dean. We found everything to be in good condition. However, the chapter was burdened with many debts. We ordered them to hang something, or to have something constructed, beside the High Altar to receive the pyx wherein the Body of the Lord rests. This same day we summoned the brethren of the Hétel-Dieu of Gournay to the monastery of St-Hildevert, and there appeared before us the chaplain of the said house, together with three brothers, and they informed us that in their house were six brothers and six sisters. As [a source of} income, they have the custody of the mill at Welebue and eighteen muids of wheat; at Cuigy, twenty mznes of wheat and oats. They do not observe a rule.3° They owed fifteen pounds; in income they have, counting all things together, about sixty pounds. They have one meadow and one wood. The brothers and sisters confess to whomsoever they desire; they belong to no parish. Item, we ordered the deans of Cuigy and Gournay to act for us in requiring the brothers and sisters of this house, by statute, to bind themselves by a vow of chastity, to live without possessing property, and to eat in common.3! Item, that the chaplain of the place should have the cure of souls, and because of this, they should make some satisfactory arrangement with the priest —

of St. Mary’s, in whose parish they dwelt. ”

This day we visited the priory of nuns at St-Aubin. Fifteen nuns were there. There is a parish there and a parish priest, and he celebrates Mass at the priory. We forbade the prioress to receive anyone, nor to give the veil to anyone, without our special mandate. We informed her that if they should do so, we would not regard the one so received as a nun. We expressly for-

with them. = : bade relatives to eat or drink in the house, and the nuns [to eat or drink} This day we caused the leper house of St-Aubin to be visited by Dom

30 Most of the | hospital staffs professed to follow the Rule of St. Augustine, but few actually did observe it. | , , | oo

, 31 The main points of the Rule of St. Augustine. |

82 Everything was done to safeguard the rights of the parish priest from trespass

by outsiders where cure of souls was concerned. oe

SEPTEMBER, 1258 | 365 Willard, prior of Salle-aux-Puelles. He found there three brothers, three sisters, and a chaplain. There was a certain leprous cleric there, Nicholas by name, who had governed the house for a long while; he frequently ate in the village with the said chaplain and took away the goods of the. house. We gave orders to the said Nicholas to give up his business affairs, and, to the chaplain, to cease eating with the lepers. They had six horses, two hundred ewes, six cows; they owed twenty pounds. They had, as they believed, sufficient provisions to last until the new harvest. Item, to see how he would

do in these things, we assigned to them for the purpose of transacting business and having land cultivated in season, one Geoffrey, who used to stand

before the door of their house. } i a OO ,

This day we received procuration at Neufmarché.. OB

_ This same day we visited there. Three monks were there; there should be four. All were priests. They had no written copy of the Statutes of Pope Gregory. They observed the fasts of the Rule badly; we ordered this corrected.

They used meat freely; we forbade them to eat meat save as the Rule permits, : and we left it to their consciences whether they should approach their abbot in connection with those things in which they had erred, that he might grant them a dispensation, or whether they should accept the penalty contained in the Statutes. On his own authority, the abbot of St-Evroult had appropriated to his abbey the income of a certain manor near the abbey which the count of Roumare had conferred upon the priory at Neufmarché. He wished the

income of the said priory to be applied to his own use. — | SEPTEMBER 18. We visited St-Martin-d’Es. Two priest-monks were there.

Because of the prior’s illness, they do not sleep in one place. The prior was suspended because of the royal tithe. They owed twenty pounds; they have

an income of about forty-five pounds. —s_ re

This day, in the name of procuration, we received four pounds of Paris from the prior at Liancourt, the amount which, as is contained in the agreement, we should receive from him every year, in addition to housing and

the use of utensils. This day we spent the night there. _ , , SEPTEMBER 19. We visited the said ptiory at Liancourt. Two monks and a prior were there. They use feather beds. They observe the fasts of the Rule

badly. Also, they eat meat when there is no need, but in this matter. they said that they had their abbot’s permission. They have an income of one hundred pounds; they owed one hundred pounds. They thought they had

sufficient provisions. ee , Oo oe

366 | SEPTEMBER, 1258 : . This.day we spent this night at Sérans [-le-Bouteiller}, and for procuration we received seventy shillings of Paris, forage for the horses, straw for man and beast, domestic utensils, and wood. This is the procuration which is due

us annually. a | , SEPTEMBER 20. We visited there. Three monks from St-Germer-de-Flay

were in residence; all were priests. They sleep on feather beds and eat meat when there is no need; we ordered them to correct these things after taking counsel with their abbot. The sources of the house’s income were not written down; we. ordered them to have them written out. They owed about fifty

pounds; they had enough provisions, as they believed. Brother Eudes, by divine permission the unworthy bishop of the diocese of Rouen, to his beloved children in Christ, the subprior and convent of Beaulieu, eternal greeting in the Lord Jesus Christ. Since we are led to provide Brother Richard, called Du Bois, one of your own canons, for you and your house and are committing to him the cure of your souls, we order you to receive him as prior and as such to obey him henceforth. Otherwise we shall impose the sentence upon you which the law demands, and with God’s authority we shall have that sentence strictly carried out to a proper fulfillment. Given and done at Sérans-le-Bouteiller, the Thursday after the octave of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the year of our Lord, 1258. , This day we visited the priory of St-Laurent-en-Cornecervine. Three monks

were there with the prior. The fasts of the Rule were not well observed. They ate meat, and they said that they had an indulgence to do this. They owed thirty pounds, and about ten pounds was owed to them. They had sufficient provisions. We found everything else to be in sufficiently good con-

dition. a | OC oe

This day we spent the night at Juziers and received procuration from the

prior of St-Laurent-en-Cornecervine. co , :

SEPTEMBER 21. With God’s aid we conferred Holy Orders at Juziers, and we spent the night at Frénes, near Meulan. SEPTEMBER 22-29. At Paris. SEPTEMBER 30. With God’s help we celebrated High Mass and first and second

Vespers in the royal chapel, on the Feast of. Relics. The king was present, as well as some of the prelates of France. OCTOBER 1. At Paris. 2 | _ OCTOBER 2. At Paris. This day, and by our order, we had made an exam-

ination of the investigation done by the dean of Valmont touching the life, morals, way of life, and other attributes of Robert of Ros, a priest presented to us for All Saints’ church. The investigation revealed that the said priest

NOVEMBER, 1258 | 367 , had received his [Holy} Orders from an outside bishop without obtaining permission from the bishop of his own diocese, and for this reason we were

unwilling to admit him to the said church. re OCTOBER 3-5. At Paris. OCTOBER 6. At St-Cloud, and the king was there. OCTOBER 7. In the company of Master Eudes of Lorris, we journeyed to the meeting of the Exchequer at Caen and spent the night at Mantes. ocToBER 8. At Evreux. OCTOBER 9. At Beaumont-le-Roger. OCTOBER 10. At Lisieux. OCTOBER 11. At Troarn. OCTOBER 12. At Caen. OCTOBER 13-17. At Caen, attending the Assize of the Exchequer. OCTOBER 18. At Lisieux. OCTOBER 19. At Bec-Hellouin. OCTOBER 20. At Déville. ocroBER 21. At Rouen, and we

spent the night at the royal castle because of business connected with the , Exchequer. OCTOBER 22. At the same, but we slept at our own manor. 0C-

TOBER 23. We celebrated the feast of St. Romain and spent the night at the , royal castle. OCTOBER 24-26. At the same. OCTOBER 27. With God’s aid, we

preached a sermon at Notre-Dame-de-Rouen, and we spent the night at |

synod of Rouen. 7 a ee

Ermentrouville. OCTOBER 28. At the same. OCTOBER 29. We held the sacred

OCTOBER 30. On this day we did not accept the excuse of the abbot of Jumiéges for being absent at the celebration of the said sacred synod. On the following day and in our chamber, which adjoins the chapter house of the church, we enjoined the deans who appeared before us to exact the statutory

fines in full from the priests who, without legitimate excuse, did not attend | the meetings of the chapters and the deans’ synods, [informing them that} _ otherwise we would exact and receive the full penalties from the deans them-

selves. Item, we ordered them to compel the priests, especially those with the cure of souls, to wear closed gowns. Item, this day we sentenced Arnulf, rector at Fréauville, to undergo purgation with the seventh hand%% for the vice of incontinence of which he was ill famed many times over, and for this we assigned to him the day on which the next Christmas: ordinations are

conferred. _ Oo oo This day we spent the night at Frénes. a _ | sermon. oo , oe — OCTOBER 31. At Frénes. NOVEMBER 1. We celebrated the feast of All Saints

and Mass in the parish church, and there, with God’s help, we preached a _ NOVEMBER 1. [s7c}. We received procuration at Parnes and visited there

this day. A new prior was there, and three monks with him. Some of them

383 See above, October 16, 1248, n. 70. , an

368 NOVEMBER, 1258 used feather beds. Alms are given three times a week to all comers. Sometimes they used meat-when there was no need; we warned the prior that they should abstain from meat as the Rule requires. They owed about one hundred

pounds of Paris. They had but little wine; they believed that they had en-

ough wheat and oats to last until the new harvest. | _ NOVEMBER 2. At St-Martin-de-Pontoise, at our own expense. NOVEMBER 3.

] At Paris. NOVEMBER 4. At the same. This day and of his own free will Guy, former rector of the church at Hadencourt, resigned his church into our hands.

, NOVEMBER 5-7. At Paris. NOVEMBER 8. At the same. This day being the anniversary of the death of King Louis,?4 we celebrated Mass at St-Denis, and the king, his son, was present. NOVEMBER 9-19. At Paris. NOVEMBER 20. At

St-Martin-de-Pontoise, at our expense. oo , - NOVEMBER 21. At the same. This day, having called before us the rectors and chaplains of the archdeaconry of Pontoise, we held a synod with them. In their presence, we commissioned Master Ralph, our. vicar, and Reginald, priest of St-André-de-Pontoise, to act for us in making visitations, and to correct such things as seemed to need correction within the aforesaid archdeaconry. Item, we forbade the chaplains of collegiate churches within the said archedaconty to celebrate their Masses before the churches’ rectors, having — read the Gospels, had finished preaching to the people; the said rectors had made no little complaint to us about this. Item, we earnestly enjoined upon and commanded the aforesaid rectors of such churches to begin their Masses in good time, so that, having celebrated them according to the proper man-

net, the said chaplains should be able to celebrate their Masses at suitable hours. Item, we enjoined the chaplains to be present along with the aforesaid rectors at the service and the processions, especially on Sundays and festal

days. Item, [we enjoined} that they should give assistance to the rectors in times of need, in baptisms, and in the visitation of the sick, as well as in cele-

brating the Office of the Mass and in confering other Sacraments. _ NOVEMBER 22. We spent the night at Wy and received from the priest at Gadancourt a muid of oats, which the said priest is held to give us each year

| when we come to his place. _ ; Oo .

NOVEMBER .23. We visited the priory at Villarceaux. The prioress was not there. The number of the professed nuns was twenty-two, of whom five were absent. [There were} three lay sisters. They said that there should be twenty, 84 Louis VIII died on November 8, 1226, at Montpensier in Auvergne. —

NOVEMBER, 1258 369 but the prioress had received two against the will of some of the community, and had, against our prohibition,3> increased the number by two. They be-

lieved that they had enough wheat and oats to last until the harvest time. They had eight cows, four calves, six horses, and. three colts. They did not know how much they owed, and they were not too sure about the state of the house. After a while we, considering the fact that the prioress, in opposition to our mandate, had received the said women, that is to say, one from Mantes, as a lay sister, and the niece of the abbot of Jumiéges as a nun, with the dean of Magny acting as our agent, issued the following warning

to the prioress to send the aforesaid women away: oe | _ Brother Eudes, by God’s permission the unworthy bishop of the church of Rouen, to his beloved son in Christ, the dean of Magny, eternal greeting in the Lord Jesus Christ. When we recently exercised our function of visitation at the priory of Villarceaux, as our office compels us to do, we discovered that the prioress of this priory had received a certain woman from Mantes as a {lay} sister, and the niece of the abbot of Jumiéges as a choir nun of the said place. This was contrary to a prohibitive order which we had given to the prioress and her convent at our last visitation, to wit, that they should not presume to receive any one asa choir nun or [lay] sister of their monastery beyond

the number of persons whom they had, without our special license. Our desire in this was to provide for the utility of this monastery, since its resources

hardly suffice for a small number of persons; but since this action has been taken both to the prejudice of the priory and in our despite, and as we do not wish to connive at this evasion of our prohibition aforesaid, we order you, by the tenor of the present letter, to go in person to the aforesaid prioress and convent and warn this prioress, on our authority, to send the said women without delay to the abbey of St-Cyr, on which they are dependent; if the prioress received them at the order or with the consent of that abbess, the expenses of the journey shall be borne by that abbess. But if you shall find that the

said woman of Mantes was received without the knowledge of the said abbess, , and the said niece with her [the abbess’} knowledge, then you shall admonish the said prioress to reduce that woman to the estate which she occupied before,

and send the niece to. the aforementioned abbess as above set forth. Furthermore, do you admonish the said prioress and convent without delay to expel from the house the young boys whom they have been bringing up, despite our prohibition made to them a long time ago. You may use our authority to compel the prioress to carry out the aforesaid, threatening whatever censure

35 See entry for July 28, 1257. 7 ,

370 NOVEMBER, 1258 seems fitting to compel obedience. Do not delay or postpone to inform us faithfully whatever you do or whatsoever you shall discover. Given, etc. =

| This day we spent the night at Gasny, at our expense. , ‘NOVEMBER 24, We preached a sermon in the church at Guiseniers, and,

God permitting, we heard Mass there, and this day we spent the night at Frénes. NOVEMBER 25-28. At Frénes. NOVEMBER 29. At Pont-de-l’ Arche, at the royal castle. NOVEMBER 30. Here, with God’s assistance, we blessed the

matriage between Roger of Préaux and the daughter of the late Nicholas Arrod of Paris. This day we spent the night at Rouen. DECEMBER 1. The first Sunday in Advent. We preached in the cathedral at Rouen and spent the night at our manor. DECEMBER 2. At Déville. DECEMBER 3. We teceived procuration at Jumiéges. DECEMBER 4. After propounding the Word of God, we visited there. Fortynine monks were there. We enjoined the prior to be solicitous in seeing that one accused another [in chapter}. Thirty of them were priests. Item, several

of them were negligent in making monthly confession as we had ordered them to do;3¢ we enjoined the prior to speak with us about this before he até. ‘Item, the officials and the bailiffs did not turn in their old clothes to the almoner when they received new ones, and the abbot said that this was because he had given them permission, and he believed that they customarily gave their old clothes to the poor. We ordered the abbot not to allow diminution in the amount of bread for alms, or in the measures of wine served to the individual monks in the refectory. Item, the abbot told us in chapter that he had restored two monks to Genainville, as we had several times admonished him to do. Item, he likewise promised us to restore two monks to Guiseniers before the next harvest. There was a certain monk there, Hamo by name, who irreverently and inanely uttered words of contumely in chapter,

a thing which mightily displeased us. Item, the abbot and prior said that they could not restore any monks to Cottévrard because of the poverty of that house. Item, the sick were badly provided for; we ordered them to correct this as soon as possible. Alms are given daily to all comers. This day

we spent the night there, at our expense. , , “DECEMBER 5. We received procuration at St-Wandrille. — '86 See entry for December 6, 1257. Mention of the two monks at Genainville (below). probably refers to the same entry. The two monks had not been placed at Guiseniers by December 31, 1259, nor. by January 6, 1260/61, nor by December

30, 1261. ee ,

DECEMBER, 1258 371 | ‘DECEMBER 6. We visited there, after preaching a sermon in the chapter.

We found thirty-five monks there. The abbot, who had gone to England, had taken three monks with him, and there were two leprous monks at Montaux-Malades. All but four were priests. Item, certain of the monks were in the habit of dining with the guests and until such a late hour that they could not attend Compline; we ordered the prior to guard against this more diligently, so that [such monks} should not miss the conventual Hours. Item,

we enjoined him to make an audit every six weeks, either in the presence of the community or in the presence of some of the brothers elected by the community. They owed about seven hundred pounds; moreover, they had a | cettain manor at Ste-Austreberte, which certain heirs of the late John Marshal were holding, but from which they had received nothing for several years. Item, they were entitled, by custom, to the hides, blood, and the four feet of certain animals, and they are not entitled to more. Item, the abbot married off his nephew and his niece after he had become abbot, and some believe that he endowed them with some of the goods of the abbey. We must talk with the abbot about all these things, warn him, and see that more frequent

audits are made. , :

our Own expense. | os a DECEMBER 7. At Déville. - oe This day we celebrated high conventual Mass and spent the night there at

_. DECEMBER 8. We visited at Mont-aux-Maladies. Ten. canons. and their

prior were in residence. There were nineteen male lepers, fifteen female _ lepers, and sixteen sisters in good health. There are four communities: one of the canons; one of the brothers in health; a third of the male lepers; a _ fourth of the female lepers. They owed about three hundred pounds. They |

had sufficient provisions to last until the new harvest. Everything else, with |

God’s grace, we found to be in good condition, == = a | This day we spent the night at Déville, at our own expense. DECEMBER 9. After propounding the Word of God, we visited the house

at Salle-aux-Puelles. There we found ten leprous sisters and one in good | health. The prior. is the proctor and administrator of all the goods of the 7 house. They always sing Matins at midnight, for which the sisters rise when _

they wish but cannot be compelled to do so. Item, on Wednesday, Fridays, and Saturdays, to wit, on each of these three days, or on other days when

they do. not eat meat, each one has five eggs and three herrings. On other days they have portions of meat. We ordered the prior to give them their |

| 372 DECEMBER, 1258 pittances without any retraction or diminution, as was wont to be done. They

had cows, swine, sheep, and horses and. mares in the forest; from the vicomtés? they receive five hundred pounds annually; they have a grange at Quévilly of which they estimate the annual value to be thirty pounds, and they have land beyond the gate; they also have meadows which are quite sufficient for pasturing their domestic animals for the use of the house. They

for. , |

owed nothing; however, the prior told us secretly that he had, as well in good debts as in cash in hand, about eighty pounds of Tours and mote. Where upon we ordered him to see that the infirmary was better provided

_ This day we spent the night at Déville, at our expense. oO This same day, when Florent, priest, and rector of the church at Limay,

came before us, he voluntarily confessed that he had committed adultery with one of his own parishioners. We ordered him to set owt for Rome to visit the © portals of Saints Peter and Paul before the octave of the coming Epiphany, and to bring us.a letter from the papal penitentiary that the journey had been

thus accomplished. In the meanwhile [we ordered that} he should see that

his church was provided for. oo _ DECEMBER 10. We visited the priory of Notre-Dame-de-Pré. Fourteen monks were there; all were priests but two. We gave orders that the Statutes of Pope Gregory be read more often. Before the house was burned3® there were twenty-four monks there. Item, they did not observe the fasts well;

we ordered this corrected. Alms are given three times a.week to all comers. , They owed about seven hundred pounds to their abbot; however, the abbot has received on their behalf some sixty marks sterling in England. They owed about four hundred pounds in other debts. They believed that they had enough provisions to last until the new harvest. Everything else we found to

be in sufficiently good condition. a , On that day we spent the night at Déville, at our expense. oe

. DECEMBER 11. We visited the house of St-Mary-Magdalene-de-Rouen. There we found in residence ten canons and twenty-four sisters. Six lay brothers were there, but all of them do not stay in the house. One canon was dwelling alone at St-Nicole-de-Beauvais. The prior had not inspected the coffers of the canons and of the sisters, as we had ordered him to do before;39

:88 37ItThe vicomté of Rouen, | | | hadentry been in 1256/57. 1243. , |: - 89 See forburned March 1,

DECEMBER, 1258 373 we again ordered him to make frequent inspection to see that they did not , have any property. They owed about eighty pounds. Item, the brothers and sisters make a practice of confessing and receiving Communion thirteen times. a year. Item, we gave orders that individual accounts of daily expenses should be diligently made up in the presence of the more reliable brothers and sisters of the house. We expressly forbade the prior to receive clerics or laymen in the house as guests under any conditions, nor to allow laymen to eat with him or with the brothers there. Item, we forbade him to receive or establish any mote sisters, canons, or lay brothers without our special permission. |

This day we spent the night at Déville, at our expense. | | DECEMBER 12. We visited St-Amand. Forty-four veiled nuns and six about

to take the veil were there. We issued orders that all, and particularly the young ones, should confess and receive Communion at least once a month. Item, that one should pardon the fault or offense of another before presuming to receive Communion. Item, that she who watches over the entrance to the cloister, or the gate, should be diligent in preventing any nun from talking alone to a layman, but should be present herself. Item, we ordered the abbess to inspect the nuns’ coffers frequently, and not to allow them to have any property. They have five maidservants. Item, we forbade the nuns to give away any alms-bags, frill-collars, cushions, or other such things, with-out the permission of the abbess. Item, we enjoined the abbess to draw up more frequent statements of the daily expenses in the presence of the seniors of the community. They owed about four hundred pounds because of costly

construction work. oe

_ This day we spent the night at Déville, at our own expense. On the same day Sir Hugh of Fonts, knight and lord of St-Richard, took issue with the presentation made by the abbot of St-Victor-en-Caux to the church of St-Richard, stating that he was the patron of the said church. _ DECEMBER 13. After preaching a sermon, we visited the abbey of St-Ouen-

de Rouen. Fifty monks were in residence, and thirty were outside. Traders and apothecaries were in the habit of coming there, entering the cloister and offering things for sale to the monks; we forbade them to permit this practice in the future. All but six of the monks were priests. Item, as we had expressly done before,4° we forbade the monks to eat with lay folk within the enclosure of the monastery. Item, in the priories they eat meat and badly

observe the fasts of the Rule. Item, the funds for alms were too small;

0: See entry for January 28, 1254/55. — |

374 DECEMBER, 1258 rarely were alms bestowed, and then were given only to a few; indeed, the almoner was hard put to it to find paper [wicks] (papzros) for the chapter and oil for the four lamps. We advised the abbot to question the almoner about these things, to give him the free and common incomes, and to tty to increase the amount of available alms. They owed five thousand, eight hundred twenty-seven pounds, twelve shillings, six pence; there was owed to them three thousand ninety-three pounds, eleven shillings, eleven pence, so that after collection is made the excess of their debts over what is owed

to them is two thousand seven hundred twenty-eight pounds and seven pence.41 Furthermore, since we heard that the prior, in the abbot’s absence, rode about too frequently from place to place, to wit, to Roncherolles and St-Michel, we ordered him to be more diligent in staying in the abbey, and especially when the abbot was away. Item, we forbade him to eat with the guests as was his practice. Item, we enjoined the kitchener to be most diligent in seeing that the food and dishes for the sick and infirm in the infirmary be prepared at the proper hours, for this had occasionally been done very irregularly and carelessly. We warned them all to admit us for procuration and visitation at the priory at Sigy;42 some of them did not give any definite

reply to this. © |

_ This day we spent the night at Déville, at our expense. DECEMBER 14. We received procuration at St-Georges. This day we were

bled. DECEMBER 14-18. At the same, at our expense. : _ DECEMBER 19. We first preached a sermon and visited there. Thirty-five monks were in residence. Nicholas of Rouen was at Le Tréport. All but five

were priests. We enjoined them to accuse each other [in chapter} and to dispense more alms. More was owed to them than they owed. We spent the

: night at Déville, at our expense. oe , | | DECEMBER 20. We visited the priory of St-L6-de-Rouen. Sixteen canons

were in residence, and four were in their outside priories; all but one were priests. We ordered the prior to give frequent warning to his canons to celebrate theit private Masses more often than was their wont. We enjoined the prior and subprior to punish those whom they knew had not accused their associates, since we found them deficient in this. Item, we ordered the prior to inspect the coffers and boxes of the canons and not to permit them to have any property. They owed three hundred fifty pounds. They had enough

41 The correct figure would seem to be £2,734-7d.. - , 42 See entry for September 14, 1258.

| JANUARY, 1258 375 wheat to last until the next harvest, but not enough oats; they had enough wine. They have an income of seven hundred pounds. They never made any general distribution of alms, because of the debts with which they have been burdened for a long time. The sick were badly provided for, although we

and spent the night there. had ordered them to attend to this before.48 This day we received procuration

DECEMBER 21. We conferred Holy Orders at the Franciscan monastery at

Rouen and spent the night at Ermentrouville. Among the ordinands, the , bishop-elect of Séez was ordained to the priesthood.44 _ DECEMBER 22. In the presence of the bishops of Lisieux, Coutances, and , Avranches, and the said bishop-elect, and of the clergy and people, we preach- | ed a sermon in the cathedral of Rouen. This finished, we, as God’s agent,

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consecrated the said bishop-elect, and then we dined with him and the above-mentioned bishops at our palace. We spent this night at ErmentrouDECEMBER 25. We celebrated the feast of the Nativity, and the said four

bishops were present with us at the feast. DECEMBER 26. At Déville. DECEMBER. 27. At Auffay, at our expense. DECEMBER 28—JANUARY 5. At Aliermont. —

JANUARY 6. We reached the priory at Envermeu, where we visited the priests of the deanery of Envermeu, and we found that the priest at Wanchy was ill famed of a certain widow of Rouen and had had a child [by her}. Item, the priest at Douvrend was ill famed of incontinence, and had had a child. Item, the priest at Martin-Eglise was held suspect of a certain maidservant who was staying at his house. Item, the priest of St. Mary’s at Sauchay was ill famed of many women. Item, the priest at St-Sulpice was ill famed of incontinence, of frequenting taverns, and of not wearing a closed gown. Item, the priest at Bellengreville was contentious and was wont to quarrel with his parishioners. Item, the priests at Derchigny, St-Martin, Boissay, and Arques were traders and merchants. Item, the priest at St-Laurent-le-Petit was ill-famed of incontinence. Item, the priest at Parfondeval and Master Michael of Jonquiéres celebrated Mass twice a day. Item, we decreed that all should obtain closed gowns before Lent, and that unless they had done so by that time they should not. presume to celebrate Mass without our per-

mission and that of the dean. Item, we ordered the chapters and deans’

“ See entry for July 17, 1257. - |

July 2, above. | : oo oO 44 This was Thomas of Aulnay, whose election had been confirmed by Eudes on

376 JANUARY, 1258 a synods to be held every month as had been the custom. We cited some of the priests to appear before us on another day. Item, the priest at Bailly was incompetent; we gave orders that he should have a coadjutor.

JANUARY 7. On the following day we enjoined the priest of MartinEglise to put out of his house the maidservant who was waiting upon him and of whom he was held in suspicion. Item, [we ordered} the priest of | Notre-Dame at Sauchay to send away his children whom he had at home, and not to receive in the future or have with him a certain woman from Dieppe, or a certain candlemaker; further, that he should have himself absolved from the excommunication placed upon him because of the tithe, and to do this before mid-Lent. Item, we enjoined the priest at St-Sulpice to keep away from taverns, to stop drinking up to his gullet, and to get himself a closed gown before the coming Lent. Item, we enjoined Crabell, the priest at Derchigny, to stop trading and to give up his business transactions. Item, the priest at St-Laurent-le-Petit, that he should procure a closed gown and keep away from a certain married woman whom he had known before he became a priest. Item, we ordered the priest at Bellengréville to stop

quarreling with his parishioners. ,

JANUARY 8. Arnulf, rector of a certain portion of St. Peter's church at Fréauville, appearing before us as the Jaw requires at our hall at Aliermont, of his own free will resigned his said portion into our hands, Present were the venerable men R., archdeacon of Petit-Caux; Master John of Neuillyen-Thelle, canon of Rouen; Brothers Adam Rigaud and Harduin; and the dean of Envermeu, and John of Morgneval, our clerks. Today Nicholas of Capeval, junior, made amends to us for having hunted partridges in our

preserves with a dog. , | _ We spent the night at Aliermont. - JANUARY 9. In the church of Notre-Dame-d’Aliermont we visited the priests of the deanery of Bures. We found that John [Greek], priest at Equiqueville, had been gravely ill famed of a certain young girl, by whom he has had a child; item, that he used to sell wine to his parishioners and was publicly known for playing dice. We enjoined him to forbid this girl to‘hold any , further relations with him, to give up selling wine as had been his practice, and to keep away from dicing. Item, we found the priest at Aulages to be ill famed many times over of Mabel, a married woman. Item, the priest at Melleville was a spendthrift. Item, the priest at Ricarville was under suspicion concerning his sister-in-law. Item, the priest at St-Martin was

JANUARY, 1258 377 under suspicion because of the nuns of St-Saéns who frequented his house

too often. Item, we gave orders that the chapters and the dean’s synods

be held more frequently. a /

_ This day spent the night at Aliermont. | | a _ JANUARY 10-13. At Aliermont. : a

| JANUARY 14. We visited the priests of the deanery of Longueville. We found that the priest at La Chaussée sometimes received prostitutes, and he was ill famed because of this. Item, the priest at Rouxmesnil was publicly known for divination and he was keeping his own daughter at his house.

Item, the priest at Appeville was a drunkard and a sot. Item, the priest at St-Aubin wore unseemly garb and seldom, if ever, wore a closed gown. Item, the priest at Bois-Hulin was quarrelsome and celebrated Mass very rarely, and he said that he could not because of the pains in his head and ° the weakness of his eyes. Item, the priest at Castenay was a dice player and was keeping his daughter at home. We corrected all these things, and ordered the above to amend their lives. Item, we ordered the priests, collectively and individually, to refrain from shameful, scurrilous, and unseemly words, especially before lay folk, and we ordered those who did not have closed

gowns to buy them before mid-Lent.

JANUARY 15. At Eu, at our own expense. — oo

_ JANUARY 16. We visited the priests of the deanery of Eu at Eu. We found that Baldwin, priest at St-Remy-les-Champs, was gravely ill famed

at incontinence, and he gave us a letter stating that he would resign his _ portion whenever we should so desire. Item, Master Matthew, his associate,

was a vagabond and a player of dice. Item, the priest at Aubermesnil was _ ill famed of incontinence. Item, Geoffrey, priest at Val-du-Roi, is incontinent; we ordered the dean to investigate this matter, especially about a _ certain woman from Gamaches. Item, the chaplain of Sir John of St-Mar-

tin was ill famed of many women and of trading. Item, the priest at Bin- | ville is quarrelsome. Item, the priest at Sept-Meules was ill famed of Eu-

phemia; he is held to pay us ten pounds of Tours should he happen to relapse. This day we spent the night there [at Eu}, at our own expense. | JANUARY 17-18. At Aliermont. JANUARY 19. At Mortemer-sur-Eaulne,

at our Own expense. . oo :

JANUARY 20. We visited the priests of the deanery of Neufchitel in St. Maty’s church below Mortemer castle. We found that the priest at Beaubec was publicly known for incontinence, but he had been disciplined by the

| 378 JANUARY, 1258 | -atchdeacon. Item, the priest at Sausseuzemare was ill famed of a certain —

married woman. We forbade them all to visit taverns, and we ordered all

of them to procure closed gowns. , , , :

JANUARY 21. We visited the priests of the deanery of Foucarmont in the same church. We found that the priest at Mesnil-David was ill famed of a certain woman from La Boissiére, and because, when brought into our presence

he would not admit the truth of this, we ordered the dean to make an investigation to determine whether the said woman from La Bossiére was in the habit of being with the said priest, whether any other woman had been with him in a suspicious manner during the past year and more, and whether there was any scandal about these things or any one of them. We assigned

for this examination the Vigil of St. Agathe, and we gave him a written notice containing all the preceding articles. Item, the priest at Guilmerville was ill famed of much unbecoming living, and we ordered the dean to inquire whether the said priest was a drunkard, whether he frequented taverns, whether he conducted himself evilly and in an unbecoming way throughout the nearby villages, and whether there was any scandal about these things. For this inquiry we assigned the Wednesday after Purification. Item, Dom Durand, priest at Mortemer, was ill famed of incontinence, of trade, and of collecting market tolls. Item, he sold wine at his house. Item, he took

in guests for pay, and he held vicarages. We forbade him to do any of these things, and we ordered him to get rid of the vicarage belonging to Master Eudes of St-Denis. Item, the priest at Le Caule was ill famed of a certain woman; we ordered him to keep away from her. Item, the priest at Bosc-Geffroy dined with the priest at St-Riquier, against the order of the archdeacon, and this after a penalty had been imposed. Item, the priest at Preuseville. Item, the priest at Monchy did not reside in his church, was frequently under suspension, and, as it was said, was a player of dice. Item,

the priest at Vieux-Rouen was keeping his children at home. Item, the priest at Aubéguimont pays little attention to the chapters and dean’s synods,

and he has been warned about this; however, he gave us in private some reasons for his absence from these. Item, the priest at Le Caule does not attend chapter well, nor did he reside in his church as he should have done. Item, he shared in the sale of woodlands; we enjoined him not to interest himself in the sale of woodlands or of any other things and to reside in his church as he should. This day we spent the night there [Foucarmont}, |

at Our. OWN expense. re |

FEBRUARY, 1258 379 JANUARY 22. At the same, and we preached in the hall of the castle. JANUARY 23. We visited the priests of the deanery of Aumale and found

that William, priest at Fouilloy, was incontinent. In our presence he confessed that he had known one of his married parishioners carnally. Be-

cause of this he promised us to regard his church as resigned before the coming Pentecostal synod, whenever we should require this of him. We warned those priests who did not have closed gowns to procure them be-

fore mid-Lent. a a oo a - , - JANUARY 24-26. At Aliermont. JANUARY 27. At Bellencombre, at our

expense. JANUARY 28. At Beaulieu, at our expense. JANUARY 29-30. At Frénes. JANUARY 31—FEBRUARY 1. At Vernon. FEBRUARY 2. At the same.

We celebrated the feast of the Purification of the Virgin in the royal chapel, | in the presence of the king, and, God permitting, we preached a sermon. Item, we bestowed the gift of benediction upon Brother Hugh, the abbot — of Bellosane. FEBRUARY 3-5. At the same, and the king was there as well. FEBRUARY 6-7. At Frénes. FEBRUARY 8. At Ste-Catherine. FEBRUARY 9. |

spent the night there. |

Septuagesima Sunday; we preached a sermon in the cathedral at Rouen and FEBRUARY 10. We cited the clerics of Albano* to appear before us. We found they had been conducting themselves becomingly and well and were still so conducting themselves. However, since their rents were coming in badly, assigned as they were to ruinous buildings, we appointed Stephen,

manager for a year. , oe , - We spent the night at Gouy. | OF the archdeacon of the French Vexin, to act as their mentor, counsel, and

_ FEBRUARY 11-13. At Frénes. FEBRUARY 14. At Genainville, at our expense. FEBRUARY 15. At Poissy. FEBRUARY 16-21. At Paris. FEBRUARY 22. At Paris. Today we examined William, priest, presented

to us for the church at Rotois. Present were: Simon, archdeacon of Rouen ; Master Peter of Aumale, canon of Rouen; Brother Adam Rigaud; and John

| of Morgneval, our clerk. He was examined in a passage from the Book of , Genesis,46 to wit: Ade vero non inveniebatur adiutor similis eius, inmisit

of Albano. — ,

45. A college of ten chaplains founded in 1244 by Pierre de Colmieu, archbishop of

Rouen, after his promotion to the cardinalate and his translation to the bishopric 46 Genesis 2: 20-21. “‘But for Adam there was not found a helper like himself. Then the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon Adam and when he was asleep, He took

one of his ribs and filled up flesh for it.’ .

380 FEBRUARY, 1258 | ergo Dominus Deus soporem in Adam, cumque abdormisset, tulit unam — de costis eius, et replevit carnem pro ea. Asked how to construe and expound this in the French tongue, he said: “Ade, Adam, vero, in sooth, zon inveniebatur, did not find, adzutor, a helper, similis, like, eius, himself.”

Asked how to conjugate znmisit, he did it thus: “Inmitto, -tis, -si, -terre, -tendt, -do, -dum, inmittum, -tu, inmisus, inmittendus, -tor, -teris, inmisus, -tendus.”’ Item, he said: “Dominus, Our Father; zvmzsit, sent; soporem, sleep (encevisseur) in Adam, ... {lacuna in MS}. Item, asked how to conjugate [declinaret} replevit, he replied as follows: reppleo, -ples, -vi, -re, repleendi, -do, -dum, repletum, -tu, replens, repleturus, repleor, -ris, -tus, repleendus.”’ Item, we made him reduce repleendi to syllables, and he said: “Re-ple-en-di.” He was examined in chant on Voca operarios,#’ but he did not know how

to sing. , , ; ,

Frénes. FEBRUARY 23-26. At Paris. FEBRUARY 27. At St-Cloud. FEBRUARY 28.

At Poissy. MARCH 1. At Mantes. MARCH 2. At Vernon, MARCH 3-7. At

MARCH 8. At Frénes. This day John, chaplain of Monchy, in our presence, voluntarily resigned his chapel into our hands. Present were: Brothers John of Rouen, Adam Rigaud, and Harduin of the Friars Minor; Everard, canon of Nogent-le-Rotrou, and Master Gervais, called Rasoir, our clerks.

MARCH 9-12. At Frénes. a .

‘MARCH 13. At Frénes. This day Nicholas of Condé, proctor of Fécamp,

in our presence instituted the following appeal from us: - Inasmuch as you, Reverend Father, archbishop of Rouen, unjustly and without reasonable cause have refused and still refuse to receive to the free and vacant church of All Saints at Fécamp, Robert of Courcelles, priest, canoni-

cally presented to you within the statutory time by that religious and honest man, W., by God’s grace abbot of Fécamp, to whom the advowson of the said church is known to pertain, to the no small prejudice and hurt of he

said. abbot and the monastery of Fécamp: | : -

I, Master Nicholas of Condé, cleric and proctor of the said abbot, feeling that he and the said monastery have been unduly aggrieved in this “matter,

appeal in writing to the Apostolic See, in the name of the abbot and the monastery of Fécamp, and request apostoli immediately; and I place the afore-

said church of All Saints and the right which we have in it under the pro-

tection of the Lord Pope. , : | _ 47 Matthew 20:8. “Call the laborers and pay them their hire,” etc.

APRIL, 1258 381 In the year of our Lord 1258, on the Wednesday before the Sunday on , which Oculi me7*8 is sung, Master Nicholas of Condé, cleric and proctor of the abbot of the monastery of Fécamp, appealed in the name of this abbot and the monastery of Fécamp from us, and the complaints are contained in the schedule hereunto annexed, and in the form contained therein.49 We are not obliged to defer to this appeal, inasmuch as the aforementioned Robert

in letters. , , - MARCH 14-19. At Frénes. | ,

of Courcelles has been twice examined by our advisers and found deficient

MARCH 20. At Frénes. This day Master Hugh, who was acting as rector of the church at Barville, admitted that the resignation which he had made to us at Juziers of the aforesaid church was valid. This appears in the letter

which he drew up and which is sealed with his own seal. Present were: Brother Adam Rigaud; Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle, canon of. Rouen: and Everard, canon of Nogent-le-Rotrou, Master Gervais, and Henty of Les

Andelys, our clerks. | , .

} MARCH 21-28. At Frénes. MARCH 29. Today Fulk, by God’s grace bishop of Lisieux, acted for us at the ordinations conferred at Noyon-sur-Andelle.

, MARCH 30~APRIL 12. At Frénes. We spent so long a time at Frénes be-

cause of the infirmity in our leg. | | a | 48 The Third Sunday in Lent. a , , — -

appendices. , oo

, 49 The appeal is entered neither in the MS of the Register nor in Bonnin’s

Oo - 1259 a | THIS. is the fifty-ninth year. |

At Frénes. 7

, APRIL 13. At the same [Frénes}, and this was Easter Day. APRIL 14-19.

APRIL 20. We received a letter from our lord the king, asking us to

hasten. to him at Fontainebleau without delay as soon as we should see his letter, for he was seriously ill. Ignoring the severity of our own infirmity, we made haste and spent that night at Genainville, where we received an-

other special messenger bringing us a letter from the king urging us not to proceed further, for that, with God’s grace, he felt better and was con-

valescing. So we remained where we were. | | APRIL 21. At Genainville, at our expense. ,

APRIL 22. This third day we received a letter from the king stating that he was ill again, and that he was very much afraid that he was about to die. Having read this, we immediately took our way to him, though not without great travail, hastening along with the aid of horses and a wagon. This day we spent the night at Paris.

| _ APRIL 23, At Fontainebleau, where we found the king in bed, but with , God’s grace, in sufficiently good health. apriL 24-27. At Fontainebleau. APRIL 28. At Melun. AprRIL 29. At Villeneuve-St-Georges. APRIL 30. At St-Cloud, where we were so seriously attacked by fever and rheumatism that

we were compelled to stop and go to bed, for we could not proceed any - further. MAy 1-13. At St-Cloud, because of our illness. MAY 14. At the same. This day John of Rotois, esquire, was brought before Adam Rigaud and Master Richard of Sap, canon of Rouen, and, in the presence of the dean of Foucarmont, he [John} claimed to be the patron of the church at Rotois and requested that the said dean be admitted to the said church, saying that he had himself presented the dean for this church on the Friday preceding last Quinquagesima.!1 The said Brother A. and

, Master R. did not believe that the said presentation had been made to the said dean on the stated Friday, but that, in fact, the right of bestowing the -

1 February 22, 1258/59. | -

, JULY, 1259 383 said church had devolved, through lapse of time, upon the archbishop, and so they were unwilling to admit the said dean to the said church. However, they conceded to the said esquire that time should not count against him

from that day [May 14] until the Tuesday [June 3] next after Pentecost, _ but rather that he would have the same right in the aforesaid church as he had on the Wednesday [May 14} before the Rogations? began, and the said , deans [sic] [Adam and Richard} assigned to the said esquire the said Tuesday [June 3} [for him to appear] before the archbishop wherever he {the archbishop} should be, to perform what, by reason [of the foregoing},

should be done as the law requires. _ , } - May 15-31. At St-Cloud. JUNE 1. This was Pentecost. JUNE 2-6. At

St-Cloud. JUNE 7. This day our venerable brother Thomas, by God’s grace bishop of Séez, conferred Holy Orders for us at Pré, near Rouen. JUNE 815. At St-Cloud. JUNE 16-20. At Paris. JUNE 21. At St-Cloud. JUNE 22. At Poissy. JUNE 23. At Mantes. JUNE 24. At Vernon. JUNE 25-27. At Frénes. JUNE 28. At Gouy. JUNE 29. At Rouen, and, with God’s help, we celebrated High Mass in the cathedral, and all the resident canons and clerks-

choral dined with us this day. JUNE 30—JULY 7. At Déville. | JULY 8. We visited the priory at St-Saéns. Three monks were there with

the prior; all were priests. They ate meat when there was no need, and , without the permission of their abbot. More was owed to them than they | owed. The prior did not celebrate Mass very often, although we had warned. him several times about this. Other things were in sufficiently good condition. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: eight

pounds, seven pence. oe , : JULY 9. We visited the nuns at St-Saéns and preached there. Fifteen

nuns were in residence; two were at Ste-Austreberte. They frequently omitted

singing their Hours with modulation. Some of them remained away too long when they received permission from the prioress to go out; we gave | orders that an earlier time for returning be imposed upon such as these. They owed about one hundred pounds. Joan Martel was rebellious and disobedient and quarreled with the prioress; she rode out on horseback to see her rela-

, tives, clad in a sleeved gown made of dark material; she had her own mes, - 2 The Rogations (Gallican Litanies, or Minor Litanies) date from the episcopate of St. Mamert of Vienne (474). They consisted of three days of fast, during which processions were made and the litanies sung, on the three days before Ascension Thursday. (“Rogations,” Dict. d’arch. chrét. et de lit., XIV*, 2459; X?, 1740-41.)

3 See entry for September 26, 1253. , , : |

384 JULY, 1259 senger whom she often sent to her relatives. Nichola gave birth to a child in the priory on Ash Wednesday, and it is said that the father is Master Simon, the parson at St-Saéns. The child was baptized at their monastery and then sent away to one of the mother’s sisters; the mother lay there and was churched at the monastery; at the time of the delivery she had two midwives from the village. Item, she bore another child once before and of the same Simon. A portion of food was given to each, but they did not hand in the fragments for alms;:indeed, they sold or gave what remained to whomsoever they wished. The prioress was under suspicion because of Richard of Maucomble; she was also reported to handle the goods and affairs of the house very badly, and to conceal some of the fruits and rents. This same Richard slept at the house with the brother and relatives of the prioress, and had often eaten there. The community promised and agreed to receive and veil four nieces of some of the nuns, provided that we would agree; each of the nuns had letters from the community covering this concession. We, in full chapter, broke and tore to pieces these letters, being highly annoyed at a concession of this kind. Once again we expressly forbade them to receive or veil anyone without our special permission. Indeed, having heard that the prioress had been inefficient in business deals and in handling affairs, and was still incompetent, we desired to get an audit from her, and to assist at this audit we deputed the priors of Salle-aux-Puelles and of Bellencombre. This day we spent the night at Bures and received procuration there.

_ JuLy 10. We visited at Bures, where there are two monks from Pré. Alms are given three times a week to all comers. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule, because, as they said, of their various occupations. They ate meat when there was no need; we enjoined them to abstain as the Rule requires, or to seek a dispensation from their abbot who, it is said, is able to grant them dispensation in this matter; however, they should refer this to their own consciences. They owed about twenty pounds. Total for procura-

at Bures. a {lacuna in MS}. - | oo tion: eight pounds, nine shillings. oe

_ On the same day we administered Confirmation in the parochial church

We received procuration this day at Wanchy. Total for procuration: ... © JULY 11. We administered Confirmation in the parochial church at Wan-

chy and spent the night at Aliermont. Total for procuration: seven pounds,

— JULY, 1259 385 nine shillings, three pence. JULY 12. At Aliermont. JULY 13. At the same. This day we cited Walter, the priest at Binville, to appear before us at Rouen on the Tuesday before Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to answer charges. JULY 14. We received procuration at Mortemer-sur-Eaulne from the lessee of Master Eudes of St-Denis, who holds the said tenement for life. Total for procuration: eleven pounds, nineteen shillings, ten pence. JULY 15. We visited there, where there were two monks from Lewes. They were not dwelling in charity, but in rancor. Brother Eudes of Mor-

temer was not eating with Brother William the Englishman, nor was he | singing his day or night Hours with him; but he used to eat in the chateau or in the village taverns. We enjoined him to conduct himself in a more charitable, courteous, and friendly manner towards the said William and to eat and to sing his Hours with him in the future. Furthermore, since we saw that the buildings were somewhat decayed, and that the chancel of the

monastery had not been repaired as we had ordered done at our other visitation, we ordered Dom Durand, priest at the said village, and at that time vicar of the said house, to undertake the repair of the entire manor himself, as to both the roofing and the rebuilding, and to do this from the goods and assets of the rents, and to pay nothing more to Master Eudes

of St-Denis [the lessee} until the houses had been suitably repaired. | We received procuration this day at Aumale. Total for procuration: seven

pounds, ten shillings, nine pence. , JULY 16. We first preached a sermon there and made a visitation. Seven-

teen monks were there; three were in England. We gave orders that the Statutes of Pope Gregory be observed. Item, that they should not lend the books of the monastery to anyone without a receipt or a definite letter promising a return, and that the [register] in which the books of the monastery

ate listed be read out at least once a year. Item, we ordered the abbot to make a frequent inspection of the coffers of his monks lest they should be in possession of any property, and to open these within a month. Alms are

given thrice a week to all comers. They owed four hundred forty pounds; , they had seventy pounds of Paris in cash, and two hundred fifty mines of . wheat available for sale, over and above the amount needed for food until the feast of St-Remy; they had enough wine to last until the new harvest, _* Though Eudes had many times received procuration from this priory, there is no earlier record of a formal visitation of the house. See entry for June 5, 1250. It was

a Cluniac priory and thus claimed exemption from canonical visitation: Se

386 JULY, 1259 and clothes and shoes until the said feast. We ordered that no new clothing be issued unless the old clothes were returned. Dom Eustace was gravely ill

, famed of a certain woman, because of whom he had received discipline before; he promised us be would stay away from her in the future. We ordered the abbot to carry out the penalty which had been instituted against him because of this fault. Item, we ordered the abbot to speak more kindly with his monks, and to be more courteous in disciplining them, as he might well do in true charity. Indeed, we at the time removed William the Englishman from the abbey because he was contentious and had had words with the abbot, and had complained to the king; we ordered him transferred to - Jumiéges, and to remain there until he should be recalled by us. This day

we spent the night there, at our own expense. | JuLy 17. We visited the nuns at Bival. There were thirty-three of them. There were also three maidservants and one lay sister. We forbade the abbess to permit any nun to go out alone, or to give them permission to visit their relatives, except for a very limited period. According to the Rule of their order they receive Communion seven times a year, but they confess more frequently. The sources of income were written out in a certain roll. They owed fifty-six pounds in addition to the amount which they owed to their servants. The abbess gives to each nun twelve shillings a year for clothing alone, and each one keeps for herself what is left over. They had little wheat. We ordered the accounts to be cast in the presence of the

community, or of some of the sisters elected by the community. | We visited Beaussault this day, where two monks from Bec-Hellouin were

in residence. They had a written copy of the Rule. Alms are given thrice a week to all comers. They owed about two hundred pounds to their abbot, and twenty pounds in other debts. They eat meat, but they say they

| do this with their abbot’s permission, and they have a good conscience in this regard. About one hundred twenty pounds, in both good and bad debts,

was owed to them. They had more horses than they should have had, a fact which displeased us. We received procuration there this same day. Total for procuration: seven pounds, five shilling, six pence. JULY 18. At St-Germer-de-Flay, at our own expense. _ JULY 19. We visited the priory [of Notre-Dame-de-l’Aillerie} at Chaumont-en-Vexin. Three monks from St-Germer-de-Flay were there with the prior. Alms are given three times a week to all comers. They did not observe well the fasts of the Rule, and they ate meat freely and without scruple when

AUGUST, 1259 387 there was no need, but their conscience was good in this matter; we told their abbot, who was present at this visitation, that he should take counsel on these two articles, and then act as seems suitable to God and the safety of their souls. They owed about one hundred pounds; they have an income of one hundred forty pounds. We received procuration there this day. Total

_ for procuration: eight pounds, thirteen shillings, one penny. = =~ _ JULY 20. We preached a sermon in the parish church at Gisors and con-

ferred Confirmation there. oe BT This day we spent the night at the priory of St-Ouen-de-Gisors, and for procuration we received seven pounds of Tours from the prior; this is the amount in which the said prior is held to us annually in the name of procuration, but only. when we turn aside once a year to come to this place. JULY 21-27. At Frénes. JULY 28-29. At Louviers. JULY 30. We fe-

ceived procuration from the vicar of the house at Quévreville. JULY 31. We visited the priory of Mont-Deux-Amants, They have four outside priories. Fourteen canons were in residence; all but two were priests. Silence was badly observed, and some were ill equipped with shoes and

clothing; we ordered the old clothes to be turned in upon the receipt of new ones. The sick were badly provided for; we ordered this corrected. An altercation broke out in our presence because some of them claimed that in

times of convalescence some were better provided with food than others. | Very few things were done in charity among them. More was owed to them than they owed. We forbade the prior to be so easily moved to contentiousness as he had been, and not to go to Rouen as often as he was in the habit

of doing. We ordered him to see that the sick were better provided for, and that the sources of income were written out again in a clearer manner, and that a transcript of this, or the book in which they were written out, be shown to all the canons and kept in a public place. Item, we ordered him to make better provision for the clothing of the canons than had been done. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: nine

pounds, five shillings. , |

AUGUST 1. We received procuration from the vicar of the house at Pérriérs. Total for procuration: eight pounds, five shillings, six pence. AUGUST 2. We dined with the king at Chateau-Gaillard, and we spent the night at_ Frénes. AUGUST 3. At Lyons-la-Forét, where the king was staying. AUGUST

4, At Gournay, with the king. aucust 5-6. At Gisors, with the king. _ auGUST 7-8. At Frénes. auGusT 9. At Déville. aucust 10. With God’s

388 SEPTEMBER, 1259 aid, we preached a sermon at the Franciscan cloister, and we spent the night

at Déville. AuGUST 11-13. At Déville. aucusr 14. At Rouen; and with

God’s aid we propounded His Word before the Rouen chapter. _ This day on our mandate, our official of Rouen and the archdeacon appointed the day after this coming Michaelmas as the time when Richard, priest at Calleville in the deanery of Bacqueville, should hear our decision in the matter of the incontinence for which he was publicly known and ill

famed; he had confessed this in our presence. ,

Mary at Rouen. : , os -

‘AUGUST 15. We celebrated the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed —

AUGUST 16. At Rouen. This day we sentenced Hugh, priest at Claire, to purge himself with the seventh hand® of priests of a charge of incontinence; we appointed the day of the octave of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin

Mary as the time for doing this, either before us at Rouen or before our official at Rouen. Present was Master Simon, archdeacon of Rouen. This same day Master Geoffrey, rector of the church at Canonville, was brought before us and made his amends for having abandoned his aforesaid church for a long time, for he had gone to Boulogne without obtaining permission from us. He promised to accept our decision in this matter. AUGUST 17. We blessed the nuns of St-Amand-de-Rouen, and spent the night at Ste-Catherine, at our expense. AUGUST 18. At Frénes. AUGUST 19. We dined with Sir Simon of Montfort® at Neaufles castle, and we spent the night at Chaumont. AuGuST 20. At Bresles, at a manor belonging to the bishop of Beauvais, and at his expense. AUGUST 21. At Gournay-surAronde. AUGUST 22. At Noyon. aucusT 23. At Compiégne. aucusT 24. At Neuville-en-Hez. aucust 25. At Chaumont. AUGUST 26-28. At Frénes. AUGUST 29. We received procuration at Vesly, where there are two monks from Marmoutier. Total for procuration: six pounds, eight shillings, nine pence. AUGUST 30. At Vernon, where the king was staying. AUGUST 31. With God’s aid, we blessed the nuns of Le Trésor-de-Notre-Dame at their

own monastery and in the presence of the king. We dined at Bray-surBaudemont, and we spent the night at Vernon. SEPTEMBER 1. At the same.

This day Peter, the clerk of the bailiff of Gisors, offered us Sir Eudes of Villers, knight, as his surety that he would hand over to us, whenever we should so desire, the goods of Robert Billette. SEPTEMBER 2-3. At Vau-

5 See above, October 16, 1248, n. 70. : ,

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dreuil, with the king. SEPTEMBER 4-5. At Pont-de-l’Arche, with the king. SEPTEMBER 6. At Ermentrouville. This day we pronounced the following

‘In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen. Because Henry, rector of the chapel of Bellencourt, who had been cited by our mandate which carried a specified time limit and which had been publicly read in the chapel by the temporary dean of Chaumont, and who had been waited for six months or more beyond the citation date, made no effort to return to the chapel or even to reside there, as is now made clear by letter patent of the said dean who is now with us;

And because, though peremptorily cited to appear before us this present Sunday to hear the law in this matter, he has not appeared either in person or

by representative;

We, by definitive sentence, deprive the said Henry, contumaciously absent,

of the said chapel and grant the patron of the said chapel permission to :

present some other suitable person. | |

SEPTEMBER 7. At Rouen, and with God’s grace we preached a sermon before the king in the cathedral. SEPTEMBER 8. At Rouen, and we cele-’ brated the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the king dined with us in the Great Hall. SEPTEMBER 9. At Pont-de-l’Arche. sEPTEMBER 10. At Frénes. SEPTEMBER 11. At Gisors. SEPTEMBER 12. At Pontoise. SEPTEMBER 13-18. At Paris. SEPTEMBER 19. At Meulan. SEpTEMBER 20. With God’s aid we conferred Holy Orders at Juziers priory,

| and we spent the night at the priory of St-Nicaise at Meulan, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 21—OCTOBER 1. At Paris. OCTOBER 2. At St-Martin-

de-Pontoise, at our own expense. OCTOBER 3. We visited there. Twenty monks were in residence; three others had gone to Rome and had appealed from the abbot and against him.

They have twelve priories, in each of which there should be monks. At this time there were no monks at Boitiz;7 we ordered the abbot to place two

monks there without delay. There was no prior; we ordered the abbot to appoint someone as prior. They had no provost, nor anyone in charge of the granary. Those who are not priests receive Communion once a month.

We enjoined the abbot to impose such salutary penance as he deemed ad- , visable upon those, especially in the outside priories, who ate meat when 7 Cottineau does not mention a monastic foundation thus named. :

390 OCTOBER, 1259 there was no need, and who did not observe the fasts of the Rule. They had a good deal of wine and wheat but did not know how to compute its worth. They owed thirteen hundred pounds after paying off interest and comparing the amount which they owe with the amount which is owed to them. Harduin, priest, was there, both by our mandate and with the consent of the abbot and community, to assist the abbot in handling and managing the business of the abbey. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds, five shillings, seven pence. OCTOBER 4. We preached in the Franciscan cloister at Pontoise, and, with God’s aid, we celebrated High Mass. We dined with them in community,

it being the feast of St. Francis. — OCTOBER 5. After expounding the Word of God, we visited the chapter of St-Mellon. Two canons were in residence, Dom Luke and Master Robert; {there were} nine vicars and two chaplains. There are ten prebends there.

The [liturgy] books were badly bound. There was such a dearth of altar cloths that the altar often remained bare because of this defect. Item, Robert of Maniéres was contentious and quarreled with his associates; we warned him to restrain himself from quarreling and from using insulting words in

the future. The vicars were in the habit of going about the town dressed in short coats; we expressly forbade them to wear them in the future, [threatening} otherwise that they would be taken away from them and employed for the support of the fabric of St. Mellon’s church. We gave Dom Luke,

canon of St-Mellon, the authority and power to coerce these [vicars} in this regard, by ecclesiastical censure if it should be necessary. The chaplain of Dom Richard, the sacristan, did not provide the church sufficiently with the things which he should provide for it, that is, candles for those singing

in the choir. He was negligent, that is, in lighting the candles, in ringing the bells, and in preparing and bringing in the book of Lessons at the appropriate hours; we warned the said Dom Richard that he should attend to all of these things through his chaplain, and that he should work more diligently and better than was his practice. Item, Ralph, priest and vicar of John of Montlucgon, voluntarily confessed that for a long time he had kept a woman called “La Maréchal’’, and that he had known her carnally within the past six weeks, and had been gravely ill famed of this. He admitted this ill fame and, with his hand on his breast, swore on the Holy Gospels that he would regard his benefice as resigned if we should find

him again defamed of this “La Maréchal’ or any other woman, and

OCTOBER, 1259 391 he could not purge himself canonically. Item, Peter, priest and vicar of Master William, was gravely defamed of a certain woman named Petro-

nilla, and this ill fame was fully established by all the vicars of this church of whom we required an oath in this matter and carefully examined each one separately. We sentenced him to purge himself with the seventh hand of priests,’ which he was not willing to do, believing that he could not find suitable compurgators; however, he humbly besought us to_ deal mercifully with him. We, taking compassion upon him, imposed the following penance in writing, to wit, that he should take his way to MontSt-Michel-in-Peril-of-the-Sea and to St-Giles before the coming feast of St Andrew and bring back to us letters which would be worthy of belief and which showed that he had completed this pilgrimage as the law requires. Indeed, with hand on breast, he swore upon the Holy Gospels, as he had promised and sworn at our other visitation,® touching the Holy Gospels and his hand on his breast, that without the publicity of a trial he would regard his benefice as resigned from that time on, if it should happen that he be found ill famed again of the said Petronilla or of any other woman, and the charge was provable; he also promised not to revive any claim to his | benefice. Present at this visitation were: Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle, canon of Rouen; Brother Harduin of the Franciscans; Master Gervais Rasoir and John of Morgneval, our clerks; and the two aforesaid resident canons. This day we visited St. Peter’s priory. Six monks were there; all were | priests. The prior had but lately arrived. They used meat when there was

no need. The sources of income were not written down; we ordered this , done. They owed three hundred pounds. They complained greatly because women entered their choir and chancel and disturbed their prayers; they

asked that we take this under advisment.. a | This day we spent the night at St-Martin, where for procuration we received from Dom Luke, canon of St-Mellon, in the name of the chapter of St-Mellon, one hundred shillings of Paris, which amount, together with

wood, platters, cups, straw, beds, and cooking utensils, the said chapter owes

us annually for procuration. , |

This day the rents of Roger, chaplain of Notre-Dame-de-Pontoise, were

handed over to us. First, four pounds in rents on the house of Eudes of Les |

8 See above, October 16, 1248, n. 70. _ | ® See entry for February 12, 1250/51. Peter and Herbert seem to be one and

the same.

392 OCTOBER, 1259 | Andelys, in the town of Foleny. William Bridard of St-Martin, four shillings. Item, eight shillings on an arpent at Osny and which is in essart. Item, two muids of wheat from the mill at Bicherel and one maid from the grange of Ymereche in the town of Chauvincourt. Item, fifteen shillings in rent from Walter the mason. Item, seven shillings on the rent of the house of Roger the mason; sixty shillings rent on the house of Ralp le Quartier. Four shillings on the house of Ronge Loche situated in the town of La Cavetérie. Seven shillings from Thibaut, son of Grube, for two parcels of land in the gardens of Barre; two shillings of rent from the garden of Lady

Adine la Leveline. — |

OCTOBER 6. We visited the priory of Cornecervine. Three monks from Notre-Dame-de-Josaphat-de-Chartres were there. They used feather beds, ate meat, and did not observe the fasts of the Rule. They had an income of about one hundred pounds, of which they remited ten pounds to their abbey. They owed about thirty pounds. We received procuration there today. Total for procuration: seven pounds, five shillings, eight perice. This day, we, acting in mercy, published the sentence of purgation with the seventh hand!° of priests against the priest at Calleville, in the deanery of Bacqueville, who was gravely ill famed of incontinence, although he had failed in a former purgation. For his purgation we appointed the day fol-

lowing the Rouen synod. oe |

| OCTOBER 7. We visited the priory of St-Martin-la-Garenne, where there were six monks from Bec. They ate meat repeatedly when there was no need,

nor did they observe the fasts of the Rule very well. The prior was under suspension for failure to pay the royal tithe and had endured the said suspension for a rather long time, and because of this he had not celebrated

, Mass for almost three months; we imposed upon him a suitable penance, and ordered him to pay off the said tithe as soon as possible and to obtain absolution. About as much was owed to them as they owed. The sources of income were not recorded; we ordered them written down. We received procuration there today. Total for procuration: seven pounds, six shillings. OCTOBER 8. With God’s grace, we celebrated the sacred synod of the French Vexin at Vetheuil. This day we spent the night at La Roche-Guyon, and for procuration received from the Fécamp monks, who are staying there, forty shillings of Paris, in which amount the said monks are annually held to us for proc-

10 See above, October 16, 1248, n. 70.

OCTOBER, 1259 : 393 uration, in addition to shelter. The same day we warned the said monks to show to us, before this coming Christmas, whatever privileges or instruments they possessed, demonstrating why we should not visit them,!! and why they

should not at least be held for full procuration. The prior was sick. OCTOBER 9. We visited the priory at Gasny, where there were three monks.

_ The prior was lying ill at St-Nicaise. We found the house to be badly and negligently administered. The lands had not yet been tilled,12 although the time for sowing seed had almost passed.18 We were unable to find out any-

thing about the state of the house. The roof needed repair; the sewer adjoining the chamber was almost in ruins; we ordered them to take up the _ matter with the abbot [of St-Ouen-de-Rouen]}. Item, the abbot goes there too often and so impoverishes the priories. We received procuration there

this day. | OCTOBER 10-11. At Frénes. OCTOBER 12-16. At the royal castle at Rouen,

on business of the Exchequer. OCTOBER 17. At Pinterville, near Louviers. _ OCTOBER 18. At Evreux. OCTOBER 19. At the same. With the favor and assistance of God, we consecrated Ralph14 as bishop of Evreux, our beloved

brothers in Christ, the bishops of Lisieux and Séez, cooperating. Present at this ceremony, which took place in the monastery of St-Taurin, were the king and the venerable Fathers, the archbishop of Rheims and the bishop of Orléans.

OCTOBER 20-22. At Frénes. OCTOBER 23. At Frénes. This day William, priest at Chatillon, having

been brought before us, promised and swore, with hand on breast and touching the Holy Gospels, that he would abide by our will for having,

for our decision. , been, it is said, a perjurer, in that he absented himself from his church for a long period. We assigned the day of the coming Rouen synod as the date

the same privilege. , ,

11 Fécamp was an exempt abbey, and its daughter house, Roche Guyon, claimed 12 Tilling the soil in preparation for sowing winter crops of wheat, rye, etc. Usually

all crops were in the soil by Martinmas (November 11). oe

8 Reading tempus sationis in the MS for tempus sanationis of the published text. 14 When John de la Cour d’Aubergueville, bishop of Evreux, died in June, 1256, |

one group of the canons of the cathedral chapter elected Ralph de Grosparmi. At 7 the same time, another group elected Ralph d’Aubusson. The result was a quarrel between both candidates which kept the see of Evreux without a bishop. until October 19, 1259. Ralph’s election was finally confirmed, and he held the bishopric

from 1259 to 1263. (Gams, Series episcoporum, p. 550.)° ~ " ,

, 394 NOVEMBER, 1259 | | OCTOBER 24. At Ste-Catherine, at our expense. oe | OCTOBER 25. We visited the abbey of Ste-Catherine, where there were twenty-six monks and four novices. We ordered the abbot to have these latter make profession at the earliest time possible. There was no guardian at the entrance to the cloister. Monks were dwelling alone in the priories of Caudecote and Villaines; we enjoined the abbot not to allow any monk to remain alone in any of his priories, but to make such disposition of them as should seem proper in accordance with the will of the Lord. They owed seven hundred pounds. All of the monks complained greatly that the staff of the monastery, of the abbot and of the bailiff, came every day through the cloister to the refectory seeking food and drink, and that the monk in charge of the refectory was bound to serve them with portions of meat; be-

cause of this there was good reason for grumbling and murmuring. The abbot told us that he could not easily correct this situation. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: ... [/acua in MS}. - OCTOBER 26. With God’s aid, we preached a sermon in the cathedral in honor of St. Romain, whose festal day occured last Thursday. We spent

the night at our manor at Rouen. _ ,

OCTOBER 27. We visited the priory at Auffay, where there were five monks from St-Evroult; all were priests. They ate meat when there was no need; we forbade them to eat meat save as the Rule permits. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule very well. They owed about one hundred fifty pounds. They had, as they believed, sufficient provisions to last until the new harvest. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration:

six pounds, fourteen shillings, seven pence.. | OCTOBER 30. At the same. Today William Buhére of Hibouville, knight,

made amends to us for that his son, Walter, had gone hunting with a dog in our warren at Aliermont. His sureties were Reginald of Aliermont, cleric,

and Bartholomew Taupin of Envermeu. , OCTOBER 31. At Dieppe. NOVEMBER 1. At the same. By God’s grace,

we celebrated the feast of All Saints’. We sang High Mass in the parish church and preached there. NOVEMBER 2. We received procuration at Longue-

ville. Total: ... [/acuna in MS]. NOVEMBER 3. At Déville. NOVEMBER 4.

With God’s aid, we celebrated the sacred synod at Rouen. This day Master Hugh, priest, former rector of the church at Ternemare, _

resigned his church into our hands. a ,

NOVEMBER 5. We held the synod of deans in our chamber. We ordered

NOVEMBER, 1259 395 them diligently to carry out the mandates of our official, for several of them , had been negligent in this. Item, we ordered them to have the synodal statutes read aloud in chapters and deans’ synods twice a year, that is to

say, once between synods. ,

On this Wednesday, in a full synod of deans, and in the presence of the venerable and discreet men: G., the treasurer; P[eter} archdeacon of Petit-

Caux; J., our official; and Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle, canon of Rouen, we deprived William, priest at Chatillon, of all the fruits pertaining

to his church for three years, because he had not wished to reside in the said. , church for the whole space of the said three years, but had boldly deserted it, running about here and there, trying his best to annoy us. We enjoined _ him to receive four disciplines at the first four chapters and deans’ synods, in the presence of each and all of the priests of his deanery there attending; _ item, we enjoined him never to leave his church again for more than two days without special permission from us or from our official. Item, with hand on breast and touching the Holy Gospels, he swore before us that

he would never offend in this way again.15 ,

This day we spent the night at Déville. , | NOVEMBER 6. We visited the nuns at Bondeville.16 In residence were

thirty-two nuns, of whom two were novices; three lay brothers; and seven lay sisters, two of whom were simple-minded [fatue}. Lay folk, that is to say, friends and relatives of the nuns, entered the cloister at will, and conversed in the gardens and guest reception rooms of the priory; we ordered

the prioress to see that lay folk were kept out of the cloister, the dormitory, | and the refectory, and not to permit lay folk to eat in the house with the nuns, nor to speak with them save in some public place, as, for example, the parlor. Item, they observed silence badly; we ordered this corrected. Lucy was rebellious against the prioress and addressed insults to her in the refectory; she was quarrelsome and wrathful. We enjoined her to keep silence on three Fridays. We forbade the prioress to be lenient in giving the nuns permission to go out and gave orders that none should go out with-

out a companion. They had coffers with keys; we ordered the prioress to | inspect these and to have the keys taken away. We gave orders that the sources of income be entered in some book, and also that the places from

15 See entry for October 23, above. a 16 Bondeville was a Cistercian priory for nuns. (Cottineau, I, 419.) In the context,

sorores and fratres are undoubtedly lay sisters and lay brothers. a

396 DECEMBER, 1259 which the income is derived be likewise recorded. They owed two hundred pounds. Item, we ordered the private accounts to be drawn up in the presence of some persons elected by the community. Item, since the prioress had

yielded to the clamor of the nuns and had given them her convent seal without our knowledge and order, we sentenced her to receive one discipline!? in chapter in the presence of the community. Item, we enjoined | Brother Roger to obey the prioress humbly in all things, for he had been

disobedient and rebellious toward her. a OO

This day we gave John, called “The Greek,’”’ rector at Equiqueville, permission to go to Rome, and we freed him from the obligation to maintain

a personal residence in his church until after the feast of St. Remy. With hand on breast, he swore and promised us that he would not request the. Roman Curia for an extension of this privilege of non-residence. Present were: Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle, canon of Rouen; Brothers Harduin and Nicholas of Montebourg; Peter Louvel; and John of Morgneval, our

clerk. oe NOVEMBER 7. At Frénes.

, NOVEMBER 8. We visited the priory at Parnes, where there were three , monks with the prior. We ordered one of the young monks to confess once a week and to receive Communion once a month. They ate meat freely, but they say that their conscience is good in this matter. They owed about four pounds. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: six pounds, ten shillings. NOVEMBER 9. At Poissy. NOVEMBER 10-23. At Paris, because of the Par-

lement. NOVEMBER 24. At St-Denis, with the king of France, whom we accompanied to meet the king of. England.18 NovEMBER 25. The king of England was received with a solemn procession at the church of St-Denis by its monks. The king of France, we, and many others were present. We spent the night there. NOVEMBER 26. The king of England was honorably received with a solemn procession at the cathedral of Paris by the citizens. He had come to conclude a peace between himself and the king of France. NOVEMBER 27—DECEMBER 2. At Paris. DECEMBER 3. In the apple or17 The discipline was a whip or scourge of leather or of cords, used either by the individual in self-mortification, as was the case of the prioress in this instance, or inflicted in public as a punishment meted out by a superior. Since the prioress had no superior in the convent, the penance would be self-inflicted, and in public, as

ordered by Eudes. — oO _ , a | 18 Henry III (1216-72). oe oe

DECEMBER, 1259 397 chard1® of the king of France, in the presence of the kings of France and England, and of many barons and prelates of both realms, we read aloud and made public the agreement made between the two kings. And here the

king of England did homage to the king of France.?0 , _. DECEMBER 4-5. At Paris. DECEMBER 6. We dined with the king of England at St-Germain-des-Prés. DECEMBER 7-9. At Paris. DECEMBER 10. At St-Germain-en-Laye. DECEMBER 11. We received procuration at Juziers. Total for procuration: seven pounds, sixteen shillings, two pence. DECEMBER 12. We visited the priory at Juziers. The prior was not pres-

ent. Seven monks were there; all were priests, with the exception of one novice, who had been admitted to the novitiate. We ordered this novice to confess and receive Communion once a month. They ate meat freely and used feather beds. Item, they held court in the cloister, and they had a prison adjoining the cloister, where malefactors and thieves were confined. We ordered them to hold court somewhere else, far from the church, and to build their prison beyond the consecrated ground and beyond the churchyard. Item, the cellarer told us that he had heard from the prior that they did not owe ten pounds more than was owed to them. We received procuration this day at the priory at Gaillonet, a Premonstratensian house. Total: six pounds, seven shillings, six pence. _ DECEMBER 13. With God’s help, we bestowed our benediction upon Simon, abbot of Marcheroux, at Wy, and preached a sermon there to the entire parish. We spent the night there and received a muid of oats from the priest at Gadancourt, which this priest owes us once a year when we

turn aside to Wy. | This day a certain priest, presented by us for the church at Chateau-Baudemont, and whom we found to be ill-equipped for the cure of souls, ap-

pealed to us in writing. |

DECEMBER 14. We received procuration at Sausseuse. Total for proc-

uration: seven pounds, five shillings, two pence. ; DECEMBER 15. We entered the chapter of Sausseuse, and, having preach-

the town. :

19 Pomerium may well mean here an open space within and without the walls of

20 Eudes is silent about the part he played in bringing the two sovereigns together, but it is probable that he was the go-between. In July of the following year Louis IX sent him to England to iron out some difficulties which had arisen about the treaty of 1259. For the Treaty of Paris see Mikhail Gabrilovic, Etude sur le traité de Paris de 1259 (Paris, 1899), pp. 5-48.

398 DECEMBER, 1259 ed a sermon, we gave our attention to the election of Brother Peter: of Liancourt, who had been elected as prior by five of the brothers proceeding by way of compromise instead of by all of them.. Taking under advisement

this election and the manner in which it:was held, and having examined _ the prior-elect, we confirmed his election as valid, and enjoined the com-

munity to regard Peter as their prior and also to give him their obedience. | We then investigated the state of the house but were unable to obtain complete information. However, we discovered that they owed forty pounds of Paris to Master Robert of Grainville,.a canon of Rouen, that they had no money for pruning their vineyards, and that they lacked many horses. Not so long ago there had been eight good horses there. Then we ordered the prior to visit the outside priories and to see that their buildings were repaired, for it had been intimated to us that they were in a ruinous state. This day we slept at Frénes. DECEMBER 16. We received procuration at Noyon-sur-Andelle. Total:

... {lacuna in MS}. | : oe

DECEMBER 17. We visited there, where there were six monks from St-

Evroult. The prior was ill. They ate meat freely; we forbade them to eat meat except as the Rule permits. They had suffered heavy losses in England. Because of the prior’s illness, we were unable to get full information

about the state of the house. _ At this place John of Bray, priest, whom we had not wished to admit to the church at Baudemont, although he was presented by the king, withdrew the appeal he had entered against us at Wy. We were not obliged to defer to this appeal for, upon examination, we had found him to be too

deficient in letters to have a cure of souls. |

DECEMBER 18. We received procuration at L’Ile-Dieu. DECEMBER 19. At Déville. DECEMBER 20. God assisting us, we conferred Holy Orders at the Dominican monastery at Rouen; we dined with them, and slept at our manor at Rouen. DECEMBER 21. God assisting us, we preached in the cathedral and spent the night at our manor. DECEMBER 22. We dined with the Franciscans at Rouen. DECEMBER 23. At Rouen, and we made our O.*1 DECEMBER 24. We promulgated the following sentence from our hall at

Rouen. on the vigil of the Nativity: , In God’s name, Amen. Because Geoffrey, rector of the church at Panilleuse,

8 See above, December 23, 1250, n. 135. - |

DECEMBER, 1259 399 has been cited according to law by our mandate, and the edict of citation has been read publicly in the said church, to the effect that he should return to this, church which he had before deserted and take up personal residence therein as

the cure of a church requires, and having abandoned it for more than six

months has not seen fitto obey our order: , -

Although peremptorily cited to appear before us at Rouen, or whetevet we should be, on the Tuesday before Christmas, to stand trial in this matter, as is evident from the report of our dean of Baudemont, the judge appointed to attend to this, the said Geoffrey did not appear, either in person or by proxy on this day, nor indeed up to the third hour of the following day, for we waited

for him until then: ee a ,

, Wherefore, not wishing that the said church should any: longer be deprived

person. 7 oe -

of its rector, we, by definitive sentence, declare the said Geoffrey deprived of _ the said church, and we grant to its. patron the liberty of presenting a suitable

Present were: Masters Richard of Salmonville and John of Neuilly-enThelle, canon of Rouen; Brother Adam Rigaud of the Friars Minor; John of Morgneval, our clerk; Master Michael of Equiqueville; Pochard, cleric;

Clement of Senots; and many others. _ oe - ' DECEMBER 25. We celebrated Christmas at Rouen. DECEMBER 26-27. At Déville. DECEMBER 28. This day Andrew, a member of the Order of the Penitence of Jesus Christ,22 in our presence renounced every right which

he had or might have in the church at Criquebeuf, which he had held for many years. DECEMBER 29. We received procuration at St-Georges. Total }

for procuration: nine pounds, ten shillings. =

| 7 DECEMBER 30. After preaching, we visited there. Fourteen monks were in residence; two were at St-Nicholas, and four in England; all but four were priests. Alms are given daily to all comers. One hundred pounds of Tours

in excess of their debts was owed to them, not counting the fact that the collectors of the tithe asked eighty pounds of Tours from the abbot, as dating from the period of the last abbot. We ordered the abbot to look after those who have been bled, better than was the custom. Item, we found one cleric, Lawrence by name, defamed of incontinence. He had kept a certain woman 22 Reading de ordine poenitentiae Jesu Christi in the MS for de ordine Provincie Jesu Christi of Bonnin. These were the Friars. of the Penitence of Jesus Christ, also called Friars of the Sack. The order was founded shortly before 1251 and disbanded by order of the Council of Lyons, 1274. See Richard W. Emery, “The Friars of the

Sack,” Speculum, XVIII (1943), 323-34. co ae

400 DECEMBER, 1259 | for fourteen years; we ordered the abbot to conduct a thorough investigation and to do what seemed best, so that scandal and the occasion of scandal might be removed. Item, we gave orders for the cellarer to keep the keys

of the doors at night. , -

This day we spent the night at Jumiéges, at our own expense. | DECEMBER 31. We visited there. Fifty-two monks were in residence; six of them were novices. No monks were at Cottévrard, nor at the manor

at Guiseniéres. The fasts of the Rule were ill observed in the priories; similarly, the monks dwelling in the priories ate meat; we enjoined the abbot not to allow them to eat meat except as the Rule permits, and to punish

those who were delinquent in this. They did not owe much; about two hun- , dred pounds was owed to them. Alms are given daily to all comers; we ordered the abbot not to allow the amounts given for alms to be diminished. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: twelve pounds,

sixteen shillings, seven pence. | So JANUARY 1. At St-Wandrille, at our own expense. JANUARY 2. We visited there, finding forty-two monks; all were priests but four, and eight others who were novices. We gave orders that the monks

should dine with the guests at night less often than they do, so that they do not miss Compline. Item, that the abbot should increase the amount set apart for alms. Item, we ordered the individual audits to be made up once a month, and this in the presence of some to the brothers elected by the community. They owed five hundred pounds. Item, they were accustomed to receive the hides, blood, and feet of certain animals; the abbot was engaged in litigation about this with the abbot of Royaumont.23 Item, he was in litigation with the heirs of John of Fonts, lately slain, over a certain manor at Ste-Austreberte, which the aforesaid heirs were holding to the prejudice —

of the church at St-Wandrille. We received procuration there this day.

They did not wish to reckon the expenses. 7 |

jANuary 3. We received procuration at Le Valasse, a Cistercian house.

. JANUARY 4. We received procuration at Graville. Total for procuration:

eight pounds, sixteen shillings. | | |

JANuaRY 5. After preaching a sermon, we visited there. Nine canons 23 A Cistercian abbey built c. 1228, a daughter house of Citeaux; it was founded by Louis IX in the diocese of Beauvais, near Versailles. (Cottineau, II, 2558; A. Dimier, Saint Louis et Citeaux [Paris, 1954], pp. 52-81.) See entry for December 6, 1258/59,

regarding St-Wandrille’s litigation over the manor of Ste-Austreberte. ,

, JANUARY, 1259 401 , were in residence. The prior had sent one to Bellevue to be the associate of the prior there. We forbade women to eat with the canons who had cure of souls. Alms are given thrice a week, and to lepers on Friday. About sixty pounds of collectible debts was owed to them in excess of what they owed. They intend, with God’s aid, to invest two more canons before the

coming feast of the Purification, and so there will be twelve.

This day spent the night at Montivilliers, at our own expense. , | JANUARY 6. That is to say, on Epiphany, God helping us, we preached a sermon at the monastery at Montivilliers before the nuns and the people of the town, and we celebrated High Mass in pontificals. This day. we

received procuration there. They did not wish to compute. = JANUARY 7. We entered the chapter of the nuns and with God’s aid

preached His Word to them in chapter. Then, desiring, with God's help, , to perform our duty of making a complete visitation, both in head and in

| members, as our office requires of us, it was urged on the part of the ab- | bess and community that the archbishop of Rouen had never been in the

habit of visiting them as a community, but only through the abbess. After | a great deal of altercation, we asked them collectively and singly whether they

- would receive us for the purpose of making a full visitation; through their spokesman, Master Robert, their cleric, they replied, “No,’’ adding that they would never consent that we exercise the office of visitation there, except in the matters concerning the abbess alone, and they rested their case upon charters, custom, and privilege. However, we warned them to make us amends for this disobedience, rebellion, and contempt before the coming

, Ash. Wednesday. | : _

This day we spent the night at Valmont, at our own expense.

JANUARY 8. After preaching a sermon to the chapter there, we visited | them. There were twenty-six monks; one was simple-minded; we gave orders

that he be well watched and guarded, lest he escape. All but six were priests. There was one novice who did not wish to recerve Communion once a week as we had ordered at our other visitation;24 we repeated our command that all novices confess and receive Communion once a week.25 One 24 This novice has not been mentioned in prior visitations to Valmont, January 31,

1248; December 6, 1249; May 23, 1251; April 26, 1252; September 11, 1255;

December 16, 1256; and December 13, 1257. - | _ 25 Probably this refers to his injunction issued on December 6, 1249, to read the Statutes of Pope Gregory. None of his visitations refers specifically to confession and

Communion in the visitations of Valmont... a : ,

402 JANUARY, 1259 , does not accuse another [in chapter}, as we had ordered; we again issued explicit orders that one should accuse another [in chapter}, and that the

| penalty which the perpetrator of the offense received should also be imposed upon him who did not accuse his companion.26 Item, some of them had coffers in the dormitory,.with keys; we ordered the keys taken away. Item, some of them had themselves bled without the abbot’s permission; we , advised them to determine amongst themselves at what periods of the year and how often it should be permitted to anyone to undergo bleeding; that those who are bled be better treated than had been customary, and that they be not obliged to rise for Matins unless they so desired.. Alms are dispensed three times a week. Item, we ordered all income of the monastery, as a whole and in detail, written out in three registers.. There was owed to them about three hundred pounds of Tours in good and bad debts. We received procura-

tion: nine pounds, six shillings, three pence. Oo _ JANUARY 9. We received procuration at Ouville. Total for procuration:

eight pounds, fifteen shillings. SO oo.

a This day, in the upper hall of the priory at Ouville, where we slept this night, we invested with our ring John of Morgneval, our clerk, in the name

_ of Master Simon of Pincesais, with a prebend of Rouen, which the said J{ohn} had erstwhile resigned into our hands. Present were: Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle, canon of Rouen; Brothers Harduin, Nicholas of Montebourg, and Walter of Maniéres; and John of Morgneval, the clerk aforesaid.

JaNuarRY 10. After first preaching in chapter, we visited them. Eleven canons were present; all but three were priests. We enjoined the subprior to see that one accused another [in chapter}. Item, we ordered the prior to make frequent inspection of the canons’ boxes and coffers, and to remove the keys; item, that he have silence observed. They had two lay brothers. Alms. are given daily to all comers. They owed about sixty pounds; they had, as they believed, sufficient provisions to last until the new year. This day we came in person to the priory at Etoutteville, and found only one monk from Lewes there, together with two laymen who were keeping the said house for Gilbert of Wyanville, cleric, who leased it from the prior of Lewes. There should be at least three monks there, and we gave orders that these should be restored. We found the manor in bad condition; we

ordered it repaired. Later we had the goods of the said priory seized by the , 26 See entries for September 10, 1255, and December 12 and 13,1257.

JANUARY, 1259 403

formed.27 | ns | | vicomte of Malepreux until such time as the state of the house was re-

This day we spent the night at the priory at Ouville and received proc- |

uration from the stewards of the said house at Etoutteville. Total for proc-

uration: ten pounds, eight shillings. | | | JANUARY 11. We preached in the parish church at Bacqueville and received procuration this day at the local priory. Total for procuration: eight

pounds, six shillings, four pence. | JANUARY 12. We visited there, finding four monks from Tiron, all very old and feeble. They ate meat freely. We ordered them to confess before celebrating their Masses. The lord of the village was held to pay them one hundred shillings of Tours each year, but they had received none of this for three years; we ordered the prior to demand this of the lord. They owed

about sixty pounds. 7 |

_ We received procuration this day at Longueuil, from the lessee of the house belonging to Bec. Total for procuration: nine pounds, four pence. JANUARY 13. We received procuration at Envermeu. Total for procura-

tion: nine pounds, three shillings, ten pence. , - : | JANUARY 14. We preached in chapter and then visited the priory at Envermeu. Twelve monks were there; all but two were priests. We ordered the prior to take away the keys and inspect the coffers of the monks. They _ owed one hundred sixty pounds; sixty pounds was owed to them. We found |

everything else to be in sufficiently good condition. 7 , This day we received procuration at Le Tréport. Total for procuration: ,

nine pounds, nine shillings, six pence. a

JANUARY 15. We visited there, finding twenty-three monks. One of them was the chaplain of the count of Eu; he went riding with the count. They had four priories, and there were monks in each of them. One did

not accuse another [in chapter}, although we had expressly enjoined upon , them before to rectify this abuse and to see that this was done.28 We gave orders that old clothes, especially the pelisses, be turned in upon the receipt of new ones. Item, the monks requested that tunics be given to them in

place of the pelisses. Alms are given to all comers four times a week, that | is to say, thrice to laymen and once to clerics. We ordered the abbot to

eccleciastical matter. , : , 8 See entry for February 21, 1257/58. ,

27 This is an example of Archbishop Eudes invoking the secular power in an

404 JANUARY, 1259 oe see that the Rule, so far as it pertained to the eating of meat and the observance of fasts, be maintained in the priories, and to inflict such penance ' upon the transgressors as should seem expedient. They owed three hundred pounds; the count owed them sixty pounds and more, nor were they able to recover this. They have enough provisions for the year.

Note: concerning their having tunics... [/acuna in MS}. , We spent this night at Eu, at our own expense, and there we heard re-

ports of the death of Louis, the eldest son of the king.29 | JANUARY 16. We began our journey to the king and spent the night at Aumale, at our own expense, where we received the following letter: Louis, by God’s grace king of the Franks, to his beloved and faithful Eudes, archbishop of Rouen, greeting and affection. It has pleased God, Whose Name be blessed above all, that our beloved first-born son, Louis, should depart from this life. Not only bodily affection and the bonds of nature had attached him to our heart by a certain tie of spiritual affection, but also the very nature of his worthy talents and innocence of life had rendered him most dear and lovable

tous. — |

Although we have the firmest hope in God for his eternal salvation, not only because of his conduct which was commended by all, but also because of the laudable and faithful end which he had, we earnestly ask and request you in particular to pray to the All-Highest for his soul, and to arrange that, in all the religious and conventual houses of your Province a spiritual offering of Masses and prayers shall be offered for him, for the sake of Divine Mercy and for the love of us. Given at Paris, the Monday after Epiphany.

JANUARY 17. At St-Lucien-de-Beauvais where, our old rheumatism attacking us once again, we were unable to proceed further, but were compelled to take to our bed. JANUARY 18-23. At the same. JANUARY 24. At Gisors, at our Own expense. JANUARY 25. At Frénes. JANUARY 26. At Pont-de-l’Arche, and there we found the king. JANUARY 27. We and our venerable brother, the bishop of Evreux, were at Bec-Hellouin. JANUARY 28. At Pont-Audemer. On this day we had caused our venerable brothers

sacred council, |

the suffragans of the church of Rouen to be cited there to celebrate the JANUARY 29. In the morning we went to the church of St-Aignan, and before we took our seat in council, we celebrated Mass in pontificals. Present were our venerable brothers our suffragans, who were not vested for 29 Louis was born in 1244. He was affianced to his cousin Berengaria of Castille.

The marriage was to have taken place in the summer of 1260. |

| JANUARY, 1259 405 celebrating Mass, but with the deacon and subdeacon so vested, Master John

of Porte, archdeacon of the Norman Vexin, acted as deacon. Because we did not have a canon of Rouen present, we caused Master Thomas of Falaise,

canon of Lisieux, to be vested as subdeacon. After Mass had been celebrated, we and our suffragans, all dressed in pontificals, took our seats on the dais, and there the deacon, suitably vested, read the Gospel, to wit.

“After these things, the Lord appointed also other seventy-two’3? This completed, we commenced in a loud voice the Veni Creator Spiritus. When | this had been sung, two clerics in surplicés sang the Litany before the altar. Then, having repeated the Lords Prayer in a low voice, we said the prayer Assumus. Following this, we with God’s aid preached a sermon. Then the _ letter to the bishops of Bayeux convoking the council was read, and a rescript was read as well. Thirdly, the list of proctors of the cathedral chapters was

read. Fourthly, that statute of the constitution drawn up by the general

council concerning the annual celebration of councils by archbishops and } their suffragans, which is contained in the titulus De Accusationibus, and which begins, Szcut olim, was read; other statutes of the same general council which seemed advisable were also read, as were the decrees on intemper-

ance, drunkenness,®! etc.

The proctors were: For the chapter of Rouen, William, the treasurer, and John of Porte, archdeacon of the Norman Vexin; for the chapter of Beau_ vais, Master John of Carmont, archdeacon, and Nicholas of Blay, sacristan

of the same church; for the diocese of Evreux, Richard} of Val, treasurer , of the said church; for the chapter of Lisieux, Master Lawrence Roman, sacristan, and Richard of Houlant, canon of Lisieux; for the chapter of Coutances, Master Hervey Paste; for the chapter of Avranches, A., the dean of Avranches; for the chapter of Séez, Master Nicholas, dean of All Saints at Mortain; the proctor for the bishop of Beauvais was Master Girard of

Corion, archdeacon of Beauvais.

| Then the inquisitors who had been appointed by the last provincial council,

were asked if they had anything to present. Some of these were absent, | and the ones who were present replied that they did not wish to give a report while their colleagues were absent. We then appointed others, to wit: for the diocese of Rouen, the deans of Neufchitel and Pont-Audemer; - for the diocese of Beauvais, the deans of Mery and Vaux; for the diocese

80 Luke 10:1. _ |

81 Canon 15 of the Fourth Lateran Council (1215). (Mansi, XXII, 1003.) |

406 JANUARY, 1259 of Avranches, the rectors of Parreigny and Dragey; for the diocese of Evreux, the deans of Laigle and Ivry; for the diocese of Lisieux, the deans of Pont-Audemer and Bernay; for the diocese of Séez, the deans of Macé and Annebec; for the diocese of Coutances, Dom Robert le Sor and Wil-

liam, rector of the church at Saire. : | It should be known that at this council our venerable brothers sat by us in this order: on our right hand, Ralph, the bishop of Evreux, and Fulk, the bishop of Lisieux (Gui, the bishop of Beauvais, who was absent, would have sat immediately beside us and before these two bishops, had he been

John of Coutances.. | / | _ Sixth, the following statutes were recited and read:32

present); on our left hand, Richard of Avranches, Thomas of Séez, and

It is the pleasure of the sacred council that the following statutes be strictly observed, so that the Reverend Fathers Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop

of Rouen, and his suffragans, and their subjects shall in no wise be bound to observe them as though they were new statutes, that is, as regards those which have already found expression [in canon law}, in the Statutes of Pope Gregory

IX, or in episcopal synods. ,

We will that the statute of the council of Lyon concerning procurations receivable by archbishops and bishops due for visitations, and concerning the elimination of the evils of procuration, caused by the pretension of their offi-

cial entourage, be observed. , , : 7

We will that the statute of the general council against those who form leagues, and the statutes issued with prejudice to the liberties of the Church, be frequently and solemnly promulgated in synods and parish churches, and

that the transgressors of this statute be canonically punished. - | We decree that secular powers who seize clerics with more violance than the resistance of the defendant justifies, or who detain such beyond, or in opposition to, the request of the ecclesiastical judge, be declared excommunicated canonically in general, or individually after definite evidence is procured. We strictly forbid the employment of secular judges by ecclesiastical persons

in any cause affecting a church, especially in personal actions. — , , We decree that abbots, priors, and other ecclesiastical persons who receive

| the major tithes in parish churches shall be obliged to restore the fabric, books, and ornaments, in the same proportion as they receive the tithes. | We will that the synodal statute, to wit, the ecclesiasical persons to whom

See above, pp. 322-328. | ,

32 The decrees are practically a copy of those of the synod of September 12, 1257.

JANUARY, 1259 , 407 come the mandates of various judges, delegates, conservators, or executors shall diligently inspect the names of the judges of the diocese, and the places to which they cite, and take care that their authenticity be strictly observed.

We forbid any Christian, male or female, to work for any Jews in any hospice, or presume to dwell with them; and we order all Jews to wear some

obvious signs, that they may be distinguished from Catholics. We strictly prohibit the holding of vigils or dances in churchyards and sacred

places, and we order transgressors to be canonically punished. | Clerics, especially the unmarried ones, shall be solemnly warned in churches

to wear a Suitable tonsure; {clerics} who have taken the Cross38 shall be obliged

to wear a cross openly. OO

~ We will that the statute of the general council prohibiting to clerics the use

of gilded saddles, cingles, bridles, spurs, and other superfluities, and the

clauses covering the garments to be worn by clerics, be observed. | , We forbid beneficed clerics, or those in holy orders, to become enamored of,

or addicted to, hunting and fowling. 7

We decree that the certain number of religious be maintained in all abbeys and priories whose resources have not been diminished; unless, perchance, by the express permission of the Superior, and for reasonable cause, the present

number be maintained temporarily. _ : -

- We will and command that the legal requirement that no monk shall dwell

anywhere by himself be observed. | :

, Monks dwelling in nonconventual priories shall be warned under threat of suspension and excommunication, and shall be induced by whatever means

shall seem expedient, to strive to observe the Statutes of Pope Gregory

covering the eating of meat, confessions, and fasting. , . We decree that regulars shall not dwell with secular folk save with the

special permission from the Diocesan. | The statute forbidding monks to contract loans above a certain amount, without the permission of their abbot, shall be strictly observed.

- We forbid all rural deans who have jurisdiction to issue any sentences of excommunication or suspension, except in writing. : . ‘We order that a priest should not cease from the publication of a sentence of excommunication, even though the parties are reconciled, until he is legally

sure of the absolution of those excommunicated. | : — We will that absolution be made with due solemnity. a

_ We forbid priests to pronounce general sentences of excommunication, save in the cases of theft and rapine, and after sufficient warning. 83 That is, the clerics who have pledged themselves to go on Crusade. Those who

had done so wore a cross prominently on their robes.

408 JANUARY, 1259 Item, we then decreed that chaplains to whom churches are temporarily entrusted shall be diligently examined as to their fitness in letters, conduct,

and ordination. | |

prayers.

Having completed these matters, and the council having been harmoniously celebrated, we withdrew, singing Te Deum laudamus, and as the Te Deum was finished we reached the altar of St-Aignan, and there we offered suitable

JANUARY 30. At Jumiéges, at our own expense. JANUARY 31. At Déville. FEBRUARY 1. With God’s grace, we preached at the cathedral in Rouen and celebrated High Mass, and we spent the night at our manor. FEBRUARY 2.

Blessed Virgin. , ee

At the same, and there we celebrated the feast of the Purification of the

FEBRUARY 3. Richard, priest-rector of the church at Calleville, in the archdeanery of Petit-Caux, was brought before us, and he proved that he had been prevented from purging himself canonically of the vice of inconti-

nence of which he had been ill famed. We had assigned to him the day following the synod just held, to purge himself with the seventh hand of priests.34 Item, we assigned him the Monday following the Laetare Iherusalem to purge himself in a similiar way, with the seventh hand of priests,

of this vice, at Rouen, or wherever we should be near by, or before our

official, if it should happen that we were away. _ | This day we dined at Franqueville, at the manor of Peter Blondel, a burgess of Rouen, and we spent the night at Frénes. FEBRUARY 4-6. At Frénes. FEBRUARY 7. We began our journey to Chartres, and spent the night at Vernon. FEBRUARY 8. At Pacy. FEBRUARY 9. At Ivry. FEBRUARY 10. At Bu. FEBRUARY 11. At the abbey of Notre-Dame-

de-Josaphat, at our expense. | | |

FEBRUARY 12. We visited the shrine of Notre-Dame-de-Chartres, and

spent the night at St-Pierre-en-Vaux. | , This day sixty-six of the canons of Chartres assembled to elect a bishop, and proceeded by the method of scrutiny;36 Master Peter of Mincy, dean of Chartres, was elected by thirty-nine votes. The others appealed. FEBRUARY 13. Having heard and understood this discord which arose

| out of the election, we went to the cathedral, desiring to bring the canons 84 See above, October 16, 1248, n. 70.

85 Fourth Sunday of Lent.

36 The usual method of election to ecclesiastical office by secret ballot.

MARCH, 1259 , 409 into concord once again, and, God favoring us, we offered ourself as a mediator, actuated for the good of the peace and by zeal for charity. On this same business we remained there this day and during the following days, sleeping at the bishop’s manor. Finally, in our presence, they un-

animously consented to the said election. _

{No entry for February 14.] |

_ FEBRUARY 15. At Néauphle-le-Vieux. FEBRUARY 16-27. At Paris, because of the Parlement. FEBRUARY 28. At St-Denis. MARCH 1. At Pontoise. ‘MARCH 2. We spent the night at Sérans-le-Bouteiller, where we received

seventy shillings of Paris from the local prior, in which amount the prior is annually held to pay us when we come to visit this place. In addition, we received domestic utensils and dishes, fodder for the horses, straw, wood, and coal such as might be found in the village, as is contained in the letter of agreement copied out on the last page of the Register.37 An altercation arose. between our clerk who acts as maitre d’hotel and the prior who was there at the time, about seeking in the town for feather beds, wood, cooking utensils, hay, and stabling for the horses. We thoughtfully consulted with our associates about all of them and concluded that the prior was obliged

to provide us with all of these things with the exception of the feather

agreement. } -

beds, since there was no mention of anything but straw mattresses in the —

, MARCH 3. We visited there, finding three monks from St-Germer-de-

Flay; all were priests. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule. They |

to be satisfactory. | a

ate meat freely. They owed about fifty pounds. Everything else we found

This day we visited St-Martin-d’Es, where were two monks from St-

‘Magloire-de-Paris, old and feeble, poor and thin. They were unable to live in accord with the statutes of their order. They owed about twenty pounds

and had a meagre supply of provisions. | On the same day we visited the priory at Liancourt and found the place desolate; there was no prior there, he having recently withdrawn. He had sent only two monks there, and these, as they said, did not have enough to sustain themselves; the house owed about one hundred pounds, and they did not have any provisions. We sent a letter to the abbot of St-Pére-deChartres urging him to labor with all solicitude for the bettering of the

87 Bonnin, p. 776.

410 MARCH, 1259 condition of this place, and to make such regulations as would lead to

prior had left. , ee

spiritual and temporal improvement. The two monks had no idea why the

utensils. a This day we spent the night there, and for procuration we received four pounds of Paris, in which amount they are held each year for procuration when we visit there. In addition, we are entitled to shelter and the use of

MARCH 4, We visited the priory of Neufmarché, where there were four monks from St-Evroult. They ate meat freely, although they had received _ no permission to do this either from us or from their abbot, but the prior said that his conscience was good in this matter. The parish priest belonged to their table. Alms are given on Sundays to all comers, and on other days ! to distressed persons. The prior had recovered and had lost again the twentyfive pounds annual income from Gonneville, which the count of Roumare

had conferred upon the said priory, for the abbot of St-Evroult had for many yeats appropriated this revenue for his own use. This day we re-

ceived procuration there. Total for procuration: nine pounds. — MARCH 5. We preached the Word of God, and visited the chapter at Gournay. We found only two canons residing there with the dean, to wit, Master John of Paris and Master Thomas. There was strife between the canons and the dean, because, as the canons said, the dean had no stall of his own in the choir, had no authority, nor ought to have, to discipline either

_ them or the clerks-choral of the church; they did not regard him as the dean of the church, but thought him to be only the dean of La Chrétienté,38

, or a rural dean. The dean replied to the contrary. At the canons’ request

we appointed the abbot of Bellosane as their confessor. | This day we inquired about the condition of the leper hospital at Gournay, and we found a certain leprous cleric who wished to be included in the allotment of portions; they had no wheat for eating, no oats for sowing,

and they owed fifteen pounds. Oo

We visited the Hétel-Dieu the same day, and, upon investigation, we found that when the brothers of the house, but who live outside it, came to Gournay, they did not wish to sleep at the hospital, but spent the night in the houses of the burgesses; we ordered the dean to compel them to spend the night at the hospital whenever they come to Gournay.

the diocese of Rouen,

38 See above, December 7, 1248, n. 72. La Chrétienté was the chief archdeaconry of

MARCH, 1259 All | This very day we visited the nuns’ priory at St-Aubin, after we. had , pronounced God’s Word. Sixteen nuns were there. The prioress was away. At our last visitation we forbade them to receive or give the veil to anyone without our special mandate.8® However, despite our command, they had

received as a nun and bestowed the veil upon a certain girl, to wit, the daughter of Sir Robert, called Malvoisin, knight. When we asked them why ‘they had presumed to do this, they replied that urgent necessity and poverty

had so compelled them, and that in consideration of their consent, the father of this girl had given and endowed them with an annual income | of one hundred shillings, and they had a letter to prove this. They added that they had done this without the consent or wish of the prioress. We, realizing and considering that they had not done this without the vice of greed and of depraved simony, subsequently ordered the dean of Bray, by letter patent, to admonish, as the law requires, the said nuns to remove this girl from their house before Ascension Day and, having taken away the veil

from her, to return her to her father’s house. Upon the prioress we enjoined and caused to have enjoined a penance which seemed expedient because she had allowed such a crime, and likewise upon the nuns for their boldness in undertaking such a matter. A certain parish priest was there at their expense, who celebrated Mass for them and who also served the local parish, where there were fifteen parishioners. They had no provisions, and

were in debt. , | :

This day we spent the night at Bellosane, at the expense of the abbey. MARCH 6. At Beaubec, at the expense of the abbey. MARCH 7. At Foucarmont, at the expense of the abbey. Today Fulk of Sauchay, knight, made amends to us because he and his son, John, had gone hunting in our pre-— serves at Aliermont, and had taken a hare. MARCH 8. We received procura-

tion at Eu. Total for procuration: nine pounds, six shillings, four pence. MARCH 9. Having propounded the Word of God, we visited there, finding... [lacuna in MS} canons. We gave orders that lay folk be kept away from the cloister and the choir; item, that they should try to arrange some other route.so that lay folk would not proceed to the Blessed Sacrament through the choir. They did not have suitable vestments or church ornaments,

nor did they possess books suitable for reading in the refectory; we advised them to procure a scribe. Thrice a week a general distribution of alms

_ 39 See entry for September 17, 1258. : _ oo

412 | MARCH, 1259 is made to all comers, and thrice to clerics. About one hundred fifty pounds more was owed to them than they owed. They had sufficient wheat and

oats to last until the new harvest, but they had not enough of wine. The canons were ill equipped with clothing; we ordered this corrected. If the revenue or offerings at the reliquary for this purpose were insufficient, it should be made up from the common fund; item, we ordered the keeper of the reliquary to provide the clothing needed by the canons more readily than had been his wont, and to do this without murmuring. Item, we ordered him to render an account at least once a year of all incomes, oblations, rents, or other moneys which came into his hands because of his office, in the

presence of some brothers elected by the community, and to prepare an itemized list of expenses, for oil, for the lamps, or other things. Item, we gave orders that the chalices and all books should be openly displayed to the community once a year, and that a list of these, collectively and singly, be entered in some schedule or large book, as the majority of the community should decide; that the vestments be renewed, and kept clean. Item, that

the charters of grants to the church be preserved, as we had ordered be-

fore,4° in a coffer under four keys. ,

This day we spent the night at Aliermont, at our expense. MARCH 10. We received procuration at Neufchatel from Reginald of Aliermont, who was at that time lessee of the priory of Nogent. Total for

procuration: twelve pounds, eight shillings, nine pence. , MARCH 11. We visited the hospital at Neufchatel, where there were four priest-canons. We ordered Brother Hugh, called Dominus, to confess more

frequently than had been his custom. We ordered the prior to make frequent inspection of the canons’ coffers. They believed that they had enough

provisions to last until the new harvest, and that more was owed to them than they owed. A little while ago they sold about four hundred pounds’ worth from a certain wood; of this sum they spent, on the advice of the local dean, some two hundred pounds in buying lands and rents; the balance

they had on hand, in cash and credits. ;

We received procuration this day at St-Victor-en-Caux. Total for proc-

| uration: eleven pounds, twenty-two pence. | MARCH 12. After preaching God’s Word, we visited this abbey, where

there were twenty monks. The abbot had sent one monk to dwell alone 40 See entry for January 19, 1256/57.

MARCH, 1259 , 413 at a certain place in the county of Eu; we ordered the abbot to send him another monk as companion, or to recall him to the cloister and have the place served by a secular priest. The alms quota had been diminished, nor was there any definite day for distribution; we ordered them to decree some regular day upon which a general distribution should be made. Item, we gave orders that Nicholas of Bourg-Baudouin, cleric, whom we had caused to be sent away from there once before‘! because of his ill fame, should no

longer be permitted to live there, either at harvest time or at any other period. They owed about one hundred twenty pounds, but about twenty- | four pounds more than this was owed to them. A certain secular cleric had carried the keys of the granary, and the monks complained about this; however, we decreed that one of the monks’should have another key, so that

neither could sell or measure the grain without the other. , On the authority of the late Pope, we imposed the following penance upon Girard of Montiavoul, Roger of Montiavoul, and Peter of Essarts, who

killed a certain lay brother of Marcheroux: that, shoeless and with naked feet, clad only in trunk-hose, with halters tied to their necks, and bearing rods in their hands, they should walk in procession on Palm Sunday to the church of the place where they had committed the homicide; that, before the doors of this church they should be whipped by priests singing the Penitential Psalm, and should publicly admit their offense and declare the reason why such penance had been imposed upon them; that they should do the same at Gisors on the octave of next Easter; the same at Chaumont two weeks after Easter; at Frénes, on the Sunday following. Item, that they fast

of St. John the Baptist.

every Friday for ten years, and visit the shrine of St. James*? before the feast | _ On this same day we spent the night at Déville. MARCH 13. At Rouen. MARCH 14. With God’s aid, we preached in the atrium of the cathedral, celebrated High Mass in this church, and slept at

our manor. | “MARCH 15. That is to say, the Monday after Laetare Iherusalem,4® which day we assigned to Richard,“4 priest at Calleville, to appear before us, and

purge himself with the seventh hand of priests of the vice of incontinence

41 See entry for September 4, 1258. 42 St. James of Compostella in Spain. .

48 Fourth Sunday in Lent. | 7

44 See entry for February 3, above. 45 See above, December 16, 1248, n. 70.

414 | MARCH, 1259 of which he was many times defamed. The said Richard came before us in person, saying that he was unable to find compurgators, and thus failed in

his purgation. It must be known that, a little while before, he had been many times accused and also defamed of a certain woman, and had sworn and promised the local archdeacon that he would regard his church as resigned whenever we should so desire, if he should again be found ill famed

and guilty in this matter, and could not purge himself canonically. But later, however, he relapsed, and, being defamed, we had required him to undergo a canonical purgation, in which he utterly failed, as he himself confessed before us, and so had twice failed to purge himself. He confessed

that he had known this woman carnally. We assigned him the Saturday before Palm Sunday as the day on which he should come to Rouen, or wheresoever we might be in the vicinity, or to our official, should we be

absent, to hear our verdict. :

This day we spent the night at Déville. , MARCH 16. We received procuration at Beaulieu. Total for procuration:

eight pounds, eleven shillings, five pence. ,

, MARCH 17. After preaching a sermon, we visited the local priory. Ten canons were in residence, and there were eleven elsewhere. One, who belonged to their table, was dwelling alone at the manor of the lord of Préaux, and the other ten in priories. We ordered the prior to inspect the canons’ coffers two or three times a year. There were four lay sisters there, and two lay brothers. Alms are given thrice a week to all comers. We enjoined the prior

to have all sources of income, in gross and in detail, entered upon rolls and in registers. They owed five hundred pounds. They did not have sufficient provisions to last until the new harvest, and they believed that it would be necessary for them to spend one hundred pounds for wheat and oats before the harvest time. They had nine casks full of wine. Item, later, hearing that Brother Julian had said shameful and reviling things to his prior, and was disobedient and rebellious, we ordered him to receive three disciplines in chapter in the presence of the community, and to eat three times from the floor of the refectory; we reserved further penalty until

such time as we see fit to impose it. oe Oo ,

This day we spent the night at St-Laurent-en-Lyons and received procuration there. Total for procuration: ten pounds, two shillings, six pence. MARCH 18. We visited the priory of St-Laurent-en-Lyons. Thirteen canons

were in residence. They had six outside priories. All but one were priests.

MARCH, 1259 — 415 They had six lay brothers. Two of the canons, led astray by a certain levity of spirit, had gone away and were vagabonding. We ordered the lay

brothers to confess and receive Communion at least four times a year. Alms | are given to all comers three times a week. They had two maid-servants.

They owed fifty pounds. They had sufficient supplies to last until the . new harvest. Item, one did not accuse another [in chapter]; we ordered this corrected, so that he who did not accuse another should receive the same penalty as the offender. Furthermore, Brother Richard of Epréville performed a clandestine marriage between a certain man and his own daugh-

ter, whom he had begotten after he had become a monk and after receiving priestly orders; because of this, we enjoined the prior to recall this Richard to the cloister, and on our behalf to suspend him from celebrating Mass and

and from performing any office to be held in his order. Item, that he be , placed in grave fault for forty days and be not permitted to leave the cloister

during the said penance, nor even when it had been completed. Item, one of the canons was suffering from epilepsy; we advised the prior not to

allow him to celebrate Mass. | :

the abbey. , ,

This day we spent the night at Mortemer-en-Lyons, at the expense of

MARCH 19. At Frénes. MARCH 20. With God’s aid, we conferred Holy Orders at Les Andelys, and slept at Frénes. MARCH 21. At Frénes. MARCH 22. At Frénes. Today Thomas, called Cousin, former rector of the church

at Berville, voluntarily resigned this church into our hands. MARCH 23-24. | At Frénes. MARCH 25. That is to say, the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary. We celebrated High Mass in the church at Les Andelys, preached there, and spent the night at Frénes. MARCH 26. We spent the night at Boos. MARCH 27. At Rouen. MARCH 28. Palm Sunday. We walked in the Procession, and preached in the atrium at St-Gildas. MARCH 29. We ate with the Domini-

cans. On this same day Richard, rector of the church at Calleville, volun- a

tarily resigned this church into our hands.*6 , We spent this night at Déville. .

MARCH 30. We visited the monastery of St-Ouen-de-Rouen. Sixty monks

_ were there, of whom twenty were novices. Those who were dwelling in the priories ate meat at will; we enjoined the abbot to visit them and correct those who were delinquent. Item, we ordered the abbot to summon, 46 See entry for March 15, above.

416 MARCH, 1259 and to have summoned, some of the elder brothers of the community to hear the daily and individual audits drawn up by the kitchener, the monk in charge of the granary, the infirmarian, and the other officers of the house; that the full report be read out in the presence of the community

, from time to time, and that a copy of the audit be entered in writing. Item, we discovered that the abbot was given over to wine, was.a drunkard, and grew loquacious after dining; that he made hasty promises, and was frivolous; we privately admonished him about all of these things and rebuked

him. Item, we forbade that the parish churches to which the abbot and community had the right to collate should, in future, be conferred under the seal of the community alone, as had been the practice. Item, the infirmary was badly managed; we ordered this corrected. Item, we gave orders that guests and their retinues be better provided for with food than had been

the case. Item, since we heard some more about the incontinence of the

| sacristan, we privately warned him to. be careful. They owed about two thousand two hundred forty-five pounds, nine shillings, ten pence.

We dined this day at the Franciscan monastery and slept at Déville. | MARCH 31.. We visited the priory of St-L6 [-de-Rouen}. Twenty canons

were dwelling there; six of them were novices. We enjoined the prior and the subprior to punish those who did not accuse their companions [in

chapter}, with the penalty which should fall on the offender. Item, we ordered the prior to make frequent inspection of the canons’ coffers. A general distribution of alms was never made; we ordered them to enact that alms be given so far as it were possible to do so, Item, we ordered that when-

ever the individual audits are drawn up in the presence of some of the brothers elected by the community, an official account should be prepared once a year, and the full report read out to the community. They owed one hundred eighty pounds; however, they had enough on hand, in debts, rents, or salable goods, to pay this off during the year. We received procuration there this day, but slept at our manor at Rouen. Total for procuration: ten

pounds, two shillings. _ a APRIL 1-3. At Rouen ,

7 1260 | APRIL 4. With God’s grace we celetrated Easter at Rouen. APRIL 5. At Martot, at the manor of the abbot of Bec. APRIL 6. At Pinterville. APRIL 7.

At Brosville, at the expense of the bishop of Evreux. aprit 8. At Condé [-sur-Iton} at the expense of this same bishop. APRIL 9. At Dreux. APRIL 10. At Chartres. APRIL 11. At Chartres. We were present at the reception

of Peter de Mincy, by God’s grace the [new] bishop.1 aprit 12. At Jan-

ville. APRIL 13. At Jargeau. APRIL 14. At Gien-sur-Loire. APRIL 15. At | Villa Catuli [Villecien?}, a manor belonging to the bishop of Nevers.

_APRIL [No entries for April 16-17.] : 18. At St.-Pierre-le-Moitier. APRIL 19. At Moulins-sur-Allier.

APRIL 20. At St-Pourcain. APRIL 21. At Aigueperse. APRIL 22. We were bled

at Mont-Ferrand, and spent the night at Clermont [-Ferrand} at the bishop's manor, though at our own expense. APRIL 23-24, At Clermont {-Ferrand}. APRIL 25. At Issoire. APRIL 26. At Vieille-Brioude-de-St-Julien. APRIL 27. At Notre-Dame-le-Puy, and we kissed the relics there. APRIL 28. At Luc. APRIL 29. At Genolhac. APRIL 30. At Alais. May 1. At Nimes. May 2. We visited the shrine of St. Giles, and, with God’s grace, we celebrated Mass

on the altar beside which rests the body of the saint. We dined this day ,

at the abbey. , |

with the venerable Father, the archbishop of Narbonne, and spent the night MAY 3. With God’s aid, we celebrated Mass at Notre-Dame-de-Vauvert, and spent the night at Nimes. May 4. At Bagnols. May 5. At Montelimart. MAY 6. At Valence. May 7. At Roussilon, May 8. At Lyons. MAY 9. At Lyons. We dined with the Franciscans. May 10. At L’Arbresle. MAy 11. At Charlieu. May 12. At La-Mote-St-Jean. MAy 13. At Mont-Ecosse. MAY 14, At Moulins-en-Gilbert. We celebrated the feast of the Ascension, cele-

brated Mass, and preached in the parish church. May 15. We visited the shrine of St-Leonard at Corbigny, and spent the night there. MAY 16. At Asquins-sous-Vézelay. MAY 17. At Reigny, at the manor of the bishop of 1 Through the conciliatory. mediation of Eudes, and in his presence, Peter de Mincy

had been elected on February 12, 1259/60. oo

418 MAY, 1260 Auxerre. MAY 18. At Neuville-Royale, where we met the king. May 19. At the same, with the king. May 20. At Sens, with the king. May 21. At Montereau, with the king. May 22. At Melun, with the king. May 23. At Corbeil. MAy 24. Pentecost. We preached in the royal chapel at Corbeil, and, with God’s grace, celebrated High Mass before the king, and dined with him. MAy 25. We dined with the king at Villeneuve-St-Georges and spent the night at Paris. May 26. At Meulan. May 27. At Sausseuse. MAY 28. At Frénes. MAY 29. With God’s assistance we conferred Holy Orders

at Les Andelys, and spent the night at Frénes. May 30. At Frénes. May 31. , At Rouen, where we were received at the cathedral with a procession upon our return from our pilgrimage to St-Giles. The chapter and the burgesses dined with us. JUNE 1. With God’s grace we celebrated the sacred summer synod. JUNE 2. We held a synod of deans and slept at Rouen. JUNE 3. At Frénes. JUNE 4. At Magny. JUNE 5. At Pontoise. JUNE 6-16. At Paris, because of the Parlement. JUNE 17. At St-Germain-en-Laye. JUNE 18. At Pontoise. JUNE 19. At Genainville. JUNE 20-22. At Frénes. JUNE

23. At Ermentrouville. JUNE 24. At the same. To wit, on the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. JUNE 25. At Auffay. JUNE 26. At Aliermont, where we were bled. JUNE 27-28. At Aliermont. JUNE 29. At Gamaches, on the feast of SS. Peter and Paul. We preached in the parish church and celebrated Mass. JUNE 30. At Rue-sur-Mer. JULY 1. At Montreuil. yuLy 2. We had breakfast at Boulogne, and slept at Wissant. juLy 3. At Wissant. JuLy 4, With God’s help we crossed the sea, and we slept at Dover. JULY 5. At Canterbury, where, with God’s grace, we celebrated Mass in St. Thomas’ church. yuLy 6. At Rochester. juLY 7-12. At London, on business of the

King of the French.? |

JuLy 13. At London. Today we exchanged the fruits of Master Richard of Salmonville’s prebend for those of the prebend which belonged to Dom © Benedict, and we conferred upon Amaury of Montfort the prebend which

Richard renounced. | | |

juLy 14-19. At London. yuLy 20. At Rochester. yuLY 21. At Canterbury. juLY 22. At Dover, on the feast of St. Mary Magdalene. yuLy 23. At Wissant. Before we left this place, we received the homage of the abbess 2 Though contemporary documents do not give much information on the visit, Eudes came to England in connection with the difficulties which had arisen about the

executions of the Treaty of Paris (1259). See Powicke, Te Thirteenth Century, pp. 121-28, 161.

| | AUGUST, 1260 419 of Préaux, in the diocese of Lisieux, for that which she holds of us at Bouafles. JULY 24. At Boulogne. jyuLy 25. At Montreuil. juLy 26. At Abbeville. juLy 27. At Eu, at our own expense. JULY 28. We dined with the count of Eu at his manor, Le Parc, and spent the night at Dieppe. JULY

29. At Dieppe. juLy 30-31. At Aliermont. AuGUsT 1. At St-Saéns, at our Own expense. AUGUST 2. At Frénes. AuGuUsT 3. At Vernon. AuGUST 4.

At Pontoise. aucust 5. At Boulogne, near St-Cloud, at the manor of the abbot of St-Victor. AUGUST 6-7. At the same. AUGUST 8. We had break-

| fast there, and spent the night at St-Germain-en-Laye. AUGUST 9. At the same. This day was born the Lady Agnes,? daughter of the queen. She was

baptized by the bishop of Paris, and, God be praised, we were present at this baptism. AuGUST 10. At Meulan. aucust 11. At Vernon. AUGUST 12.

At Frénes. AuGusT 13. At Gouy, at our own expense. AUGUST 14. At Rouen. We preached to the canons and clerks-choral in chapter, and we installed Amaury of Montfort as canon. AUGUST 15. By God’s grace, we celebrated the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary. AuGUST 16-17.

At Déville. aucusT 18-19. At Martot. aucusT 20. At Frénes. AUGUST 21. At St-Laurent-en-Lyons. We came there this day because the canons were at strife over the election of a prior, but by God’s grace we restored concord among them, and with the common consent of all we

provided them with a prior, to wit, their subprior. | AUGUST 22. At Frénes. AUGUST 23. At Martot. AUGUST 24. At Bec, at

the expense of the house. auGusT 25. At Arbec. Here we entered the diocese of Séez. AUGUST 26. We received procuration at St-Pierre-sur-Dives.

Total for procuration: nine pounds, four shillings, ten pence. _ AUGUST 27. We visited there, where were thirty-six monks. The cloister could not be kept because of workmen. They had not confessed very often; we ordered the abbot to persuade them to confess at least once a month, as is contained in the Statutes of Pope Gregory. They have an income of three thousand pounds; more was owed to them than they owed. A complaint was made in chapter that, at the urging and suggestion of some of the community, they had granted letters of the community together with letters of

the abbot to some of their servants, providing annual pensions for them | because of their valued service. We advised them to be careful in the future not to grant letters to anyone so readily. Item, we privately advised the ab-

$8 Agnes married Robert II, duke of Burgundy, in 1279 and died in 1327. | , ,

- 420 AUGUST, 1260 bot to inform some of the more trustworthy members of the community con-

just passed. , |

cerning the state of the house at more frequent intervals. We found other things to be satisfactory. Their bishop had visited them during the Lent This day we spent the night at Pérriérs and received procuration there. Total for procuration:. seven pounds, five shillings, eight pence. AUGUST 28. Although they were exempt, we warned the prior and the two monks of Marmoutier who were dwelling there to be very careful to abstain from doing things forbidden by the Rule and to conduct themselves in such a manner that we need not be compelled to undertake such action against them as the law requires because of any offense committed within

our province {Rouen}. a ,

_ We received procuration at Trun from the proctor of the house at Coulances, which is subject to Jumiéges. There are no monks in residence.

Total for procuration: seven pounds, four shillings, eight pence. Oo AUGUST 29. We received procuration at Tournai on the feast of the Decol-

lation of St. John the Baptist. With God’s grace we celebrated Mass in the parish church and preached there. Total for procuration: seven pounds,

fourteen shillings, ten pence. , | AUGUST 30. We visited the priory at Tournai, where there were two monks

from Croix-St-Leufroy. Because of his infirmity the prior did not celebrate Mass, and he was negligent about. receiving Communion; we ordered him to receive Communion at least once a month. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule very well; we ordered them to observe these as the Statutes of the Rule require. They ate meat freely; we forbade them to eat meat save as the Rule permits. The monks sometimes ate at the houses of the knights

of the village, and the knights with their wives ate with the monks; we ordered them to avoid doing this as much as they could. They have an

| income of eighty pounds; they owed thirty pounds. ‘We received procuration this day at Planches, where there were two monks

from St-Pére-de-Chartres. Because of his advanced age the prior rarely celebrated Mass. They had no copy of the Rule, they confessed too infrequently; they ate meat and did not observe the fasts of the Rule; we enjoined them to correct all these things in accordance with the Rule, and to observe them henceforth. Lay folk, both men and women, frequently ate with them. The prior’s companion was not a priest. They have an income of one hundred forty pounds; they owed forty pounds. The prior,

| SEPTEMBER, 1260 | 421 because of his advanced age, and his companion, Brother Warren, because of his unseemly conduct, should have been removed. Total for procuration:

seven pounds, eight shillings, eight pence. ee ee

their expense. | : oo AUGUST 31. We spent the night at La Trappe, a Cistercian house, at

‘SEPTEMBER 1. We visited at Mortagne. As yet there was no certain number of canons there; however, we found that there were about one hundred, and that there were officers there, to wit, a dean, a chancellor,

a provost, and a precentor, who are compelled to maintain residence; twentyone of them were chaplains, all of them: are bound to personal residence, and they receive “commons”, or daily distributions. There were statutory

penalties against the negligent. The disciplining of the clerks-choral is in the hands of the dean. At both day and night Offices they follow the Uses used at Chartres for entering the choir, and performing other liturgical Uses. The parish priest has the cure of the canons’ souls. Each chaplain is obliged to have his own clerk. One of the chaplains, who is held to celebrate morning Mass every day, felt that he was greatly burdened, and on this account

he did not attend the Hours very often, nor did he frequent the choir; we told him to ask for the assistence of his associates in bearing this burden. Some of them were ill famed of incontinence, but the bishop had disciplined their excesses, and the ill fame had died out for some little time

now. Colin of Buat, a very young canon, because of his lasciviousness, was | somewhat ill famed of incontinence; he was also accused of getting into quarrels and of going out at night. Scandal had arisen because of his conduct. Furthermore, it should be noted that, at the instance of a certain man, we had Luke, chaplain at All Saints, summoned before us to answer to this man for a horse which he had injured, although it was in good condition when he took it from the man; an agreement was reached between them when they appeared, according to law, before Master John of Neuilly-enThelle, our associate, who was acting for us. They agreed to submit their case to the archdeacon of Corbonne and two others. In this manner we ex-

ercised jurisdiction there. : |

This day we spent the night at nearby St-Giles, at the expense of the

chapter. Total for procuration: nine pounds, six shillings. a _ SEPTEMBER 2. We spent the night at Ste-Gauburge, and for procuration we

received from the prior of the place forty shillings which he owes us in the name of procuration. He cannot refuse us shelter, and we cannot demand

422 SEPTEMBER, 1260 anything more from them, nor are they held for anything more to us unless it be by special favor. However, seeing that by the tenor of the agreement which is entered on folio 614 we are entitled to visit this place every three years, we warned Henry of Cergy, then prior of the said place, to receive

us for visitation; this he absolutely refused to do, stating that they had privileges of exemption. We harmoniously agreed to discuss this matter at St. Denis with their abbot on the day following the feast of St. Denis, at which time the written agreement should also be read. _ SEPTEMBER 3. We visited the priory of Dame-Marie, which is a cell of Jumiéges. Two monks were there. Alms ought to be dispensed three times a week. They are obliged to remit all of their surplus provisions to their abbot, and this year they had given him sixty pounds. We found everything else, as to both spiritual and temporal things, to be in good condition. We received procuration there on that day. Total for procuration: seven

pounds, three shillings. — | | SEPTEMBER 4. We received procuration at St-Martin-de-Belléme, where

there were two monks from Marmoutier. Total for procuration: seven

pounds, five shillings, nine pence. | SEPTEMBER 5. We visited the priory at Alencgon, where were three monks

from Lonlay, in the diocese of Le Mans ; two of them were priests, the other an acolyte, who wore a linen shirt.. They did not have written copies either of the Rule or of the Statutes of Pope Gregory; we ordered them to

, seek and procure these and to observe what is contained therein as completely as they could. They ate meat freely, and they did not observe the

fasts of the Rule; we ordered this corrected. We forbade the prior to permit his companions to run about the town, or to permit women to dine in the priory or even to converse there. They owed twenty-five pounds. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds,

three shillings. = , ,

SEPTEMBER 6. We spent the night at the bishop’s palace, at his expense.

We did not reckon our expenses. oe | oo

SEPTEMBER 7. We visited the community at Séez, in the presence of the bishop. Thirty-three canons were there. Those who were not priests received

Communion only once a year and confessed but three times yearly. We enjoined the bishop and the prior to take this under advisement and to pass statutes requiring more frequent confession and Communion. Lay folk con-

4 See entry for July.8, 1250. . | | |

SEPTEMBER, 1260 423 versed with the canons in the cloister about their business deals and transactions: we gave orders that lay folk be kept out of the cloister and that silence be observed there. The lectern in the refectory was in need of repair. The canons had coffers; we ordered the prior to inspect these frequently in order to remove any property. The archdeacons had not yet drawn up their accounts with the prior. A general distribution of alms should be made

once a week. More was owed to them than they owed, and they had a_ year’s rent on hand. The prior was afflicted with a quartan ague, which had been bothering him for two years, so that he was rarely able to celebrate Mass. Dom Hugh became drunk very easily and had a weak head for wine.

_ We enjoined the bishop to be very diligent in seeing that all property was taken away from them. Robert of Logy was a man of property and sold his old pelisses and tunics which he did not turn in when he received new ones. The canons complained that the prior ate, and was still in the habit of eating, outside of the regular hours, to wit, before Mass and after Compline; we discovered that he did this because of his infirmity and by reason of necessity, but we ordered him to refrain from doing this so far as he was

able. There was dissension among them at being obliged to sell their old | clothes in order to buy more suitable garments. Some of them had but one pelisse and one tunic every two years; we advised the prior to provide them all with white super-tunics, if they wished them. We received procuration there that day, but we did not compute. SEPTEMBER 8. We visited St. Martin’s abbey at Séez, after first preaching

in chapter, God aiding us. Thirty monks were there. They have seven , priories in France’ One monk was dwelling alone in one of them; we | gave orders that he be recalled to the cloister or that a companion be sent , to him, as the resources of the priory should dictate. All but three of the monks were priests. A general distribution of alms is made once a week. They ate meat in all of the priories. They owed one thousand pounds, but they had one hundred marks in ready money on hand. We found every-

_ thing else to be in good condition. , | |

This day, that is to say, the Nativity of the Blessed Mary, we celebrated High Mass in pontificals, with God’s grace, and received procuration there. Total for procuration: fifteen pounds, ten shillings, eight pence. _ SEPTEMBER 9. We visited the abbey of nuns at Almenéches, after we |

5 T.e., outside Normandy. | -

424 SEPTEMBER, 1260 had, with God’s grace, expounded His Word. Forty-two nuns were there. We gave orders that in chapter the Rule should frequently be read in Latin and explained in French. They were in the habit of confessing to whatso-

| ever traveling brother they pleased; we told the bishop, who was present with us at this visitation, to appoint some definite confessors from the Fran-

ciscan or other Order as he should deem expedient. The refectory often remained deserted, that is to say, they did not eat there as a body, but ate meat here and there in the rooms, in sociable groups of twos and threes. Several of them had their own rooms; they also had five maid-servants. We ordered the abbess to be careful in granting the nuns permission to go out,

to wit, that she should impose a definite time for their return. Each one received one loaf of bread a day, and whenever anything was left over, they kept it. We gave orders that alms be given; we advised them to eat and live in common, and to give up their individual rooms. Because of their poverty they did not observe the Rule. They owed. five hundred pounds. Since we could not spare the time to break our journey and undertake a reforma-

tion of their state, which they needed, we told the bishop to consult and treat with the abbess and, after studying the ordinance which G.® of good memory, former bishop of Séez, had drawn up for them as a way of life, to issue such orders as he should deem both useful and becoming for the monastery and favorable to the salvation of the nuns, insisting so far as possible upon an observance of the Rule. This day the bishop of Séez and we dined there, at the nuns’ expense. Although they are obligated to us for full procuration, because of their poverty we overlooked this, being

content on this occasion with the aforementioned dinner. , On the same day we spent the night at the abbey of Sillif-en-Gouffern],

a Premonstratensian house, at their expense. , ce SEPTEMBER 10. We visited at Briouze, where were three monks from {St-Florent-lés-} Saumur. They did not observe the Rule, nor did they have a written copy of it. They did not sleep together in one place, because the house was too small. They ate meat freely and fasted rarely, if at all. Oliver, the prior’s associate, frequently went hunting, :going after partridges with net and falcon, and he had a certain contraption in which the falcons were caged; these things much displeased us, partly because he did them publicly and partly because of the scandal. The prior had two Breton squires and his own sister with him, and, so far as we could see, they were not of any service

6 Geoffrey de Maiet (1240-58). , oo

SEPTEMBER, 1260 425 either to him or to the house. The prior’s two associates were improperly

clothed; we ordered the prior to correct this. They owed about thirty pounds ,

five shillings. | | :

We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: six pounds, _ SEPTEMBER 11. We spent the night at St-André-en-Gouffern, a Cistercian house. We ate in the refectory with the community. SEPTEMBER 12. We celebrated the parish Mass, preached, and with God’s grace, conferred the

Sacrament of Confirmation at Necy. , 7 This day we came in person to the priory of Brieux and visited it. Two

monks from St-Martin-de-Séez were there. The priot’s companion was tonsured only as a clerk and could not be promoted because of his deficiency in letters. They ate meat, did not observe the fasts, and had no written copy

of the Rule. They had an income of not over sixty pounds, and since the house could not accommodate us, we spent this night at the royal castle at Falaise. Although the prior was obligated to us for full procuration, we

shillings of Tours.

released him this time, because of the poverty of the priory, for one hundred

SEPTEMBER 13. We spent the night at St-Jean-de-Falaise, which is a , Premonstratensian abbey, at the expense of the abbey. There were with us

there this day, our venerable brothers, F[ulk} the bishop of Lisieux, R{ichard}, the bishop of Avranches, J[ohn}, the bishop of Coutances, and Thomas, bishop of Séez. They consulted with us about the matter of those who had taken the Cross,7 about married clergy, and several other things. SEPTEMBER 14. We spent the night at Canapville, at the manor of the bishop of Lisieux, and at his expense. SEPTEMBER 15. At Bec, at the expense of the monastery. SEPTEMBER 16-17. At Martot. SEPTEMBER 18. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders in the royal chapel of the castle at Pont-de-l’Arche, and spent the night at Martot. SEPTEMBER 19. We spent.

the night at Frénes, and we had as our guest our venerable brother Ralph,

by God’s grace bishop of Evreux. SEPTEMBER 20. At Vernon. , SEPTEMBER 21. We spent the night at Meulan, to wit, on the feast of St. Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist. On this day while we were riding 7 Super negotio crucesignatorum may well indicate a discussion of those who had taken the crusaders’ vow and had purchased their release with money, much to the

scandal of many. Or it refer to the forthcoming papal levy for the crusades. A ,

cursory examination of Vol. I of the Calendar of Papal Registers (ed. W. H. Bliss. London, 1894) reveals a large number of men in England who had vowed to go on this crusade, redeeming their vow for ready cash.

426 SEPTEMBER, 1260 between Mantes and Juziers, we came upon some ploughs being employed

in working and turning the ground; we had the horses of the ploughs led away to Meulan, because they [the owners} had thus irreverently presumed to labor on the feast of so great a Saint. It should be known that John, called Poilecoc, of Mantes, and John, called Li Cointes, of Issou,

in the deanery of Magny, who owned the said horses, came to us and, pledging their faith, promised to obey our will in this matter. Matthew of Marche, provost of Meulan, offered himself as surety for John, {called},

| le Cointe [s7e}, and Laurence, called Galon, of Meulan did likewise for John {called} Poilecoc; both pledged their faith and promised that they would make proper amends to us if the said John and John would nor or

: could not satisfy us. : 7

SEPTEMBER 22-28. At Paris. SEPTEMBER 29. We ate at the convent of

the Franciscans. SEPTEMBER 30. With God’s grace we celebrated High Mass at the royal chapel, in honor of the feast of the Relics, and dined with

the lord king. the king. OCTOBER 1. At St-Denis-l’Estrée. OCTOBER 2. At Asniéres, with OCTOBER 3. In the company of the king, our venerable brother the bishop

of Evreux, and with many nobles and others being present, we carried in procession the bones of a virgin—to wit, one of the eleven thousand virgins,®

named Barge—from Asniéres to the abbey at Royaumont, where we were met with great veneration and with a procession by the abbot of Clairvaux and the abbot and community of Royaumont. The bishop of Beauvais was

, also present. These [those at Royaumont] received the bones of the virgin, which were encased in a reliquary, with great honor. The abbot of Clairvaix preached a sermon. With God’s grace we celebrated High Mass in

the said monastery. | Oo

This day with God’s grace, we spent the night at Chambly with the

Masters of the Exchequer, and at the king’s expense. | OCTOBER 4. At Gisors, at the expense of the king. OCTOBER 5. At Frénes,

| at out Own expense. OCTOBER 6. At Déville. OCTOBER 7-9. We sat as one of the Masters of the Exchequer, at Rouen, and spent the nights at Déville. ocroBER 10. We spent this night at our manor at Rouen. ocTOBER 11. At Bec-Hellouin with the other Masters of the Exchequer, at 8 The martyrdom of the eleven thousand virgins of Cologne is commemorated on

October 21. Nothing certain is known of them. The Roman Martyrology simply says, “At Cologne, the birthday of SS. Ursula and her companions, martyrs.”

NOVEMBER, 1260 : 427 the king’s expense. OCTOBER 12. At Lisieux with them. OCTOBER 13. At Caen. OCTOBER 14-17. We sat in the Exchequer at Caen, with the other Mastets. OCTOBER 18. At Lisieux, with the Masters of the Exchequer. oc-

TOBER 19. We received procuration at Corneville. | OCTOBER 20. We visited there. Ten:canons, including the abbot, were in residence; and ten were outside, and some of these had been given the cure of souls, others had not; we ordered the abbot that canons staying in parishes should have the cure of souls and that he should see to this before the next synod. Two canons were dwelling alone in two outside priories. One did not accuse another [in chapter}. We gave orders that those who were not priests should receive Communion at least once a month.. Item, we ordered the abbot to inspect the canons’ coffers frequently in order that he might take away any property. The abbot was a new one, and did not know very much about the state of the house as yet; however, he told us that they owed one hundred forty pounds. They had, as he thought, enough

, provisions to last a year. The buildings needed roofing repairs, and even

_ the roofs of the monastery were leaking in an unbecoming way. = OCTOBER 21. At Couronne. OCTOBER 22. At Rouen, this being the vigil

of St. Romain. OCTOBER 23. With God’s grace we celebrated the feast of | St. Romain. OCTOBER 24. With God’s help we preached in the cathedral | _ of Rouen, and slept at Frénes. OCTOBER 25. At Chaumont. OCTOBER 26. Although we had purposed to celebrate the sacred synod there, with God’s assistance, we were obliged to alter our plans, for the king informed us in

| writing that as soon as we received his letter we should hasten to him at Creil, where he was lying ill. Not daring to neglect this request, we left the greater part of our retinue behind at Chaumont, as well as our brother in Christ, Brother Nicholas Montebourg, who, by God’s grace, preached for us in the synod. We hastened on to the king at Creil this same day, where we spent the night with a few of our staff, and without our equipment, for our companions and brothers, along with the rest of our staff, had spent

the night at Chambly. | : |

OCTOBER 27. We spent the night, all our staff being with us, at Paris. OCTOBER 28-30. At Paris. OCTOBER 31. At Senlis. NOVEMBER 1. On this feast of All Saints, we celebrated High Mass, with God’s help, at the Franciscan monastery, and the king was ill there. NOVEMBER 2. At Compiégne. NOVEMBER 3. Noyon. NOVEMBER 4. At Neuville-Royale. NOVEMBER 5.

; With the bishop of Beauvais at his manor at Beauvais, and at his expense.

428 NOVEMBER, 1260 , NOVEMBER 6. We spent the night at Gisors at the priory of St-Ouen, and

} a year. | | | i

from the prior we received seven pounds of Tours, in which sum the prior is held to us annually, whensoever we should turn aside to this place once NOVEMBER 7. At Frénes. NOVEMBER 8. At Rouen: NOVEMBER 9. With

God’s grace we celebrated the sacred synod at Rouen. NOVEMBER 10. We

held the synod of deans in the chamber of our associates. This day the chaplain of the leper hospital of Beaumont voluntarily resigned his office. On the same day we spent the night at Ste-Catherine, at our expense. NOVEMBER 11. We received procuration from the lessee of the house at Quévreville, at Quévreville. Total for procuration: ten pounds, five shil-

lings. . 7 : ,

- NOVEMBER 12. We preached in the chapter at Mont-Deux-Amants, and

, visited there. They have four houses outside, in which there are canons. Fourteen canons were in the priory; all were priests. They left the cloister more often and more readily than they should do. One did not accuse another [in chapter}; we issued orders that he who did not report a delinquent should incur the same penalty as the delinquent. Alms are given daily to all comers. They complained that the prior did not collect the income of the house very well; we ordered the prior to be more solicitous than he had been about procuring and: collecting the rents, and that he should provide the canons with better clothing. They owed two hundred pounds, and they did not have enough oats to last until the new harvest.

Total for procuration: nine pounds. oe, - NOVEMBER 13. We received procuration at Vesly, where are two monks

from Marmoutier. Total for procuration: seven pounds, fifteen shillings. NOVEMBER 14. We received procuration at Parnes. This day with God’s grace we preached and conferred the Sacrament of Confirmation there. Total

for procuration: seven pounds, ten shillings. NOVEMBER 15. We visited the priory at Parnes, where there were four monks from St-Evroult. We ordered the junior monk to confess and receive Communion once a month. They ate meat when there was no need and used feather beds. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule very well. Alms are given thrice.? They owed fifty pounds. They had a supply of provisions

sufficient for one year. ,

or daily. , , |

| ® Again, Eudes does not specify whether alms were given three times weekly

| NOVEMBER, 1260 429 NOVEMBER 16, At St-Martin-de-Pontoise, at our own expense. NOVEMBER 17. At Paris, because of the Parlement. NOVEMBER 18. At Paris. Today

we conferred the church at Magneville upon Master Gervaise, our clerk.

NOVEMBER 19-20. At Paris, because of the Parlement. NOVEMBER 21. At Paris. Today Ralph, rector of St. Blaise’s church at Le Parc, resigned his church into the hands of Brother Walter of Maniéres, our chaplain, who received authority from us to accept this. Present were: Mas-

clerk. —

ters John of Maniéres and Morel, rector at Us; and John of Morgneval, our NOVEMBER 22-23. At Paris. NOVEMBER 24. At Meulan. NOVEMBER 25. At Vernon. NOVEMBER 26. At Frénes. NOVEMBER 27. At Rouen. NOVEMBER 28. To wit, on Advent. With God’s grace we preached in the cathedral

at Rouen and celebrated High Mass. | | :

- NOVEMBER 29. At Déville. It should be noted that Walter, priest at Bray-sous-Baudemont, brought before the synod of the Fench Vexin because

he had been many times defamed of incontinence and of many other excesses or crimes, confessed all and each of the following in the presence of Archdeacon Stephen, Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle, and Brother. Adam Rigaud, who stood as our representatives there. He confessed that he had been defamed of one of his parishioners whom he had already abjured and he admitted that this ill fame was supported by truth. Item, he confessed that he was defamed of having constructed a certain wax figure for purposes of witchcraft, but on oath he said that he knew nothing about this except on hearsay from a certain woman who had conceived and borne , him a child and who had two other children. Item, he admitted being the father of these children. Item, he admitted that he was defamed of the shame of usury and of shady transactions. Item, he admitted coition with a certain woman named Cretelot. Item, he admitted intercourse with another woman within the past fortnight. Item, he admitted having torn the supertunic of a certain woman who, he said, was a prostitute and with whom.

he had cohabited several times. Item, he admitted that he went to the assizes at Gisors upon citation by the bailiff. Item, he admitted that he led

the dancing at the marriage of a certain prostitute whose marriage he had , himself performed, and whom he, together with some of the neighboring

_ priests, had known at night, each of whom was acting with evil intent. The | said Walter, priest, was peremptorily and personally cited to appear before

us on a definite date, to wit, the day after Advent, at Rouen or wherever

430 NOVEMBER, 1260 we should be in that vicinity, to reply to these charges. He did appear before

us at Déville. He did not wish to resign his church when we wished him to do so, wherefore we declared him deprived of the church as follows: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen. We, Brother Eudes, by God’s permission the unworthy bishop of the diocese of Rouen, deprive you, Walter, rector of the church of Bray-sous-Baudemont, of that same church, in that you are publicly known for the crime of incontinence as is abundantly clear from your confession made according to due process of law. Though admonished many times, you have remained incorrigible. We

deprive you of the faculties of celebrating Mass in our diocese. , Present at this depriviation were: Masters William of Denestanville, canon of Bayeux, and John of Neuilly-en-Thelle, canon of Rouen; Brothers Peter Hurtet and Harduin of the Franciscans; Willard, prior of Salle-aux-

Puelles; and John of Morgneval, clerk. ,

_ NOVEMBER 30. William, priest at La Fontaine, whom we had considered contumacious because he did not wish to appear before us on the preceding day although he had been cited, put in his appearance. We assigned him the day on which the next ordinations were to be conferred, to hear our will on

the matter. pounds, seventeen shillings. -

We received procuration this day at St-Saéns. Total for procuration: seven

_ DECEMBER 1. We visited the priory at St-Saéns, where there were three monks with the prior; all were priests. They said that they ate meat in ac-

cordance with the Statute of the Rule. More is owed to them than they

factorily good condition. , |

owe and they have a sufficiency of provisions. Other things were in a satis-

This day we also visited the nuns at St-Saéns. There were fourteen nuns, and two were at Ste-Austreberte; but since the house at Ste-Austreberte had but a very slim revenue and could not support two nuns so that they could live there comfortably and becomingly, we ordered the prioress to recall

them, and forbade her to send any others there, because of the dangers involved. We forbade them to receive or give the veil to anyone without our special permission. We decreed and ordered that they abandon their custom of giving a portion of bread to each, but that the cellaress should provide a sufficient amount of bread for them all and should give it to them in common. We expressly forbade anyone to go out alone. We ordered

, DECEMBER, 1260 431 them to send away all the secular little girls, except the sister of William of Pommeraie, whom we were quite willing they should receive if it seemed

expedient to them and not burdensome to the house. They owed about three hundred fifty pounds; they had an income of four hundred fifty pounds. Then the prioress returned her seal to us, and withdrew from all

functions because of her infirmity. We released her from office and gave the nuns perinission to elect another. Shortly afterwards they elected Joan , of Morcent, whom they presented to us, and whom we, after investigating the merits of the election and of the elected one, confirmed. We received procuration at Bures. Total for procuration: eight pounds,

six shillings.1° 7 | |

_ DECEMBER 2. We visited the priory at Bures, where there were two monks

from Pré. They ate meat when there was no need, and did not observe the fasts of the Rule very well, but they said this was because of the large staff which they had there, and because of their various occupations. We ordered them to speak with their abbot about this. Alms are given thrice

a week to all comers. | | - ,

. This day we spent the night at Aliermont.

DECEMBER 3. At Aliermont. DECEMBER 4. At the same. This day we received procuration from the lessee of the estate at Wanchy. Total for procuration: seven pounds, nineteen shillings, five pence. DECEMBER 5. At

, the same. DECEMBER 6. To wit, on the feast of St. Nicholas. With God’s grace we celebrated High Mass in pontificals at St. Nicholas’ church, and preached there. DECEMBER 7. At the same. DECEMBER 8. To wit, the Con-

ception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We celebrated Mass in pontificals, and preached in St. Mary’s parish church at Aliermont. DECEMBER 9. At the

same. DECEMBER 10. We received procuration from the lessee of the priory | of Mortemer-sur-Eaulne. Total for procuration: ten pounds, nineteen shillings, six pence. DECEMBER 11. We visited the said priory, where there were

two monks from Lewes. Master Eudes of St-Denis holds the priory for life. DECEMBER 12. At Aumale, at our own expense. DECEMBER 13. After

we had, with God’s grace, first preached a sermon in chapter, we visited the abbey of Aumale. There were seventeen monks in residence and three ') Eudes’ chronology is off here in that he has thirty-two days for December. If the separate entry, “At Rouen,” for IX Kalends January (December 25) is dropped,

the chronology comes out right. The scribe began the month of December with V ,

nones rather than IV nones, the latter being correct. |

432 DECEMBER, 1260 in England. They had no prior. All but four were priests. They were not scrupulous about turning in their old clothes when they were given new ones. We ordered the abbot to inspect the monks’ coffers frequently to be sure that they had no property. A general distribution of alms was made once a week; it should be made three times. We ordered that their sources of income be written out in a register and read out frequently to the community in chapter. They owed five hundred fifty pounds, mostly to the Lombards. By a letter binding on the convent they are obligated in three hundred pounds for... [/acuna in MS}, the count of Aumale, in England.11 As a result of all this we believed that the abbot became, according to the Decretal,12 suspended according to law from the administration of tempo-

3 ralities and spiritualities. Since the abbey had been burdened by -him, we enjoined him to free his abbey from this obligation. We received proc-

lings. | | _ , |

uration there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds, nineteen shilDECEMBER 14-15. At Aliermont. DECEMBER 16. We received procuration at Longueville. DECEMBER 17. We visited the priory at Auffay, where there

were five monks from St-Evroult with the prior; all were priests. They ate meat twice a week. They owed about one hundred pounds, and they had sufficient supplies to last until the new [harvest]. Other things we found

to be in good condition. We received procuration there this day. Total

for procuration: nine pounds, fifteen shillings. DECEMBER 18. At Déville. DECEMBER 19. With God’s aid we conferred

Holy Orders at the monastery of the Franciscans, dined there with them, and spent the night at our manor at Rouen. DECEMBER 20. With God’s

grace we preached in the cathedral and spent the night at our manor. DECEMBER 21. We dined at Rouen with the Dominicans and spent the night at Déville. DECEMBER 22-23. At Déville. DECEMBER 24. We made our 018 and spent.the night at our manor at Rouen. DECEMBER 25. With God’s aid we celebrated the feast of the Nativity at Rouen. DECEMBER 26. At Déville. DECEMBER 27-28. At Frénes. DECEMBER 29-—JANUARY 1. At Martot. JANUARY 2. We received procuration at the abbey of Ste-Catherine. 11 Baldwin de Bethume sided with John against Philip Augustus and was deprived of the title of count of Aumale. Residing in England, Baldwin used the title, as did his descendants. Joan of Dammartin, daughter of Ralph of Dammartin and wife of Ferdinand, king of Castille, enjoyed in France the revenues of Aumale. — 12 Corp. jur. can., Decretal. Greg. IX. Lib. 1. Tit. 24. cap. 1-4.

183 See above, December 23, 1250, n. 135. ee

| JANUARY, 1260 | 433 Total for procuration: ten pounds, sixteen shillings, four pence. 7 _ JANUARY 3. With God’s grace we first expounded His Word in chapter

and visited. Twenty-five monks were there. The abbot was very ill and could not attend chapter. There was no porter at the entrance to the cloister. We ordered the bailiff to enter the sources of income in some schedule or

register. Because of the abbot’s absence we could not obtain any definite ,

information about the state of the house. This day we spent the night at |

St-Georges, at our expense. _ -. JANUARY 4. We visited there, where there were twenty-three monks. We ordered the abbot to see that confessions were made frequently. It was not

customary for one to accuse another [in chapter]; we enjoined the abbot to correct this. Those who were bled were not well cared for. Only the tenth part of the bread cooked at the house was given in alms. More is owed to them than they owe, and they have plenty of provisions. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: eight pounds, eleven shil-

lings. :

JANUARY 5. We spent the night at Jumiéges, at our expense. ,

_ JANUARY 6. That is to say, Epiphany. With God’s grace we celebrated the high conventual Mass. Afterwards, we preached a sermon in chapter _and then visited the monks. There were fifty-two; there were eight novices there. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule very well in the priories. About as much was. owed to them as they owed, and they had many sup-

plies. Other things were in good condition, except that the abbot refused to return the monks to Guiseniéres.. We received procuration there this day.

, They did not compute expenses. | JANUARY 7. We visited at St-Wandrille, where there were forty monks.

| One did not accuse another [in chapter}. All but eleven were priests. Alms are given daily to all comers. They owed about three hundred pounds. They had enough provisions to last out the year. Every thing else we found to be in good condition. We received procuration there this day; they were

unwilling to compute. , - -

_ JANUARY 8. We spent the night, at Le Valasse, a Cistercian house, at the expense of the monks. JANUARY:9. With God’s grace we preached and conferred the Sacrament of Confirmation at the parish church at Tancarville,

and spent the night at the chamberlain’s house, and at his expense. JANUARY 10. We received procuration at Graville. Total for procuration: eight

pounds, nine shillings, five pence. ,

434 JANUARY, 1260 | JANUARY 11. After preaching in chapter, we visited there. Thirteen canons were in residence; all were priests except the novices who wete then there.

One did not accuse another [in chapter]; we gave orders that he who did not accuse a delinquent should incur the same penalty as befell the © delinquent. Alms are given three times a week to all comers. They owed forty-six pounds. Brother Ralph of Ansetot secretly removed some napkins

without the prior’s permission; he hid them for many days and denied that he had done so. However, he admitted his offense to us in chapter and then asked us to impose penance upon him. We ordered the prior to punish him as a possessor of property, according to the Rule of his Order, and to do this before the next Purification. Item, since Thomas of Bec and Thomas of St-Sauveur had not yet performed penance and had not been disciplined. for the charge of ill-fame for which they had been judged many years ago,

we ordered the prior to impose such a penalty upon them, that they and

others would dread to be delinquent in the future. -

monastery. : oe

This day we spent the night at Montivilliers, at the expense of the

JANUARY 12. We entered the chapter of the nuns of Montivilliers and, with God’s aid, we preached. We had come to them again as we had done. at our other visitation,14 namely, to visit them in head and members; but

they were unwilling to admit us for this purpose, saying that they were exempt and that we could not visit anything there, except the abbess. However, after much altercation, to remove all cause of contention they volun-

tarily agreed to submit to our will, as is more fully contained in the following letter which they gave to us, sealed with the seal of the abbess, for

that is the one they use: a a

To all who may see these presents, the abbey of nuns of the monastery of Montivilliers, greeting in the Lord. Know you that contention arose between the Reverend Father Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, on the one hand, and us, on the other, turning on the right of [general} visitation which the said father claimed by common law to have with respect to us. This we absolutely denied to the said Father, stating that we were wholly exempt from his jurisdiction. .However, we submitted to his will to the extent that we will be held to strict observance of such ordinances as the said father, considering those things which. should be considered, should, in God’s interest, establish, saving the right of our liberty and of our abbey in all other matters in which it

14 See entry for January 7, 1259/60. ,

JANUARY, 1260 435 _ should be saved. In testimony whereof Alicia, our abbess, has affixed her seal

to the present, for hers is the seal we use. Given on the Monday after the

Resurrection, in the year of our Lord 1260. : |

We, however, read aloud the following written statement to them in attendance upon us in full chapter after inspecting certain privileges, particularly a certain definitive sentence of Pope Innocent III,15 in which he

declared that the abbey of Montivilliers was subject to the archbishop of Rouen, in the same way as other monasteries were subject to their diocesan

bishops, saving certain articles which he [Innocent] defined in another

that sort:16 | | ,

decree and which pertain to certain churches and the collations thereof, the obedience of their clerics, the assizes of clerics or laymen, and things of

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen. When a dispute arose between us, on the one hand, and the abbey of Montivilliers, on the other, over the right of visitation, which we declared we possessed with respect to the said abbey and which the said abbey wholly denied,

the said abbey submitted to our will as is more fully contained in their letter. And we, after hearing and considering whatever might and should influence

us, especially the definitive sentence of Pope Innocent III, promulgated about this matter, declared that the full right of visitation over the said nuns belonged to us in the name of our diocese of Rouen. We ordered them all, by virtue of their oath of obedience, to reply truth-

fully to whatsoever questions we should ask of them. We inquired how many nuns were there; they said that there were fifty-nine, and that the statutory number was sixty. Four of them were at St. Paul’s near Rouen; we otdered the abbess to be diligent in visiting them. We ordered them to make arrangements for a better ringing for the Hours, so that they would not say their Hours, Masses, and Compline with too great haste or precipitancy, and that there should be light during the entire performance of the Office. They should receive Communion once a month. They had coffers equipped with keys; we ordered the abbess to remove the keys, and , 8 Such a document does not seem to be mentioned in Potthast, Regesta, I, 1-468, which contains a register of documents emanating from the Roman Curia during

the pontificate of Innocent III. ,

_ 18 Potthast, Regesta, I, 434 (4979). Among other grants.to. the abbess by Innocent, she was given the right to inspect and visit churches subject to Montivilliers, and the

right to compel the clerics therein to take Holy Orders. 7

436 JANUARY, 1260 to make frequent inspection of the coffers. All were clothed in common; we ordered them to turn in their old garments upon the receipt of new ones. The alms supply had been diminished because the nuns gave to the maidservants and other designated persons the remnants of their portions, that is to say, of their bread, wine, and cooked food, all of which should be given away as alms. We ordered the abbess not to permit the continuance

of this practice, and to be heedful and diligent in this matter. Item, at the feasts of St. John, St. Stephen, and the Holy Innocents they conducted themselves with too much hilarity and sang scurrilous songs such as burlesques, canticles, and cantatas; we ordered them to behave more decorously and with more devotion in the future. They had maidservants in common. They did

not observe the fasts of the Rule. Item, those who ate twice a day ate so late that they could not enter the dormitory at an hour proper to those who fasted; we ordered this corrected; item, [we ordered] that all the healthy ones should eat together. We forbade them to eat in the refectory in little groups or cliques, but to take their seats at table haphazardly, and to eat the same food. Alms were given three times a week, and the abbess was obliged

by tradition to feed thirteen poor people every day. Item, we ordered the abbess to attend chapter more often and to adhere to community life in better fashion than had been her wont; that she should give ginger to the nuns, as she used to do. Item, we ordered the cantress to procure an ordinal of Hours at the expense of the abbess. Item, we ordered the abbess to provide the nuns with pelisses, cloth for their needs, and other things, with more regularity than she had been doing. Item, that she behave more courteously and affably towards the friends of the nuns, especially in the matter ] of admitting them. They owed Thomas, called The Cleric, some two hun- | dred sixty pounds, and one hundred forty pounds in another debt. They had

supplies in plenty. About four hundred pounds was owed to them. We | received procuration there this day.. Total for procuration: nine pounds,

seven shillings, two pence. | oe

JANUARY 13. We spent the night at Valmont, at our expense. JANUARY 14. We visited there. Twenty-four monks were in residence; one was simple-minded ; four were in outside priories ; all but six were priests.

One did not accuse another [in chapter], although we had ordered this done on several occasions.!? Alms are given three times a week to all comers. Some of their servants frequent taverns and spend their time in immoderate

17 See entry for January 8, 1259/60. , ,

JANUARY, 1260 | 437 drinking; we ordered the abbot either to send them away or to administer suitable discipline. We gave orders that the sources of income be written out in some folios; item, that individual accounts be drawn up once a month, and that a record of these be made. About three hundred pounds in debts both good and bad was owed to them; they owed about eighty pounds. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: eleven pounds,

twelve pence. , On this same day Sir John of Resenclion, knight, appeared before us and made amends for having beaten a certain cleric who was bringing a

letter to our curia. Ralph of Canonville and John of Maleville, knights, | stood surety, under his agreement, for a fine of one hundred pounds. On this same day Roger Martel, rector of the church at Angerville, came before us and swore to all the articles of the oath customarily taken by rectors of churches. Present were: Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle, the dean

of Valmont; Master John Mauconduit; and John of Morgneval. | .On this same day Thomas Houffray [Humphrey}, cleric at Vylemerville,

appeared us and under penalty of twenty pounds of Tours abjured Valentina, | the wife of William Trenchant, of the same place. a JANUARY 15. We received procuration at Ouville. Total for procuration:

eight pounds, thirteen shillings, nine pence. |

This day Roger of Sérans, priest at Limésy, whom we had suspended for contumacy because he had not wished to appear before us on the day when he had been peremptorily and personally cited to appear, and did not send anyone to answer for him, came before us. He swore to abide by our will and mandate, and it should be noted that when he had been accused and

| also defamed of the vice of incontinence, especially with the wife of Peter of Vicquemare, cleric, he was put under oath by Master John of Neuilly-enThelle, who was acting for us, and, on oath, he said that he believed that he had been defamed but that the ill fame ceased within the month. We peremptorily and personally appointed next Thursday for him appear before us at Rouen, or wherever we should be in the neighborhood, to answer any

questions which we put to him concerning this ill fame and the truth of © |

_ the matter, or any other charges.18

This day Master Adam, rector at Yvecrique,!® who had been cited before us on several occasions but had not wished to appear, did present himself —

18 See entry for January 19, below. | | , oe 19 See entry for January 30, 1248/49.

438 | JANUARY, 1260 before Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle, who was acting in our place, and promised to obey our command concerning his remissness. Under oath he admitted that he had been excommunicated on three occasions, that he had not celebrated Mass now for almost a year, and that he had served in his church only at Christmas. Item, that within the past week he had eaten and drunk in a tavern with Robert Gondree, John Huese, and one other. Item, that since Advent he had baptized children; that in Advent he had heard the confessions of women in labor, but that he had not administered the Eucharist since Michaelmas, except to the said women, and this because of necessity, as he said. We peremptorily and personally cited him to appear before us at Rouen, or wherever we should be nearby, on next Thursday, to hear our

judgment and will, so that, whether he should or should not appeat, we

would proceed against him as the law requires. : We visited Ouville, where there were ten canons; all but one were priests. They had two lay brothers. We ordered them to place their reliquary outside the choir or chancel in such a manner that lay folk would not pass freely in front of the canons and could not speak with any canon as they passed.

Item, we ordered one to accuse another [in chapter}, and that the house | income be written out in records. They owed sixty pounds; they paid a tithe

on four hundred pounds annual income. co - JANUARY 16. We received procuration from the lessee at Etoutteville. Total for procuration: eleven pounds, sixteen shillings, three pence. JAN-

| UARY 17-18. At Déville. BF |

| JANUARY 19. To wit, the feast of SS. Fabian and Sebastian. Roger of Sérans, priest at Limésy, appeared before us at Déville.20 He had already confessed to‘us in our presence and at our order that he had been, after due process, defamed of incontinence, but that the ill-fame had ceased for a month now. We, however, ordered him to purge himself of this ill-fame with the tenth hand of priests,21 and we assigned him the day after the

coming Ash Wednesday to perform this. Bn This day we spent the night at Dévilles

JANUARY 20. We came to the cathedral at Rouen to visit there, and with God’s grace we preached in chapter to the canons and the clerks-choral. When we had finished, we proceeded to make our visitation in the presence

20 See entry for January 15, above. Oe

21 See October 16, 1248, n. 70. It was up to the decision of the ecclesiastical superior to designate the number of compurgators required by the defendant. |

JANUARY, 1260 439 of the archdeacons of Rouen and of the Norman Vexin, the treasurer, the precentor, the succentor, and the other canons, sending away the clerkschoral and chaplains. However, we postponed our visitation until the mor-

row, and spent the night at Déville. :

JANUARY 21. We returned to the aforesaid chapter and warned them in common to compel their chaplains to celebrate their Masses more regularly

and frequently than had been their practice and to frequent the chapter. Item, we ordered them to exact the statutory penalties for minor offenses, as is contained in the tables of the sacristan; item, we ordered the succentor to see that the Sequences?2 were improved. Then we called them individually

before us and asked of each whatever we wished; and, God helping, we

did what we saw ought to be done. : |

This day we spent the night at Couronne.

- JANUARY 22. At Bourg-Achard, at our own expense. _ JANUARY 23. We visited the priory there. Fifteen canons were in residence, and nine in priories. Seven of those in residence were novices; they were, according to the prior, disobedient and intractable, behaved insolently,

and were incorrigible. Six were priests. We enjoined the prior to impose such a penalty upon infractions of silence or other customary observances of the Rule that through fear of the penalty or by a withdrawal of wine or food, they should dread to be delinquent. As much or more was owed to them than they owed. They had sufficient provisions to last out the year. We ordered the prior to provide the canons with better clothing than he had done and to provide the sick with better food and necessities. Item, we warned the aforesaid novices to be diligent in reforming their conduct, and to learn the Offices, service, and observances of their Order with humility, or that otherwise the prior, relying upon our authority, would expel them. Item, we were pleased to permit Dom Geoffrey, who had been vagabonding for a long time, to be received again, saving subjection to regular discipline. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration; nine pounds,

six shillings, seven pence. : TN , JANUARY 24. At Pont-Audemer. , oe JANUARY 25. At the same. This day we caused our venerable brothers the

suffragans of the church of Rouen to convene here in order to discuss the 22 Sequences were poems or songs which followed the Alleluia and were sung

during the Mass and became a part of the liturgy. For a full explanation, see

“Sequence,” Dict. d’arch. chrét. et de lit., XV+, 1294-1303. | ; ae

440 , JANUARY, 1260 holding of the council which is to take place tomorrow. oO JANUARY 26. We came to the church of Notre-Dame-de-Préaux at PontAudemer, accompanied by our venerable brothers in Christ, and with God’s help we celebrated the Mass of the Holy Ghost in pontificals, assisted by a deacon and subdeacon suitably vested, to wit, Master Richard of Salmonville as deacon. Since we did not have a canon of Rouen with us, we had Master Thibaut of Falaise, canon and official of Lisieux, vested as a subdeacon. At this celebration of the Mass our suffragans stood by, clothed in albs and choral capes. Mass having been celebrated, we and our suffragans mounted the dais which had been erected by the monastery gates, and from there was read the Gospel, to wit: “After these things, the Lord appointed

also other seventy-two,’?3 which was read by the deacon who had been vested for Mass. When this had been read, we began the Veni Creator Spzritus with loud voice. When this had been sung, the precentor of Rouen and some other canon intoned the Litany. The Lord’s Prayer, spoken in subdued tones, followed, and we then offered the prayer Assumus. Then with: God’s aid, we preached. The sermon being finished, the letter of convocation and the rescript were read, as afterward were the letters of the proctors of the cathedral chapters; then [was read} the Statute promulgated in the general council concerning the holding of annual councils by archbishops and their suffragans and which is contained in the decree title “On Accusations” and beginning [with the words} Sicut olim; also the decree

“On Intoxication and Drunkenness’’.?4 | :

The proctors for the cathedral chapters were: for Rouen, G. of Saane, treasurer, and Robert, the precentor; for Bayeux, A., the succentor of Bayeux, and Osbert of Canonville: for Evreux, Girard, dean of Evreux; for Lisieux,

Masters Giles of Val-Tort and Th. of Falaise; for Avranches, Master William, the archdeacon of Avranches; for Coutances, Master H.; the master of

the schools; for Séez, William, the archdeacon of Exmes. , Next we asked the inquisitors who had been appointed at the last council if they had anything to report, but only a few of them were present and we did not get anything from them. Then, by common consent, we ordered the archdeacon of each diocese to inquire into his archdeaconry and to give us a report at future councils of whatever should be referred to us either by

28 Luke 10:1. , 7 | 24 See above, January 29, 1259/60, n. 31. ,

JANUARY, 1260 441 them or by another. After this, all of the following statutes were read:% It is the pleasure of the sacred council that all which is contained below should be scrupulously observed, so that the Reverend Father Eudes, by God’s

grace archbishop of Rouen, his suffragans, and their subjects shall nowise be obligated to the observance of these as if they were new statutes, namely, as regards those which are found in [canon] law or expressed in the Statutes

of Pope Gregory IX, or in the episcopal synods. — , ee We will that the decree of the Council of Lyons, dealing with the procurations which should be received by archbishops and bishops by reason of visitation, and with the intolerable abuses sometimes imposed by the officials in

their entourages, be observed. _

We will that the statute of the general council, directed against those who form leagues and the statutes drawn up with prejudice to the liberties of the Church, be promulgated frequently and solemnly in the synods and the paro-

chial churches, and that transgressors be canonically punished. We decree that such secular authorities who seize clerics with greater violence

than the resistance of the defendant justifies, of detain them for a long time or in despite of the ecclesiastical judge, shall, after the fact has been clearly , proved, be declared excommunicated canonically in general or individually. We strictly forbid any ecclesiastical person to admit a lay judge in any cases

pertaining to the Church, and particularly in any personal actions. 7 We decree that abbots and priors, and other ecclesiastical persons who receive greater tithes in parochial churches, shall be obliged to restore the fabric, books,

and keep ornaments in repair, in such proportion as they share in the tithes. We will that the synodal statute, to wit, the one stating that ecclesiastical - persons to whom come the mandates of various judges, delegates, conservators, |

or executors, shall diligently inquire into the names of the judges of the diocese, and the places to which they cite, and assure themselves of the authen-

ticity thereof, be strictly observed. ,

We forbid any Christian man or woman to work for Jews in houses, or

presume to dwell with them, and we decree that Jews shall be obliged to wear some distinctive signs, whereby they may be distinguished from Catholics. We strictly forbid any vigils or dances to be held in churchyards and sacred

places, and require that transgressors be canonically punished. Let the clerics, particularly the non-married ones, be solemnly warned in the churches to wear a befitting tonsure; and let all men who have taken the Cross

be obliged to wear a cross in some conspicious place. , We desire that the statutes of the general council concerning the ‘possession 25 For the most part, the decress are a repetition of the council of September , 12, 1257. See above pp. 322-28. a } ,

442 JANUARY, 1260 of gilded saddles, harness, spurs, girths, and other superfluities which are — forbidden to clerics, and [those} concerning the wearing of closed gowns over

their garments, be observe.d , oe

“We forbid the beneficed clergy, and those in holy orders, to yearn for, or

habitually indulge in, the pleasures of hunting and hawking. | We decree that the certain number of religious persons shall be maintained in all abbeys and priories whose resources have not been diminished, unless perchance, by the express permission of the superior, and for a reasonable

cause, a temporary. delay be granted. ,

We will and command that the published law be observed forbidding any

monk to dwell alone anywhere.

Let all monks dwelling in nonconventual priories be warned with threat of suspension, excommunication, or by such means as seems expedient, that they should strive to conduct themselves according to the Statutes of Pope Gregory, observing his regulations concerning the eating of flesh, making confession,

and keeping the fasts. ;

We decree that the regular clergy shall not dwell with secular folk, except with the special approval of their diocesan.

The statute drawn up limiting the amount of money to be borrowed by monks without the permission of their abbot is to be strictly observed. We decree that rural deans who exercise jurisdiction shall not excommunicate

or suspend except in writing. _ ' , ,

. We decree that priests shall not cease from the publication of sentences of excommunication, even though the parties may have come to an agreement among themselves, until they are, according to law, sure of the absolution of

those excommunicated. , : We will that absolution to be carried out with due solemnity. : -

We forbid priests to pronounce general sentences of excommunication save

for thefts or destructions, and after suitable warning. : We decree that chaplains to whom churches have been temporarily entrusted

shall be diligently examined as to their knowledge of letters, their moral

conduct, and their ordination. , 7

Item, we. decree that canons regular, to whom the cure of souls is to be committed, shall be very diligently examined as to their command of letters and

as to their life, morals, conduct, and marriage. Item, we decree that a special Mass be celebrated for every deceased archbishop and every deceased bishop of the province of Rouen, in every cathedral,

conventual, collegiate, and parish church of this province. Item, since it is a work of charity to weep with the weeping, and to open the

bowels of compassion for those who are afflicted, we, moved by fraternal

FEBRUARY, 1260 443 affection for our brethren who are dwelling in lands oversea, in Constantinople, and in the Morea, and are oppressed by grievous burdens, decree that throughout the entire province there-shall be sung before the Lord, once a day, at the Mass of the day, and just before the Pax Domini, the Psalm Deus venerunt gentes,26 with the Lotd’s Prayer, versicles and usual prayers, for the Holy Land.

These things being completed, and the council, by God’s grace, celebrated

| in all concord, we departed, singing Te Deum laudamus, which as we fi-

suitable prayers. oe , _ JANUARY 27. This day we spent the night there. , ,

nished brought us before the altar of the Blessed Mary, where we offered

and at his expense. ; | We spent the night at St-Philbert, at the manor of the bishop of Avranches,

JANUARY 28. With God’s grace we visited the abbey of Bec, preached a sermon in the chapter, and visited there. About eighty monks were there. According to custom, one did not accuse another [in chapter}. We enjoined

the master of the novices to try to correct the novices’ way of life and to instill in them the spirit of the discipline of the Rule. Item, we ordered the abbot to have the income of the monastery written down in some register or

record. With God’s grace we found all other things to be in sufficiently good condition, save that the monks in the priories eat meat freely. | JANUARY 29. At Martot. JANUARY 30. At Frénes. JANUARY 31. At Les

Andelys. FEBRUARY 1. We celebrated the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, preached, with God’s grace, a sermon in the church at

Les Andelys, and spent the night at our new residence.27 , This day Walter of Courcelles, knight, paid us a fine for having con- | tracted a marriage without publishing the banns in church.28 The fines for this sort of thing should be imposed and exacted by us. Sir Robert of Croisy,

sureties. _ |

knight, and Sir John of St-Clair, knight, presented themselves as his FEBRUARY 2. We visited the canons and clerics of Les Andelys. Two

just before the Agnus Dei. : 26 Psalm 78, “O God, the heathens are come into my inheritance,” was to be sung

27 Eudes had just completed a new residence on the archiepiscopal manor at Andeli. , (Bonnin, p. 380, n. 1.) | Oe

_ 28 The banns of marriage, then as now, were the notification by ecclesiastical authority of a forthcoming marriage. Canonical legislation of the eight and ninth centuries ruled that before the blessing could be given for a marriage, an investigation

of the parties had to be made by a competent ecclesiastical authority, who was generally the parish priest. (Mansi, XIII, 847-848, canon 8).

444 FEBRUARY, 1260 canons were dwelling with the dean, to wit, Masters Robert and Ralph. There are six prebends there, but one of them is still a whole one,?° and will

be divided after the death of Master Robert. Of the six canons one ought | to be [a priest} [lacuna in MS}, two ought to be deacons, and three, subdeacons. There are four vicat-priests there, of whom one celebrates Mass every day at La Couture and another at Magdalene; the remaining two stay in the church, hear confessions, and assist the dean in administering the other Sacraments of the Church. Two other vicars are there, a deacon and a subdeacon, and these are required to vest themselves every day for High Mass.

The dean has the cure of the souls of the clerics of the chapter and of the parishioners, and even of some of the nearby villages. We ordered Dom Peter Robillard, the sacristan, to employ decent and suitable clerics to teach in the song-schools, to sleep in the monastery, and to be more permanent than some others whom he had had before. Item, we forbade the priors of St-Léonard and of the hospital to permit the parishioners of the town to come to them to hear Mass, especially on Sundays and holy days, but to send them

to their own parish church. Item, with the consent of the dean and of the canons, we ordered them to hold a general chapter. twice a year, to wit, on the day following the Nativity of the Blessed Mary, and on the morrow after | Low Sunday,3° imposing a fine of twenty shillings of Paris to be paid by every canon who absented himself. Other things, with God’s grace, we found

to be in good condition. |

We received procuration this day at Sausseuse. Total for procuration:

seven pounds, six shillings, eight pence. , FEBRUARY 3. We visited the priory there, where we found twelve canons,

of whom six were priests. There were two lay brothers and two lay sisters there. Because of the excessive number of poor people who attend, they distribute alms only twice a week. We gave orders that the income of the house be entered in a register or record. They owed five hunderd pounds of

Paris, almost all of it to Master Robert of Grainville. | FEBRUARY 4, We visited the priory at Gasny. Two monks were there with

Brother Roger of Les Andelys, then prior of the place. They observed the fasts of the Rule badly and ate meat. We forbade the prior to invite women to dine at the priory, or to eat with them in town. They owed two hundred

accrue. . .

| 29. Held bya canon who has no vicar, chaplain, etc., and to whom all the revenues

! 80 First Sunday after Easter; also called Quasimodo. :

FEBRUARY, 1260 445

| ten pence. oe

pounds and more. The prior believed that they had sufficient provisions to

last out the year. Total for procuration: seven pounds, fifteen shillings, |

FEBRUARY 5. We came to the priory at La Roche-Guyon, and found that the monks from Fécamp who were there were living quite out of accord with

the Rule, nor did they have a sufficiency [of provisions] for their mainte-

nance. The prior was not there. a _ This day we visited the priory at St-Martin-la-Garenne. Three monks were _ there; there should be six, but because of the very bad weather the prior had _ sent three of them back to the abbey; and because of the scarcity of goods they sometimes ate meat when there was no need and did not observe the

fasts of the Rule very well. They owed their abbot some two hundred forty pounds. With God’s grace we found other things to bein good condition.

ten pence. oo

_ We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: nine pounds,

| FEBRUARY 6. We celebrated a parish Mass at Limay, and with God’s aid we preached there and administered Confirmation. We spent the night at

Juziers, at our expense. 7 BS

FEBRUARY 7. We visited the priory at Juziers. Six monks were in residence, | of whom one had been received there last Advent; however, he should be

sent to the abbey during the coming Lent. They freely ate meat by the abbot’s order, and they had pelisses trimmed with rabbit fur. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule. All but one were priests. They owed about one hundred pounds; about forty pounds was owed to them. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds, fourteen shil-

lings, four pence. , oo a SO Oo FEBRUARY 8. We came to the priory of St-Laurent-en-Cornecervine and visited there. Three monks from Ste-Marie-de-Josaphat, in the diocese of

, Chartres, were there. They ate meat and used feather beds, but, as they said, _ with the knowledge of their abbot. They did not observe the fasts of. the Rule. The buildings were in a ruinous state, but the prior told: us that: he

would have them repaired at once. They had much wine which they were

unable to sell as they needed to do. : ; re , This day we received procuration from them ‘at Juziers. Total for procuration: seven pounds, eleven shillings. FEBRUARY 9. We received procuration at Gaillonet from three canons of

the Premonstratensian Order who were dwelling there. © : Oo

446 FEBRUARY, 1260 FEBRUARY 10. We spent the night at Wy, where we received a muid of oats from the priest at Gadancourt, for the rector at Gadancourt owes us this

when we make our annual diversion to Wy. - | FEBRUARY 11. We visited St. Martin’s abbey near Pontoise, where there were twenty-two monks in residence. We forbade the monks to have their own cups, but ordered that the cellarer should give to each of them whatever he desires they should have in common. Ten of them were priests. Dom Walter was at Jumiéges. They owed fourteen hundred pounds, nine hundred

pounds of it at interest. Item, we gave orders that Brother John, called Haubert, be recalled from the priory at Tours to the cloister, that he might ,

be subjected to severer discipline. | :

_ This same day we summoned before us the priests of the archdeaconry of Pontoise, and we ordered them to convene once a month before our vicar, hold their synods, and observe the synodal statutes. We received procuration — there this day. Total for procuration: ten pounds, twelve shillings, six pence. _ FEBRUARY 12, We visited the chapter at St-Mellon. The canons in resi-

dence were Master Robert and Dom Luke, nine vicars, and two chaplains. There are ten prebends. Two of the vicars are there, of whom one should be a subdeacon, the other a deacon. They had neither a copy of the Lives of the Saints, nor a Bible; we ordered Dom Luke to try to procure a sufficient number of Lives of the Saints. In this matter an inquiry was ordered by the king to find out whether the treasurer or the chapter should provide the books. Item, we ordered Luke to buy cloth with what chapter moneys he had on hand, and to have albs, altar cloths, amices, and such things made. Item,

we ordered that they be purchased with the treasurers’ rents of twenty pounds. He had put this sum aside for purchasing wax candles, and the chapter had received the money. Item, they did not have an ordinal; some of them sang their Hours according to the use of Paris, others according to that of Rouen; we told them that we would give them an ordinal containing

the use of Rouen, which we desired them to follow always. Item, Luke, a vicar, was incontinent and defamed of incontinence; we ordered our vicar to make an inquiry into this. Item, because of their murmurings, we forbade the distribution of the Mass pennies [to the canons}. Item, we ordered Dom

_ Richard to permit the chaplains to celebrate their Masses in the morning _ 81 The liturgical practices; unfortunately, Eudes does not say what they were. However, see “Paris,” Dict. d’arch. chrét. et de lit., XIII?, 1892-97, for further information

on this subject. , |

MARCH, 1260 447 before the bell was rung for Prime. Item, that the chaplains should celebrate their Masses in a low voice, so as not to disturb those who were chanting the

Psalms in the choir. | We spent this night at St. Martin’s and received from Dom Luke, canon of St. Martin’s, one hundred shillings of Paris, in the name of the chapter, as well as dishes, wood, cups, straw, beds, and cooking utensils for which the

chapter is held each year for procuration. oo

We dined this day in the house of the Franciscans. _ FEBRUARY 12. We visited St. Peter’s priory, where there were six monks from Bec-Hellouin. They sometimes ate meat when there was no need. All

were priests. They owed two hundred sixty pounds, of which one hundred ,

seventy-two was owed to their abbot. |

FEBRUARY 13. We celebrated the parish Mass, preached, and with God’s aid administered Confirmation at St-Maclou.

_ We spent the night at St. Martin’s, at our own expense. , _ FEBRUARY 14-15. At Paris, to attend the Parlement. _ FEBRUARY 16. At Paris. This day, we issued the following announcement :

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen. Since we, Brother Eudes, by Divine permission the unworthy bishop of the | diocese of Rouen, had been appointed arbiter by the parties concerned in the dispute which arose between the dean and the chapter of Noyon, on the one hand, and the abbot and convent of St-Eloi-de-Noyon on the other, concerning the proper resting place of the body and relics of St. Eloi the Confessor,32 we, by

apostolic authority, decree that those who are in possession of the body and relics of the said saint should keep and venerate them; further, that the canons, dean, or chapter should make no attempt to move or translate the chest or contents within ten days, either personally or through agents, until all expenses

contracted be settled satisfactorily to all concerned. |

_ FEBRUARY 17-24, At Paris. FEBRUARY 25. At Paris. This day the priest at Bois-Asselin set out for Rome with a letter containing an appeal which we have interposed against. Peter of Ferentino in the matter of a prebend at Les Andelys. Today John, the former rector at Osny, voluntarily resigned his church into

our hands. | ,

_ FEBRUARY 26-28. At Paris. MARCH 1. At Paris. This day Stephen, former

rector of Vesly, resigned this church, [of Vesly} into our hands of his own 82 See entries for November 13-23, 1256; February 1-2, 1257/58. -

448 MARCH, 1260 free will. MARCH 2. At St-Martin-de-Pontoise, at our own expense, MARCH 3.

We received procuration at the priory of L’Aillerie at Chaumont. Total for

procuration... [lacuna in MS}. oe

pounds.

MARCH 4, We visited the priory, where there were three monks from StGermer-de-Flay. Alms were given every Sunday to all comers. They did not

observe the fasts of the Rule. They ate meat freely. They owed seventy This day we visited the priory of St-Martin-d’Es, where there were two monks from St-Magloire-de-Paris. They owed fourteen pounds. They had a

scant supply of provisions; they were very poor. : , _ This day we spent the night at Liancourt, where we received from the prior four pounds of Paris, the amount in which, in addition to shelter and do-

mestic utensils, he is held to us for procuration. | _ MARCH 5, We visited the priory at Liancourt, where there were three monks from St-Pére-de-Chartres; all were priests. They observed the fasts of

the Rule badly; they ate meat three times a week, with their abbot’s permission, as they said. They owed two hundred pounds; they had a suffi-

ciency of provisions. |

This day we visited the priory of Sérans, where there were three monks from St-Germer-de-Flay. They ate meat; they observed neither the fasts nor silence. We ordered the prior frequently to inspect the coffers of his com-

, panions. They bestow alms three times a week. They owed about sixty pounds; they had enough provisions to last out the year. This day we teceived from the prior of this house seventy shillings of Paris, in which , amount the said house is annually obligated to us for procuration, in addition to supplying us with dishes, common utensils, fodder for the horses, and

such straw, wood, and coals as may be found in the town. , MARCH 6, At Bray-sous-Baudemont we absolved William of Buhy, esquiry, from the excommunication by which he had long been bound at the instance

of Baldwin of Buhy; we made peace between them. - .We-lunched this day at Le Trésor and spent the night at Vernon. We fixed |

the amount of the fine of the said William at sixty pounds of Paris, = -- MARCH 6. At Pinterville: MARCH 7. At the same, and there we received homage from our men for the manor which we had purchased from Peter of

Meulan. MaRcH 8. At Ste-Catherine, at our own expense. MARCH 9. To wit, on: Ash Wednesday; with God's grace we preached in the cathedral, celebrated Mass, and spent the night at our manor there. MARCH 10. At

MARCH, 1260 449 Déville. Today we made a concession to Master Martin, who had been pre-

sented for the church at Manteville, that time would not run out against

him for that church before the vigil of St. Matthew. | MARCH 11-12. At Déville. MarcH 13. With God’s grace we preached

and celebrated a High Mass in the cathedral at Rouen on this, the first

Sunday in Lent, and we spent the night at our manor there. | MARCH 14. We issued the following pronouncement: , Whereas Philip, called Butler, rector of the church of Méziérs, has absented

himself for the last eight or nine months from the said church, thus rashly

going against the oath he swore to us; __ , , | And we have caused him to be cited publicly in the said church to return to

his church and to reside there; | , oe

up his residence; OO : And he, perservering in his evil way, has neither cared to come nor to take

And although we have cited him many times before, and although we for the last time cited him to appear. before us at. Rouen on the Thursday following Ash Wednesday to stand trial in these matters, he neither came. nor sent any representative; yet we in graciousness awaited his appearance until the morning

of the following Monday: | _

Therefore, we confirm his contumacy in God’s presence, and herewith sentence the said Philip to be deprived of the aforesaid church for his long, , continued contumacy, for refusal to appear in person or by proxy when cited and waited for, for the violation of his oath, and, for so long a time, failure to

reside in his church. . | :

Present were: Master John of Porte, archdeacon of the Norman Vexin; Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle; Master Richard of Salmonville, the greater a

archdeacon; the official of Rouen, and many others. : re We received procuration this day at Noyon[-sur-Andelle}. Total for pro- — curation: nine pounds, seventeen shillings, eight pence. MARCH 15. We visited the priory of Noyon-sur-Andelle, where there were seven monks from St-Evroult; all were priests. They ate meat when there

was no need, often three times a week. They owed two hundred twenty pounds; there was owed to them, as well in England as in these parts, eighty

450 MARCH, 1260 pounds. They had sufficient provisions to last out the year. With God’s

grace we found other things to be in good condition. | This day we received procuration from the lessee of the house at Pérriérs, |

to wit, the Ides of March. Total for procuration: nine pounds, sixteen shillings, seven pence. MARCH 16. We spent the night at L’Ile-Dieu, at the expense of the abbey. This day we examined Nicholas, called Quesnel, a cleric presented to us

| for St. Mary’s church at Vinemerville, in the passage, In principio creavit Deus celum et terram,33 and he construed as follows: “Deus, God, creavit, created, celum, the heaven, et terram, and the earth.” We had him decline the noun Deus, which he did quite satisfactorily, except when he came to the , accusative plural, he said, “Deos or Dos.”’ Item, we asked him what part of speech was inanis; he said, “a noun,” and yet he said that there were two parts, and he declined it thus: In the nominative, bec inanis, in the genitive, huius -nis, in the dative, uc -ni, according to the third declension, except that in the vocative plural he said, “O znane’’; however, he said that zvanis meant “an evil thing.” He replied quite well as to the accent of the middle syllable. Item, we asked him what part of speech was ferebatur; he said that it was a verb, and that it meant “he carried.” He conjugated fero, fers as far as the supine, which he omitted, saying that there was none. The participles he gave as ferens, ferturus; the verb he said was of neuter gender, in the conjunctive mood, and past perfect in tense. Item, he conjugated dixit quite

well. He conjugated the verb fiat as follows: fio, fis, fui, esse, fiendi, -do, -dum, factum, -tu, fiens, facturus.34 We asked him whether it had a passive, and he said that it did not, for that it was of neuter gender. We asked him

for the sense of these words: Et vidit lucem quod erat bona, and he answetred, “It was a good thing to do.” Item, he conjugated dzvzszt as follows: divido, divisis, divisi, dividere, quite well until he reached the passive, when he said divideor,36 divideris, with a drawn-out middle syllable. We asked him of which conjugation it was; he first said that it was the third and then that it was the fourth, and he said that he knew the fourth, for it puts its genitive in 7 and its dative in o. Item, he declined hic vesper according to the third

83 Genesis, I, 1. | |

- 34 A strange confusion of the verbs facere (to do, to make) and esse (to be). _ 85 Genesis 1:4,

conjugation. | ; ,

| _ 86 Divideor would be second conjugation, passive voice; whereas dividere is third

MARCH, 1260 , 451 declension, giving o vespere as the vocative. He did not wish to chant, and

said that he knew nothing about chant.

_ And then and there he said: a | _ Seeing that you, Reverend Father, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, are

unwilling to admit me, Nicholas, called Quesnel, cleric, to the church of Notre-Dame-de-Vinemerville as rector, or even to confer the said church upon

me, judging me to be insufficiently lettered, although I, the said Nicholas, have been presented to the said church by its true patron, and the said church stands free and vacant; and because you have desired your investigation to be made into the aforesaid matters, particularly with respect to my morals, decency, , and life, [although] the truth of the right of patronage was fully demonstrated to

, you: I, the aforesaid Nicholas, now feel myself aggrieved in this matter, and, by the authority and at the request of John, called Quesnel, patron of the said church, appeal in writing to the Apostolic See, and request that you give me apostoli duly sealed; which if you refuse to give and seal for me, I again appeal in writing to the said Apostolic See, and, by the authority of the said patron, place myself and the aforesaid church under the protection of the Pope.

We did not think it proper to defer to that appeal, inasmuch as in our examination we had discovered him to be completely deficient in letters, that

is, he knew neither how to read competently nor to construe, nor was he willing to chant. Present at this examination and appeal were: the abbot of I’Ile-Dieu; Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle, canon of Rouen; and Brothers

, Harduin and Walter of Miniéres, of the Friars Minor. ,

MARCH 17. After propounding the Word of God, with His Grace, we visited the priory of Beaulieu. Ten canons were in residence, two of them being novices; we ordered these novices to confess and receive Communion

once a month. Item, we ordered the prior, although we had given him a similar order at our other visitation,37 to inspect the coffers of the canons more frequently. There were four lay sisters and three lay brothers. They owed five hundred pounds. We received procuration there this day. Total

for procuration: nine pounds, five shillings, nine pence. , MARCH 18 . At Déville. MARCH 19. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at the Dominican

convent at Rouen. | ,

This day Master John, former rector of the church of Notre-Dame-de-

87 See entry for March 17, 1259/60. , Oo

452 MARCH, 1260 l’Aillerie at Chaumont, voluntarily resigned his church into our hands. Item, , Henry of Bailleul, erstwhile rector at Vauville, likewise resigned his church. Our long-lived rheumatism attacked us again’ this day, and we spent the

night at Déville. os

MARCH 20-24, At Déville. MARCH 25. At Déville, to wit, on Annunciation Sunday. MARCH 26-28. At Martot. MARCH 29-30. At Frénes. MARCH 31.

We spent the night at Mortemer-en-Lyons, at the expense of the abbey.

APRIL 1, At Montmain, at our own expense. | | ‘APRIL 2. At our palace in Rouen. This day Arnulf, priest, rector of the church at Roncherolles-en-Bray, came before us and submitting himself com-

pletely to our will and in every other way to our disposition or command, took oath, with hand on breast and on his word as a priest, that he would régatd his church as resigned whensoever it should please us, or that he would gratefully receive whatever pension therein we should deem fit to grant him. Present were: Master Adam, archdeacon of Rouen; Master John of Porte, archdeacon of the Norman Vexin; Master John of Neuilly-en-

Thelle, canon of Rouen; and the dean of Ry.

- To all to whom this may come, Thomas, priest, rector of the church at Lyons,

gives gteeting in the Lord. Know you that for many years there has worked against me, and still does, the ill fame of the vice of incontinence, in particular with a certain. woman named Malot, and that I have often been accused of this to the Reverend Father Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen. Realizing that the said father can proceed against me in these said matters with all harshness, I have promised the said Father, and with hand on breast have taken oath on the Holy Gospels, that I will, without the publicity of a trial or attempt at reclamation, regard my aforesaid church as resigned from the moment the said Father desires, and whensoever I shall be required sotodoby him. = Present were: Master John of Porte, my archdeacon; Masters J{ohn} of Neuilly-en-Thelle, Richard of Salmonville, canons of Rouen, and J. and P.,. clerks of the said Father. In testimony whereof I have given this letter, sealed with my own seal and with my own hand, to the said Father. Given at Rouen the Saturday before Laetare Hierusalem, in the year of our Lord 1261 {sic}.

APRIL 3. That is to say, on the Sunday on which Laetare Hierusalem is sung, we with God’s grace preached in the morning at the cathedral, and

spent the night at Pont-de-l’ Arche. ‘On this same day, acting on sound advice concerning the resignation by Master John, the rector of the church of Sensay into the hands of the arch-

APRIL, 1260 453 deacon, to wit, Master John of Porte, we have approved the said resignation.

APRIL 4. We spent the night at Vernon. APRIL 5. At Mantes. | APRIL 6. We were there in the morning for the purpose of celebrating a

sacred council which, with God’s aid, was celebrated. _ — | _. This same morning we came to the church of St-Aubin at Limay, beyond the bridge at Mantes, accompanied by our venerable brothers in Christ, our suffragans, and there with God’s aid we celebrated the Mass of the day, not, indeed, in pontificals, or with vested deacon and subdeacon, but simply, as is the daily use. Our venerable brothers attended Mass but were not vested. |

When Mass had been sung, we, together with our venerable brothers, proceeded to hold the sacred council in the same church. We: opened the council, God aiding us, by revealing how the most wicked Tartars had destroyed, and were, from day to day, striving to destroy the Holy Land, and , how the Pope and the king of France willed and ordered that the Holy Land ~ be supported by manpower and by works of mercy. Next we had cited the _ proctors of every diocese in turn, as well those representing religious bodies,

both regulars and seculars, and we enjoined them to give us the letters of proxy which they had in their possession. When the letters of proxy had been given in, we decreed, with the consent of the sacred council, that all who were absent, or who appeared without sufficient authority, or who had sent representatives insufficiently instructed, should be punished canonically,

and that in such matters as the whole body of statutes of. the council or of the Parlement assembled before the king, they should be proceeded against : in the matters treated in the council just as though they had been present in person at the sacred council. This being enacted, we caused to be read in council: first, the Pope’s letter mentioning the destruction of the Holy Land; , second, we caused to be read another of the Pope’s letters which treated of the preaching of a crusade, and of this second letter we had a copy written out for all of our aforementioned suffragans. Then, with the advice of our

aforesaid brothers, we decreed and ordered that all those who did not wish , to go to Paris to attend the Parlement before the king of France, assigned to the day when [siz sunt dies88 is sung, to hear what should be ordained and

enacted at the said Parlement, should elect suitable and good persons and |

April 15. a

_ 88 Passion Sunday. See. The Hereford Breviary (London, Henry Bradshaw Society, 1904), Vol. XXVI (edited from the Rouen edition of 1505). Passion Sunday fell on _ , April 10 in 1260/61, so that the council was held in Paris between April 10 and

454 | APRIL, 1260 legalize their status with letters patent. They should attend the said Parlement at Paris in person to represent them and to hear, forward, and refer to them whatsoever is ordained and decreed in that Parlement. After counsel had been taken, all and several of our own diocese unanimously chose us, and every diocese chose the bishop of that diocese, and everyone promised that whatever should be recorded and related by us and by our aforesaid venerable brothers, our suffragans, to each and all of them concerning the statutes or other actions of the said Parlement, they would firmly observe, and would do whatsoever we and our aforesaid suffragans should deem ought to

be done concerning what is decreed therein. There was one exception: the Cistercian and Premonstratensian monks replied that their superior abbots

| would attend the Parlement at Paris, and that without the consent of these superiors they could not promise or assent to anything. Nevertheless, we enjoined them to send, with the assent of their superior abbots, some of their own monks from each diocese to the Parlement at Paris, that they might

hear what might be ordained and decreed. , ‘This day we orally assigned to our venerable brother in Christ... [/acuna , in MS},3° the bishop of Coutances, the Monday following Ouasimodo as the day when he should appear before us at Rouen, or before our official, should we happen to be absent, to see about the benefit of absolution for the Friars

Hermits of St. Augustine. —_ |

Evreux. ) , |

When all this had been done, we spent the night at Meulan, going by water, along with our venerable brother... [Jacuna in MS}, the bishop of

APRIL 7-15. At Paris. APRIL 16. At Meulan, ,

_ APRIL 17. That is, on Palm Sunday. We came in the morning to Juziers,

and there we adored the Cross in procession; afterwards, we preached in the | local church, and then we celebrated Mass there. This done, we returned to

Meulan and spent the night there. | | , APRIL 18. At Pacy. APRIL 19. At Pinterville. APRIL 20. At Rouen. APRIL 21. At the same. This same morning we went to the churches of Ste-Catherine, St-Ouen, St-Amand, and St-Lof[-de-Rouen]}, and granted ab-

solutions, as is the custom. Later on, having placed the penitents in the _ cathedral, we preached to them, and granted solemn absolution. Later, with God’s aid, we blessed the sacred chrism and did such other things as was _

fitting, a Oe o 39 John. — _

APRIL, 1260 455 | _ APRIL 22. At Rouen. This day with God’s aid we held a service in the cathedral of Rouen. This day Ralph, rector of the church at Ganseville, voluntarily resigned his church into the hands of Brother Adam Rigaud, who had been appointed by the lord archbishop to receive this resignation. Present were: Peter of Osny, archdeacon of Grand-Caux; Master Richard of Salmonville, Master John of

Neuilly-en-Thelle, and Master G. of Flavacourt, canons of Rouen; and

William le Turc, clerk. - a , APRIL 23. At Rouen.

1261 APRIL 24. That is to say, the day of the Lord’s Resurrection. With God’s grace we celebrated High Mass at the Franciscan monastery, and the bishop of St-Malo, who, with the bishop of Avranches, was visiting us, celebrated High Mass for us at the cathedral. APRIL 25. At Déville, and the said bishops were with us there. APRIL 26. At Martot. APRIL 27. At Beaumont-le-Roger, to attend to the business which concerned us and the bishop of Lisieux. APRIL 28—May 3. At Martot. MAY

4-7. At Frénes. MAy 8. At Pont-de-l’Arche. MAY 9-13. At Rouen, where we sat at the Exchequer with the other masters. May 14. At Bec-Hellouin. MAY 15. At Lisieux. MAY 16-20. At Caen, to attend the meeting of the Exchequer. MAY 21. At Troarn. MAY 22. At Lisieux. MAY 23. At BeaumontJe-Roger. MAY 24. At Pinterville, where we entertained at our expense the bishop of Evreux and the other masters of the Exchequer. MAY 25. At Martot.

MAY 26. We came to the priory of St-Lé[-de-Rouen}, and having with God’s grace preached His Word in chapter, we visited it. Twenty canons were in residence; all but four were priests. We ordered the prior to be more zealous than he had been about hearing the confessions of the canons. Brother Robert had conceived rancor amounting to hatred against Brother Walter of Théméricourt, nor has he conversed with him openly; we enjoined Robert to become reconciled with the said Walter without delay, and to

| conduct himself charitably towards him in the future. They owed about two hundred pounds; about three hundred pounds was owed to them, and they had many provisions. Furthermore, the prior, with apostolic authority, kept a certain cleric, learned in the law, to assist in such cases as were brought before him, but since, as a result, the community did not receive the emoluments of the seal and of the cases, it complained of this practice. We spoke about this to the prior in the presence of the community, and he said that the notary and the said clerk received about ten pounds of the emolument for this sort of thing, and that the rest was dedicated to the needs of the church

and to pious purposes, to wit, alms, the repair of the choir stalls and windows, and such things. Item, the community besought us to require the

JUNE, 1261 457 preparation of a written statement of the total expenses and receipts for the entire year, and we ordered this done: Since the said Brother Robert was not very obedient to the prior and had not been, we enjoined him to make his peace with him and to cease from complaining about him any further; otherwise, he should know that he would be punished by the said prior, on our

advice and at our mandate. |

This day we spent the night at Déville, where the prior gave us prfocu- ,

ration. Total for procuration: nine pounds. — , |

MAY 27. With God’s aid we visited the monastery of St-Amand-de-Rouen. Forty-five nuns were in residence; of these, four were novices. They had five

maidservants. We ordered the abbess frequently to collect the keys of the , coffers and boxes of the nuns and to inspect them lest they be in possession of any property. Item, we ordered the abbess to visit the nuns at Saane more

frequently than had been her custom. Item, as we had done before,! we forbade them to make alms-bags, frill-collars, needle cases, and such things; nor should they do any work in silk except to make things. pertaining to the Divine Service. Item, we ordered them to increase the amount they dispensed for alms. They owed four hundred pounds; they had a supply of provisions

sufficient to last out the year, , | This day we exchanged with Master John of Soissons the fruits of the _ ptebend which had belonged to Master William of Salmonville for the fruits

of the prebend which the said John had in the church of Rouen. an ‘This day we spent the night at Déville, at our own expense. | | MAY 28. We visited the abbey of St-Ouen-de-Rouen after we had with God’s grace preached His Word there. Fifty-seven. monks were in residence,

of whom two, to wit, Thomas and Roger, were scholars at Paris. All but twenty wete priests. The monks who were living in the priories ate meat freely; we forbade any monk to eat with secular guests, though they might eat with religious. We were not able to obtain a full account of. the state of the

house; however, we found that they owed eighteen hundred pounds, at

statement. : 7

interest. A general audit is made at the feast of St. Peter, and it was for this

reason that, at the time of our visitation, they could not give an exact

| This day we spent the night at Déville. oe

- May 29, At Pinterville. may 30-31. At the same, the king staying at Vaudreuil. JUNE 1. At Pont-de-l’Arche, where the king was staying also.

‘t See entry for visit of December 12, 1258.

458 , JUNE, 1261 JUNE 2. To wit, Ascension Day. With God’s grace we celebrated a High Mass and preached in the royal chapel at Pont-de-l’Arche before the king. We spent the night at this same town. JUNE 3. At the same. JUNE 4. At St-Matthieu, the king residing at Rouen. JUNE 5. God assisting us, we dedicated the Dominican church at Rouen. JUNE 6. At Pont-de-l’Arche. JUNE 7. At Frénes. JUNE 8-19. At Vernon. JUNE 10. At Meulan. JUNE 11. We celebrated the service of the vigil of Pentecost, with God’s grace, at

royal chapel in Maubisson before the king, and spent the night at StMartin-de-Pontoise. JUNE 12. To wit, on Pentecost. With God’s grace we celebrated the service proper to this day, dined with the king, and slept at

St-Martin[-de-Pontoise}. JUNE 13. At Genainville. | JUNE 14. We visited the priory at Villarceaux, where there were nineteen nuns and three lay sisters. They did not have sufficient books, and the ones they did have were in bad condition. We forbade the prioress to allow the

nuns to have coffers with keys. They had four maidservants. They owed sixty pounds. They had no provisions. They possessed ten horses, twenty head of cattle, counting both cows and calves, one hundred twenty sheep, and

fifteen swine. | |

This day we spent the night at Genainville. JUNE 15. At Sausseuse, at our own expense. JUNE 16-18. At Frénes. JUNE 19. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at Notre-Dame at

Les Andelys. , |

This day the cleric who was also the former. rector of Les Authieux? resigned his church into the hands of Brother Harduin, our chaplain, who had

our authority to receive it. Present were: John of Morgneval, our clerk; Miles, chaplain at Les Andelys; and Master Bartholomew, rector of the

church at Droitecourt. , |

_ On the same day we spent the night at Frénes. _ JUNE 20. At Mont-Ste-Catherine, Rouen. This day Master Robert of

Monceaux resigned the church at Angierville. JUNE 21. God helping us, we

celebrated the sacred synod of Rouen. JUNE 22. We held the synod of deans and spent the night at Ste-Catherine. JUNE 23. To wit, on the vigil of St. John the Baptist, at Frénes. Be it known that when Master John, rector of the church at Suzay, resigned his church not long ago, we, taking compassion upon his pitiful simplicity,

1248/49. _ |

2 This is probably the cleric notorious for drunkenness. See entry for January 15;

, JUNE, 1261 459 gtanted him a delay until the Pentecostal synod to make an exchange with some

other priest from another diocese. On the morning of the appointed day he appeared before us at Ste-Catherine and asked us to grant him an extension of time, but this we were not willing to do. Wherefore he made a verbal appeal to the Apostolic See, stating that he was appealing rather against the harm done to his patron than against the harm done to us. In the evening of the same day he came to us at Frénes and verbally renewed his appeal, as follows: “My Lord Archbishop, since you have allowed enquiries to be made concerning a cettain cleric, presented for my church at Suzay, I appeal to the Apostolic See, that you may not admit this cleric or any other to the said church; and I place

myself, my church, and my goods under the protection of the Apostolic See

and I request apostoli, the which, if you refuse to grant, I enter another

appeal.” Present were: Master J{ohn} of Porte, archdeacon of the Norman , Vexin; Brothers Harduin and Walter of the Franciscans; Master Richard: of

Salmonville, canon of Rouen; and many others. | : | JUNE 24, At Parnes, at our own expense. JUNE 25. At St-Martin, near - Pontoise, at our own expense. JUNE 26-29. At Paris, to attend the Parle-

ment. JUNE 30. At Paris, for the Parlement.

This day Master... [/acuna in MS}, came before us and read and pro-

posed the following: : Reverend Father, archbishop of Rouen, when Master John of Porte, archdeacon of the church of Rouen in the Norman Vexin, at the time of making his visitation asserted that ill-fame had arisen about my character — although the said archdeacon only became aware of this ill-fame through my enemies and malevolent persons, and those who had accused me of this ill fame did So rather through malice than zeal for justice— he ordered me perempiorily

to seal a letter of resignation, stating that I should try my best to exchange , my church for another within a stated time, or otherwise regard it as resigned. Although I am not, according to law, bound to do this, yet, because I could

very easily do so, I was prepared to make this change within the time set, , especially since certain other persons were prepared to exchange with me. You have refused to accept this: indeed, without observing the order of law, you have taken steps to withdraw my benefice under cover of the above letter, nor

is it my fault that I have not made the exchange. I offer to prove all these things before you. Item, you and your archdeacon have proceeded against me

to the extent of withdrawing my benefice on the testimony of laymen and envious persons; item, although after I had entered an appeal, according to , law, that nothing should be attempted to my prejudice, you have admitted a certain cleric presented by the patron for my church, to the extent of permitting

460 JUNE, 1261 an investigation as to his fitness; item, although you, Reverend Father Archbishop, by: reason of the charges you lay against me, have proceeded against me to the extent of withdrawing my benefice and although I am ready to purge myself of all ill fame, accusations, crimes or violations of the canons made by me, as well before you as before your archdeacon and to satisfy the law in competent fashion, you refuse to allow me to do these things. Therefore I appeal in writing to the Apostolic See, and I place myself, my church, and all

my possessions, under the protection of the Apostolic See, and I request

to the Apostolic See. - ,

apostoli at once. Should you refuse to grant me this, I. appeal again in writing

| JULY 1. At Paris. On this same day the bishop of Auxerre, the count of

: Nevers, and the prior of Pré convened with us at our Parisian manor. There was disagreement among them concerning the seizure of some men and other things. They unanimously agreed to submit completely to the decision of our venerable brother Ralph, by God’s grace bishop of Evreux, and of ourself. Also, the bishop of Auxerre offered, as surety, for a penalty of one thousand

silver marks, the count of Bar, the precentor of Sens, the precentor of Auxetre, and Master Andrew of Verdeuil; the count of Nevers for the same penalty offered as pledges the said count of Bar; Sir Ralph Frechart, knight; and the lord of Tyengnes; the prior of Pré, in respect of a penalty of one

hundred marks, gave as his pledge Geoffrey, the provost of Pré. JULY 2-5, At Paris, attending the Parlement. JULY 6. With God’s grace we began our pilgrimage to Chartres on foot. The bishop of Auxerre accompanied us, and we spent the night at Bourg-la-Reine. JULY 7. At Palaiseau. JULY 8. At Ghateau-Gommez. JULY 9. At Rochefort. JULY 10. At Ablis. JULY 11. At Monceaux-sur-Eure, at the grange belonging to StJean-du-Val-de-Chartres. JULY 12. At Chartres, at the bishop’s palace, at his expense. JULY 13. At Nogent-le-Roi, at the royal castle. JULY 14. At Motelle-sous-Muzy, at Amaury’s manor. JULY 15. At Mantes. JuLy 16. At

St-Céme, near Meulan. jury 17. At I’Ile-Adam. juLy 18-19. At Beau-

mont-sur-Oise. JULY 20-21. At Pontoise. , JULY 22, To wit, on the feast of St. Mary Magdalene. We and our venerable brother the bishop of Evreux, in the presence of the king and queen, — translated, in procession, two of the eleven thousand virgins from the royal

chateau to the abbey of Notre-Dame at Royaumont. With God’s aid we celebrated Mass in the royal chapel, and spent the night at St-Martin.

8 Amaury de Muzy, a nephew of Eudes. _ a

AUGUST, 1261 461 - JULY 23. At Mantes. yuLY 24. At Vernon. jULY 25-28. At Pinterville. a JULY 29-30. At Vernon. JULY 31. At Vernon, with the king. auGusT 1. At Vernon. This is the feast of St. Peter in Chains. AUGUST 2-3. At the

same. AUGUST 4. At Les Andelys. |

_ AUGUST 5. With God’s grace we dedicated St. Leonard’s church, in the presence of the king and the bishop of Evreux, and we spent the night at Les Andelys, where the prior of St-Leonard gave us procuration, by reason

of the said dedication. ,

_ AUGUST 6-8, At Frénes. AuGuST 9. At Vesly, at our own expense. AUGUST 10. At Vesly. With God’s grace we celebrated Mass in the parish church, preached, and administered Confirmation. AUGUST 11. At Gisors,

on the matter concerning the count of Dammartin and the lord: of St-Clairsur-Epte. We spent the night at Frénes. AUGUST 12. At Pont-de-l’ Arche. AUGUST 13, At Rouen. AUGUST 14. To wit, on the vigil of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary, at the same. AUGUST 15. At Rouen, where by God’s _ gtace we celebrated the feast of the Assumption. AUGUST 16-20. At Déville. AUGUST 21. At Monville, at the manor of the chamberlain of Tancarville, but at our own expense. AUGUST 22, At Longueville, at our own expense.

AUGUST 23-24, At Aliermont. | 7 _ - ! _ AUGUST 25. At the same. This day Eudes, rector of the church at Imoville, ,

and the former clerk of the late Master Girard of Corio, came before us and {Eudes} promised and swore that he would submit to our orders and will, for that he had fraudulently or incompletely written out the will of the said Master G[irard}, and that at his suggestion Luke of St-Nicholas and Enguerrand of St-Amand-de-Rouen, priests, had affixed their seals to a certain document which they said was his will. Item, he swore to assign to Willard, ptior of Salle-aux-Puelles, who would act for us, all of the goods belonging

to the said Master G. which he had and knew to be in our diocese, and would have these goods assigned to Willard as best he could. The said priests swore and promised to submit to our commands because of the transgression of the law and wrongdoing perpetrated by them in this matter. They offered as pledges for this their churches and all of their moveable and im- movable goods. Present were: G., the treasurer; Pfeter}, the archdeacon of Caux; Master J. of Flainville, and Master J. of Soissons, canons of Rouen; Brother Adam Rigaud; Brother Harduin; Brother Walter of Miniéres; and Brother John of Morgneval. AUGUST 26. At Aliermont. This day we cited Master Robert of Houssaye,

462 AUGUST, 1261 rector at Conteville, before the above written witnesses, that he might resign his church as he is obliged to do because of his oath. AUGUST 27-29. At

| Aliermont. AUGUST 30. We received procuration at Nogent near Neufchatel from Reginald of Aliermont, who was at that time the lessee of the place. Total for procuration: nine pounds. AUGUST 31. We visited the hospital at Neufchatel. Present were four. canons, three lay brothers and three lay sisters. We enjoined Hugh, called Dominus, that he should confess more frequently, for he had been negligent in this regard. The house in which the sick were lying threatens to collapse. They thought they had a sufficiency of wheat and other provisions, with the exception of oats, to last them until the year was out. With God’s grace their

condition was good. , a

This day we visited the two monks from Préaux who are living at Ste-

Radegonde, near Neufchatel. They have a small income. We spent the night at Beaubec, at the expense of the monastery. SEPTEMBER 1, We lunched at the manor of Sir John of Robert, knight, and spent the night at Beaussault, where we received procuration that day.

Total for procuration: seven pounds, eleven shillings. _ , SEPTEMBER 2. We visited Beaussault priory, where were two monks from Bec-Hellouin. We ordered them to try to celebrate Mass more often than had been their practice. Alms are given thrice a week to all comers. They had no

copy of the Rule; we ordered them to try to get one, and to have a copy written out. They frequently ate meat when there was no need, but they had a good conscience in this matter, because their abbot was fully aware of their practice. They owed one hundred seventeen pounds of Paris and thirty-four pounds of Tours to their abbot; they owed little elsewhere. Everything else was in good condition. This day we visited the abbey at Bival, where there were thirty-three nuns, of whom one was a novice. They should confess and receive Communion seven times a year. They had three maidservants for their common service. They owed forty pounds; they had few provisions. With God’s grace we found everything else to be in a satisfactory state, except that we were displeased at the provision they had made for a priest whom we had taken away from them ;4 we learned that they had assigned to him an annual pension of thirty pounds, and that he was living in the diocese of Amiens.

4 See entry for January 15, 1256/57. |

SEPTEMBER, 1261 463

monastery. : | On the same day we spent the night at Foucarmont, at the expense of the

This day we received a letter from the catdinals concerning the business of |

the Tartars,5 on which the proctors had gone to the Roman Curia. The letter was brought by Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle and his colleague who had

just returned from the Curia. | | : SEPTEMBER 3. At Eu, at our expense.

SEPTEMBER 4. We visited the abbey there. Thirty-two canons were in

residence; of these, four were novices. At our other visitation® we had ordered them to have a copy made of the Legend so that the community might | use it in the refectory; we again and expressly commanded this to be done,

and that they should repair and rebind their Passional. Item, they had neither good vestments nor good ornaments; we ordered them to correct these things. They replied that the sacristan was held to make provision for these things, both to furnish new ones and to have the old repaired. Item,

we ordered them to confess more diligently than they had been in the habit | of doing. Item, the cloister was visited by lay folk too often, although we had frequently given orders that the cloister be guarded more carefully, both on the monastery side and on the side leading from the kitchen. Once more we ordered them to keep the door next to the kitchen closed, or so guarded that access would be denied to lay folk and they would be unable to enter the cloister as had been their custom. Item, they rarely drew up a statement of receipts, payments, or particular expenses; we ordered them to attend to this more diligently. They owed nine hundred pounds, and eight hundred thirtythree pounds was owed to them. They had enough provisions, with the exception of oats. They had spent a good deal in repairing the granges. Brother William of Arques talked irreverently, volubly, and without restraint in chapter, a thing which much displeased us. We ordered the canons who dined with guests at the house to leave them in time to be present at Compline, and to enter the dormitory with the others. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: nine pounds, eight shillings, three

pence. — | SO

8 The matter of the Crusade. See entry for the holding of the provincial council of Mantes held April 6, 1260/61. This letter must have been obtained froni the College of Cardinals while the Apostolic See was sede vacante. Urban (1261-64) was not elected until August 29, 1261, and was consecrated on September 1 of the As the text indicates, Eudes received this letter on September 2. -same6year. See entry for March 9, 1259/60. |

464 SEPTEMBER, 1261 | ‘SEPTEMBER 5. We visited the abbey at Le Tréport, where there were twenty-

three monks; one was a novice. We ordered the precentor to have the old books repaired, and especially to have them gathered and bound as he should do. One does not accuse another [in chapter}, although we had on several occasions ordered this to be done and corrected ;7 but they said that this was not

| according to their Usages. Thrice a week alms are given to all laymen who come to them, and once a week to clerics. We ordered the abbot to visit frequently the monks who were living in the outside priories, to restrain them

| from eating meat, and to inflict the required punishment upon transgressors. They owed three hundred pounds, and about as much was owed to them, although the debts were not very good ones. With God’s grace we found everything else to.be in good condition. We received procuration there this

day. Total for procuration: nine pounds, four shillings. re SEPTEMBER 6. We received procuration at Envermeu. Total for procu-

ration: eight pounds, fourteen shillings. | |

“SEPTEMBER 7. We visited there, where there were thirteen monks; all

| but one were priests. One did not accuse another [in chapter}, because that was the Usage there. However, the prior, subprior, and the other officers accused the delinquents, and then the delinquent was publicly disciplined. _ Alms are given and bestowed three times a week to all comers. We gave orders: that guests should be hospitably received. Item, we ordered them to observe the fasts of the Rule. Sometimes they ate meat when there was no need. It should be known that at the abbot’s order an audit ought to be made four times a year. They owed two hundred pounds to the abbot, and a little elsewhere. With the exception of wine, they had sufficient provisions:

forthe year, | | | -

_ This day we spent the night at Aliermont, at our own expense. :

_ SEPTEMBER 8. To wit,.on the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin

Aliermont. oO! a

Mary. We celebrated Mass, and preached at St. Nicholas’ church at | This day, we bestowed upon Master John of Gamaches, a priest, a prebend of the Rouen chutch which had belonged to Master John of Soissons, and in

the name of the said priest [John of Gamaches} we invested John of Morgneval, our clerk, by our ring, with this prebend. Present were: Brothers

Adam Rigaud, Harduin, and Nicholas of Montebourg. . : _ SEPTEMBER 9, At Dieppe. SEPTEMBER 10. We received procuration at

7 See entry for Januaty 15, 1259/60. oe | |

SEPTEMBER, 1261 | — 465 Longueil, from the lessee of a certain house which the abbot of Bec-Hellouin

has there. Total for procuration: ten pouns, three shillings, four pense. | SEPTEMBER 11-12. At the same, but at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 13. We received procuration at Bacqueville. Total for procuration: eight pounds,

five shillings. | —

SEPTEMBER 14. We visited there, where there were four monks from Tiron; all were priests, and all four had recently arrived there. Some of

them were sleeping on feather beds; we forbade them to use feather beds | unless necessity required. We ordered the prior to compel frequent confession and not to permit them to have coffers with keys. The Rule of their order was never read, nor did they observe silence except after Compline.

| Item, in the presence of a visitor of their own order, we ordered them to observe the fasts according to the Rule of their order and to abstain from | eating meat, which they were in the habit of eating freely and without scruples of conscience, except insofar as their Rule permitted them to do so. _ The visitor stated that this was a matter for his abbot to settle; and that the latter had granted them a dispensation in this matter. We ordered the prior to prepare a written statement of particular expenses, in detail and in total. They owed one hundred twenty pounds. They believed that, with the ex-

ception of oats, they had sufficient provisions to last out the year. They said , _ that the prior had found the place in a very run-down condition. Item, we ordered the prior to strive to celebrate Mass more often than was his practice;

temporal duties. | | he explained that he had omitted the celebration of Mass because of his

We came this day to the church at Sauqueville, where there were four canons; there should be six. The treasurer never resides there, although he is bound to do so. The precentor was ill. Walter, called Gross, is unwilling

to keep residence; however, those who are in residence do not care about this, for his absence is more advantageous to them than his presence, because of

_ the contentions which he causes in the community; he is illiterate. One of them was deaf, so that he was not able to get up for Matins, and, indeed, he

, did little at the other Hours. We forbade this deaf canon to allow Stephen, called Briand, and his wife to foregather at his house, by reason of the scandal which might arise therefrom. We must take action against Ferris,

the treasurer, for that he has already been defamed many times over of , _ Albereda of Caney. We warned him to keep away from her. This day, we spent the night at Longueville, at our own expense. _

466 | SEPTEMBER, 1261 _ SEPTEMBER 15. We visited the abbey of St-Victor. Eighteen monks were there, and two of them had been sent outside for reasons; one of them was at Bec, the other at Jumiéges. All but three were priests. We ordered the abbot and prior to inspect frequently the coffers of the monks, either together or singly, lest they be in the possession of property. Item, we forbade the abbot to receive back any monk who should happen to go out without petmission, except in the manner in which a fugitive monk is received back. Item, because quarrels had occasionally arisen amongst them over procuring provisions of better wines and foods, we expressly forbade them to grumble about this in the future. What is more, we urged them to live in charity with one another so far as they could do so. They owed eighty pounds, and about as much was owed to them. Item, we ordered the abbot to issue a complete statement as to the state of their house twice a year in full chapter; to wit, how much they owed, how much was owed to them, and, indeed, upon what the money had been expended. Item, we ordered him to see that the quality of the beer was improved. They were aggrieved because of certain pittances which they received on certain anniversaries, but which the abbot had withdrawn from them; the abbot promised that he would more

| liberally distribute such pittances on the requisite days. Item, we ordered the abbot to give to those who had been bled, wine and such other things as _ they were accustomed to receive. Item, that he should see to it that the infirmary was better provided for than had been the case. Item, that he should restore to them what they were in the habit of receiving for increasing the evening meal, to wit, sixty shillings, as some of them said. Alms were not given on definite days, but should be given to all comers on Thursdays

eight pounds. |

and Sundays. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: | SEPTEMBER 16. We went in person to St-Thomas, where abbot William®

was, because we had heard some unpleasant rumors about him from many people, and especially from the visitor of his order, to wit, that he was living incontinently and was conducting himself in worse fashion than he had ever done. We spoke with him in this room. After many rebukes we warned him to abstain completely from the society of women. In the presence of the ‘new abbot, we ordered him to keep two monks with him, and to have one of these with him always and in all places. We ordered the new abbot that if

8 Rule of St. Benedict, Ch. 29. |

— 9 Abbot William had abdicated. See entry for December 17, 1255.

| SEPTEMBER, 1261 467 the pension assigned to the said former abbot was insufficient to. maintain

him and the monks attached to him, he should at least contribute to the maintenance of the two attached monks.

| We spent the night at Déville. , | SEPTEMBER 17. We absolved Sir Anselem, knight, bailiff.of Gisors, from the excommunication imposed upon him by our vicar of Pontoise, in the

matter of a certain twice-matried cleric whom the said bailiff had held a | prisoner on a charge of homicide and had then returned to us. We had, in turn, returned him to the said bailiff to keep him in custody until such time as we should request him. The said bailiff swore to submit to the mandate of the Church.and to our decision in this matter of his excommunication.

We spent the night there this day. Oo | , SEPTEMBER 18. With God’s grace we dedicated the Franciscan church at

Rouen, and spent the night at Déville. SEPTEMBER 19. At Déville. ) SEPTEMBER 20. We visited the priory at Bondeville, where there were _ thirty-one nuns, seven lay sisters, and three lay brothers. As we had done before,!9 we expressly forbade any nuns ever to talk with any secular man or woman save in the parlor, that is to say, in some public place. They should confess and receive Communion once a month, but we found that some of them were negligent in these things. The lay brothers confess and receive Communion seven times a. year. There is a certain parish there with only nine parishioners. We ought to commit the care of these to a priest whom

the prioress should control. Several secular little girls were sent to the priory | at their own expense. Item, since we discovered that some of them [the nuns} neglected to receive Communion, we decreed. that whosoever did not receive Communion two or three times consecutively with the rest, should abstain for three days from wine and soup. Item, we ordered the prioress to appoint some one over the treasury to receive the money and to. supervise expenses, and to be informed and cognizant of expenses. Item, we dismissed

Melchior, priest, who for some little time had managed the affairs of the | house, because the community did not have complete confidence in him and _ he had become hateful to them. They owed about two hundred fifty pounds;

_ they had few provisions. Item, we ordered the prioress to be present with the community at least by day, that is to say, she should attend chapter, the ~ refectory, and the choir better than she had been wont to do. We forbade her

10 See entry for November 6, 1259. Se

468 SEPTEMBER, 1261 to continue her practice of standing out in the churchyard or out of doors

, after Compline, or to carry on conversations there. Item, the prioress offered _ us her seal, requesting us to release her from her office; we were, in fact, not willing to concede this to her, but enjoined her to be more zealous in the

exercise of her duties. | | This day we spent the night at Déville. | — _ SEPTEMBER 21. To wit, on the feast of St. Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist. Through God’s grace, we preached and administered the Sacrement. of Confirmation at the monastery of St-Patrick and spent the night at

Déville. — 7

SEPTEMBER 22. We visited the priory of Notre-Dame-de-Pré. Eighteen

monks from Bec were there; all were priests with the exception of one novice who had come there from Bec because of his ill health. There should be twenty-four monks there, but the number had been reduced because of

the fire which had damaged the place. They did not confess very often, a fact which much displeased us. We ordered them to keep lay folk out of the cloister, and especially the women who were in the habit of passing

, through the cloister on their way to the monastery church when memorial _ Masses for their friends were to be celebrated. We suggested that they should make these women stay in the nave of the monastery church. Alms were dispensed three times a week. They ate meat when there was no need, and they knew they were doing wrong; we ordered them to abstain from eating meat, except as the Rule permitted. We ordered the prior to see that better provision is made for the sick than had been the case. They owed fourteen hundred pounds, of which they owed one thousand pounds to the abbot, with the exception of some sixty marks which he had recently received. |

This day we spent the night at Déville, at our own expense. ts SEPTEMBER 23. We visited the priory of the St-Mary-Magdalene at Rouen. There were seven canons in residence; ten were outside, one of them

staying alone at St-Nichole-de-Bellevue. Item, there were twenty-seven sisters there, some of whom the prior had received without our express approval, although we had forbidden him to do this,!! and this much displeased us. Item, there were also five lay brothers. All of the canons were priests. Item, we ordered the prior to inspect the coffers of the canons and of the sisters more frequently than was his practice to see that they did not 11 See entry for December 11, 1258.

SEPTEMBER, 1261 469 | have any property. Item, Brother Peter was negligent in visiting the sick and in hearing their confessions. We enjoined him to correct his conduct in this

regard. Item, the prior had committed himself and his house to provide a certain cleric, Robert by name, with the necessities of life as long as he should live, which displeased us. Item, the brothers and sisters confess and receive Communion thirteen times a year. Item, we expressly forbade the prior, as we had indeed done before,!? to receive anyone, male or female, as canon, lay brother, or sister, without our special permission. We enjoined a

penance upon him because in the face of our prohibition he had received , some as sisters. Item, Brother Peter was insensate, drunken, and garrulous, and was at times unwilling to celebrate Mass when requested by the prior, however great the emergency might be. He was disobedient and rebellious, and would walk out of the house in an unseemly manner, with head erect and neck outstretched; wherefore we ordered the prior that, if he did not refrain from such conduct, to send the said Peter to us for punishment. Item, a certain chaplain, Peter by name, whom the prior’s predecessor had caused to be brought in had been there for many years, and since this priest and the —_ aforesaid Robert ['szc}, cleric, had behaved badly and were still doing so, we

removed them and ordered them to be sent away without fail. - This day Feris,18 the treasurer of Sauqueville, stood trial before us and confessed that he was publicly defamed of incontinence with Albereda of

Cany; however, he denied the truth of this. Wherefore, we thought it proper to. institute an enquiry into this charge against him, that is to say, to

find out whether he had cohabited with the said woman and was in the habit of cohabiting with her, as rumor, which he knows about, declares and

testifies. We handed over a copy of the charges to him. , This day we dined with the Friars Minor, and spent the night at Déville. _ SEPTEMBER 24, With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at the Dominican monastery in Rouen, dined with the Friars Minor, who had gathered at Rouen to elect a minister,!4 and spent the night at our manor at Rouen.

12 Idem. ,

SEPTEMBER 25-27. At Frénes. SEPTEMBER 28. We received procuration at

St-Laurent-en-Lyons. Total for procuration seven pounds, four shillings. 13 Seen entry for September 14, above.

14 That is, a superior: this must have been an election of a local superior. No - meeting for 1261 to elect a general superior is recounted in Luke Wadding, Aznales

Minorum, 1256-75, Vol. III (Florence, 1931), nor in R. M. Huber, Documented History of the Franciscan Order, 1182-1517, (Washington, 1944), I, 830-31. - ! ,

470 | SEPTEMBER, 1261 SEPTEMBER 29. With God’s aid we preached and administered Confirmation

at the parish church in Beauvoir, and spent the night at St-Laurent, at our own expense. It was the feast of St. Michael. SEPTEMBER 30. We visited the priory of St-Laurent-en-Lyons. Fourteen canons were in residence, and sixteen were in eight places outside; all but two were priests. Iwo were under suspension: to wit, Brother Richard, for having clandestinely given his daughter in marriage, a daughter whom he

had begotten while a priest; the other for another reason. One did not accuse another [in chapter]; we ordered this corrected. Item, the canons freely went out of the cloister and monastery, especially at our coming and

| when lay guests arrive; they gossiped with the lay folk; we forbade this to be allowed in the future. We gave orders that lay folk be kept out of the cloister and that the cloister gate be more carefully guarded than had been their practice. Item, we ordered them to confess and receive Communion more often. Item, there were six lay brothers and three lay sisters there; they confess and receive Communion twice a year. Alms are given three times a week to all comers. Item, we ordered them to keep a written record

: of the house’s income. Once a month an audit is made of receipts and , expenses. They owe two hundred fifty pounds of Tours. A certain lay

attached schedule.15 _ ,

brother had burdened the house with a heavy debt. You can see this in the

_ This day we spent this night at Bellosane, at the expense of the abbey: OCTOBER 1. We visited the priory of St-Aubin, where were fourteen choir nuns and one lay sister. We expressly: forbade them, as we had done before,'6

to receive anyone, whether as choir-nun or lay sister, without our special permission. They are obliged to confess and receive Communion seven times

, a year; however, we found that they were sometimes negligent about. it; they said that they had omitted to do it because they did not have any wine left after Communion. After hearing this, we ordered them never to omit receiving Communion for any such reason and, what is more, to prepare themselves for Communion with the greatest diligence. They had coffers

| with keys, and the prioress had never inspected them. Item, Alice of Rouen conceived and brought forth a child since our last visitation, and it is said that she has had three children on three separate occasions; likewise, Beatrice of Beauvais had a certain child of which she was delivered at Blacourt, and

15 Now missing from the manuscript. _ , | | 16 See entry for. March 5, 1259/60. . , oo

OCTOBER, 1261 A471 it is rumored that she was made pregnant by the dean of St-Quentin, in the diocese of Beauvais. The prioress told us that these two [ Alice and Beatrice} | were in grave fault for many days and had performed such penance for their

offenses as the Rule of their order required. Item, we expressly forbade them individually or otherwise, or any lay person, to eat at their priest’s house; item, [we forbade them] to take in any children to be brought up; item, [we forbade} the juniors to go out either for gainful purposes or for any other reason. Item, we ordered the prioress that if, when the time for receiving Communion came around, anyone should neglect it, to place her under grave fault, unless she had been absent for just cause. They had few

provisions. | ,

This day we visited the chapter at Gournay. We found there one canon

| living with the dean. They did not have the corporals sufficiently clean; the treasurer, or whoever exercised his office, was responsible for washing them. We found other things to be in a satisfactorily good state, and we spent the

night at Gournay, at our own expense. | | OCTOBER 2. We visited the Hétel-Dieu at Gournay, where were four brothers, one priest, and five sisters, of whom two lived outside and three

within the house. The priest was a [professed} brother of the community, Oo and all of them had taken the three vows. The sick poor received little from

the goods of the house, and the town provided them with meat twice a week; item, they had admitted and had received as guests healthy travelers, both priests and clerics, and even the sergeants of the king who watched the forest of Lyons. We forbade them to grant hospitality to men of this kind

in the future, unless such men were willing to sleep with the sick. They owed sixteen pounds. Item, the brothers who were staying in the granges had their wives with them. The priest had the cure of those living in the house, and for this they had to come to a satisfactory agreement with the priest at St. Mary’s [parish}.

This day with God’s grace we celebrated Mass at St-Hildevert. The chancellor of Rouen preached, and we administered Confirmation there, with , God’s aid. We spent the night in the town, at our own expense. OCTOBER 3. We came in person to the priory at Neufmarché, and visited _ there. We found three monks from St-Evroult in residence. We could not spend the night there because the buildings were neither adequate nor fur-nished to receive us. Alms are usually given every Sunday to all comers. They had no copy of the Rule; we ordered them to have one written out.

472 OCTOBER, 1261 They ate meat freely when there was no need; we ordered them to abstain

from eating meat as the Statutes of the Rule require, and to keep their conscience clear in this matter. The parish priest belonged to their table. They owed two hundred pounds, fifty pounds of which they owed to their abbot for rebuilding the houses. They should have a certain house, with its appurtenances, at Gonneville, which [appurtenances] the abbot had appropriated to the use of the abbey, and from all of them the priory at Neufmarché has only received twenty-three pounds a year, although the entire amount should go to the priory. The said parish priest had no clerk, as was requested for his needs; we ordered the prior to give the priest a clerk who would be suitable to help the priest, both by day and by night, in psalmody, in serving at the altar, and in attending him on his parish calls by day or

by night. a

_ This day we spent the night at Frénes, at our own expense. ;

died.

On. the day before, we had the leper hospital at Gournay visited by the dean of Bray and by our almoner. They found the place miserably desolate, that is to say, overburdened with debts and with people, and without provisions to last out the year. They found also that their chaplain had recently OCTOBER 4-5. At Frénes. OCTOBER 6. At Pont-de-l’Arche. OCTOBER 7-10.

Attending the Exchequer at Rouen, and we slept at the castle with the other masters. OCTOBER 11. At Bec-Hellouin. OCTOBER 12. At Lisieux. OCTOBER

13-17. At Caen, to attend the Exchequer. OCTOBER 18. The feast of St. Luke the Evangelist. At Caen. OCTOBER 19. At Caen. OCTOBER 20. At Lisieux. OCTOBER 21. At Beaumont-le-Roger. OCTOBER 22. We came to Evreux to restore peace between the bishop and the chapter. OCTOBER 23. By God’s grace, through our mediation and by the counsel of good men,

| peace was restored between the said bishop and chapter, and that day we

at our expense. :

spent this night at Sausseuse, at our own expense. OCTOBER 24. At Chaumont,

. OCTOBER 25, With God’s grace we celebrated the sacred synod of the Vexin, at the priory at [Notre-Dame] I’ Aillerie, and we spent the night there. This day we assigned the day after Advent as the time when Walter, priest

at Hérouville, should purge himself with the seventh hand of priests of the incontinence of which he had been many times defamed, as we have [heard] from trustworthy persons. He has not denied this kind of defamation. OCTOBER 26. At Frénes. OCTOBER 27. At Pinterville. OCTOBER 28. To

NOVEMBER, 1261 473 | wit, on the feast of SS. Simon and Jude. With God’s aid we bestowed our benediction upon Sister Jeanne, abbess of St-Amand-de-Rouen, and spent the

night there. OCTOBER 29. At Rouen. OCTOBER 30. With God’s help we pteached a general sermon at the cathedral. OCTOBER 31. At Rouen. | NOVEMBER 1. With God’s grace we celebrated the feast of All Saints at Rouen. Today we cited before us the chaplains of the cathedral of Rouen and warned. them to celebrate Mass more frequently than they had been doing, and we had them warned about this again by the chapter of Rouen.

NOVEMBER 2-4, At Martot. = a

NOVEMBER 5. At Martot. This day Master Reginald of Campagne, presented for the church at Barville by Sir Robert of Etoutteville, knight, appeared before us and said that he was appealing from us lest we should collate any one to the said church in his stead; beyond that he said ‘nothing.

of deans. oe , |

NOVEMBER 6. At Martot. NOVEMBER 7. At Rouen. NOVEMBER 8. We

celebrated the sacred synod of Rouen. NOVEMBER 9. We held the synod This day we assigned the day before the Christmas ordinations as the time

when the priest of Civiéres, many times defamed of divers vices, should purge himself with the ninth hand of priests!7 of incontinence, adultery,

constant fighting, and frequenting taverns. ! a , We spent the night at Ste-Catherine, at our own expense.

NOVEMBER 10. At Pinterville. NOVEMBER 11. To wit, on the feast of St. , Martin Hzemalis; at the same. NOVEMBER 12. At Vernon. NOVEMBER 13. At | Mantes. NOVEMBER 14. At St-Germain-en-Laye. NOVEMBER 15. At Paris.

This day we conferred upon Master Anselm of Bucy the canonry which Brother John of Soissons possessed in the Rouen church, together with the prebend which had belonged to Master Richard of Salmonville. NOVEMBER

16-19. At Paris, to attend the Parlement. :

NOVEMBER 20. At Paris. This day Master Reginald of Campagne,'8 cleric,

appeared before us and entered the following appeal : , | , Reverend Father, lord archbishop of Rouen, I, Reginald of Campagne, cleric, was presented to you for the vacant church of Notre-Dame at Barville by the

noble man, Sir Robert of Etoutteville, knight, the true patron of this church

_ through Jeanne, his wife, and with the consent of the mother of the said Jeanne, through whom the right of advowson is known to pertain to the said

17 See above, October 16, 1248, n. 70. _ : 18 See entry for November 5, above. , , a

474 ~ NOVEMBER, 1261 knight. Since it is said that you do not wish to receive me at the presentation of this knight, the true patron of the said church, I, feeling myself aggrieved thereby, have appealed to the Apostolic See, and I appeal again, renewing my appeal in writing. And, lest you should receive anyone for the said church or collate anyone in it to my prejudice and hurt, I request you give me apostolt.

However, we are not obliged to defer to an appeal of this kind, for it was neither true nor just, and especially since there was a dispute concerning the

right of advowson to the said church between the presenter of the said Reginald, on the one hand, and William, lord of Nogent, knight, on the other, and the dispute had not been settled definitely within the legal time limit. -NOVEMBEB 21-29. At Paris, to attend the Parlement. NOVEMBER 30. To

wit, on the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle. At the same. DECEMBER 1-4. At Paris.19 DECEMBER 5. At Louvres. DECEMBER 6. At Senlis, to wit, on the feast of St. Nicholas. DECEMBER 7. At Compiégne. DECEMBER 8. At Noyon. DECEMBER 9. At Gournay-sur-Aronde. DECEMBER 10. At Bulles. DECEMBER 11. At Milly. DECEMBER 12. At St-Laurent-en-Lyons, at our

own expense. | DECEMBER 13. At the same, and at our own expense. This day we relieved

Brother William, then prior, from his office, with God’s grace, and confirmed the election of Brother William of Rouville, a canon of the place,

after first making a careful examination of the method of holding the election and of the elected person. DECEMBER 14, At Sigy, where we received procuration from the prior of the place, who owes us full procuration each year, but which is not to exceed ten pounds of Tours, according to a letter copied out in our cartulary, and which contains a more complete statement of this. Total for procuration: eight pounds, ten shillings.

, DECEMBER 15. We visited the priory at Sigy, where there were three -monks from St-Ouen-de-Rouen. There should be six, but the abbot of his ‘own free will recalled three of them to his monastery and reduced the income

of the priory because of this, cutting it down to about one hundred forty pounds; this displeased us greatly, because of the diminishing of the Divine | Service. They had an insufficient number of [liturgical] books. Alms are _ given thrice a week. They ate meat many times when there was no need. © 19 Eudes’ clerk has thirty-two days in December. This was done by beginning the month with the V Nones rather than IV Nones.

DECEMBER, 1261 475 They did well in observing the fasts of the Rule, as they said. They only made an audit of the state of the house before their abbot once a year, on the feast of St-Ouen. The income of the place was not worth two hundred pounds, as they said.. We must speak with the abbot about this withdrawal

three monks. ,

of income, about restoring it to the said priory, and about replacing the

This day we spent the night at Déville, at our own expense. |

DECEMBER 16. At Deéville.

DECEMBER 17. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at the church

of St-Maclou-de-Rouen. This day the priest at Civiéres appeared before us, although yesterday was

| the day assigned to him for purging himself with the seventh [séc} hand of priests of the vice of incontinence and of many other crimes of which he

for purgation. | |

had been gravely defamed.2® We assigned him the Friday before Christmas DECEMBER 18. With God’s grace we preached at the cathedral of Rouen,

..~ and we spent the night at Rouen. :

DECEMBER 19. Walter, priest at Aronville, appeared before us, for this =

day had been assigned to him for purging himself with the seventh hand of , priests of the vice of incontinence, about which he had confessed to us before and admitted that he had been defamed. He stated that because of the holy days which were upon us, he could not conveniently bring his compurgators with him. We, although convinced of his bad intention, assigned him the day following the coming Septuagesima, when he should appear before us at Rouen, or before our official should we be absent, and purge himself of

the said vice in the manner stated. Item, he then confessed that he was

of Morgneval. _ | We spent the night at Martot. — , defamed. Present were the venerable men: the archdeacon Stephen, Masters John of Neuilly-en-Thelle, Richard of Salmonville, Richard of Sap, and John

DECEMBER 20-22. At Martot. DECEMBER 23. At Rouen, and we made our O.?1_ DECEMBER 24, At Rouen. DECEMBER 25. With God’s grace we

celebrated the feast of the Lord’s Nativity. : DECEMBER 26. At Déville. Today, Girard, priest at Martigny, was per-

hand of priests. — 20 See entry for November 9, above. The original purgation was with the ninth 21 See above, December 23, 1250, n. 135.

476 _ DECEMBER, 1261 | emptorily and in person cited to appear before us to answer a charge that he had wounded Peter of Vivier, a man of Sir Thomas of Beaumont, knight. He appeared before us, but no one appeared against him. However, we were

in no wise willing to allow a thing of this kind to go entirely undiscussed, | and we asked him whether he had wounded or struck the said man, and he said, “Yes,” and that with a sword but in protection of his own body because the man had rushed upon him. Then, with his consent, we proposed, with God’s grace, to investigate the said affair, the method of wounding, and the

cause and the nature of the wound. DECEMBER 27-28. At Déville.

DECEMBER 29. We came to the monastery at Jumiéges, not with the in-

tention of making a visitation,?2 but because some of the monks of this monastery, to wit, the seniors of the community, had come to us and revealed

that the abbot, of his own free will and so far as he could, had renounced his office and had returned his seal, broken, to the community. We spent the

night there, at our own expense. : | | }

DECEMBER 30. We entered the chapter, and with the monks gathered together, and in the presence of the abbots of St-Wandrille, St-Taurind’Evreux, and St-Georges, and the treasurer and the precentor of Rouen, we preached God’s Word, with His aid. This finished,- the abbot?’ appeared before us who were prepared to exercise the duty of visitation in the usual

manner, Throwing himself on the ground, the abbot besought us most

, urgently to accept his abdication from office, and we listened to him in this _ matter. On the other hand, the community, on bended knees, humbly prayed us to compel him to exercise his office as he had been accustomed to do. We did not at all agree with the reasons that the abbot had set forth alleging his

insufficiency, but rather considered them to be empty and frivolous. We enjoined him, by virtue of his vow of obedience, to exercise his office as he ought. Then we sought to obtain from him, and he agreed to comply without

exhortation, a statement concerning the state of the house, in the usual

: manner employed at visitations. We found that the fasts were not very well observed in the priories, and that they ate meat when there was no need. Item, no monks were as yet at Guiseniéres; we warned the abbot to put some © there. More was owed to them than they owed. With God’s grace we found

23 William. ,

him to do otherwise. | | ,

22 Eudes did not intend to make a formal visitation, but circumstances compelled

JANUARY, 1261 _ , A477 other things to be in a satisfactorily good condition. We received procu-

ration there that day. They did not wish to compute. .

| DECEMBER 31. At St-Georges, at our expense. , , 7 JANUARY 1. To wit, on the Circumcision of the Lord. By God’s grace we

preached His Word in chapter and visited there. Twenty-five monks were in residence; two of them were novices; they have three others in England, and two at St-Nicole. All but three were priests. The community did not have a good Bible to read. No alms are given there except a tenth part of the bread which is baked in the house and three loaves which the almoner receives every day from the community bread in the refectory. Ill provision

was made for those who had been bled, although we had ordered them before | to correct this.24 We repeated our orders. to attend to this in a better fashion than they had been doing. They had sufficient provisions. They owed about one hundred pounds, and some five hundred pounds or more was owed to.

them. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: nine ,

pounds, fifteen shillings, six pence. a | JANuARY 1 [szc}. At Déville, at our own expense. JANUARY 2. We feceived procuration at St-Saéns. Total for procuration: eight pounds, fifteen

shillings. , , | oo | oe

| JANUARY 3. We visited the priory at St-Saéns, where were three monks from St-Wandrille with the prior. They ate meat freely and did not observe the fasts of the Rule very well. Alms are given once a week to all comers.

satisfactory.

More was owed to them than they owed. Other things we found to be _ This day we came to the priory of nuns of St-Saéns, and, having preached there, we visited the nuns. Fifteen choir nuns were there, and one novice. _ Sometimes they ceased altogether to chant the Hours with notation and the accustomed modulation.25 Occasionally one of them would go out alone, a _ thing which greatly displeased us, and we forbade this to be permitted in the

future. They have not had their own confessor for a long time; we determined to procure the prior of Cressy for them..At our visitation last year26 a we gave orders to have the two nuns who wete staying at Ste-Austreberte removed and recalled to the cloister; the prioress had neglected to do this and gave as her excuse that one of the two, Mary of Eu, was obstreperous,

4 See entry for January 4, 1260/61. . ae oo 7 , —®3 See above, July 9, 1249, n. 36. Co , 7 oe 26 See entry for December 1, 1260. — - Oo oe - oe

— 478 JANUARY, 1261 and she feared that if [Mary] returned, she would upset the whole community. However, because of the dangers and scandals which might arise,

| and from what we had heard about the two nuns who were staying there, as well as on account of the meagreness of the income of the said place, we, with God’s grace, proposed to have them removed [from Ste-Austreberte}, and decreed that, for the future, no nuns. should dwell there under any con-

ditions, but that they [the nuns of St-Saéns} should receive some of the income annually of the said place, from whatever priest should be there at the time. Item, they were keeping two young girls at the priory, to wit, the daughter of the chatelain of Bellencombre and the elder daughter of the lord of Maniéres; we ordered them to send these girls back home. Item, they begged us to give them permission to receive and give the veil to five nuns, so that their nurnber might be twenty, in order to advance the Divine cult; we, however, did not concede this to them. However, we told and ordered them to send to us the women or their friends whom they wished to have

become nuns in the community and, if we judged that it was advantageous to them and to the community, we would permit them to receive and give the veil to some; nevertheless, we expressly forbade them to presume to receive anyone without our special permission. Item, we forbade any of them to eat with lay folk in the priory. They had one lay sister and three maidservants. Item, they had sold about three hundred fifty pounds worth

| of their wood at Equiqueville of which amount they had already received one

neither wheat nor oats. CS

hundred twenty. pounds. They owed two hundred forty pounds; they had _ This day we spent the night and received procuration at Bures. Total for

procuration: nine pounds, ten shillings. = - a

_ JANUARY 4. We visited the priory there, where there were two monks from Pré. They ate meat and used feather beds; they did not observe the fasts of the Rule. The prior of Pré received everything that was left over to

the monks from the income of this house, after the maintenance had been paid. They owed nothing and nothing was owed to them, inasmuch as the prior of Pré provided for them and supplied them with their necessities.

. We spent this night at Aliermont. Se ,

JANuARY 5. At Aliermont. JANUARY 6. With God’s grace we celebrated © the feast of the Epiphany there. JANUARY 7-8. At Aliermont. JANUARY 9.

We received procuration at Aliermont from the lessee at Wanchy. Total for procuration: nine pounds, seven shillings. JANUARY 10. At Aliermont.

MARCH, 1261 479 '. JANUARY 11. At the same, at our own expense. This day we received the

following letter from the king: | Oo , oo Louis, by God’s grace king of the Franks, to his beloved and faithful. {lacuna in MS] {Eudes}, archbishop of Rouen, greeting and affection. We

have been notified by a special letter from Master Nicholas of Sens, a canon a of Paris, and by the intimation of merchants, that the Lord Pope has ordained

and elevated seven cardinals to the Holy Roman Church, and that amongst , these, three members of our Council have been so elevated, to wit, the archbishop of Narbonne,?7 the bishop of Evreux,28 and the treasurer of. St-Martin; de-Tours;29 the four others are Transmontains, to wit, Simon of Padua, formerly , ,

réceived. | ee : . |

7 elected bishop of Aversa; Gonfroi of Alatri; Giacomo Sabelli of Urbino; and Hubert of Cocani—all modest and reverend men, according to the letter we _ Since we have some matters to talk over with you, we command you hasten

to us without delay. We also understand that the abovementioned treasurer a proposes to talk and consult with you anent the foregoing. Given, etc. — 7

JANUARY 12. At Aliermont. JANUARY 13. At St-Saéns, at our own expense. JANUARY 14. At Déville. JANUARY 15. At Frénes. JANUARY 1618. At Chaumont, at our own expense. JANUARY 19-20. At Beaumont-surOise. JANUARY 21. At Meulan. JANUARY 22. At Vernon. JANUARY 23-26.

At Pinterville. Were with us [Ralph], the bishop of Evreux, and [Simon],

| the treasurer of Tours. JANUARY 27. At Pont-de-l’Arche. JANUARY 28. At _ , Rouen. JANUARY 29. At Frénes. JANUARY 30. At Chaumont. JANUARY 31. At Asniéres. FEBRUARY 1. At the same. FEBRUARY 2. We celebrated High Mass before the king at the church in Royaumont, to wit, on the feast

, of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We spent the night at Asniéres. FEBRUARY 3-4, At Asniétes. FEBRUARY 5. This day, with God’s

gtace, we preached in the chapter at Royaumont before the king, the local community, and many others. FEBRUARY 6. At St-Denis, FEBRUARY 7-28.

At Paris, to attend the Parlement. MARCH 1. At Meulan. MARCH 2. At Vernon. MARCH 3. At Frénes. MARCH 4. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at St. Mary’s church at Les Andelys, and we spent the night at Frénes. MARCH 5. At Rouen. MARCH 6. At Pinterville. MARCH 7. At 27 Guy le Gros, archbishop of Narbonne (1257), cardinal of St-Sabino (1262), and

later Pope Clement IV (1265-68). : a | - . 7 28 Ralph de Grosparmi, cardinal of St-Albano. _ Oo ne

preach the Crusade. ne _ ee

28 Simon de Brie, cardinal of Ste-Cecilia, later legate of Clement IV to France, to

480 MARCH, 1261 Vernon. MARCH 8. At Meulan. MARCH 9-21. At Paris. MARCH 22. At the same. This day, to wit, the Wednesday after Laetare Hierusalem,®° all the cardinals left Paris. MARCH 23. At Meulan. MARCH 24. At Vernon. MARCH

25. At the same, to wit, on the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. With God’s grace we celebrated High Mass at the monastery of the Friars Minor, and we dined with them. MARCH 26. At Gaillon. MARCH 27. At

Pinterville, MARCH 28-31. At Martot. ,

APRIL 1. At Rouen. That day we deprived Walter, former priest of the church at Aronville,3t of the said church, using the following formula: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen. Since Walter, rector of the church of Aronville, had been gravely defamed of the vice of incontinence, both in his own parish and elsewhere: and since we ordered him to undergo a purgation with the seventh hand82 on a definitely appointed day, and in graciousness granted him an extension of the time until the Saturday before Palm Sunday; and since, on the appointed day, the aforesaid Walter completely failed. in his purgation, we, weighing the advice

Aronville. ,

of good men, have deprived the said Walter of the aforesaid church at

Present were the venerable men: Masters J{ohn} and St[{ephen}, the archdeacons of the Norman and French [Vexins}; John of Neuilly-enThelle; Richard of Sap, canon of Rouen; Brother Adam Rigaud; and John

of Morgneval, our clerk. |

Item, ‘on this same day appeared before us in person John, ‘ptiest at Civiéres,33 a man who had, on the testimony of good and serious men, been

many times defamed of incontinence, of frequenting taverns, of scurtility, and of brawling, concerning all of which, with his consent, we had long ago ordered an enquiry to be made, and he asked us to show him a copy of the

said investigation. But since we were convinced, upon examination of the said investigation, that he had been justly accused of the said crimes, we were not willing to grant this part of his request, but we ordered him to undergo a purgation with the seventh hand of his Order. For this purpose we appointed for him the Monday before Easter, when he should come before us at Rouen, or before our official, should we be away. In charity we

30 The fourth Sunday in Lent. Oe : | 31 See entry for December 19, above. a 7 : ,

82 See above, October 16, 1248, n. 70... | : : , 38 See entries for November 9, above: and December 17, above.

APRIL, 1261 481 told him that if he desired to suggest anything to us which might demonstrate —

his innocence, we would be willing to hear what he might have to say on the day before Palm Sunday. He did not appear on that day, nor did he send a proctor. This day we spent the night at our manor at Rouen. APRIL 2. That is to say, on Palm Sunday. With God’s help we celebrated. High Mass at the Rouen cathedral and preached a sermon in the atrium at

St-Laurent. This day we spent the night at Rouen. a _ This day we exchanged the fruits of the prebend which the late Master _ Richard of Chevréuses possessed in the Rouen church with Master William of Flavacourt, canon of Rouen, for the fruits of the prebend which the said

, Master William had possessed in the said church. , APRIL 3. We dined with the Dominicans at Rouen and spent the night at Déville. aprit 4. At Déville. APRIL 5. We dined with the Friars Minor

and spent the night at our manor in Rouen. | |

, APRIL 6. With God’s grace we preached a sermon at the cathedral immediately after Matins, and then with His aid we followed the usual custom | of granting absolutions at the churches of Ste-Catherine, St-Ouen, St-Amand, and St-Lé[-de-Rouen}. Later, when the penitents had been led into the said

cathedral at Rouen, we preached another sermon and performed the cere-

monies of the holy chrism. oe | | ;

of the Holy Cross. _ , | APRIL 7. With God’s aid we performed the ceremonies of the Adoration

APRIL 8. With God’s grace we preached the Word of God in Latin in the

monies of the day. |

cloister to the canons and clerks choral, and then we performed the cereThis day a proxy letter was shown to us, to all appearances sealed with the

seal of the court of the deanery of Beauvais, which ran as follows:. To all to whom the present letter may come, the dean of Beauvais gives greeting in the Lord. Be it known that the priest, Walter, rector of the church , _ at Aronville,84 in the diocese of Rouen, came before us and appointed and

delegated Simon, cleric, the bearer of the present letter, as his legal and special proctor in the matter of entering an appeal against the legal process held against the said priest, and the sentence imposed upon him which deprived him of his _ church; and also in the matter of undertaking whatsoever other business may be pertinent to this affair, and do whatsoever he [Walter] might be able to do were he present before the Reverend Father, the lord archbishop of Rouen.

$4 See entries for December 19, above, and April 1, 1261. , , 7

482 APRIL, 1261 He agreed to regard as valid and agreeable whatsoever the said proctor should negotiate for him in these matters. In testimony whereof we have caused the present proxy letter to be sealed with the seal of our court. Done in the year of

our Lord 1261, on the Thursday after Palm Sunday. a a ~ When ‘this proxy letter had been read out before us, the said Simon,

clerical proctor, spoke in our presence as follows: , ° Reverend Father and Lord, lord archbishop of Rouen, Simon cleric, proctor for

Walter, rector of the church at Aronville in the diocese of Rouen and in the French Vexin, proposes to you that in depriving him [Walter} of the aforesaid church you have proceeded against him evilly, unjustly, and incorrectly, because

of unwritten and other reasons in law: | SO - First, because when the aforesaid rector was cited before you and your official, he did not have anyone who might defend his case; he did not have, nor was he able to have, any lawyer who could explain his wishes and who, to defend his rights, could propose defenses and exceptions favorable to him; and when, on several occasions, he urgently besought your official to grant him a lawyer from. the official’s office, the said official denied his request, and -utterly and

expressly refused to grant him one; :

_ Item, although he requested articles that he might know how you intended to proceed in your investigation against him, he could not procure a copy of

these; indeed, they were completely denied to him; So | Ttem, that you have not proceeded against him according to law in instituting this investigation, although the matter of which he is said to be ill famed did

, not reach your ears through persistent clamor and rumor; ~ Item, although the knowledge of this ill fame had its origin in certain

malevolent and evil-speaking persons, and not in worthy and upright men, you have undertaken this inquisition without observing due process of law; Item, you. have proceeded against him to an incorrect investigation, although |

few, indeed, none at all, defamed him to you out of zeal for charity, but they |

were led rather by the tongue of malice, hate and evil; — , | ,

present at it; = ! , , ,

- Item, when the enquiry was started against him, he was never cited to be | 7 Item, you did not proceed with this investigation with your canon lawyers,

but at your own whim; | oO , 7

' Item, although he has never in any way been defamed in the town and

parish where he has resided and lived for the past twenty years, your investiga-

tion launched against him in foreign and distant parts is arbitrary; a ~ Item, although no one accused or charged this priest with any crime, he was

prepared to defend himself if any-so accused him;.as for those charges now

APRIL, 1261 483 , proffered against him, nobody came forward or appeared to charge him with any crime, yet you have proceeded to an investigation against him without an

accuser or denouncer; So es

Item, although he was reported, and that falsely; to have been defamed of a certain woman and to have loved her deeply, he offered to prove in your presence that he was prepared and willing to abjure her completely and wholly; yet, contrary to justice you were unwilling to hear himonthis matter; = = =

Item, although in your presence he offered to submit and to undergo an

enquiry to be made anent this defamation, among, as it was said, his parishioners and all the priests of his deanery, you would not hear him, but, without due process of law, proceeded against him on your own initiative,

hearing strange and unknown persons in strange and distant places; Item, although he asked to be informed of the names of the witnesses, and that the statements and depositions of these witnesses in the enquiry instituted against him be made public so that he might hear them and defend himself or

disprove their statements, you refused to do this for him; —— ~ Item, although he requested a copy of the investigation which it was said was

made against him, you were unwilling to grant this; Ss oO oe Item, although in your presence he stated and offered himself as willing for you to make enquiry through his parishioners and any of-his neighbors con-

cerning his life, morals, and way of life, and that he would freely submit to , such an enquiry, you were unwilling to listen to him in this matter, but rather arbitrarily proceeded with the enquiry among strangers and men unknown to

Item, although he suggested in your presence that, should he be again defamed of the said woman or of any other, even though the charge be untrue, he would be willing to regard his church as resigned, you were unwilling to

grant this to him; 7 Item, although he had never been warned by you about the said defamation, nor by any other in the requisite and legal manner, you have unduly begun this enquiry against him without any warning anent the foregoing inquiry; Item, although he has taken the Cross and has a rescript, in proper torm, from Pope Alexander IV, of good memory, protecting him in person and in goods, nevertheless you, scorning this and ignoring his apostolic letter which

he showed to you and presented in person, have proceeded, as is said, to Investigate him and to deprive him;

Item, although he has told you several times that because he lives more than twenty leagues distant from Rouen he is unable, by reason of the great expense and other necessary and justifiable causes, to bring to Rouen from his own region the priests who are laboring in those remote parts to attend |

484 , APRIL, 1261 his purgation as.to whether he were unjustly accused in his defamation or no, yet you have compelled him to come to Rouen, a thing impossible for him to do;

Item, beyond the limits of right, you have ordered him to purge himself of the said defamation with seven priests, when five, or even less, would suffice; Item, although he has many times suggested that if he has in any way been delinquent he was ready to make amends, humbly to undertake and fulfill any penance, and to submit to your command and decree, you have not been willing to listen to him as a good and benign father; _ Wherefore, for the foregoing and other reasons to be set forth in the proper time and place, I, the aforesaid proctor, feeling that the said priest has been and will continue to be aggrieved by the process instituted against him, and by the sentence imposed if thereby he is deprived of his church, appeal in writing to

the Apostolic See in his name and in his behalf, and I request that apostoli be given to me at once. If you refuse to grant me this I again appeal to the same See, placing the said priest, his church, his parish, and all his goods under the protection of the Apostolic See; and lest anything be instigated or any attempt at instigation be made to the prejudice of this appeal or while it is pending, I again appeal to the same See for him and in his name. I urge that no prejudice may arise through this my appeal as regards the rights of the said priest against your process and sentence, if it be groundless or if it have no value before the

, law, and I request that this appeal may be strengthened by the addition of your seal. in testimony thereof, and, should you refuse to seal it for me, I again

appeal in writing to the Apostolic See. | , Inasmuch as this appeal contained neither just nor true reasons, we were in no way obliged to defer to it. a

: 1262 | | APRIL 9, With God’s grace we celebrated the feast of Easter at Rouen. -

APRIL 10. While we were in our hall at Rouen an accusation was placed before us against Thomas, called Humphrey of Vylemerville, to the effect that he had on many occasions carnally known Valentina, the wife of a relative of his, William Trenchant, and had f requently had associations with her, in spite of the fact that he had once abjured her in our presence under pain of forfeiting twenty pounds of Tours. Since he did not confess to this _ charge, we assigned to him the vigil of the Ascension of the Lord as the day on which he should legally purge himself in this matter before us at Rouen,

ot, should we happen to be absent, before our official at Rouen.

This day we spent the night at Déville. | , APRIL 11-14. At Martot. oe |

APRIL 15. At Martot. This day we ordered Dom Luke, priest at StNicholas-de-Rouen, to begin a pilgrimage to St-Giles within a fortnight and, after he had completed this, to continue his pilgrimage to the shrine of St-Michel-in-Peril-of-the-Sea, as penance for having, with Enguerrand, priest at St-Amand-de-Rouen, committed perjury and born false testimony in connection with the will of the late Master Girard of Corio, of good memory. In our presence they both swore to obey our will and sentence. Item, since the said Luke was gravely defamed of his parishioner, Jeanne, the wife of John Pérriérs, we bade him to exchange his church for another church out-

side the city of Rouen. | Oe | | APRIL 16. At Martot. The lord of Catelon delivered to us five hares taken

in the forest at Montfort which he is obliged to pay us every Easter, or in lieu thereof a boar which he may take in the said forest. For this payment the said lord’s chapel established there is said to be free and immune from the payments collected on the occasion of synods (synodaticus), on the dis-

tribution of the chrism, and on the visitations of the archdeacon.?

1 See entry, for August 25, 1261. oe -

_ ® Dues to be given the bishop and archdeacon for taking care of churches, and to

be presented when synods were held, when the holy chrism was distributed (usually on the later days of Holy Week) and on the archdeacon’s visit. In this case, the lord’s chapel was free of such dues in lieu of other things: hares or a boar. ,

486 APRIL, 1262 APRIL 17-19. At Martot. APRIL 20. At Mont-Deux-Amants, and at our own expense because,.as the prior was away, we could not visit there. APRIL 21. We received procuration at Noyen-sur-Andelle. Total for procuration: seven pounds, fifteen shillings. APRIL 22. We visited the priory there, finding six monks from St-Evroult with their prior. The chapter house had been closed for many days, being used for storing wines and other inappropriate uses; we ordered it opened and employed properly. Item, since the cloister was unbecomingly uneven, we ordered them to level it and make it even. Item, since the nave of the monastery was exposed to gusts of wind which came through the windows, we ordered them to block up these openings with plaster, or glass, or in any

way at all. They owed one hundred eighty pounds, and they had enough | provisions to last the year. We left the matter of their eating meat to their

own conscience. re ne

This day we spent the night at L’Ile-Dieu, at the expense of the abbey. APRIL 23. With God’s grace we preached and administered Confirmation at Pérriérs, and we received procuration from the lessee of the house be-

shillings, 7 | Oo longing to St-Ouen-de-Rouen. Total for procuration: nine pounds, five

| APRIL 24-27. At Rouen, acting as one of the masters of the Exchequer. |

APRIL 28. We conferred upon Master Robert of Les Andelys the rights of a canon. which Master Richard of Chevréuses had had in the church of Rouen and the fruits of the prebend which Master William of Flavacourt

, had possessed, and we invested him [Robert] with these. ts Item, this same day we. collated Master Peter of St-Germain to the church

at Sassetot, which the said Master Robert had held. OS Item, this day we collated Master Peter, called “The Philosopher,” to the church at Houville, in the deanery of Gamaches, and, in his name, we in-

vested John of Neuilly-en-Thelle with it. : | : : 7 This day we spent the night at Bec-Hellouin, together with the. other

masters of the Exchequer, and at the expense of the king. si APRIL 29. At Lisieux. APRIL 30. At Troarn. MAY 1. To wit, on the feast

of SS. Philip and James. At Caen. May 2-4. In the Exchequer at Caen. MAY 5. At Notre-Dame-d’Estrée. May 6. At Thiberville, at the manor of the bishop of Lisieux, but at our own expense. May 7.. With God’s grace we

May 8}. | , CS : oo. administered Confirmation at Brionne, and slept at Bec. [No entry for

MAY, 1262 a 487 | _.MAY.9, With God’s assistance we preached in the chapter of the abbey of

Bec, and visited. Eighty monks were there, including both the professed and , the novices. They did not, as of custom, accuse each other [in chapter], save for breaking the rule of silence. The Statutes of Pope Gregory are read out

in chapter three times a year. We ordered the abbot frequently to receive and audit the accounts of those who administer the expenses and receipts. In the priories they eat meat in violation of the Statutes of the Rule. With God’s

gtace we found other things to be in good condition.: We spent the night

there, at the expense of the abbey. | ,

_ This day we, appointed as judge or executor by the Lord Pope, issued to Master Peter, a clerk of ... [Jacuna in MS}, the count of Brittany,’ a certain _ citation whereby the bishop of Quimper, the bishop of Nantes, and one other, all bishops of. Brittany, were summoned to appear against the said

count before us at Rouen on the day following Assumption Day, or, if we

should be absent, before our official. a i

MAY 10. With God’s grace we administered Confirmation at the church at Montfort-sur-Risle, and received procuration this day at Corneville. Total

for procuration:. eight pounds, ten shillings, but we remitted one hundred |

shillings to them because of their poverty. | a

_ MAY 11. With God’s help we preached a sermon in the chapter of the

abbey at Corneville, and visited there. There were ten canons in residence, , and ten outside; and two of these, by reason of the meagerness of the local resources, were residing alone in two places. Two of those in the monastery were novices. As of. custom, one did not accuse another [in chapter]. We ordered the abbot to visit frequently the canons who were dwelling outside. A certain woman from Pont-Audemer, wearing the habit of a religious, had stayed with them for a long time as a sister and had bound herself by a vow of continence. She had later returned to the world and for a long time had resumed the costume of the laity. However, she had suffered a change of ® Jean Leroux, count of Brittany, like his father, Pierre Mauclerc, had many disagreements with the bishops and clergy of his county, and especially with the bishop of Nantes. In 1256 Jean Leroux was absolved from the sentence of excommunication

laid upon him. Later, further disagreements arose between. him and Brittany’s bishops and Eudes seems to have been delegated by Rome to make peace. His father played a prominent part in the Statutarii movement mentioned above on pp. 323-24, n. 25. Pierre called the barons of Brittany together, and all defied excommunication and , forbade the collection of tithes. For this he was excommunicated by Gregory IX,

, but he retaliated by exiling Brittany’s bishops. (Potthast, Regesta, I. 706 [8196}.)

Jean continued the fight after the death of his father. | oe

488 | MAY, 1262 heart, had redonned her religious garb, and had urgently requested to be received at once. The canons and ourself disagreed about her case and status;

after some discussion, it seemed to us that they were obliged to take her back. They owed one hundred thirty pounds, or thereabouts; seventy pounds

was owed to them. They had enough wheat to last until the harvest, but that is not the case with the oats; they had barely enough of other provisions to last out the year. This day we spent the night there, at our own expense. -MAY 12. We visited the priory at Bourg-Achard after, with God’s grace,

we had preached. Thirteen canons were in residence; of these four were novices. There were only four priests; the novices were rude, of low mentality, and incorrigible, at which we were mightily grieved. Silence was in- | sufficiently observed. The novices had neither received Communion nor confessed once a month as we had enjoined upon them at our last visitation ;4

we ordered them again to correct this. Only a small quantity of alms was dispensed there. They had enough provisions to last the year, and the prior believed that the house would entirely rid itself of debt before next Michael-

mas, and that without selling or infringing upon future income. Since, indeed, the prior had received many useless and intractable [novices], we forbade him to receive any more without our knowledge and special per-

mission. Item, since John, the cellarer, was spiteful and insolent to the canons and was accused of this by them, we ordered him removed from his office, and we advised the prior to put a secular cleric in his place, and a more honest and faithful one if he could. Item, the aforesaid novices had been there almost three years, and had as yet made no profession because of

their rudeness and weak mentality; we ordered the prior to have them make profession, and afterwards he could dispose of them as he saw fit, either sending them to other houses of his Order to be formed by the disciplines of

the Rule, or keeping them there, as he preferred. Total for procuration:

eleven pounds, ten shillings. : a This day we spent the night at Pinterville.

MAY 13. At Pinterville. May 14. With God’s grace we administered Con-

firmation at St-Aubin, and spent the night at Gaillon. May 15. In the morning we received our homage at Gaillon and spent the night at Frénes. MAY 16. We received procuration at Ste-Catherine. Total for procuration: eight pounds, seventeen shillings.

4 See entry for January 23, 1260/61. ,

| MAY, 1262 489 MAY 17. We visited the abbey there, although the abbot was absent. Twenty-three monks were thete, and there were thirteen at Blythe, in England. Fewer alms than usual were being dispensed there, because the

_ almoner was heavily in debt by reason of last year’s high prices. We enjoined _ the prior to procure a suitable servant for the infirmary. Brother Nicholas, a monk from St-Georges, had been with them for two years, and the community urgently requested that he be sent away, for he was disobedient to

the prior and the subprior and insolent to the community, and they were very annoyed at his general behavior. Item, we ordered that a physician be

procured for the sick. : |

This day with God’s grace, we preached in the churchyard before the clergy and the people of Rouen who had come there in procession, and we

spent the night at Rouen. | OO

MAY 18. To wit, Ascension Day. We celebrated the feast proper for this

day at the cathedral at Rouen. © 7

for us. , , Oo compute. — a .

_ This day William, rector of the church at Banville, resigned the chapel of Neville into the hands of Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle, who was acting

MAY 19. We received procuration at St-Wandrille. They would not

MAY 20. With God’s aid, we visited there, where there were forty-one monks. They had one lay brother, garbed in secular clothing; we ordered the abbot to be solicitous in getting information about his habits, to wit, . whether he confessed and received Communion. frequently and conducted himself according to the Rule. Item, we ordered the novices to confess and receive Holy Communion frequently. They have twenty monks in outside priories. There were no monks at Quitri; we ordered the abbot to send two monks there, as soon as he could conventiently do so. The monks ate meat in the priories when there was no need, not observing the statutes of the Rule; we ordered the abbot to take up this matter with them and to deal with them as seemed expedient for the welfare of their souls. They owed three hundred pounds; they had a sufficiency of provisions for the year, and they were still to receive about one thousand pounds of this year’s income. Item, certain dissatisfied ones had objected that they were not informed of the value of the income from their granges and that the abbot never gave to the community information concerning leased properties or the value of rents; therefore, we enjoined the abbot to associate five or six of the seniors |

490 | MAY, 1262 | of the community with him whenever he leased out land, drew up the accounts, and estimated the value of the rents, so that these might be aware of

his activities.

the monastery. Oo

_ We spent the night at Le Valasse, a Cistercian house, at the expense of MAY 21. We received procuration at Graville. Total for procuration: ten

pounds, eight shillings, seven pence. : : MAY 22. After we had, with God’s grace, preached a sermon in chapter, we visited the priory there. Thirteen canons were in residence, and eight

were dwelling in assignments outside; ten of the resident canons were priests. They did not owe much, for the prior thought that he could entirely tid himself. of debts before the coming feast of St. Remy, from the outstanding accounts and arrears of rent which he would receive this year. With

God’s grace, we found other things to be in good condition. ee This day with God’s grace, and with His aid, we preached a sermon to . the chapter at Montivilliers, and visited there. Sixty nuns were there, and this is the statutory number. As we had done at our other visitation,> we ordered them to see to it that they performed the daily Office with such diligence that it would be performed in its entirety in daylight. Item, we ordered the abbess to make frequent inspection of the nuns’ coffers for the purpose of removing any possessions. A general dispensing of alms is made three times a week, but every day, by reason of an old custom instituted by

| Alice, a former abbess, the abbess is obliged to feed thirteen poor people. They said that they had entirely abandoned the farces which they used to act at the feast of the Innocents; item, we ordered them to abstain from all such things entirely. Item, once a year, to wit, on the feast of the Magdalene, a complete statement of all expenses, outlays, and receipts is read out to the community; the abbess audits and receives the individual accounts. They

had on deposit or in the treasury, after all their debts have been paid, six hundred pounds, and enough provisions for the year. The abbess rarely mixed with the community, or appeared at chapter or in the refectory. Item, as we had done before in another visitation,® we ordered that the ordering of the Hours be arranged by the precentor and the more discreet nuns, that is to say, those who were older, knew the Use better, and were better acquainted

with the ceremonies of the Hours. Item, since the abbess kept putting off __

5 See entry for January 12, 1260/61. : re oO ,

6 Ibid. This visitation. is based on Eudes’ ordinances of January 12, 1260/61,

MAY, 1262 | 491 the allotment of new clothes, head covers, cloth, and other needful things | for too long a time, we ordered her to try to handle this matter in better and more harmonious fashion, and to be solicitious about this. Item, we ordered her to see that the sick were better cared for than had been the case and to have the infirmary repaired. Item, that she should provide a physician for the community. Item, that she should call in and have with her some of the seniors of the community whenever the accounts were audited and made up.

Item, that keys should be confiscated, as we had ordered before, and that | the abbess should punish for a grave fault, and as disobedient, all who should be unwilling to hand over their keys at her request; indeed, we understood that when the abbess asked them to give her their keys, some of them did not care to do so for two or three days, until they had removed

their things and had hidden what they did not wish the abbess to see, and | for this reason we ordered such nuns to be punished as disobedient and as possessors of property. We received procuration there this day. Total for

procuration: ten pounds, fifteen shillings. , , oO MAY 23. We were at Valmont, at our own expense.

MAY 24, With God’s aid we preached a sermon in chapter and, with His grace, we visited the abbey at Valmont. Twenty-six monks were there; of these ten were priests. They did not confess frequently, a fact which greatly displeased us. They had one priory in England, in which one monk was

dwelling by himself, although at times there had been three monks there. , Alms are given four times a week to all comers in summer, but never in winter, although fragments are given to certain poor people of the neighbor-

hood. Item, some of their servants had been unruly and incontinent, and had been so at the time of our other visitation;7 at that time we had ordered them to be removed or properly punished. However, they had neither been sent away nor disciplined as yet; indeed, since the granary custodian had not expelled them at the abbot’s. order, we enjoined him, when he asked us to

impose penance upon him for this, to get rid of them entirely before the coming feast of St. John and to get some good and upright ones. Six hundred. pounds of Tours more than they owed was owed to them, of which four hundred pounds had to be devoted to certain repairs which they intend to make in the chancel of their church; we enjoined them, by virtue of their oath of obedience, to reserve this money particularly for this work, and we expressly forbade them to convert it to any other purpose, or to lend it, or

7 See entry for January 14, 1260/61. , | oO

492 MAY, 1262 , any part of it, to anybody. Finally, the abbot publicly protested that he was feeble and broken in body, and he humbly besought us to regard his deficiencies with paternal kindness and to release him from his abbatial duties. And we, after consultation with our own staff, and likewise considering his age, debility, and failing sight, received his resignation in the name of the Lord and caused him to be released from an office which he had exercised __ in a ptaiseworthy, faithful, and devoted manner for many years. We gave the community permission to elect another, and we asked them as soon as

possible to select, with the Lord’s assistance, some good man who they thought would be suitable for them and their monastery. We left behind our beloved son in Christ, P.[eter], the archdeacon of Caux, enjoining him to break the seal of the former abbot in the chapter and in the presence of the community. We received procuration there this day. Total for procu-

ration: eleven pounds, twelve shillings, eight pence. | Oo This was the day assigned to Thomas Humphrey of Vylemerville,’ cleric, to purge himself, according to law, of the charge that he had relapsed with the wife of a relative of his, and whom, in our presence, he had abjured on pain of forfeiting twenty pounds of Tours. Archdeacon Peter of Osny, whom we had delegated to act for us in this matter, afraid lest the said Thomas would become enraged when he appeared before him with his compurgators, and being unwilling to pardon him for his offenses, ordered him to leave his district for the space of two years and to spend his time studying at

Paris or at some other distant place. — } MAY 25. We came to the priory at Etoutteville. There we found two monks from Lewes, priests, and a lay servant acting as manager of the said house for Master Gilbert of Caux, who has a life interest in the place. The _ roof of the house was in sad need of repair. Three monks should be there. This day with God’s grace, we preached at Ouville priory, and made a visitation. Ten canons were in residence, there were two at Auteny. They had received a certain cleric who had served them for two years, and whom, God assisting, they intended to accept into their order within a short time. Although we had already issued the same orders on many previous occasions, we ordered one to accuse another [in chapter}. Item, we ordered them to place their relics either ‘on St. Michael’s altar, or outside of the choir, so that lay folk could not pass through their choir. They had two lay brothers and one lay sister. They thought that.they had enough wheat to last until the

8 See entry for April 10, above. a , a

JUNE, 1262 493 next harvest, but they did not have enough wine to last until the new | vintage. They owed about fifty pounds, and about forty pounds was owed | to them. Furthermore, Brother Nicolas, not as yet a professed canon, led on by levity of the spirit, left the house carrying with him his monk’s clothes, but with God’s grace he returned immediately; because of this action, we

enjoined the prior to have him in grave fault, so that he and the others might | be impressed. Item, we expressly ordered the prior to give the community ten pounds a year which their benefactors had left to them for pittances. For many years the prior had stopped making this payment. This mightily displeased us, because the community possessed a letter drawn up by the _ prior which dealt with such money as should be converted into pittances at

the desire of the community. We received procuration there this day. Total |

for procuration: ten pounds, three pence. a |

MAY 26. At Aliermont. May 27. At Dieppe. May 27. At Dieppe. MAY 28. To wit, on Pentecost. We celebrated High Mass at the parish church at _ Dieppe and, with God’s grace, preached there. We spent the night at our

manor. MAY 29. At Aliermont. - | MAY 30. We celebrated Mass at the parish church at Douvrend, and with God’s grace we preached there. When this had been done, we received our

homage from the men of this town and of certain adjacent hamlets. |

_ This day we spent this night at Aliermont. - | _ MAY 31. At Longueville[-Giffard], at the expense of the priory. — JUNE 1. We visited the priory at Auffay, where there were six monks from St-Evroult; all but one were priests. We forbade the prior to permit the monks to have coffers with keys. Sometimes they ate meat when there was no need. A general distribution of alms is made to all comers once a week, to wit, on Mondays. They owed forty pounds. They had enough wine and wheat to last until the new harvest, but they were out of oats. We

nineteen shillings. :

received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: ten pounds, JUNE 2. At St-Georges-de-Boscherville, at our own expense. JUNE 3. At the same. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders there, and we spent

the night at our own expense. , | JUNE 4. To wit, on the feast of the Holy Trinity. We read and inspected the report of an investigation which we had caused to be carried out by Peter, archdeacon of Caux, at the monastery of Eu, in accordance with the tenor of a certain letter in which the prior and community of the place had given us

494 | JUNE, 1262 the power to provide them as we pleased with a shepherd from their own community. After giving much thought to the matter, about the advantage of the monastery, amongst other things, we were led to give them Thomas of Nangi, and we ordered the prior and the chamberlain, who were present, and their fellow canons to obey the said Thomas as their-abbot. This day, with God’s help, we gave our benediction to the said Thomas at

our chapel at Déville. We spent the night at Déville. |

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On this same day Michael, the former rector.of the church at St-Germain-

, des-Fontaines, came before us and voluntarily resigned his church into our JUNE 5. At Déville. Robert, rector at Blosville and proctor of the prior of St-L6-de-Rouen came before us and, acting for the said absent prior, gave security to the amount of ten pounds of Tours in consideration of the case which was being contested between him and the archdeacon of Rouen. He

offered Master William Bienvenu as his surety. We gave the letter of agreement which was made between them and us, and which was still uncanceled-and in force, to the said prior, that he might make a copy of it. This was the day which had been designated as the day when the priests of Civiéres,® Benouville, and Binville, should appear before us to treat with us on certain matters concerned with their actions. Although they did appear,

to wit, the said priests of Benouville and Binville, we postponed their business until the morrow, when they were to appear before us at Rouen and in the same manner, even after siesta time. JUNE 6. With God’s aid we celebrated the sacred synod at Rouen. This day we ordered the priests at Benouville and Binville to undergo canonical purgation on the vigil of St. Mary Magdalene at Rouen, because they were

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gravely defamed of incontinence; and to do this before either us or our We deprived Master Adam, rector of the church at Yvecrique, of his

church in the manner written below and in the presence of those venerable men the archdeacons of the French and Norman Vexins and of Grand-Caux, Master John-of Neuilly-en-Thelle, canon of Rouen; Dom Roger, chaplain to the archdeacon of Petit-Caux; and John of Morgneval, our clerk:

| In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen. Although Master Adam, rector of the church at Yvecrique, had been cited:

® See entry for April 1, 1261/62. |

JUNE, 1262 , 495 to appear before us at Rouen on the Monday following the Trinity, in the year

of. our Lord 1262, to answer to criminal charges laid against him, to. wit, | charges of incontinence and drunkenness, and to a further charge that, although

suspended and struck with various sentences of excommunication, he had frequently presumed to celebrate the Divine service; and although he had been gravely defamed of all these things for a long time and is still so defamed, he completely failed to appear upon the said day, either in person or by any proctor, to stand trial and hear our decision in respect of a promise which he made to us and confirmed by oath, namely, that he would resign his church at our request, a promise which is fully contained in a letter of his; furthermore, inasmuch as he did not appear before us at all on the Wednesday after the feast _ , of St. Mark the Evangelist in the aforesaid year, although he had been cited

to do so, we have suspended him; item, since he did not appear before us on the vigil of. Ascension, just past, although likewise cited to appear and for _ the same reasons, we have excommunicated him for his contumacy: wherefore, as a result of the aforesaid acts of contumacy and contempt, we have adjudged the said Adam as convicted and as bound by his promise to regard his church

Yvecrique. , ,

as resigned, and we, by definitive sentence, deprive him of his church at

| JUNE 7. We held a synod of deans and spent the night at Pont-de-l’ Arche. JUNE 8. At Pacy. JUNE 9. At Nogent-le-Roi. JUNE 10. At Berchérel’Evéque, at the manor of the bishop of Chartres, and at his expense. JUNE

11. At Artenay. JUNE 12. At La Ferté-Senneterre. JUNE 13. At Chapelle- |

At Sancoins. Oo

d’Angillon, at the manor of Sir Henry Sully. JUNE 14-15. At Bourges, where we found the king and queen. JUNE 16, At Dun-le-Roi. JUNE 17-18.

JUNE 19. At St-Pierre-le-Modatier. This day we set out with the Reverend Fathers the bishops of Beauvais and Auxerre, and the noble men Sir Simon

_ of Nigelle, Sir Peter, the chamberlain, and Sir Egide, called Brune, the constable, all representing the king of France, to meet the king of Aragon, who was due to arrive at Clermont in Auvergne, on the day of the Nativity

_ of St. John, to confer with the king of the French.10 : -.JUNE 20. At Moulins. JUNE 21. At St-Pourcain. JUNE 22. At Aigue-

, petse. JUNE 23. At Clermont. JUNE 24. At Issoire, to wit, on the Nativity , of St. John the Baptist. JUNE 25. At Brioude.. This day the king of Aragon 10 The royal party went to meet the king of Aragon, who was on his way to Clermont-Ferrand to be present at the marriage of his daughter Isabella to Louis IX’s son, Philippe le Hardi. Eudes performed this marriage on July 6. -

496 JUNE, 1262 arrived there. JUNE 26. At the same. JUNE 27. At Issoire. JUNE 28. At Clermont. JUNE 29. To wit ,on the feast of SS. Peter and Paul. At the same. JUNE 30—JULY 1. At Clermont. JULY 2. At the same. This day the

king of the French arrived. JULY 3. At the same. _ jJuLy 4. At the same. The report of the election of Brother Vincent,1! monk at Valmont, was presented to us by the prior of Valmont, and by Brother Peter, the former abbot of Valmont. We examined carefully, as we are held to do, both the manner of the election and the worthiness of the elected one. As the law demanded, we quashed this election, not because of any defect in the individual, but because of a flaw in the manner of holding the election. However, acting on the depositions of the said brothers, who had been sent to us about this matter, we agreed that the merits of the said Brother Vincent sufficed for the needs and direction of the said monastery. Seeing that the votes of the monks were almost all in his favor, and the authority of providing for the said monastery thereby devolving upon us, we decided to provide them and their monastery with the said Brother Vincent. We commanded them by our letters patent to regard him as their shepherd and render him canonical obedience.

, — ‘JuLy JuLy 5. At Clermont. : : 6. With God’s aid, and in the presence of the king of the French,

the kings of Aragon and Navarre, and of many prelates and barons of France, we married Sir Philip, the eldest son of the king of the French, to Damoiselle Isabella, daughter of the king of Aragon, in the cathedral of

Clermont. Oo | oe

JuLy 7. At Clermont. JuLy 8. At Aigueperse. JULY 9. At.St-Pourcain. Juty 10. At Moulins. JULY 11.. At St-Pierre-le-Mottier. JULY 12-13. At

| Nevers. jyULy 14. At La Charité-sur-Loire. JULY 15. At Chassy, at the manor of the bishop of Auxerre, and at his expense. JULY 16. At Lorris. JuLy 17. At Montargis. yuLy 18. At Nemours. yuLty 19. At Corbeil. JULY 20-21. At Paris. JULY 22. To wit, on the feast of St. Mary Magdalene. At the same. JULY 23-30. At Paris. JULY 31. We accompanied the _king of the French on his way to meet the king of England,1? and we spent —

| 11 See entry for May 24, above. | | a

12 Henry III] was at the moment very much occupied with his struggle against Simon de Montfort and the English baronage. Henry left England and went to Paris , to discuss the implementation of the Treaty of Paris (1259) and the demands of

Simon de Montfort, who actually. was a French rather than an English baron. Henry III had made a compromise with his rebellious baronage in 1261 and was

AUGUST, 1262 497 the night at St-Cloud. AUGUST 1. We returned to Paris with the king of the French, to wit, on the feast of St. Peter in Chains, and we spent the night | there. AUGUST 2. We arrived and spent the night at Poissy. AUGUST 3. We

arrived and spent the night at Juziers, where we received procuration this

_ day. Total for procuration: seven pounds, eight shillings of Paris. . AUGUST 4. On the morrow, to wit, August 4, we visited there, where _ there were six monks, all of whom were priests. They slept on feather beds. Whenever they wete sick they wore pelisses, trimmed with rabbit fur, as they

‘say. Some of them did not celebrate Mass even once a week, but after they | had been reproved by us for this they said that they would correct the situation of their own free will. There was a woman there who receives her maintenance in the house and washes their clothes. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule. They ate meat three times a week, but they said that they did this with their abbot’s permission; indeed, they said that their abbot knowingly permitted them not to observe the fasts of the Rule. They do not compute in chapter, but the prior and the cellarer, being acquainted with the state of the house, compute with the abbot. They owe one hundred twenty pounds; one hundred pounds is owed to them. This same day we spent this

night there, but at our own expense. , -

This day the venerable father Guy, by God’s grace bishop of Auxerre, |

came tous, and spent the night with us at our expense. Ce | AUGUST 5. We came to Vernon, accompanied by the lord bishop of Auxerre. AUGUST 6-8. At Frénes, and the bishop of Auxerre was with us. AUGUST 9-10. At Pinterville, and the bishop of Auxerre was with us.

AUGUST 11. At Martot. auGusT 12. At Déville. SF

- AUGUST 13. At the same. This day was the Sunday before the Assumption of the Blessed Mary. After we had celebrated Mass in our chapel at Déville, we went to Rouen and preached in the square at St-Gervais. The lord bishop of Auxerre, who was then visiting us, remained at Déville and, acting in our

stead, instituted and blessed Vincent as abbot of St. Mary of Valmont. AUGUST 14, At Rouen, and we celebrated Mass at Notre-Dame, that is to say, at the cathedral. AUGUST 15. This day was the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary, and we celebrated Mass, in pontificals, at the Friars

probably hoping that Louis IX would bring his good offices to bear on this and thus keep the peace. (F. M. Powicke, King Henry III and the Lord Edward {Oxford,

1947}, II, 428-29.) oo

498 AUGUST, 1262 Minor. Indeed, the lord bishop of Auxerre celebrated High Mass at Nottre-

Dame. AUGUST 16. We spent the night at Déville = This same day Humphrey, rector of the chapel at Benouville, and Walter, rector at Binville,18 promised that they would resign their benefices whenever we should so desire, and they gave us the following letter about this: To all who may see these presents Humphrey, rector of the chapel at Benouville, [gives} greeting in the Lord. Let all know that when I was found gravely defamed before good and serious men, and especially the Reverend Father E., by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, of the vice of incontinence, particuiarly with Emmaline, called Plantin, I preferred rather to submit to the will of the said Father than to await the sentence of the law. I, touching the Holy Gospel, promised the said Father that I would resign the aforesaid chapel without the publicity of a trial or of making any difficulty whatsoever, and would regard it as resigned whensoever it should so please the said Father. I likewise promised

in good faith that I would never in the future contest the said resignation. Present were: the wise and discreet men Master Richard of Salmonville and Master Robert, called of Dieppe, canons of Rouen; the men in religion the prior of St-Laurent-en-Lyons and Brother Walter of Miniéres of the Order of Minors, the companion of the said Father; and the wise and discreet men the prior of Salle-aux-Puelles and Master Eudes, the said Father’s clerk. Since I did not have the seal which I was accustomed to use, I asked the said Master Richard of Salmonville and the prior of Salle-aux-Puelles to be pleased to seal this letter with their seals. Given at Déville, in the year of our Lord 1262, on the day after the Assumption of the Blessed Mary.

To all who may see these presents Walter, priest and rector of the church at

Binville [gives] greeting in the Lord. Let all know that when I was found gravely defamed before good and serious men, and especially the Reverend Father E., by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, of the vice of incontinence, particularly with Heudeline of St-Saéns, I preferred rather to submit to the will of the said Father than to await the sentence of the law, and, with my hands on the Holy Gospel, I promised the said Father that I would resign my church,

without the publicity of a trial or any difficulty whatever, and that I would regard it as resigned whensoever it should so please the said Father. Present were: the wise and discreet men Master Richard of Salmonville, Master Robert, called of Dieppe, canons of Rouen; the prior of Salle-aux-Puelles; the men in religion the prior of St-Laurent-en-Lyons and Brother Walter of Miniéres of the Minorite Order, the companion of the said Father; and Master Eudes, clerk

18 See entry for June 5, above. ,

AUGUST, 1262 499 of the said Father. And since I did not have with me the seal which I am accustomed to use, I requested the said venerable men Master Richard of Salmonville and the prior of Salle-aux-Puelles to be pleased to seal this. letter

after the Assumption. | |

with their seals. Given at Déville, in the year of our Lord 1262, on the day ,

AUGUST 17. At Martot. Oo |

' AUGUST 18. At Pinterville. This same day Girard, canon of Autun, came

to us at Pinterville and read to us the following letter: | The abbot and the prior of St-Denis-en-France, appointed judges by the Lord Pope, to their beloved son in Christ, Girard, canon of Autun, greeting in the Lord. By the authority of the Lord Pope, by which we are operating in this matter, we order and command you on our authority, or rather on that of the Pope, to proveed in person to the venerable archbishop of Rouen, and diligently and attentively warn him, in the name of the abbot of Néauphles-les_ Vieux, the conservator of St-Denis’ privileges, since it is reported that there has been a revocation of the sentences and restraints which the precentor of , Auxerre, delegated by us, made in respect of the collation of the venerable man Sir Guy de Gebennes, canon of Chartres. And, as the said archbishop has _ procured this [revocation] to be made, let him [Girard] see that the revocation is made by the said abbot [of Néauphles-les-Vieux], especially since it is not

, at all our wish or intention to attempt anything against the favors of his {Eudes} privileges. You will cite the said archbishop to appear before us at , St-Denis on the day following the Decollation of St. John the Baptist, to show what privileges he has, if any, and to show cause why we should not proceed

| against him according to the tenor of the apostolic mandate sent to us in this matter of the collation of the said Guy. You will faithfully report to us whatsoever you shall do in this matter. Given in the year of our Lord 1262, on the

Saturday after the feast of St. Lawrence. |

When we had read the letter through, the aforesaid Girard warned us a second and a third time, immediately and without pause, saying, “I warn you once, twice, and thrice, and once for all, that you have a care diligently to fulfill what is required in the aforesaid letter. ’’ Present were: the venerable

father in Christ G[uy}, bishop of Auxerre; the venerable and discreet men Master Richard of Salmonville, canon of Rouen; our companion Stephen; : the companion of the said Father and a canon of Auxerre; the religious Brothers Adam Rigaud and Walter of Miniéres of the Minorite Order; and Master Peter, our physician, and Henty, our clerk.

500 AUGUST, 1262 _ . AUGUST 19. At Pinterville. This day the venerable Father the bishop of | Auxerre, left us. AUGUST 20-23. At Pinterville. AUGUST 24. This was the feast of St. Bartholomew the Apostle. At the same. AUGUST 25. At Gaillon. AUGUST 26. At Gasny, where we visited. There were two monks there, the prior and his companion; they dwelt in their priory across the river and a large part of his [the prior’s} household was in the grange on this side. They —

did not sing their Office every day with modulation, and they sang the __ Masses only on feast days. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule; they ate meat, but rarely, as they said. We forbade the prior to invite women to dine in the priory or to eat with them in the village. Since they had but lately come there, they did not know the state of the house. We received procu-

pence of Paris. | , ration there. Total for procuration: seven pounds, sixteen shillings, ten

AUGUST 27. At St-Laurent-en-Cornecervine, and we visited there. Five

monks were there, and this was because of the poverty of the abbey, as they said, for there should be three there normally.14 They did not hold chapter, nor did they observe the Rule on silence. They used feather beds. We ordered

the prior to inspect the coffers of the monks occasionally. They did not. observe the fasts, but they said that they had a rescript permitting those who lived outside their chapter to eat meat three times a week, and they asserted that in this way they observed the fasts very well. There was a building there in a state of decay which the prior said he would repair as soon as he could.

We received procuration there. Total for procuration: nine pounds, four

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AUGUST 28. At St-Germain-en-Laye, and the lord bishop of Lysias15 was with us. AUGUST 29. At Paris. This day was the feast of the Decollation of

AUGUST 30. This day is Wednesday, the day after the Decollation of St. John the Baptist; at Paris, and we celebrated the Mass of the Holy Spirit at our chapel, and then we went to the sacred council, called by the venerable father the bishop of Agen, the Pope’s legate. The father began by preaching a sermon in which he brought out the need which the Church of Rome had for financial assistance, not only for repairing the damages. which have already been suffered, that is, in recovering the land belonging to Constan' 414 See entry - for October 6, 1259. Evidently the mother abbey, Notre-Dame-de-

Josaphat-de-Chartres, was in financial difficulties. , | , 15 Lysias was in Asia Minor.

SEPTEMBER, 1262 501 tinople, which has already been lost; but also to avoid dangers which threaten,

that is, to pteserve the land of Acre, which was in peril of being lost; and. if this were lost, then Christians, according to this Father, would no longer have access to the Holy Land. These matters being presented and demonstrated, the Father concluded by stating that he had been appointed an Apostolic legate to deal with this matter, and that, having called together and in one place all the prelates of the realm of France, he would beseech them to grant a worthy subsidy for the alleviation or avoidance of the above- | mentioned perils. Indeed, he revealed an apostolic letter in which he was given authority to do this and to make such a plea. However, with the - consent of the said legate, the answer of the prelates to this was postponed

until the morrow. 7 |

AUGUST 31. On the morrow, to wit, on August 31, at Paris. We convened

in the bishop’s hall together with the other prelates to give our response to the legate. After we had'taken counsel amongst ourselves, and then with the proctors of the chapters, we gave our reply through the reverend father G.[ Vincent}, archbishop of Tours. He pointed out that the Church in Gaul had been long oppressed with burdens because of subsidies which it had made in response to papal request for the recovery of the Holy Land, namely,

a tenth and a twelfth, which it had paid for a long time. Because of certain other special subsidies which it had paid to the Pope on occasion, together

with other subsidies. for the land of Constantinople, with the common

consent of all, he replied that, at present, we were not able to help that land. | On this same day we caused to be read a letter which had been sent from the Apostolic See to us and to the venerable man Eudes of Lorris, canon of Beauvais, concerning the collection of an hundreth1¢ for the relief of the

Holy Land. | | | | SEPTEMBER 1. The morrow, to wit, September 1, at Paris. -

On that same day, the proctors of the Reverend Fathers, the archbishops and bishops noted below, appeared before us and that venerable man, Eudes of Lorris, canon of Beauvais, and tendered us the following letter: To all to whom the presents may come, we, the archbishops of Bourges; Rheims, Sens, and Tours, together with G[irard], bishop of Autun, G{ilbert], bishop of Limoges, and J[ohn], bishop of Macon [give] greeting in the Lord.

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Be it known that we, archbishops and our suffragans and the aforesaid bishops, have appointed as our proctors the prudent and discreet men Master P{eter},

502 , SEPTEMBER, 1262 archdeacon of the GAatinais in the church at Sens, Master Matthew,:-canon of Rheims, and Master Thomas, canon of Limoges, the bearers of this letter, to

appeal from all judges, [judges-} delegate, subdelegates, conservators, or any other, and from all complaints, and to request and receive apostoli, as well for us as for our suffragans who support us in this matter. We give these proctors full power and special authority to do all and each of the aforesaid mentioned. We. will regard as valid and acceptable whatever shall be accomplished or procured by the said proctors in each and all of the aforementioned matters. In testimony whereof we have caused our seals to be affixed to the present

letter. Done at Paris in the year of our Lord 1262, on the Friday after the

Decollation of St. John the Baptist.

This having been presented, they further presented a second letter in these words: We, the proctors of the archbishops of Bourges, Rheims, Sens, and Tours, and of G., the bishop of Autun, G., the bishop of Limoges, and J., bishop of Macon, in their behalf and that of their suffragans, subjects, and adherents, {appeal} from you, the lord archbishop of Rouen, and from your colleague, Master Eudes [of Lorris}, who consider yourselves officially deputized by the Holy See in the matter of a subsidy levied against them {the prelates}, their subjects, and their churches to the extent of an hundredth to be exacted from them and their subjects for the succor of the Holy Land. They have many sound reasons why they should not be compelled to pay this at all, and they are prepared to demonstrate these reasons at the proper time and place: first, because for a long

time, or for many years, they have been burdened and oppressed by heavy subsidies for the Holy Land, so much so in fact that because of the aforementioned subsidies they, their subjects, and their churches are still under many obligations of debt: second, by reason of the bad harvest there has been a lack of good crops, and the greatest cost of provisions has resulted: third, real danger does not threaten, nor are preparations set for a general passage overseas,

nor has any prince or equally powerful man assumed this task for which a subsidy should be extorted from them: fourth, since truces have for a long time been in effect between the Saracens and the Christians overseas, the subsidy is not necessary, and it may be that when the Pope sent the letter to you, there were no truces, or if there were, perchance he was not aware of them. For these __ and other reasons, to be presented and demonstrated in their time and place, we beseech and supplicate you not to proceed with the matter of this subsidy so far as they and their subjects are concerned. Lest you should so proceed notwithstanding the aforementioned reasons and the others to be presented and proved

SEPTEMBER, 1262 503 in time and place, and without giving us a copy of the apostolic letter which ‘is said to have been sent to you, we appeal in writing to the Apostolic See, requesting you that, referring to such an appeal, you will give us apostoli about this; which if you refuse to do, we, aggrieved, appeal in writing to the Apostolic See.

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This day we conferred upon Master Thomas of Barou a prebend in the church at Rouen which had been vacant since the death of Master Michael © SEPTEMBER 2-5. At Paris. SEPTEMBER 6. We started our journey from

Paris in the morning and spent the night at St-Denis. SEPTEMBER 7. At | Meulan. SEPTEMBER 8. We preached and confirmed at... [lacuna in MS},

spent the night at Gaillonet, and received procuration there. Total for procuration: seven pounds, thirteen shillings, three pence of Paris. SEPTEMBER 9. At St-Martin-la-Garenne, where we visited the priory.

Three monks were there; there should be more, but because of the poverty | of the place some of them had been sent back to the abbey. They did not . observe the fasts of the Rule very well. Sometimes they ate meat when the Statutes of the Rule did not permit, but they said that they did this through a scarcity of other foods. They owed about forty-five pounds, in addition to what they owed their abbot. We received procuration there this day. Total

for procuration: eight pounds, two shillings of Paris. The election of Brother Nicholas of St-Croix, canon of Corneville, as

abbot of Corneville, was reported to us at St-Martin-la-Garenne by Brother | ... [lacuna in MS}, a former abbot of this house, and by Brother William, called Mignot, and Brother Henry, a canon of Corneville, the three of whom | had been given power by the prior and community of Corneville to elect an abbot, and to provide their house with a shepherd. They had chosen Nicholas,

their fellow canon, as abbot and pastor of their monastery at Corneville, as _ we saw more fully contained in their dossier drawn up to cover this matter. The said three presented the abbot-elect to us on this same day and at this same place. We, having diligently examined both the manner of the election

and the elected person, as is fitting that we should do, and, having taken the advice of good and prudent men, confirmed this election as done according to law, and we decided that the said Nicholas should be provided for the aforementioned monastery, giving him our letter to the prior and _ community of this house and commanding them to show obedience to the said Nicholas and to give him the reverence due an abbot and shepherd. SEPTEMBER 10. That is to say, on the next day, we conferred the gift of

504 SEPTEMBER, 1262 benediction [on Nicholas} in the said monastery. This day having celebrated Mass, we examined and confirmed the election

made of ... [Jacuna in MS}, a nun of Villarceaux, as the prioress of that house. Then we came to Sausseuse. - SEPTEMBER 10. We received procuration at Sausseuse. Total for procu-

, ration: seven pounds, fifteen shillings, two pence of Paris. | SEPTEMBER 11. After preaching a sermon in Latin, we visited the priory at Sausseuse. Eleven canons were dwelling in the house. There were fifteen

outside, one being alone at Le Thil. Of those dwelling within, six were priests and four were unprofessed novices. Because of the multitude of poor

people who flock thither and because of the insufficiency of their own

supplies, alms were given but twice a week. There were two lay brothers , and two lay sisters there. They owed about five hundred pounds. We en- | joined the prior to take some of the more discreet canons into his confidence, and to seek their advice more than he was wont to do. On the same day after finishing our visitation, we came to Gaillon, where

we ate. We went on to Evreux and spent the night there. , SEPTEMBER 12. We dined at Evreux and came to Pinterville: SEPTEM-

BER 13. At Pinterville. This day William, surnamed Le Turc, resigned his | church at Seneville. SEPTEMBER 14. At Pinterville, to wit, on the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. SEPTEMBER 15. At the same, to wit, on the octave of the Nativity of the Blessed Mary. SEPTEMBER 16. At the same.

| SEPTEMBER 17-21. At Frénes. , -

SEPTEMBER 22. At Frénes. That day Sir Reginald, the bailiff of StQuen, was informed on the part of the lord archbishop, and in the name of

Father. , , | the abbot and community of St-Ouen, that they were taking out of his

{Reginald’s} hands the land which they held at Fresnelle as a fief of the said

expense. , an

SEPTEMBER 23. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at StLeonard-sur-Andelle, and we spent this night at Sausseuse, at our own SEPTEMBER 24. At Mantes, where William of Ecrainville offered William

Berout and Michael of Porchenville as surety for three barrels of wine for which the bailiff of Mantes is obligated. We gave him a letter to deliver the said barrels to him [William of Ecrainville} at Louviers. SEPTEMBER 25. At Poissy. SEPTEMBER 26—OCTOBER 4. At Paris. OCTOBER

5. At Meulan. ocToBER 6. At Vernon. OCTOBER 7. At Pinterville. OCTOBER

OCTOBER, 1262 505 , 8. At Pont-de-l’Arche. OCTOBER 9. At Rouen, at the Exchequer. OCTOBER 10. At Rouen. This same day we bestowed the gift of benediction, with God’s aid, upon the abbot-elect of Mortemer.17 On this same day the choice made

by the monks of Ste-Trinité-prés-Rouen was reported to us. : OCTOBER 11. At Rouen. This same day we examined the election of Brother Robert of Plainbosc, who had been selected by the monks of SteTrinité-prés-Rouen. Having examined the abbot-elect, as was fitting, we confirmed the election as done according to law, and we slept at Déville.

OCTOBER 12. At Martot. , , ,

OCTOBER 13. At the same. This day Peter, rector of the church at Vernonnet, appeared before us in person, and we revealed to him a certain investigation undertaken against him by the dean of Baudemont, because he had been defamed of the vice of incontinence a little while ago, and particularly with Florence, his parishioner. We had not discovered that he had in

any way been acquitted of this ill-fame as a result of the investigation; although we were in-a position to take rather severe steps against him, we pardoned him of this offense, because of the infirmity under which he said

he was suffering. But we warned him, in a spirit of clemency, to abstain entirely from forbidden action and to persevere in living properly, otherwise |

we would punish him severely for any future offense. | 7

OCTOBER 14. At Mont-Deux-Amants, where we received procuration this

day. Total for procuration: seven pounds, sixteen shillings. a OCTOBER 15. With God’s grace we preached in the chapter there and visited. Thirteen canons were in residence, although one of them was outside

because of his illness and was dwelling alone at a certain chapel where ordinarily they do not maintain canons unless for a special reason. One did not accuse another [in chapter} as is required; we ordered them to accuse _ each other [in chapter} frequently. We ordered Brother Simon to be more willing to hear confessions when that charge was committed to him by the prior. They did not read throughout the entire meal, but only a little at the beginning and again at the end; we ordered them, at least in the morning

_ and-especially when they were all together, to read continuously throughout ~ | the entire meal. There was a novice there; we warned him to make frequent confession and to receive Communion at least once a month. They bestowed the customary alms. They owed about one hundred sixty pounds; they had WT here is some confusion regarding the succession of Mortemer’s abbots. This. is

probably Maurice (1262-83). (Gallia Christiana, XI, 310.)

506 OCTOBER, 1262 neither sufficient oats nor meat to last out the year. They accused the prior of leaving the house more often than was necessary, [and they charged} that he so favored his relatives that in this way the house suffered, that they could not get the twenty pounds which the prior owed them for pittances18 without a deal of disturbance, and that he was giving away and alienating the goods of the house, to wit, horses and cups, without the permission of

the chapter. We ordered the prior to allow them without more ado to collect the twenty pounds from the grange at Nuitreville, which they were entitled to have as their pittances. All of the other statements were merely matters of dispute, as it patently appeared, alleged by a certain brother, } named Babot, and therefore were regarded as being frivolous. This day we

spent the night at Frénes, at our own expense. | , OCTOBER 16. At Chaumont. OCTOBER 17. At Neuville-en-Hez. OCTOBER 18. At Gournay-sur-Aronde. ocroBER 19. At Noyon. ocroBER 20. At Villeneuve-le-Roy. OCTOBER 21. At Bresles, at the manor of the bishop of Beauvais, and at his expense. OCTOBER 22. We received procuration at Chaumont. Total for procuration: seven pounds, eight pence. OCTOBER 23. To wit, on the feast of St. Romain. With God’s grace we

‘preached to the entire parish at Chaumont and then visited there. There were two monks there with the prior. Once a week, to wit, on Sundays, alms

are given to all comers. Freely and without need they ate meat and used feather beds; we warned them to consult with their abbot about this, and to act with his counsel and permission so that they may not appear to conduct themselves in violation of the Rule. They owed one hundred ten pounds. This day we spent the night at St-Ouen-de-Gisors, and, in the name of procuration, we received seven pounds of Tours from its prior. It should be known that the prior is held to pay us this sum annually, whenever we turn aside to his priory once a year and spend the night there; but he owes no

more, unless as a matter of kindness. , , | ,

OCTOBER 24, At Gisors, with the king. OCTOBER 25. We spent the night

at Chaumont, at our expense. | a , OCTOBER 26. At Chaumont, where, with God’s grace, we held the sacred synod of the Vexin. We spent the night there, at our own expense.

This day, Odeardis, the lady of Boismont-Jove, did homage to us, and as

(1934), 74-94. , 18 For a general discussion of rents and the financial problems of communities

see R. A. L. Smith, Regimen Scacarii in English Monasteries, T.R.H.S., 4th series, XXIV

- NOVEMBER, 1262. 507

Sir Peter of Bertrichiéres. ,

surety for her relief she offered Sir John Cordele, Sir Peter of Faiel, and

OCTOBER 27. We spent the night at Mortemer, at the expense of the abbey. OCTOBER 28. At Ste-Catherine, at our own expense. OCTOBER 29. To _

wit, on the Sunday before the feast of All Saints. With God’s grace we preached at the Cathedral in Rouen and gave our benediction to the abbot of Ste-Catherine and the abbot of L’Ile-Dieu. oCTOBER 30. We received

procuration at St-L6-de-Rouen. Total: ... [/acuna in MS}. | OCTOBER 31. We preached a sermon in chapter and then visited. this

ptiory. Twenty canons were in residence; four were outside, to wit, at Theméricourt and Cressy. They owed one hundred pounds of Paris, but they

_ hada large supply of provisions and the fruits of this year on hand. | This day we spent this night at our palace at Rouen. — _ NOVEMBER 1. We celebrated the feast of All Saints at Rouen. Oo NOVEMBER 2. We arrived at the abbey of Ste-Catharine, accompanied by

the treasurer of Rouen, Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle; Master Richard of Salmonville; Brother Adam Rigaud; Brother Nicholas of Montebourg, the prior of Salle-aux-Puelles; and John of Morgneval, our clerk. There, in

the presence of the new abbot; the prior; the subprior; the cellarer; the bailiff; Dom Nicholas, the chaplain of the abbot of Mortemer; Simon, his clerk, as well as that of the aforesaid men, we looked into what had been left by the late abbot, and in what condition the new abbot received the house. It should be known that they had, including debts and cash in hand,

six thousand six hundred pounds. , a _

_ We received procutation this day at Quévreville from the lessee of that

place. Total for procuration: nine pounds, five shillings. | , - NOVEMBER 3-4, At Martot. NOVEMBER 5. At the same. This day the bishop and several of the canons of Coutances dined with us, and they agreed. upon certain good men who should act as arbiters in a dispute which had broken out between them.19 NOVEMBER 6. At Ste-Catherine, at our own expense. NOVEMBER 7. With God’s grace we celebrated the sacred synod of

Rouen. | oe

| NOVEMBER 8. We spoke with our deans in the lower hall. Amongst other

things, we decreed that any priest might be permitted to confess to a _ neighboring priest, provided that he see the penitencer about it within two

19 See entry for May 18, 1256. oe : ,

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of Salmonville. |

weeks. This day we conferred the chancellery of Rouen upon Master Richard

On that same day we spent the night at Ste-Catherine, at our own expense. NOVEMBER 9. At Frénes. NOVEMBER 10. We received procuration at Vesly, where are two monks from Marmoutier. Total for procuration: seven

pounds, nine shillings.

NOVEMBER 11. That is to say, Martinmas. We preached in the parish church at Parnes, and then with God’s grace we visited the priory. Three monks were there with the prior; all were priests. They ate meat when there was no need. Alms are given three times a week. The fasts of the Rule | were badly observed there. They owed about thirty pounds; about fifteen pounds was owed to them. With the exception of oats, they had enough provisions to last out the year. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition. We received procuration there this day. Total for

procuration: nine pounds. | NOVEMBER 12. We spent the night at St-Martin-de-Pontoise, at our own expense. |

NOVEMBER 13. With God’s grace we preached in chapter and then visited this abbey. Twenty-five monks were staying there and in residence; sixteen were outside in priories. They possessed a manor in the diocese of Meaux, where there should be monks, but the bishop of Meaux was holding it for life, and the archdeacon of Meaux likewise was holding another of their manors, also situated in this diocese [Meaux}, for life. They broke the rule of silence by speaking in the cloister and the monastery, conduct which displeased us, and so we gave orders that the rule of silence be better observed. Some of the juniors were wearing linen shirts; we ordered them to wear light wool and to put away their linen. They drank too often and according to custom after Compline; we ordered them to abstain from this practice, and that no drink should be given to anyone except as an emergency measure. They ate meat beyond necessity; we ordered the abbot to have them abstain from eating meat, save in so far as the Rule permits, and to visit the priories. . A certain leprous monk was there. Item, three lay brothers were there, but _

they rarely confessed or received Communion; we ordered the prior to compel them to make frequent confession, so that they should confess and receive Communion three or four times a year at least; item, [there were]

two lay sisters. They owed sixteen hundred pounds, in addition to the annual pensions. Item, the abbot’s relatives had been a burden to the

NOVEMBER, 1262 509 monastery and were still injuring it considerably in the matter of bread, _ wine, and other things. We received procuration there this day. Total for.

procuration: seven pounds, six shillings.

NOVEMBER 14. After preaching the Word of God, we visited the chapter of St-Mellon-de-Pontoise. The treasurer and Dom Luke were residing there.

There are ten prebends. Item, nine vicars are attached to the chapter; of these, three were absent and had absented themselves for a long while and

against the treasurer's will. Item, two chaplains were there, and one of these , had the cute of St. Peter’s parish; but he was not able to serve either benefice very well, and the treasurer was intensely displeased with this. Item, there were two vicars, one of whom should be a subdeacon and the other a deacon. Item, we forbade John, a chaplain, to celebrate his Mass in a loud voice, as

| was his custom, because it disturbed those who were singing the Psalms in | the choir. Item, we ordered, as we had done before,2° the cape keeper or sacristan to sing his Mass before the Hour of Prime was sounded. Item, they did not have sufficient reading material, and although an enquiry had been made into the question of obtaining reading material—that is to say, whether the king should provide them, or the treasurer, or the chapter—nothing had been accomplished in this matter. Item, we ordered Dom Luke to have the albs, palls, and amices repaired, and to see to it that this was done properly.

Item, since we found one great defect, to wit, that few attended the day Offices, we decreed, with their common consent, that the hebdomadary, the -precentor, and the succentor should be present at every Hour, and that otherwise the one who was absent should pay a penny of Tours from his own pocket, and that the moneys collected from delinquencies of this kind should be added together at the end of the year and turned over to the common © fund. We also decreed that a like fine should be exacted from anyone who

was unwilling to obey any of the three aforesaid, to wit, the hebdomadary, | the precentor, or the succentor. Item, we forbade anyone to leave the choir

while the Divine Office was being celebrated in the choir, nor should anyone be behind the altar, impeding the service; otherwise, the offending person would incur the aforesaid penalty. We ordered Dom Vincent to exact and collect this fine, and to know how much it amounted to each year.

Item, we forbade James, the chaplain of Dom Nicholas, who is the king’s , -20 This particular item has not been mentioned in the visitations of St-Mellon so far: February 12, 1250/51; March 17, 1251/52; September 2, 1253; November 23,

1254; October 5, 1259.

510 NOVEMBER, 1262 chaplain, to absent himself from the Hours and Office at St-Mellon, as had been his custom. Item, Luke, a vicar, was still defamed of incontinence, and he often went to sleep in the choir, although he could chant and sing well if he wanted to. Item, we ordered that the vicars, when walking through the town, should wear seemly clothing, to wit, closed gowns or supertunics. We visited St. Peter’s priory this day. Four monks from Bec-Hellouin were there. There should be six, but they had been burdened with debts,

and on this account there were fewer of them. All were priests; they ate meat. They owed about one hundred pounds, and seventy-three pounds of this was owed to their abbot; wherefore they had assigned him the manor of

Fontenay, that he might receive the fruits and profits of the said manor until he should recover the said debt. Alms are given thrice a week. Other

things, through God’s grace, we found to be in good condition. , This day we spent the night at St-Martin, and received one hundred shillings of Paris from the chapter of St-Mellon, in which amount, in addition to cups, dishes, straw, beds, and cooking utensils this chapter is

annually held to us whenever we visit the said church. |

NOVEMBER 15-19. At Paris.

NOVEMBER 20. At Paris. This day Sir John of St-Martin rendered homage

to us for a certain small fief which he holds of us at Douvrend. Present were: Sir Jocelin of St-Ouen and Sir William Martel, knights, and Brother

Adam Rigaud. . , |

NOVEMBER 21-22. At Paris. NOVEMBER 23. To wit, on the feast of St. Clement. At the same. NOVEMBER 24, At Paris. NOVEMBER 25. To wit, on

the feast of St. Catherine, at the same. This day with God's grace, we preached at the cloister of the Franciscans at Paris, celebrated High Mass, and dined with them at their convent. NOVEMBER 26-30. At Paris. DECEMBER 1. At Paris. DECEMBER 2. At Juziers, at our own expense, to wit, on the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle.21 DECEMBER 3. At Gaillon. DECEMBER 4. At

Rouen. | | |

21 Eudes’ chronology for ,December is unbelievably confused. For some unknown reason, the clerk calendred December 2 as VIII Nones December, whereas it should be the IV Nones. Accordingly, this month has 35 days. The feast of St. Andrew is celebrated on November 30, not on December 2. The Conception of the Blessed Virgin is here dated on December 9-10, whereas the correct date is December 8; the feast of St. Lucy is placed on December 15 instead of on December 13; the feast of St. Thomas is put on December 22 rather than on December 21, and the Nativity falls on December 27 rather than on December 25. There seems to be no explanation

JANUARY, 1262 511 DECEMBER 5. To wit, the first Sunday in Advent. We preached at the cathedral at Rouen, celebrated High Mass, and, with God’s aid, bestowed our benediction upon the abbot of Bonport, because at this time the see of Evreux was vacant.22 DECEMBER 6. By apostolic authority we conferred the

church of St-Nicaise-de-Rouen upon Luke, the said clerk of ... [lacuna in MS}, the official of Rouen. We slept at Martot. DECEMBER 7-8. At Martot.

DECEMBER 9-10. At Pinterville. The Conception of the Virgin Mary.*8

DECEMBER 11-14. At the same. This day by the authority of the papal a Penitencer, we suspended Roger, called Lalemant, cleric, from executing the functions of deacon and subdeacon, in which orders he had been ordained.

This day Master Geoffrey Polart, our proctor at the Roman Curia, took | _ the oath which members of our household are always accustomed to take,

that he would not ask for anything in our name at the Curia. | DECEMBER 15. At Pinterville, to wit, on the feast of St. Lucy. This day the said Geoffrey left us to go to Rome. DECEMBER 16-17. At the same. DECEMBER 18. At Sausseuse, at our own expense. DECEMBER 19-20. At Frénes. DECEMBER 21-22. At Pinterville. DECEMBER 23. To wit, on the © feast of St. Thomas, at Pont-de-l’Arche. DECEMBER 24. At Rouen. DECEM-

BER 25. At Rouen. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at our chapel, and this day we made our O.24 DECEMBER 26, At Rouen. DECEMBER

27. At Déville. With God’s grace, we celebrated the feast of the Nativity. DECEMBER 26-35 [31]. At Déville. JANUARY 1-5. At Déville. JANUARY 6.

_ At Rouen. JANUARY 7. With God’s grace we celebrated the feast of the

Epiphany. This day John Savarin paid homage to us for the lands he holds : of us at Gaillon.25 yJANUARY 8. At Pont-de-l’Arche. JANUARY 9-11. At Pinterville. JANUARY 12. At Gaillon, where we conferred upon Dom Giles of Eu the prebend which had belonged to Master Robert of Grainville, and

upon Dom Robert of Puiseux the prebend which had been that of Dom

James of Tremblay. JANUARY 13-14, At Vernon, with the king. JANUARY | 15-16. At Pacy, with the king. JANUARY 17. At Pinterville. JANUARY 18. _ for these discrepancies, beyond faulty clerkship. They demonstrate beyond doubt that , _ a clerk and not Eudes kept the Register. .. 92 Ralph de Grosparmi had been transferred to the bishopric of Albano. See entry _

for January 11, 1261/62. His successor at Evreux, Ralph de Chevry, was not consecrated until August, 1263. Bonport was in the diocese of Evreux. 23 The feast of the Immaculate Conception falls on one day, December 8. 24 See above: December 23, 1250, n. 135. 25 Eudes’ chronology is still incorrect. The feast of the Epiphany falls on January 6.

512 , JANUARY, 1262 At Frénes. JANUARY 19. We received procuration at Beaulieu. Total for procuration: eight pounds, eight shillings. __ JANUARY 20. With God’s aid we preached His Word, and then, with His grace, we visited. Ten canons were in residence, and there were eleven outside in obediences. There were three lay brothers and three lay sisters. We ordered the prior to take away the keys of the coffers. Item, we ordered — him to have a record of the income written out in.a register. They owed five hundred pounds. With the exception of oats, they believed that they had enough provisions to last out the year. Richard, priest at Roquemont-surCailly, was living with them, which displeased us, because he had deserted — his church without our permission. However, the prior told us that he had done this with the knowledge and consent of the archdeacon, and that the said priest intended, with God’s grace, to enrich the temporalities of the

; priory and to conduct himself amongst them in a praiseworthy manner. There was another priest there, aged and overburdened with debility, to whom they said they were giving the necessities of life, under God’s charity.

We received procuration this day at Sigy. It should be known that the prior of Sigy owes us full procuration every year, it being understood that this procuration shall not exceed ten pounds of Tours, as is more fully set forth in a certain letter drawn up about this, which is in our cartulary.?6 Total for procuration: ten pounds, six shillings, one penny. JANUARY 21. To wit, Sunday, the feast of St. Agnes. With God’s aid we preached in the local parish church and administered Confirmation. Afterwards, with His aid, we visited the monks. There were three monks there, including the prior; there should be six, but the prior told us that their abbot

| had withdrawn the greater part of their income, appropriating it to himself and. his monastery, because of the huge expenses which he contracted in requesting and obtaining the [right to wear a} mitre?7; it was for this reason _ that he had diminished the number of the monks at the priory. We must discuss this with the abbot. We forbade the men of the village to bring their wives with them when they dined at the priory. Item, alms are given to all comers thrice a week. They owed about one hundred pounds, but they had not as yet sold any of this year’s harvest. They said that they did not

| 26 And thus not included in Eudes’ Register. 27 Sigy was a. priory of St-Ouen-de-Rouen. The abbot of St-Ouen-de-Rouen mentioned here is Nicholas of Beauvais (1251-67). According to Gallia Christiana, Pope Alexander IV conceded to Abbot Nicholas the use of pontifical insignia in the year

1256. (Gallia Christiana, X1, 148; Potthast, Regesta, II, 1346, [16417].) |

JANUARY, 1262 513 have more than one hundred fifty pounds as income. We received procu-

tation this day at St-Saéns. Total for procuration: nine pounds. | JANUARY 22. We visited the priory of nuns at St-Saéns. Seventeen nuns

were there, of whom one was a novice, to wit, the niece of Master William _ of Denestanville. They frequently gave up chanting their Hours with modu-

lation. The almoner of St-Victor was their confessor; we knew of this and _ , approved it. Three maids servants were there. Item, the prioress permitted one nun to go out alone against our prohibition. Because of this we enjoined upon her a penance which we deemed expedient, and forbade her to do this again. Item, we forbade all of them to work anything in silk unless it be such things as pertain to the church. Alms are given twice a week to all comers. Item, [we ordered} that the income be written down in registers or rolls. They owed one hundred sixty pounds. The roofs of their buildings were in need of repair. They had few provisions. Item, they were owed one hundred sixty pounds for the woodland they sold at Equiqueville. Item, we forbade them, as we had already done before,2® to recetve anyone without

our special permission. , | This day we visited the monks’ priory, where there were three monks and ,

owed.

their prior. They ate meat and did not observe the fasts of the Rule very well. The prior rarely celebrated Mass. More was owed to them than they

This day we spent the night at Aliermont. | |

JANUARY 23, At Aliermont, at our own expense. _

JANUARY 24. We arrived at the manor belonging to the abbot of StOuen-de-Rouen at Wanchy, but we found that the place was inadequate for | our reception, so we spent the night at Aliermont, where we received procuration from the lessee of the aforementioned manor. Total for procuration:

eleven pounds, three shillings. oo

JANUARY 25. To wit, on the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. With God’s grace we preached in the chapter at the priory of Envermeu and visited at that place. There were twelve monks from Bec. Sometimes they ate meat when there was no need; we ordered them to abstain from eating it except as the Rule permits. Alms are given thrice a week. They owed one hundred fifty pounds; sixty pounds was owed to them. They had enough supplies to last out the year, as they believed. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition. We received procuration this day at

28 See entry for June 28, 1258. | - , |

| 514 JANUARY, 1262

eight shillings. —

Aliermont from the prior of Envermeu. Total for procuration: ten pounds,

JANUARY 26. With.God’s grace we visited the priory at Bures. There

was a certain monk from Pré, near Rouen, there, not as prior, but acting as a

custodian for the prior of Pré. He holds the administration at the prior’s pleasure. There should be at least two monks there. We did find two who had arrived with the said custodian, to convalesce, and with the prior’s permission. They used feather beds and ate meat when there was no need, nor

did they observe the fasts of the Rule very well. They owed nothing, nor was anything owed to them, since the prior of Pré collected everything and kept what remained after paying for the sustenance of the monks and the

MS}. a ae

household. We received procuration there this day. Total:... [lacuna in JANUARY 27. We visited the house at Nogent, near Neufchatel, and

five pence. |

spent the night at Neufchatel, where the lessee of the above-mentioned house gave us procuration. Total for procuration: eleven pounds, nine shillings,

This day we visited the local Hétel-Dieu, or hospital, where were two canons with their prior. One of them, to wit, Hugh, called Dominus, was useless and broken down by age, wherefore we were pleased to order him

| [the prior} to receive into the hospital and give the habit to two suitable men as soon as possible; he [the prior} should receive Communion at least once a month. There were three lay brothers and six lay sisters there. The prior has the cure of all those in residence. They have an income of two hundred pounds and more; they owed fifty pounds; more than one hundred pounds was owed to them. With the exception of wine, they had sufficient

, provisions to last out the year. | | |

JANUARY 28. To wit, Septuagesima Sunday. With God’s grace we celebrated Mass and preached at St. Mary’s church at Neufchatel. We spent the

night at Mortemer-sur-Eaulne, where we received procuration from the lessee of the local house or priory. Total for procuration: thirteen pounds,

eleven shillings. — oo JANUARY 29. We visited the said house, where there were two monks

from Lewes. They receive twenty shillings of Tours every week for their sustenance from Master Eudes of St-Denis, who holds the said house for life.

This day we spent the night at Aumale, at our own expense.

, JANUARY 30. Wit God’s grace we visited the abbey of this said place.

JANUARY, 1262 515 Nineteen monks were in residence; three were in England. All but four were

priests. One did not accuse another [in chapter]. Four lay brothers were there; we ordered the abbot to urge them to make frequent confession and to see that they confessed and received Communion four to six times a year. Silence was badly observed; we ordered this corrected, Item, we gave orders

that lay folk be kept out of the cloister and that some monk be appointed to guard the cloister gate so that women and laymen could not have free access as they had had up to this time. Item, we expressly forbade anyone to remain away from Compline or to drink after Compline. Item, we ordered them to dismiss their present baker and to secure some one else who would be more upright and suitable. Item, we ordered the abbot to inspect and take away all keys of coffers and boxes of the monks before Ash Wednesday, lest they should be in the possession of any property. He had been negligent in

this matter. Item, we ordered them to have the income written down in registers. They owed five hundred pounds; they had sufficient provisions for the year, and at present some eighty pounds from last year’s wool was - still owed to them. We advised them to increase both their alms donations and the number of their monks, if they could do so. The abbot’s sister sometimes dined with him at the abbey, a thing which displeased us. We _ forbade him to invite her in the future. He may invite his brother-in-law without his wife. Item, we expressly forbade him, as well as all the monks of the place, and as we had done before,2® to allow any secular clerics, priests, or laymen to dine in the refectory as had been the custom. Item, we

| enjoined the monks to obey their abbot in all legitimate and proper things as they were bound to do, or that otherwise we would severly punish those whom we should find guilty of disobedience. Item, Ralph of St-Valery was suspected of owning property; we ordered the abbot to have a careful investigation made into the truth of this, and then to take such action as seemed fitting under the Rule. Item, we found that Enguerrand, the prior, was defamed and that an evil report had been raised against him; but since we were not at that time able to get any definite evidence concerning the truth of the matter, we ordered the abbot to make an inquiry into the evil report as well as into the truth of the matter, as cautiously and honestly as he could, and then to handle it in a proper manner. Furthermore, we were _ much displeased that the abbot had promoted the said E[nguerrand}, as ptior, for he had been behaving badly for many years, and an evil report of 29 See entry for September 21, 1251.

516 JANUARY, 1262 long standing had never been cleared up. We received procuration there

this day. Total for procuration: nine pounds, eight shillings, | JANUARY 31. At Foucarmont, at the expense of the abbey. FEBRUARY 1.

At Eu, at our own expense. |

FEBRUARY 2. To wit, on the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Marty.

With God’s grace we celebrated High Mass in pontificals at the abbey; we

preached to the canons of Eu and to a great multitude of people. We received procuration there. Total for procuration: ten pounds, five shillings. FEBRUARY 3. With God’s aid we visited there. There were thirty-three canons, a custodian of the Blessed Sactament, and an official who exercised the office of watcher ;3° we ordered them to commit this latter office to one of the canons so that it might be better performed. Item, since the Magda-

_ lene Chapel had been badly served for some time and was greatly impoverished both as to spiritualities and temporalities, we ordered the abbot to be diligent in seeing that these defects were remedied. All but six were priests. Item, at our other visitation’! we had ordered them to repair their Passional and to have a copy of the Lives of the Saints for use in the refectory ;

they had done nothing at all about this, so we again ordered them to attend

to it. They had one lay brother and a lay sister. Alms are given thrice a week to poor clerics and thrice a week to laymen. Silence was not well observed there. Item, we were much displeased that lay folk freely entered the chancel, and we discussed this matter at considerable length in chapter with the canons, that is to say, how the entrance and approach might more easily be made impossible for lay folk: They stated that great harm would be done if they did not open the entrances to the choir and chancel, and especially to the relics. Item, we forbade the chamberlain to receive or spend

anything without the knowledge of the abbot. Item, we gave orders. that ‘more diligence and consideration than had been the case be used in providing

food for the community. Item, concerning the money which they had received from bequests, we ordered that it be used to purchase leases or that it be put in reserve in some common chest until something appropriate was offered for sale. Item, since they were burdened with debt, we advised them

to try to sell some of their woodland. Item, we forbade the prior to invite anyone to dine while the abbot was away, or during his absence to have 80 The Rule of St. Benedict (Ch. 48) made provision for a watcher whose duty it was to see that everything was in good order and everybody was doing his allotted task.

81 See entry for September 4, 1261. oe Oo

MARCH, 1262 517 various kinds of wine drawn for the guests, as he had been wont to do, They | owed thirteen hundred pounds; some bad debts were owed to them, They had enough wheat and other grain to last the year, and they thought that

they would be in a position to sell thirty muzds after providing for their own | maintenance. Item, we ordered the new abbot to make suitable provision in _

some quiet place for the old abbot. :

_ This day we spent the night at Le Tréport, where we received procuration.

Total for procuration: eight pounds, three shillings. | Os | FEBRUARY 4. With God’s grace we visited the said place, where there were twenty-two monks in residence. All but four were priests. We ordered

the abbot to forbid them to hold property. They were not very punctual about turning in their old clothes, especially their pelisses, upon the receipt

of new ones; however, we ordered them not to make any disposition of the said. pelisses without the permission of the abbot. Item, the abbot neither gave them sufficient clothing nor handed the garments out on time. Item, | they complained about the smallness of their daily portions of bread ; we ordered this corrected. They owed three hundred pounds, and about as , much was owed to.them. They had sufficient provisions to last the year. |

, FEBRUARY 5. To wit, on the feast of St. Agatha, at Aliermont. With God’s grace, we preached at St. Agatha’s church. FEBRUARY 6-7. At Aliermont. FEBRUARY 8. At Longueville, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 9. At

Déville. FEBRUARY 10. At Pont-de-l’Arche. FEBRUARY 11. At Pinterville. | FEBRUARY 12. At Vernon. FEBRUARY 13. At Meulan. FEBRUARY 14. To

wit, on Ash Wednesday, at Pontoise. FEBRUARY 15. At Pontoise. We gave _ audience-to certain. monks who had elected Brother Walter.32 _ We slept at Paris, — FEBRUARY 16-21. At Paris. FEBRUARY 22. To wit, on the feast of St. Peter's Chair [of. Antioch}, at Paris. FEBRUARY 23—MARCH 5. At Paris. MARCH 6. At Poissy. MARCH 7. At Mantes. MARCH’8. At Gaillon. MARCH

9. At Pont-de-l’Arche. MARCH 10. At Rouen. a a

- MARCH 11. To wit, on the Sunday on which Laetare Hierusalem is sang.®®

High Mass, a ee ae

With God’s grace we preached at the cathedral in. Rouen, and celebrated

_ MARCH 12, Having examined the process of the election of Brother _

Walter of Serifontaine which was carried out at the monastery of St-Martin-

82 See entry for March 12, below. _ , | 33 The Fourth Sunday in Lent. oe oe ,

518 MARCH, 1262 | de-Pontoise, on the advice of prudent men and the claims of justice we confirmed this election. , | |

We slept at Déville. :

MARCH 13-14 At Déville. | MARCH 15. With God’s aid we preached a sermon in chapter at St. Georges’ abbey and, with God’s grace, visited there. Twenty-four monks were in residence; of these, four were novices; they had three others in England and two at St-Nicolas. A tenth of the bread of the house is given in alms. They had sufficient provisions to last the year. They owed about one hundred pounds, and about four hundred pounds was owed to them. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition, except that they did not have a Bible to read in the community. We received procu-

ration there this day. Total for procuration:... [/acuna in MS}. “MARCH 16. At Jumiéges. MARCH 17. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at Jumiéges. MARCH 18. With God’s aid we bestowed our benediction

upon Brother Wf{alter}], the abbot of [St-Martin-de-}Pontoise, celebrated

| High Mass, and spent the night there, at our own expense. , MARCH 19, With God’s grace we visited there, after having, with His aid,

first preached a sermon. Fifty monks were dwelling there, of whom six _ were novices; twenty were in outside priories. They ate meat in the priories

when there was no need. We forbade them to diminish in any way the

| supply of goods intended for alms. Item, we ordered them to have a complete statement of the income of the monastery written out in a register;

the abbot made himself rather difficult about this. Item, we ordered the abbot to get an itemized account of expenditures from the kitchener once every six weeks, and at the end of the year to have a total accounting made of all expenses incurred during the year. More was owed to them than they

owed. By God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition.

We spent this night at Déville, at our own expense. MARCH 20. By God’s grace we visited the priory at Bondeville, where there were twenty-eight [choir] nuns, seven lay sisters, and three lay brothers.

They should confess and receive Communion once a month. We ordered the prioress to make frequent inspection of the nuns’ coffers. We forbade

her to allow any nuns to go to Rouen without proper and dependable companionship. Those who go should return without delay. There is a parish there having nine parishioners; we must assign the cure of it to some priest. They did not have enough chaplains, and they needed a steward to

MARCH, 1262 , 519 manage the affairs of the house and provide for them. They owed one hundred twenty pounds.

We spent this night at Déville. | MARCH 21. At Déville, to wit, on the feast of St. Benedict. ,

“MARCH 22. With God’s aid we preached in the chapter and made a visitation at the abbey of St-Ouen-de-Rouen. Sixty monks were in residence;

two were students in Paris; three were at St-Michel; fourteen of the sixty were novices. All but seven of the professed were priests. The fasts of the Rule were not well observed in the priories, and the article covering the eating of meat was badly observed. To date they owed one thousand pounds at interest and three thousand pounds or so in other debts; some debts were owed to them—-indeed, many such, they say—but in bad debts. We took

, the abbot to task in the matter of the three monks who should be sent back to Sigy;84 he had removed them on his own initiative and called them back

, to the cloister. We warned him also to restore certain income which he had

inWe spent good condition. a , this night at Déville, at our own expense. |

withdrawn from that priory. With God’s grace we found other things to be

MARCH 23. With God’s grace we preached a sermon at the monastery of St-Amand and visited. Fifteen nuns were in residence, and five were at Sadne. They should confess and receive Communion once a month. Item, since we discovered that amongst the nuns there was general discord and bitterness of

heart, we charged the abbess and confessor to compel, by restrictions on wine | and pittances, those hereafter found thus at fault to become reconciled and

live in charity so far as possible. Item, we forbade them to fashion or work on alms-bags, needle-cases, neck-bands, and such things, but rather to work |

on such as pertained to the divine cult, as best they knew how. Item, we | expressly forbade the nuns to reduce their alms or to allow a reduction of , them in any way. The abbess did not have available her accounts, or, rather, a record of her total accounts. Consequently, we were unable to get exact knowledge of the condition of the house. However, they were of the opinion

that more was owed to them than they owed. We thereupon ordered the abbess to go over her records and report to us on the state of the house. _ Three hundred seventy-seven pounds, seven shillings was owed to them; __ they owed one hundred forty pounds and forty shillings. They had sufficient — 84 See entry for January 21, above.

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good condition. ,

supplies to last out the year. With God’s grace we found all else to be in

With God’s grace we spent this night at Déville, at our own expense. MARCH 23. At Rouen. MARCH 24. To wit, Palm Sunday. By God’s grace we celebrated the ceremonies proper to this day at Rouen. MARCH 25. With God’s help we celebrated the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary, which fell on this Sunday. MARCH 26. We dined with the Dominicans at Rouen. MARCH 27. We dined with the Franciscans at Rouen. MARCH 28. gave absolutions in the accustomed manner and at the usual places, and with God’s grace preached at the cathedral of Rouen. MARCH 29. With God’s aid we performed the Divine Offices proper to this day. MARCH 30. At Rouen.

1263, MARCH 31. With God’s grace we celebrated Holy Easter Day at Rouen. APRIL 1. We dined with the greater archdeacon,! and spent the night at

Rouen. APRIL 2-12. At Pinterville. oe APRIL 13. At Pinterville. On this day his lordship [Eudes} conferred upon Master Eudes of Senne the prebend which had belonged to Master Giles Picard, and upon Master Peter of St-Germain the prebend which had

_ been that of Master Richard of Cottévrard. ; APRIL 14. At Pinterville. APRIL 15. At Pont-de-l’Arche, —

APRIL 16. We came to the priory of St-Paul near Rouen, and with God’s grace we made a visitation there. There were six nuns from Montivilliers; there should be only four; the other two were there at the time because of their ill-health. Matilda, the sister-in-law of Peter of Mesnil, was with them. Because of their small number they do not sing their Hours with modulation.? _ They have only one Mass, namely the parochial Mass. They have two maid-

servants. We found out that the king’s sergeants, the forest wardens, had , been imposing upon them. and were still imposing upon them, namely by’

eating at their house. often and by molesting without reason their workmen | in the forest, although they hold the right to use the forest. They owed forty

pounds; they paid a tithe on one hundred forty pounds of income. This day we spent the night at Rouen in the royal castle, with the other

masters of the Exchequer. : |

APRIL 17-20, At the same. APRIL 21. At Bec-Hellouin, with the other masters of the Exchequer. APRIL 22. At Lisieux. APRIL 23. At Troarn. APRIL 24-28, At Caen, on Exchequer business, at our own expense. APRIL 29.

At Le Plessis-Grimoult, at the expense of the king. aprit 30. At Chateau-

ten pounds. : :

Vire. We entered the diocese of Avranches. May 1. We received procuration at the priory of [Notre-Dame-du-}Rocher-de-Mortain. Total for procuration: _

MAY 2. With God's grace we visited there, where there were ten monks

1 Jean Cholet de Nointel, the greater archdeacon of the cathedral of Rouen. — 2 See above, July 9, 1249, n. 36.

522 MAY, 1263 from Marmoutier, and although they are exempt, they nevertheless answered every question put to them. They used feather beds and ate meat; they did

_ not observe the fasts of the Rule very well. They had one chalice, which much displeased us, for all of them were priests. They had one monk in England and two manors which were of very little profit to them. The priory building was almost unroofed and in ruins. The prior could not give us information concerning the financial condition of the house, that is to say, whether they owed anything or whether anything was owed to them, nor

| even as to the extent of their income. Item, since the bishop had and received the right of procuration at the priory at Bailleul, we warned the prior who was then in charge and governing here [ Bailleul} to pay us procuration. He told us that the house was inadequate to receive us, and that their income was extremely small. We agreed to this and, for this time, we passed it by. This day we came, by God’s grace, to the chapter of St-Firmin,? and after preaching, we visited as the Lord directed. There are sixteen prebends there, but the prebendary canons did not maintain residence at all; however, we

found four old men in residence. The prior of Le Rocher-[de-Mortain ] holds one of these prebends; four of the canons must find four priest-vicars who are obligated to celebrate Masses. The prebends are not of equal value. Bartholomew, the precentor’s vicar, was a drunkard, although we had warned

him about this before.t Morel was violent and a reviler, as he had been before. Firmin, the prior’s vicar, was a trader, and had been one for many years. Roger, a canon, was given to wine and frequently drank immoderately ; we forbade him to drink up to the gullet in the future, or to frequent taverns. — Jocelin, a canon, had been appointed by the bishop as confessor to the canons and to the clerks-choral, although the dean had the cure of their souls. Item,

we warned Bartholomew, the precentor’s vicar, to abstain from overmuch drinking and to give up further quarreling with his companions, as he had

been wont to do. | We received procuration this day from the chapter, at the priory of Le Rocher{-de-Mortain}, although the prior was not at all obliged to do this in their chapter. Total for procuration: nine pounds, two shillings. MAY 3. To wit, the Finding of the Holy Cross. We received procuration

at Les Biards. Total for procuration: seven pounds, nine shillings. MAY 4, With God’s grace, we visited the said priory. Two old and feeble

8 A chapter of secular canons. See entry for May 2, 1256. ,

4 Ibid.

MAY, 1263 523 monks of the Benedictine Order were there; they did not observe the statutes of the Rule in any matter; the prior rarely celebrated Mass and often drank with lay folk in the village, as we were informed by certain persons. Of this he was indeed guilty, and we warned him about this. They had an income

of forty pounds; they owed about ten pounds, but they said that they had enough in hand to liquidate this conveniently. However, after investigating

and learning of the meager income of the house, we graciously remitted, for , this time, and returned to the said prior, four pounds of Tours from the

total of procuration owed. —

the Cistercian Order. ,

This day we spent the night, with God’s grace, at the abbey at Savigny, of

MAY 5. We came to the priory at St-Hilaire, and found this place to be in a miserable condition, that is to say, we found that the monastery and the whole manor belonging to the priory had been totally destroyed and con-

sumed by fire. No monks were there, although there should be three monks , from St-Bendit-sur-Loire. The said priory had an income of one hundred sixty pounds. The prior was at St-James-de-Beuvron, where, with God's grace, we spent this night, and received procuration from the said prior, on account of the said priory [St-Hilaire}. Total for procuration: seven pounds, ’

seventeen shillings. .

MAY 6. To wit, the Sunday before Ascension. With God's aid we celebrated a parochial Mass at the church at St-James-de-Beuvron, and, with His help, preached a sermon in the churchyard. We received procuration

there. Total for procuration: eight pounds, eight shillings. | MAY 7. With God’s grace, we visited the said priory. There were four monks from St-Bendit-sur-Loire in residence, as was the aforesaid prior of St-Hilaire, who had received the priory of St-James in farm from his abbot. There should be seven monks, but the prior told us that the abbot, with papal

permission, was allowed to appropriate to his table the fruits of some of his | priories, and had in consequence diminished the number of monks and had leased out this said priory. The monks who were staying there ate meat and

used feather beds and linens, but, as they said, they did this with the knowledge and permission of their abbot. Those who were not priests rarely confessed or recetved Communion; we ordered the prior to instruct them and

| to bring pressure to bear upon them to confess and to recetve Communion frequently. Item, we forbade them to eat with lay folk in their village, or to permit lay folk, especially women, to eat with them. Their grange was in

524 MAY, 1263 a ruinous condition and its roof needed repair; we ordered this repaired. Item, we ordered the prior to have the houses at St-Hilaire rebuilt and repaired. They have an income of two hundred sixty pounds. 2 MAY 8. We received procuration this day at Sacey, where were four monks

from Marmoutier. With God’s grace we visited there, where, as already stated, there were four monks from Marmoutier. All were priests except one, whom we ordeted to confess and to receive Communion frequently. — Alms are given twice a week to all comers. The fasts of the Rule were not well observed; they frequently ate meat when there was no need. We found the parish priest to be many times defamed of incontinence. They said that they had no scruples about eating meat because their abbot had given them a dispensation in this matter, under a privilege which he had obtained from — the Apostolic See. They had an income of two hundred pounds; they said

that about as much was owed to them as they owed. ~ , This day, after first preaching, with God’s grace, to the chapter of the abbey of Montmorel, we visited there. Seventeen canons were in residence, and there were six more in three of their priories; one was dwelling by himself in a certain parish in Brittany, and this much displeased us. All but four of those at the abbey were priests; we enjoined those who were not priests to confess and to receive Communion at least once a month. It was the custom to give alms to all comers thrice a week, but we discovered that they had curtailed and reduced their almsgiving, since, at the time of our present visitation, a general distribution of alms was seldom or never made. We ordered the abbot to manage this business in a mote diligent, devout, and generous manner, to bestow alms as usual, and to give orders that alms be distributed as they had been in times past. As much was owed to them as they owed, and they had a large supply of provisions. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: eight pounds, two shillings. MAY 9. We came to the chapter at Avranches, and there, with God’s grace, we preached and visited the chapter. Twenty-one prebends are there, and

six rectors or dignities (Dignitates), to wit, a dean, a treasurer, two archdeacons, a precentor, and a chancellor or master.of the schools. Item, four _ priest-vicars who are obliged to celebrate Masses; and two deacons and two subdeacons who were obliged to vest themselves for Masses. Each of these received sixty shillings, as we were told, and it seemed to us that this was a moderate stipend for their services. The canons do not vest themselves, unless they desire to do so, at the major feasts, and each is bound to maintain

MAY, 1263 525 his vicar in the chapter. With God's grace we found everything else to be

satisfactory, except that the canons sold the fruits of their prebends at a | tather high price in expectation of the harvest. We received procuration this day from the chapter at the bishop’s palace; they did not desire to compute. MAY 10. To wit, on Ascension Day, at Avranches. With God’s grace we matched in procession with the bishop and the canons, and we celebrated High Mass. The bishop gave us procuration this day, and he had the entire

chapter with us.

MAY 11. With God’s grace we preached in the chapter house at St-Michel-

in-Peril-of-the-Sea and visited. Forty monks were there. They had many priories scattered in divers regions, in some of which, because of the smallness of the local incomes, monks were dwelling alone. We ordered the abbot to

take counsel on this matter. Item, we ordered them to read the Statutes of — , Pope Gregory more often than they were accustomed to do, and to do this at least twice a year in chapter, and in the presence of the entire community.

All but five of the residents were priests. Item, a general distribution of alms is made to all comers every day. Item, we ordered the abbot to make

better provision for the weak and infirm than had been the case. Item, that , he should see to it that the articles covering the eating of meat and the fasts Should be observed in the priories so far as this was possible. More was owed to them than they owed; they had a large supply of provisions, and with God’s grace they were, as they said, opulent. We received procuration

there this day. Total for procuration: nine pounds. MAY 12. We spent the night at the abbey at La Lucerne, which is a member of the Premonstratensian Order.

| This day William of Bos, cleric, presented for the church at Grainville by Sit Richard of Grainville, knight, appeared in person before us and besought

us to undertake an investigation as to the right of advowson in the said | church; also, that we should proceed to his reception or should collate him to the said church, since he believed that a half year had elapsed since the church had become vacant. We did not desire to do either of these things, but we set apart for him and the said Richard the Saturday preceding the next Trinity Sunday, when they should appear at Les Andelys to show cause why Master Guy of Ravenel, cleric, presented for the same church by Hugh and John of Grainville, esquires, ought not to be admitted. Thereupon he _ produced a letter, sealed with the seal of the said knight [Richard] and of William of Grainville, cleric, drawn up relative to the legal renunciation of

526 MAY, 1263

inthe church, = =) : Bm |

the advowson which the above-mentioned persons [Hugh and John] held

- MAY 13. At Le Parc, a manor belonging to the bishop of Avranches, and at his expense. May 14. At Torigni. This day the abbey of Bec was ruinously burned. May 15-16, At St-Etienne-de-Caen, at our own expense. MAY 17. At Beaumont-le-Roger, at our own expense. MAY 18. With God’s grace we visited the abbey at Corneville. There

were ten canons in residence and ten more outside, of whom two were dwelling alone in two places. We ordered the abbot to visit the canons who

were dwelling outside more often than he was in the habit of doing. All _ but three of those at the abbey were priests. Alms are given thrice a week to all comers. Item, they had not yet received a certain woman from PontAudemer who was living in the monastery in lay habit; she had formerly dwelt with them, garbed as a regular sister. At our last visitation’ this matter had been discussed and considered by us, together with our associates, and Abbot Waleran and the canons of Corneville. It had then appeared to us that they were obligated to receive her. We told them once again to receive her,

or that otherwise we would enjoin our official of Rouen to see that this woman did not fail to get justice. They owed two hundred pounds. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: six pounds, two

shillings, 7 | nine pounds. | , : |

MAY 19. We received procuration at Bourg-Achard. Total for procuration:

MAY 20. To wit, on Pentecost. With God’s grace we visited the priory of

the said place. Ten canons were in residence; there used to be fourteen; nine of the canons were in priories; of those who were in residence, six were priests. Alms are distributed twice a week to all comers. More was owed to them in collectible debts than they owed. They had enough provisions to last out the year. This day with God’s grace, we celebrated High Mass and spent the night there, at our own expense. We dined with the canons in the

refectoty, | | , |

MAY 21. At Bourgtheroulde. MAY 22. At the same. We preached and administered Confirmation there, with God’s grace, and spent the night at

Pinterville. MAy 23. At Pinterville. May 24. At Gaillon. May 25, At Frénes. MAY 26. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at Notre-

5 See entry for May 10, 1262. , oo oo :

JULY, 1263 527 -Dame-des-Andelys, and spent the night at Frénes. May 27. At Frénes. MAY 28. At Ste-Catherine, at our own expense. “MAY 29. God helping ‘us, we celebrated the holy synod at Rouen. May 30. We held a synod of deans,

and spent the night at Rouen. May 31. At Pinterville. yUNE 1. At Vernon, at the king’s castle. JUNE 2. At Meulan. JUNE 3-16. At Paris, to attend the Parlement. JUNE 17. At Courquetaine. JUNE 18-22. At Samoiseau, a manor belonging to the abbot of St-Germain-de-Paris. JUNE 23. At Nemours.6 JUNE 24, At the same. This was the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. With God’s grace we celebrated the blessing of the nuns there [the abbey of Notre-Dame-de-la-Joye}. JUNE 25. At Jard, at our own expense. JUNE 26-27. At Paris. JUNE 28. At Poissy. JUNE 29. To wit, on the feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul. With God’s grace we celebrated High Mass at the Franciscan monastery at Mantes. We dined with them and

Pinterville. , , -

spent this night in the town. JUNE 30, At Gaillon. juLy 1. We entered our chateau at Gaillon and slept there for the first time. JULY 2-4. At juLy 5. At Frénes. This day the following matters were presented to us:

In your presence, Reverend Father, lord archbishop of Rouen, I, John of St-Saveur, cleric and proctor of Jane, daughter of the lady of Bucy, wife of Guy of Meru, submit that when Adam, called Fourre, began a matrimonial case against the aforesaid Jane, he stated that he had contracted actual marriage with her.?7 The action was tried before your representative at Pontoise. Adam stated and admitted at the trial that he could not prove his own case8 except by witnesses who, he said, were bound by excommunication. On account of this [excommunication }, so he said, he had obtained from the Apostolic See that there be granted to you, by mandatory letters,9 the power of absolving. provisionally the aforesaid witnesses until they had given testimony in the said case. Then they would be returned to their original sentence of excommunication.

II, 2046. “6 An Augustinian priory founded by Louis VII, near Fontainebleu. (Cottineau-

7 Per orb de praesenti matrimonium contraxisse. In this instance de praesenti

matrimonium corresponds to today’s sponsalia de praesenti (actual marriage). as opposed to sponsalia de futuro (betrothal). (‘‘Fiancailles,” Dict. de droit can., V, 838.) 8 Confessus fuerit se intentionem suam probare non posse. Though intention is an integral part of the legality of marriage, imtentionem suam in this instance means intentio in the Roman legal sense, the case which the plaintiff must prove in court. © Per litteras in mandatis, There are many classifications of papal letters, among which are the mandamenta, which begin with the words per apostolica scripta man| damus- and contain information, confidential or otherwise. (‘‘Lettres pontificales,”

Dict. de droit can., VI, 409.) co , SO rn

528 JULY, 1263 unless they had, in the meanwhiele, made full satisfaction for that for which they wore excommunicated. Jane’s previous proctor proposed to you, and I now , propose, first, that since they [the letters} were obtained by stealth, you cannot and ought not to proceed on the authority of the above mandatory letters to absolve Malachia whom the said Adam produced as a witness in this matrimonial case, because there is no mention in the letters, obtained by stealth, who the witnesses were and especially that Malachia was a witness. Moreover, the said Malachia belongs to another diocese, namely Beauvais, and to another province, namely Rheims, and she has been bound with the knot of several excommunications. If all this had been told, Adam would never have obtained letters addressed to you, but rather [addressed] to the excommunicators, which is in accordance with legal procedure and the methods of the Roman court. Thererefore they were obtained by stealth, and you cannot proceed on their authority. Second, because the said Malachia was excommunicated latae sententiae’9 in that she had laid violent hands on Herman, cleric, of the diocese of Beauvais, you cannot proceed to the absolution of excommunications /atae sententiae on the authority of letters which speak about absolution in general terms and without reference to particulars, because an excommunication of this nature requires a special man-

date, just as is most expressly stated in the law.11 It is according to law that where ever a special mandate is required, a general mandate does not cover it, all of which is understood and can be understood even from the very content of the above letters. We have never heard of the Lord Pope granting absolution from excommunication /atae sententiae, in general terms. Although it has been stated that the marriage was contracted in the diocese of Rouen and the matrimonial cause was argued before your representative, as is evident from your own decisions, I argue that you cannot proceed to the absolution of the other sentences of other prelates!2 and of other laws on the basis of this general mandate, because 10 Excommunication incurred by the very fact that the crime is committed. Ferendae Sententiae is excommunication when imposed by a judge after a trial. An act whose very performance carries with it automatic excommunication, as in this case, laying violent hands on a cleric. (““Censures,”’ Dict. de droit can., III, 176; also III, 187-189.) Excommunicates for laying violent hands on clerics could be absolved only by the Pope. (Decretales, lib. V, tit. XX XIX, cap. V; Mansi, XXIII, 382.) However, Malachia, being a woman, could be absolved by her local ordinary without being compelled to go to Rome. Being a woman, she was not sui juris. Corp. jur. can., Greg IX Lib. v. Tit. 39. cap. 6.) We here follow the Ms. in canonem latae sententiae rather

than Bonnin’s text, iz canonis latae sententiae. — oe 11 Tbid. cap. 7. | 12 Absolution requires jurisdiction which may be personal in the case of persons in religion, or territorial when it is determined by a definite circumscribed territorial

area, as in the case of a diocese or a parish. The question here is whether Eudes could absolve from.an excommunication incurred automatically in another diocese. |

(‘‘Absolution,” Dict. de droit can., I, 120-121.)

AUGUST, 1263 529 _ this is contrary to the intention of the Pope. Third, Jane’s previous proctor proposed to you, and I now propose, that Malachia should not be absolved because, even though absolved, she cannot bear witness. And if she did bear witness, it would not be of worth because she was corrupted for a price and received her ptice to prove a marriage contracted between Adam and Jane. All these things,

which are facts, the aforesaid proctor undertook to prove and I now offer to prove. Because you, Reverend Father, have cast aside and do cast aside the. aforesaid plaintiff's claims and proofs by your interlocutary sentence, and because you have absolved and do regard as absolved the aforesaid Malachia and are willing to recetve and do receive her as a witness, I, by reason of the foregoing, feel the said Jane and me, in her name, to be unjustly harmed by your interlocutary decree and, because of the aforesaid grievances or any one of them, appeal in Jane’s name, in writing, to the Apostolic See and demand apostoli here and now. And I place the aforesaid Jane, her status, and her conjugal way of life with her husband, under apostolic protection, lest you proceed in any particular against them.

JuLy 6. At Frénes. juLy 7-8. At Pinterville. JuLy 9. At Gaillon. JULY 10-11. At Vernon, with the king. JuLy 12. At Les Andelys. JULY 13. At Frénes. yuLty 14. At Pont-de-l’Arche. JULY 15-16. At Déville. JULY 17-20. At Pinterville. JULY 21. At Gaillon. JULY 22. To wit, the | feast of St. Mary-Magdalene. At Gaillon. jury 23. At Pinterville. yuLy 24-26, At Martot. JULY 27-28. At Rouen. JULY 29. At Rouen. This day with God’s grace, we consecrated as bishops our venerable brothers, R{alph | of Evreux and O. [Eudes} of Bayeux. JULY 30. At Pinterville. yuLy 31. At Evreux. This day the aforesaid Rfalph}, bishop, was solemnly received as was fitting and customary. AUGUST 1. To wit, on the feast of St Peter in Chains. At Gaillon. AUGUST 2. At the same, and the bishop of Beauvais was with us. AUGUST 3-6. At the same. AUGUST 7-8. At Frénes. AUGUST 9. At Pinterville. AUGUST 10. To wit, on the feast of St. Lawrence. At the same. AUGUST 11. At Déville. AUGUST 12. We preached a sermon in the churchyard at St-Gervais and we were present there, to wit, on the Sunday

_ before the Assumption of the Blessed Mary. We spent the night at Pinterville. AuGusT 13. At Déville. aucust 14. At Rouen. AUGUST 15. With God’s grace we celebrated the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary at Rouen. AUGUST 16-17. At Déville. [No entry for August 18.} AUGUST 19. We received procuration at Noyon-sur-Andelle. Total for procuration:

seven pounds, fifteen shillings. | |

AUGUST 20. With God’s grace we visited there. Present with the prior

530 | AUGUST, 1263 were six monks from St-Evroult, as well as one monk who was dwelling at Le Héron. All of them celebrated Mass of their own volition and frequently, except the abbot’s secretary; we ordered him to give up his writing occasion-

ally and to celebrate Mass more often than was his practice. Item, we ordered the prior once again, although we had given this order several times

in the past, to have the path of the cloister leveled off and repaired; to have the openings in the windows and doors of the nave of the monastery {church} blocked up with plaster, glass, or some other material; and to have the barrels altogether removed from the chapterhouse and the place cleaned and kept clean and becoming.18 They owed about one hundred pounds; they said that they had enough provisions to last out the year. With God’s gtace

we found other things to be in good condition. | | We received procuration this day at Pérriérs. Total for procuration: six

pounds, seven shillings, three pence. |

AUGUST 21. With God’s grace, we came in person to St-Laurent-en-Lyons,

where, by His will, we were so afflicted and tormented with pains in the | head and stomach that we were unable to exercise our duty of visitation in person, but were obliged to send our dearest brother, Brother Adam, to the chapter there to act for us. With God’s aid he preached there, as was fitting, and then made his visitation, first making inquiries into the spiritual condition of the place and then asking about temporal things. From the report of this Brother Adam we learned that fifteen canons were dwelling there, that all but one were priests, and that fourteen were outside in seven places. With God’s grace he found everything to be in a satisfactorily good condition. They owed three hundred pounds; they had enough provisions to last out the year. We received procuration there this day. Total for procu-

ration: seven pounds, thirteen shillings. | 7

AUGUST 22. With God’s grace we came in person on pilgrimage to the

| church of St-Hildevert at Gournay, where we heard Mass and kissed the relics. Afterwards we consulted separately with the dean and a resident canon concerning the condition of the place. We discovered that the clerks {-choral}, vicars, and chaplains performed their duties carelessly, and that the Divine Office, both day and night, was carried out with great negligence and irregularity. Item, more Masses were celebrated at the High Altar than ought to be. Item, on some of the feast days, particularly that of St. Nicholas, the clerks [-choral]}, vicars, and even the chaplains conducted themselves in a.

~ 18° See entry for April 22, 1262. ST

AUGUST, 1263 531 dissolute and scurrilous. manner, dancing through the town and singing virelais.14 Item, we learned that Matthew, a canon, at present in ill-health, had, as was widely believed, kept a certain woman from Les Andelys for fourteen years, and it was believed that she was still living in his house. However, he had not kept her openly, but so cautiously and secretly that she

could be seen by very few people. Item, Simon; chaplain, was over and over defamed of incontinence, and it was said that he had severely beaten a certain woman, by the name of Haise, because she was unwilling to turn over her daughter to him, and that he finally had taken the girl by force. Item, that this same Simon and Lawrence, a chaplain, frequently played at dice. Item, William Moiniat, vicar, and one of his associates, shamefully pommeled

a layman in the very center of the town, from which scandal had arisen. The , said William had drawn his knife. Reginald, the sacristan’s helper, was in

the habit of going out at night. . Oo So , _ This day Brother Adam, our brother, visited the nuns’ priory of St-Aubin. From his account we learned that there were eleven nuns there at present. The prioress was not present. They said that they owed nothing beyond their debt 15 to the king. With God’s grace he found everything else to be in

good condition. a SO |

This same day Dom Willard, the prior of Salle-aux-Puelles, near Rouen, visited the local leper house in our stead. Their chaplain had recently died. There were as many healthy in residence as there were lepers, namely, eleven. They owed twenty-five pounds of Paris; they thought that they had enough

wheat to last out the year. 7 This same day Brother Adam visited the priory at Neufmarché in our stead. Four monks from St-Evroult were there. The parish priest was, by established custom, attached to their table; but inasmuch as this priest was unable to have a clerk or a servant to carry the hand bell through the village whensoever he went to visit the sick, the said brother enjoined the prior, on our behalf, and, indeed, we also enjoined him as we had done before1® to provide the said priest with a clerk for this service. They owed about one hundred pounds; however, some debts were owed to them. With God’s grace

: other things concerning the place were in good condition, except that they had a serious complaint against the lord of the village, who, as they said,

1 The tithe. | | | , 14 Short rhyming verses, usually accompanied by dances. oe

16 See entry for October 3, 1261. | So, a

532 AUGUST, 1263 had, without compensation, killed sixteen of their swine. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: six pounds, fifteen shillings. AUGUST 23-26. At Frénes. AUGUST 27-28. At Gaillon. AUGUST 29. To wit, on the feast of the Decollation of St. John, at Pinterville. AUGUST 30. At the same. With God’s grace we married Geoffrey, the son of Sir Julian of Péronne,17 to Petronilla of Pontoise, in our chapel. AUGUST 31—SEPTEMBER 4, At Pinterville. SEPTEMBER 5. At Gaillon. SEPTEMBER 6. At SteCatherine, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 7. With God’s grace we preached at the Franciscan chapter, where with God’s assistance the brothers had assembled for a provincial chapter. SEPTEMBER 8. To wit, on the Nativity of

, the Blessed Mary. We were at Rouen, and by God’s grace we celebrated the feast of her Nativity. SEPTEMBER 9-13. At Frénes. SEPTEMBER 14. To wit,

on the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. We were at L’Ile-Dieu, a Premonstratensian house, at the expense of the abbey. SEPTEMBER 15. At Beaubec,

of the Cistercian Order, at the expense of the abbey. _ | SEPTEMBER 16. With God’s grace we visited the abbey of Bival. Thirty-

five nuns and one lay sister were in residence. We expressly forbade them to sell on the outside any bread given to them as their portion. They owed more than sixty pounds; they had but a meager store of provisions, nor did they have any wheat for sowing. At this time we were much displeased at the provision made for a certain chaplain, who had been received into their fraternity, for he had been no small burden to the house; so we ordered the dean of Neufchatel to confiscate into our hands whatever the said chaplain was to receive by way of pension in our diocese, and to forbid him to cele-

brate Mass in our diocese. _ This day we spent the night at Beaussault. ,

This day, to wit, September 16, we visited the priory at Beaussault, where there were two monks from Bec-Hellouin. We forbade them to invite any

women to dine with them. They had no written copy of the Rule; we ordered them to have one written out. They ate meat, but, as they said, with the abbot’s knowledge. They owed one hundred seventeen pounds of Paris to their abbot, and about twenty pounds of Tours elsewhere. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: six pounds.

SEPTEMBER 17, At Aliermont. |

SEPTEMBER 18. We visited the priory at Auffay, where there were six monks from St-Evroult, to wit, Luke of Sap, who was then prior, Dreux of 17 Sir Julian de Péronne was then bailiff of Rouen.

SEPTEMBER, 1263 533 Neufmarché, Peter of Sap, Nicholas of Cahanges, John of Sap-André, and | Henry of Haqueville. All were priests. A general distribution of alms is , made once a week, to wit, on Mondays. They owed about thirty pounds; however, they had a sufficiency of wheat, oats, wine, and other provisions. We enjoined the prior to be more considerate and charitable than he had been and to be more careful in insisting that things necessary for the reception of guests, especially of religious, be on hand. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: eight pounds, seventeen pence. SEPTEMBER 19. With God’s grace we visited the abbey of St-Victor-en-

Caux, where there were twenty-five monks. All but three were priests. We ordered the prior to have the Statutes of Pope Gregory read aloud in chapter

more frequently—at least twice or three times a year. They had complained | a good deal about the inadequate provision made for the sick; we ordered the abbot to have this corrected and to treat the weaker ones with more care and kindliness, inviting them to eat with him occasionally and seeing that they were provided with essentials. A general distribution of alms is made thrice [a week]. They owed eighty pounds, and about sixty pounds was owing to them. Item, they were unanimous in complaining, just as they had complained these many years, about their abbot, to wit, about certain pittances which they were entitled to receive on certain anniversaries, and — which the abbot had entirely appropriated for himself, although we had often warned him to give these pittances to the monks.18 Item, since they

knew almost nothing about the state of the house, we ordered the abbot to have three copies of a statement written down in certain rolls or records giving a total accounting and itemized information, of which he was to keep one copy and to give the others to two seniors of the community; item, we ordered him again, as we had done before,!® to issue a statement concerning the condition of the house twice a year in full chapter, and in the presence

! of the community, and in the presence of certain seniors elected by the community to audit the individual accounts and prepare a statement upon this. Item, that he should have the place repaired and kept in good con-

dition. Item, that he should provide his monks with better bread, beer, comestibles, and other things than he had been doing, as far as the finances of the house would permit. Item, we warned him to see that things required 18 See entries for May 18, 1251; March 8, 1254/55; September 4, 1258; March 12, 1259/60; September 15, 1261. 19 See entry for September 15, 1261.

534 SEPTEMBER, 1263 by the sick were provided for in better fashion than had been the case. Item, ! that he restore the aforesaid pittances to the community. Item, that he should behave in an affable and friendly manner toward [former} Abbot William,?°

encouraging him with kindly admonishment to be solicitous in cultivating | those things which are requisite for his salvation. Item, that he should at once restore to the community its legal seal. Item, we enjoined him in particular to remove and depose Brother Robert of Quévremont, prior, , Brother Roger of Breuil, subprior, and Brother John of Paris, almoner, from their offices within the next week. Item, that before All Saints he reduce his overlarge staff, and in particular Nicholas, his clerk. Item, we forbade the monks to presume to take any bread away from table or to sell it, as they had been doing. Item, we expressly forbade any of them to leave the house or to eat in the town, on pain of having anyone who should do so treated by the abbot as a runaway monk. Item, it should be noticed that

, William, the cellarer, took an oath in the presence of the community that he had acquired his office with purity and simplicity of heart, and without any

taint of simony. Item, we enjoined the abbot to impose proper penance upon the said cellarer for having bathed in the presence of laymen. Item, we ordered {former} abbot William to confess more often than was his practice—at least once a week. Item, we ordered the abbot to make a diligent . inquiry, together with the dean, into the charge of sodomy directed against Robert, an old monk, and to send the results of this investigation to us. under

seal. This day we received procuration from them. Total for procuration:

seven pounds, eight shillings. — | , SEPTEMBER 20-21. At Déville. | | a SEPTEMBER 22. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders: at Ste-

Catherine and spent the night there at our own expense. a This day the following document was placed before us: , In your presence, Reverend Father, archbishop of Rouen, the abbot and convent of St-Josse-sur-Mer, a Benedictine house in the diocese of Amiens, propose and assert that they possess the right of presentation to the church at Mesnil-David, in your diocese, as patently appears in a letter of your predecessor

in which their right is set forth, notwithstanding the denial of Richard of Mesnil-David, the father of the late William of Mesnil-David, esquire, who now unjustly contests {their} claim. And you have, to their prejudice and hurt,

December 17, 1255. :

20 Abbot William had resigned his office as abbot of St-Victor-en-Caux on

| SEPTEMBER, 1263 535 refused without reasonable. cause to admit Master Dreux of Montreuil, cleric,

to this church, though presented to you by the said abbot, and thereby you have , agerieved them. Item, you have injured them in another matter. In their case presented against the said William concerning this advowson, you delayed them a long time, so that it became manifest that this was being done so that time might slip away and the presentation revert to you. It is also evident that, at the expiration of the statutory period for making presentation, you wrongly referred the said abbot, the convent, and Dreux, cleric, presented by the said abbot, to a secular judge, and to one who had no jurisdiction in such a case. Item, you have injured and stil injure them in yet another matter, in that when your predecessor’s letter was presented to you in the presence of the said William, which letter asserted how much of the advowson belonged to the possessor, no objection to the said letter was raised, although a day was set on which the said instrument might be spoken against if there were any legal impediment in it. No objection was offered. You were unwilling to follow the

said letter and refused to act in accord with its contents. | Item, you have also , injured them, for that, although it had been suggested to you that possibly the dispute concerning the advowson should be referred to a secular judge, yet

anent the possession of the right of presentation to the said church, concerning which possession it was adjudged by your predecessor that this question should | | not be referred to a secular judge, you have unjustly refused to admit this decision, by referring nevertheless to a secular judge the question of possession as well as that of ownership. Item, you have further injured them in that when on behalf of the said abbot and convent it was suggested to you that they were, and for a long time had been, in the possession of the right of receiving forty

shillings of Tours as an annual pension from the priest at Mesnil-David, by reason of the right of advowson to the said church, and which the said religious offered to prove to you if this were denied by the other side, you nevertheless

unjustly and to their prejudice refused to permit them to make such proof. , I, Master Dreux, proctor of the said abbot and convent, in their name and in my own behalf, petition that these grievances be removed and that I be admitted

to the said church. The which if you should deny, I appeal in writing to the Apostolic See on their behalf and in their name and for myself, and I request apostoli, And if this be refused I appeal again in writing; and if you should attempt anything affecting the said church after the said appeal to the Apostolic See .has been. canonically presented, I again appeal in writing to the Apostolic See lest you undertake anything, and.I place the church of Mesnil-.

David under the protection. of the Apostolic See. oe

This appeal the proctor of the said abbot and convent presented by letters. of proxy, sealed, as seemed, to all appearances with their seal. But to this

to defer. | | |

536 SEPTEMBER, 1263

appeal, since it contained nothing of truth or justice, we are not obliged SEPTEMBER 23. At Frénes. SEPTEMBER 24. At Chaumont, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 25. At Bresles, at the manor of the bishop of Beauvais, and at his expense. SEPTEMBER 26. At Gournay-sur-Aronde. SEPTEMBER 27. At Noyon. SEPTEMBER 28. At Villeneuve-le-Roi. SEPTEMBER 29. At Villeneuve-en-Hez. SEPTEMBER 30. At St-Germer-de-Flay, at our own

expense. |

OCTOBER 1. Since upon a previous occasion?! we had turned aside to make

a pilgrimage to the church of St-Hildevert-de-Gournay and discovered and found certain things connected with the canons, chaplains and clerks[-choral] of that church which needed correction, we came to this church today to make a visitation, and, with God’s aid after preaching a sermon, we pro-

ceeded to visit it. We found only one dean there with the chaplains and clerks. Two canons were ill, to wit, Matthew and Reginald; because of Matthew’s infirmity we were not able to discipline him or punish him for that he had been much defamed of a certain woman from Les Andelys, whom, it is rumored, he had kept for fourteen years and was still keeping.

| Furthermore, we expressly warned Simon, a chaplain who was gravely defamed of incontinence, particularly with a certain daughter of Haisie, whom

he confessed to us to have known carnally, to abstain from things of this kind and to take care not to fall into sin again with this said daughter of Haisie or with any other, else he should know that we would punish him severely. Item, that he should refrain from playing dice and from his practice of making ill-considered accusations against his companions. We enjoined upon him what we considered to be a suitable penance for his delinquencies. We also warned Lawrence, a chaplain, to stop playing dice, and we forbade Reginald, the sacristan’s aide, from going about the town at night in the future. Item, we issued a general prohibition against dancing on the feasts of St. Nicholas, St. Catherine, St. Hildevert, or any other, or from conducting themselves in any dissolute manner from which scandal might arise, as had happened in the past. Item, we ordered them to put the tabernacle, which had been made to hold the Blessed Sacrament, in a seemly and decent place near the parish altar. Item, we ordered the dean to punish some laymen of Gournay who were reported to have eaten meat on the Wednesdays of the Ember Days, and we gave him our authority to do this. 21 See entry for August 22, above.

| | OCTOBER, 1263 : 537 This day we came to the priory of St-Aubin. Eleven nuns were in residence; two had gone to France in search of alms, and two others, to wit, Alice of Rouen and Beatrice of Beauvais, led away by frivolity of soul, had departed at the devil’s instigation; we gave orders that these not be readmitted without our special permission. We also forbade the prioress to receive any new members or to bestow the veil upon any without our special permission. They owed about twenty pounds, in addition to a debt to the king for a certain lease which is a serious burden to them. They had few

supplies. | , , This same day with God’s grace, we spent the night at St-Germer-de-Flay,

at our Own expense. | OCTOBER 2-8. At Frénes. OCTOBER 9. At Frénes, to wit, on the feast of st. Denis. OCTOBER 10-11. At Frénes. OCTOBER 12-13. At Gaillon. OCTOBER

14, At Pinterville. ocroBER 15. At Martot. OCTOBER 16-17. At Déville. OCTOBER 18. To wit, on the feast of St. Luke the Evangelist, at St-Wandrille, at our OWN expense. OCTOBER 19. With God’s grace we visited the said —

abbey. There were forty monks in residence and twenty outside in priories; all were priests, with the exception of six and three novices. One does not

accuse another [in chapter}. We ordered the abbot to make frequent inspection of the coffers of the monks and that [the monks} turn in their old clothes upon the receipt of new ones. They ate meat freely in the priories and when there was no need. Alms are given daily to all comers, but not,

however, at stated hours. We ordered them to make more sufficient pro- 7 visions for the weak and infirm. More is owed to them than they owe, and in good debts, and they have a large store of provisions; and with God’s

gtace things were well with them. Item, however, we publicly exhorted the | abbot to conduct himself charitably toward those who grew fatigued by reason of their labor, to be more sympathetic than he had been, and to provide such recreation for his monks as should seem fitting; item, that he be more affable with them. We received procuration there this day and

dined in the refectory with the community. | OCTOBER 20. We spent the night at Le Valasse, at the expense of the abbey. OCTOBER 21. We received procuration at Graville. Total for pro-

curation: seven pounds.

- OCTOBER 22. With God’s grace we visited the priory of the said place,

where there were thirteen canons in residence. We ordered the prior. to inspect the canons’ coffers to remove any property. We wete much dis-

538 OCTOBER, 1263 pleased that lay folk, both men and women, had free access and entry through the choir to the relics upon the high altar; wherefore we advised and asked them to close off, so far as was possible, such a way and entry for lay folk, and to bring out and display the relics upon some altar outside the

chancel in the nave of the monastery. They owed nothing beyond one hundred pounds for which they were beholden to a certain priest, and they

had a large stock of provisions. , .

This day we spent this night at Montivilliers, at our own expense. : OCTOBER 23. With God’s grace we visited there. Forty nuns were in residence, and that is the certain and statutory number. They should confess and receive Communion at least once a month. As we had done before at our other visitation, we gave orders that the day and night Offices be celebrated with sufficient diligence that the entire service might be completed in daylight.22 Item, we ordered the abbess to remove the keys and to make frequent inspection of the coffers lest they have any property. Item, that the nuns should hand in their old garments upon the receipt of new ones. Item, that all the healthy ones should eat together. We expressly forbade them to reduce their alms donations, that is to say, that nothing be held back which should be given as alms. Item, that they should not have many and various dishes in the kitchen. A general distribution of alms should be made three times a week, but they had abandoned making any gifts of this kind since September and would not make any until they had collected their rents. Nevertheless, the abbess was obligated to maintain thirteen poor people every day, by reason of an ancient custom established by Alice, a former abbess. They owed nothing, and they had, either in the chest or treasury or in good and receivable accounts, five hundred pounds. The abbess rarely attended community activities, that is to say, the refectory, chapter, dormitory, and-choir. Some of them complained about the austerity of the abbess.. We ordered her to appoint one or two to take care of the little needs of the nuns, such as ginger, or some such thing, and with whom the others might talk a little more freely and familiarly. Item, that the quality of the wine drunk by

the community be improved. Item, we, as was fitting, being desirous of etadicating all matter for scandal and of preserving them from all perils, — expressly forbade the abbess, the prioress, and the subprioress to permit any

more processions to be held in the church, as had been done, and to see that the community refrained completely from such processions; however, we

22 See entry for January 12, 1260/61. | , OF | a

OCTOBER, 1263 539 were quite willing and'do desire that the prayers, antiphons, and responses which were sung at these processions be sung in the choir. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: nine pounds, nine shillings. OCTOBER 24. William, priest at Mannevillette, who had been cited by the archdeacon, appeared before us, for. it was stated that he was bellicose and a brawler and that he had come to blows with his parishioners. In the presence of Pfeter}, the archdeacon, Brother Adam Rigaud, and John of Morgneval,

, we expressly admonished him to abstain from such conduct. , This same day we warned Ralph, priest at Valliquerville, to resign his church as he had promised, for-we knew that he had relapsed. This day we spent the night at Valmont, at our expense. OCTOBER 25. With God’s grace we visited the abbey there, where there were twenty-six monks in residence. All but one were priests; one was alone outside, and we ordered that a companion be sent to him; four were [offtcially} in England, but two of them were at present staying with Sir Robert of Etoutteville and his wife. We ordered those living in the abbey to confess more frequently. One does not, as of custom, accuse another [in chapter}. Alms are given daily to all comers in summer, but in winter three times a week. They had a little carter who was drunken and overly given to wine

and whom we ordered discharged. We ordered the abbot to see that the Rule covering the eating of meat was observed both within the abbey and

outside. Item, we ordered that the prior and one of the seniors of the ! community attend the abbot when the individual accounts were drawn up. Their finances were in good condition; they had a certain sum of money for the care of the fabric of the church. Sir Robert, the lord of the village, owed them fifty pounds, and his lady owed them forty pounds; up to the present

some eighty pounds in arrears of rents was owed to them. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: six pounds. This same day the priest at Lintot, whose letter we have, came before us admitting his obligation to resign his church whenever we desire. And since we found him to be defamed of incontinence, as had occurred before, we permitted him to exchange this church for another somewhere else before Easter, and we urged him to bring about such an exchange, otherwise he

must thenceforth regard the former church as resigned. — _ OCTOBER 26. We came to the priory at Etoutteville, which we found to be _ miserably administered in both spiritual and temporal concerns. Two monks

from Lewes were there, and a certain English servant provided the monks

540 OCTOBER, 1263 with necessities on behalf of Master Gilbert of Caux, who holds the place and has it for life. We enjoined Robert, the said servant, to have the place repaired and improved. Nevertheless, we caused the goods of this priory to be seized into our hands and to be held by the dean of Canville until the place should be suitably repaired, together with fifty pounds of Tours, which we likewise had seized for the same reason at our last visitation.28 Item, we ordered the treasurer and the priest of the parish to have suitable ornaments for their church, for we found it defective therein. This day we spent the night at Ouville, where we received procuration from the aforesaid servant. Total for procuration: nine pounds, ten shillings. OCTOBER 27. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Ouville. Twelve canons were in residence; all but one were priests ; two were at Attigny. They had two lay brothers and one lay sister. We ordered that silence be observed better in accordance with the Rule than had been the case there; the canons should not leave the cloister without the prior’s permission. Item, since the prior had been unwilling, although we had several times ordered him to do so,?4 to restore or return to the canons the ten pounds a year which certain faithful deceased had willed to them as pittances, we expressly enjoined him to assign them this ten pounds from definite sources of income. This should be done with the consent of the prior and community. Then we ordered that they, or some one of them deputed for this, should receive

seven and one half pounds which was owed to them on a certain house at Rouen, and fifty shillings annually at Corianville, for the above pittances. As much was owed to them in good debts as they owed. Other things, with God’s grace we found to be in a satisfactory state. We received procuration

there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds. OCTOBER 28. To wit, on the feast of SS. Simon and Jude, at Déville.

OCTOBER 29. At the same. |

OCTOBER 30. We came to the church of Notre-Dame-la-Ronde at Rouen, and there, with God’s grace, we preached and made a visitation. We found a dean residing there with a single canon and some vicars. Indeed, we found

that Master Walter of Pérriérs, a canon who owed residence, did not maintain it and wandered about more than he should. There was some defect in procuring lights, for they had lost almost all the revenue devoted to lighting since the withdrawal of the market. Item, they had no serving

23 See entry for May 25, 1262. , , 24 See entry for May 25, 1262. , ,

NOVEMBER, 1263 541 clerk, nor any distributor of the commons.25. Item, they had no general chapter. With God’s grace we proposed to draw up some ordinances about

these things. We spent this night at Déville.. oe | _ OCTOBER 31. At Rouen. NOVEMBER 1. With God’s grace we celebrated the feast of All Saints at Rouen. NOVEMBER 2-5. At Déville, because of ‘our

rheumatism. NOVEMBER 6. This was the day of the synod, which we could -

not hold because of our rheumatism. ‘NOVEMBER 7. At Déville, where, still being afflicted with rheumatism, | we could not speak with the deans whom we had convoked there, as we - would have liked to do. However, we sent Peter, the archdeacon of GrandCaux, Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle, and the archdeacon of Rouen to them in our stead. These warned them, on our behalf, to be more diligent than they had been in making inquiries and not to allow the priests to ride

abroad in short cloaks; item, to order the priests of their deaneries to visit

their parishioners in person in times of sickness or need. | _ This day was opened the inquity concerning the wounding of Geoffrey of | Roncherolles, which was imputed to the priest at Roquette, who was present,

and for whom, at his request, we had a copy of the inquiry prepared. We assigned him the day after [the first Sunday in} Advent when the inquiry

would be continued and sentence imposed. | |

This same day we warned and required Baldwin, rector of a certain part | of the church of St-Remy-les-Champs, and Ralph, priest at Valliquérville, to resign their benefices as by their oaths and letters patent they are held to do

at our volition; but they were not willing to do this. — , NOVEMBER 8. We likewise warned and required Master Robert of Houssay,

rector of the church at Conteville, to resign his church as he had promised,

on oath, to do. This he did not wish to do. = |

_ This day was presented to us the report of the election of [ Abbess} | Margaret of Cristot to the monastery of Bival; we examined it carefully and rejected it because of faulty procedure. However, with God’s aid, having considered and weighed the merits of the person elected and the general © utility to the said monastery, we caused her in God’s name to be provided to

the said monostery. This day we spent the night at Déville. SO _ NOVEMBER 9. In God’s charity we conferred upon Master Adam Rigaud, our nephew, the prebend which Master Richard of Salmonville had formerly

held in the church at Rouen, and in the hall of our palace at Rouen we _ 3 The share of food and revenues to which all canons were entitled. oo

542 NOVEMBER, 1263 invested John of Morgneval, our clerk, with this prebend and with our ring, in the name of the said Master Adam. Present were: the venerable men, Master G., the treasurer; Master P[eter], archdeacon of Grand-Caux in the church of Rouen; Master William of Flavacourt, the official; Master John

| of Neuilly-en-Thelle; canon.of Rouen; Brother Adam Rigaud; and John of

Morgneval, our clerk. a ne :

This day we spent the night at Pont-de-l’Arche. = 7

_. NOVEMBER 10. At Pinterville. NOVEMBER 11; At the same, to wit, on the

feast of St. Martin. NOVEMBER 12, At Gaillon. NOVEMBER 13. At Vernon. __

NOVEMBER 14. We received procuration at Juziers. © a . NOVEMBER 15. With God’s grace we visited the priory there, where there

wete five monks. There should be six with a prior; all were priests. They wote rabbit-fur cloaks and used feather beds. Alms are given daily to all comers. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule, and they occasionally ate — meat when there was no need; however, their abbot, who was present at this visitation, had excused them and offered a sufficiently reasonable explanation of why they acted so. Here follow the names of the monks who were present

en-Laye. ; : oo

at this time: Philip, the sacristan; Geoffrey of Carnot; Bartholomew of Aulnay; and John of Limay. This day we spent the night at St-Germain“NOVEMBER 16-22. At Paris. NOVEMBER 23. At the same, to wit, on the feast of St. Clement. NOVEMBER 24-29. At Paris. NOVEMBER 30. To wit, on the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle. This day Master Peter of St-Germain died. DECEMBER 1. At the same. This day with God’s aid, we married Peter

Rigaud to Nazarea, the daughter of the road supervisor of Auxerre, at Ville- | juif, near Paris. DECEMBER 2-5. At Paris. DECEMBER 6. To wit, on the feast of St-Nicholas. DECEMBER 7-8.. At Paris. DECEMBER 9. At St-Martin-dePontoise, at our own expense. This day we conferred the chancellery 2¢ upon

Master Richard of Sap. oo / Oo

- DECEMBER 10. With God’s gtace we visited the said abbey, where there

were twenty-four monks. One monk was alone at Tavergny; we ordered a companion, for him. We ordered the Statutes of Pope Gregory to be read more often than had been done in the past. Alms are given thrice a week to all.comers. They had two lay brothers and four lay sisters. We ordered the abbot to see that they confessed and received Communion more frequently.

The monks resident in the priories ate meat; we enjoined the abbot. te 26 The chancelerie was the repository of ‘all officially signed documents.

DECEMBER, 1263 543 _ discipline and punish them for this, and to see that they abstained from meat and observed the Rule in this matter. They owed nineteen hundred pounds

of Paris, of which eight hundred was at interest; however, they had many | annual pensions, and the bishop and the archdeacon of Meaux. held two manors of them for life. We received procuration there this day. Total for

procuration: nine pounds, six shillings, eight pence. | DECEMBER 11. With God’s grace we visited the chapter of St-Mellon.

There are ten prebends. Dom Luke was the only resident canon. There _ were nine vicars and a sacristan in charge of capes, and two chaplains; of the vicats there, one should be a subdeacon, the other a deacon. They need surplices and altar cloths; we ordered Dom Luke, who said that he had cloth for making them at the house, to provide the church with these things. Item, since during the celebration of the Divine Office certain ones murmur in the choir to the detriment of the Divine Services, we expressly forbade them to continue this whispering, but to apply themselves with the greatest and most devout diligence to the Office. Item, we found Luke, a vicar, to be gravely defamed of the vice of incontinence, as we had done before,?7 and especially

| with a certain lame woman whom he admitted knowing carnally within the past year. Since, indeed, we found him to be incorrigible, obstinate, and disobedient, inasmuch as he had been very frequently warned by us, and careless of his salvation and indifferent to his reputation, we enjoined him to resign his benefice or otherwise we would undertake judicial proceedings

against him; this he did not do, but with tears besought some favor in this | matter. We, giving ear to his supplications and to certain ones who inter- | ceded for him, gave him permission to exchange his church [for another ] elsewhere before the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. He swore and promised of his own free will, and on the Holy Gospels, that he would resign his benefice before the stated day, or that otherwise we might

then deprive him of the said benefice without any appeal on his part and without the publicity of a trial. He even swore that’ from now on he would urge no claim nor contest a deprivation of this kind. Item, we found Luke, a deacon, likewise gravely defamed of incontinence, and he voluntarily confessed that he had had an affair with Emelotte, a neighbor of Dom Luke, his uncle, and that she had had a child by him. In response to his desire to

accept penance, we enjoined him to say the Psalter five times before the feast of the Purification, to make a pilgrimage to St-Michael-in-Danger-of-

27 See entry for November 14, 1262. a rer?

544 DECEMBER, 1263 the-Sea before Easter. We forbade him to read the Gospel?8 in his church before the feast of the Purification. He swore upon the Holy Gospel and promised that should he be found culpable of this vice again, or even so defamed that he could not purge himself canonically, he would regard his benefice as resigned from that time on. Item, we warned Dom Thomas, who | was defamed of incontinence, to abstain from this vice. Item, we warned Dom Walter, likewise defamed of incontinence, to abstain, and we expressly forbade him to continue to maintain his daughter and her mother in his own home, which he had long done with scandal. Item, we warned Michael, defamed of a certain maidservant living at the house of one of the burgesses, to abstain. Item, we warned Robert of Miniéres to conduct himself more obediently in the community than had been his practice, for we learned that he was rebellious and negligent. Therefore we enjoined him to repeat three times the seven [penitential} psalms2® and the Litany®® before next Christmas.

Item, we warned them all to refrain from whispering or causing disturbance,

especially in the choir. Item, we seized and stopped the income from the

| prebend of Nicholas of Montlieu, canon of St-Mellon, reported to be deceased, from going to Dom Luke, who has collected it for many years. Item, we ordered them to recover from the dean of St-Aignan the twenty shillings

he had received for a certain psalter. Item, we forbade the chaplains to celebrate Masses, Vespers, or any other Office, in the town. Since we found mismanagement in the procuring and rebinding of the books, the roofing of

the monastery, as well as in the matter of certain monies left by Master Ptolemy to provide lighting; also that few ever came to the general chapter, that little provision was made for books or reading material, and that they did not have a common proctor, we peremptorily cited the chapter to appear before us suitably represented, at Rouen or in the vicinity, on the day preceding the coming conferring of Holy Orders. Item, we forbade them to strew any more straw in the choir. Present at this visitation were: Peter, the atchdeacon of Caux; Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle; Eudes Bigot, canon of Rouen; Brother Adam Rigaud; John of Morgneval; and the vicars and ‘chaplains of the chapter of St-Mellon. And it should be known that the said Luke, the deacon, gave us a letter concerning the matter mentioned above,

to the public. © — | :

28 Asa ‘deacon, one of his functions at High Mass was the reading of the Gospel

29 The seven penitential psalms are Psalms 6, 31> 37, 50, 101, 129, 142.

80 The solemn Litany which is said on Good Friday and on Rogation Days, (“Litanies,”’ Dict. d’arch. chrét. et de lit., TX®, 1540-1570.)

DECEMBER, 1263 545 under the seal of the said archdeacon and Master John, the tenor of which

is recorded above*! along with the obligations of the priests. | This day we spent this night at St-Martin, and from Dom Luke, canon of

St-Mellon, we received for procuration one hundred shillings of Paris on

other utensils. |

behalf of the chapter, in which amount the chapter is annually bound to us

at our visitation, in addition to housing, straw, wood, cups, dishes, and DECEMBER 12. With God’s grace we visited the Hétel-Dieu at Pontoise, ,

where there were four good men garbed in regular or religious habit, two of whom were priests. They had as their master or rector a certain secular priest,

to wit, John of Fenins, given to them by the king. The original four had no definite rule, nor did they follow the observances of any order, nor did they make any profession. Item, thirteen sisters were there, of whom one was the prioress. These lived, as they said, according to a rule,8? and some _

of them had made profession of the three vows, to wit, of obedience, chastity, and the renunciation of property. They had an annual income of six hundred pounds; they owed nothing; they had some provisions, wine enough for a year, but not that amount of wheat, and few animals. They

had five maidservants. | Se ,

This day we visited St. Peter’s priory, where there were five monks from

- Bec-Hellouin, to wit, Ralph of L’Honblonniére, prior; and John of Cambremer, William of Ninville, Peter of Olibec, and Ralph of Beaumont, | , monks. They ate meat when there was no need, which much displeased us. In the prior’s presence, the parish priest of St. Peter’s complained to us of an incompetent and unworthy clerk whom the prior had sent to him, for the prior is bound to provide him with an efficient clerk; we ordered the prior to correct this. They owed thirty-two pounds to the abbot and a little elsewhere; they believed that they had enough supplies to last out the. year. This same day with God’s grace we spent the night at St-Martin[-la-

Garenne}, at our own expense. , | , ,

_ DECEMBER 13. We received procuration at St-Martin-la-Garenne. Total for procuration : seven pounds. We visited the local priory, where were three

monks from Bec-Hellouin, to wit, Ralph of Brotonne, prior; William of Olibec; and Henty of Evreux, There should be more, but because of the deficiency of goods and of the batrenness of the vines from which they

31 Bonnin, pp. 667-68. Oo : ' 82 This may be the Rule of St. Augustine. ,

546 DECEMBER, 1263 suffered these many years, the others were recalled to the cloister. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule very well, but they said this was because of their guests. They used meat when there was no need, and then used feather beds. They owed about thirty-two pounds in addition to what they owed to their abbot; they had enough wheat to last out the year. One of the buildings in the courtyard near the stable was in a ruinous state; we ordered the prior

to have it repaired. !

DECEMBER 14, We visited the priory at Gasny, where there were three monks from St-Ouen-de-Rouen, to wit, Roger of St-Aignan, Geoffrey of Ninville, and William of Magdalene. They dwelt in the manor called St-Nicaise across the river and performed no Divine Services in the other manor. There —

they had supplies for the animals and a large staff which always stayed at St-Nicaise. They were almost ignorant concerning the state of the house,

, since they were but lately come there and since they sent to the abbey everything except what was essential for their own maintenance and that of their staff. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: seven

pounds, six shillings. oO DECEMBER 15. At Vernon, with the king. Se , DECEMBER 16-17. At Pinterville. , DECEMBER 18. At Pont-de-l’ Arche. | |

_ DECEMBER 19. At Rouen. DECEMBER 20.. At the same, and this day with God’s grace we preached the king at St. Matthew’s, and the [Dominican] sisters were installed there. - DECEMBER 21. To wit, on the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle, at Déville. ‘DECEMBER 22. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders in our chapel

at Déville. © , | oe

his church. a Oo , | _ This day, Ralph, rector of the church at Valliquerville, voluntarily resigned

DECEMBER 23. We made our O88 at Rouen. . , |

DECEMBER 24, At the same. This day Baldwin, rector of a part of the church of St-Remy-les-Champs, voluntarily resigned his portion. This day

we pronounced the following sentence: | - .

“Inasmuch as Robert of Houssaye, rector of the church at Conteville, for legitimate: reasons had sworn on the Holy Gospel to resign the aforesaid church without publicity of trial whensoever he should be requested to do so by us, and inasmuch as we have warned and requested him to resign the said church and he

| 88 See above, December 23, 1250, n. 135. ,

JANUARY, 1263 547 _ has not cared to attend to our admonition, we by sentence. deprive him, as perjured, of the said church. ee OO

at Rouen. - ee Lord.34 ee Be

' DECEMBER 25. With God’s grace we celebrated the feast of the Nativity

DECEMBER 26-29. At Déville. ee OO

- DECEMBER 30. At Pont-de-l’ Arche. ee ! |

“DECEMBER 31. At Gaillon, to wit, the feast of the Circumcision of the

JANUARY 1-3. At the same. SO , | :

JANUARY 4-5. At Frénes. re Oo

_ JANUARY 6. To wit, on the feast of the Epiphany, at Frénes. :

.. JANUARY 7. At Frénes. : - ee

_. JANUARY 8. We received procuration at Sigy. Total for procuration:... [lacuna in MS}. It should be known that the procuration to be collected here by us should not exceed ten pounds of Tours, as is more fully set forth in a letter of agreement, copied out in our cartulary.35 JANUARY 9. With God’s

grace we visited the priory at Sigy, where there were three monks from St-Ouen-de-Rouen, to wit, Brother Peter of Ruppe, prior; Brother John of Genestoies; and Matthew of Commune. There should be six, but the abbot, because of certain damages suffered by his monastery, has recalled three to the cloister and has appropriated to himself certain incomes which should belong to the priory, which indeed displeased us nota little. However, the

_ said John told us that the abbot had planned to replace the accustomed number of monks before the coming feast of St. Peter3¢ and to restore to the priory the income which had been deducted. They ate meat freely and sometimes broke the fasts of the Rule because of their guests. We forbade them to eat meat in the town or to allow women to dine with them. They owed one hundred forty pounds and said that they had enough provisions

to last out the year. We spent this night at Aliermont.

- JANUARY 10-16. At Aliermont. = = © — a

_ JANUARY 17. At the same. This day we inspected a certain letter, sealed with the seal of P.87 of good memory, by God’s grace our predecessor, which

, 34 This may be the clerk’s error, since December 31 is the vigil and not the feast of the Circumcision. On the other hand, some of the opus.Dei for the feast was recited on the vigil, hence the entry may stress the Service rather than the calendar,

85 See above, November 11, 1254, n. 18; May 18, 1255, n, 6. |

86 Probably the feast of St. Peter’s Chair of Antioch, February 22. — | 87 Pierre de Colmieu, archbishop of Rouen from 1236 to 1244. > oe

548 JANUARY, 1263 | was drawn up anent an agreement made about certain tithes of orchards, , woodlands, and the like, and which the present rector was seeking to collect from the prior of the leper house at Arques. After diligently inspecting its intent, we desired and ordered that the agreement be observed, as it had

been made according to law. a -

JANUARY 18-19. At Aliermont. JANUARY 20. We received procuration at Longueville. JANUARY 21. We received procuration at St-Saéns. Total

| for procuration: nine pounds. |

JANUARY 22. With God’s grace we visited the priory of monks, where there were four, including the prior, to wit, Dom Philip of St-Riquier, who

was then ill, Peter of Aumale, and Ralph of Mouteville. They ate meat frequently when there was no need and did not observe the fasts of the Rule very well. The prior rarely celebrated Mass. More was owed to them than they owed, and they had many supplies. Alms are distributed thrice a week.

_. We spent the night at Déville. Oo BS / JANUARY 23. At Pont-de-l’Arche. JANUARY 24, At Pinterville. JANUARY

25. To wit, on the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, at Pinterville.

JANUARY 26. At Gaillon. JANUARY 27-28. At Vernon. oo | JANUARY 29. At Vernon, where, with God’s grace, we celebrated a provincial council at the Franciscan monastery, assisted by our venerable brothers our suffragan bishops, to wit, O.[Eudes}, of Bayeux; R{alph}, of Evreux;

Flulk]}, of Lisieux; R{ichard}, of Avranches; Thf[omas]}, of Séez, and J{ohn], of Coutances.: First we celebrated the Mass of the Holy Ghost in pontificals with the deacon and the subdeacon formally vested, to wit, Master J[ohn}, the archdeacon of Petit-Caux in the church of Rouen, acting as deacon; and Master William of Flavicourt, then the official of Rouen, as subdeacon. At the celebration of the Mass our suffragans stood clothed in albs with choral copes. When this had been celebrated, although we and our suffragans, dressed in pontificals, should have ascended the dais erected according to custom near the doors of the church, we agreed to remain before the altar, they being in albs and copes as before. It should be mentioned that the bishops of Bayeux, Evreux, and Lisieux sat on our right upon the dais,

and in that order, while on our left were seated in order the bishops of Avranches, Séez, and Coutances. The Gospel was read at once, to wit, the passage beginning, “Jesus appointed seventy-two,’’%8 by the deacon who ‘had

been vested at the Mass. When this had been read, we began aloud the

88 Luke 10 : 1-5. © , 7 :

JANUARY, 1263 549 Veni Creator Spiritus, after which two, vested in surplices, sang the Litany, and after the Lord’s Prayer in a low voice, we offered the prayer Assumus. This ended, with God’s grace we preached a sermon, and, the sermon being finished, the letter of convocation and the rescript and the letters of proxy of the cathedral chapters were read; then followed a reading of the statute Sicut olim, enacted in general council, concerning the holding of annual — councils by archbishops and their suffragans which is contained in the title,

etc., was read. . a - .

On Accusations :%9 also the statute, concerning intoxication and drunkenness,

_ The proctors were as follows: of the Rouen chapter, Master William of Saane, the treasurer of Rouen; of Bayeux, Master John of Clermont, the

archdeacon of that church; of Evreux, Dom Thomas of St-Verane and Nicolas Hurtaud, canons of Evreux; of Lisieux, Master Nicolas, the archdeacon of Pont-Audemer in the church of Lisieux; of Avranches, John of Fontenay, canon of Avranches; of Séez, Michael Estancion, canon of Séez; of Coutances, Master William, called Porte. Then were read all of the fol-

lowing statutes: | ,

It is the pleasure of the holy council that those things which follow below be firmly observed, in such a way that the Reverend Father Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, his suffragans, and their subjects, should not be

bound to their observance as though they were newly enacted, that is, as , regatds those things which are expressly to be found in [canon] law, in the

Statutes of Pope Gregory IX, or in the episcopal synods. . | ‘We will that the decree of the Council of Lyons, in the. matter of procurations to be received by the archbishop and bishops by reason of visitation, and in the matter of burdens inflicted by their officials under pretext of performing

their duties, be observed. , | ,

We will that the statute of the general council concerning those who form leagues, and the statute published concerning the liberties of the Church, be _.. frequently and solemnly promulgated in synods and in parish churches, and

that transgressors be canonically punished. _ , We decree that such secular authorities as shall seize clerics with more vio-

lence than the disobedience of the defendant requires, or who shall detain them against or beyond the pleas of the ecclesiastical judge, shall be pronounced excommunicate by a general sentence and by a specific sentence after the fact

is proved. Oo | co , , , | We strictly forbid that in cases pertaining to the Church a secular judge be

“89. See above, January 29, 1259/60, n. 31; January 26, 1260/61, n. 24. |

550 JANUARY, 1263 consulted by ecclesiastical persons, particularly regarding personal actions. , We decree that abbots and priors, and other ecclesiastical persons who receive the major tithes of parish churches, shall be obligated to repair the fabric, books,

and ornaments in the same proportion as they receive such tithes. . , We desire that the synodal statutes, to wit, that ecclesiastical persons who receive the mandates of various judges, delegates, conservators, or executors shall diligently inspect and observe the authenticity of the names of the judges,

dioceses, and places to which they cite, be firmly observed. ‘We forbid any Christian, man or woman, to serve Jews in hospices or presume to dwell with them, and we decree that Jews be obliged to wear distinctive signs whereby they may be distinguished from Catholics. _ We strictly forbid any vigils or dances to be held in churchyards and sacred

places, and we decree that transgressors be canonically punished. , _ Let all clerics and especially the unmarried ones be warned in the churches to wear a suitable tonsure, and let all who have taken the Cross be obliged to

wear a cross openly. , , | 7

. - We will that the statute of the general council in the matter of gilded saddles,

bridles, spurs, and cinches, and other superfluities, the use of which is forbidden to the clergy, and especially in the matter of wearing closed gowns by

, priests, be observed. ,

We forbid any clerics who are beneficed or ordained in Holy Orders to be

carried away by or become addicted to hunting and fowling. a _ We decree that in those abbeys and priories whose revenues are not curtailed, the requisite number of religious be reestablished, execept perchance, tempora-

rily, by express permission of the superior and for reasonable cause. a We will and decree that what is decreed by law, to wit, that no monk shall.

dwell anywhere alone, be observed. OB , / oo ’ Let the monks dwelling in nonconventual priories be warned, under threat of suspension and excommunication or as may seem expedient, that they must

strive to observe the Statutes of Pope Gregory pertaining to the eating of

meat, confession, and the fasts. : a : - We decree that regulars shall not live with seculars save by the special - permission of their own diocesan. an oe : | The statute covering the contracting of loans by religious beyond a certain amount, except by permission of their abbot, shall be strictly observed. : ~ We order that rural deans who have such jurisdiction shall neither excommu-

nicate nor suspend, save in writing. Oo : We decree that priests shall not refrain from pronouncing excommunication,

even though the parties may have become reconciled; until they are legally

absolved from excommunication. 7 re oo

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given. | | |

We desire that absolution be made with due solemnity. — on

_ We forbid priests to presume to pronounce general sentence of excommuni-

cation save in cases of theft or vandalism and after due warning has been We decree that chaplains to whom churches are temporarily entrusted shall be diligently examined as to their learning, way of life, and ordination. ‘We decree that canons regular to whom a care of souls has to be committed shall be more carefully examined than has been the practice as to their learning, way of life, morals and general conduct, and matrimonial status.

Item, we decree that a special Mass shall be sung in every cathedral, con- : ventual, collegiate, and parish church of the province for any archbishop or

bishop of the province who shall die. _

‘These things being completed, and the council harmoniously ended, we sang Te Deum laudamus before the altar, and when the canticle was over we

offered suitable prayers. , , | | | This day we spent the night at Vernon. |

JANUARY 30. This day we spent the night at Pinterville, and our venerable brothers the bishops of Avranches and Coutances dined with us. JANUARY 31—FEBRUARY 1. At Pinterville. FEBRUARY 2. To wit, on the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Mary, at the same. FEBRUARY 3-14. At Pinterville. FEBRUARY 15. At Pont-de-l’Arche. FEBRUARY 16. At Rouen. FEBRUARY 17. At the same, and with God’s grace we preached in the cathedral. FEBRUARY 18. We received procuration at Quévreville from the abbot of St-Ouen-de-Rouen, who then held this said house in his possession.

, We did not compute because of the presence of the abbot, who was with us. FEBRUARY 19, With God’s grace we visited the priory of Mont-DeuxAmants, where twelve canons were in residence; two were novices. We ordered these to confess at least once a month. They were not careful about surrendering their old clothing upon the receipt of new; we ordered this

corrected. At mealtimes they did not read continually or throughout the , meal, but a little at the beginning and again at the end. As a general _ practice, alms are dispensed every day. They thought they had a sufficiency of wheat, oats, and wine to last out the year, and they had many animals.

They owed two hundred pounds, including the debt owed to the priest at | Tourville, and about sixty pounds in good debts was owed to them. The sick

, wete not well attended; we ordered this corrected. Many complaints were : made against the prior concerning certain pittances, but we judged these to be frivolous. Item, at times the prior engaged personally in outside business

552 FEBRUARY, 1263 which could be done by an ordinary canon. Item, we decreed that one canon be especially appointed to collect twenty pounds from the grange at Muitreville for pittances. We received procuration there this day. Total for procu-

ration: seven pounds, twelve shillings, eight pence. 7 _ FEBRUARY 20-21. At Frénes, at our own pence. FEBRUARY 22. To wit,

the abbey. | | ,

on the feast of St. Peter’s Chair, at Mortemer-en-Lyons, at the expense of FEBRUARY 23. At Gisors, at the priory of St-Ouen, where we are entitled

once a year to receive, when we turn aside to spend the night there, seven pounds of Tours for procuration, and nothing more unless it be through liberality and grace. Two exempt monks from Marmoutier are there. FEBRUARY 24. We received procuration at Vesly, to wit, on the feast of St. Matthew the Apostle. Two exempt monks from Marmoutier are there. Total for procuration: seven pounds, six shillings. FEBRUARY 25. We received procuration at Sausseuse. Total for procuration: eight pounds, sixteen

shillings. — oo |

FEBRUARY 26. With God’s help we preached a sermon, and with His grace we visited this priory. Thirteen canons were in residence, of whom three were novices; with the exception of these and two others, all were priests. Some were in parish churches outside, and to these the cure of souls had not yet been committed ; we ordered this corrected. Item, we gave orders that the novices confess frequently. Alms are given there twice a week. They

| owed only one hundred pounds of Tours, and more was owed to them, as they said. They have plenty of provisions, except wheat, to last out the year, and they have much animal fodder. Item, we expressly forbade the prior to allow the canons dwelling outside to run about the neighboring towns in the

future, or to go to markets and trade as they had sometimes done. With God’s grace we found other things to be in a sufficiently good state. _ Note: Concerning the canon at Bacqueville, who had held the church at

Ouville in fee. -

This day we spent the night at Gaillon. | |

FEBRUARY 27-28. At Gaillon. FEBRUARY 29—MARCH 2. At Pinterville. MARCH 3. At Pont-de-l’Arche. MARCH 4. At Déville. MARCH 5. To wit, on

Ash Wednesday, and with God’s grace we performed this day’s service in the cathedral at Rouen and preached there. MARCH 6-8. At Déville. MARCH

9. With God’s grace we preached at the cathedral at Rouen, and we spent the night there. |

MARCH, 1263 553 MARCH 10. Sir John of Neville, knight, rendered homage to us for the service for which he is held to the archbishop of Rouen, on the day of the reception of the said archbishop, and the said knight should have a cup

worth three marks with which he served him on that day.49 | MARCH 10 [sic}. In the middle chamber of our manor at Rouen and in the presence of the venerable men G., the treasurer; J[ohn}, the precentor; Peter} of Ons, archdeacon; J{ohn}] of Neuilly-en-Thelle, archdeacon;

, Master P[eter} of Aumale, canon of Rouen; Master Ralph of St-Gildard, canon of Bayeux; Isembard; and John of Morgneval, Richer [called} the Lombard, the advocate of Haut-Pas,41 appeared before. us. We had undertaken proceedings against him officially for the crime of fraud. The aforementioned P[eter}, the archdeacon; Isembard; and likewise Dom Robert of Porte, who had been present when the said Richer, in the presence of the official of Rouen, had confessed to some of the charges laid against him, swore that they would truly tell what they had heard in this matter. The said archdeacon testified under oath that on a certain day, the date of which he could not remember, he was present at our court in Rouen, in the chamber where the official holds his hearings, when the said Richer confessed and _ admitted, in the presence of the said official, that he believed he had added a clause to the content of an official letter, in a summary which he had used

throughout our diocese, to the effect that priests and clerics who should diligently conduct the business of Haut-Pas would be absolved by apostolic authority from all omissions and neglects of duty in their Divine Offices;

and the archdeacon heard this, as he recollected. | ~ Master Isembard, when sworn and asked about this, replied in the same

manner as the said archdeacon. | , ,

Dom Robert, when sworn and asked about the same matter, said likewise

that he was present on a certain day, the date of which he could not remember, in the said chamber when the said R[icher}, in the presence of the _ official, admitted that he believed that he had added two clauses of his own to the two. clauses of the summary beyond those which were contained in the

compense. , |

40 T.e., the vassal serves his lord at a banquet and receives a silver cup in re-

41 The Order of St-Jacques-de-Haut-Pas of Luca had a house in Paris. (‘‘Hospitaliers,” Dict. de théol. cath., VII, 192.) As Bonnin points out, the order’s objective was to aid pilgrims to cross rivers by using boats and bridges which they themselves

had made. Their name came from their original house built on the banks of the , river Arno, in Italy, in the twelfth century. (Bonnin, p. 485, n. 2.) 7

554 MARCH, 1263 letter from the Curia, to wit, that priests and clerics who attended diligently to the business of Haut-Pas would be absolved from such omissions as they made through negligence in the Divine Office: item, that to all the faithful of Christ who should further the work, whatever the offense committed by them in amassing evil gains, forgiveness [for that offense} would be granted

membered. _ a

to them on apostolic authority. The said R{obert}] heard this, as he treThis day we spent the night at Déville, where we received procuration ' from the prior of St-L6-de-Rouen, for the priory was then inadequate and

insufficient for our reception. | | |

MARCH 11. With God’s grace we came to the priory of St-L6[-de-Rouen},

and there with His aid we preached and made a visitation. There were seventeen canons in residence and five outside, to wit, at Cressy and Theméricourt. Alms are given twice a week to all comers. They owed two hundred pounds because they had been burdened by the heavy expenses entailed in

the year. | ~ MARCH 12. At Déville. | | | | providing food for the chapter. They had sufficient supplies to last out

_ This day we spent the night at Déville, at our own expense. ,

MARCH 13. With God’s grace we came to the abbey of St-Amand-deRouen, and with His aid we preached and made a visitation. Forty-five nuns were in residence, and there were five at Saine. Three girls had been received in secular garb, who were to take the veil. A daughter of Lady Alice of Senots was there, and we ordered her to be sent home; we expressly forbade them to receive or give the veil to any one without our special permission. Item, we forbade anyone to leave the cloister without the permission

of the abbess, and we ordered the gate of the cloister to be more carefully guarded. Item, we ordered them to observe silence better than had been customaty. Item, we ordered them all to go-to bed in the dormitory at the same hour. We ordered that the juniors no longer remain in the choir on the Feast of the Innocents, as they had done before, chanting the Office and the Sequences suited to that day, when the seniors had retired and the juniors

remained behind. Item, we forbade them to presume to diminish their quota of alms by carrying off anything which ought to be given to alms. Item, we forbade the abbess to be lenient in giving permission to any person or persons to go out, requiring her to give good, sure, and faithful company to those to whom she should grant a favor of this kind. Item, we forbade —

APRIL, 1263 555 them to make any laces, needle-cases, or alms-bags. They owed about one _ hundred pounds, and some debts were owed to them. Item, we ordered the

: nuns to be equally distributed in the choir, so that there would not be a

! larger proportion of juniors on one side than on the other. , This day we spent the night at Déville, at our own expense. | MARCH 14-15. At Déville. MARCH 16. To wit, the second Sunday in

Lent. We dined with the Dominicans at Rouen, and spent the night at | Déville. MARCH 17. At Déville. MARCH 18. At Pont-de-l’Arche. MARCH

19-24, At Pinterville. MARCH 25. To wit, on the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at the same. MARCH 26-27. At the same. MARCH 28. At Pont-de-l’Arche. MARCH 29. At Ste-Catherine, at our expense. MARCH 30.

With God's grace we preached at the cathedral at Rouen and spent the night

at our manor there. |

MARCH 31. We conferred the church of St-Maclou-de-Rouen upon Master

Thierry. This day Richer, called the Lombard, against whom we had an action for fraud,42 appeared before us and swore and promised on the Gospels that because of the matter of which he had been accused he would injure no one. Item, that he would leave the province of Rouen within the

coming octave of St. John the Baptist. Item, that he would not re-enter it , unless he merited being recalled by us. Present were the venerable men Masters John, archdeacon of Petit-Caux; William of Flavacourt, the official; Ralph of Cottévrard; Nicholas of Savigny, a canon of Rouen; Thierry, the

dean of La Chrétienté; the prior of La Salle-aux-Puelles; John of Bully, a priest; and John of Morgneval, our clerk.

| This day we spent the night at Déville. , APRIL 1-7. At Déville. | APRIL 8, With God’s grace we preached at the priory at Bondeville, and we visited there. There were twenty-eight nuns, two girls received but not yet in religious garb, four lay sisters, and three lay brothers. One of the parishes there is very unsuitably served, which much displeased us. They had few [books of} sermons. They should confess and receive Communion once a month. There were complaints that the food distributions were not fairly made; we ordered the prioress to make these as uniform as possible. The lay brothers and lay sisters should confess seven times a year. They owed one hundred forty pounds, and seventy pounds was owed to them. They believed that with the exception of oats they had sufficient food to 42 See entry for March 10, above.

556 | APRIL, 1263 | | last them the year. They did not have as many priests as they need. We © ofdered them to take better care of the sick than they had done, at least so far as they could, and especially during convalescence. With God’s grace we

found other things to be in good condition. ,

This day we spent the night at Déville. ,

APRIL 9, At Déville. aprit 10. At Déville, and this day with God’s grace we visited the Rouen chapter. APRIL 11. At the same. APRIL 12. At Rouen. APRIL 13. This being Palm Sunday, with God’s grace we celebrated the

proper service at Rouen. _ APRIL-14. Richard, priest at Tétes, appeared before us in the loge of our

manor at Rouen, between our chamber and the church, and took oath and promised, on the Gospels and with hand on breast, that he would with no reservations regard his church as resigned from the present octave of the Nativity of the Blessed Mary, and that he would never again reclaim it, whether we should live or die, and that he would submit to our command. Present were: P[eter}, archdeacon of Grand-Caux; J[ohn}, archdeacon of

Petit-Caux; G. [Walter], the treasurer; G. [Walter}, the official; Master Ralph of Cottévrard, the prior of Salle-aux-Puelles; Nicholas of Bretteville, knight, brother of the said priest; John, knight and lord of Tétes; and John

of Morgneval, our clerk. This day we spent the night at Déville. —_ |

APRIL 15. At the same. APRIL 16-19. At Rouen, and with God’s grace we did what ought to be done on these days, both in the cathedral and outside.

| 1264 | APRIL 20. To wit, Easter Sunday, and with God’s grace we celebrated this day’s feast at Rouen. APRIL 21. At Rouen. APRIL 22-27. At Pinterville. APRIL 28-29. At Gaillon. APRIL 30. At Frénes. MAy 1-4. At Frénes. May 7-11. At Pinterville. May 12. At Déville. May 13-16. At Rouen, to attend the Exchequer, and we stayed at our manor. MAY 17. At Pinterville. May 18. | At the same. This day the lord of Bayeux and the other masters of the Exchequer were with us. MAY 19. At Vernon. MAY 20. At Mantes. May 21. At St-Germain-en-Laye. MAY 22-24. At Paris. MAY 25. To wit, on the feast | of the Translation of St. Francis, and with God’s grave we celebrated High Mass in the Franciscan monastery at Paris and dined with them.- May 26.

At Paris. MAY 27. At Poissy. © | |

MAY 28. With God’s grace we visited the priory of Notre-Dame-de-l’ Ail-

lerie [-de-Chaumont], to wit, on the vigil of the Ascension. Two monks

were there with the prior, who had been ill for rather a long time and who , was still very feeble from this sickness. Alms were given once a week, to wit,

on Sundays. They ate meat and used feather beds when there was no need. | They thought they owed two hundred pounds of Tours. Total for proc- |

uration: seven pounds, ten shillings of Paris. | MAY 29. To wit, Ascension Day. With God’s grace we celebrated High Mass at the nuns’ monastery at Gomerfontaine, and with His aid we gave

our benediction to Sister Agnes, their abbess. , _ This day, with God’s aid, we visited the priory of St-Martin-d’Es, where

there were two monks from St-Magloire-de-Paris, to wit, Brother Nicolas . Grimout and Brother Simon of St-Arnoult. The said Brother Nicolas, who , was then acting as prior, spoke to us with less respect and reverence than he should have done, and was very wordy. They did not chant the night Matins because, as they said, of the thieves. Item, they did not sleep together, but

separately; we enjoined them to sleep together in the same room as becomingly and properly as they could. They owed thirteen pounds; they thought that they had enough provisions to last out the year. They did not

observe the fasts of the Rule. They ate meat. , |

558 MAY, 1264 This same day with God’s grace, we spent the night at Liancourt, where

we received from the prior four pounds of Paris, in which amount he is | held to us for procuration, together with lodging and domestic utensils, once

a year, when we come to this place and visit it. | MAY 30. With God’s aid we visited the said priory. Three monks from St-Pére-de-Chartres were there, to wit, Brother Peter of Cerisy, prior; William, called Bird, and Anselm, the prior’s nephew. They ate meat three times a weak, but, as they said, with the abbot’s permission; they did not

observe the fasts of the Rule very well. They owed one hundred forty pounds; with the exception of oats, they had enough provisions to last out

| the yeat. With God’s grace we found other things to be in a sufficiently —

good condition. = — , . |

This day, with God’s help, we came to the priory at Sérans [-le-BouteilJer}, and with His aid we visited it. There were two monks from St-Germerde-Flay in residence besides the prior, who was then absent, to wit, Brother Eschelin of Beaumont and Adam of Donne-Médard. They ate meat freely

and without any scruples. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule. Eschelin told us that, as he thought, the prior owed one hundred twenty pounds of Paris. We spent the night there and received seventy shillings of Paris, in which amount they are held annually for procuration when we visit them, in addition to wood, charcoal for our common use, such fodder as may be procured in the village, dishes, and domestic utensils. Alms are

given thrice a week to all comers,

In the year of our Lord 1264, on the Saturday after the Ascension of the Lord, John of Fagicourt, esquire, appeared before us at Sérans [-le-Bouteiller} and made atnends for the violence he had committed in the said priory. He swore that he would submit to our commands in this matter and in the case where he had audaciously raised the hand of violence against a certain monk there. Item, he swore that he would pay sixty shillings and would go to the Holy Land, as a certain Franciscan who had {freed} him from the excommunication incurred by this violence had enjoined him to do. As his guarantor {stood} the lord archdeacon of Petit-Caux and... [lacuna in

MS}. | | |

MAY 31. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Villarceaux, where there were nineteen nuns. We expressly forbade the prioress, and indeed all of them, to receive anyone as a nun or bestow the veil upon anyone without our special permission. They had three lay sisters and three maidservants

JUNE, 1264 559 in common. They owed one hundred pounds of Paris. They had, as they thought, enough provisions to last out the year, ‘that is to say, wheat, oats, and wine, but their buildings needed roofing. They had two horses, six mules, three colts, six cows, and three heifers. With God’s grace we found

everything else to be in good condition. | SF

We spent this night at Wy, where we received one muid of oats from the | priest at Gadancourt, for which the priest is held to us annually whenever

we happen to stay the night at Wy. an

_ JUNE 1. With God’s grace we pteached at the parish church at Gasny and visited the priory there. Three monks were there with the prior, to wit, Brother William of Mesnil-David, prior; Henty of Haqueville; Gervaise of Séez; and Peter of Neufmarché. All but one were priests. We ordered him who was not a priest to confess and receive Communion at least once a - month. They ate meat when there was no need; we ordered them to observe

| the Rule covering this so far as they could. They owed forty pounds of Paris; they said that they had sufficient supplies to last out the year. With God’s grace we found other things in good condition. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: eight pounds, ten shillings. ©

- JUNE 2. At Frénes. JUNE 3. At Beaulieu, at our own expense, — - JUNE 4, With God’s grace we visited the priory of nuns at St-Saéns. Seventeen nuns were in residence, and two were at Ste-Austreberte. They had one lay brother, Brother Albert. Sometimes they say the Divine Office without modulation.1 We forbade the prioress to be lenient in giving per-

mission to the nuns to go out, ordering her to give such a one as should | receive such permission good company, and also to set a definite time for

their return. They had three maidservants in common. Item, we found Petronilla of Dreux gravely defamed of incontinence, especially with Ralph,

the priory harvester; she had been defamed before with Ralph of Le Thil, a married man, about which we had warned her in secret before the prioress

and some of our suite. We ordered the prioress to remove Ralph at once _

from his duty as harvester and no longer to permit him to frequent: the ptiory, and so far as possible remove all opportunities for misdeed and for _ scandal. Item, the prioress was defamed of the priest at L’Hortier, and it was rumored that she frequently went to the manor of Equiqueville and elsewhere, where she had many rendezvous with him and mingled with unworthy company. We emphatically enjoined her to refrain from this sort —

1 See above, July 9, 1249, n. 36. a | , ae

560 JUNE, 1264 of conduct and to reform her state and reputation by living as she should. Item, rumor was rife about Nicolette of Rouen, the cantress, and it was commonly stated in the town that she had undergone an abortion within _ the month, and that she, together with her sister from Rouen, had dined at the house of Master Simon, rector of a church at St-Saéns. However, we were not able during our visitation to find anything really provable about these things, and the nuns said that the last offense was falsely and untruthfully imputed to her. They owed eighty pounds; forty pounds was owed to them for some woodland sold at Equiqueville. Item, almost fifty-five pounds was owed to them from the sale of timber felled from their woods. They believed that they had sufficient wheat and oats to last out the year. Item, we forbade the prioress to receive or give the veil to anyone without

our special permission. oe ,

This day we spent the night at the monks’ priory, at our own expense. JUNE. 5. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Bures, where there were two monks from Pré, of whom one was the steward of the place, not as a prior, but holding the administration of the place at the pleasure of the prior of Pré. There should be at least two monks there. They used feather beds, ate meat, and did not observe the fasts of the Rule. They owed nothing, and likewise nothing was owed to them, since they must remit to the prior of Pré all that they can beyond what is necessary to reserve for their own maintenance and that of the staff, or whatever is left after such maintenance. ’ We told them to try to live as becomingly as they could and to celebrate Mass more often than they had been doing. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds, nineteen shillings, six pence. JUNE 6. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Envermeu, where there were thirteen monks from Bec; all but three were priests. The almoner had two hundred loaves of bread to distribute to the poor every week. The prior said that they owed one hundred thirty-six pounds, and that forty pounds was owed to them; the community, however, asserted that the prior owed’ forty pounds or thereabouts. Item, they also said that because of the prior’s

inefficiency and laziness, the properties of the house were badly managed. , They claimed that he was weak, useless, and one who saw little either with the eyes of the body or, frequently, with those of the mind. Item, that he rarely if ever celebrated Mass and that even on Easter he did not celebrate Mass because of his eye trouble; that he rarely confessed or received Communion; that he did not compute as he should; that he was unable to ride

JULY; 1264 561. and had, in consequence, sold his palfrey to the abbot. We must speak with

the abbot about all of these things. | | _ We received procuration this day from the said prior at our manor at | Aliermont, where we spent the night. Total for procuration: seven pounds,

ten shillings one penny. So JUNE 7. To wit, on the vigil of Pentecost, at Dieppe. a JUNE 8. With God’s grace we celebrated the feast of Pentecost at Dieppe, that is to say, we celebrated a High Mass at the parish church and preached

in the churchyard. | _

JUNE 9. We received procuration at Longueuil, at the manor which the abbot of Bec holds there of ... [lacuna in MS], a burgess of Dieppe, who was then the lessee of the place. Total for procuration: eight pounds, eight

shillings, eleven pence. | | , |

JUNE 10. With God’s grace we preached and administered Confirmation at the parish church at Longueuil, and immediately afterwards on this day we went to the priory at Bacqueville, where, with His aid, we made a visita- _

tion. Three monks from Tiron were there, and, as they told us, one other monk ought to come there within the next week. We ordered the prior to | tell his abbot for us to put two monks at Ribeuf,? for there is only one there now, which displeased us. They owed one hundred sixty pounds. They believed that they had sufficient wheat to last out the year, but no wine or oats at all. Total for procuration: seven pounds, seven shillings, four pence. JUNE 11-12. At Aliermont, at our own expense. JUNE 13. We received procuration at Neufchatel from Boullo, the lessee of Wanchy. Total for procuration: eight pounds, six shillings: JUNE 14. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at Notre-Dame-de-Neufchatel, and spent the night

at Beaubec, at the expense of the abbey. JUNE 15-16. At Déville. JUNE 17. God’s grace we celebrated the holy synod at Rouen, and also the feast ofWiththe Translation of St. Romain. | JUNE 18. At Rouen, and we held a synod of deans in our middle chamber. The priest at Lintot®? had been cited to appear before us this day to resign

his church and to hear our sentence, as he had promised to do on his own oath according to a letter which he gave to us at little while ago. However, because of the absence of Archdeacon Peter, we assigned him the vigil of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary as the time to determine this matter. 2 St-Laurent, near Dieppe, in the deanery of Brachy. (Cottineau, II, 2459.)

* See entry for October 25, 1263. - ,

562 JUNE, 1264 _ On that day we came to Pinterville and spent the night there.

JUNE 19. At Vernon. JUNE 20. At Meulan. JUNE 21-23. At Paris. JUNE 24. To wit, on the feast of St. John the Baptist. JUNE 25—JULyY 15.

At Paris, to attend the Parlement. juLy 16. At Luzarches. JULY 17. At Verberie. JULY 18. At Compiégne. jyuLy 19. At Noyon. juLy 20. At

| Compiégne. JULY 21. At Senlis, with the king. juLy 22. To wit, on the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, we celebrated, with God’s grace, a High Mass at St. Vincent’s monastery, and spent the night there. jJuLy 23. At Senlis.

jJuLty 24. At Chambly. jury 25. At Ressons, a Premonstratensian house, at the expense of the abbey. juLy 26. At Marcheroux, a Premonstratensian house, at the expense of the abbey. yuLy 27. At Vesly, at our own expense. JULY 28-31. At Gaillon. AuGUST 1. To wit, on the feast of St. Peter in Chains, at Gaillon. AuGusT 2-4. At Pinterville. AuGusT 5. At the same. This day we personally cited Jordan, the rector of the church at Crasmesnil, to appear in person before us at Rouen on the vigil of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary, to answer charges, © : , AUGUST 6. The abbot of Le Tréport presented Master Geoffrey Polard to us for St. Mary’s church at Benouville, and we admitted him to it, investing with our ring John of Morgneval, our clerk, to this place in the place and in the name of the said Gfeoffrey}. Present were Master Ralph of Cottévrard, the said abbot; one of his monks; Brother Adam Rigaud; Brother Peter Breton; and the aforesaid John [of Morgneval}. It was the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. We spent this night at Pinterville. AUGUST 7. At Pinterville. AUGUST 8. We received procuration at Ste-

Catherine. Total for procuration: nine pounds. _ _ AUGUST 9. With God’s grace we preached in the chapter and made a visitation. Thirty-two monks were in residence, three of whom were novices; fourteen were at Blyth, in England. As of custom, they drew up a general statement of all expenses and receipts and the value of the income of the house once a year, to wit, at Michaelmas; on the other hand, individual accounts were rendered once a month and in the presence of the seniors of the community. We ordered the abbot to ride about less than he had been in the habit of doing at his first coming. We found that the treasurer of Rouen had kept in his possession, and had done so ever since the installa-

tion of the abbot, the key or keys of the little room in which had been deposited the properties which Abbot John‘ had left; it was our pleasure 4 John de Folleville, the abbot, had died in 1262 and was succeeded by Robert de

AUGUST, 1264 563 _ that the abbot should again have this key. Their old debts were still owed, and they could not collect them. We found that at the time of the abbot’s installation they possessed, in cash and credits, over sixty-six hundred pounds,

of which they had not as yet spent anything. With God’s grace we found

other things to be in good condition. a |

This day we spent this night at Déville at our own expense. | AUGUST 10. With God’s grace we preached in the churchyard of St-Ger-

vaise-de-Rouen, to wit, on the Sunday before the Assumption of the Blessed ,

Mary. We spent the night at Déville. | ,

AUGUST 11. With the Lord’s consent we came to the monastery of StOuen-de-Rouen, and there, with His grace, we first preached and then made a visitation. Sixty monks were in residence, and many were outside in priories and in many places. Inasmuch as that year we had found many things amiss

at the priory at Gasny,® concerning the books and other things needful to the monks dwelling there, we ordered the abbot to provide effective remedies. All but fourteen of the resident monks were priests; we ordered them to confess frequently. The Statute covering the eating of meat is badly ob-

served in the priories. With God’s grace we found them to be in a good — : spiritual state, but the same was not true of their temporal affairs, because the abbot’s sister and her husband, Master William, did grievous injury to the house in the matter of wine, wheat, food, oats, and other things; item, and also because the abbot had removed the monks from the house at Sigy and had, in consequence, reduced the income of that priory, appropriating it for himself without reasonable cause.6 And so we went away feeling frustrated because we could not find out what was the material condition of the monks or that of the monastery, as. would be necessary and helpful for us.

We spent this night at Déville. : AUGUST 12-13. At Déville. AuGust 14. With God’s grace we preached

, in Latin at the cathedral at Rouen, to wit, in the vigil of the Assumption, and there were present: ... [/acuna in MS}, the bishop of Noyon,’ and the canons, chaplains, and clerks-choral of the cathedral. aucusT 15. With God’s grace we celebrated the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary at Rouen. The said bishop celebrated High Mass at the cathedral, while

Plain-Bose (1262-71). (Gallia Christiana, XI, 128-29.) ,

7 Vermond. | , |

5 See entry for December 14, 1263. ,

8 See entry for December 15, 1261. , , ,

564 , SEPTEMBER, 1264 we celebrated Mass at the Franciscan monastery. AUGUST 16. At Déville, and the said bishop was with us. AUGUST 17. At Pinterville, along with the said bishop. AUGUST 18. At Gaillon. AucusT 19. At Vernon, where with God’s grace we treated with our venerable brother, the bishop of Evreux, about certain matters of dispute which had arisen between us. AUGUST 20. At Gassicourt, near Mantes. AUGUST 21. At St-Germain-en-Laye. AUGUST

22-23. At Paris. ,

AuGuST 24. Along with the other prelates of France we attended upon the Reverend Father, Simon [de Brie}, by God’s grace, cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia, then legate of the Apostolic See, at the palace of the bishop of _ Paris. Here the legate put forth and discussed many aspects of a plan for a three years’ tithe to assist the Roman church in furthering the business of .. .

[lacuna in MS], the count of Anjou.® |

AUGUST 25-28. At Paris. AUGUST 29. At Poissy. AUGUST 30. At Gassicourt. AUGUST 31. At Gaillon. SEPTEMBER 1. At Bonport. SEPTEMBER 2-3. At Déville. SEPTEMBER 4. At St-Saéns, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 5. We came to the leper hospital at Bellencombre, where with God’s grace we preached and made a visitation. Four canons were there with

the prior, to wit, Thomas, William, Nicholas, and a certain old man. Item, there were eight lepers, three healthy lay brothers, and four lay sisters. We enjoined the prior to do his best to encourage and exhort the lepers to bear their sufferings. After Compline, the canons grumbled in the dormitory against the orders of the prior and broke the rule of silence in talking to

each other; we ordered them to stop this and to obey the prior in this as in other matters. Item, Brother William had received one hundred pounds out of one hundred twenty pounds of Tours which the king had given to them for the improvement of their buildings. They said that the bailiff of Caux owed them the other twenty pounds; we ordered the said Brother William, in the presence of his prior, the canons, and the lepers, to render due account of the one hundred pounds which he had received. Item, we or-

dered the prior to have the buildings in which the lepers lived suitably repaired and reroofed and to be more solicitous and considerate than he had been in providing them with the necessities of life. Item, we ordered the prior that they should confess to him more often than had been their practice. 8 Charles of Anjou, brother of Louis IX, to whom Pope Innocent IV had offered the kingdom of Sicily. The Sicilian affair was largely financed by the papacy.

SEPTEMBER, 1264 | 565 oe _ This day, with God’s grace, we blessed the churchyard of the church at

Les Bosquet, and we spent the night at Aliermont. SEPTEMBER 6. We received procuration at LeTréport. Total for procuration: eight pounds and eight pence. SEPTEMBER 7. With God’s grace we preached

in chapter at Le Tréport, and visited. Twenty-one monks were in residence,

eleven were in outside priories, and one, to wit, Ralph of Muis, was at Lyre on other business. One does not accuse another [in chapter}, and this they have as a custom, so they say. All but three of the residents were priests. , Those who are not priests, as of custom, confessed and received Communion

once a week, to wit, on Sunday. We had ordered them before to hand in

their old pelisses upon the receipt of. new ones®; we now found that they were still retaining them, and so we forbade them to sell, give, or otherwise

dispose of anything without the approval and knowledge of the abbot. ! Alms are given daily to all comers, and more frequently and abundantly to clerics. They owed three hundred: pounds, and about. as much was owed

to them. They had an abundance of supplies, particularly of wine, and enough of everything to last until next Easter. We ordered the abbot to | get a scribe who would write out and prepare a Passional, of which they

were in great need. | ,

We received procuration this day at Eu. Total for procuration: ten pounds. _ SEPTEMBER 8. To wit, on the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin

expense. =

Mary. We celebrated High Mass for the community and preached to the canons, clerics, and people who were present. We were here at our own SEPTEMBER 9. With God’s grace we preached in the chapter at Eu, and visited. Twenty-seven canons were in residence, and many more wete in the

| outside priories. The infirmary was insufficiently equipped; we ordered this corrected. There were many things said about the character of the abbot which we regarded as inane and frivolous. They owed eight hundred eighty

pounds of Tours, and more than eleven hundred [pounds} was owed to them, partly from the sale of woodlands and partly from other sources. They believed that with the exception of wine, they had sufficient provisions to

last out the year. With God’s grace we found other things to be in a sufficiently good condition. However, we ordered the Passional to be diligently corrected and improved by four or six canons. We spent this night at Alier-

mont. |

® See entry for ‘February 4, 1262/63. , |

566 SEPTEMBER, 1264 SEPTEMBER 10-13. At Aliermont. SEPTEMBER 14. To wit, on the Ex-

altation of the Holy Cross. , |

| SEPTEMBER 15. We came to the house or priory at Mortemer-sur-Eaulne,

, which Master Eudes of St-Denis holds for life. We found this place to be entirely marred in things both spiritual and temporal, for there was but one monk there. Most of the buildings were in a ruinous state, a fact to be greatly regretted. We received procuration at the royal castle from the local

lessee. Total for procuration: twelve pounds, fourteen shillings. , _ SEPTEMBER 16. We received procuration at Aumale. Total for procu-

ration: ten pounds, six shillings. ,

SEPTEMBER 17. With God’s grace we preached in the chapter and visited. ‘Twenty monks were in residence, and there were three in England. We had forbidden them before to allow layfolk to eat in the refectory,!° but this had never been corrected, and so we expressly repeated our prohibition. As we

had done before, we expressly forbade the abbot to permit his sister or Lady Agnes of Pré or anyone else to dine within the confines of the abbey, and to see to it that women were excluded from the choir and cloister.11 Item, the refectory often was without monks, and the reading was sometimes

omitted, which much displeased us. We expressly forbade the abbot to permit this state of things to continue, or to allow the monks to eat meat, . save in cases of necessity and as the Rule permits. They owed five hundred eighty pounds, of which they thought that they had some eighty marks in England for some time past; some debts were owed to them. Item, we expressly forbade the mothers of the novices to be allowed to eat in any of the abbey rooms in the future, or indeed, anywhere save in the great common hall, for sometimes they had eaten in the abbot’s room or in the rooms of the infirmary. Item, we ordered that better provision be made for the sick, and that the abbot show no preferences, but rather deal with each according to his need and the state of his infirmity. Item, we enjoined the monks to

obey their abbot:in every way possible. |

SEPTEMBER 17. With God’s grace we spent the night at Foucarmont, at

| the expense of the abbey. SEPTEMBER 18. We received procuration at StSaéns from Ralph of Aulages, the lessee of the house or priory at Nogent, near Neufchatel. Total for procuration: eleven pounds, six shillings. sEPTEMBER 19. We spent the night at Déville, at our own expense. SEPTEM-

10 See entry for:September 21, 1251. 11 See entry for January 17, 1256/57. oe

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monastery at Rouen. , BER 20. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at the Franciscan

SEPTEMBER 21. To wit, on the feast of St. Matthew the Apostle and ,

Evangelist, at Déville, where we assigned to the priest at Civiéres1? the day following the coming synod as the time for purging himself with the seventh hand of priests! of the vice of incontinence, of which he had been many times defamed. Item, this day we investigated there the election of Brother Richard of Bolleville by the monks of Jumiéges, and, as justice requires, we _ approved of the character of the elected one and the mode of election, and

conferred our benediction this very day upon the said Richard.14 | _ SEPTEMBER 22. At the same. SEPTEMBER 23. At St-Germain-sous-Cailly,

at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 24. With God’s grace we dedicated St. Martin’s church at Critot, and spent the night at St-Germain at the expense of the parishioners of the said church. SEPTEMBER 25. At Banns-le-Comte, —

| at our OWN expense. SEPTEMBER 26. With God’s aid we dedicated the church of Notre-Dame-des-Champs and spent the night there at the expense

of the parishioners’ rector. SEPTEMBER 27. At Déville, SEPTEMBER 28. | At Bonport. SEPTEMBER 29-30. At Pinterville. ocroBER 1. At Gaillon. OCTOBER 2. We wete at our assizes at Les Andelys, and there we con-

ferred upon Master John of Etoutteville the Rouen prebend, which had belonged to Nicholas of Cubry, but which was then vacant because, as it

was said, he had married. We spent the night at Frénes. : 7 OCTOBER 3. At Frénes. OCTOBER 4. To wit, on the feast of St. Francis, at Gaillon, where we entertained the masters going to attend the Exchequer at Rouen. OCTOBER 5. At Gaillon. ocroBER 6. At Bonport. OCTOBER 7-9. At Rouen, and on this day we conferred upon Master Thomas of Bray the prebend which had belonged to Master Anselm of Buchy. OCTOBER 11. At Rouen. ocroBER 12. At Déville. ocroBER 13. We received procuration

at Beaulieu. Total for procuration: nine pounds, five pence. OCTOBER 14. With God’s grace we visited there, where there were ten resident canons; ten others were in obedience outside. We enjoined the prior to inspect the coffers of the canons more often than he had been doing, at

least twice a year, and to take any property away from them. Two lay _ brothers and two lay sisters were there. Item, we expressly enjoined the 12 See entry for June 5, 1262.

13 See above, October 16, 1248, n. 70. , |

_ 14 Richard de Boleville (1264-72). (Gallia Christiana, XI, 197.) — - |

568 OCTOBER, 1264 | prior, as we had done before,5 to have the general and individual audits recorded in registers; the prior, however, had been negligent in this. They owed four hundred twenty-four pounds of Tours. They thought that they had enough wheat to last out the year, but not enough of other things. With God’s grace we found other things to be in a sufficiently good condition.

This day with God’s grace, we spent the night at Frénes. OCTOBER 15. At Chaumont, at our own expense. __ OCTOBER 16. With God’s grace we celebrated the synod of the French Vexin at the church of Notre-Dame-de-l’Aillerie. This day we assigned to the priest at Le Caable the day following the holding of the synod at Rouen as the time to appear before us to answer charges. We spent the night there, at our own expense. OCTOBER 17. We received procuration at Neufmarché. Total for procu- .

_ ration: six pounds, ten shillings. = OCTOBER 18. With God’s grace we visited the said priory, where were three monks from St-Evroult, to wit, Jocelin, the prior; and Brothers Geof-

frey Girourat and William Moter. There should be several there, but because of the war!® they had not received their English income for several years, and there were fewer [monks] in consequence. The parish church had been insufficiently served for many days because of the priest’s absence, for’. he had set out for the Holy Land; we ordered this corrected. They frequently ate meat when there was no need, and they did this, as they said, with their

out the year. , : ,

| abbot’s knowledge. They owed two hundred pounds, the greater part of

which was to their abbot. They did not have enough provisions to last This day with God’s grace we visited the chapter of the church of St-

Hildevert at Gournay. There we found only the dean and Matthew of Mont-

fort in residence. With God’s grace we found the church in a sufficiently good condition. We enjoined the dean to act for us in warning Dom John, , the priest at Notre-Dame, to keep a chaplain to celebrate Mass at least three times a week in his church, because of the chantry of Sir Bartholomew, knight, of which the said priest receives and has received the income; or that otherwise we would withdraw the income from him. In this same chapter of St-Hildevert, and in the presence of the dean and 15 See entry for March 17, 1259/60. 16 This is a reference to the Barons’ War led by Simon of Montfort in England.

OCTOBER, 1264 569 Matthew of Montfort, we called before us two brothers from the Hoétel- , Dieu, from whom we had made inquiries concerning the state of their house. We discovered that there were three lay brothers and five lay sisters there; that one of the lay brothers, along with his wife, was managing a grange, another a second grange, while a third managed the hospital. The sick and

served. , , :

the poor were ill provided for. The said lay brothers and lay sisters had spent almost everything and the chapel of the Hétel-Dieu was insufficiently This same day we talked with the masters and proctors of the local leper

houses, who told us that there were twelve lepers there, six men and six , women; that the place also had seven healthy people, including both lay brothers and lay sisters, not counting a small staff. They had no chaplain,

the year.

but they were getting one before next Easter, for a certain cleric upon whom we had already conferred this chapel had been ordained as a subdeacon for

_ this position, being anxious to be promoted as rapidly as possible to the vatious degrees of the Higher Orders. They have few provisions to last out

_ OCTOBER 18. With God’s grace we visited the nuns’ priory at St-Aubin, :

where twelve nuns were in residence. Beatrice of Beauvais was a rover, and

it was said that she had had several children. The houses badly needed repair, especially the roof of the main monastery where they could hardly stay when the weather was rainy. They did not chant their Hours, especially

Matins, because many of them had been sick for a long time. Because of the absence of the prioress, who was then lying ill in bed, we could not

obtain complete information concerning the state of the house. 7 OCTOBER 19. This day with God’s grace, we spent this day at Bellosane,

a Premonstratensian house, at their expense. With God’s grace we visited the priory at St-Laurent-en-Lyons. Seventeen

canons were in residence, and there were fifteen in various obediences. | Three lay brothers and two lay sisters were in residence; we gave orders | that these should confess and receive Communion at least three times a year. They do not accuse one another {in chapter] as often as they should. Alms

are given to all comers thrice a week. They owed three hundred pounds.

fifteen shillings. Oo

We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds, _ OCTOBER 20. We received procuration at Noyon-sur-Andelle. Total for

procuration: eight pounds, six shillings, six pence. ,

570 OCTOBER, 1264 - OCTOBER 21. With.God’s grace we visited the priory there, where there were five monks from St-Evroult, to wit, Masters Thomas Surde; William | of Orgiéres, the cellarer; Dreux of Neufmarché; Peter Duval; and Thomas of Silly. The prior was attending the vintage near Meulan, and because of his absence we were not able to learn about the state of the house. _ This day we spent the night at Pérriérs, where we received procuration from the local lessee. Total for procuration: six pounds, sixteen shillings. OCTOBER 22. To wit, on the vigil of St-Romain, at Rouen. OCTOBER 23.

With God’s grace we celebrated the feast of St. Romain. : OCTOBER 24, With God’s help we visited the Hétel-Dieu at Rouen, where ten canons were in residence with the prior; six were staying outside in obe-

diences; all were priests. There were twenty sisters. They should confess and receive Communion at least thirteen times a year. We ordered the prior to inspect frequently, at least two or three times a year, the coffers of the canons and of the sisters to see that they had no possessions. Twelve maidservants were there. One thing much displeased us, to wit, that certain stalls were placed along the chapel wall and at the entrance to the hospital, where hoods and such things were sold in an unseemly fashion, and because of this the chapel was put to improper uses. Item, we enjoined the canons to visit the sick more diligently than had been their practice. They owed four hundred pounds or thereabouts, and almost as much was owed to them.

This day we spent the night at Déville. , | OCTOBER 25, At Déville. OCTOBER 26. With God’s aid we preached at the cathedral of Rouen. OCTOBER 27. At Déville. ocTOBER 28. At StVauberg, at the expense of the Templars. OCTOBER 29. With God’s aid we dedicated the chapel there, and we spent the night at Déville, at our

Own expense. | _ ,

own expense. OCTOBER 30. At Déville. OCTOBER 31. At Jumiéges, at our

NOVEMBER 1. To wit, on All Saints. With God’s grace we preached in the chapter there and visited the abbey. Forty-eight professed monks and seven novices were in residence; eighteen were dwelling in outside priories; thirty of the residents were priests. We ordered them to confess more diligently and in better fashion than they had been doing; item, that the Statutes of Pope Gregory be read in chapter at least two or three times a year. Alms are given daily to all comers. Item, we gave explicit orders, as we had done before,17 that the cook and those who made daily and special expenditures

17 See entry for March 19, 1262/63. es _

‘NOVEMBER, 1264 571 should compute more frequently than was their practice, to wit, every month,

or more often if possible. From Richard, the new abbot, and indeed from the entire community, we learned that Abbot Robert had left over to his aforesaid successor!8 some two thousand pounds of Tours in cash and credits amounting to nineteen hundred pounds, although some of this last, according

to Abbot Richard, was not readily collectible. With God’s grace we found other things to be in sufficiently good condition. Then, with His grace, we celebrated a High Mass in pontificals and dined with the community in the

refectory. ,

| NOVEMBER 2. To wit, on Sunday, when no one is permitted to work. At Duclair we came across a certain cart laden with wood and drawn by three horses belonging to Eudes of Duclair. We imposed a fine of ten shillings and instructed the dean of St-Georges, who was with us, to levy and collect this fine, half of which he should give to the local lepers and the other half

to the hospital. John of Quesnay stood surety for this fine. We received

teen pence. -

procuration at St-Georges today. Total for procuration: twelve pounds, six- NOVEMBER 3. With God’s grace we visited the abbey of the said place lSt-Georges}, where twenty-two monks were in residence; all but four were

priests. Four were in England, and two at St-Nicolas. The abbot rarely attended the choir or arose for Matins; his reason, as he put it, being that he did not understand the Lessons. Item, he did not eat very often in the refectory, saying that he was more useful and of better service elsewhere, since he mercifully invited to dine with him in his room some of the weak and those whom he believed to be in need of food and recreation. Item, he rarely attended chapter; we ordered him to try and be present more often

and to administer discipline in the proper manner. The total alms bestowed | is a tenth part of the loaves of bread. They owed about one hundred pounds;

and more was owed to them. For a long time they had received nothing

itude of the abbot. : oo | We spent this day at Déville, at our own expense. © |

from England. The community highly commended the goodness and solic-

_ NOVEMBER 4. With God’s grace we celebrated the sacred synod at Rouen.

NOVEMBER 5. We held the synod of deans there, and, without trial, 18 Robert d’Ettelant was abbot from 1251 to 1264, in which year he was deposed in favor of Richard, who resigned in 1272. In that year Robert was reinstated and

ruled until 1288. (Gallia Christiana XI, 196-97.).

572 NOVEMBER, 1264

others. | residence. Reginald of Lintot!® resigned the church of the said place [Lintot}. Present

were: Peter, the archdeacon; Dom William of St-Laurent, priest; Master William of Flavacourt, a canon of Rouen; John of Morgneval; and many This same day, at our palace and in the presence of the said archdeacon and

a great many others, we deprived, as justice required, the chaplain of the leper house at Val-Osmond of his chapel because of his continued non-

This day John, priest at Civiéres,20 appeared before us, accompanied by seven priests, prepared to purge himself of the many offenses which had been attributed to him and of which he had been many times defamed. But we, fearing that he would be rejected along with these priests and remembering that he had given us a letter2t about these offenses some time ago, were convinced that such a purgation should be waived. We assigned to him the

Tuesday before Christmas as the day upon which he should fulfill what he had said in this letter, and as he had promised on his own oath. We warned the priest of St. Peter’s at Franquevillette to abstain from frequenting taverns, from immoderate wine-bibbing, and from running about

and from associating with improper women; of these vices he had been

many times defamed. Present were; Peter, the archdeacon; the dean at | Pérriérs; Master William of Flavacourt; and Master Peter of Aumale. This day we spent this night at Rouen. NOVEMBER 6. At Pinterville. NOVEMBER 7. At Gaillon. NOVEMBER 8. At Mantes. NOVEMBER 9. At St-Germain-en-Laye. NOVEMBER 10. At Paris. NOVEMBER 11. To wit, on Martinmas, at Paris. NOVEMBER 12-22. At Paris, to attend the Parlement. NOVEMBER 23. To wit, on the feast of St. Clement, at Paris. NOVEMBER 24-29. At Paris. NOVEMBER 30. To wit, on the feast

of St. Andrew, at Paris. DECEMBER 1-5. At Paris, because of the Parlement.22 DECEMBER 6. At Paris. DECEMBER 7. At Paris. On the Feast of St. Nicholas. DECEMBER 8. At Paris. DECEMBER 9. At Paris. On the Feast

of the Conception of the Virgin Mary. DECEMBER 10. At Conflans, at our expense. DECEMBER 11. At the same. With God’s aid we came to to the church of St-Mellon-de-Pontoise, and. with His favor we preached ©

19 See entry for June 18, 1264.

20 See entry for September 21, 1264. ,

_ 21 Printed in the Diffamationes, Bonnin, p. 666. _ 22 For some unknown reason, Eudes, clerk has 33 days in December.

DECEMBER, 1264 D713 in a certain hall near the church which they use as a chapter house. Then ©

we visited. Of the canons, we found only the treasurer and Dom Luke in residence. There are nine prebends. These are the names of the canons: Dom Luke, John of Mont-Lucille, Dom Roger of Corbeil, Master Nicholas of Montherlan, Peter of Bosc-Commines, Vincent, called Pica, Master John of Limoges, Humbert, and Master Robert Picard. Several vicars-perpetual and some chaplains are there. As upon other occasions,?8 we found great defects as to altar cloths and rochets, as to the repair of _ books, and as to the roofing of the monastery, especially the bell tower. We | thereupon ordered Master Simon, our vicar, to sequestrate so much of the canons’ property as would be sufficient to supply the church adequately with altar-cloths, rochets, and such things, and to have the hall properly repaired and reroofed, since it was badly and improperly roofed. Item, [we ordered] that our procuration be paid from the same source. We ordered the treasurer to have the monastery, and particularly the bell tower, properly reroofed.

, Item, we ordered the vicars to break the seal which they had had made and by all means to deface it so that it would. be useless. Item, Dom John of Pont, priest at St-Pierre, possessed a certain chapel in the said church for which he is obligated to be present for Matins, Masses, and Vespers at StMellon on the feast days of Nine Lessons.24 He had not attended as he - should, because of the duties and occupations of his cure. We ordered him

to be more solicitious about this, and he told us that he had intended to give up this chapel and to resign it very soon. Item, Dom Thomas, a chaplain, was in the habit of to celebrating Mass every day at the monastery of nuns at Maudune, but rarely or never at the church of St-Mellon; he said , that this was due to his lack of a missal. We ordered him to procure some missal or manual®5 as quickly as possible so that he might be able to cele_brate Mass at St-Mellon at least four times a week, as his chaplaincy re- _

quires. Item, Dom William celebrated Mass at Val-Roi, which much, dis- , pleased us; we forbade him to celebrate there in the future, but rather to be sedulous and regular in attending St-Mellon. Item, Fromond, a vicar, was |

in the habit.of going about the town at night in an unseemly and, as it were, fatuous manner; we ordered him to stop this. Item, we ordered Dom _ ~ 28 See entries for November 23, 1254; October 5, 1259; December 11, 1263.

24 Te, on solemn feast days. , a SS mo _

25 According to the Council of Rouen (1235), it was decreed (canon 28) that every parish priest have “‘a book which is called a manual.” (Mansi, XXIII, 377.)

574 DECEMBER, 1264 Luke to. ask the dean of St-Aignan to pay the twenty-five shillings he owed for a certain psalter. Item, since we discovered that there was, and is, considerable abuse in the church in the cases of those who are guilty of misdemeanors, to wit; those.who were not willing to chant the Responses and Alleluias in choir, we ordered Dom Richard Triguel to exact.a penny fine for. each offense from those who had committed. such offenses, to obtain that money from the distributor, and to keep all such moneys as he should collect for a year. Some of the new vicars complained that they were badly paid from the distributions, that they had never received anything from them; wherefore we ordered Master Simon, our vicar, to audit these accounts and when this had been done to act for us as would be just and equitable. Item, Denis, a vicar, was contentious and abusive; we ordered him to be as mild

as possible.in his conduct in the community, = a This day with God’s grace, we visited St. Peter’s prioty. Five monks from Bec were there: Brother Ralph of L’Honblonniére, the prior; Geoffrey of Angeville; William of Noinville; Peter of Albec; and Ralph of Beaumont. They ate :meat when there was no need they said that because of the guests they ‘did not observe the fasts of the Rule. We ordered the prior to inspect the monks’ coffers more frequently than was his practice. They owed about

forty pounds to their abbot and others. We must talk with the abbot [of Bec} about the tithe which he exacted from this priory. They believed that

they had sufficient provisions to last out the year. | : 7 This: same day. We spent the night at St-Martin, where we received from the chapter of St-Mellon, for procuration, seven pounds of Tours, in which amount the said chapter is annually held to us, in addition to cups, dishes,

wood, and other utensils. | oO oo a , - . DECEMBER 12: With God’s grace we visited St. Martin’s abbey at Pontoise, where there were twenty-four monks.. They had two lay brothers and

four lay sistets; we ordered the prior to have the lay brothers and lay sisters _ confess and receive Communion more frequently than they had done—at least three times a year. One monk was dwelling alone at Belle-Eglise, but, as the abbot told us, with the permission of the bishop of Beauvais; how- _ ever, he said that he planned to send another monk there before the next harvest. The monks who were in the priories ate meat when there was no need. Altogether they owed two thousand pounds ‘of Paris, but nothing at interest. They had eighty muds of grain on hand, which was left over from the last year, as well as forty barrels of old wine. They were much burdened

DECEMBER, 1264 575 , with annual pensions and also because the bishop and the archdeacon of

Meaux held two of their manors for life. ne | “We received their procuration this day at Juziers. Total for procuration:

seven pounds, fourteen shillings. . Oo a — DECEMBER 13. We.received procuration at Juziers. Total for procuration:

nine pounds, four pence. , 7 ne _ DECEMBER 14. We visited the said priory, finding six monks from StPére-Chartres, to wit, John, the prior; Geoffrey of Chartres; Lawrence of Chartres; Bartholomew of Aulnay, the sacristan; Giles the Younger; and Arnoul Carrel. They ate meat when there was no need, but, as they said, — they did this with their abbot’s permission. Some were wearing pelisses of tabbit skins; they did not observe the fasts of the Rule, and this, they said, was because of the guests. They owed about one hundred pounds. They had

little wine this year. oO

This day we spent the night and received procuration at St-Martin-laGarenne, to wit, on the feast of St. Lucy the Virgin. Total for procuration

at St-Martin: seven pounds, nine shillings, = 8 OS DECEMBER 15. With God’s grave, we visited the priory at St-Martin-la-

Garenne, where there wete four monks from Bec-Hellouin, to wit; Ralph of Brotonne, the prior; Henry of Evreux; Eustace of Caux; and John of Formunville. At of custom, they did not chant all of their Hours with modulation;2* we ordered them to accustom themselves in the future to doing

this, and to chant their Hours together. They ate meat when there was no need; they did not observe the fasts of the Rule very well. We ordered the prior to celebrate Mass more often than he had been doing, and to confess to his companions. Item, we also ordered the monks to confess to their prior and to obey and reverence him as much as possible. They owed thirty pounds over and above their obligations to the abbey; about fifteen pounds

was owed to them. Item, we ‘ordered the prior to be more diligent and | prompt than he had been in providing his. monks and servants with shoes,

and to act with courtesy toward the parish priest. a, : This day we received procuration at Gasny. No computation: was made, DECEMBER 16. With God’s grace we visited the priory at.Gasny, where

there were three monks from St-Ouen-de-Rouen, to wit: John of Fontes- , | en-Bray, the prior; Geoffrey of Noinville; and John of Beauvais; they dwelt

_ over the river at St-Nicaise. In another manor, to wit, the one in which we

, 26 See above, July 9, 1249, n. 36. a |

576 DECEMBER, 1264. were received, they had food for the stock and a considerable staff, but they

did not perform any Divine Office there. We ordered them to build a gateway so that a shorter and more private passage might be obtained to the the parish church, as there is in some of their other houses, to wit, at Quévreville, Wanchy, Pérriérs, and elsewhere. They did not chant their Hours with modulation.27 They did not observe the fasts of the Rule. They owed nothing, for they send and remit to the abbey. everything except. that which

| they and their staff use in the said manor. : This day we spent the night at Gaillon. |

DECEMBER 17-18. At Vernon. DECEMBER 19. At Gaillon, and the king | spent the night there at our castle. DECEMBER 20. At Rouen. DECEMBER 21.

With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at the Dominican convent at

Rouen, and we ate with them.

DECEMBER 22. To wit, on the Sunday before Christmas. We were present

while the archbishop of Tyre preached the Crusade in the vestibule of the cathedral at Rouen. He spent this night, to wit, the feast of St. Thomas,

with us at our manor at Rouen. 7

DECEMBER 23. Hearing that the king was ill at Pont-de-l’ Arche, we visited him and spent the night at Bonport. OECEMBER 24. At Rouen, and we made |

our 0.28 Today we assigned to Master William, rector of the church at Fontenay, the day after Epiphany as the time when he should show why he had not resided. in the said church as he should have done. DECEMBER 25.

| To wit, the vigil of the Nativity, at Rouen. DECEMBER 26. With God’s grace we celebrated the feast of the Nativity. The king was in the city. DECEMBER 27. At Bonport. DECEMBER 28-31. At Pinterville. DECEMBER 32.

At Croix-St-Leuf roy. DECEMBER 33. To wit, at the same, on the Feast of the Circumcision. With the legate at Evreux. JANUARY 1. At the same. JANUARY 2. At Pinterville, and we had the legate and the bishop of Evreux with us. JANUARY 3. At Pont-de-l’Arche. JANUARY 4-5. At Rouen. JANUARY 6. To wit, on Epiphany, at Rouen. The legate was. with us, and he

celebrated a High Mass in the cathedral. We entertained him and our

entire chapter at our manor, at our expense. , / , _ JANUARY 7. At Rouen, and the legate was with us. Today Peter Jouin of Foucarmont was presented by the abbot of Le Tréport for the church at

St-Pierre-en-Val. oe : 27 Ibid. ; ee 28 See above, December 23, 1250, n. 135. . |

| JANUARY, 1264 577 This day Master William, rector of the church at Fontenay, voluntarily resigned his church into our hands. Present were the venerable men the

Rouen. | |

treasurer, the precentor, and Master William of Flavacourt, a canon of JANUARY 8. At Rouen, and the legate was with us. JANUARY 9-12. At Pinterville. JANUARY 13-14. At Gaillon, and the legate was with us. _JAN-

uaRY 15. At Bonport. JANUARY 16. At Déville. january 17. At StSaéns, at our Own expense. JANUARY 18. Aliermont.. JANUARY 19. At Eu,

at our own expense. JANUARY 20. At the same, to see about the church of St-Martin-le-Gaillard, and at our own expense. JANUARY 21. At Aliermont. -- JANUARY 22. At the same. This day Sir Geoffrey of Cuverville, knight, many times defamed of adultery and found guilty of the same, personally

appeared before us and promised on oath and in the presence of Master John of Flainville, precentor; Master William of Flavacourt, a canon of Rouen; Brother Adam Rigaud; the dean of Envermeu; and John of Morgneval, our clerk that under forfeiture of twenty pounds of Tours he would not relapse with the woman of whom he had been defamed and that he would visit the shrine of St-Giles before the coming feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary, under penalty of the same fine. Walter of Gamaches, a vassal of the said knight and a parishioner of Glicourt, stood as surety.

JANUARY 23-24, At Dieppe. JaNuARY 25. At Aliermont. JANUARY 26. At the same. Today we submitted the following judgment, in the litigation which had been long standing between William of Sauqueville and Thomas, a miller, both citizens of Dieppe, anent the death of Wil-

_ liam’s brother, for both had chosen us as arbitrator in every respect: | In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Hole Ghost, Amen. As a dispute has arisen between William of Sauqueville and Thomas the Miller and their parties on the occasion of the death of Gilbert of Sauqueville, brother

of the aforementioned William, and as Aubin de la Fossé has subsequently appeared against Thomas the Miller and Robert le Feures against Michael the Miller, the father of Thomas, to charge them with responsibility for that death —the one directly, the other circumstantially — be it known that our court is holding them. The contenders agreed to accept our decision in the entire affair, both as to the central point at issue and as to all its ramifications, and

subjected themselves and all their properties and. possessions to whatsoever ,

, 29 The judgement was given and entered in French.

578 JANUARY, 1264 judgment we should. pass in the case in any way, and pledges of this were given on both sides. Following up now on the announcement we made, summoning the disputants for our decision on the Tuesday before Candlemas in our house in the forest of Aliermont, we hereby proclaim our determinations — in this case as follows. To satisfy the accusers and to appease their hearts, the aforementioned Thomas shall, on a solemn occasion and in the house of William of Sauqueville in Dieppe, if he permits it, or otherwise in the church of | St. James in that town, present sixty worthy men—twenty priests, twenty knights,

and twenty in holy orders, to swear with him that he did not, out of malice or intrigue or hatred for the dead man, do that which led to his death, and that what had happened was not and had never been any burden on his conscience; and we personally are of the opinion that they can fittingly and properly take this oath. The said Thomas shall then go to the shrine of St. James in Spain and to the shrine of St. Giles in Provence, and he shall be on his way on these pilgrimages before next All Saints Day, unless for some reason he shall have been given permission by us not to do so; in that case he shall send two others on

these same pilgrimages, unless we direct otherwise. Further, he shall see to it that. two thousand Masses shall be said for the soul of the deceased man, arranging that, beginning with the next Pentecost synod, five shall be said

regularly each year for the next five years, and he shall see to it that the remainder of those Masses are said in some other fashion. In addition, for the soul of the departed he shall send overseas four select footsoldiers, to go with the next battalion, which is to be mobilized within a year from St. John’s Day. And since it is our opinion that Robert le Feures haled the elder Michael into

court without sufficient reason, we wish and order by this decree that he release him from the court, and by way of reconciliation we command that they give each other the kiss of ‘peace and forgive each other. all ill feelings, and conduct themselves hereafter in friendly and amiable fashion, for if—which

God forbid!—any malevolence should ensue as a consequence of what has been said and done between them, we will see to it that their guarantors answer to.us for it. And if there be anything in the decision which is obscure or dubious

so that quarreling is continued or flares up again between these parties, we reserve the right to make any further determinations required. The guarantors for Thomas are: the seniors named Michael Miller, the Michaels who are his brothers, and Martin Miffant; the guarantors for.the other party are: William of Sauqueville, William Caletot, and John Angis. ,

As we have said, we carried out the foregoing in the upper hall of our manor at Aliermont on the Tuesday preceding the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary, in the year of our Lord 1264. Present were: the said

JANUARY, 1264 579 parties, and the venerable men Master G. the treasurer; Master J[ohn} of Flainville, precentor; [William] of Flavacourt; Robert of les Andelys, a canon of Rouen; Brother Adam Rigaud; John of Morgneval, our clerk;

Reginald of Tremblay; and many others. This. day we spent the night there. | _ JANUARY 27. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Auffay, where | there were six monks, to wit, the prior, Luke of Sap; John of Sap-André;

John of Belliére; Henry of Jumiéges; Robert of Bléve; and Simon of Crouttes. We enjoined the prior to inspect the coffers of the monks frequently lest they should have any property. They ate meat in common; they did not observe the fasts of the Rule well, neither did they. preserve silence. ‘Ttem, since we learned that the prior was less devout and sincere concerning the Divine Office than he ought to be, was too severe, and was, as it were, unmerciful and ferocious, we expressly enjoined him to confess and celebrate Mass more frequently and more zealously than had been his practice, to be present at Matins and at the day and night Offices, to speak more gently with his monks, to correct them more discreetly and mercifully than he had done, and to conduct himself more affably and paternally toward them. Item, to be more moderate in his drinking. Item, since the nave of the church was in a bad state of repair, it was much exposed to the weather and the faithful could not stand in it to hear the Divine Office. Since the , church had too long been in an unseemly and disordered state, although the parishioners were wealthy and influential, we summoned the treasurers of the church before us, in the presence of the dean of Longueville and ‘the — local prior. After we had diligently inquired of them what actually should pertain to the treasury of the church, we ordered the dean to obtain a statement from the treasurers and to find out from them what they received for they church treasury. With our authority, [we ordered them] to force the parishioners to contribute to the rebuilding or repair of the said church and pay a levy of one hundred twenty pounds which had been imposed that yeat for work on the church and which had not yet been paid nor received. Then indeed, at the petition of several of the parishioners of the said village and

with the consent and advice of the present or former treasurers and of the , dean, we appointed Richard of Les Andelys, a parishioner of this village, to receive all that should pertain, or had pertained, to the said. church, as well as the said impost, and also the balance that remained to the treasurers from the treasury. This day we spent the night there and received procu-

ration. Total for procuration: ten pounds, fifteen shillings. a

, 580 JANUARY, 1264 JANUARY 28. With God’s grace we visited the abbey of St-Victor [-enCaux}, where nineteen monks were in residence; usually more were there. All but three were priests. Three were at St-Thomas, although usually only two were there. Alms, that is to say, the leftovers or fragments of the monks’ food, were given twice a week. With God’s grace we. found everything else to be in a sufficiently good condition, except that the abbot and community were still quarreling, as they had been doing for many years, about certain pittances. However, with God’s grace we pacified them and agreed - that the abbot should remit and acquit himself of all pittances of this kind to the community. We ordered, with the common consent of the abbot and

the community, that two of them, to wit, the prior and Brother John of Paris, should collect and receive all incomes devoted or pertaining to the said pittances, and should pay, when proper, the pittances to the community from this. money, on the right days and occasion, without any consultation

with the abbot. We ordered and enjoined the abbot to restore to the said community whatever revenues he had received and whatever purchases he had made with the money bequeathed and left by certain of the faithful to the community for pittances and on no account to interfer with such things in the future. Abbot William was sickly and close to death, and with God’s will afflicted with age and general debility, so that he had almost lost [the

pounds. ae

use of} all bodily sensations. They owed one hundred pounds; they had sufficient supplies to last out the year, as they believed, with the exception of wine. We received procuration there today. Total for procuration: nine JANUARY 29-30, At Déville. JANUARY 31. To wit, on Septuagesima Sun-

day. With God’s aid we preached a sermon at the cathedral at Rouen. FEBRUARY 2. To wit, on the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Mary, we celebrated this day’s feast at the cathedral, and we had the entire chapter with us. FEBRUARY 3-4. At Pinterville. FEBRUARY 5. At Vernon. FEBRUARY 6. At Juziers, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 7-17. At Paris, to attend the Parlement. FEBRUARY 18. To wit, on Ash Wednesday. FEBRUARY 19-21. At Paris. FEBRUARY 22. The feast of St. Peter’s Chair. FEBRUARY 23. At

Paris. FEBRUARY 24. To wit, on the feast of St. Matthew the Apostle. FEBRUARY 25-28. At Paris, to attend the Parlement. MARCH 1. At Paris, to attend the Parlement. MARCH 2. At Conflans. — MARCH 3. With God’s grace we came to the Hétel-Dieu at Pontoise; with His aid we preached and visited it. We found five persons there, including

| MARCH, 1264 581 both priests and clerics, one of whom, to wit, Dom John of Fenins, dressed in lay garb, had been appointed rector of the place by the king. We had entrusted other duties to him, and we now committed or gave to him the cute of the residents of the said house, both well and sick, both brothers and sisters. A certain other priest, John, was there, who had been chaplain. at Maudun and who was either unwilling or unable to visit the sick. He was impetuous, and we therefore gave orders that he be entirely removed from office, especially since the prioress said that two priests with the said master {Dom John} were quite sufficient. The brothers neither had nor observed any Rule. The sisters were held to observe and conduct themselves according — to the Rule of St. Augustine, but, [a copy of] this, however, they did not have. The prioress told us that she was having it written out, and she thought that she would have it ready quite soon. They took the three vows, to wit, of obedience, chastity, and poverty. We forbade them to confess to anyone

without the permission of the master and [ordered them] to give him the name of the confessor whom they desired to be given to them. They had no churchyard, and they complained about this. They owed little, and but little was owed to them. They thought that, with the exception of wine, they had enough supplies to last out the year. The greater part of the building

looking toward. the river was on the verge of ruin. | | This day we cited and had before us the priests of the archdeaconry of Pontoise. We ordered them to obey our vicar as though he were ourself, to abide by the synodal decrees, and to govern and conduct themselves accordingly. Item, we ordered the vicar to act for us in visiting every church

_ at least once a year. oo | |

lings. , | This same day we spent this night at St. Martin’s, at our own expense. MARCH 4, We received procuration at Gaillonet, a Premonstratensian house. We did not compute. MARCH 5. We received procuration at StLaurent-en-Cornecervine. Total for procuration: seven pounds, eleven shil~ MARCH 6. With God’s grace we visited the said priory, where there were

four monks from St-Pére-de-Chartres, to wit, Brother Philip of Sérans, the ,

prior; Thomas of Guitrancourt; John Bat-la-Bourre; and Simon Scotus. They performed the sacraments of the church for the men residing at Monceux, a practice which has always displeased us, and still does. They used feather beds, they did not observe the fasts of the Rule, and they freely ate meat three times a. week, when there was no need. The prior who preceded the

582 MARCH, 1264 said Philip had told us at our last visitation®® that their abbot, together with certain other abbots of the province of Sens, had obtained this indulgence, to wit, that the monks dwelling in priories outside the monastery might legally eat meat thrice a week. The aforesaid Philip knew nothing about this, so we ordered him to consult with his abbot in this matter. They owed about sixty pounds. With God’s grace we found other things to be in a

sufficiently good condition. : , | ' MARCH 7. We received procuration at Sausseuse. Total for procuration:

... [lacuna in MS}. , | ! :

MARCH 8. With God’s grace we visited the aforesaid priory. Fourteen canons, of whom six were novices, were dwelling there; all but these six wete priest. They owed one hundred pounds of Paris. They believed that, with the exception of wine, they had sufficient supplies to last out the year. With God’s grace we found everything else to be in good condition. | -

We spent this night at Frénes. - :

_ MARCH 9. With God’s help we preached and administered Confirmation

at Ecouis, and spent the night at Frénes. _ MARCH 10. With His aid we came to St. Mary’s church at Les Andelys, and, having called before us in the upper hall of our manor the dean, the canons, the chaplains, the vicars, and the clerks [-choral} of this church who

were then in residence, we made inquiry concerning their condition. We found that there were six prebends there: the dean was present, and two canons were in residence, to wit, Dom John of Muids and Master Ralph of Salmonville; a third, Master Peter of Fenertine, was in Rome;.two, the fourth and fifth, Henry of Mouflaines and John of Morgneval, our clerks, | were riding with us; while the sixth, Master John of Yspanne, was a scholar at Paris. Item, there were four vicars present, of whom one should serve _ continually in the church at La Culture, and these four are held to support the burdens of the parish; two other vicars were there, one a deacon and _ the other a subdeacon, who are obligated to vest themselves every day for High Mass. The dean has the cure of all the canons and clerics of the church, and of the parishioners, not excepting those of certain adjacent villages. The sacristan is a priest who must sleep in the sacristy and conduct the song school. In our presence it was enacted that those who held benefices in the church should pay whatever procurations the papal legates were, or should be, entitled to receive; that is to say, that each one should contribute

. 80 See entries for October 6, 1259; February 8, 1260/61. a

MARCH, 1264 583 in proportion his income. They should hold a general chapter twice a year, on the day following QOxzasimodo*1 and on the morrow of the Nativity of the Blessed Mary, and those who were absent at the time should pay a fine of twenty shillings. Furthermore, we discovered that Master Ralph of Sal-

monville and Dom Richard, a vicar, had quarreled unbecomingly in the : church, and that, not without scandal, they had brawled frequently; we ordered the dean to bring about.a reconciliation between them without delay. Item, we ordered that the Graduals be re-bound. With God’s grace

we found other things in good condition. | _ This day we spent the night at Frénes, at our own expense. _ MARCH 11. We visited the Hétel-Dieu at Les Andelys. A certain priest was proctor and rector of the house. It had an income of one hundred twenty pounds; it owed little, and, with the exception of those things required by

the seriously ill, it had sufficient provisions for the year. We found the house to be in sufficiently good condition with respect to both temporal and

spiritual concerns. | | - | This day we spent the night at Gaillon. a | MARCH 12. At Gaillon. MARCH 13. At Pinterville. MaRcH 14. At Bon‘port. MARCH 15. At Rouen. MARCH 16. To wit, on the Sunday on which —

_ Letare Iherusalem*® is sung. With God’s assistance we preached in the cathedral at Rouen, and spent the night at our manor. MARCH 17. At Bon-

port. MARCH 18-19. At Gaillon. MARCH 20. At Bonport. MARCH 21. At : Déville. MARCH 22. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at the parish church in Déville. MARCH 23-24. At Déville. MARCH 25. To wit, on the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary.’ We celebrated this day’s feast

at Rouen. MARCH 26. At Rouen. — Oe

MARCH 27. We came to the nuns’ monastery of St-Amand-de-Rouen,

_ and, with God’s grace, having preached in the chapter, we visited. In residence were forty-five veiled nuns and four young noble girls already received but dressed in secular garb.. One of these, to wit, Margaret of

Hodeng, had been received in violation of. our prohibition; wherefore , we punished the abbess as we had [determined] in council and knew to be proper. We enjoined her to return the said Margaret to her relatives without delay, and that not later than two weeks after the coming Easter, inasmuch as we did not regard her as a received novice. Once more we

31 Low Sunday, or the First Sunday after Easter. ae

82 The Fourth Sunday in Lent. eG

584 MARCH, 1264 | forbade her ever to receive or veil any other or others without our permission or special mandate,®3 else she should know that she would be punished more severely. Item, four nuns were at Sadne. Item, we forbade the abbess to be as lenient as she had been in giving the nuns permission to go out; we ordered her to inspect their coffers more often, and to make her first inspection before the coming two weeks after Easter. Item, as we had done before,84 we expressly forbade each nun to diminish her contribution to alms, that is to say, that everything of food, drink, or bits of bread remaining on the table in the refectory should be left there, as is fitting, for we found that little or nothing remained from this source for alms, and so

they had cheated the alms supply. Item, we ordered them, when they received new pelisses, shirts, other clothing, and shoes, to give their old ones

| to the almoness. They murmured a bit about this, which displeased us, and we forbade the abbess to give them new clothes of this kind unless, as has been said, they surrendered their old ones. Item, we forbade them to make lace, needle-cases, or other such things, unless they were suited to the use of the church. Item, we ordered the abbess to compute more frequently than had been her practice. They owed five hundred pounds of Tours; they said that some money was owed to them in bad debts. We ordered the abbess to get rid of the superfluous maidservants. With God’s grace we found

other things to be in good condition. '

We spent this night at Déville. 7

MARCH 28. With God’s grace we visited Bondeville priory. Thirty nuns, four lay sisters, and two lay brothers were there. They should confess and receive Communion once a month. They complained that doves flew through the choir and chancel and created a tumult there which, as they said, disturbed

the Divine Office; wherefore we ordered them to block up or plaster most of the windows, for several of them were superfluous. They owed one

| hundred twenty pounds. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition. In truth, recognizing the feebleness of Comtesse who had long been prioress there, and wishing to make provision for her comfort, we felt that we should remove her from office, although she was worthily acquitting herself of this position and had done so for many years. We

gave the community permission to elect another. This day we spent this night at Déville.

34 Ibid. ,

_ 33 See entry for March 13, 1263/64.

APRIL, 1264 585 MARCH 29. At Rouen. MARCH 30. To wit, on Palm Sunday. With God's

grace we performed the service suitable for this day, and preached in the

vestibule of St-Laurent. MARCH 31. At Déville. / APRIL 1. With God’s grace we visited the priory of Mont-aux-Malades. Ten priest-canons were in residence, and six were in Burgundy; also there

were five healthy lay brothers, sixteen healthy lay sisters, twelve male lepers, and seventeen female lepers, so that five groups were there. One of the canons was contentious, given to wine, and given to swearing. We ordered the prior to take this matter under suitable advisement. Two secular priests were there; one governed the parish, the other celebrated Mass at the chapel at Pigache. They owed about... [/acuna in MS}; they had enough supplies for the year. With God’s grace we found other things to. be in sufficiently

good condition. | |

APRIL 2. At Rouen. APRIL 3. We bestowed absolutions, preached, and, with God’s grace, consecrated the holy chrism, as is customarily done on this day. APRIL 4. To wit, Good Friday. APRIL 5. To wit, the Holy Easter Sabbath. At Rouen, and with God’s grace we celebrated the service proper

for these days. | |

APRIL 6. To wit, Easter Sunday, and with God’s grace we celebrated this feast at Rouen. APRIL 7. We received procuration at Quévreville from the

lessee of the place. re ee

APRIL 8. With God’s aid we visited the priory at Mont-Deux-Amants, where eleven canons, including the prior, were in residence. There was a certain lay sister. there who had not been in residence a year as yet; we ordered the prior to train her according to the discipline of the Rule and to teach her how to lead a good life and confess frequently. They did not observe the rule of silence very well; as we had often done before,! we now expressly ordered them. to keep it in a better and more scrupulous manner than had been their ‘custom, and especially so in the cloister, where they were garrulous and overmuch given to gossiping. “Item, we discovered that the subprior and several of the canons, in the prior’s absence and without his knowledge, had purchased from two brothers who are laymen an annual rental worth ten shillings of Tours to be received from a certain orchard, and this with money fraudently obtained from the late Anselm the Englishman, former doorkeeper there. In this negotiation they had drawn up a contract badly phrased and almost ridiculous, and had signed it with a certain

seal in the name of the subprior, although the subprior had no business having his own seal. When we heard of this wrongdoing, we enjoined the prior to remove Guiard of Louvetot, the subprior, from office at once, and not to appoint him to any other position without our mandate or permission.

We also ordered him to seize the seal which was used in making out the contract and which was still in his possession. We forbade in perpetuity any subprior ever to use a seal of his own. Item, we gave orders that Brother Eustace of Lambertville be removed from his duties as pittancer and that he not be given any other office without our mandate. Item, since the said ten shillings [annual rental} had been purchased with the aforementioned Anselm’s money which should have gone to the prior, we ordered the latter to appropriate the ten shillings for the house. Item, we ordered the prior 1 See entries for July 31, 1259; October 15, 1262.

APRIL, 1265 587 to punish as seemed proper those who had been involved in this contract. Item, we ordered the prior to furnish Brothers William Babot and Gilbert, the former subprior, who are feeble and infirm, with a worthy servant who would see to their needs. They owed eighty pounds over and above what they owed to the priest at Tourville. With the exception of wine, they had sufficient: supplies to last out the year. We received procuration there this

day. Total. for procuration: eight pounds, nine shillings. | : APRIL 9-10. At Frénes. AFRIL 11. At Mortemer-en-Lyons, at the expense of the abbey. APRIL 12. At l’Ile-Dieu, at the expense of the abbey. APRIL 13. At Bonport. APRIL 14-16. At Pinterville. APRIL 17. At Bourg-Achard, at

our own expense. , ae

APRIL 18. With God’s grace we visited the aforesaid priory, where nine canons were in residence; nine were in outside parishes. A certain canon had been in a certain parish in the deanery of Bourgtheroulde for some little time, although we had never bestowed the cure of the parish upon him: This displeased us, and we ordered it corrected. A young canon from Corneville was there; we ordered him to confess and receive Communion more often than he had been doing. Item, we ordered the prior to receive somé more canons, since there were too few of them. .More was owed to them than they owed; they had provisions to last out the year. The buildings were badly roofed and uninhabitable in many places, especially the farmhouse behind: the garden in which the guests are received; we ordered this cor-

{lacuna in MS}. a :

rected. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: .. + : We caused all of the priests of the deanery of Pont-Audemer to be called before us at Rougemontiers. We found that Nicholas, vicar at Bliquetuit,

did not celebrate Mass in the church of this place as he ought to do; we ordered him to celebrate Mass in a better fashion and more often. Item, because he had been defamed of incontinence, especially with a certain woman named Dinote; of having annoyed several people with apostolic letters which

he had unjustly procured; and of engaging in trade, particularly in the purchase and sale of woodlands, he gave us a letter, under his own: seal, and swore that if he should again be defamed of the foregoing, or any one of

them, so that he could not canonically purge himself, he would regard his | vicarate as resigned. Item, Gervaise, priest of Ste-Croix, was defamed of Julianne, his parishioner; we warned him to keep away from her and_ not to allow her or his own daughter whom he had in the town to enter his

588 APRIL, 1265 house. Item, we ordered the parson at Bliquetuit to find a chaplain. Item, because the chaplain of St. Edmund’s in the parish of Ste-Opportune does not keep residence, we ordered his goods to be seized. Item, we forbade all priests to levy contributions on several Sundays or feast days, but on one day only;? item, that they shall receive nothing for collecting these contri-

butions; item, that they diligently beware that nothing is contained in the schedules of the collectors of contributions beyond what is to be found in our letters. Item, we otdered the priest at Trouville to procure a cape. This day, having ended the sermon which, with God’s grace, we preached to these priests, and having completed our visitation, we came to the abbey

at Corneville and spent the night there, at our own expense. . APRIL 20. With God’s grace we preached and administered Confirmation here, and spent the night, at our own expense. APRIL 21. With God’s grace we visited this abbey. Ten canons were in

residence, and there were nine outside. Abbot Peter was staying alone at Beaumont, which displeased us. We ordered the prior to compel those who were not priests to confess and receive Communion at least once a month. Item, since we found that one had not accused another [in chapter}, we expressly ordered the prior to compel the canons to be assiduous in such accusations. Item, that he should see that silence was better observed. than

had been the case. They owed two hundred pounds, most of it to a priest at Routot. They believed that they had sufficient provisions to last out the year. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds,

ten shillings. | , | _ APRIL 22. At Bourg-Achard, at our own expense. |

APRIL 23. We convoked all the priests of the deanery of Bourgtheroulde before us at Thuit-Herbert. We found that the chaplain of the leper house at Orival seldom resides in his chapel; he had performed a clandestine marriage,3 was excommunicate, and was also defamed of incontinence. Item, |

Henry Cornet, chaplain at Vivier, rarely keeps residence; because of his negligence the lord at Harcourt has seized some of his income; we ordered him to maintain residence. Item, the priest at Malleville was contentious | - 2 Collections authorized by the bishop for defraying the ‘expenses of the diocese. 8 Clandestine marriage is a marriage performed outside the canonical forms, e.g., in the absence of the parish priest or his delegate, or without witnesses. (“Marriage,” Dict. de droit canon., VI, 740; Corp. jur. can., Decretal. Grag. IX Lib. Iv. Tit. 3,

cap. 1-3.) an

| | APRIL, 1265 589 and of bad life. Item; Master Ralph of St-Denis-des-Monts, an Englishman, was defamed of one of his nieces, an English girl; we warned him to keep

away from her, and by all means to put her out of his house; item, we ordered him [Ralph] to find a chaplain. Item, the priest at Bosrobert was defamed of the wife of a cettain cleric named Bigre, and also of a certain English girl; we enjoined him to send away without fail this Bigre and his wife, Item, the priest at St-Philbert was defamed of a certain Emmaline, a -

married woman. ne ST This day we spent the night at Yville. , 7 Ho - APRIL 24. With God’s grace we dedicated St. Leger’s church at Yville, and spent the night there, at the priest’s expense. APRIL 25. At Déville, to

wit, on the feast of St. Mark. APRIL 26. At St-Georges, at our own expense. APRIL 27. With God’s grace we pteached and administered Confirmation at Duclair, and we spent the night at Jumiéges, at our own expense.

[No.entry for April 28}. = } OC — ae

APRIL 29, With God’s grace we visited the abbey at St-Wandrille after we had, with His aid, first preached a sermon in chapter. Forty monks were in residence; there were twenty-two outside in the priories. All but six of the residents were priests. We ordered the abbot to inspect the coffers of

the monks more frequently than he was wont to do, for he had been negli- | gent about this. Item, we issued orders, as we had done several times before,4 that old clothes -be returned upon the receipt of new ones. Item, we — ordered the abbot to visit those monks who were dwelling outside [in

priories}, and to restrain them so far as he could from bad conduct. Item, | since the income allocated to the infirmary was insufficient to provide neces-

sities for the sick, we decreed, with the consent of all, that the kitchener should receive the said income and should provide the infirmary and the sick as. best he could with everything that was needful. They owed six hundred pounds; some debts were owed to them, but the debts were not. very collectible. Item, since by the decree arid enactment of the visitors of their Order Brother William of Modec was ordered to remain‘ alone in a certain room, entirely shut off and separated from all association with the community and the monks, for that he had ‘inadvisedly and evilly spoken words in open chapter which had scandalized and disturbed the community,

we did not care to make any change in such an ordinance. We received procuration there this day. Total for ptocuration: ... [lacuna in MS}.

4 See entry for October 19, 1263. 7 ne : ,

590 APRIL, 1265 _- APRIL 30. At Déville. May 1-3. At Rouen, because of the Exchequer,

. MAY-3. To wit, on the Invention of the Holy Cross, John, priest and rector of the church at Civiéres,5’ appeared before us in our clerks’ room and admitted that upon several occasions he had been grievously defamed by good and serious men of incontinence, of frequent fighting, and of other offenses, concerning which he had recently given us a letter stating that he would resign his church at our request. He. had relapsed, and for this reason we had cited him before us. Seeing that we could proceed most harshly against him, he besought our mercy and swore, with hands upon the Holy Gospels, that he would resign his church before the coming octave of St. Mary-Magdalene, and that henceforth he would never make any claim to the said church. He was willing that its patron should be free to make his presentation to it after the said octave. Present were the venerable men Peter of Ons; Stephen, archdeacon of the French Vexin; Richard of Sap, chancellor; William of Flavacourt, the official; John

of Jumiéges, canon of Evreux; and John of Morgneval, Ss

, This day we were at Déville. | a | |

_ MAY 4, At Déville. May 5. At St-Wandrille, at our own expense. MAY 6.

, At Le Valasse, of the Cistercian order, at the expense of the abbey. MAY 7.

At Graville, at our own expense. a | | | | _ MAY 8. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Graville, where twelve

‘canons. were in residence. One did not accuse another [in chapter]; we ordered this corrected. A certain cleric, called Hugh, had been received in perpetuity there, clad in secular garb. He behaved in a depraved and faithless manner towards them; in a furtive and secret manner he had sold part of a certain woodland which had been entrusted to his keeping. In full chapter we announced that unless he reformed and acted more honestly, we would remove him without fail. They owed two hundred forty pounds of

Tours; they believed that, with the exception of wine, they had enough provisions to last the year. Then, as we were leaving, we warned this cleric to be more zealous in refraining from illicit acts. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition. We received procuration there this

day. Total for procuration: ... [lacuna in MS] : _ May 9. With God’s grace we visited the abbey at Montivilliers after we had with His grace, first preached in the chapter there. Fifty-eight nuns

were in residence; there should be sixty, according to the certain number,

5 See entry for September 21, 1264.

MAY, 1265 : 591 but one had recently died, and Dame Margaret of Cergines was taking her place. They should confess and receive Communion at least once a month. We ordered the abbess, as we had often done before,® to. make. frequent inspection of the nuns’ coffers, lest they have any property. We ordered them to return their old clothes upon the receipt of new ones. Item, we ordered them to refrain altogether from games on the feast of the Innocents. Alms are given thrice a week to all comers. The abbess, as a result of an old custom of Alice,.a former abbess, is held to provide for thirteen poor. people every day. They had five hundred pounds of Tours, both in safekeeping in the treasury and in good debts. They have several silver

dishes which they had recently bought; they have supplies enough for the , year. A certain glossed psalter, left to them by Sir Arnoul of Jocres of good

memory, had been loaned without the knowledge of the community; we ~ ordered the abbess to have this psalter replaced without delay. She said that

she could do this quite easily, since Master William of Beaumont had it. tem, before leaving we called the abbess, the prioress, and the subprioress before us in the major chapel of the abbess next to the hall and ordered the abbess to take better care and more suitable charge of the pelisses than she had done. Item, we forbade her to allow any nun to lift any child or children

again from the sacred font after baptism, or to stand godmother for any person or persons.” Item, we ordered a complete removal of birds. Item we expressly forbade anyone to put ornaments or decorations made of peach-

colored cloth or such things on the ends of their pelisses, that is to say, on

collars or on cuffs. Item, we forbade them to wear metaled belts or to use | , unusual knives, made valuable with carved and silvered handles. Item, we ordered them to be more prompt in rising in the morning than had been their custom. Item, we forbade the abbess to cause Philippa of Monchy any trouble, or to be angry with her for some words which the said Philippa had

spoken in chapter. Item, we forbade them to make any more needle-cases or | , lacework. Item, we ordered those who waited upon the sick nuns to eat | together in one place and not in scattered groups. Item, that the food from

6 See entries for January 12, 1260/61; October 23, 1263. | | 7 Godparents as an institution in baptism can be traced back to the early days of the Church. Probably, at the beginning, parents were also the godparents. In cases of orphans and slaves, strangers acted as sponsors. In all probability, the institution of godparents other than the real parents dates back to the days of the catechumens, as does the introduction of well-known persons to sponsor those who were about to be

baptized. ee a

592 MAY, 1265 the refectory and the infirmary intended for alms be better collected and taken care of than it had been. We were there this day at the expense of

of the sick. the abbey. Total for procuration:... [/acuna in MS}. =

Note: Anent new clothes, the infirmary and napkins, and those in charge

MAY 10. With God’s grace we blessed the nuns there.

- MAY 11. When we learned that William, priest at Mannevillette, had been

defamed of theft and of frequent brawling, he, of his own free will, admitted in our presence that such a rumor had circulated, although he denied the facts themselves. We ordered him to purge himself with the seventh hand of his neighboring priests,8 and for this purpose we assigned him the

day following the Pentecostal synod. .

This day we were at Lillebonne, at ‘our own expense. _ MAY 12. With God’s aid we conferred Confirmation there and spent the night. MAY 13. At Valmont, at our own expense. MAY 14, To wit, As-

_ cension Day, at the same, and at our own expense, God. aiding us, we cele-

brated the high conventual Mass and preached. -

" MAY 15. With God’s grace we visited the aforesaid abbey. Twenty-six monks were in residence, two of whom were novices; three were in England; . all but three of the residents were priests. The Statutes of Pope Gregory were rarely if ever read. We gave orders that the rule covering the fasts be better observed than it had been. A general distribution of alms is made there three times a week; however, on other days the lepers receive it.. Item, as we had done before,® we issued orders that the prior and: some senior from the community be present when the abbot computed. They owed fifty pounds; some bad debts were owed to them. We received procuration there this day. Total

for procuration: ... [/acuna in MS}. oe _ ,

Note: concerning the monk who is living with the lord.

MAY 16. We were at Fauville, at our own expense. MAY 17, With God’s grace we preached and administered Confirmation there, and spent the night

there, at our own expense. , Oo oe oo : MAY 18. With God’s grace we came to the house or priory at Etoutteville. We were extremely grieved to find almost everything about the place in a miserable state of disrepair. This day we received procuration and spent this

night at Ouville. oO _ . ,

8'®See Oétober 16, 1248, 9.70.0 See entry for October 25, 1263. re

MAY, 1265 593 - MAY 19. With God’s grace we visited this priory, where eleven canons

were in residence. A twelfth canon had, with the prior’s permission, gone on | - pilgrimage to St.-Romuald’s,19 because of a serious illness with which he was

afflicted. All were priests; two were at Autigny. The canons need some ordinal for community use; we ordered the prior to obtain one at the coming synod. They owed sixty pounds; some monies were owed to them from past

times. They did not have enough wine or oats to last out the year. We ordered the prior to have a general and itemized statement of the priory income put into rolls or registers, and that the community or some seniors from the community who should represent them all should have one copy, the sub- _ prior another, and the prior a third; we also ordered that the same statement

of revenue be written out in a cartulary. Item, we expressly ordered the prior, as we had done before,11 to assign the community the ten pounds of , Tours which it is entitled to have as pittances, and in particular the income

from the house it has at Rouen and the fifty shillings from property at Corbianville; item when leaving, we expressly forbade the prior to claim any of the said ten pounds under any circumstances, nor any of the monies given in alms to the community for the purpose. of purchasing rents. We received __ procuration this day from the lessee of the house at Etoutteville. Total for

procuration: eight pounds, fifteen shillings. : oo MAY 20. We received procuration at Longueville-Geoffroi. Total for proc-

uration: ... [lacuna in MS}. - = This same day we called before us Brother Ralph, one of the two monks residing at the aforementioned house at Etoutteville, and Robert the English-

man, the caretaker of this house. We warned the said Robert to behave more becomingly than he had been doing, and to eschew the company of _ disreputable women, and especially not to bring them to the priory in the

future; item, that he should do nothing with, or make any disposition of the ) goods belonging to the said house beyond the value of five shillings of Tours without the knowledge of the dean of Canville. We appointed the said dean

as an assistant to the said Robert in making up an inventory of the said goods. | . MAY 21-23. At Aliermont. MAY 24. To wit, Pentecost. This day, with God’s grace, we celebrated High Mass as St-Nicolas and preached there. 10 St, Romauld was the founder of the Camoldoli in the first years of the eleventh

century,.in the diocese of Arezzo, Italy. He was a friend of Pope Sylvester II _

- (Gerbert of Aurillac) and of Emperor Otto III. ; ,

11 See entry for October 27, 1263. , -

594 MAY, 1265 MAY 25. At Bellencombre, at our own expense. MAY 26-27. At Déville. MAY 28. At Bonport. May 29. At Gaillon. May 30. At Mantes. May 31. At St-Germain-en-Laye on Trinity Sunday. JUNE 1. To wit, on the Translation of St.-Francis. With God’s grace we preached at the monastery of our sisters near St-Cloud, and celebrated High Mass there. We went to Paris. JUNE 2. At Paris. This day the sacred synod was held at Rouen, but we were absent through necessity. However, by letter patent we appointed the venerable men Master P[eter} of Ons and Master J[ohn} of Neuilly-enThelle, the archdeacons of Greater and Lesser Caux in the diocese of Rouen respectively, to act in our stead in certain cases and affairs which some priests and clerics had with us for the day of the Rouen synod and the day following. Dom Thomas, rector of the church at Malleville, a severe and unreasonable man, defamed of serving his church inadequately and ofttimes excom-

municated and suspended, promised the said archdeacons on oath that he would carry out completely whatever decisions we should make concerning himself or his church, excepting, however, the resignation: of this church. This we learned on the faithful testimony of John of Morgneval, our clerck. Item, the said archdeacons ordered Sylvester, priest at Varangeville, who had taken the Cross, and had already received the pack and staff,!2 to remain in

| his church until our arrival, that is to say, until he had talked with us. ' Jtem, they assigned the vigil of St.-Mary Magdalene as the day when the priest at Hébécourt should appear before us at Rouen to stand trial for those matters which, on his own oath, he had promised us in a letter. Item, they assigned the same day to Stephen, priest of Raffetot, to answer for the vice of incontinence of which he was defamed.

Item, they imposed purgation upon Enguerrand, priest at Puchay, for having relapsed into incontinence after he had given a letter to Archdeacon John of Porte and had admitted the rumor, though he denied the fact. For

this purgation he was assigned the same vigil of St.-Magdalene when he |

should appear before us at Rouen. | |

- Item, Thomas Humphrey, cleric from the parish of Vylermerville, appeared before the said archdeacons the day following the Rouen synod, and the said vigil was assigned to him for the purpose of purging himself with the seventh hand of good and trustworthy men!8 of the charge that he had 12 The pack and staff, together with the wearing of the cross on an outer garment, were a sign that the individual had taken an oath to go on Crusade. 13 See above, October 16, 1248, n. 70.

| JULY, 1265 595 relapsed with the wife of William Trenchant, his relative, and whom, in our , presence, he had abjured under the penalty of twenty pounds of Tours. Al- , though the said Thomas did not have any legitimate compurgators, never-

theless the said archdeacons, dealing kindly with him, assigned him the said _ | vigil of the Magdalene at Rouen, enjoining him to bring thither some of his

make his purgation. a | | | neighbors of good repute and worthy of being believed when he came to |

JUNE 3-23. At Paris, attending the Parlement. JUNE 24. To wit, the | Nativity of St. John the Baptist. JUNE 25. At St-Denis. JUNE 26. At Senlis. JUNE 27. At Compiégne. JUNE 28. At Noyon. JUNE 29. At Herthie, at the manor of the Bishop of Noyon, and at his expense; to wit the Nativity of SS. Peter and Paul yuNE 30. At Montdidier. yury 1. At Conty.

jJuLy 2. At Aumale, at our own expense. juLy 3. At Blangy. juty 4. To -_ wit, on the Translation of St. Martin, at the same, JULY 5. With God’s grace we spent [two} nights and administered Confirmation there for two days. JULY 6-9. At Aliermont. JULY 10. We réceived procuration at Alier-

mont from the lessee at Wanchy. Total for procuration: nine pounds, twenty-three pence. yULy 11-13. At Aliermont, and we had Dom Jean of Acre with us. jULY 14. At Aliermont. JULY 15. We received procuration

at Bures. Total for procuration: ten pounds, sixteen shillings. JULY 16. With God’s grace we visited the aforesaid priory. Two monks

from Pré were there, one of whom had the cure of the house. He administered it in the name of and at the will of the said prior [of Pré}; two monks at least should be there. They used feather beds and ate meat, and in these matters as well as the fasts, they did not observe the statutes of the Rule. Alms are given thrice a week to all comers. They owed nothing, and likewise nothing was owed to them. They are held to remit to the prior of Pré whatever remains to them after providing for their own maintenance and that of their staff. The prior of Pré was personally present at our visitation. This day we came to St-Saéns and, with God’s grace, visited the priory of nuns there. We found the nuns living in disorder and not according to the

Rule, particularly the prioress and Marie of Eu. F requently they recited the | day and night Offices without modulation,14 even on Sundays. They did not

confess frequently, nor did they eat together, but in separate groups. We ordered Marie of Eu to return the chalice-to the chapel of Ste-Austreberte as soon as possible and to return to the prioress a certain charter or letter

14 See above, July 9, 1249, n. 36. , |

596 JULY; 1265 which she had from. the community concerning the manor of Ste-Austre- berte. Item, we ordered the prioress to provide the said chapel with some one would serve it suitably. Item, to inspect. the coffers of the nuns more frequently than she had been doing. They owed.one hundred pounds; forty pounds was owed to them; they had neither enough wheat nor enough oats to last until the harvest. Since we saw them to be in bad state, especially in the matter of certain observances of the Rule, we earnestly and eagerly sought for ways by which their state might be decently and wholesomely improved,

and that they might be better attuned to God and to their own Rule.. However, we did not do anything about this at this time. But on the following

morning we went to them again, and all, gathered together in chapter before us, submitted themselves entirely. to our will and ordinance and promised in good faith that they would more zealously observe whatever, with God’s aid, we-should be led to ordain for them, They must prepare a letter covering this and sealed with the seals of the prioress and Master

with us. Oe ,

J{ohn} of Neuilly-en-Thelle, archdeacon of Petit-Caux, who was then _ We received procuration this day at the monks’ priory at St-Saéns. Total

for procuration: seven pounds, six shillings. - — Ce JULY 17. With God’s grace we visited this priory, where there were four monks of St-Wandrille, counting the prior, and Brothers Ralph of Manteville, Ralph of Butille and William of St-Paterne. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule; they used feather beds and ate meat when there was no need. The prior rarely celebrated Mass. More was owed to them than they

owed, a — oe | | . .This day with God’s grace we visited the priory at Beaussault, where there

, were two monks of Bec-Hellouin. They did not have a satisfactory Missal. They ate meat and used feather beds-and they did not observe the fasts of — the Rule.. They owed twenty-four pounds; thirty pounds was owed to them. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: eight pounds,

four. shillings, eight pence. re BS | _ JULY. 19. With God’s grace we visited the abbey at Bival, where there were thirty-three nuns, one lay sister, and one sister in lay garb. We ordered

the abbess to inspect the nuns’ coffers more frequently than she had, lest they have any property. Item, we expressly ordered them to be as zealous as possible about eating together in the refectory and in having the same food and drink in common. They owed sixty pounds; they did not have

, JULY, 1265 597 enough wheat to last until the.new harvest. We ordered the recall of a certain priest, because we intended to assist the house in the matter of an annual pension which he was receiving from it. He was a brother [ professed]

in his own {religious} house, who had been sent away from his abbey for cause, some time ago. But many of them murmured about this and were very heavy of heart. They said and asserted that he was worse now than ever he had been and that in consequence they were in no little fear at the prospect

of his return and of his way of life. A little later, indeed, at the request of | , the abbess and by reason of her supplication, we withdrew [our order of} revocation and willed that he be kept away from the house, as heretofore,

lest worse ensue. - | oO a _ This day we were at Beaubec, at the expense of the abbey. 9 ss

one penny. | Oo

JULY 20. With God’s grace we preached and confirmed at Sigy,. and received procuration there. Total for procuration: ten pounds, five shillings, | We visited the said priory, where Brothers Nicholas of ‘Talvée, then prior; Gonfroy of Louviérs; Simon of Pont-Audemer; Luke of St-Aignan; Martin of Frénes; and Clement of Jumiéges. Alms are given twice a week to all comers. They ate meat and used feather, and they did not observe the fasts of the Rule well. They owed seventy pounds. It must be known that our

procuration may not exceed the sum of ten pounds of Tours, and if we spend any more we must pay for it, as is set forth in a certain letter drawn up con-

cerning this agreement. = = —i(etst«ts | i :

_ This day we were at Déville, at our own expense. , ,

_. JULY 21. In the morning Girard, priest at Martigny, appeared before us

in the hall of our manor at Rouen. He had been summoned and cited by his archdeacon for that he had been again defamed of incontinence. He denied this on oath, and later on we assigned him the day following the Assumption of the Blessed Mary when [the results of} the inquiry, made in the meantime by the archdeacon Robert as to whether he stood defamed or not, would be revealed, and whether proceedings should be taken against him, etc. _ Item, Thomas Humphrey, cleric of the parish of Vylermerville, who had been accused and defamed a little while ago of [incontinence with] the wife of William Trenchant, his own relative, and abjured her under the penalty of twenty pounds of Tours, was, however, as it is reported, once again accus-

ed and defamed of this and of lapsing. We imposed purgation upon him and assigned him a definite day on which he should bring his com-

598 JULY, 1265 | purgators.15 However, we remitted this purgation. Then of his own volition

and on oath he foreswore the village of Vylermerville for an entire year, that is to say, a year from the octave of the coming Nativity of the Blessed Mary, under penalty of ten pounds of Tours, to be exacted from him should he enter the said village within the said year. Peter Muitel, Peter’s brother; John Muitel; and Robert Herenc stood guarantors for this fine. Item, Ralph, priest at Hébécourt, who had been frequently punished by us in the past for wasting the goods of his church, for leaving his church too long unserved, and for other matters, concerning which he had given us a letter [in which he promised} to resign his church at our pleasure, now, on the vigil of the Blessed Mary Magdalene {promised} that he would not claim anything in the said church for any reason whatsoever, but that he would regard it as resigned from now.on. He admitted and granted that we could deprive him, present or absent, of this church for any reason whatso-

ever. This day we were at Bonport. _ “JULY 22. At Evreux, to wit, on the feast of St-Mary Magdalene. juLy 23-25. At the same, with the king and the legate. juLty 26. At Frénes, where we had the legate with us. JULY 27-29. At Pinterville. yuLy 30-31. At Gaillon. AUGUST 1. To wit, on the feast of St. Peter in Chains, at the

same. AUGUST 2-3. At Gaillon. aucusT 4-5. At Frénes. aucusT 6. At Bonport. AUGUST 7. At Déville. aucust 8. At the same, where John, former rector of the church at Civieres,!6 now voluntarily resigned this church into our hands in the presence of Robert, the archdeacon of this place, and of Masters G., the treasurer of Rouen; John of Jumiéges, canon of Evreux; Dom Reginald of Muchegros, the chaplain of the said treasurer;

and John of Morgneval, our clerk. , | _ auGUST 9. At Déville. aucust 10. To wit, on the feast of St. Law-

rence, at the same. , | —

AUGUST 11. With God’s aid we came to the priory of St-L6-de-Rouen, and

there with His aid we preached and visited. Seventeen canons were in residence, and four were outside, to wit, at Cressy and Thémericourt. We ordered the prior to have the cloister gate near the entrance to the refectory better guarded than it had been and to keep the lay folk from the refectory. Alms are given twice a week to all comers. They owed two hundred forty pounds; they had sufficient supplies to last out the year; one hundred fifty

15 See above, October 16, 1248, n. 70. , | | 16 See entry for May 3, 1265. | |

| AUGUST, 1265 : 599 - pounds was owed to them. This day we received procuration from them at

Déville. Total for procuration: ... [Jacuna in MS}. AUGUST 12. With God’s grace we visited the priory of Pré, near Rouen, after we had with His aid preached in the chapter. Eighteen monks of BecHellouin were there; all but four were priests. At one time there had been

in residence twenty-four of twenty-five monks, that is to say, before the

house had been burned. They make a general distribution of alms thrice a , week. They owed six hundred pounds of Tours to the abbey, and another

six hundred pounds of Tours elsewhere; they had sufficient provisions to | last out the year. With God’s grace we found other things in good condition. This day with God’s grace we dined at the Franciscan convent with the

minister-general and the minister-provincial. . |

We spent the night at Déville. , |

| AUGUST 13. With God’s help we came to the monastery of St-Ouen-deRouen, and with His grace we preached in the chapter and made a visitation. |

Fifty-eight monks were in residence, and many were outside in priories and in other places. Alms are given every day to all comers; to wit, thrice a week to clerics, and thrice to laymen. The articles of the Rule covering the eating of meat and the observance of the fasts are badly kept in the priories. The spiritual state [of the monastery} with God’s grace was good. They owed forty-three hundred pounds; twenty-seven hundred pounds in bad debts was owed to them. We were unable to find out how much income they had received from the first year of vacant churches.17 However, from the report we received from Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle, the archdeacon of PetitCaux, whom we had sent to them on this matter once before, we understand that from such returns, both within the diocese of Rouen and outside, they had received four hundred forty-one pounds of Tours up to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the year 1264; but they said that they did not

Nativity. —_ | _ We spent the night at Déville. 7 -

know how much [they had received} since then, or after the aforesaid.

17 The collators of churches ordinarily received, in whole or in part, for one year | Or more, the revenues of such churches when conferred on the new titularies. This was called the Jus deporti, or jus deportationum. The collators kept the revenues . either for themselves or for the upkeep of the fabric of the church, or other uses. (‘‘Annates,” Dict. de droit canon., 1, 533.) John’s report-is not included in Eudes’ Register. However, see entry for March 30, 1259/60 and reference to parish churches

therein. — |

| 600 AUGUST, 1265 _ AUGUST 14. At Rouen. AUGUST 15. At the same, and with God’s grace we celebrated the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary. AuGUST 16. In our great hall Ralph,1® former rector of the church at Hébécoutt, resigned

his church into our hands. - - , ae , _ We spent the night at Déville. , ; , ae

-AUGUST 17. At Déville. This day we made the following announcement:

- Since the rector of the chapel at Val-Osmond, who had been absent six months and more from the said chapel without having asked or obtained our permission, and who later had been warned and cited according to law on our authority to return to the said chapel within six months to keep due residence there and to perform [his] required functions, as he is bound by his oath to do,

has not seen fit to fulfill these duties nor in any manner to return to this _ [chapel]: since the said chaplain, legally cited to appear before us on the Monday

following the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary to stand trial in these matters failed to appear before us, he was therefore considered by us to be contumacious. We, in consequence, deemed the said rector to have been absent through contumacy. Having taken counsel with men learned in the law, we by

this sentence deprive him of the said shapel. oe , AUGUST 18. At Déville. This day in our smaller hall at Rouen we ordered

Girard,1® priest at Martigny, to undergo purgation before the official of Rouen, with the seventh hand of the priests of his order,2° on the octave of the Nativity of the Blessed Mary, for that he had been defamed of incontinence after he had given us a letter that he would not relapse. _ AUGUST 19-21. At Frénes. AUGUST 22. At I’Ile-Dieu, at the expense of the abbey. AUGUST 23. With God’s grace we dedicated the church there, and spent the night at Noyon-sur-Andelle, at our own expense. AUGUST 24. At Noyon {-sur-Andelle}, at our own expense. AUGUST 25-27. At Déville, at our own expense. AUGUST 28. At St-Wandrille, at our own expense. AUGUST 29. At the same, and at our own expense. This day, to wit, the Decollation of St. John, with God’s grace we preached and confirmed in the local parish church. AUGUST 30. With God’s grace we dedicated the church at Louvetot, and spent the night at St-Wandrille, at the expense of the rector of the said church. AUGUST 31. At Jumiéges, at our own expense.

, SEPTEMBER 1-2. At Pont-Audemer, = . 18 See entry for July 21, above. . - | | Oo | . 19 See entry for July 21, above. , , , Oo 20 See entry for October 16, 1248, n. 70.

SEPTEMBER, 1265 601 SEPTEMBER 3. At the same. With God’s grace we celebrated the provincial

council?! in St. Ouen’s: church at Pont-Audemer, and with us were our vener- ,

able brothers O. [Eudes de Lorry}, of Bayeux; R{alph} de Chevry, of , Evreux; Fulk d’Astin, of Lisieux; Richard of Avranches, of Avranches;

bishops. On | ee SEPTEMBER 4. At the same ee

Thomas d’Aulnon, of Séez; John, of Coutances; all, with God’s grace, being

- SEPTEMBER 5. We came in petson to the church at Illeville because of a dispute between the rector of that church and the prior of St-Ymer. The said parties appeared before us and our council after we had with God’s grace celebrated Mass. However, we were not able to end the dispute at this time, and we assigned the parties the day following the Rouen synod to appear before us to hear judgment. In the interim, the parties should present their

arguments to us before Michaelmas. | | oe

_ This day we were at St-Philbert, at the manor of our venerable brother

Richard, by God’s grace bishop of Avranches, and at his expense. _ SEPTEMBER 6. At Pinterville, and we had the said bishop with us. SEPTEMBER 7, At Gaillon. This-day Archdeacon Peter, on our behalf,

presented the following to the official of Evreux: = ne - I, Peter, archdeacon of Grand-Caux in the diocese of Rouen and proctor of the Reverend Father Eudes, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, revoke in his

name and in that of his diocese of Rouen whatsoever. John, called Roussel, a , sergeant of this Father, has promised concerning the disposition of a certain cleric apprehended at Louviers. And in particular John’s ptomise to provide two men to escort the said cleric to Evreux, at the mandate of the official of Evreux. Furthermore, I, the said Peter, ‘appeal in writing to the Apostolic See in the name of the said Father [Eudes], and of his aforesaid diocese, and of _ his present or future sergeants, my lord official, lest you should compel them, or any one of them, to escort to Evreux any cleric who had been taken for any

crime committed in the territory or district of Louviers, since this competency does not belong to you,. either by custom or by right. I also appeal lest you attempt anything similar that would be prejudicial to the said Father and to his diocese, and I request apostoli at once. Done in the curia of the official of Evreux,

in the presence of this official, sitting in tribunal, and in the year of our Lord

1265, on the vigil of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. , _. Present were the advocates Masters Nicholas Cornouiller ; Master William

21 The acts of this council have not been published... 2 °° 2

602 SEPTEMBER, 1265

others, , - | ,

of Laigle, the amice-bearer; and Master Jordan of Tanville; John, called Ruffo, of Louviers; Ralph of Cottévrard, canon of Rouen; and several SEPTEMBER 8. To wit, on the Nativity of the Blessed Mary. With His grace we celebrated Migh Mass and preached at St. Anthony’s in Gaillon. After we had breakfasted at our chiteau, we went on to Vernon, and spent

the night there. ,

_ SEPTEMBER 9. At St-Coéme, near Rouen. SEPTEMBER 10-11. At St-Martin, near Pontoise, at our own expense. The king was there. SEPTEMBER 12-13.

At Paris. SEPTEMBER 14. At Paris. To wit, on the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. SEPTEMBER 15-16. At Paris. SEPTEMBER 17. At St-Germain-en-Laye.

SEPTEMBER 18. At St-Céme, near Meulan. SEPTEMBER 19. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at Juziers, and spent the night at St-Céme.

SEPTEMBER 20. With God’s help we gave our blessing to the abbot of Ressons in St. Mary’s church at Meulan, and spent the night at Mantes. SEPTEMBER 21. To wit, on the feast of St. Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist. At Gaillon. SEPTEMBER 22. At Bonport. SEPTEMBER 23. At Déville.

SEPTEMBER 24. At St-Victor-en-Caux. This day Ascius, former abbot of this place, ceased to be abbot and resigned his office into our hands. sEPTEMBER 25. At Aliermont. SEPTEMBER 29. To wit, on the feast of St. Michael the Archangel. At the same. SEPTEMBER 30. At Frénes. OCTOBER 1. At St-Victor-en-Caux, at our own expense. OCTOBER 2, At Déville. This day William, rector of the church at Benouville, accused and likewise defamed of incontinence, as we have learned from the archdeacon of Petit-Caux, appeared before us. The said G. [ William}

priests.22 | -

denied both the ill-fame and the fact, and we then assigned him the day following the coming synod to purge himself with the seventh hand of ' OCTOBER 3. At Rouen. This day Richard, rector of the church at Grainville, appeared before us. We had assigned him the Saturday following the octave

of St. Denis at Rouen as the time when he should appear before us in the _ matter of the inquiry directed against him by the archdeacon of Petit-Caux. ~ OCTOBER 4, With God’s grace we celebrated the feast of St. Francis at the

Rouen cathedral. This day the office of the said Saint with the proper Lessons was celebrated in this church. OCTOBER 5. At Vesly, at our own expense. OCTOBER 6. At Clermont[-en-Beauvais}. OCTOBER 7. At Crépy.

22 See entry for October 16, 1248, n. 70. , |

| OCTOBER, 1265 | 603 OCTOBER 8. At Soissons. OCTOBER 9. To wit, on the feast of St. Denis. At Laon. OCTOBER 10. At Bouconville, near Vauclair,22 where we found Lord Othelin.24 ocTOBER 11. At Jauzy. OCTOBER 12. At Clermont{-en-Beauvais }. - OCTOBER 13. At the priory of St-Ouen at Gisors, where there are two monks

of Marmoutier. Here we now received, in the name of procuration, seven , pounds of Tours, to which we are entitled once every year, when we turn aside to this place and spend the night there. The monks are not held to do | anything more for us, unless it be through graciousness alone, as is further

set forth in a letter of agreement drawn up in this matter.25 _ | OCTOBER 14-16. At Rouen, on Exchequer business. , OO _ OCTOBER 17. At Rouen. This day in our great hall at Rouen, and in the presence of Sir Matthew of Triel, the count of Dommartin; Master William of Flavacourt; Master. Ralph of Cottévrard, canons of Rouen; the lady of © Oirneval, and many others, the lord of Gueiry appeared before us and stated that Sir John de Muchegros, knight, held the fief of Muchegros from him.

findings. | | : .

- On the other hand; John said that he held this fief of us. He desired and

“ agreed that we should make an inquiry into the truth of this matter, and , stated that he would obey forever whatever decision should follow our _ - OCTOBER 18-19. At Rouen, because of the Exchequer. OCTOBER 20-21. At Déville. OCTOBER 22. At Rouen. OCTOBER 23. We celebrated the feast of St. Romain at Rouen. OCTOBER 24. At Frénes. OCTOBER 25. At Chaumont.

We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration:... [/acuna mm MS}. OCTOBER 26, We held a synod of the priests of the French Vexin

_at the priory [Notre-Dame] at L’Aillerie. a OCTOBER 27. With God’s grace we visited the said priory, where there | , were two monks of St-Germer-de-Flay, to wit, Brother William, and Brother John, who was the treasurer of the aforesaid monastery, and to whom the priory had been entrusted. He never stayed there long because, as they said,

the priory was burdened with many debts. The said two monks did not

(Cottineau, II, 3302.) _ | , a

| 23 A Cistercian abbey, a daughter house of Clairvaux, founded near Laon, 1134. ,

24 Eudes, count of Burgundy. At this meeting, at Bouconville near Laon, Eudes . negotiated the marriage settlement between Louis [IX’s fourth son, Jean Tristan, count of Valois (born at Damietta) and Yolande, eldest daughter and heiress of her father, Eudes, count of Burgundy. Yolande’s mother was Mathilda de Bourbon, countess of Nevers. Bouconville was her property. The marriage was performed on

January 14, 1266/67. } a _ | 25 This letter is not contained in the Register. ,

| 604 ~ OCTOBER, 1265 observe the fasts of the Rule, nor did they observe the Rule so far as it pertains to the eating of meat and the use of feather beds. Because of the poverty of the house no guests were received there. They owed two hundred

eighty pounds of Paris. The bell tower was so badly in need of reroofing that it seriously threatened to damage the fabric and vaulting. We pesonally , ordered the archdeacon to compel under appropriate censure those who were

responsible for having this bell tower properly roofed to attend to this

business, and to do this on our authority. . oe , This day we came to the priory at Liancourt, which we found to be in a miserable spiritual and temporal condition. The prior, to wit, Peter of Cerisy,

was then absent. Two monks of St.-Pere-de-Chartres were there, to wit, Anselm, the prior’s nephew, and Lawrence Petit-Noire. They had for

a long time given up performing the Divine Offices, by reason of the many excommunications by which they had been bound, such as the tithe,

_ the hundredth, and other things. Neither alms nor hospitality was offered there. They did not observe the statutes of the Rule in anything. — Finally, seeing the desolate state of the house, and fearing that things would become even worse, we sequestrated all the wheat that was on the

grange, both that which had been threshed, and that which: was to’ be threshed. We had the threshers removed from the grange by the local dean and by Nicholas, priest of St. Mary’s at Liancourt. We ordered them to take charge of the grange until such time as we could make other disposition anent the state of the monks and of the house. The aforesaid Anselm told us that

the hundreth. CO ee

the prior owed one hundred pounds of Paris in addition to the tithe and

~ This same day we spent the night at Sérans-le-Bouteiller, and we received for procuration the seventy shillings of Paris which they owe us once a yeat

whenever we turn aside to come to them, in addition to wood, coals for general use, and such fodder as may be found in the town, as well as dishes

and domestic utensils. , SO

_ OCTOBER 28. With God’s grace we visited the said priory, to wit, on the feast of SS. Simon and Jude. Three monks of St-Germer-de-Flay were there, to wit, Brother Warner of Vaux, prior, and Brothers William of Reilly and —

Adam of Breteuil. The cloister and the ambulatory near the hall were inadequately roofed. The prior rarely celebrated Mass. They ate meat and did not observe the fasts of the Rule. They owed one hundred forty pounds

of Paris. 7 Oo _ :

, NOVEMBER, 1265 605 We received procuration this day at Parnes. Total for procuration: seven |

pounds, fourteen shillings. | |

OCTOBER 29. With God’s grace, we visited this priory, where there were four monks of St-Evroult, to wit, Brither Nicholas of Villers, prior, Dom

John of St-Celerin, and Brothers William of Gratesmesnil and John of Prétreville. They observed the fasts quite well; occasionally they ate meat when there was no need.. They owed fifty pounds of Paris in addition to the tithe and the hundredth. Both the bell tower and the chancel needed re-

toofing; we ordered this done. = ss— , |

- This day we came by chance to St. Stephen’s priory near Hacqueville, where we found three monks of Conches, to wit, Brother Adam of Dieppe, prior, and Brothers William of Hacqueville and Bartholmew. We called

them before us in a certain room of the priory and proceeded to make a

visitation. They replied to all of our questions. All were priests. Alms are , given thrice a week. They ate meat, used feather beds, and did not observe

the fast of the Rule. They owed ten pounds.. When the visitation had been finished, we asked them for the procuration due to us by reason of this visitation. They absolutely refused, saying that they were not obliged to pay this, and that we had no right to visit them, since no archbishop of

Rouen had ever visited this priory. Oo a This day we spent. the night at Frénes, at our own expense. —

| - OCTABER 30. We received procuration at Ste-Catherine-sur-Rouen. Total

for procuration: ten pounds, fourteen shillings,

OCTOBER 31. With God’s grace we visited this abbey after we had preached in the chapter with His aid. Twenty-eight monks were in residence there; two were scholars at Paris, fourteen were at Blyth in England, two were at | Hermondsworth, and a few were in priories elsewhere. All but nine were priests. Once a year, to wit, at Michaelmas, they were accustomed to prepare a general audit of all expenses, receipts, and of the value of the rents of the house. Individual audits were drawn up every month in the presence of the seniors of the community. They had a good deal [of money}, both in cash and in debts since the time of Abbot John,?¢ to wit, sixty-six hundred pounds and over. They had not spent any of this yet, though they had been unable

— to collect any of the debts. 7 . - TO

This day we were at Rouen. i ,

1264, ) eG SO - a

26 Abbot John had died in 1262. See entries for November 2, 1262, and August 9,

606 NOVEMBER, 1265 ' NOVEMBER 1. To wit, on the feast of. All Saints. At Rouen. NOVEMBER 2. At Déville. NOVEMBER 3. With God’s grace we celebrated the sacred synod

of Rouen. NOVEMBER 4. We held the synod of deans in our middle

Paris. - | chamber, and spent the night at Déville. NOVEMBER 5. At Ste-Catherine, at our Own expense. NOVEMBER 6-7. At Pinterville. NOVEMBER 8. At Gaillon. NOVEMBER 9. At Mantes. NOVEMBER 10. At St-Germain-en-Laye. NOVEMBER 11. To wit, on the feast of St. Martin, at Paris. NOVEMBER 12-15. At

NOVEMBER 16. At Paris. This day we exchanged with Master Adam fruits of the prebend which the said A. held at Necy. Present were Master John of Neuilly-en-Thelle, the archdeacon; William of Flavacourt; and

John of Morgneval. a , | |

NOVEMBER 17-18. At Paris. NOVEMBER 19. At Paris. This day we con-

ferred the said prebend at Necy upon Master John of Jumiéges with the canonical rights which the defunct had as a prebendary. NOVEMBER 20-22. At Paris, because of the Parlement. NOVEMBER 23. To wit, on the feast of St. Clement. NOVEMBER 24-29. At Paris, because of the Parlement. NOVEMBER 30. To wit, on the feast of St. Andrew, at the same. DECEMBER 1-2.

At Juziers, where we received procuration this day. Total for procura-

tion:... [lacuna in MS}.

_ DECEMBER 4. We visited the priory at Juziers, where there were seven monks, to wit, John, prior; Geoffrey of Chartres; Bartholomew of Arnet; Giles the younger; William Bird; Stephen Lambert; and Matthew of Alone.

| They did not observe the fasts of the Rule; they ate meat when there was no need; they wore pelisses of rabbit fur. All but one were priests. We ordered

him to confess and receive Communion more often than had been his practice. They owed about sixty pounds; they said that they had enough

supplies to last out the year. | oe _ This day we spent the night at Vernon. ; | a

DECEMBER 5. At Gaillon. This morning with God’s grace we bestowed our benediction upon the abbot of Marcheroux in the Franciscan monastery. This day, to wit, on the feast of St. Nicholas, in the presence of Brother —

Adam Rigaud and John of Morgneval, we exchanged with Adam of Verneuil, our nephew, the fruits of the prebend of Master Reginald of Bully, deceased, for that which he held. We exchanged this, or rather the fruits of it, with Master John of Jumiéges for the fruits which he held, and which

likewise we exchanged with Master Ralph of Cottévrard. |

DECEMBER, 1265 | 607 |

Lucy, at Pinterville. - , Oo DECEMBER 6-11. At Gaillon. DECEMBER 12. To wit, on the feast of St.

DECEMBER 13. At Gaillon, where the election of Brother John of Guine- | ville2? by the monks of Bec was presented to us. As justice required, we quashed this election.28 However, considering the advantage and quiet

of the house, as well as weighing the merits of the said John, since the

At Déville. ,

authority to provide this abbey with an abbot had now devolved upon us,?9

we were led to provide the said monastery with the said John. ) DECEMBER 17. At Déville, whence we issued the following:

- Since Oliver, priest and rector of the church at Tocqueville in the diocese of

Rouen, had promised on oath that he would resign his church into the hands } of the venerable Peter, archdeacon of Grand-Caux in the diocese of Rouen,

before the feast of St. Remy just passed, unless he could exchange this church oe for another somewhere else, because of the adultery which he was said to have

committed with Avicia, his parishioner; And since he had done neither one thing nor the other although several times requested by us, and has been unwilling to resign the said church,

although he has admitted taking such an oath; |

Therefore, be it known that the said Oliver has broken his pledge. We, deeming him a violator of the said pledge, deprived him by definitive sentence

of the said church, when he appeared before us to stand trial on this, the

Friday before Christmas. ,

DECEMBER 18. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at the Franciscan monastery in Rouen, and dined with them in the refectory. We spent the night at our house in Rouen. DECEMBER 19. With God’s grace we preached in the cathedral at Rouen, and slept at our house. DECEMBER 20. At Déville. DECEMBER 21. To wit, on the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle, at Déville. DECEMBER 22. At Rouen. We made our 0.30 DECEMBER 23. At Rouen. DECEMBER 24-25. With God’s |

27 John de Guineville (1265-72). (Gallia Christiana, XI, 232.) _ , |

—?8 Eudes gives no canonical reason for his action. , |

29 Under certain conditions the electors were deprived of their right to elect, and _ the right of nomination to office passed to him-who had the right to provide; in this case, Eudes. Such conditions would be a too hasty election, non-convocation of the majority of the community to vote. (“Election,” Dict. de droit canon., V, 238-47,

especially 246-47.) : Z 80 December 23, 1250, n. 135. _ .

608 DECEMBER, 1265. grace we celebrated the feast of the Nativity of the Lord at Rouen. DECEMBER 26. To wit, on the feast of St. Stephen. With God’s grace we celebrated

High Mass at the Dominican monastery at Rouen, and dined with them. DECEMBER 27. With God’s grace we bestowed our benediction upon Brother _ John,31 the abbot of Bec, in our chapel at Déville. DECEMBER 28. At Bon-

, port. DECEMBER 29-30. At Pinterville. DECEMBER 31. At Gaillon. JANuARY 1. To wit, on the Circumcision of the Lord, at the same. JANUARY 2-4.

At Pinterville. yaNuUARY 5. At Brosville, in the manor of the bishop of Evreux, at his expense. JANUARY 6. To wit, on Epiphany, at the same. --JaNuaRY 7. At Pinterville, and we had the said lord bishop with us. JANUARY 8. At Vernon. JANUARY 9. We received procuration at the priory of

St-Martin-la-Garenne. Total for procuration: nine pounds. , “JANUARY 10. With God’s grace we visited this priory, where there were

three monks of Bec-Hellouin, to wit, Brother Ralph, prior, and Brothers John of Pont-Authou and Nicholas of Bourg-Achard. There should be four. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule very well; they ate meat when there was no need. It was the custom to bestow alms upon all comers thrice a weck. They owed thirty pounds in addition to the three hundred twenty pounds which they owed to the abbot, as was recorderd in the records of Abbot Robert.32 With God’s grace we found other things to be in good |

, condition. i | | This day we spent the night at Mantes. JANUARY 11. At Juziers, at our own expense. JANUARY 12-13. At StGermain-en-Laye. JANUARY 14. At the same, and we attended the blessing of the nuptials of Lord John, the son of our lord king, and the daughter of

the countess of Nevers.33 . We spent this night at Juziers, at our own expense.

.. JANUARY 15. We came to the priory at Villarceaux, where with God’s grace we preached in chapter and made a visitation. Twenty choir nuns were in residence, of whom one had been but very recently received; there were three lay sisters. They confessed six times a year. There were four general servant'girls. We forbade the prioress to receive any person or persons with-

out our permission, or to permit any needle-cases, lace, or alms-bags to be made as presents. for lay folk. With God’s grace we found their spiritual

. 81° See. entry for December 13, above. , 32 Robert de Clairbec (1247-65), abbot of Bec. (Gallia Christiana, XI, 232.)

33 See entry for October 10, above. -

JANUARY, 1265 609 condition to be good. They believed that they owed one hundred pounds and more. They had enough wheat, oats, and wine to last out the year, if

they are prudent. They had nineteen cows, thirty-eight swine, six horses, , five roosters and sixty sheep. The roofs of the buildings needed repair. Because we found six of the choir nuns absent, we forbade the prioress to be lenient in granting them permission to go out. We ordered her to give them reliable companions when they did go out. _ Note: Concerning the choral cape and the book of homilies pledged with the prior of Sausseuse. Item, the gilded cup and chalice to John, the priest at

Omerville. | , So ‘This day, we spent the night and received procuration at Gasny.. Total for

procuration: eight pounds, eighteen shillings, eight pence. oe | JANUARY 16. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Gasny, where there were three monks of St-Ouen-de-Rouen, to wit Brother John of. Fontaine-en-Bray, prior, Brother Geoffrey of Noinville, and Brother John of Beauvais. They dwelt across the river [Epte]} at St-Nicaise.34 They kept the food for their animals in another manor, to wit, in that in which they were accustomed to receive or to give us procuration, and where they also kept a large number of their staff, but where they performed none of the Divine

Offices. They did not say their Hours with modulation. They did not _ observe the fasts of the Rule, and they freely ate meat without need. They owed nothing, and nothing was owed to them, inasmuch as they remitted _ and sent to the abbey everything which they were able to save over and above

their own needs and those of their staff. - a

We received procuration this day at Vesly. Total for procuration: eight pounds, three shillings. a | , oo JANUARY 17-19. At Frénes. JANUARY 20. At Vernon. JANUARY 21, At Meulan. JANUARY 22-23. At Paris. JANUARY 24. At Conflans. JANUARY 25. To wit, on the Conversation of St. Paul. With God’s grace

, we came to the church of St-Mellon-de-Pontoise, and there with His aid we celebrated Mass and preached a sermon to the assembled canons, vicars and clerks[-choral]} of the said church, a large gathering of knights, who were awaiting a tournament which was schedulel to be held the following morning

near the city of Pontoise, and to many of the people of the said city. Afterwards with God’s help we went to the hall which the local canons 34 Not mentioned in Cottineau.

35 See entry for July» 9, 1249, n. 36. :

610 JANUARY, 1265 were accustomed to use as a chapter house, and there we assembled the resident canons, vicars, chaplains, and clerks[-choral} before us. We proceeded to make a visitation. We found three resident canons there, to wit, the treasurer, Dom Luke, and Dom Peter of Bosc-Commin. Nine prebends are there, also perpetual vicars and some chaplains. They chanted too rapidly and precipitately in choir, which we ordered corrected. Item, we ordered Dom William the Norman to impose fines for minor faults and to collect from those who incurred them, to wit, a penny for every minor fault. With the consent of all we ordered that the amount which he might collect from penances of this kind be devoted to the common use and distributed equally

| amongst those who were present at the Divine Offices. He should know the annual value of the fines collected for such minor faults. Item, we willed that the canons who were present at the Divine Office should be sharers in the monies levied for such faults. Item, we ordered Master Simon, our vicar, to act for us in telling Dom Vincent, chaplain, who had recently been col-

lated to the chapel at St-Lazare with the cure of the brothers, sisters, and lepers of that house, to resign the vicarate which he had in St. Mellon’s church and which he could not hold together with the said chapel. Item, we ordered the canons, vicars, and chaplains to remain at the Masses of the Faithful in the church until the Agnes Dez, or that otherwise they should go without the distribution made at the Obits.36 Item, since we found a great lack of church ornaments, we ordered Master Simon to seize enough of the canons’ goods that from this source they might have suitable albs, altar cloths, and other things which the canons are held to provide. Item, we ordered the treasurer to have bound together the sections of the Bible which they possessed. Item, we ordered them to have repaired and rebuilt a certain ruinous house adjecent to the chapter hall. Item, we warned Dom John of Mont-Lucille, who was said to be overfond of wine, to temper the wine to

himself, and himself to the wine. Item, we ordered Dom John of Pont, _ 86 The word obzt has many meanings. It may mean a cletic who is provided with a benefice which has become vacant through the death of its holder; it may mean not only the death of a person but the Office celebrated at his or her death; also, the calendars of religious communities in which were entered not only the departed dead of the community, but the friends and relatives of the community who were to be

prayed for. This last is the sense mentioned in this passage. The calendars bore the date of death in order to assure that Masses and prayers would be said on the anniversary of death. Distributions of extra food or money were made on that day, depending on the terms of the will of the deceased. (“Obits,” Dict. de droit canon.,

VI, 1054-55.) .

JANUARY, 1265 611 rector of the church in St. Petet’s parish, to attend St. Mellon’s on the feasts of the Nine Lessons,37 because of the chapel which he held therein. Item, we found that Fromond, a vicar, was grievously defamed of drunkenness, incontinence, playing dice, frequenting taverns, unreasonable litigiousness, and whispering in choir. Wherefore, he promised on oath that he would resign his vicarate at our pleasure, and a letter was drawn up covering this matter which we have under the seal of Master William of Flavacourt. Item, Dom

Denis, a vicar, was not present at the visitation. We found that he had absented himself knowlingly and maliciously, and we could not get hold of

him. However, we found that he was incontinent and defamed thereof, | especially with a certain girl named Frances, and with another called Alice,

| whom he had shamefully beaten. Indeed, we learned that a certain loose woman whom he had in his chamber had seized his supertunic and had thrown it out-of the window into the street to another of her ribald friends. He was defamed of dicing, of frequenting taverns, and of not confessing to the confessor we had selected for him. Item, Luke was likewise defamed

of dicing, frequenting taverns, and incontinence. We discovered that the : mayor of the town had held him in prison on the accusation of a certain woman whom he is said to have wanted to attack. The dean of St-Aignan still owed twenty-five shillings for a certain psalter. Thomas, a chaplain,

was without a missal and a chalice. : Oe

This day we were at St. Martin’s, where for procuration we should receive | from the chapter of St-Mellon one hundred shillings of Paris, being the amount in which they are held each year when we visit them, in addition to

furnished quarters, beds, cups, dishes, drink, and the usual cooking utensils. , “JANUARY 26. With God’s grace we visited St. Martin’s abbey after we

had preached in chapter. There were... [Jacuna in MS} monks in residence; many were two by two in the outside priories. ‘They had two lay brothers and two lay sisters; we ordered the prior to make both [lay brothers and lay sisters} confess and receive Communion mote frequently. As we had

done before,38, we ordered them to give up drinking after Compline altogether. We enjoined the refectorian or custodian of the refectory to close and shut the refectory immediately after Collation,3® and under no citcum-

stances to open it up again until morning, unless given special permission by | 87 The major feasts: Christmas, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, etc.

- 88 See entries for February 11, 1250: September 1, 1253. ,

39 The reading during the evening meal. : Be

612 JANUARY, 1265 | the abbot. Should. he fail to do this, he should fast the next day on bread and water. We forbade the further serving of wine in the rooms by special

arrangement, as we understood had been done on many occasions. The monks ‘and the priors ate meat freely when there was no need, and did not observe the fasts of the Rule. They owed twenty-one hundred pounds of

, Paris to the abbey of Ste-Catherine and elsewhere, and one hundred pounds of this was owed at Paris at interest. They were heavily burdened with annual pensions for which they spent annually in wheat, wine, and coin, one

hundred forty pounds. They said that they had enough wheat, oats, and _ wine to last out the year. We received procuration there this day. _ JANUARY 27. With God’s grace we visited St. Peter’s ptiory, where five monks from Bec-Hellouin were in residence. Ralph of L’Honblonnieére, the prior, was not present; William of Noinville was also absent, for they had gone out on business of the house, as the three whom we found there informed us. Their names are: Peter of Calleville, Richard of Jumiéges, and

, Ralph of Beaumont. All were priests. We were much displeased that the prior was absent at this time, for we believed that we had forewarned him

| of our coming. They ate meat when there was no need. The great hall, to wit, that in which we were accustomed to visit them, was not very clean or properly cared for; there were no windows there. The prior ranted at the many letters of the legate,4° which displeased us, and we told the monks to tell the prior for us to refrain and desist from such conduct. Because of the prior’s absence we could not procure complete information concerning the state of the house; however, they said that they thought they owed little or

nothing. , , 7

' This day with God’s grace we visited the Hétel-Dieu, where with His help we preached. Afterwards we inquired into the state of the house and found that there were thirteen veiled sisters and two whe wete to be veiled. These

last the king had sent there for perpetual residence. A priest dressed in secular garb was also there. He was.a canon of Péronne whom the king had temporarily appointed as rector and custodian of this house. His name was Dom John of Fenins, and to him we committed the cure of all the residents of the house, both the healthy and the infirm. Four others were there with him, two priests and two subdeacons, who should, God willing, be advanced 40 Probably the papal legate, Cardinal Simon de Brie. This is: undoubtedly a reference to the papal taxes levied for the Crusade of Louis IX and for the “Sicilian Affair’ of Charles of Anjou, whose burden fell on the priests who had to pay.

FEBRUARY, 1265 | 613 at the proper times successively to the diaconate and the priesthood. But one

of these two priests was neither willing nor able to visit the sick as was essential and fitting, and he was, in fact, hot-headed, being indisposed to obey anyone in anything. Wherefore we gave orders that he be sent away. We

- ordered the said rector and prioress not to keep him there later than the coming Easter. The said brothers had no Rule, but the sisters were bound to — live and conduct themselves according to the Rule of St. Augustine, and they

took or made the three vows, to wit, of obedience, chastity, and property , fi.e., poverty}. We forbade them to confess to anyone without the master’s permission. Theen said that they owed more than sixty pounds, and that they did not have enough wheat or wine to last out the year. Oo

We were at St-Martin’s this day, at our own expense. oe | , JANUARY 28. At Magny, at the local priory, and at our ouw expense. _ , JANUARY 29. With God’s grace we visited this priory, where there were

four canons from the house at Ambazac: a member of the Order of St. Augustine in the diocese of Limoges, to wit, Brother Gerard, prior; and Brothers Heduin, Peter Gilbert, and Gerard of Beaulieu. They have and keep the Rule of St. Augustine. A secular priest who had the cure of the parish was a member of their table. The house was in the habit of making a general distribution of alms three times a week. Each canon was, by custom, to receive only forty shillings a year from the prior for clothing. They owed forty pounds of Paris to the prior of St-Leonard at Les Andelys; _ they had enough provisions to last out the year. With God’s grace we found

everything else to be in good condition. oo oo |

This day we preached with God’s grace in the chapter house of the nuns at Le Trésor, and spent the night at Sausseuse, at our own expense.

JANUARY 30-31. At Frénes. FEBRUARY 1. At the same. — , , FEBRUARY 2. To wit, on the feast of Purification of the Blessed Mary. With God’s grace we celebrated High Mass and preached in the church of Our Lady at Les Andelys, dined at our manor near the said church, and

spent the night at Frénes. , | | Oo FEBRUARY 3. We received procuration at Noyon-sur-Andelle. Total for

procuration: eight pounds, six shillings, four pence. oe FEBRUARY 4. With God’s grace we visited the said priory, where there were six monks of St-Evroult, to wit, Brother Robert of Epines, prior; and

| Masters Thomas Sourd, Dreux of Neufmarché, Hugh of Breteuil, Thomas of Silly, and Nicholas of Cahagnes. A general distribution of alms is made

614 FEBRUARY, 1265 there thrice a week. They ate meat when there are no need. They owed over two hundred pounds. However, they said that they had enough supplies to last out the year. We found everything else to be in good condition, except that the cellarer was a drunken and disturbing element, and because of this amongst other things, he should be removed. We received procuration this day at Pérriérs from the lessee there. Total for procuration: seven pounds,

six shillings. _ :

FEBRUARY 5. We received procuration at Beaulieu. .Total for procuration:

six pounds, eighteen shillings. | , | FEBRUARY 6. With God’s grace we visited the priory there after we had

preached. Thirteen canons were in residence and eleven were in outside . obediences; all but three were priests; [there were} two lay brothers and two

lay sisters. We discovered that the prior was negligent in that he had not inspected the canons’ coffers as we had ordered;41 we again ordered him to correct this, and we enjoined penance upon him. A general distribution of _ alms is made thrice a week. They owed four hundred pounds, thirteen of it at interest. They said that they believed that they would be obliged to buy

two hundred mines of wheat before the next harvest time for use at the house. However, they thought that for the year they had enough oats, though not of wine. They had twelve hundred sheep, one hundred swine, sixteen

cows, and several horses and oxen for ploughing.

This day we spent the night at Déville. | . ,

the day. : . ,

FEBRUARY 7-9. At Déville. FEBRUARY 10. To wit, Ash Wednesday, at Rouen, where with God’s grace we preached and celebrated the Office for FEBRUARY 11. With God’s grace we came to Salle-aux-Puelles, near Rouen,

preached, and made a visitation. Dom Willard, the proctor and custodian of the place, was there, as was a certain priest, to wit, Robert, who had been admitted. There were also six leprous lay sisters; however, one of them, to wit, Isabelle of Avenes, whom we found guilty of fornication and of having

, had a child by Peter of Couronne, priest, said that she was in good health. And she said that she desired to leave the place, inasmuch as’ she was of sound health, and especially since, by the tenor of a certain privilege and custom of the place, none but leprous sisters should be there. When we had heard this, we ordered her to be sent home to her father and by all means to be sent away. We ordered the said W{illard] to inflict

, 41 See entry for October 14, 1264. - oo

MARCH, 1265 615 punishment and impose penance upon the said sisters for having concealed the shame and offense of the said Isabelle. The sisters were accustomed to attend Matins, which they always said with modulation, they

were also accustomed to repeating the seven [penitential} psalms after Prime and keeping silence after Compline. The sisters have definite allot-

ments of food and drink; thrice a week they have meat, and thrice eggs, or | fish or herrings, or something else which suffices. The remnants or fragments are given to a certain leprous woman at Moulineaux. They had three maid servants in common. A general distribution of alms is made there three times a week. They had in the wood cows and oxen, mares and colts. The said W[{illard} told us that he had about two hundred pound in silver cups,

monies, and other things, and that he owed nothing. We spent this night at Déville. FEBRUARY 12. At Déville. FEBRUARY 13. At Rouen. FEBRUARY 14. With | God’s grace we preached a sermon in the vestibule of the cathedral at Rouen, celebrated Mass there, and spent the night at Bonport. FEBRUARY 15. At Vernon. FEBRUARY 16. At Meulan. FEBRUARY 17-28. At Paris, to attend _ the Parlement. MARCH 1. At Paris. MARCH 2. At Paris. This day we conferred the archdeanery of Rouen upon Master Nicholas of Chécy. MARCH 3-5. At Paris. MARCH 6. At St-Denis-de-Chausée. MARCH 7. At Conflans. MARCH 8. At Wy, where we received from the priest at Gadancourt a muid of oats, in which amount the said priest at Gadancourt in annually held to us when we spend one night a year at Wy. MARCH 9. We received procuration

at Sausseuse. Total for procuration: nine pounds, eight shillings. __ _ MARCH 10. With God’s grace we visited this priory, where there were fourteen resident canons, two lay brothers, and two lay sisters. Two were at Ecos; four of the resident canons were novices. They owed one hundred forty pounds; three hundred pounds was owed to. them. With the exception of wine, they had enough provisions to last out the year. With God’s grace we found other things to be in sufficiently good condition. , MARCH 11-12. At Gaillon. MARCH 13. At Frénes. MARCH 14. With God’s gtace we conferred Holy Orders at Notre-Dame-des-Andelys, and returned afterwards to Frénes. MARCH 15. At Frénes. MARCH 16-17. At Gaillon.

, MARCH 18. At Pinterville. MARCH 19-20. At Bonport. MARCH 21. At Rouen. MARCH 22. To wit, on Palm Sunday. We celebrated the Office of the day at Rouen, and with God’s grace we preached in the churchyard at

42 See July 9, 1249, n. 36. , _

616 MARCH, 1265 St-Laurent-de-Rouen, as a customary. MARCH 23. We dined with the Dominicans and spent the night at Déville. MARCH 24. At Déville. MARCH

25. We dined with the Friars Minor and spent the night at our manor in _ Rouen. MARCH 26. To wit, on Holy Thursday. With God’s help we granted absolutions at the customary place, and when we had led the penitents inside we preached at the cathedral and blessed the holy chrism. MARCH 27. To wit, on Good Friday. We celebrated the feast of this day at Rouen. MARCH

28. To wit, on Holy Saturday, at the same. a

1266 Oo MARCH 29. To wit, holy Easter Day, at Rouen. MARCH 30. Ai Bonport. MARCH 31: At Pinterville. APRIL 1-2. At the same. APRIL 2-3. At Gaillon.

APRIL 4. At Vernon. APRIL 5. At the same, where was then the legate to France.1 We together with our venerable brothers the suffragans of the church of Rouen, also the

abbots, priors, and proctors of our churches of the province and diocese, discussed with him matters concerning the kingdom of Sicily.2 _ APRIL 6. At Pinterville, where with God’s grace we had O. {Eudes}, the

_ bishop of Bayeux, with us. APRIL 7-8. At the same. APRIL 9. At Bonport.

| APRIL 10. With God’s help we visited the priory at Mont-Deux-Amants after we had with His aid preached a sermon. Eleven canons were 1n residence; nine were outside in four different places, except that the ninth was staying alone at Authieux. A certain lay sister was there, the sister of John of Pérriérs. All but two of the resident canons were priests. One did not accuse another [in chapter}; we ordered this corrected. They owed sixty pounds in one debt and one hundred pounds to the priest at Tourville; they had sufficient supplies to last out the year. However, on the following day, before we left, we consulted with our companions about the pittances of the community, and of certain monies willed and given to the community for pittances by certain of the faithful, about which a quarrel had broken out

between the prior and the community. After diligent deliberation, we ordered and willed, in the presence and with the consent of the prior, the subprior, and the bailiff, that the prior should make suitable satisfaction to the community, giving for pittances to one of their canons chosen for this purpose the annual rent of twenty pounds, which for a long time the community had received and was still receiving from the grange at Muitreville. We also ordered that of the annual rental of four pounds, ten shillings of _ Tours which he had purchased with the monies given to them by the faithful, ? Simon de Brie, cardinal-priest of St-Cecilia and later Pope Martin IV, 1281-1285. In 1264, he was instrumental in concluding the treaty which gave the crown of Italy to Charles of Anjou, brother of Louis IX. See entry for May 30, 1254, n. 1. —

_.® The records of this provincial council have been Jost. , 3 See entry for October 15, 1262. -

618 APRIL, 1266 the prior should have sixty shillings and the community thirty shillings for _ pittances. And similarly, in the future, [we ordered} that of all rents which might be purchased from such monies, the prior should have two thirds and the community one third as a pittance. With God’s grace we found other things to be in a sufficiently good condition. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: eight pounds, three pence. APRIL 11. With God’s grace we preached and confirmed at the church at Champ-d’Oisel, and received procuration at Quévreville from the lessee of the said place. Total for procuration: eight pounds, sixteen shillings. APRIL 12-16. At Déville. APRIL 17. At the same. This day we came to Rouen, and

: we issued our ordinance affecting the nuns at Caen; we provided these nuns with Sister Jeanne, a nun from St-Sauveur-d’Evreux.! APRIL 18. With God’s grace we preached near the Mare-du-Parc, where

the clergy and people of Rouen had collected after marching thither in a procession. Here we adjudged and condemned as an apostate and heretic one who had been converted from Judaism to the Catholic faith. He had again reverted from the Catholic faith to Judiac depravity, and, once again baptized, had once more reverted to Judaism, being unwilling afterwards to be restored

to the Catholic faith, although several times admonished to do so. He was

then burned by the bailiff. : We spent this night at Déville. 7 |

APRIL 19-20. At Déville; however, we went to Rouen each day to attend the Exchequer. APRIL 21-24. At Déville. APRIL 25. To wit, on the feast of St. Mark the Evangelist, at the same. APRIL 26. At Déville. APRIL 27. We received procuration at Auffay. Total for procuration: eight pounds, eleven

shillings, three pence. a |

- APRIL 28. With God’s grace we administered Confirmation in the parish | church at this place, and then with His help we visited the priory. Six monks of St-Evroult were there, to wit, Brother Luke of Sap, prior; and Brothers Henry of Mont-de-Piété, William of Barr, Alexander of Pontchardon, John 4 Beatrice had been elected. abbess by the community in 1262, but her election | was not accepted by the ordinary, the Bishop of Bayeux, who nominated in her stead Lucia de Crévecoeur. Beatrice appealed to Eudes as archbishop of Rouen, who declared both elections null and nominated Jeanne-du-Chatel of St-Saveur-d’Evreux. Though provided for by Eudes, Jeanne did not accept the office. Beatrice, Lucia, and the community at Caen appealed to Rome. Beatrice was abbess in 1270 and died in 1289 and was thus, probably, the choice of Rome as well as of her own community.

(Gallia Christiana, XI, 433-34.) |

: MAY, 1266 619 of Belliére, and Robert of Bléve. All but one were priests, and him we ordered to confess and receive Communion frequently. As we had done before,5 we ordered the prior to inspect the monks’ coffers more frequently than had been his practice. They ate meat when there was no need. They observed neither silence nor the fasts of the Rule very well. They owed sixty pounds; they did not have enough wheat or wine to last out the year. We received procuration this day at Bacqueville. Total for procuration: eight.

pounds, twelve shillings, eight pence. — - | , |

APRIL 29. With God’s grace we visited the priory, where were three monks of Tiron. There should be four, but the prior told us that the fourth one would be there directly. These are the names of those who were there: Clement de Beaumont; Robert, called Four-Sides; and William of Pérriérs. With them was also a monk from Crasville. One monk was alone at Ribeuf. —

We ordered the prior to inform the abbot for us that he should not delay to give a companion to this solitary monk. Occasionally women and their husbands dined at the priory. We forbade the prior to permit this in the future. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule very well, and they frequently ate meat when there was no need. They owed one hundred pounds; they thought they had enough wheat to last out the year. With God’s grace we found

other things to be in good condition. We received procuration this day at Longueil from a certain burgher of Dieppe who was then holding the house there in farm. Total for procuration: nine pounds.

_ APRIL 30. At Dieppe. May 1. To wit, on the feast of SS. Philip and James, at the same. This day with God’s grace we administered Confirmation

in the local church. May 2. With God's grace we celebrated a parish Mass at Arques, administered Confirmation there, and spent the night at Alier| mont. MAY 3. We came to the abbey at Eu and received procuration there. Total for procuration: nine pounds, three shillings. MAY 4. With God’s grace we visited this abbey, after we had with His aid

preached in the local chapter. Twenty-eight resident canons were there. As _ we had done before,* we ordered the Passional repaired. Several complaints were made against the abbot, to which we listened with diligent attention and deliberation. We discovered and recognized that they obviously sprang from rancor and hatred, and were born of malevolence; we therefore adjudged them trifling. However, on the following morning we returned to them

5 See entry for January 27, 1264/65.. .

6 See entry for September 9, 1264. -

620 MAY, 1266 | from Le Tréport. We then ordered and expressly enjoined the abbot and the

bailiff to have three copies of the general income and the individual rents , written out in registers, of which the abbot should have one, the prior an-

other, and the bailiff the third. Item, we ordered a record made of the individual accounts, of which the prior should have one transcript for him-

self and the community, the abbot another, and the bailiff a third. Item, since each individual held three offices, and so was less suitably prepared to perform and carry them out at the same time, we ordered them to appoint one canon as almoner. Item, since many goods with which rents had been

purchased had been donated and willed to the church by the faithful, we decreed that on double and triple feasts, and on the days of the anniversaries of princes and prelates, the community should be better treated, to wit, that

some generosity be shown to the community in the matter of food’ and drink.? Item, we ordered that from the rents which might be purchased with the monies given or left to the church, one half should go to the abbey’s treasury and one third to the community for pittances. Item, we ordered that when they had completed the manor house which they had just begun to build, they should stop selling their woodland. We forbade them to sell any

more without the consent of the community. They owed eight hundred pounds; seven hundred was owed to them, but four hundred pounds was in bad debts. And so, after many wranglings over the charges which had been

made against the abbot, we departed. | | MAY 4 (sic). We received procuration at Le Tréport. Total for procura-

tion: eight pounds, sixteen shillings. __ | ' MAY 5. With God’s grace we visited the monastery there, where twentytwo. monks were in residence; one monk from Pontoise was there. One did not accuse another [in chapter}. They say that it is their custom not to do so. We ordered the prior to take better care than he had done of a certain old and feeble monk. They ate meat in the outside priories. As we had done _ before,8 we ordered the prior to procure some scribe who would prepare and , copy out a Passional and other spiritual reading of which they were in great need. They owed two hundred pounds or thereabouts, and only about the same amount was owing to them in both good and bad debts. With God’s

grace we found other things to be in good condition.

_ This.day we spent the night at Aliermont, at our own expense. | 7 In the form of pittances of extra food and drink, = = 8

8 See entry for September 7, 1264. | )

MAY, 1266 621 _ MAY 6. To wit, on the feast of the Ascension. With God’s grace we cele-

brated High Mass at St-Nicolas and preached there. Oo MAY 7. We came to the priory at Envermeu, where with God’s help we preached and made a visitation. We found only six monks of Bec there. There should be thirteen, but six had been returned to the priory at Pré and the monastery at Bec because the prior, when he had first arrived, had undertaken very sumptuous operations about the cloister and other buildings. A general distribution of alms is made there thrice a week, and the almoner had

two hundred loaves every week. They owed three hundred pounds; sixty pounds was owed to them. Indeed, they thought that they would be able to

: sell some sixty pounds worth of wheat. With the exception of wine, they

had enough supplies to last out the year. 7 - , ‘We were at Aliermont this day, and we received procuration there from the prior of Envermeu. Total for procuration: nine pounds, eleven shillings. May 8. At Aliermont, at our own expense. MAY 9. We received procu-

ration at Neufchatel from Ralph of Aulages, the lessee of the house at | Nogent. Total for procuration: twelve pounds, twelve shillings. = MAY 10. We sent our companion, Master John of Jumiéges, canon of — Rouen; Brother Adam Rigaud; and Dom Willard, prior of Salle-aux-Puelles near Rouen, to the Hétel-Dieu at Neufchitel, to visit it in our stead. From their trustworthy account we learned with God’s grace that the said hospital | was in a spiritually good condition. Three canons were there with the prior; one of them, called Dominus, was deaf and almost useless by reason of his age, and debility. They owed about one hundred pounds, and about forty pounds in good debts was owed to them. With the exception of wine, they had enough supplies for the year. We received procuration this day at St-

Laurent-en-Lyons. Total for procuration: nine pounds. | MAY 11. With God’s grace we visited this priory, after we had preached in chapter, with His aid. Fifteen canons were staying there; all were priests but two novices. We gave orders that the said novices should confess and receive Communion at least once a month. One did not accuse another [in chapter} as we had enjoined upon them at a previous visitation.2 We therefore expressly enjoined the prior to be diligent about this and to labor to see that the accusations were made for the good of their souls. Six lay brothers and two lay sisters were there. They owed about four hundred pounds; with ® See entry for October 19, 1264.

622 MAY, 1266 the exception of wine and oats, they had enough provisions for the year. We received procuration this day at Neufmarché. Total for procuration:

seven pounds. | , os : _ MAY 12: With God’s help we visited this priory, where there were three

canons of St-Evroult, to wit, Brother Victor, prior; Brother William of , Falaise; and Brother Clement of Mondreville. At one time there had been

more, but they had been reduced to fewer numbers because of their rents | especially those which they held in England and which had been reduced. Sometimes they ate meat when there was no need, as frequently as three times a week. We left this matter to their consciences. They kept the fasts of the Rule well.1° They owed two hundred pounds; they had enough provisions for the year, as they said. Other things [temporal], with God’s grace, we found in good condition. Since, indeed, the chapter house and cloister — were somewhat dirty, disgraceful, and badly kept, we ordered the prior to keep them cleaner than he had, and to remove the casks and timber, and all of the other things with which they were cluttered. This day we were at Marcheroux, where we spent the night at the Premonstratensian monastery, at the monastery’s expense. They did not care to

compute. :

This day William of Daubeuf, esquire, appeared before us, and we had read out to him a certain letter which he himself had had prepared about his own business, and which he had handed to us under his own seal and that of Sir Walter, the chamberlain of France, and which ran as follows: Let all know that when I, William of Daubeuf, esquire, had contracted a

clandestine marriage with Mary of Fresnell, against the definite orders of that venerable man the official of Rouen, acting for the Reverend Father [Eudes],

, by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, I, induced by the counsel of my friends, promised, obligated, and submitted myself to undergo and sustain any corporal punishment for this offense, should I be so instructed or enjoined so to do by the said Father or his said official. However, if I fail or should fail in any way

to carry out and fulfill whatever, as has been stated, shall be enjoined or requested of me, I, acting under the authority and consent and express wish of my mediator, that noble man Sir Walter, the chamberlain of France, my imme-

: diate and present lord, obligate myself and submit to the aforesaid Father and to his mandate, to collect, raise, and procure one hundred pounds of Tours

| 10 In view of the previous sentence, this is difficult to explain, as is the whole entry. Eudes may be referring to the Great Fast, from September 14 to Easter Sunday, or perhaps the scribe forgot to include zon before servabant.

, MAY, 1266 , 623 as a fine, in which amount I am held because of the forgoing. And I shall pay this within the five years next ensuing, that is to say, in each of the said five years, twenty pounds, ten on the feast of St. Remy and the same at Christmas and I pledge my fief by hauberk11 which I have and hold from the said chamber-

lain at Daubeuf. And this shall be paid without any oppostion or obstruction on my part, or that of my heirs, to the said Father or at his order. And, in order that all these things may remain valid and stable, and unbroken throughout the whole of the said period, I, the said William, give to the said Father and at his request the present letter, sealed with my seal. And I, the said chamberlain, approving and confirming this agreement, do ratify it by appending my seal to this letter next to his. Done in the year of our Lord 1266, on the Friday after

Jubilate!2 and in the month of April. _ |

After considering the affair concerning the said William and consulting and deliberating with our [men}, we decided that the following penance should be imposed. We enjoined him to set out before the feast of St. Mary Magdalene next ensuing, on sucessive pilgrimages to the shrines of SS. Peter and Paul and to that of St. Nicholas of Bari, as well as to the Roman Curia

and the Apostolic See; that he too should return by way of St-Giles in Provence; that he should bring us letters testifying that all these things had been properly done, under the penalty defined in the above-mentioned letter and to be exacted from him if he should not do what was said. Present in the garden near the chapter house of this monastery were Master John of Jumiéges; Brother Adam Rigaud; Dom Willard, prior of Salle-aux-Puelles;

and John of Morgneval, our clerk. MAY 13. At Beaumont-sur-Oise. May 14. At Paris. MAY 15. At the same. This day with God’s grace we preached in the chapter house of the Minorites at Paris, after we had sung the hymn Venz Creator spiritus. The

day there. , . |

brothers of the Order, to wit, the [minister-} general and the ministers-provincial had convened there from divers parts of the world to celebrate a general chapter. We dined with them in community and celebrated the Office of the

MAY 16, To wit, on the feast of Pentecost. We celebrated High Mass in the monastery of the said brothers, and dined with them. MAy 17-18. At

Paris. MAY 19. At Meulan. may 20. At Gaillon. May 21. At Frénes. | 11 Hauberk knights were those who wore the heavy coats of chain mail. Knights invested with hauberk lands were to be ever ready to fight for their lord. In many respects, they were the predecessers of the mercenary Knights of the later Middle Ages.

12 The third Sunday after Easter. |

624 MAY, 1266 MAY 22. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at Notre-Dame-desAndelys. May 23. With God’s grace we married the daughter of Sir Theobald of Chantemelle to... [/acuna in MS}. May 24, At Ste-Catherine-surMont, above Rouen, at our own expense. MAY 25. With God’s grace we held the holy Rouen synod, and spent the night at Rouen. MAY 26. We held the synod of deans at Rouen. This day we had Peter, the chaplain of the leper house at Quesne-Canu, cited before us, since we had learned that he was laboring under the sin of incontinence, especially with a certain damoiselle formerly living in the house at Salle-aux-Puelles, by whom

he was said to have had a child. However, under oath taken about this matter he denied the ill-fame, though he admitted the rumor. We enjoined him to purge himself with the sixth hand of priests.18 For this purgation we assigned him a day within the octave of St. John the Baptist, or the day following the said octave, should those days be ferial. At that time he should appear before us at Rouen, or before our official should we happen to be

away from Rouen.or its immediate neighborhood. |

This day we were at Bonport. , |

MAY 27. At Vernon. MAy 28. At St-Céme, near Meulan. MAY 29-JUNE

9. At Paris, to attend the Parlement. JUNE 10. To wit, on the feast of St. Barnabas. At the same. JUNE 11-17. At Paris. JUNE 18. At St-Martin, near Pontoise. JUNE 19. At Gaillonet, where there were four Premonstra-

pence. ,

tensian canons from Dommartin in Ponthieu from whom we received procu-

tation this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds, nine shillings, three

JUNE 20. With God’s grace we preached and administered Confirmation in the church at Hardricourt. This day, God helping us, we visited the priory of St-Laurent-en-Cornecervine, where were four monks of Josaphat-de-Chartres, to wit, Brother Philip of Sérans, prior, and Brothers John of Chartres, John of Tymer, and Noah of Chateaux. The prior had never inspected the monks’ coffers, although we had ordered him to do this before.14 Accordingly we ordered him again and forbade the monks to go alone to the wood beyond the priory close, as they were in the habit of doing. We also forbade the prior to permit women, and especially seculars, to eat at the priory. We ordered him to strive so far as he could to keep them away from the priory. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule, and they ate meat. They said that

13 See entry for October 16, 1248, n. 70. : 14 See entry for August 27, 1262.

JUNE, 1266 625 they did this with the knowledge and will of their abbot. They owed one hundred pounds of Paris and more. They did not have enough wine, wheat, or oats to last until the new harvest. Total for procuration: seven pounds,

ten shillings. | a

JUNE 21. At Gaillon. JUNE 22. At Pinterville. JUNE 23. At Bonport. JUNE 24. To wit, on the feast of St. John the Baptist. With God’s grace we celebrated High Mass in the cathedral at Rouen, and we spent the night

there. JUNE 25. At Déville. 7 JUNE 26. With God’s grace we visited St. George’s abbey, after we had preached in the chapter house. Twenty-five monks were in residence: of

these, three were novices; all but three were priests; four were in England; | two were at St-Nicolas. Alms were bestowed of a tenth part of all the loaves baked in the abbey. We found that Brother Samson had been negligent in confessing. More was owed to them than they owed, and with God’s grace things were well with them. We ordered the abbot to admonish frequently the said Brother Samson, and any others there who might be similarly. negli-

gent, to confess more frequently than they had. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: eleven pounds, two pence. _ JUNE 27. With God’s grace we visited the monastery at Jumiéges, where there were forty-nine monks in residence, of whom thirty-five were priests; twenty-one were outside, and one was with the abbot of St-Victor[-en-Caux}.

We discovered that they had the Rule read out hardly once a year. We disciplined the prior for neglect of this kind, and we enjoined upon him such penance as we deemed expedient. We ordered the abbot that, so far as possible, he should see that the Rule covering the eating of meat and the fasts be observed by the monks dwelling in the priories outside. Item, as we had done before,15 we expressly ordered that each house official draw up _ his individual accounts more often than had been the practice, at least once every six weeks. The abbot had spent the sum of money which Abbot Robert

_ had left them; the latter had left them two thousand pounds in ready cash and in debts of which about eight hundred pounds was still owed to them.

We received procuration there this day. , JUNE 28. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Bourg-Achard. Ten canons were in residence, of whom four were novices. The prior had loaned

the glossed Epistles of St. Paul and the Summa of Master William of 15 See entries for November 5. 1254: December 9, 1256: December 6, 1257:

November 1, 1264. |

626 JUNE, 1266 Auxerre!® to Master Nicholas of Bois-Guillaume. We ordered the prior to get them back and to apply them to the use of the community. More was _ owed to them than they owed; with the exception of wine, they had enough provisions to last the year. Finally, because we had heard that the prior’s

, reputation had been somewhat damaged and that evil rumors were still to some extent being bruited about, we ordered and admonished him to abstain

from evil conduct and to be zealous in reforming his past life by future worthiness. Item, [we ordered} him to give to Geoffrey Boite, the imprisoned cancn, some breviary or other book, so that the latter could say his Hours and pray. We ordered the prior to make him confess and receive Communion every week.

JUNE 29. To wit, on the feast of SS. Peter and Paul. With God’s grace we celebrated Mass in pontificals in the church at Illeville. We preached and confirmed there, God helping, and received procuration at Corneville. Total for procuration: eight pounds, ten shillings. JUNE 30. With God’s grace we visited the abbey at Corneville, where there were nine canons. One did not accuse another [in chapter}. In this — respect we found them to have been most negligent, and once again we expressly ordered them to correct this.17 Item, we expressly ordered the prior to make those who were not priests confess and receive Communion at least

on the first Sunday of every month. Item, we found Brother Adam Picard guilty of having possessions. He had been in an outside obedience, where

he had illegally held back the offerings, gifts, and such things, up to thirty shillings, contrary to the orders of his superiors. As he confessed before us, he had given these to one of his sisters-in-law. Wherefore, we deemed him guilty of possessing property, and we ordered the abbot. to discipline and punish him for this in accordance with the Statutes of the Rule.18 We enjoined the said canon to see to it that the said money was 16 William of Auxerre was one among the many famous theologians at the University of Paris in the thirteenth century. His name is to be found in many documents relating to the university. He was archdeacon of Beauvais and a magister

of the University of Paris, and in 1231 he was appointed, with others, by Pope Gregory IX to prepare an edition of Aristotle’s works. A prior edition was condemned in 1210 for inaccuracies in translation. William was the author of the Summa aurea which was modeled in form and content on the Sententiae of Peter Lombard. William’s Summa aurea contained much of the correct version of Aristotle and was widely read.

(“Foi,” Dict. de théol. cath. V¥4, 245-46.)

17 See entry for April 21, 1265. oe :

18 Possession of property was forbidden by the Rule of St. Benedict, Ch. 33.

JULY, 1266 , 627 restored to his abbot and to undergo penance for his actions, after he had first received absolution from his abbot. Item, since the same canon had said many abusive things to the abbot, we ordered the latter to punish him well. They owed four hundred pounds, the greater part of it to the priest at Routot; with the exception of wine, they had enough supplies to last out the year.

_ This day we were at Bec, at the expense of the monastery. . | JULY 1. With God’s grace we visited this abbey, after we had with His

_ aid preached in the chapter. Forty monks were there. With God’s grace we 7 discovered they had been and were in excellent condition so far as all the observances of their Rule and their temporal state were concerned. Much money was owed to them, and they owed nothing. They had enough, although they had been heavily burdened because of a disastrous fire. We

were there this day, at the expense of the abbey. , _ Jury 2. At Pinterville. yuLy 3. At Gaillon. yuLy 4. At the same. This day with God’s grace we preached in St. George’s church at Aubevoye. JULY

5-6. At Frénes. jury 7. At Pinterville. yuty 8. At Bonport. yuLy 9-14. | At Déville. yuty 15. At St-Victor-en-Caux, at our own expense. JULY 16. We received procuration at Longuevile. They did not care to compute. JULY

17-18. At Aliermont. juLy 19. At the same. This day with God’s grace we dedicated the church at Martagny. JULY 20. We received procuration at Mortemer-sur-Eaulne, where there | were four Cluniac monks. The house was a dependent of the priory at Lewes.

| The monks had but recently arrived and as yet had received none of the | . priory’s goods, since Master Eudes of St-Denis had held the place for over fourteen years. They were in litigation over it. Total for procuration: ...

, (lacuna in MS}.

JULY 21. With God’s grace we visited the abbey of St-Martin-d’ Aumale.

Nineteen monks were in residence, and three were in England. One did not accuse another [in chapter}; we ordered this corrected. All but four of the

| resident monks were priests. A general distribution of alms is made thrice a week to all comers, an on other days to poor clerics and to the sick. They owed seven hundred pounds of Paris; they had enough wheat, oats, and wine to last until the new harvest. With God’s grace we found other things to be _ in a sufficiently good state. We received procuration there this day. Total

for procuration: eight pounds, ten shillings.

JULY 22. To wit, on the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, at Conty. JULY 23.

623 JULY, 1266 At Montdidier. JuLty 24. At Noyon. juLy 25. At Maucourt, at the chateau of the lord bishop of Noyon, and at his expense. yuLY 26. At St-Martinaux-Bois. JULY 27. At Bresles, in the manor of the lord bishop of Beauvais,

| and at his expense. JULY 28. At Ressons, a Premonstratensian house, at the

| expense of the abbey. yuLy 29. At Gournay, at our own expense. JuLy 30. With God’s grace we visited the chapter of St-Hildevert-de Gournay. Here we found only the dean, the treasurer, and Master John Savenne, a canon, in residence. They did not have a deacon and a subdeacon at their Masses. We asked the dean, the treasurer, and Master John to discuss and talk over in the general chapter the question of having a deacon and a subdeacon, and to come to some definite arrangement about this. We warned them about it. Item, we enjoined upon them that in the same chapter they

should decide upon and appoint one of their canons as proctor for the Hotel-Dieu and leper house, who, in the company of a canon and of some burgher elected and deputed for this purpose, should visit these houses during the year. A proctor from their community should be appointed for _ this task every year. Item, we warned them about disciplining offenses already committed or to be committed by them in the town. We found Dom Lawrence, who had the cure of a church, grievously defamed of dicing, of playing ball, and of drinking in the taverns. When he was brought before us, he admitted the facts. Item, he was defamed of incontinence with a certain woman whom he is said to have made pregnant; he admitted the rumor of this but denied the fact. We must have Master John of Jumiéges make an investigation of this. The said Lawrence gave us a letter about all this. We ordered Bertrand to have himself advanced through successive Orders. Item, we expressly forbade them to mutter or act tumultuously in future in the choir, since they greatly impeded the Divine Office thereby.

We ordered them to pass some statutes about this in their chapter. We ordered the said Dom Lawrence to celebrate his parish Mass earlier in the

morning than he had been doing, so that the daily Hours might be said in

choir more quietly and with greater freedom. So This day we visited the priory at St-Aubin, where there were thirteen nuns.

With the exception of Advent and Lent (Quadragesima) they rarely if ever chant their Hours with modulation on ferial days. As we have done before,1®

we expressly forbade the prioress to receive anyone without our special permission. If they did so we would not regard the one received as a nun.

19 See entry for March 5, 1259/60. ,

AUGUST, 1266 629 Two maidservants in common were there; one of them was incontinent and

ill famed; we ordered her expelled and definitely sent away. Item, we forbade Richilde, the cellaress, to have the servants of the house eat in the kitchen in the future, as she had allowed in the past. Item, because a certain miller who frequented the priory was reported to be a man of depraved conduct, we gave ordets that he be kept away from the house. Item, because several of them had their own hens and chickens, they were often quarrelling.

We ordered them to feed all the hens and chickens together and to possess them in common. We ordered that such eggs as might be produced be served equally to the nuns and that occasionally, when it seemed best, some of the chickens be served to the sick. Item, the master of the school at Beauvoir did not show prudence in visiting the said house or priory on various occasions, whence evil report arose. Accordingly, we ordered the dean of Bray to warn

, him. 2

This same day Master John of Jumiéges and Brother Adam acted for us and visited the leper house and hospital in our stead. A certain lay brother and the chaplain of the leper house were wasting the goods of the place, drinking in the town and buying unnecessary things. They were ordered to refrain from such conduct. They owed twenty-four pounds and had no

supplies. | |

The Hoétel-Dieu was not well administered, for the chaplain there was incontinent. Brother Robert of Fry, a lay brother, spent money needlessly. and evilly, and we warned him about this. They owed twenty-four pounds.

This day we were at Bellosane, at the expense of the abbey. _ These are the churches in the patronage of the chapter at Gournay: Bos-

Yon, Bos-Guilbert, Hodanget, Avénes, Forges, and St-Claire. , _ JuLy 31. At Beaubec, at the expense of the abbey. AUGUST 1. With God’s grace we dedicated a certain chapel which is in front of the court of the aforesaid monastery. We were there this day, at the expense of this

monastery.

AUGUST 2. With God’s grace we visited the abbey at Bival, where there

were thirty-two nuns and one lay sister. As we had done before,2° we forbade | the abbess to. receive any one without our special permission; and [we ordered} that no one should go out without the permission of the abbess.21 They owed sixty pounds. With God’s grace we found them to be in a sufficiently

20 See entry for February 27, 1254/55. , , 21 See entries for November 23, 1255: January 15, 1256/57: July 17, 1259.

630 AUGUST, 1266 good state, except that they felt themselves burdened with a pension for a priest. We, at their request, proposing to lessen this pension, ordered the sequestration into our hands of an annual income of forty shillings of Tours, which the said priest was receiving at Eu and as much at Rouen. Nothing

more had been assigned to him in our diocese.?? We received procuration this day at Beaussault. Total for procuration:

seven pounds, eight shillings. |

AUGUST 3. We visited this priory, where there were two monks of Bec-

Hellouin, to wit, Brother Herbert... [Jacuna in MS} and Brother Hugh. They ate meat freely and did not observe the fasts of the Rule. They owed sixteen pounds. We found other things to be in good condition. We received procuration this day at Sigy. Total for procuration: eight pounds, eleven shillings. AUGUST 4. We visited this priory, where there were six monks of St-Ouende-Rouen, to wit, Brothers Nicholas of Talvée, Gilbert of Pitres, Gonfred of

Louviers, Simon of Pont-Audemer, Matthew of Commune, and Anquetil of Hermanville. They owed two hundred pounds; however, they had a sufficiency of provisions. We ordered the prior that he, together with his monks, eat in some room other than the hall and so dine together more becomingly and better than they had been doing. They had been in the habit

of eating in the hall in the presence of all of the servants, which we, not without reason, thought to be unseemly and unbecoming. , _ This day we were at Mortemer-en-Lyons, at the expense of the monastery.

AuGUST 5. At Frénes. auGust 6. At L’Ile-Dieu, at the expense of the monastery. AUGUST 7. At Déville. AuGusT 8. At the same. This day with

God’s grace we preached in the churchyard of St-Gervaise. | AUGUST 9. With God’s grace we visited the monastery of St-Ouen-deRouen. Fifty-eight monks were there; all but six were priests. One monk

was dwelling alone at St-Remy. The abbot said this was because of the meager resources of the place. However, we ordered a companion to be given to him. The almoner had a small income for dispensing alms; we asked the abbot to augment this so far as he could. The itemized accounts of the kitchen, that is to say, of those things which pertain to the kitchen, are prepared every three weeks; once a year, to wit, on the feast of St. Peter, a general audit of all expenses and receipts is made. We willed and ordered

that three of four seniors of the community be present at an audit of this

22 See entry for September 16, 1263. | , )

7 AUGUST, 1266 631 kind, and that they be specifically called in for this purpose by those officials or administrators who were to make the audit. We learned that they, including several seniors of the community, believed that the house was seriously harmed by the abbot. They said he rode abroad more often than the needs of the house required, and with too large and sumptuous a retinue; he was also too extravagant in food and wines. Item, against the wishes of the community many things had been given to his sister by the administrators

, in order to gain the good will of the abbot. Item, he had some nephews who they thought were living at the expense of the monastery. I warned him —

about these things.?8 We also discovered that the house was burdened by . | reason of the fact that all the foodstuffs, as well as those intended for the guests as for the abbot, were prepared in the community kitchen, and that, in consequence, the kitchener was obliged to seek additional provisions, inas-

much it was necessary to provide more than would otherwise be required. We also found that the Divine Service of the community was greatly dis-

| turbed because of the parish which was in their monastery. They agreed that _ another church, reserved for the parish, should be built near the abbey. They owed fifty-two hundred seventy-eight pounds, sixteen shillings, seven pence;

twenty-eight hundred pounds in bad debts was owed to them. We, seeing , _ that the house was in bad state as to temporals, although with God’s grace it was well with them in spirituals, thought about ways in which the house might be more conveniently and suitably relieved. With the consent of the | abbot and of the entire community, we decreed that upon some specific day we would convene with ten monks from that monastery whom they should ~ nominate, to wit, the prior of the community; the subprior, N.; John, prior of Beaumont-en-Auge; Robert Pésant, the treasurer; Gilbert of Pitres; Robert

| of Jumiéges; John, the sacristan; Busquet; Roger of les Andelys; Peter of , Ruppe; and Thomas of Bruyéres. We would discuss the matter of reforming their condition, and with their counsel we would issue orders, especially in the matter. of the abbot of St-Victor[-en-Caux}, concerning the transfer and separation of the parish church, of the kitchens, and indeed, concerning the whole state of the house, concerning the carelessness or negligence of the

abbot, for he seemed to take little heed for the interests of the house. , , We were at Déville this day, at our own expense. :

‘AUGUST 10-13. At Déville. auGust 14. To wit, on the vigil of the 23 This is the first time the archbishop has used the first person singular in the

Register, and is entered as a marginal note in the MS. , a ,

632 AUGUST, 1266 Assumption of the Blessed Mary, at Rouen. In the chapter house of the cathedral we preached in Latin to the assembled canons and clerks-choral. AUGUST 15. With God’s grace we celebrated the feast of the Assumption of

the Blessed Mary, and we had with us B.,24 by God’s grace the bishop of Amiens. AUGUST 16. At Déville, and the said bishop was with us. AUGUST 17-18. At Pinterville. AUGUST 19. At Gaillon. AUGUST 20. At the same,

and hither came to us, on his return from Apulia, our dearest Reverend Father,25 by God’s grace bishop of Auxerre. AUGUST 21. At the same, and

the said bishop was with us. AUGUST 22-23. At Pinterville. On these days , we had the said bishop and the bishop of Evreux with us. AUGUST 24. At Brosville, in the manor of the bishop of Evreux. Here were we and the said bishop of Auxerre, along with the lord bishop of Evreux, and at the expense of the latter. AUGUST 25. We had breakfast at Calleville, in the manor of Sit John of Harcourt, knight. Here we left the said bishop of Auxerre, who was ill, and we spent the night at Bec-Hellouin. AUGUST 26. At Lisieux. AUGUST 27. At Troarn, at our own expense. AUGUST 28. At Fontenay, at our Own expense. AUGUST 29. At Condé-sur-Noireau. Here we entered the diocese of Coutances. AUGUST 30. We received procuration at St-Sever.

Total for procuration: eight pounds, six shillings. | AUGUST 31. With God’s grace we visited the abbey at St-Sever. Fifteen monks were in residence; three were in England; all but three were priests.

Abbot Peter was at La Haye-Pesnel and had one monk with him. We ordered the Statutes of Pope Gregory covering the eating of meat to be observed. A. tenth part of all the loaves which are made in the abbey is given to the almoner in addition to a definite amount from income which is

set aside and designated for alms. Twice a week alms are given to all

comers. They owed four hundred pounds, not counting what they owed. |

abbot Peter for his maintenance. | This day with God’s grace we received procuration at the Hétel-Dieu at Saultchevreuil, in the house of the Hospitalers. Ordinarily we did not visit

| there. Total for procuration: eight pounds, six shillings. | SEPTEMBER 1. By God’s grace we visited the abbey at Hambye, where there were twenty-one monks. Alms are given thrice a week to all comers. —S With God’s grace we found the place in good condition as regards both temporals and spirituals. They owed about three hundred pounds. We

24 Bernard 25 Gui de d’Abbeville. Mello. , _ , |

SEPTEMBER, 1266 633 ordered the abbot to have the accounts cast in the presence of the seniors of , the community and some members chosen by it, and to have all sources of income for the house listed in registers. We received procuration there this

day. Total for procuration: ...[/acuna in MS}. SEPTEMBER 2. By God’s grace we visited the priory at St-Pair-sur-Mer, Two monks from St-Michel-in-Peril-of-the-Sea were there; they had, they

said, come there only recently. We ordered the prior to make frequent distri- | bution of the alms which had been customary there in former times. Item, we forbade him to permit women to eat in the priory in the future, and we enjoined him to have the fasts of the Rule and the article concerning the eating of meat observed. They were obliged to turn over to the abbey what-

ever remained to them over and above what was necessary for their own , upkeep and that of those staying at the house. However, they expected ‘that in the future they would have a definite amount allotted for that purpose by

the abbot’s revised. tax schedule. The abbey, it may be noted, had been well | able to collect without any difficulty a thousand pounds and more each year

from this house. They did not desire to compute our procuration. -

MS} [John], the bishop. | | | SEPTEMBER 3. We received procuration at Coutances from ... [lacuna in

SEPTEMBER 4. With God’s grace we preached in the chapter house at

Coutances, and visited the chapter. We found that in choir they were in the , habit of speaking from stall to stall and even from third stall to third stall. There is no dean; the precentor governs the chapter so far as singing is concerned, and the master of the schools does likewise for the reading. The | canons told us that the bishop did not have the cure of their souls. However, with the bishop’s permission they had confessors whom they had obtained by petitioning him. The chapter attended to the disciplining of the clerkschoral and of the chaplains, but did not know who had the cure of their souls, but they desired that the bishop have it. However, the bishop refused this, on the grounds that he had no jurisdiction over them. We received

procuration this day from the chapter, in the bishop’s manor. We did not compute. Item, we warned the bishop to be diligent in finding out and knowing to whom the chaplains and clerks-choral should confess. Item, there had been a dispute between the precentor and the chapter as to who should discipline the offenses of the clerks-choral and vicars. We found that this quarrel had been put to rest as the result of an agreement made by them a little while before. Accordingly, Master Harvey, the master of the schools,

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defamed. |

had corrected where correction was needed. Item, we warned Julian Romain,

a canon, to abstain from the vice of incontinence of which we found him SEPTEMBER 5. With God’s grace we came to Pérriérs. On this day we celebrated the parish Mass and preached to the entire local parish. We received procuration from the proctor of the abbot and convent of St-Taurin of Evreux, who receive the great tithes of the entire parish along with many

, other things; wherefore the said religious owe us full procuration. We spent the night at the house of Colin of Grosparmi.26 Total for procuration ...

[lacuna in MS}. :

SEPTEMBER 6. With God’s grace we visited the abbey at Lessay, where there were thirty-one monks in residence; all but five were priests. They wore linen

shirts for lack of woolen goods, which, they said, they had not been able to procure for a long time because of the English barons’ 27 war. Alms are distrib-

uted four times a week to all comers. They said they were heavily burdened with the many pensions which they paid out annually to various persons. The abbot,28 who was there at that time, had been installed about last All Saints, and we were not able to obtain full information about the state of the house, that is to say, to find out how much they owed. However, we did discover that at the time of the abbot’s installation they owed nine hundred pounds,

according to an audit which they had then made and which was put. in writing under the seals of the aforesaid abbot and community. Also that there was owed to them three hundred twenty pounds in bad debts, dating from the time of Abbot Humphrey. A certain secular cleric, Master Geoffrey, had for many years received the entire income of the abbey rents and profits,

had managed the business of the abbey, and had paid its bills. This much displeased us. With the consent of the abbot and community, we ordered that a monk should be attached to him who should learn and be instructed by this cleric in what manner the temporal affairs of the abbey were run, to know how much they owed and to whom, and, indeed, to become acquainted with the entire state of the house as to temporals, since not for sixteen years had any monk or any other even taken any part in these things. We received

procuration there this day. Total for procuration: ... [lacuna in MS}. 26 Colin may have been a relative of Ralph de Grosparmi, who had been canon of . Bayeux and bishop of Evreux, and was now cardinal-bishop of Albano.

27 The war between Henry III and Simon de Montfort. , |

28 This is probably Pierre de Creances. (Gallia Christiana, XI, 920.)

SEPTEMBER, 1266 635 | SEPTEMBER 7. With God’s grace we came in person to the priory of StGermain-sur-Ay,29 where there are two monks of Mont-Saint-Michel, although |

they had absolutely refused hospitality to our servants whom we had sent on | ahead the day before and had shut the gates against them. We, in the

presence of one of their sergeants, and of Bartholomew Fergant, viscount, | Master William of Flavacourt, Master John of Jumiéges, and of many > others who were standing about their door, warned them, whose absence was a fraud and who were withdtawing [from our jurisdiction], that they

should receive us for visitation and procuration. |

MS}. | ,

This day we spent the night in the town, and on the following day we went again to the door of the aforesaid priory and warned the monks, although we did not see them, that they must make good our expenses of the preceding day. The total of our expenses for that day was ... [lacuna in SEPTEMBER 8. To wit, on the Nativity of the Blessed Mary. We celebrated High Mass in the abbey at Blanchelande, a Premonstratensian house,

_and we were there this day at the expense of the monastery. | SEPTEMBER 9. With God’s grace we visited the abbey of St-Sauveur. Twenty-four monks were in residence; all but one were priests. They had been without an abbot for several days. However, they told us that they had elected one of their own number, who was then absent and had gone to the bishop to be confirmed by him. With God’s grace we found them in good condition as to spirituals. They owed five hundred twenty pounds; four

_- hundred pounds was owed to them in debts both good and bad. We re-

ceived procuration there this day. 7 _ SEPTEMBER 10. We were at Héauville in a certain priory dependent upon

_ Marmoutier. Four monks were there. They are exempt, and in consequence we cannot visit them fully. However, we warned them to live as uprightly

as they could, since in the event of crime we can deal with them. , - SEPTEMBER 11. With God’s grace we came to the tomb of St. Thomas {Elie} of Biville, by whose merits many and various miracles were there made manifest by the omnipotent Lord Jesus Christ. Then we went thence to the priory at Vauville, where with God’s aid we | made a visitation. Three monks of Cerisy were there; there should be four,

but the fourth had been sent to England. In the chapel we found some

29 See entries for May 20 and June 1, 1256. ] :

636 SEPTEMBER, 1266 books in folios and quartos which we ordered bound. They had no copy of the Rule; we ordered the prior to have one written out and frequently pon-

dered and read. They ate meat freely and, as they said, had no scruples about this, because of a certain grace or indulgence made to the abbots of their Order in this regard. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule. They owed fifty pounds and had few or almost no provisions. Today we received procuration from the prior of this place at the abbey at Cherbourg. Total for procuration: seven pounds, fifteen shillings. SEPTEMBER 12. With God’s grace we visited the abbey at Cherbourg, where twenty-five canons were in residence; twenty were outside in priories

and parishes. They had many and good books for studying. We ordered them to be carefully kept, diligently and decently placed in one and the same place, and at least once a year brought out before the community in chapter and inspected. With God’s grace we found them in good condition as to spirituals. We gave orders that the audits be made in the presence of

, the seniors of the community. They owed one hundred pounds; much was owed to them, and they had many provisions, animals, and many oxen. We received procuration there. Total for procuration: ... [lacuna in MS}. SEPTEMBER 13. We were at Valognes, at the manor of the bishop of

Coutances, and at his expense. a , SEPTEMBER 14, With God’s grace we visited the abbey at Montebourg, where thirty-six monks were in residence; all were priests with the exception of certain novices who were there at this time. They said that in accordance

| with the custom of this monastery, they remain four years in the novitiate.3?

| We gave orders that the Statutes of Pope Gregory be read out in chapter twice a year. Alms should be given thrice a week to all comers. With God’s grace they were in good state both as to temporals and spirituals. As much was owed to them as they owed, and their supplies were plentiful. Item, wegave orders that the accounts be cast more often than had been the practice, and done in the presence of the abbot and of some [of the brethren} elected

by the community. We received procuration there this day. Total for

procuration: ... [lacuna in MS}. a , , | : SEPTEMBER 15. We came to the house or priory at St.-Céme-du-Mont. This house had been given to Sir Leonard the Lombard, to have and to hold for life. We found it to be insufficiently and improvidendly managed. The _ 80 This was most unusual, since the Rule of St. Benedict, Ch. 58, demanded a

novitiate of one year’s duration. | |

SEPTEMBER, 1266 637 said Lombard had been there only once. The vicar of the priory was living

in a great stone house. The garden was almost a waste. ,

This day we spent the night at Pont-Unvie at the house of Master Nicholas, cleric, where we received procuration from Thomas Hogue, Thomas Aelor, and Ralph of St-Céme, then lessees of the said Lombard. Total for procura-

tion: eight pounds, thirteen shillings, eight pence. SO SEPTEMBER 16. At Bohon, a certain priory belonging to Marmoutier, —

where there were six monks in residence. There should be eight but the prior told us that a certain lay brother had been sent there by the abbot in lieu of one monk, and that, similarly, Brother Amelin, the abbot’s chaplain, was sent there to recover his health, for he was ill. They were exempt.

However, we warned them to live so far as possible without scandal. We | _ requested the prior to arrange and see to it that the Blessed Sacrament was,

placed in a vase, pyx, or other such vessel and set in a noticeable and prominent place above the altar or vicinity. This had never as yet been done,

which amazed us. We received procuration there this day. They did not

-_-wish to compute. | a |

SEPTEMBER 17. We came to the priory of St-Pierre-de-Saintény, and with

God’s grace we visited this place. There we found two monks from StNicolas-d’Angers. We enjoined them to celebrate Mass more frequently. than

was their practice and to observe the fasts of the Rule just as that Rule prescribes. They ate meat freely, and they had no scruples about it, as they said, because it was done with their abbot’s knowledge. Alms are distributed

three times#! to all comers from the beginning of Lent to the feast of St. John | the Baptist. As much was owed to them as they owed; they had many provisions. However, they considered themselves somewhat burdened by reason of the construction of a certain stone house, which they had just re-

cently had built near the old hall. ~ - | |

Immediately after these things had been done and heard, on this same day, we went on to the priory at Marchézieux, where with God’s help we

made a visitation. There we found three monks from St-Paul-de-Cormery. , They had no [copy of the} Rule; we ordered them to have one made and written out. From Christmas until the feast of St. Claire they were accustomed to give and distribute alms to all comers. With God’s grace we found

owed. — , Oo _ , 81 Probably weekly. | oe

other things to be in good condition. More ‘was owed to them than they

638 SEPTEMBER, 1266 . It is to be known that although we had, and can have, full procuration at any of the aforesaid priories, and we have in our own times®? twice exacted and received it, nevertheless, since we had been summoned by the king of France, we strove to hasten the exercise of our visitation, and for this once we collected these two procurations as one, so that we received procuration at _ Marchézieux at one and the same time from the local prior [of Marchézieux]

and from the priory of Saintény. For the above reason we remitted it to them.this day. Total for procuration: ... [lacuna in MS}. _ This day at Marchézieux Master Geoffrey, former rector of the church at

Belleville, resigned this church into our hands. | ae ’ SEPTEMBER 18. We visited the abbey at St-L6, where there were twentyfour monks.8? We gave orders that lay folk be kept away from the cloister. “Many of them had keys to their coffers; we enjoined the abbot to remove and by all means take these away lest the canons have property. Alms are given thrice a.week to all comers. However, they told us that the number of

the poor was increasing and that they came there in streams, so that they wete very often compelled to withdraw their hand, since the supplies devoted

to charity were not sufficient. With God’s grace we found other things to

be in good condition. They owed forty pounds to the lord bishop of Coutances, which sum he had loaned them to pay off their tithe384 We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: ... [lacuna in _ SEPTEMBER 19. With God’s grace we visited the priory at St-Fromond, after we had preached in the cloister to the monks and the parishioners of the parish whom we had had called to the sermon because it was Sunday. Thirteen monks of Cerisy were there; all were priests. Sometimes the refectory remained vacant, at which times the monks ate in the prior’s chamber

| for recreation, as they said; this much displeased us. They wore linen shirts through want of woolen goods.35 They owed sixty pounds. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition. We expressly ordered

8 See entries for September 1, 1250, and May 30, 1256. : _ 88 This is a scribe’s or clerk’s mistake, because St-L6 was an abbey of canons of St. Augustine. « | - 84 Probably the tenth levied by Pope Innocent IV in 1245 for the Crusade of

Louis IX. , : a |

85 Another probable reference to the Barons’ War in England. Because of the internal conflicts, England had ceased to export wool to the continent. See entry for

September 6, above. :

SEPTEMBER, 1266 639 the prior to collect the monks’ keys and inspect their coffers frequently, and not to permit them to have any private possessions. We received procuration

there this day. Total for procuration: ... [lacuna in MS}. | We sent the following letter to our venerable brother J[ohn}, by God’s grace bishop of Coutances, regarding the case or affair of the priory of

St-Germain-sur-Ay.3¢ | | |

Brother Eudes, by God’s will the unworthy bishop of the church of Rouen,

to his venerable brother and close friend J., by His grace bishop of Coutances,

sends eternal greeting in the Lord Jesus Christ. =» | | | When by God’s grace, in accord with the duty of our office, we were

visiting the diocese of Coutances, we sent orders by letter and messengers to the prior of St-Germain in that diocese to prepare to receive us for our required exercise Of visitation there upon a definite date. When we in person with God’s help, arrived at that place on the vigil of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary last, the prior was nowhere to be found. We warned those whom he had left there to open the doors for us and receive us for visitation and

procuration, since, as we stated before many witnesses, we were ready with God’s help to do our duty. As we stood there, locked out and knocking for admission, they absolutely refused to do this and denied us admission. Hence we were compelled to go into the town and spend the night there at our own

expense. On the morning of the following day we again went in person to that , priory and, as the prior was still absent and the doors still locked, we requested once more of those who were within, representing the aforementioned prior,

that the doors be opened and that we be received. We proclaimed formally in the presence of many that we were ready to fulfull our duty of visitation. We

occasion.

watned them in addition that they should, as part of and in the name of procuration, make up for the expenses incurred by us and our staff on that We are unwilling to close our eyes to such impertinence and contemptuousness deliberately shown towards us and the church of Rouen; moreover, it is our duty not to do so. This is particularly true since the prior of that same place on another occasion,87 in the presence of the abbot of the monastery of St-Michel,

of which this priory is known to be a dependency, made amends to us for having once before refused to admit us for visitation, and also made satisfaction in the matter of our procuration, as is well known by many. Hence we order you, either personally or through a representative, to inform the aforementioned prior that he must appear before us before next Michaelmas to make amends

86 See entry for September 7, above. oo i 87 See entries for May 20 and June 1, 1256. — , : Oe

640 SEPTEMBER, 1266 for the foregoing and pay us for the expenses we incurred on that occasion at St-Germain-sur-Ay. If, after having been properly notified, he fails to do this, we hereby in writing declare him suspended as of that date, and you shall denounce him as suspended and you shall make public proclamation of that

denunciation. ,

You shall, by your letter patent, inform us of whatever steps you take in this matter. Issued at Pont-Unvie, in the year of our Lord 1266, within the octave

of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. BS

SEPTEMBER 20. In the early hours of the morning, just as we were about to leave the priory of St-Fromond, brother Ralph, called Brasart, prior of the above mentioned St-Germain-sur-Ay, arrived in our presence and gave us a letter sealed with the seal of the abbot and convent of St-Michel. It read as follows: _ To the Reverend Father in Christ and beloved Lord Eudes, by God’s grace

archbishop of Rouen, brother Nicholas, by Divine dispensation the unworthy , abbot of Mont-St-Michel-in Peril-of-the-Sea together with the whole community of that same place, {send} greetings and respects in all reverence and honor. Whereas, as we have been informed, your venerable Paternity desires to press for and exact, as part of visitation, procuration from the custodian of our manor

at St-Germain-sur-Ay, we, respectfully beseeching your Paternity, humbly ask you to withdraw, out of fairness, this demand, since neither you nor your ptedecessors have ever in times past collected anything at that manor under such a pretext, and we are not aware that you have any right to receive anything for such a reason. The holdings and incomes of that manor were long ago designated by the donors for the common support of our community, as

can be clearly shown by our documents and charters. | We, however, have the highest respect for your magnanimity and your unimpeachable and saintly virtue, the fame whereof has spread to the Orient and to the furthest climes of the world. We have neither the desire nor the tight to grieve your generous soul in any way or to provoke you to anger in any degree whatsoever. We unanimously wish and have agreed upon this that you have an inquiry made by trustworthy men—men who, as contemplators of the Godhead, are illumined by the light of the truth—to determine whether or not you possess the right to receive such procuration in that manor. For be it

known to ‘your venerable Paternity that we hold and ever will hold as approved and acceptable whatsoever you and brother Ralph, called Brasart, the custodian of that manor and our appointed representative in this affair, determine as proper. We promise to accept your decision in all good faith and leave the entire matter up to your generosity and good judgment. To you and to all

OCTOBER, 1266 | 641 interested parties we attest this by this letter sealed with the seal of our - communiy. May your venerable Paternity flourish long and happily. Issued on the Saturday after the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, in the year

of our Lord 1266, in the month of September. | oo The said Ralph Brasart agreed and freely consented that we should make the determination for both of us as to what might and ought be done. As | proctor and prior of the place involved, he gave his word in good faith that he would regard as approved and acceptable, and would strictly hold to, whatever action or determination we decided upon in this matter. Present were Master William of Flavacourt, the archdeacon of Petit-Caux in the church of Rouen; John of Jumiéges; Brother Gervaise of Neaufles of the Minorite Order; Robert of. Agy and Roger of St-Quentin, monks of Cérisy who were then staying at the priory of St-Fromond; and Robert of Senlis

and John Morgneval, clerks of the said Father [Eudes}. When these things had been completed, we left there early in the morning, to wit, on the nineteenth day of September,38 and were that day at Douvres, in the manor

of the lord bishop of Bayeux, and at his expense. | La Bloutiére is a priory of St-Augustine located near Deauville; we did

not go there, because of the meagerness of the priory’s income. | St-Nicolas-de-Bois-Roger is a priory of Cormery located near Coutances;

we did not go there either, because of its poverty. , Savigny is a ptiory of Ste-Barbe located near Coutances; likewise we did

- not visit it or receive procuration there, because of its poverty. , SEPTEMBER 21. At Carbon.39 SEPTEMBER 22. At Bernay, at the abbey,

and at our expense. SEPTEMBER 23. At Pinterville. SEPTEMBER 24. At | Vernon. SEPTEMBER 25. At St-Céme, near Meulan. SEPTEMBER 26-27. At Pontoise, with the king. SEPTEMBER 28. At St-Germain-en-Laye. SEPTEM-

BER 29. At Mantes. SEPTEMBER 30. At Gaillon, to wit, on the feast of St. Michael. OCTDBER 1. At Pinterville. OCTOBER 2. At Bonport. OCTOBER

3. At Rouen. ocToBER 4. At Rouen. Here we celebrated the feast of St. Francis, and we had the chapter [of the cathedral} with us. , OCTOBER 5. At Ste-Catherine-sur-Mont, at our own expense. This day Ralph Mauconduit, rector of the church at Blosville, who for almost a year

88 The clerk made the entry on the next day, September 20. , , 38 OQ. Darlington, (The Travels of Odo Rigaud {Philadelphia, 1940]), in his map , for Eudes’ travels in 1266, identifies Pontes Corbonios as Cabourg on the Channel.

Qn the other hand, Carbon on the Vie, between Troarn and Cambrémer, is a more likely translation and is on a much shorter route from Douvres to Bernay.

642 OCTOBER, 1266 and more had been excommunicated by us for many acts of contumacy, who

had not presented himself for Holy Orders, and who had broken into a grange in which his goods were stored and had seized them with violence, {goods} which we had had sequestrated for the above reasons, appeared in person before us. Concerning all of the above he submitted himself to our | will, in the presence of those venerable men Master William of Flavacourt, the archdeacon of Petit-Caux; Master John of Jumiéges, the bailiff of SteCatherine; Master William, called Perfect; John of Morgneval; and many

others. , ,

OCTOBER 6. We absolved the said Ralph from the above-mentioned excommunications. We enjoined him to have his church properly serviced and to satisfy us with twenty pounds, to wit, ten pounds before the feast of Saint

_ Andrew, and the remaining ten pounds at the following Purification. This

day we were at Frénes. -

own expense. :

, - OCTOBER 7-8. At Frénes. OCTOBER 9. At the chateau in Gisors, at our OCTOBER 10. We reconciled the churchyard at Bouconvillers,4° celebrated

Mass and preached there, with God’s aid. :

We spent the night at Ivry[-le-Temple} at the Templar’s place, and at their expense because of the procuration which we should receive for dedi-

cating their chapel. | -

OCTOBER 11. With God’s grace we dedicated the said chapel, and we spent the night at the manor of Count Dommartin at Frénes-l’ Aiquillon, at our Own expense. OCTOBER 12. With God’s grace we celebrated the synod of the French Vexin at Chaumont, in the priory at [Notre-Dame-]} I Aillerie,

where we were then at our own expense. | :

-- OCTOBER 13. With God’s grace we dedicated the church of the nuns at Gomerfontaine. We spent the night at Gisors at the king’s castle, where the prior of St-Ouen-de-Gisors paid us seven pounds of Tours, the amount in which he is annually held to us for procuration, when, once a year, it happens - 40 A cemetery or churchyard is a sacred place blessed either by the bishop or his

delegate. It is violated or polluted by a homicide which can be imputed to its perpetrator (a person bereft of his or her senses would not be imputable); the shedding of blood unjustly and in an appreciable quantity; sordid. misuse, e.g., carrying out capital punishment; or burial of an infidel or an excommunicate. (“Cimitiére,” Dict. de droit canon., Ill, 738-39.) The cemetery had to be re-blessed or reconciled before being used again for Christian burial. For the prayers used at reconciliation, see M. Andrieu, Le Pontifical romain au moyen age, Ill, 604.

NOVEMBER. 1266 | : 643 | that we come to his place. The said prior is held to give us no more than the ~

said seven pounds of Tours. , | | OCTOBER 14. At Frénes. ocTOBER 15-16. At Déville. ocTOBER 17. On the feast of St. Luke the Evangelist, at Déville. ocroBER 18-20. At Déville.

OCTOBER 21-22. At Bonport. ocToBER 23. To wit, on the feast of StRomain, at Pinterville. OCTOBER 24-25. At Pinterville. oCToBER 26. At Gaillon. OCTOBER 27. At Vernon, with the king. ocroBER 28. To wit, on the feast of SS. Simon and Jude, at the same. OCTOBER 29. At Vernon. OCTOBER 30. At Bonport. OCTOBER 31. At Rouen. NOVEMBER 1. To wit, on All Saints, With God’s grace we celebrated the feast at Rouen. NOVEM-

BER 2. To wit, on All Souls: With God’s grace we celebrated Mass at St.

Matthew’s at the monastery of the [Dominican] sisters, and spent the night

at Déville. NOVEMBER 3-4. At Déville. , ,

NOVEMBER 5. With God’s grace we came to the cathedral at Rouen to exercise visitation. In the chapter house we preached in Latin to the canons, _ chaplains, and clerks-choral, and especially to the holders of benefices in the said church, whom we had collected there by means of a letter which we

we had sent to the hebdomadary about this. When we had finished, we proceeded to make a visitation. We found that the canons and clerks-choral talk and gossip from stall to stall, and even from three stalls away, during the Divine Office. The psalms are raced through too hurriedly. We found some things connected with the treasurer’s office which needed correction. The chaplains do not celebrate Mass often enough. Item, the chaplains and the clerks-choral quite frequently leave the choir before the completion of the Hour which has been begun. In the matter of personnel, we found many were defamed of incontinence, to wit, Burnet of Aubin, scandalously so; Visus Lupi, with several women; Dom Geoffrey of Soteville; Peter Pilate;

Peter of Aulages; and Ralph the Englishman, chaplains all; and a certain clerk-choral named George. Item, Dom Robert, called Fish, of trading. Item, we found that two boys from Basse-Forme, to wit, Picard and Rage-en-Téte, frequented taverns and played dice. Item, the clerks-choral of St-Albano did not sleep together in their house, as they should. Item, we found Dom Gilbert, called Barrabas, priest and rector of St. Stephen’s parish, many times defamed. It is said that he had kept his own niece for many years, that he

is still keeping her, and that he has had children by her. He did not have. his letter of ordination; he could not tell by whom of through whom he had _ been instituted in his cure; he was also defamed of trading; and he did not

644 NOVEMBER. 1266 | , celebrate Mass. often enough. He was too solitary, that is to say, familiar with few in the parish. We enjoined the rectors and the canons who were at the visitation to discipline the foregoing derelictions before the coming octave of Epiphany, or that otherwise we would stretch forth our hands in these matters, as we can do. We then besought our procuration from the

chapter, by reason of the said visitation. | _ Note: Concerning the man charged with the cure of St-Etienne. __

This day we spent the night at Déville. | ,

NOVEMBER 6-8. At Déville. NOVEMBER 9. With God’s grace we celebrated the holy synod at Rouen, and spent the night there. NOVEMBER 10. We held the synod of deans, and we had them with us in our upper chamber. NOVEMBER 11. To wit, on Martinmas. At Martot. NOVEMBER 12. At Pinterville. NOVEMBER 13. At Gaillon. NOVEMBER 14. At Mantes. NOVEMBER 15. At Poissy. NOVEMBER 16. At Paris. NOVEMBER 17. At Paris, because of the Parlement. NOVEMBER 18. At the same. Today we collated Master Nicholas

of Pérriérs to the church at Corny, and invested John of Morgneval with it, in the name and place of the said N[icholas]. NOVEMBER 19-22. At Paris, because of the Parlement. NOVEMBER 23. To wit, on the feast of St. Clement.

At Paris. NOVEMBER 24. At Paris. NOVEMBER 25. On the feast of St.

Catherine. With God’s grace we celebrated Mass at the chapel of the Hospitalers for the benefit of the scholars of the Gallic Nation.44 NOVEMBER 26-29. At Paris, because of the Parlement. NOVEMBER 30. On the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle. At Paris. DECEMBER 1-5. At Paris, because of the

Parlement. DECEMBER 6. On the feast of St. Nicolas. At Paris, because of the Parlement. DECEMBER 7. At Paris. DECEMBER 8. On the Conception of the Blessed Mary. We celebrated Mass at St-Severin, on the feast day of the Norman Nation.42 On Conception Day we conferred a prebend worth fifteen marks upon Master John, called de Gallande. DECEMBER 9. At Paris. DECEMBER 10. At Poissy. DECEMBER 11. We received procuration at Juziers.

Total for procuration:... [lacuna in MS}. , : 41 The university was composed at that time of four “‘nations’ (France, Picardy, Normandy, and England), each of which had its own special feast days. The scholars of France celebrated the Feast of St. Catherine in the chapel of the Hospitalers of

St-Jacques-de-Haut-Pas. - oe

_. 42 The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin, often called the Feast of the Normans. See Robert Wace, L’Etablissement de la féte de la Conception NotreDame, dite la féte aux Normands (Caen, 1842); E. Vacandard, “Les Origines de la féte de la Conception dans le diocése de Rouen et en Angleterre,” Revue des questions

DECEMBER, 1266 645 | _ DECEMBER 12. With God’s grace we visited this priory, where there were

seven monks from St-Pére-de-Chartres, to wit, John, prior; Geoffrey of — Chartres; Bartholomew of Aulnay; Giles the Younger; William Bird; ‘Stephen Lambert; and Lawrence of Chartres; all but Giles the Younger were priests. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule, and they sometimes ate meat when there was no need. Alms are given thrice a week to all comers.

They owed about sixty pounds. a | ce |

, This day, to wit, on the feast of St. Lucy, we spent the night at Vernon. DECEMBER 13. At Gaillon. DECEMBER 14. At Pinterville. [No entry for December 15]. DECEMBER 16. At Martot. DECEMBER 17. At Déville. DECEMBER 18. With God’s Grace we conferred Holy Orders at the monastery of the Preachers at Rouen, dined with them this day, and spent the night -at.our manor in Rouen. DECEMBER 19. With God’s grace we preached in

Rouen cathedral and spent the night at Rouen. - |

DECEMBER 20.. We dined with the Friars Minor at Rouen. This day Master Ph[ilip} of Val-Badone appeared before us and made amends for failing

to present himself for Holy Orders. Master William of Porpicie stood as

surety for his fine. We spent this night at Déville. a _ DECEMBER 21. To wit, on the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle. At Déville. DECEMBER 22. At the same. DECEMBER 23. With God’s help we

made our O43 at the cathedral in Rouen. — , , ‘DECEMBER 24. To wit, on the vigil of the Nativity of the Lord. With God’s grace we visited the Hétel-Dieu at Rouen, where eight canons, including the

prior, were in residence; eight were in outside obediences; [there were} twenty-two sisters, three lay brothers, and eleven maidservants. We ordered the prior and the prioress to make frequent inspection of the coffers of the | canons and of the sisters. The sisters should confess and receive Communion thirteen times a year. Item, we ordered the prior to have sermons preached

_ to the infirm more frequently than had been the custom. They owed about fifty pounds; more was owed to them. We found Brother John, called — Magnus, a canon, gravely defamed of incontinence; we also learned that he , had behaved badly at Foville and at Hotot, living in incontinence and, contrary to the Rule, carrying things away from the house. We ordered him to historiques, LXI, (1897), 166. Each year, on December 8, the Norman students

attended Mass at St-Severin in honor of their patroness. ,

43 See above, December 23, 1250, n. 135. ;

646 DECEMBER, 1266 undergo canonical purgation for this before the coming Purification of the Blessed Mary, and we ordered the prior to send him to Mont-aux-Malades, to stay there until the said Purification, and to purge himself in the mean-

time. OO , ' DECEMBER 25. With God’s grace we celebrated the feast of the Nativity at Rouen. This day we conferred upon Master Enguerrand of Etrépagny the prebend in the Rouen church which had previously been held by William,

the penitencer. _ a DECEMBER 26-27. At Déville. SO ,

DECEMBER 28. On the feast of the Innocents, at Déville. At this time we exchanged with Master Ralph of Cottévrard the prebend44 which had belonged to Master Adam Rigaud, for the fruits of the prebend which the said. R{alph} held at Vicy, and which we likewise exchanged with Master Robert

Malet for the fruits of the prebend which he held. DECEMBER 29. At St-Wandrille, at our own expense. _ DECEMBER 30. With God’s grace we preached in the chapter house and then visited the abbey. Forty monks were in residence; twenty-three were in outside priories, and two at the Roman Curia; all but six of those in residence

were priests. At a preceding visitation we had ordered,* with the common consent of the abbot and community, that the kitchener should receive the rents set aside and appropriated to the infirmary and should provide the sick with all the necessities; however, this ordinance has not yet been observed. They owed about five hundred pounds; they believed that they had sufficient provisions to last out the year. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition. Finally, we requested the abbot to behave more courteously towards the monks, inviting the less healthy and weaker ones to him, as well as those whom he thought needed recreation. Item, that he be more solicitious about advancing the work of his monastery than he had been by giving more liberally than he had done. We received procura-

tion there this day. Total for procuration: ... [/acuna in MS}. | - DECEMBER 31. At Le Valasse, a Cistercian house, at the expense of the abbey. JANUARY 1. To wit, on the Circumcision of the Lord. We preached at St-Denis at Lillebonne. JANUARY 2. We received procuration at Graville. Total for procuration: eight pounds, sixteen shillings. JANUARY 3. With God’s grace we visited this priory, where eleven canons

44 See entry for November 16, 1265. os 7

45 See entry for October 19, 1263. : | :

JANUARY, 1266 647 were in residence; eight [were] outside; we ordered the prior to increase the number of resident canons. One does not accuse another [in chapter}; we ordered them to correct this, as we have done on several occasions.46 Item,

| that the prior inspect the canons’ coffers more often than was his practice. They owed two hundred fifty pounds of Tours and had sufficient supplies

to last the year. |

. This day we conferred the church at St-Machaut upon Master John of Aumerville. We were at Montivilliers today, at our own expense. JANuARY 4. With God’s grace we visited this abbey, after we had with

His aid preached a sermon in the chapter house. Sixty-one nuns were in residence; sixty should be the certain number; but the legate had established

one there, to wit, the daughter of Thibaut Maurice, a sergeant of the king. They should confess and receive Communion at least once a month. As we | had done before,47 we forbade them to let their hair or tresses grow or to — wear palisses of squirrel or of vair, or metaled belts too intricately wrought. — Item, we ordered the abbess and the prioress to inspect the nuns’ coffers more often than was the practice. Item, we issued orders that the fragments _ left over from the refectory or infirmary be collected and preserved more carefully and better than had been the case. Alms are given thrice a week to all comers. However, the abbess is held to maintain thirteen poor people every day, because of the old custom of Alice, a [former} abbess. Item, since we discovered that when some of the nuns happen to be admitted to the infirmary for recreation or for slight infirmities, they were accustomed to eat separately and in little gatherings, we forbade this practice for the future, and ordered them to eat together. More was owed to them than they owe. Item, we ordered the abbess to have the pelisses and garments of the

nuns carefully repaired and to equip them with more suitable ones. We | ordered them to get more workmen than were there, for we found them deficient in this respect. We received procuration there this day. JANUARY 5. We received procuration at Valmont. Total for procuration: —

...[lacune in MS}. |

JANUARY 6. To wit, on Epiphany. With God’s grace we celebrated High

Mass, preached, and visited the aforesaid abbey. In residence were twenty- five monks and two simple[-minded} ones; two were in England; two were outside at a certain obedience in Normandy; and one was with the lord of

, 46 See entries for January 11, 1260/61; May 8, 1265. : ,

47 See entry for May 9, 1265. Oo | .

648 JANUARY, 1266 | Etoutteville. One did not accuse another [in chapter]; we ordered this corrected. Item, as we had done before,*® we issued express orders that the Statutes of Pope Gregory be read out in chapter more often than had been the case. Item, we ordered the abbot, when he made his audits, to have the prior

or some other person from the community with him. Two hundred pounds was owed to them, and they owed one hundred pounds; they had sufficient supplies to last out the year. We were there this day at our own expense. JANUARY 7. With God’s grace we reconciled the church at Carville, {Ricarville?} in the deanery of Fauville, which had been violated by the

shedding of blood. - |

This day with God’s aid we came to the priory or house at Etoutteville, and we found the place in very bad condition as to both temporals and spirituals. Two monks from Lewes were there. They had only twenty shillings a week for their maintenance. We received procuration this same day at the priory

at Ouville from Nicholas, priest at Etoutteville, Robert le Nosdier, and William Pencier, who were then the lessees of the said house. Total for

procuration: ten pounds, nine pence. |

| JANuary 8. Established by God’s grace in the priory at Ouville, because we had found the priory at Etoutteville in a ruinous condition and almost destitute of any provender, we enjoined the said lessees, by the oath which they took in our presence, not to pay Master Gilbert of Vauville, who held the said house for life, the one hundred eighty pounds in which they were held to him each year by reason of the said lease. Nor were they to give anything to anyone from now on, except that which the two monks who are living there should have. In addition there should be given the ten pounds, nine pence for our procuration, plus, in accord with existing agreements,

whatever should be put aside for the repair of the said manor. , This day with God’s grace we visited the priory at Ouville, where there were ten canons in residence. One did not accuse another [in chapter]. At a precious visitation4® we ordered the prior to provide the community with an ordinal which they needed badly. He has failed to do this, and we ordered him again [to do so}. Item, we ordered him to remove the keys [from the coffers of the canons}. Item, we ordered Brother John of Avremesnil to inscribe the house income in two books, of which the prior should have one and some one elected by the community the other. They owed one hundred 48 See entry for May 15, 1265. 49 See entry for May 19, 1265.

JANUARY, 1266 649 twenty pounds; with the exception of beverages, to wit, wine and beer, they had sufficient supplies to last out the year. We received procuration there

this day. Total for procuration: ten pounds, five shillings. | JANuARY 9-13. At Aliermont. JANUARY 14. At the same. This day there | appeared before us the excommunicate, John of Etrans, esquire, who, in the hardness of his heart, had remained for a long time in a state of excommunication. He had hindered and disturbed the church at Etrans, the advowson to which is known to pertain to us, and to which we collate as we wish, so that any one instituted by us may reside there in person. At long last, however, with change of heart he besought the benefit of absolution for himself. We enjoined him to make a [penitential} appearance in the cathedral at Rouen

and another in the church at Etrans, on two Sundays or feast days, with naked , feet, clad only in a shirt and trunk hose, carrying rods of punishment in his hands, and publicly confessing his offense [while] asking to be disciplined. Nevertheless, we gave him the cross, which he requested’ with humility and

devoutness. , |

JANUARY 15-19. At Aliermont. | 7 -

JANUARY 20. On the feast of SS. Fabian and Sebastian. This day with _ God’s grace we visited the house at Wanchy, administered Confirmation at the local parish church, and spent the night at Aliermont, where we received _ procuration from Richard Boullon, the lessee of Wanchy. Total: ten pounds,

six shillings, three pence. ,

JANUARY 21. We received procuration at Bures. Total for procuration:

eight pounds, six shillings. | '

JANUARY 22. With God’s grace we visited this priory, where there were

two monks from Pré. One of them managed the house as prior and held

this office from the prior of Pré and at the will of the said prior. There should always be two monks there. They ate meat and used feather beds; they did not observe the statutes of the Rule in these matters nor in the _ matter of the fasts. Alms are given thrice a week to all comers. They owed

nothing, and similarly nothing was owed to them, since they are held to remit to the prior of Pré whatever remains to them beyond their own suste-

nance and that of their familiars. Oe

This same day with God’s grace we came to the priory of nuns at St-Saéns, _ | where we first of all preached and then made a visitation. Eighteen nuns were in residence. There was one very young novice. Petronilla of Dreux, _ the cellaress, was many times defamed of Ralph, a laborer who had worked

650 JANUARY, 1266 for them at harvest time. They owed about one hundred pounds. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition. This day we

, were at the monks’ priory, at our own expense. ne

- JANUARY 23.. With God’s grace we preached and administered Confirma-

shillings. — , a | .

tion in the local parish church. Total for procuration: nine pounds, ten | JANUARY 24. With God’s grace we visited the said priory, where there were four monks of St-Wandrille, to wit, Brother Herbert, prior, and Bro-

. thers Ralph of Manteville, William of Parc-d’Anxtot, and Roger of Lympeville.. They used feather beds and ate meat when there was no need, and, as they said, with their abbot’s knowledge. The prior rarely celebrated Mass.

More was owed to them than they owed. ,

_ We were at Déville this day, at our own expense. ,

| JANUARY 25. To wit, on the Conversion of Saint Paul.. At Déville. JANUARY 26-28. At Martot. JANUARY 29-31. At Pinterville. FEBRUARY 1. At

- Gaillon. FEBRUARY 2. To wit, on the Purification of the Blessed Mary. With God’s grace we celebrated Mass, preached in the church of the canons at Caillon, and were at our chateau5° this day. FEBRUARY 3. We received

procuration at Gasny. Total for procuration: eight pounds. * FEBRUARY 4. With God’s grace, and in the presence of the abbot of StOuen-de-Rouen, we visited the priory at Gasny. Here in the manor adjoining the local parish church, where we were accustomed to receive procuration,

were three monks of St-Ouen-de-Rouen, to wit, Brother John of Fontaineen-Bray, prior, Brother Geoffrey of Noinville, and Brother John of Beauvais; _

| they resided across the river in the priory of St-Nicaise. They quite often said their Hours without modulation.5t They did not observe the fasts of the Rule; they ate meat when there was no need. We ordered the prior to be mindful to celebrate Mass more often than was his practice. Item, we ordered him to ask for and receive the old clothes of the monks when he _ provided them with new ones. Item, we expressly ordered him to have some suitable repository made wherein the Blessed Sacrament might be reverently _ and honorably placed above the altar, or nearby, and that the wafer be renewed every Sunday. They did not perform any part of the Divine Office in | the manor where we were accustomed to. be received, but kept a large staff there and.food for the animals. They had provisions in plenty; they owed

80 At Gaillon, Be - 51 See above, July 9, 1249, n. 36. 7 oo

FEBRUARY, 1266 651 ‘nothing, and nothing was owed to them, since they were held to remit to the

abbey whatever surplus remained over and above their own sustenance and | that of their staff. We received procuration this day at Vesly. Total for

procuration: seven pounds, sixteen shillings. , FEBRUARY 5. We received procuration at Chaumont-en-l’Aillerie. Total

for procuration: eight pounds, five shillings. 7 | FEBRUARY 6. With God’s grace we visited the said priory, where there were three monks from St-Germer-de-Flay, to wit, Brother Peter of Osmont,

the abbot’s nephew and the new prior, Brother John of Chaumont, and Brother William of St-Germer. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule; giving their guests as a reason, they ate meat when there was no need. Ever-

since the days of Prior Peter the house had been heavily burdened and oppressed with many debts. A general distribution of alms is made twice a week, that is to say, to all comers at a stated hour. They owed two hundred twenty pounds; they had sufficient supplies to last the year. The roof of the bell tower for many years had been so out of shape and so badly in need of repair that, through leaks, the timbers and vaults of the building were in

danger. No counsel had as yet been taken about this, although we had several times issued orders5? through the archdeacon that repairs be made. We should have the archdeacon compel the parishioners to contribute ac-

cording to each one’s obligation. : This day with God’s grace we celebrated a parish Mass at Sérans, and we confirmed there. We were there at our own expense, except that we received

from the prior seventy shillings of Paris, which in addition to wood and other things we are entitled to receive once a year, whensoever we turn aside

to this place, as is contained in the charter.58 : FEBRUARY 7. With God’s grace we visited the said priory. We found it

miserably out of order. Two monks of St-Germer-de-Flay were there: Bro- | ther Adam of Omericourt, prior, and Brother Adam of Breteuil. They did - not observe the fasts of the Rule; they ate meat when there was no need. The prior rarely or never celebrated Mass; we ordered him to be mindful to celebrate Mass more often than was his practice. They owed two hundred eighty pounds and fifteen muxids of wheat and oats; they had few provisions. 7 This same day with God’s grace we visited the priory at Parnes, where

52 See entry for October 27, 1265. , _ 58 The charter is contained in Bonnin, p. 776, dated the Friday after the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, 1227.

652 FEBRUARY, 1266 there were four monks of St-Evroult, to wit, Brother William of Neufmarché, prior, Nicholas, called “The Orphan,” John of Prétreville, and John of Duclair. They observed the fasts of the Rule fairly well, except that they ate meat occasionally during the period of the Great Fast.54 They owed sixtyfour pounds. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: eight

pounds, twelve shillings. a

_ FEBRUARY 8. At Frénes, at our own expense. oe FEBRUARY 9. With God’s grace we reconciled the churchyard at NotreDame-des-Andelys, which had been violated by the shedding of blood. Immediately afterwards, with His aid, we preached in the upper chamber of our manor which adjoins this church, to the canons, chaplains, and clerkschoral of the said church, who were standing thete before us. Six-canons are there, of whom four keep residence, to wit, Dom John Muids, who was at this time seriously ill, Master Ralph of Salmonville, and Master John, called of

| Spain [Yspanne}. The fourth one, Master Peter Ferentino, was at Rome; the fifth was Master Simon, the official of Pontoise, and Henry, our almoner, was the sixth. There were four priests-vicars, one of whom must serve continu-

ally in the church at La Culture, and these four are obliged to bear the

, burdens of the parish. Two other vicars were there, one a deacon, the other a subdeacon, and these are bound to vest themselves for High Mass every day. The dean has the cure of the canons, chaplains, and clerks-choral of the ! community, as well as of all the men of the town and some of the adjacent villages. The sacristan must always sleep in the vestry and is obliged to keep the song schools. They did not have enough books. We learned that some of them had disturbed the Divine Office by scoffing and murmurs in choir, from which we enjoined all of them at large to abstain. Item, [we ordered} that they should show more reverence to the dean than they had done, and that they should obey him as they ought to do. John Glazer, a deacon, was not in the habit of confessing to the dean, nor had he ever asked his permission to confess to anyone else; we warned him to correct this. Item, we ordered Dom Peter Robillart to get rid of a certain unworthy Breton cleric, who was serving him in the church at La Culture, and to put another and more circumspect one there. Item, we gave them permission to have a cemetery in the fields where they might bury the bodies of those who lived in the parish or at the Hétel-Dieu. Item, it was enacted with their common

54 From September 14 to Easter. a, , |

FEBRUARY, 1266 653 consent that the community wine and wheat might be sold as soon as it has | been gathered in, so that the proctor of the community might be able to pay | each one his daily stipend, as should be done. Item, it was [also] enacted that the canons should not pay anything in the dean’s court for the use of the seal for their own business or for business pertaining to the community. We forbade them to permit women to dine with them.

This day we spent the night at Frénes, at our own expense. _ , FEBRUARY 10. We received procuration at Ste-Catherine, above Rouen. Total for procuration: nine pounds, twelve shillings. FEBRUARY 11. With God’s grace we visited the said abbey, after we had,

with His aid, first preached in the chapter house. Thirty monks were in residence; two were scholars at Paris; fourteen were at Blyth priory in England, and some were at other places in Normandy; two were at Hermans- _ worth, in England; 35 ali but two of the residents were priests. Individual accounts were made up ordinarily once a month in the presence of seniors, elected by the community. More was owed to them then they owed. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition. We received procuration this day at St-L6[-de-Rouen]}. _ FEBRUARY 12. With God’s grace we visited this priory after we had, with His aid, preached in the chapter house. Eighteen canons, including the prior, were in residence; three of these were novices. One blind canon was in the infirmary, two were at Cressy, and two at Thémericourt. They owed four hundred pounds; they had supplies and many provisions for the year. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition. Total for procu-

ration: nine pounds, sixteen shillings. | ,

We were at our manor in Rouen, at our own expense. , , | FEBRUARY 13. To wit, on Septuagesima. We pteached in Rouen cathedral

. and were, this day, at our [manor} in Rouen, and at our own expense. FEBRUARY 14-17. At Martot. FEBRUARY 18. We received procuration at

Noyon-sur-Andelle. Total for procuration: ... [Jacuna in MS}. FEBRUARY 19, With God’s grace we visited this priory, where there were six monks of St-Evroult, to wit, Brother Jordan, prior, and Brothers Thomas

of Silly, Master Thomas Surde, John of Bos-Yon, Robert of Manly, and

Hugh of Breteuil. They sometimes ate meat when there was no need. They owed about two hundred pounds, and to their abbot sixty pounds, saving ten marks sterling which he had received out of this. They had sufficient sup-

55 In Middlesex. | a

654 FEBRUARY, 1266 plies to last out the year. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition. The prior had lately arrived there. We received procuration . this day at Pérriérs from the lessee there. Total for procuration:... [lacuna

in Ms.}. oe | |

FEBRUARY 20. We preached and administered Confirmation in the church at Grainville, and spent the night at Magny. FEBRUARY 21. At Magny. FEBRUARY 22. At Pontoise, to wit, on the feast of St. Peter’s Chair [of Antioch},

at our Own expense. |

_ FEBRUARY 23. With God’s grace we visited St. Peter’s priory, where there

were six monks of Bec-Hellouin, to wit, Brother William of St-Cloud-enAlvia, prior, and Brothers Philip of Chambly, William of Noinville, Richard of Hurel, who was a paralytic, Geoffrey of Angeville, and Peter of Mesnil; all were priests. With God’s grace we found the house to be in good condition, as to both spirituals and temporals. However, they owed about ten

pounds.

This day with God’s grace we visited the Hétel-Dieu at Pontoise, after we

had preached a sermon there. Here we found a certain secular priest, appointed by the king as rector and master of the house, to wit, Dom John of

Fenins,56 a canon of St-Mellon, who is bound to take counsel with the prioress concerning the administration of the goods of the said house. Fourteen sisters were there, two priests, dressed as regulars, and one other priest who celebrated Mass in the chapel at the chateau. The said two priests had not yet made profession of a Rule, nor did they know what Rule to follow. With their consent and that of the prioress, we instructed them to wear a white tunic or a white costume under their surplices, and a black cape over them; we must talk with the king about the Rule under which they should live. The sisters should conduct themselves according to the Rule of St. Augustine, and they have taken the three vows. The said Master had the cure of all the souls inhabiting the said house, as well those of the healthy

as those of the infirm. They owed one hundred pounds of Paris to Sir Geoffrey of Chapelle, knight, because of a certain purchase, and another

fifty pounds in the town. :

- We spent this night at St. Martin’s, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 24. To wit, on the feast of St. Matthew the Apostle. We cele-

brated High Mass at St-Mellon and preached to the canons, chaplains, and vicars then resident in the said community. This done, we came to a certain 56 See entry for January 27, 1265/66. ,

FEBRUARY, 1266 655 house near the church in which the canons, as of custom, held their chapter.

We proceeded to visit the said canons, chaplains, and vicars gathered there , | in front of us. We found one resident canon there, to wit, Dom John of Fennins, the rector of the local Hétel-Dieu; the dean was absent. We discovered a great lack of altar cloths, albs, and rochets; wherefore, we ordered

‘Master Simon, our vicar who was then present, to seize so much of the canons’ goods as would provide the community with these things. Item, the roof and the glass above the altar of St. John were in need of repair, and we ordered repairs for these. Item, the vicars and chaplains complained to us that the priests at St-Maclou and St-André did not come to St-Mellon to sing, , as is customary, the Collects on the saint’s feast day as they were held to do, or to sing the Third Response ;57 we ordered our vicar58 to find out just what this was about. The deans and the canons were in litigation with the vicars about the house which is called the chapter house. A great contention has — arisen amongst them about this before the official of Soissons, referred there through a letter of the lord legate. On the authority of this letter the dean and the canons had dragged the vicars thither into a lawsuit. This displeased us greatly. We ordered the deans and the canons to desist from a nuisance:of

this kind and to have the case tried before our vicar. a

This day we were at St. Martin’s, where we received one hundred shillings , of Paris from the chapter of St-Mellon, in which amount they are annually held to us for procuration when we visit their church; in addition they are held to supply us with furnished quarters, beds, cups, dishes, pots, and the

usual cooking utensils. , | FEBRUARY 25. With God’s grace we came to the priory at Liancourt, where we should receive each year for procuration four pounds of Paris, together with quarters and domestic utensils. We spent the night there. — FEBRUARY 26. With God’s grace we visited the said ptiory, which we found to be miserably marred in both temporals and spirituals. Three monks of St-Pére-de-Chartres were there, to wit, Brother Philip of Fontenay, prior,

| Brother Geoffrey of St-Martin, and Brother Matthew of Alone. The prior _ had been excommunicated for failure to pay the tithes,®® and the other two 57 That is, they were not present at the third nocturn of the office, at Matins. 58 Pontoise, until an agreement was reached between Eudes and Louis IX, was a royal benefice. Eudes appointed an archdeacon to administer the newly acquired archdeaconry and gave him powers to act in his own stead, or as ‘‘our vicar.”

(Andrieu-Guitrancourt, Archevégue Eudes Rigaud, pp. 350-64.) 59 The tithes levied to defray the expenses of the Crusade of Louis IX. ,

656 FEBRUARY, 1266 | aforesaid had conducted and were still conducting themselves in everything

quite unbecomingly and in a manner not in accord with their vocation as religious. We wrote to the abbot about recalling them to the cloister and about sending some others who should be more mature and of better lives than these. They did nothing so far as the Divine Office was concerned. They owed two hundred pounds; they had few provisions. This day we spent the night at Etrépagny, at the manor of the lord of Dangu, and at our expense.

FEBRUARY 27-28. At Frénes. MARCH 1. At Ste-Catherine, at our own expense. MARCH 2. To wit, on Ash Wednesday. With God’s grace we celebrated the Office of the day at the cathedral in Rouen, and spent the night at our manor. MARCH 3-4. At Déville. MarcH 5. At Rouen. MARCH 6. To wit, the First Sunday in Lent. With God’s grace we preached at the cathedral in Rouen, and spent the night at our manor. MARCH 7. At Déville. MARCH 8. With God’s grace we visited the priory of nuns at Bondeville, after we had first preached, with His aid, in the chapter house. Here were thirty choir nuns, four lay sisters, and three lay brothers. In their custody, as it were, there were some young girls, daughters of burghers of Rouen, which displeased us; two priest in the garb of religious were there, and four secular maidservants. Item, we were displeased that some of the nuns often foregathered in the bakery. They owed about one hundred thirty pounds; sixty pounds was owed to them. They had supplies to last out the year, as they said. The prioress accepted her punishment for having, against our orders to the contrary, allowed [them] to eat and assemble in the bakery, and we

enjoined penance upon her for this, as well as for the fact that she had, _ without our special permission, received a certain girl, to wit, Jeannette, sister of Adolf of Gueures, esquire, although she had not as yet received the veil; we forbade her to be veiled without our special permission. Also, as we had done before,®1 we forbade them to receive anyone without our knowledge

and consent. We ordered them to send away that woman of Rouen, to wit,

Laurentia, called ‘Four Men.” |

| This day we spent the night at Déville, at our own expense. MARCH 9. We received procuration at Beaulieu. Total for procuration: eight shillings, two pence.

| MARCH 10. With God’s grace we visited this priory, where thirteen canons

_ 69 See entry for June 12, 1255. | | 61 This probably refers to the entry for September 20, 1261.

MARCH, 1266 657 wete in residence; all were priests; ten were outside in obediences. We forbade lay folk to talk with the canons in the cloister. There were two lay brothers, one of whom was overly given to wine and drunkenness; there was |

one lay sister. A general distribution of alms is made thrice a week to all | comers. They owed four hundred fifty pounds, fourteen of this at interest. They had almost enough wheat and oats to last out the year. One canon was

with the lord of Pré. , , | This day, with God’s grace we were at Martot. . MARCH 11. At Martot. MARCH 12. With God’s aid we conferred Holy

Orders at the royal chapel at Pont-de-l’Arche, and we spent the night at Martot. To wit, on the feast of St. Gregory. MARCH 13. With God’s grace we preached and administered Confirmation at Alizay, and spent the night at Martot. MARCH 14. At Pinterville. MARCH 15. At Gaillon. MARCH 16. , We received procuration at Sausseuse. Total for procuration: seven pounds,

nine shillings.

| MARCH 17. With God’s grace we visited the said priory, after we had first preached in the chapter house. Fifteen canons were in residence; of these five were novices, and all of the residents, with the exception of these five, were priests. One thing, however, displeased us, namely, that the canons remained there many years before they made profession. We ordered the prior to oblige every canon to make such profession after a year had elapsed, provided that he desired to remain there and his conduct was suitable. One lay brother and four lay sisters were there; fifteen canons were outside in obediences. Item, we ordered the prior to have all the books of the priory brought out once a year and displayed to the entire community in chapter. We ordered that they should try to get back the ones that had been loaned long enough to be conveyed to and viewed in chapter, and that each book be listed invididually in registers. A general distribution of alms is made there twice a week. They owed one hundred forty pounds; about three hundred

to last out the year. |

pounds in good debts was owed to them. They have sufficient provisions , We received procuration this day at St-Martin-la-Garenne. Total for procuration : eight pounds, three shillings. “

MARCH 18. With God’s grace we visited the said priory, where there were , four monks of Bec-Hellouin, to wit, Brother Ralph of Bretonne, prior, and

Brothers Andrew of Rouen, Bartholomew of Meulan, and Geoffrey of Angeville; there ought to be at least five; all were priests. They did not

658 MARCH, 1266 , observe the fasts of the Rule very well, and they sometimes ate meat when

there was no need. A general distribution of alms is made there thrice a week. They owed sixty-five pounds, twenty-five of this to the abbot, the amount which the abbot had loaned the prior last year to improve the vineyard. In addition they still owed a large debt of long standing which they had owed to Abbot Robert, to wit, three hundred forty pounds. They had,

as the prior thought, enough supplies to last the year. — , This day with God’s grace we came to the priory at Villarceaux, and there, after we had with His aid preached in the chapter house, we made a visitation. Twenty nuns were in residence, [and this was} below the certain and _ statutory number. However, one was there awaiting her turn, to wit, Perrote

, of Bosc-Asse, whom they had received with the permission and at the request of their abbess. Four lay sisters were there, and four general maidservants. There were also several secular girls under the custody, so to say, of certain nuns and this displeased us exceedingly. They owed one hundred pounds, and twenty pounds of this was owed at interest to the Jews and Cahorsins [ Catturcensibus} of Mantes. If they are economical they have enough wheat and oats to last out the year, but they did not have enough wine. After a brief interval, we commanded and enjoined the prioress by letter to have each and every one of the secular girls sent away without fail before the

octave of this coming Easter. We forbade her to admit or to permit the admission of any nun or nuns, any lay sister or lay sisters, in the future without our special permission, despite whatever mandate she may receive from the abbess of St-Cyr.62 Item, we ordered her to have the bell rung twice each day, because by their Rule they are allowed to eat twice a day, that is to say, breakfeast and supper. In this way they are to assemble in the refectory at. each ringing in a more suitable manner than they had been doing, for they

, often ate apart in chambers. | |

This day we spent the night at Wy, where we received from the priest at Gadancourt the muid of oats in which he is annually held to us, when we

turn aside and spend the night at Wy. , MARCH 19. At Poissy. MARCH 20-24. At Paris. MARCH 25. To wit, on the feast of the Annuncation of our Lady, at the same. This day the king of France and three of his children, to wit, my lords Philip, John, and Peter, together with many nobles of the realm of France, counts, barons, and also the countess of Flanders, took the Cross. 6 Villarceaux was a dependent priory of St-Cyr. See Cottineau, II, 2646, 3381.

| APRIL, 1266 , 659

At Conflans. | |

MARH 26-29. At Paris. MARCH 30. At St-Denis-la-Chausée. MARCH 31.

APRIL 1. At Clergy. APRIL 2. At Neufmarché, at our own expense. _

APRIL 3. At Beaubec. APRIL 4. At Grandcourt. |

APRIL 5. At Eu. We came thither upon the complaint of many concerning the violent quarrel which had broken out between the abbot and community

there. This day we were in the chapter, and we listened to a great many things which the community, or the greater part of it, said against the abbot. APRIL 6. After we had considered those things which we had heard yesterday about the abbot, we ordained and decreed that the audits should be made in the presence of the prior and the subprior, and of two of the more mature _ and prudent brothers elected in common by the abbot and community. Item,

that wine should be apportioned in suitable manner to the community. Item, | that the cellarer shoud serve and minister to the community in a more polite and becoming fashion than he had been doing. Item, that a certain old lay brother be removed from the monks’ infirmary. Item, that they should have the advice of physicians. Item, that the chamberlain be permitted to sell woodland only [to the value of} one hundred pounds of Paris. Item, that the two canons who had been sent to us at Paris by the community to treat of the foregoing not be molested. We also enjoined the abbot, and warned him secretly, to attend the community better than he had been doing and to

behave with greater clemency towards the canons. > , We were at Aliermont today.

| APRIL 7. At Bellencombre, at our own expense. APRIL 8. At Déville. APRIL 9. At Rouen. APRIL 10. To wit, on Palm Sunday. With God’s grace

we took part in the processional at St-Gildard; we preached in the vestibule , before the doors of the Rouen cathedral to a multitude of clerics and toa great body of the people gathered there, although by custom the sermon

should have been delivered in the vestibule at St-Laurent. But we had returned to the cathedral because, by reason of the multitude of those present

and of a badly erected platform, we could not have been easily heard at

St-Laurent.

We dined with the Preachers [Dominicans} at Rouen and in their refectory. We spent this night at Déville. APRIL 12. At Deéville.

APRIL 13. We dined with the Friars Minor of Rouen, and spent the night

at our manor in Rouen. |

660 APRIL, 1266 APRIL 14. To wit, Holy Thursday. With God’s grace we performed the absolutions to be given on this day, and we celebrated the ceremonies of {the blessing of} the chrism at the cathedral. APRIL 15. To wit, on the day of the Passion and Death of the Lord. We celebrated this day’s ceremonies — in the cathedral. aprit 16. We celebrated likewise this day's ceremonies

there. ,

1267 APRIL 17. With God’s grace we celebrated the holy feast of Easter at Rouen. APRIL 18-20. At Martot. APRIL 21. At Bec-Hellouin, at our own expense. APRIL 22. At Cormeilles, at our own expense. Here we entered the diocese of Bayeux. APRIL 23. At Val-Richer, a Cistercian house in the diocese of Bayeux, at the expense of the abbey. | APRIL 24. To wit, on the octave of Easter. With God’s grace we preached in the chapter house of the abbey at Troarn, and visited. We found forty monks in residence; all but two were priests; one lay brother was there. In the outside priories they observed neither the fasts of the Rule nor the article concerning the eating of meat; we ordered these things corrected. A general ~ distribution of alms is made every day to all comers from Holy Thursday to the feast of St. Clair, near the feast St. Mary Magdalene. They owed fifteen houndred pounds. We received procuration there this day. Total for proc-

uration: nine pounds, sixteen shillings. | APRIL 25. To wit, on the feast of St. Mark. With God’s grace we came to the abbey of St-Etienne at Caen, and after we had preached in chapter we made a visitation. We found seventy monks in residence; all were priests. Alms are given to all comers during the months of June and July. They owed four thousand pounds, three hundred of this at interest. We ordered them to confess more readily and frequently than was their practice. We

received procuration from them this day. ,

- APRIL 26. With God’s grace we came to the church of St-Sépulcre, and after we had preached in the choir of this church we adjourned to a certain place below the church which is used for a.chapter house. There with His aid we made a visitation. We found sixteen canons in residence, as well as a dean who has the cure of the canons and of all of chaplains and clerkschoral attending the church; no certain number of canons is there. This day we received procuration at the dean’s house from the distributor of the — chapter. Total for procuration: eleven pounds, six shillings. APRIL 27. With God’s grace we came to the monastery of nuns of the

Holy Trinity [at Caen}, where with His aid we preached in the chapter

662 APRIL, 1267 house, and proceeded to make a visitation. However, we were able to accomplish but little here, because there was no abbess. A great quarrel had divided them,! and there was litigation about this at Rome. We found that there were seventy-five nuns in residence and five outside. They performed the Hours in a confused and unworthy fashion, for one group was in the choir, and another group outside. They owed seventeen hundred pounds. APRIL 28. With God’s grace we came to the Hétel-Dieu at Caen, and after we had preached we proceeded to make a visitation. There we found five canons, three of whom maintained continuous residence; the other two were serving outside in two churches. Ten weak and aged sisters were there, who, although they did not all wear the usual garb of religious, were held to live according to a Rule under obedience to the local prior, chastely and without property. However, since we found that they did not eat together in one place, but apart and in chambers, we ordered the prior to bring them

to a common life so far as he could, to require them to eat and sleep together, and to give them a sufficient supply of things needful to them so that they should not have to buy or sell anything at all in the town. As they said, they had occasionally sold bonnets or firewood and such things in order to procure certain articles which they needed. The prior. did not compute well enough, for rarely if ever did he draw up his statements of receipts and expenses in the presence of his canons, or of any one of them, nor of any burgher or burghers of the town, so that no one could know the state of the house, a thing which much displeased us. They had an income of two thou_ sand pounds; they owed three hundred pounds, at which we were greatly amazed, for they had a large income and there were fewer persons there than usual. We ordered the prior to celebrate Mass more often than he had been doing and to cast his accounts in the presence of one or more of the canons

of his house and in the presence of some of the burghers of the town. We received procuration this day at the abbey of Ardenne, a Premon:

stratensian house near Caen, and at the expense of the abbey. ! APRIL 29. We received procuration from the bishop of Bayeux at his

manor at Bayeux. oo

APRIL 30. With God’s grace we preached a sermon in Latin in the chapter house of the church at Bayeux to the canons in residence, the chaplains, and the clerks-choral who were gathered there. This ended, we made such visita-

tion as we could, with His aid. We asked who had the cure of their souls;. “1 This refers to the disputed election of Beatrice. See entry for April 17, 1266.

_ MAY, 1267 663 | some replied that it was the bishop, others said that it was the dean, so we could not be certain about it. The dean was with the legate? in England. The church has twelve dignitaries [officials], and forty-nine prebendaries. We found fault with the care of the clothing and with the ringing of the bells. Some complained that occasionally their choral capes were handed out to them in a dirty condition. They did not come to chapter often enough. There was a contention between some of them and the bishop concerning certain uses or usages (usibus seu usagiis) of the woodland at Neuilly. We

was no computation. , ,

, received procuration from the chapter this day at the bishop’s house. There | MAY 1. To wit, on the feast of SS. Philip and James. With God's grace , we came to the priory at Longues, near Bayeux. With God’s aid we preached in chapter, and then we proceeded to make a visitation. We found ten monks staying there with the prior; two others were scholars, one at Avignon, the other at Orleans; each year these scholars receive as much as would sustain three monks in the said priory. We, realizing that the prior was burdened because of this, ordered the prior to get the abbot of St-Benigne-de-Dijon, _ to whom the said priory is subject, either to recall the said two monks from the schools and send them back to the priory, or else to make some other provision for their maintenance. Item, we ordered the prior to have observed that article [of the Statutes of Pope Gregory] concerning the eating of meat and the fasts. Because of the meagerness of the income, two monks were by . , themselves in two places, to wit, one at La Chapelle-de-Mesnil-Hameau, and. the other at Lanfreville. We ordered the priests to celebrate Mass more frequently. We ordered those who were not priests to apply themselves more diligently to the Divine Office, and to confess and receive Communion more often. They had bed coverlets of squirrel fur, which displeased us. Item, we ordered the prior to make frequent inspection of the monks’ coffers lest they have any property. Item, we ordered that when he gave out new clothes, he have the old ones turned in to him. He never computes with his community, but only once a year with the abbot at Dijon. They have an income of six

hundred fifty pounds; they owed twelve hundred pounds. We received | procuration there this day. Total for procuration: ... [lacuna in MS}. | MAY 2. We visited the abbey at Longues, where twenty monks were in residence; two were outside. There was a certain place called Carronges, in 2 Cardinal Ottobuono Fieschi, who was in England as peacemaker, 1265-68. He

| later became Pope Hadrian V (1276).

664 MAY, 1267 the diocese of Séez, where there should be monks, but we found that the , bishop had seized its income because there were no monks there. All but five of the monks who resided in the abbey were priests, and we ordered them to celebrate Mass more frequently and readily than had been their custom. Alms _ are distributed daily to all comers. They had, as they said, an income of five

hundred pounds; they owed two hundred pounds. Item, we ordered the abbot to see to it that the sick were better taken care of than they had been.

{lacuna in MS}. | |

We received procuration from them this day. Total for procuration: ... MAY 3. With God’s grace we came to the abbey at Cerisy, to wit, on the Finding of the Holy Cross, and with His aid we preached in chapter and proceeded to make a visitation. Thirty-two monks were in residence, and there were several in outside priories; all but seven of the residents were priests. We ordered the abbot to see that necessities were provided for the sick in better fashion than had been the case. More was owed to them than they owed. They had sufficient supplies to last the year. With God’s grace we found the house in good condition. We received procuration there this

day. Total for procuration: ... [lacuna in MS}. , May 4, We were at Aunay, near Mont-Incote, at an abbey belonging to the Cistercian Order, at the expense of the abbey. a

MAY 5. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Le Désert, where there were six monks of Troarn, to wit, Brother Robert of Sagy, Hugh, called Larramée, John of Loncelles, John Pagan, Hugh of Alencon, and Richard : Acarny; all were priests. They did not have any written [copy of the} Rule; we ordered them to have one written out. They and the parish priest had but one chalice; we ordered them to procure another for themselves. We forbade women to eat with them as they had previously done. We ordered them to observe the Rule in the eating of meat and in the matter of fasts. They owed forty pounds. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration:

eight pounds, eight shillings, eight pence. MAY 6. To wit, on the feast of St. John before the Latin Gate. We were at Belle-Etoile, an abbey belonging to the Premonstratensian Order, and

where, did we so desire, we could be at the expense of the monastery; but we desired to spare them this time, considering their devotion and the work which they were doing for the divine cult and for the betterment of the monastery. We received procuration there this day from the prior of La Lande-Patry. :

MAY, 1267 , 665 On the said day with God’s grace we came to the said priory at La LandePatry, where we found three monks of St-Vincent-du-Mans, to wit, Brother John of Celles, prior, Peter of Briésche, and John of. Vassy. They ate meat freely when there was no need; they did not observe the fasts of the Rule; we ordered this corrected. The prior did not sleep with the other monks, but in a certain lower hall, and this displeased us. The monastery or church was filled

with wood and beams and boxes; we ordered them to get rid of material of | this kind and to have the monastery kept more becomingly and cleanly than

it had been. They had, as they said, an income of one hundred forty-nine pounds; they owed fifty-four pounds. They had provisions for the year. We did not spend the night there because the houses were not adequate to receive us and our staff conveniently, and so, at the prior’s request, we returned to

Belle-Etoile, where, as has been stated, the prior paid us our procuration. He admitted that he was held to us for full procuration. Total for procuration: seven pounds, fifteen shillings. MAY 7. With God’s grace we came to the priory at Le Plessis-Grimoult, and after we had with His grace preached in chapter, we made a visitation. Fourteen canons were there; there should be twenty, but six had died during

the year. We ordered the prior to inspect the canons’ coffers more often than was his practice. With God’s grace we found the priory in good condition as to both temporals and spirituals. They had an income of fifteen hundred pounds; more than three hundred pounds was owed to them; they owed

nothing and they had a large store of provisions. It was well with them, although they had expended a great deal on buildings. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: nine pounds, three shillings, nine pence. MAY 8. With God’s grace we visited the abbey at Le Val-Sainte-Marie,

where twelve canons were in residence; one was a novice, several were in outside priories, and four were in England. We ordered the abbot to visit _ the overseas priories more often and in better fashion than he had done. Item, we gave orders to the abbot that at least once a week the entire Rule should be read out to the community. Item, we ordered the abbot to have each and every book belonging to the community recorded in some list or catalogue. Alms are given thrice a week to all comets. Item, we ordered that ~ the novice should confess and receive Communion at least once a month.

They owed four hundred pounds; they had an income of four hundred | pounds. A certain canon was being kept there in prison. Sometimes he was

666 MAY, 1267 given to vociferation and unbridled vituperation and thus disturbed and molested the community. We then ordered the abbot to put distance between this simpleton and the community, and to have his prison constructed somewhere else. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration:

seven pounds, sixteen shillings. -

MAY 9. We were at the abbey at Barbery, a Cistercian house, at the expense of the monastery, and we dined in the refectory with the community. MAY 10. With God’s grace we preached in the chapter house of the monastery at Fontenay, and then, as was fitting, we visited the community. Nine-

- teen monks were in residence; one was in England. We gave orders that a certain gate between the cloister and the courtyard be kept closed and better watched, and that lay folk be kept away from the cloister. Item, we forbade

| merchants to be admitted there in the future, as they had been in the past. The monks in the priories ate meat; we ordered the abbot to visit them about this. They owed four hundred pounds; they had an income of about twelve

Audemer. | hundred pounds. We received procuration from them this day. Total for

procuration: seven pounds, eight shillings. | ,

MAY 11. At Beaumont-en-Auge, at our own expense. MAY 12. At Pont-

MAY 13. With God’s grace we visited the abbey at Corneville, although a year had not as yet elapsed since we had made a visitation there. We came there at the abbot’s request, because of a contention between him and Brother Osbert, who was accusing the abbot of many crimes. We found that one did not accuse another [in chapter}; we ordered the abbot to give his diligent attention to this, and to punish him whom he knew was unwilling to accuse a deliquent. Item, we ordered them to have all the books catologued in some list or register, and to try to get back those which they had loaned. Master William Bienvenu had a certain book of Decretals. We ordered the abbot to appoint confessors for the canons, reserving certain cases for himself. The Order’s visitors ordered that non-priest canons confess and receive Communion at least every two weeks. Brother Adam Picard had never confessed to the abbot, nor had he asked his permission to confess to any other; we ordered him to reform himself in this matter. Brother Henry Surde had conceived a hatred, and for a long time had maintained it, of one of the novices and of Brother Robert, a fellow-canon who was a priest. This displeased us

Order’s officials.. |

8 Corneville was a house of Augustinian canons and, as such, was visited by the

_ MAY, 1267 | 667 much, and although at this visitation we caused them to be reconciled in full chapter, nevertheless we expressly ordered the said Henry to watch himself

very carefully about this. Item, we ordered the abbot to see that better provision was made for the sick than had been the case. Item, we forbade him to allow lay folk to gossip in future in the cloister or to talk with the

, canons, as the former had been in the habit of doing. Item, we ordered that, : inasmuch as he did not wish to have a bailiff, at all events he himself should strive to have his audits well and suitably drawn up in the presence of some of the seniors of the community. They owed two hundred pounds, of which

the greater part was owed to the priest at Routot. Moreover, it should be

known that Brother Osbert of Porte had mentioned certain things to us, or | rather had repeated what he had stated to our official of Rouen, as is contained in a /ibellus+ drawn up in the presence of the said official, namely,

that they knew of certain crimes committed by the said abbot, Brother , Nicholas of La Croix. Both the abbot and Brother Osbert willingly agreed in full chapter that we, in person or by some other one or more, should make a full investigation into the aforesaid crimes, calling upon anyone whom we desired, whether from the community or from outside, either religious or secular, and this without the publicity of a trial. If, in accordance with our judgment, we should find the said abbot culpable of the above-mentioned

crimes or of any one of them, we would punish him as seemed expedient to us. Similarly, should we find, in our judgment, that the said Brother Osbert had charged the said abbot with any crime or crimes of which in our judg-

ment we did not find him culpable, we would punish the said Brother O[sbert}] as we should deem proper.5 Present were Master G. [William], the archdeacon of Petit-Caux; Master John of Jumiéges, a canon of Rouen; the priors of Bourg-Achard and of the hospital of St-Jean-de-Pont-Audemer; and Brothers Adam Rigaud, Nicholas of Hauteville, Master William Bienvenu, and Herbert, Robert and John, our clerks. We received procuration this day, and on the following day we went away,

with God’s grace, leaving Master John of Jumiéges there to make the afore-

said inquiries in our stead. | | ,

, 4 The /ibellus was the first step in Roman and canonical court procedure. It is a

presents it to the authorities. | . 5 This is in accordance with the legal principle, onus probandi incumbit ei qui written document wherein the demandant makes a brief of his demand and_ then

dicit: the burden of proof is on the plaintiff. See also Giry, ed., Les Etablissements

de Rouen, II, Ch. 36. p. 43, for a like punishment in the secular court. a

668 MAY, 1267 MAY 14, At Martot. May 15-20. At Déville, to attend the Rouen Excheqwer. MAY 21. At Pinterville, where we had with us our venerable brothers O. {Eudes}, by God’s grace bishop of Bayeux; R[alph]}, by His grace bishop

king then was. , |

of Evreux; and Master Gerald of Poitou. May 22. At Vernon, where the MAY 23. At the same. This day, on the authority of the lord legate, whose

letter about this we had received, we absolved Sir Robert of Frénes, the viscount of Rouen, from the excommunication which he had incurred for detaining and laying hands upon Gilbert, a cleric. We enjoined a suitable penance upon him, to wit, that he should visit the shrine of St-Michel [inPeril-of-the-sea} before the coming feast of St. Remy, that he should repeat the Lord’s Prayer fifty times and as many Ave Marias; that he should bestow five shillings upon the poor; and that he should fast for three days, that is

to say, for three Fridays.

MAY 24-25. At Gaillon. May 26. To wit, on Ascension Day, at the same. MAY 27. At the same. This day Gauguin Duret, esquire, the son-in-law of Sir Guy of Mal-Lion, knight, paid homage to us for a certain fief which this knight gave to the wife of the said esquire as a marriage gift. The said knight had held Aubevoie of us. When this had been done, the said knight and Robert Baldwin stood as sureties for the said esquire’s relief if we are — entitled to one. MAY 28. At Gaillon. May 29. At Vernon. May 30. At Mantes. May 31.

At St-Germain-en-Laye. JUNE 1. At Paris. JUNE 2. At the same. This day we absolved, or rather had absolved by Brother Adam, our brother, Peter of St-Remy, esquire, from the excommunication by which he had been bound by our official of Rouen because of fifty pounds of Tours in which the said P[eter} was held to the said official by way of a fine. The form of the absolution was as follows: that he shall at once be returned to his former state [of excommunication} if he shall not pay the said official the said quantity of money before the coming feast of St. Remy. Master John of Flainville, precentor of Rouen, offered himself as the chief surety and responsible party for the said fifty pounds, on behalf of

the said P[eter}], should he not make satisfaction for this within the stated time. Present in our hall at Paris and before Brother Adam, our representative, were: Master J[ohn} of Flainville, precentor; G. [ William} of Flava-

court, the archdeacon of Petit-Caux; and Sir Herbert of Villiéres and Sir Enguerrand Guengenne, knights.

JUNE, 1267 , 669

, JUNE 3-4, At Paris, a ,

JUNE 5. To wit, on Pentecost, at the same. On this day by God’s grace Sir Ph[ilip}, the eldest son of the king of France, together with many nobles of the kingdom of France, were girded with the sword of knighthood. We,

the king of Navarre, the count of Dreux, the lord of Harcourt, and many other nobles took the Cross, with God’s aid, from the lord legate on the island of Notre-Dame, where we preached before the king, the said legate, many prelates and barons of France, a multitude of the clergy, and a great

gathering of the people. , , -JUNE 6. At Paris. JUNE 7. At St-Denis. JUNE 8. At St-Martin, near Pontoise. JUNE 9. At Bray-sous-Baudemont. JUNE 10. At Frénes. : JUNE 11. To wit, on the feast of St. Barnabas the Apostle. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at Les Andelys. This day Master John, surnamed Faber, the rector of the church at Chambourgy, was ordained to the

_ priesthood. On oath, he promised to abide by our decision in that he had not taken steps to present himself for orders nor, contrary to his prior oath

manner, ne | , , We spent this night at Frénes. oe oe

which he took at the time of his collation, had he resided in the said church nor sought permission from us for not so residing, thereby acting in a rash.

JUNE 12. To wit, on Trinity Sunday. We received procuration at Quévre-

ville. Total for procuration: seven pounds, ten shillings. jUNE 13. At Déville.. JUNE 14. With God’s grace we celebrated the holy synod at Rouen.

JUNE 15. We held the synod of deans in our upper chamber at Rouen. Amongst other things which we accomplished in their presence, we ordained or decreed that every priest who did not attend the Rouen synods should be held to pay forty shillings of Tours for each absence from a synod, unless prevented by some legitimate reason. The monies collected may be distrib-

uted in whatever way we should desire.

This day the priest at Chartier appeared before us, by appointment, to purge himself with the seventh hand of priests® of the vice of incontinence of which he had been, and was, grievously defamed, especially with Germaine

of Asniéres. However, since he had brought with him some priests who were not quite suitable, that is to say, such ones as could not possess complete

_ knowledge of his life and manners, we assigned him the day after Assump- | tion to purge himself according to law of the foregoing, as it is stated, with

6 See above, October 16, 1248, n. 70. , ,

670 JUNE, 1267 the aid of six well-known priests, neighbors, and of good repute. , We spent this night at Ste-Catherine, at our own expense. JUNE 16. At Martot. JUNE 17-19. At Pinterville. JUNE 20. At Martot. JUNE 21. With God’s grace we married Henry Louvel to Petronilla of ValRicher, and we bestowed the marriage blessing at Notre-Dame-la-Ronde in

Rouen. , , This day we spent the night at Déville. , ,

JUNE 22. At Martot. JUNE 23. At Gaillon. JUNE 24. To wit, on the feast of St. John the Baptist. At Gaillon. JUNE 25-26. At Gaillon. JUNE 27. At Vernon. JUNE 28. At Mantes. JUNE 29. To wit, on the feast of SS.

Peter and Paul. JUNE 30. At Paris. yuLy 1. At Paris. yuLy 2. At Paris. On this day with God’s help, after seeking and obtaining the permission of the lord bishop of Paris,7 and after we had examined the process of election and the person of the elect by seeking the advice of prudent and good men in the hall of our Paris manor, we decided, as justice demands, to confirm the election held in the church of Lisieux of Dom Gui de Merle.

JuLy 3-9. At Paris. JuLy 10. At St-Denis-en-France. JuLy 11. At Lu-

zarches. JULY 12. At Senlis. yury 13. At Compiégne. juLty 14. At Noyon. juLy 15. At Gournay-sur-Aronde. jJuLy 16. At Bresles, at the manor of the bishop of Beauvais, the see [of Beauvais} being vacant, and at

our OWn expense.

JuLy 17. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Neufmarché, where were three monks of St-Evroult, to wit, Brother Victor, prior, and Brothers William of Falaise, Peter of Noyon, and Hugh of Breteuil. They ate meat thrice a week, and they said that this was with the permission of the abbot. Their service books were in poor condition, especially the Graduals. As we had done at our other visitations,8 we ordered the prior to keep the cloister clean or at least to close off completely that part adjacent to the cloister. They owed one hundred pounds to their abbot and ten pounds elsewhere. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: nine pounds. JULY 18. With God’s grace we visited the priory of St-Laurent-en-Lyons, _ where sixteen canons were in residence, two of whom were novices. One does not accuse another [in chapter}. Four lay brothers were in the priory; 7 Since Eudes was not in either his own diocese or his own archdiocese, permission from the ordinary in whose diocese or archdiocese he was residing had to be obtained

| before he could proceed to official acts affecting his own diocese or archdiocese. _ 8 See entries for September 17, 1258; October 3, 1261; August 22, 1263.

JULY, 1267 | 671 two were outside. There were two lay sisters. We forbade Brother Richard

| ... [lacuna in MS} to talk any further with his own daughter, for their chats had scandalized many. We also forbade the prior to permit her to visit or enter the house, and [we ordered him] to punish the said Richard severely should he disobey, either by withholding some of his food and wine or by some other method, as the prior should deem expedient. They owed three hundred twenty pounds, of which one hundred forty pounds was owed to a former priest at Buchy. With God’s grace we found other things to be in

good condition. We received procuration there this day. Total for proc- ,

shillings. , | uration: eight pounds. JULY 19. We received procuration from the lessee of the house or priory

of Nogent, near Neufchatel. Total for procuration: eleven pounds, ten

This day we visited the hospital or Hétel-Dieu at Neufchatel, where there were two canons, with a priest who was also prior, three lay brothers, six lay sisters, and two secular maidservants to attend the sick. We gave orders that the lay brothers and the lay sisters should confess and recetve Communion at least five or four times a year. Item, that the canons confess to their prior __ more often than they had been doing. They owed one hundred pounds; sixty

was owed to them. | | | | JuLy 20. At Aliermont. JULY 21. At Dieppe. JULY 22. To wit, onthe _ |

feast of St. Mary Magdalene, at Dieppe. With God’s grace we preached in the local churchyard. yuLy 23. At Aliermont. JULy 24. With God’s grace _ we dedicated St. Agatha’s church at Aliermont. JULY 25. To wit, on the feast of St. James. We celebrated Mass at St-Jacques-de-Tristeville. JULY 26. With God’s aid we visited the priory at Envermeu, where there were nine monks of Bec. There should be thirteen, but because of the very _ many burdens of the house the number had been diminished. We ordered the prior to inspect the monks’ coffers frequently. A general distribution of alms is made thrice a week to all comers. They owed six hundred pounds. This day we received procuration from the prior at our manor at Aliermont. Total for procuration: seven pounds, three shillings. JULY 27. With God’s aid we came to St. Mary’s church at Sauqueville, and we visited as best we could. Out of the entire chapter we found only Master Ralph, who is charged with the local cure, the precentor, and a deaf

man. We also found the church destitute of persons and defrauded of its , due services. The Divine Office was celebrated with little devotion or so-

672 | JULY, 1267 , lemnity. Inasmuch as we discovered that the absentees had carried off certain of the revenues which had been allocated to the resident canons for at | least a very long time, we ordered both the aforementioned Master Ralph and the precentor to warn Ferris, the treasurer, and Walter, called Gross, who had deserted the said church without permission and in violation of the ancient and approved statute of the church, to return thither, and faithfully to keep and maintain due residence as they were held to do. They [Master Ralph and the precentor} should withhold from them entirely the revenues which were due to a resident, and should distribute the revenues to those who were in residence. Item, they should select some suitable and faithful person from the chapter to receive the revenues belonging to the community and distribute them as should be done. Item, they should enact amongst themselves that a general chapter be held at least once a year, and on some fixed day, at which the state of the church might be dealt with. Also in this same chapter, whatever should be done by those who were present should have the stamp of authority. For a long time they have received nothing

from England. The church has six prebends. , This day with God’s grace we received procuration at Longueil from the

lessee there. Total for procuration: eleven pounds, ten shillings. | JULY 28. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Bacqueville-le-Martel,

where there were four monks from Tiron, to wit, Clement, prior, Ralph of Paris, John of Corbeville, and Walter of Crassville. They ate meat, as they said, thrice a week; they did not observe the fasts of the Rule. They owed fifty-six pounds; they had few supplies. We received procuration there this

day. Total for procuration: eight pounds. , : ,

JULY 29. We received procuration at Longueville. They did not compute. This same day we exchanged with Master John of Jumiéges the fruits of the _ prebend which he held for the fruits of the prebend which had belonged to Dom Senebald, and we immediately exchanged the fruits of that prebend with the archdeacon John of Neuilly-en-Thelle, for the fruits of the prebend

which he held. |

JULY 30. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Auffay, where there were six monks of St-Evroult, to wit, Brother Nicholas Mahiart, prior, and Brothers Dreux of Neufmarché, Alexander of Pontchardon, Henry of Montde-Piété, Robert of Bléve, and Ralph of Us. All were priests, with the exception of Brother Ralph of Us, whom we ordered to confess frequently and to receive Communion at least once a month. They occasionally ate meat when

AUGUST, 1267 673 there was no need. The prior was new. They owed two hundred fifty pounds, in addition to the king’s fine.? They had, as they said, a sufficiency

eight pounds. , |

of supplies. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: , JuLy 31. With God’s grace we visited the abbey of St-Victor-en-Caux. Ten monks were in residence; because of the poverty of the abbey eight had been dispatched and sent outside to various places. All the residents were priests but one, whom we ordered to confess more often than he had been doing and to receive Communion at least four or five times a year. Item, we ordered the abbot to have the Statutes of Pope Gregory frequently read out in chapter. Item, he should draw up and report his accounts in the presence of some person or persons from the community. They owed about four hundred pounds. With God’s grace we found other things to be in a sufficiently good condition, except that Brother Thomas had made himself obnoxious or hateful to all by reason of the shameful words, accusations, and insults

which he frequently and unreasonably directed towards many of them; even | before us in chapter we found him to be litigious and grumbling. We received procuration there this day. They did not wish to compute. AUGUST 1. To wit, on the feast of St. Peter in Chains, at Déville. AUGUST

2-3. At the same. AUGUST 4. With God’s grace we visited St-Georges-de- , Bocherville, where twenty-five monks were in residence, of whom two were

novices. All but [these} two were priests. More was owed to them than they owed. With God’s grace things were very well with them, for we found

them to be in excellent condition as to both temporals and spirituals. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: eight pounds. AUGUST 5. With God’s grace we visited the abbey at Jumiéges, where forty-five monks were in residence; all but twelve were priests. There were twenty-one outside; one was with the abbot of St-Victor[-en-Caux]. They owed about one thousand pounds; about four thousand was owed to them, but some of this was in bad debts. With God’s grace we found them to be in good condition. Nevertheless, since some had held and were holding bad

opinions about the conduct and action of the abbot, we privately admonished , him the next day, in the chamber where we were in the habit of sleeping and

in the presence of Masters J[ohn]} of Jumiéges; Brothers Adam Rigaud and , Henry of Houssaye of the Franciscans; and John Morgneval, our clerk, about

the following matters: that with greater willingness than formerly he should

9 The levy for the Crusade of Louis IX. _

674 _ AUGUST, 1267 consult with the prior, the seniors, and the more mature members of the community concerning any future undertakings, in order that he might act more advisedly and surely. Item, that he should not undertake to construct any sumptuous buildings without their advice and consent. Item, that he should try to recover that sum of money which Abbot Robert had left to them [and which was now} scattered about. Item, that he should not gossip and joke with the guests to such a late hour as he had been doing, for, as we understood, he had been in the habit of sitting up late at night with certain guests, telling jokes and drinking, so that his attendant monks felt they were extremely burdened thereby. Item, that he should try to travel in a more seemly and simple fashion, and in all things act and conduct himself more maturely. We not only forbade him to visit the priory at Villarceaux in the future but actually to keep away from it altogether.

This day we were at Caudebec, at our own expense. | AUGUST 6. With God’s grace we dedicated the church at Caudebec, and from the priest of this village we received procuration at St-Wandrille, by reason of the aforesaid dedication. AUGUST 7. With God’s grace, we visited the priory at Bourg-Achard,

where twelve canons were in residence. One of these, to wit, Geoffrey, called , Box, was being held in prison there; nine were in obediences outside. We ordered the prior to visit the outside canons more often than he had been doing, particularly those who are staying at Hernem. We enjoined a penance upon the prior because he had not as we had ordered him to do at our previous visitations!® fetched back the Summa of Master William of Auxerre from Master Nicholas, the rector of the church at Bois-Guillaume, which the

prior had loaned him some time before. They owed two hundred sixty pounds; one hundred sixty pounds in good was owed to them from past payments; they had a large supply of provisions. We received procuration

there this day. Total for procuration: eight pounds. } AUGUST 8. At Pinterville. AUGUST 9. To wit, on the feast of St. Lawrence,

at the same. AUGUST 10-11. At Martot. AUGUST 12. At Ste-Cathetine, at our Own expense. AUGUST 13. At Rouen. auGusT 14. To wit, on the Sun- | day next before the Assumption of the Blessed Mary. We went in procession

to St-Gervaise and preached in the atrium there. AUGUST 15. To wit, on Assumption Day. With Gods grace we celebrated this day’s feast at Rouen.

AUGUST 16-18. At Déville. a

10 See entry for June 28, 1266. _

SEPTEMBER, 1267 675 AUGUST 19. With God’s grace we visited the monastery of St-Ouen-de- , , Rouen, where there were fifty-eight monks; all but eight were priests. With God’s grace we found them to be in good state as to spirituals. However, the Divine Office was much disturbed because of the parish. They owed four thousand eight hundred twelve pounds, five shillings of Tours; there was

interest. a

owed to them in bad debts, as they said, twenty-six hundred pounds of Tours; |

five hundred pounds of Tours of the said debt which they owed was at |

We were at Déville this day, at our own expense. |

- auGusT 20. At Rouen. aucusT 21. With God’s aid we consecrated as bishop our venerable brother G[ui} de Merle1! in the cathedral of Rouen, our venerable brothers the suffragans of the church of Rouen assisting us.

AUGUST 22-23. At Martot. AUGUST 24. To wit, on the feast of St. Bartholomew the Apostle, at the same. AUGUST 25. At Martot. AUGUST 26.

At Bourg-Achard, at our own expense. AUGUST 27. At Cormeilles, at our own expense. AUGUST 28. To wit, on the feast of St. Augustine, a Sunday. We were present at the reception of our venerable brother G[ui} de Merle,

, by God’s grace bishop of Lisieux.

‘We spent the night at Lisieux. | AUGUST 29. At Pont-Audemer, to wit, on the feast of the Decollation of

St. John. | _ AUGUST 30. At the same. This day with God’s grace we celebrated a provincial council at the church of St-Ouen. Present were our venerable bro-

thers the suffragans of the church of Rouen: O. [Eudes} of Bayeux, | R[ichard]} of Avranches, G[ui} of Lisieux, Th[omas] of Séez and J{ohn} of | ~ Coutances, all by God’s grace bishops. R{alph} of Evreux was absent, and

he had offered a legitimate excuse by letter patent. Then with God’s aid we , acted and ordered as we should in accordance with the demands of business

and affairs, amongst which we read and recited publicy those statutes which | are herein contained in a schedule herewith inserted.12

_ AUGUST 31. We were at St-Philbert, at the manor of the bishop of Avranches, and at his expense. SEPTEMBER 1-2. At Pinterville. SEPTEMBER 3-4. At Gaillon. SEPTEMBER 5-6. At Frénes. SEPTEMBER 7. At Gournay.

11 Gui de Merle was consecrated bishop of Lisieux. See entry for July 2, 1267. , 12 Apparently the complete record of this council has been lost, but Mansi (XXIII, 1165-68) prints some statutes of the council which are a reproduction of the statutes _ as printed in Philip Labbé and Gabriel Cossart» Sacrosancta concilia (Venice, 1731),

XIV, 357-60. ,

676 SEPTEMBER, 1267 SEPTEMBER 8. To wit, on the Nativity of the Blessed Mary. We celebrated High Mass in St. Mary’s church in Gournay and preached in the churchyard there. This day with God’s grace we visited the leper house, where there were one chaplain, five lay brothers, two lay sisters, and two lepers. The chaplain received only as much as a lay brother. We forbade them to eat in the village in the future, as they had been in the habit of doing. They owed about twenty pounds, and they had almost enough supplies to last out the year. We spent this night in the said town, at our own

expense. -

SEPTEMBER 9. With God’s grace we visited the chapter of Gournay. In

: residence we found the dean, the treasurer, and Matthew of Montfort, a canon. Reginald, the sacristan’s helper, John of Etrépagny, and the younger brother of the treasurer were defamed, as it was said, of despoiling the Jews, of assaulting the townsmen at night, and of fishing in the king’s fish pond. We ordered the chapter to discipline and punish them for the above and to correct all these matters before the coming feast of St. Remy. Furthermore, since the aforesaid Matthew had been defamed for many years of a certain woman of Les Andelys, whom, indeed, he had kept for a long time in his own house, we expressly warned him not to allow her to frequent his house in the future, nor to live in the same house with her, and to abstain from the vice of incontinence. Item, since the treasurer had worn and was still wear-

, ing robes and supertunics which were too short, we enjoined him to wear more seemly clothing and to behave and conduct himself in a more becoming

fashion than he had been doing. _ This day with God’s aid we visited the local Hétel-Dieu, where there were three brothers and six sisters. They owed sixty shillings. With God’s grace

the house was in good condition. , 7 a

This same day with God’s grace we visited the nuns at St-Aubin. Thirteen

nuns were in residence; of these, three were in the vineyards. As we had done before,13 we expressly forbade them to receive anyone without our special permission. Since Anastasia had by her own choice resigned her duties

as subprioress, we rebuked and corrected her for this, enjoined on her a penance which seemed proper to us and forced her to resume the aforesaid office. Item, we ordered Richilde dismissed from her office as cellaress, for she had conducted herself in a manner unsuitable for an office of this kind. Thomas, rector of the church at Forges-les-Eaux, frequented the house to the 18 See entries for September 17, 1258; March 5, 1259/60; July 30, 1266.

SEPTEMBER, 1267 677 point of scandal, and John of Menerval, a cleric, did likewise; we gave orders that they be completely kept away from the house, so far as possible. Nothing

had been done about the orders we gave at our other visitation concerning | the roosters and hens.14 Item, as we had done before,!5 we expressly: ordered

that a certain miller, named Frongnet, be completely banished from the

house. They owed about thirty pounds. 5 _ This day we spent the night, to wit, September 10, at Bellosane.

_- SEPTEMBER 10. We were at La Ferté-en-Bray, at the expense of the vil-

lage. Total for procuration ... [lacuna in MS}. 7 _ SEPTEMBER 11. With God’s grace we dedicated the church there,. and spent this night at Sigy, where we received procuration from the local prior.

It should be known that our procuration may not exceed the sum of ten pounds of Tours, as is contained in a letter drawn up to set forth the agree-

ment entered into by the prior and us.16 -

SEPTEMBER 12. With God’s grace we visited this priory, where there were

six monks of St-Ouen-de-Rouen, to wit, Brothers Nicholas of La Luée, Humphrey of Louviers, John of Généste, Richard of Goderville, William of Beaumont, and William of Pré. Once a week alms are given to all

- comers. They owed about two hundred pounds. | _ a

This day we spent the night at Déville. , ,

_. SEPTEMBER 13. At Déville. SEPTEMBER 14. To wit, on the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, at the same. SEPTEMBER 15-16. At the same. SEPTEMBER 17. At Valliquérville, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 18. With God’s grace we dedicated the church of the said place, and spent the. night at the expense of the village. SEPTEMBER 19. At Déville. SEPTEMBER 20. With | God’s grace we visited the abbey of St-Amand-de-Rouen, where there were _ seven veiled nuns and seven little girls in secular garb, who had already been

received for the purpose of taking the veil. We gave orders that all the maidservants be paid from the common ftind and retrained at a definite wage. We forbade that anyone be received without our special permission. Item, [we ordered} that all unnecessary maidservants be sent away. They had one lay brother; we ordered the abbess to show careful and proper attention to the said lay brother, to wit, [to see} that he should confess frequently and receive Communion at the proper times, and [to see that} this lay bro-

14 See entry for July 30, 1266. oe . 15 See entry for July 30, 1266.

} _ 16 See entries for December 14, 1261; January 8, 1263/64; July 20, 1265.

678 SEPTEMBER, 1267 | ther was in charge of the bakery of the house. Item, we ordered the abbess to call in the prioress or the subprioress, or some other senior member of the community, when auditing and drawing up her accounts. Item, that she should try to augment the alms allowance. Item, that she should have the cloister gate most diligently guarded. We also forbade any work in silk to be done there, unless it was exclusively intended for the divine cult. They owed five hundred pounds. At their petition we granted them two contessors, a treasurer, and a penitencer. We spent this night at Déville, at our

own expense. |

SEPTEMBER 21. To wit, on the feast of St. Matthew. We celebrated Mass

at St. Matthew's church near the Rouen bridge, and, God permitting, we preached there. SEPTEMBER 22-23. At Déville. SEPTEMBER 24. At the same. With God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at Déville. SEPTEMBER 25. We spent the night with Sir Richard of Montiarde, knight, at his expense and that of the parishioners of Notre-Dame at Aunay. SEPTEMBER 26. With God’s help we dedicated this church, and we spent the night at the house of the priest at Osebosc, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 27. We dedicated the local church with God’s aid, and we spent the day there at the expense of the rector and of the village. SEPTEMBER 28. At the abbey at

Le Valasse, at our own expense. ,

SEPTEMBER 29. To wit on the feast of St. Michael, in Monte Gargano, at Tancarville. We celebrated Mass in the parish church and with God’s help preached a sermon. This day we were at the chamberlain’s castle, and at his

expense. | ,

SEPTEMBER 30. With God’s aid we dedicated St. Mary’s chapel, which is in this castle, and we were here this day, at the chamberlain’s expense. ocTOBER 1. At St-Wandrille, at our own expense. OCTOBER 2. At Déville. OCTOBER 3. At Rouen. OCTOBER 4. To wit, on the feast of St. Francis. At Rouen. OCTOBER 5-8. At Déville, because of the Exchequer at Rouen, which we attended daily, God helping us. ocTOBER 9. To wit, on the feast of St. Denis. OCTOBER 10-12. At Déville, for the Exchequer at Rouen, which with

God’s aid we attended daily. ocroBER 13. At Ste-Catherine, at our own expense. OCTOBER 14. At Gaillon. ocToBER 15. At Frénes. This day we had with us the lord legate? to France. OCTOBER 16. At Rouen. OCTOBER

17. At Rouen. The said legate celebrated a council about collecting the

17 Simon de Brie.

DECEMBER, 1267 679 tithe.18 OCTOBER 18. At Frénes. OCTOBER 19. At St-Germer-de-Flay, at our | own expense. OCTOBER 20. At Neuville-en-Hez. OCTOBER 21. At Compiégne. OCTOBER 22. At Soissons. OCTOBER 23. To wit, on the feast of St. Romain. At Jonchery. OCTOBER 24-27. At Rheims, with the king, on - the business connected with the count of Bar.19 OCTOBER 28. To wit, on the feast of SS. Simon and Jude. At Rheims. OCTOBER 29. At Rheims. OCTOBER

30. At Fismes. OCTOBER 31. At Soissons. NOVEMBER 1. To wit, on All Saints. With God’s grace we celebrated High Mass at the Franciscan monastery at Soissons, and breakfasted with the lord legate to France at the house of the bishop of Rheims. NOVEMBER 2. At Compiégne. NOVEMBER 3. At

Clermont. NOVEMBER 4. At St-Quentin-Beauvais. | _ -NOVEMBER 5. At Gisors, at the priory of St-Ouen, where we received _ seven pounds of Tours, in which amount only is the said house annually held

to us for procuration when we come to them once a year, nor can we nor should we demand anything more for procuration. - NOVEMBER 6. At Frénes. NOVEMBER 7. At Ste-Catherine, at our own ex-

pense. NOVEMBER 8. With God’s grace we celebrated the sacred synod at Rouen.

NOVEMBER 9. We celebrated the synod of deans. This day had been assigned to Andrew, priest at the chapel of St-Ouen, who had been defamed

of Mathilda, his parishioner, and had confessed to this ill fame. It was also | assigned to Peter, priest at Busc, in like manner defamed of Agnes; he had | confessed to the ill fame. They were assigned this day for the purpose of purging themselves according to law of these charges. Both failed to do so.

_ As they stood before us, we appointed for them the Friday following the coming feast of St. Lucy as the day when they should stand trial on the

foregoing, either at Rouen or in the vicinity. | 7 We spent this night at Martot. ,

, MOVEMBER 10. At Vernon. NOVEMBER 11. To wit, on the feast of St. Martin [ Hzemalis}. At Meulan. NOVEMBER 12-21. At Paris, to attend the | Parlement. NOVEMBER 22. On the feast of St. Cecilia. At Paris. NOVEMBER 23-24. At Paris, to attend the Parlement. NOVEMBER 25. On the feast of St. Catherine. At Paris. NOVEMBER 26-29. At Paris, to attend the Parlement. NOVEMBER 30. On the feast of St. Andrew. At Paris. DECEMBER 1-5. At *8 No record of this council seems to have survived. The tithe refers to the

Crusades. , Luxemburg. | ,

, 19 Probably to settle the dispute between Thibaud, count of Bar, and Henry of

680 DECEMBER, 1267 , Paris, to attend the Parlement. DECEMBER 6. On the feast of St. Nicholas. At Paris. DECEMBER 7. At Paris, to attend the Parlement. DECEMBER 8. On the Conception of the Blessed Mary. At Asniéres. DECEMBER 9. At Asniéres. DECEMBER 10. At Verberie. DECEMBER 11. At Noyon. DECEMBER 12. At

Ham. DECEMBER 13. At St-Quentin, on the feast of St. Lucy. DECEMBER 14. |

| At Gouy. DECEMBER 15-17. At Cambrai, to attend the council of the five dioceses, to wit, Cambrai, Liége, Toul, Metz, and Verdun.2° DECEMBER 18. At Bapaume. DECEMBER 19. At Corbie. DECEMBER 20. At Poix. DECEMBER , 21. At Foucarmont, at the expense of the abbey. DECEMBER 22. At St-Saéns. DECEMBER 23. At Rouen, and we made our O.21 DECEMBER 24. At Rouen.

This day Gerard, the rector at Vernonnet, resigned this church into out hands. DECEMBER 25. With God’s grace we celebrated the feast of the Nativity of the Lord at Rouen. DECEMBER 26. At Déville. DECEMBER 27. At | Jumiéges, at our Own expense. DECEMBER 28. At Pont-Audemer. Here begins the visitation of the diocese of Lisieux. DECEMBER 29. With God’s gtace we came to the monastery of St-Pierre-des-Préaux, in the diocese of Lisieux, and after we had preached with God’s help in the chapter house, we made a visitation. Thirty-two monks were in residence; two were novices; with the exception of these novices, all were priests. In the priories they do not observe the statutes of the Rule pertaining to the eating of meat and to the fasts; we ordered the abbot to have this corrected so far as could be done. More was owed to them than they owed; they had a sufficiency of wheat, oats, and wine to last out the year, and with God’s grace things were well with them. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration:

eight pounds, two shillings, two pence. , |

_ DECEMBER 30. With God’s grace we visited the abbey of the nuns of St-

| Léger, after we had first preached in chapter. Forty-five nuns were in residence, which is in accord with the certain and statutory number. One of them was staying alone with her mother at Argoulles, which displeased us. We then forbade the abbess to give further permission to any nun to go out, except with good company. Three general maidservants were there, and several private ones, of whose excessive number we disapproved. We ordered her to inspect the nuns’ coffers, for the purpose of removing any property, 20 There does not seem to be a record of this particular council. Most probably, Eudes’ ptesence was connected with the Crusade. Eudes had taken the cross at

Pentecost, June 5 of this year. , 21 See above, December 23, 1250, n. 135. .

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JANUARY, 1267 | | 681 more often than she had been in the habit of doing. Item, we forbade them to take any but the three vows taken at their profession, that is to say, of obedience, chastity, and poverty. They owed but little, as they said, and with the exception of wine they had enough provisions to last out the year. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: eight pounds, five

shillings. , a |

On the same day, to wit, December 30, and at the monastery of St-Légerdes-Préaux, there appeared before us in person Sister Lucy of Crévecceur, a nun attached to the monastery of the Holy Trinity at Caen, who for a long time had been excommunicate through our authority as metropolitan, seeking absolution from this sentence.22 After taking counsel with prudent men, we — were convinced that we ought to bestow the benefit of absolution upon her. On taking an oath on the Eucharist, she promised that she was prepared [to obey} our commands. Whereupon we enjoined her to accept three disciplines — |

in the chapter of her monastery, to repeat three psalters,?8 to fast for two , Fridays on bread and water, and to fast every Friday for a year on common food, as well as to restore and give back to the monastery all the goods which

_ she had taken or which she had been able to take. | DECEMBER 31. With God’s grace we came to the monastery at Grestain,

where we made a visitation after we had with His assistance preached a sermon. Twenty-six monks were in residence; they had two [monks} in England, two at Ste-Scholasse, in the diocese of Lisieux, and two in the county of Poitou, in the diocese of Angers. We ordered the abbot to visit _ the outside priories more often than he had been doing. All but one of the

resident monks were priests. Item, we ordered the prior to inspect the monks’ coffers lest they have any property. Item, we ordered them to make out their individual accounts each month in the presence of some of the

seniors of the community. They owed one hundred pounds; they had sufficient supplies to last out the year. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition. We received procuration there this day. Total for

procuration: eight pounds, twelve shillings. | an

JANUARY 1. On the feast of the Circumcision. We were there [at

Grestain}, at our own expense. oo 22 This refers to the disputed election at Holy Trinity at Caen between Beatrice

and Lucia de Crévecoeur. See entry for April 17, 1266. , oe 23 The most probable meaning in this instance is the imposition of a penance

it with the others in choir. , |

which consisted of reciting privately the Opus Dez three times in addition to reciting

682 JANUARY, 1267 JANUARY 2. With God’s grace we visited the abbey at Cormeilles, where

there were thirty monks; eight were in England. All but five were priests. Alms are given to all comers every day. They owed nine hundred pounds of Tours; three hundred ten pounds was owed to them; as yet they had not used up any of this year’s fruits. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition. We received procuration there this day. Total for

procuration: eight pounds, four shillings. JANUARY 3. We visited the abbey of nuns at Lisieux, where there were thirty-six nuns; there was no certain or statutory number. They should confess and receive Communion seven times a year. Two general maidservants are there. They owed forty pounds, and they had enough wheat, oats, and beer to last out the year. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition. The abbess was sick and was not present at the visitation. We received procuration this day from the bishop, and spent the night at his manor. JANUARY 4. With God’s grace we entered the vestry of the mother church

of Lisieux, and there we preached in Latin to the assembled canons, chaplains, and clerks-choral of this church. Afterwards, when the aforesaid chaplains and clerks-choral had left and the canons had remained with us, together with our venerable brother G[ ui}, by God’s grace the bishop there, we, with our companions and clerks, proceeded with His aid to make a visita-

tion, as was fitting. Having inquired into the state of the church, we discovered that by God’s grace it was in good condition as to both temporals and spirituals, and that at this time there was nothing which needed correction. We received procuration this day at the bishop’s palace, from the

chapter, |

JANUARY 5. With God’s grace we came to the priory at St-Hymer, where we preached a sermon and with God’s aid made a visitation. Ten monks of Bec-Hellouin were there; all but one were priests. They owed one hundred

pounds and had sufficient supplies to last out the year. All other things, including both spirituals and temporals, we found to be in good condition. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds,

two shillings.

JANUARY 6. We received procuration at St-Hymer from its prior, in the name of the priory at Blangy, to wit, on the Epiphany of the Lord. Total for procuration: seven pounds, five shillings. JANUARY 7. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Beaumont-en-Auge.

JANUARY, 1267 , 683 Twelve monks of St-Ouen-de-Rouen were in residence; all were priests. We issued orders that all the books of the church be catalogued in some roll or principal record at the mother church [St-Ouen-de-Rouen}. Item, that the

Statutes of Pope Gregory be copied out and frequently read in chapter. They , _ celebrated Mass but little, and confessed as rarely; we ordered the prior to have this corrected. Item, that he see to it that lay folk were kept away from the cloister. Item, that he inspect the monks’ coffers more frequently than he had been doing, for the purpose of removing any property from them. The refectory sometimes remained vacant and empty, which displeased us. They owed one hundred sixty pounds. We found other things to be in good state. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: six

pounds, sixteen shillings. oe eight pounds, three shillings. | JANUARY 8. We received procuration at Ste-Barbe. Total for procuration:

JANUARY 9. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Ste-Barbe, where thirty-five canons were in residence; all but four were priests; about thirtysix were outside in obediences. We ordered the prior to make frequent inspection of the monks’ coffers, and to visit them for the purpose of taking away any property. They owed one thousand pounds, four hundred pounds of which they owed to the abbot of Cormeilles for certain rents. They had

enough provisions to last out the year. Other things with God’s grace we

found in good condition. oO pounds. |

We received procuration this day at Crouttes. Total for procuration: seven

JANUARY 10. We visited the aforesaid priory at Crouttes, where there were two monks of Jumiéges, to wit, Brother Roger of Pont-Audemer, prior, and Brother Nicholas; both were priests. Mass should be sung every day in their chapel by one of them. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule, nor do they observe the Rule in the matter of eating meat. The buildings were badly in need of reroofing. They. owed four hundred pounds of Tours, which was the debt of William Durescu, the former prior, who had burdened , the house inordinately both with this debt and others. However, they thought

that they had enough supplies to last out the year. ,

eight pounds. |

We received procuration this day at Ticherville. Total for procuration:

This same day with God’s grace we visited this priory with our venerable brother in Christ G[ui}, by God’s [grace} the bishop of Lisieux, who had

684 JANUARY, 1267 breakfast with us this day. Three monks of St-Wandrille were there, to wit, Brothers Gerard of Beuseville, William of Muis, and Geoffrey Blondel. We forbade them to [ permit} women to dine with them in the future. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule; they ate meat when there was no need. The monks and the parish priest had but one chalice, and the church was very bare and uncleanly kept; neither were there sufficient ornaments there, which displeased us. They had sufficient supplies for the year; they owed

two hundred pounds. _ Se JANUARY 11. With God’s grace we visited the abbey at St-Evroult, where thirty-seven monks were in residence; all but twelve were priests. We ordered

the prior to make frequent inspection of the monks’ coffers to remove any | property. It was not the custom to accuse another [in chapter}, except for violation of the rule of silence. More was owed to them than they owed. | We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: eight pounds,

ten shillings. ee a :

JANUARY 12. To wit, on the octave of Epiphany. With God’s aid we visited the abbey at Bernay. Twenty-six monks were in residence; all but

four were priests. They confess and receive Communion once a month. They owed nothing; five hundred pounds was owed to them. They had sufficient supplies to last the year, and with God’s grace things were well with them. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds,

Pérriéts. :

eight shillings. -

This day we breakfasted at the manor of Sir Henry of Pérriérs, at

JANUARY 13. At Beaumont-le-Roger, at our own expense. JANUARY 14.

At Evreux, at the expense of the bishop. JANUARY 15. At Sausseuse, at our Own expense. JANUARY 16. At Chaumont, at our own expense. JANUARY 17. At Chambly. JANUARY 18. At Viarmes. JANUARY 19. At Paris. JANUARY 20. At Essones. JANUARY 21. At Milly-en-Gatenais. JANUARY 22.

To wit, on the feast of St. Vincent. With God’s grace we celebrated Mass _

and preached in the parish church of Milly. We spent the night at La Chapelle-la-Reine. JANUARY 23. At Chatenay. JANUARY 24. At Montargis. JANUARY 25. To wit, on the Conversion of St. Paul. At Gien. JANUARY 26.

At Aubigny. JANUARY 27. At La Chapelle-d’Angillon. yaNuaRy 28. At St-Palais, at the manor of the lord archbishop of Bourges, and at his expense. JANUARY 29-31. At Bourges, to attend the council. FEBRUARY 1. At Sancerre. FEBRUARY 2. To wit, on the Purification of the Blessed Mary. At the

MARCH, 1267 685 same. Here by God’s will we were crushed with rheumatism, and could neither celebrate Mass nor preach, nor do anything fitting for a prelate. With us were the lords and reverend fathers, J[ohn}, by God’s grace arch-

bishop of Bourges, and G[ui}, bishop of Auxerre.?4 FEBRUARY 3. At Ville-Catule, at the manor of the lord bishop of Auxerre,

and at his expense. FEBRUARY 4. At the priory of Espaillac, at the expense of the lord bishop of Auxerre. FEBRUARY 5. At Varzy. At his expense. FEBRUARY 6. At Clamecy. At his expense. FEBRUARY 7. At Vézelay. At his ex-

pense. FEBRUARY 8. At Basarnes. At his expense. FEBRUARY 9-10. At Reigny, at the manor of the bishop of Auxerre. FEBRUARY 11. At La FertéLouptiére. FEBRUARY 12. In the priory at Courtenay, near Chantecoq. FEBRUARY 13. At Nemours. FEBRUARY 14. At Verneuil. FEBRUARY 15. At Courquetaine. FEBRUARY 16. At the same, and we had breakfast at the house of Sir Peter of Cervole. FEBRUARY 17. At St-Maur. FEBRUARY 18. At Royaumont. FEBRUARY 19. We had breakfast at St-Denis, and we spent the night at Paris. FEBRUARY 20-21. At Paris. FEBRUARY 22. To wit, on _ Ash Wednesday, and, to wit, on [the feast of } St. Peter’s Chair [of Antioch}. At Paris. FEBRUARY 23. At Paris. FEBRUARY 24, To wit, on the feast of St. Matthew. At Paris. FEBRUARY 25-27. At Paris. FEBRUARY 28. At Conflans. MARCH 1. At Genainville. MARCH 2. At Frénes. MARCH 3. With

God’s grace we conferred Holy Orders at Les Andelys, and we spent the night at Frénes. MARCH 4-5. At Frénes. MARCH 6. We received procuration

at Gasny. Total for procuration: ten pounds. MARCH 7. With God’s grace we visited the said priory, that is to say, the

monks dwelling there. There we found Brother John of Fontaines, prior, _ and Brothers Geoffry of Renville and Simon of Pont-Audemer. We ordered

the prior to have a good missal made for the chapel of St-Nicaise across the , river, and to celebrate Mass more often than he was in the habit of doing. They owed nothing, since they remit to the abbey everything that is left over after providing for their own maintenance and that of their staff. They lived in the manor across the river, where they should not receive us but rather

here on this side, where we were in the habit of being received and. of getting procuration. Across the river they had a large staff and food for the

animals. We received procuration this day at Vesly. Total for procuration:

eight pounds, ten shillings. |

24 John de Sully (1261-71) and Gui de Mello (1247-70). Gams, Series episcoporum,

pp. 502, 523.)

686 : MARCH, 1267 MARCH 8. We were at Mortemer-en-Lyons, at the expense of the abbey, and we celebrated a high conventual Mass in pontificals this day, to wit, the feast day of the dedication of the abbey church. MARCH 9. We were at L’Ile-Dieu, a Premonstratensian house, at the expense of the abbey. This day Master Henry of Bailleul, rector of the church at Touffreville, resigned into our hands his portion of the said church, if we

wished to accept such a resignation. |

MARCH 10. We received procuration at Pérriérs from the lessee there. Total

for procuration: seven pounds, four shillings. MARCH 11. With God’s grace we preached and administered Confirmation

at Pérriérs, spent the night at Noyon-sur-Andelle, and received procuration

there. Total for procuration: nine pounds. | |

- MARCH 12. To wit, on the feast of St. Gregory. With God’s grace we visited the said priory, where there were seven monks of St-Evroult, to wit,

, Brother Jordan of La Chapelle, the prior, who was deaf; Dreux of Neufmarché; John of Duclair; Clement, the cellarer; Robert of Bléve; and Thomas

of Silly. They have received nothing from England for a long time. They owed four hundred pounds of Tours, sixty pounds of it to the abbot; they had sufficient provisions to last the year. With God’s grace we found other

things to be in good state. |

This same day by God’s grace we came to and visited the priory of MontDeux-Amants. Twelve canons were in residence, and ten were outside. We ordered the precentor to have each and every one of their books produced at least once a year and publicly displayed to the community, that they might be seen; we also ordered him to get back some which had been loaned, and we forbade him to lend any more to any person or persons without a good

acknowledgment or definite letter, and to lend them with the knowledge and consent of the community. Item, we ordered that each and every item of

the priory income be recorded in some register or roll. They owed about one hundred pounds; with the exception of oats, they had enough supplies to last the year. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: eight pounds, three shillings. MARCH 13. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Beaulieu. Twelve canons were in residence, and ten were outside. We expressly forbade. the prior to allow the lay folk to talk or gossip with the canons in the cloister, but rather to keep them away from it as far as he was able to do so. They owed six hundred pounds, and they did not have enough wheat and oats to

, MARCH, 1267 | 687 , last the year. Total for procuration: eight pounds. | MARCH 14-16. At Déville. MARCH 17. At Rouen. , -

MARCH 18. To wit, Mid-Lent Sunday. With God’s grace we preached the

Crusade at the Halls of the Old Tower,?5 and thence we translated, with great veneration and in procession, relics of St. Mary Magdalene, which the king had, through us, sent to the prior and convent of the Hétel-Dieu at Rouen.

We celebrated High Mass in the cathedral. — :

‘MARCH 19. At Déville. MARCH 20. At St-Saéns, at the monks’ priory, _ where we received procuration this day. Total for procuration: six pounds,

ten shillings. | _ ,

MARCH 21. With God’s grace we visited the said priory, where there were

five monks of St-Wandrille, to wit, Brother Herbert, prior, and Brothers , ‘Ralph of Manteville, William of Anxtot, John Godebout, a physician, and John, surnamed Erne, who was not a priest. We ordered this last to confess and receive Communion at least once a year. At their mill they had a certain miller, incontinent and defamed thereof; therefore we ordered him removed. The prior rarely celebrated Mass and was in poor health. Very often they ate meat when there was no need. [The priory} had some debts; however, it had sufficient supplies to last the year, as [the prior} said. _ This same day with God’s grace we came to the priory of nuns there, and, having preached a sermon, we made a visitation. There were eighteen nuns, three maidservants, and two lay brothers. Jeanne of Morcent, the prioress, was defamed of Reginald, the priest at ’Hortier. Petronilla of Dreux, the | cellaress, was over and over defamed, as before,2® of Ralph of Maintru. We found Agnes of Equetot and Jeanne of Morainville to be liars and perjurers~

| when we asked some questions of them under oath. Wherefore we went away, as it were, sad and out of patience. They owed one hundred forty pounds; with the exception of oats, they had supplies to last the year. They will receive a large amount of money from the sale of woodlands. We received procuration this day at Bures. Total for procuration: nine pounds, twelve shillings.

MARCH 22. We visited the said priory, where two monks of Pré were staying, to wit,...[/acuna in MS}, who was the companion of the prior, 25 The Old Tower was a former castle of the dukes of Normandy and was destroyed

by Philip-Augustus in 1204. In its place the commune of Rouen built the “Halls.” (Giry, ed., Les Etablissements de Rouen, Il, p. 51.) 26 See entry for January 22, 1266/67.

688 MARCH, 1267 who was then absent. They do not observe the Statutes of the Rule pertaining

to the eating of meat and the fasts. Two monks of Pré, under obedience to the prior of Pré, should always be there; these two are held to remit annually to the said priory whatever remains to them after providing for their own

maintenance and that of their staff. — = .

MARCH 23. We came to the priory or house at Wanchy, where there was a certain lay lessee who had received it in fee from the abbot of St-Ouen-deRouen, and from him we received procuration this day at our home at Alier-

, mont. Total for procuration: ... [/acuna in MS}. | MARCH 23{sic}-24. At Aliermont, at our own expense. MARCH 25. To wit, on the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary. We celebrated Mass and preached at St. Mary’s church in Aliermont. MARCH 26-27. At Aliermont. MARCH 28. At St-Victor-en-Caux, at our own expense. MARCH 29-30. At Déville. MARCH 31. At Rouen. APRIL 1. With God’s grace we preached on

, Palm Sunday in the vestibule of St-Laurent, as is customary, and with His aid we performed the Office of this day. APRIL 2-3. At Déville. APRIL 4. We dined with the Franciscans, and spent the night at our manor in Rouen. APRIL 5. To wit, on Holy Thursday. We granted the absolutions which are accustomed to be made at Rouen this day, and we celebrated the Office of the chrism, with God’s help, at the cathedral. APRIL 6. We celebrated this day’s Office at the cathedral.. APRIL 7. To wit, on Holy Saturday. At Rouen.

{No entry for April 8.}?7 a

27 Eudes’ clerk’s chronology was incorrect; VI Ides April (April 8) was Easter Sunday. The clerk made no entry for the VI Ides April and incorrectly placed Easter Sunday on the V Ides April (April 9). Actually, Easter fell on April 8 in 1267/68.

1268. OB APRIL 9. We celebrated the holy Easter Day at Rouen. | APRIL 10. We came to the monastery of St-Georges-de-Boscherville, where

we gave ecclesiastical burial to the body of Gfuilelmus} [William], the chamberlain of Tancarville, of venerable memory, who had died the preceding Friday. On this day we buried his heart in the chancel of the Franciscan

expense. | 7

monastery at Rouen, and we spent the night at Ste-Catherine, at our own -. APRIL 11-14. At Pinterville. Apri, 15. At Martot. APRIL 16. At Bec-

- Hellouin. aprit 17. To wit, the dedication day of this church. With God's grace we preached in chapter, and celebrated High Mass there. APRIL 18. At |

Jumiéges, at our own expense.

APRIL 19. With God’s grace we came to the monastery at St-Wandrille, where we first preached in chapter and [then} made a visitation. ‘Thirtyeight monks were there; all were priests. A stone railing inappropriate and unseemly was placed in the lobby of the entrance to the cloister; we ordered it taken away. One monk was alone at Roeny; we ordered the abbot not to delay in giving him a companion. Outside, in England and elsewhere, there were thirty-three monks. Alms should be given daily to all comers. They owed two thousand pounds, of which two hundred was at interest. We re-

ceived procuration there this day. They did not wish to compute. | _ APRIL 20. At Le Valasse, at the expense of the abbey.

APRIL 21. We visited the priory at Graville. The prior was sick at this time and could not be present at the visitation. However, after we had preached, as was fitting, we gathered before us the canons of the place and proceeded in his absence to make a visitation. We learned that there were ten canons in residence, counting the prior. There was no one with the cure of souls at Bellevue; we ordered them to see to it that one was placed there. They owed nothing. A little, as the prior had told us,1 was owed to them.

1259/60. , : |

We also heard the same thing from the community. With God’s grace we | 1 mae probably refers to the sixty pounds owed to them. See entry for January 5,

690 APRIL, 1268 | found other things to be in good condition. We received procuration there _

this day. Total for procuration: six pounds, two shillings. APRIL 22. With God’s grace we dedicated St. Nicholas’ church at L’Eure and spent the night at Graville, at the expense of the rector and parishioners

of that place [L’Eure}. ,

APRIL 23. With God’s grace we visited the abbey at Montivilliers, where there were sixty-one nuns, although, according to the certain and statutory

number, there should be but sixty. However, the legate, on his own wish and authority, had had the daughter of Thibaud, called Cambellanus, placed there. All of them should confess and receive Communion at least once a month. They had four general maidservants. We ordered the abbess and the prioress to see to it that the loaves and fragments from the refectory were more carefully and better looked after than they had been. It was customary for alms to be given thrice a week, and alms were distributed there to all comers and, in accord with the ancient practice of abbess Alice, the abbess

must maintain thirteen poor folk every day. More was owed to them than they owed. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition. We received procuration there this day. They did not care to compute. APRIL 24. We were at Valmont, at our own expense. — APRIL 25. To wit, on the feast of St. Mark. With God’s grace we visited the abbey, where there were twenty-four monks; all but three were priests; two were at St-James. We ordered those who were not priests to confess and receive Communion at least once a month. We ordered the prior to have the Rule and the Statutes of Pope Gregory frequently read aloud in chapter. One

did not accuse another [in chapter}; we ordered this corrected. Item, we ordered the kitchener, the pittancer, the sacristan, the infirmarian, and the other officials of the house to draw up their accounts in the presence of the abbot, the prior, and some of the seniors of the community. Item, since we discovered that there were too many boys about the place, as well as boys from the town, and that both frequented the abbey too much, to its expense and loss, we expressly ordered the abbot to try to find some remedy for this, that is to say, that he should permit only necessary servants to stay there and that particularly he should keep them from the cloister, refectory, infirmary,

kitchen, and entrance or lobby which is just in front of the kitchen. Also, we ordered him to enjoin the doorkeeper, under pain of dismissal, to watch the gate better than he had been doing. We also forbade the monks to presume to have their own private messengers, as they had. Item, we ordered

APRIL, 1268 691 the abbot to be considerate of Abbot Peter,? to study how to act toward him, to visit him frequently in charity and mercy, and to supervise the accounts

of his expenditures. We removed the nephew of Abbot Peter from his society, since the former had made himself somewhat of a nuisance to the latter; we ordered the abbot to provide him with another who would be ‘more suitable. Furthermore, since we learned that William Pothon, a monk, to the damage or loss of the abbey, had pledged a certain English manor without the consent of the abbot and community, and that he had lived perversely

beyond the seas; since in our presence, when the community had been _ gathered in chapter before us, he had spoken against his own abbot with irreverence of mind and unbridled contumely, we caused him to be seized and taken to our manor at Rouen to be detained there. Moreover, he had brought from England certain articles, to wit, a coverlet of vair, an ivory horn, a silver cup, and certain other things which he was never willing to confess that he had carried off. Furthermore, we privately warned the abbot to try to conduct himself in such a way that he might be able to restore his teputation, which had been somewhat impaired by the vice of incontinence. — Item, we warned Abbot Peter’s nephew to mend his ways, for we had learned

that he had occasionally and scandalously left the house at night. They owed nothing, and much was owed to them; they had, both in cash on hand and in good debts, up to about four hundred pounds of Tours. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: six pounds, eight shillings,

two pence. oe

APRIL 26. We came to the house or priory at Etoutteville, which we found

to be miserably deformed as to both spirituals and temporals. Two monks from Lewes were there. They had twenty shillings a week for their support. _ We received procuration this day at Ouville from the lessee of Etoutteville.

Total for procuration: ten pounds, seventeen shillings. | APRIL 27. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Ouville, where there

were eleven canons. We gave orders that all books should be more frequent- | ly brought into the chapter and displayed to the community. We ordered that lay folk be kept out of the cloister. Item, we expressly forbade the canons to drink in the garden in the future. Since we found the prior weak and feeble, we thought that, as he requested, he should be relieved of his office. They owed one hundred twenty pounds. We received procuration

old age.

a On May 24, 1262, Eudes had accepted Abbot Peter’s resignation because of

692 APRIL, 1268 there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds, twelve shillings. APRIL 28-30. At Déville. MAy 1. To wit, on the feast of SS. Philip and James. At Déville. We went to Rouen daily to attend the Exchequer. MAY 2. At Déville. May 3. At the same. This day we invested John of Morgneval with a portion of the church at Normanville, in the stead and name of Master Robert John, on whom, in our paternal goodness, we had conferred it. MAY 4-5. At Déville. May 6. At Martot, on the feast of St. John before the

Latin Gate. MAY 7. At Pinterville. may 8. At Gaillon. May 9. On the Translation of St. Nicholas. At Vernon, with the king. May 10. At Vernon.

of Ouville. | oo :

with the king. MAy 11. At Vernon, with the king. This day, as the law requires, we confirmed the election of Brother Robert of Limanville as prior This same day we conferred on Dom John of St-Benoit the church at Neu-

ville-Royale and invested John of Morgneval with it. |

MAY 12-14. At Vernon. , |

‘MAY 15. With God’s grace we visited the priory at St-Martin-la-Garenne,

where there were three monks of Bec-Hellouin. There: should be five, but the abbot had recalled two of them to the cloister, partly because of the needs

of the priory which was burdened with debts and partly to increase the number of those forming the community of the abbey. These are the names of the monks: Brother John of Bec, prior, and Brothers Geoffrey of Hérou-

ville and Andrew of Rouen. They ate meat and used feather beds when there was no need, and badly observed the fasts of the Rule. They owed one hundred thirty pounds in addition to a large old debt, to wit, of three hundred twenty pounds, which they owed to Abbot Robert. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: six pounds, six shillings. MAY 16. With God’s grace we came to the priory at Villarceaux, where there were nineteen nuns. According to the certain and statutory number — there should be twenty nuns, four lay sisters, and four general maidservants. Item, as we had done before,3 we ordered them to remove without fail all

damoiselles or secular maidens, if there were any, and not to permit any person or persons to remain except that person or persons intended to take the veil. Item, we ordered the prioress to cast her accounts more frequently than she had been doing in the presence of seniors elected by the community. Eustasia, a former prioress, had a certain bird which she kept to the annoy-

ance and displeasure of some of the older nuns, wherefore we ordered it 3 See entries for January 15, 1265/66; March 18, 1266/67.

MAY, 1268 693 removed. She, because of this, spoke somewhat indiscreetly and irreverently to us, which much displeased us. They did not have wheat and oats to last

until the new harvest. They owed seventy pounds. This day we received procuration at St-Laurent-en-Lyons.4 Total for proc-

uration: ... [Jacuna in MS}. | - ae -

MAY 17. To wit on the feast of the Ascension of the Lord. In the morning |

with God’s grace we visited the aforesaid priory, where there were four monks of Josaphat-sous-Chartres, to wit, Brother Philip of Sérans, prior, and

Brothers John Rigaud, Giles of Morete, and Adam of Brie. We ordered them to observe silence after Compline. The prior had never inspected the monks’ coffers, although on our former visitations’ we had several. times enjoined him to do this; wherefore we had impossed a penance upon him, to with, that he should repeat the seven [penitential} psalms and the Litany. Once again we ordered him to do the same penance. They ate meat every day but Fridays and Saturdays, which much displeased us. We forbade the prior to permit the monks to go out to the wood alone in the future, or indeed to pass beyond the gate, as they were in the habit of doing. Crispin, the prior’s servant, was a person of ill-repute and unsuitable; that is to say, he was a dice

player and a haunter of taverns. We were under the impression that the abbot had ordered the prior to remove him and to expel him before the coming feast of St. John the Baptist. The prior, as we discovered, had scatcely celebrated Mass for five months, at which his fellow monks were greatly astounded. We, likewise, were not inexcusably surprised at this. It was believed that this was because of an unpaid tithe; but he told us, when

we inquired into the reason, that he had never omitted to celebrate Mass , because of any default in the payment of the tithe, and that he intended to give a somewhat secret explanation to his abbot right away. They had neither

wheat nor oats; they owed one hundred pounds. a This same day with God’s grace we came to the priory at Juziers, where , we took part in a procession, celebrated Mass in pontificals, as was fitting, _ and with God’s aid preached a sermon. We received procuration there this day, to wit, Ascension Day. MAY 18. With God’s grace we visited the said priory, where there were 4 Actually St-Laurent-en-Cornecervine. St-Laurent-en-Lyons was a house of Augus_ tinian canons, whereas St-Laurent-en-Cornecervine was a. Benedictine priory. The

mistake is Bonnin’s, since the MS has the correct notation in the margin. , 5 See entries for August 27, 1262; June 20, 1266.

694 MAY, 1268 a seven monks of St-Pére-de-Chartres, to wit, John, prior, William Bird, John of Liancourt, Philip of Fontenay, Anselm of Stampe, Baillet, and Geoffrey of Chartres. They did not have enough chalices. We gave orders that they read the schedule or calendar of the saints every day. They owed forty pounds. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule very well; they ate meat and used

feather beds when there was no need. | This same day we came in person with God’s permission to the priory at

Gaillonet, and immediately we went on to the house of St-Céme, near Meulans, which belongs to Bec-Hellouin. There we received procuration from the prior of Gaillonet. MAY 19. With God’s grace we came to the Hétel-Dieu at Pontoise, where with His aid we preached to the brothers and sisters of the said house, who were gathered there before us in a certain lobby near the chapel. Then we made a visitation. In residence were Dom John of Fenins, a canon of StMellon-de-Pontoise, appointed by the king as custodian and rector of the house, and also. two canons dressed in the garb of canons-regular, who celebrated the day and night Offices there and heard the confessions of the sick. | The said John, the rector, had the cure of souls of all of the inhabitants of the said house, both sick and well. Also there were fourteen veiled sisters in residence, and one who had already been received for the purpose of taking the veil; there were also four lay brothers. We ordered the prioress that in the future she and the said J[ohn}, when making up their accounts, should call in the two aforesaid priests and two of the older and more mature sisters who had been chosen by the others. They owed but little; with the exception of wheat they had sufficient provisions to last the year. We made this visitation with God’s aid after Dormitio, or, as is said, when the evening

reading was over.® ,

our vicar resides. , ae

_ We spent the night at our own expense at our manor in the town, where

cension. | , |

MAY 20. With God’s grace we celebrated a parish Mass and preached and confirmed at St. Mary’s church in Pontoise, to wit, on the Sunday after As-

We spent the night, at our own expense, at our aforementioned manor. MAY 21. With God’s grace we came to St-Mellon and preached in a certain building near the church which the canons use for a chapter house. With His aid we performed the duty of a visitation. Here we found a dean and

6 e., just before Compline. ,

MAY, 1268 695 two resident canons, to wit, Dom John of Fenins, a ptiest, and Master Robert of Attrabate, a physician. There are nine prebends, and there are perpetual _ vicars, to wit, Dom Richard, vicar-warden for the treasurer; Robert of Brie,

the vicar of Master Robert of Attrabate; Baldwin of Meaux, the vicar of Master Adam of Picardy; William of Longuesse, the vicar of Imbert the al-

moner; John Small, the vicar of John of Mont-Lucile; Robert of Vernon, the | vicar of Dom John of Fenins; William the Norman, the vicar of Dom Robert of Corbeil; Simon, the vicar of Vincent la Pie; Fromond, the dean’s vicar;

, and Peter of Limoges, the vicar of Grosparmi. There were some chaplains there whose number and names we did not record; there were two clerics, one a deacon, and the other a subdeacon; who must vest themselves daily for High Mass. We forbade them to talk in choir in the future, as they were

wont to do. Dom Simon and Dom William of Longuesse, above-mentioned __ vicars, were defamed of the vice of incontinence, and we found that the said

, Simon, by reason of this vice, had scandalized the entire community, for he had had two children by a certain loose woman whom he was keeping. We enjoined our vicar to act for us in proceeding against them in these matters, and we gave him a letter patent commissioning him to act for us. Fromond,

the dean’s vicar, and Luke, a deacon, had not performed their duties as canons of the church for a long time, having absented themselves at their own whim and without anyone’s permission. Since they are held to maintain

continual and personal residence, we had them notified according to law through our vicar to see to it that they returned to the church to take up permanent residence there within six months and to devote themselves to the _ setvice due to God, or otherwise we would proceed against them as the law demands. Item, we ordered the dean and the canons to have repaired at once a certain leak which threatened danger and collapse to the wall adjacent to St. John’s altar. To speed up this repair work we advanced them the needed _

cash, through our vicar [of Pontoise}, until the next harvest. Oo Immediately after the said visitation we came this day to St. Petet’s priory, and with God’s aid we visited as we are entitled to do and as is fitting. Here we found four monks of Bec-Hellouin, to wit, John of St-Cloud, Roger of

Estivente, Peter of Mesnil, and John of St-Aubin; all were priests. There should be more, but the abbot had recalled some to the cloister. They owed about sixteen pounds. With God’s grace we found them in good condition. The same day, having made this visitation, with God’s aid, we confirmed many children in St. Peter’s church, and we spent the night at our manor in

696 MAY, 1268 the town, where, by reason of the visitation at St-Mellon, we received one hundred shillings of Paris, in which amount the chapter of St-Mellon is held for procuration once each year when we visit this church. The said chapter has to provide us with salvers, dishes, cups, beds, and general cooking uten-

sils, and to find quarters for us should we wish it. MAY 22. At Asniéres. MAY 23. At the same. This day we breakfasted with the legate,7 at Royaumont. May 24. At Bellencourt, at the manor of Anselm of I’Tle, and at his expense. MAY 25. We were at Ressons, at the expense of the abbey. MAY 26. At St-Quentin, near Beauvais, at our own expense. Here with God’s aid we celebrated the Office of the day with the community. MAY 27. To wit, on Pentecost. At the same, and on this feast we celebrated High Mass. Afterwards we were present at the reception of the lord bishop of Beauvais, and we ate with him. May 28. At St-Germerde-Flay. MAY 29-31. At Frénes. JUNE 1. At Déville. JUNE 2. At the same. Overcome by the infirmity of our own body, we could not confer Holy Orders. Of his graciousness John, by His grace bishop of Litbeck, a suffragan of the archbishop of Bremen, who was then staying at Grandmont near

Rouen, conferred them in our stead. , , oe JUNE 3-4. At Déville. JUNE 5. This day, because of this infirmity, we could not hold the synod. JUNE 6-8. At Déville. JUNE 9-10. At Martot. JUNE 11. To wit, on the feast of St. Barnabas the Apostle. At Martot. JUNE 12-17. At Pinterville. JUNE 18-19. At Gaillon. juNE 20-23. At Pinterville. JUNE 24. To wit, on the Nativity of St. John. At the same. JUNE

25-26. At Pinterville. -

JUNE 27. At the same. This day we conferred upon Robert of Harcoutt the prebend which Master Peter of Aumale had previously held in the church of Rouen, and we invested Master John of Jumiéges with this, in the stead and name of the said Robert. This was done in our companion’s chamber and in the presence of Brothers Adam Rigaud; Nicholas of Hauteville; Henry of Houssaye; Willard, the prior of Salle-aux-Puelles; and John of

Morgneval. |

JUNE 28. At Pinterville. JUNE 29. To wit, on the feast of SS. Peter and Paul. At the same. JUNE 30. At Pinterville. yuLy 1. At Pinterville. yULY

2-3. At Martot. juLy 4. To wit, on the Translation of St. Martin. At Déville. yuty 5-7. At Déville. jury 8. At St-Victor, at our own expense.

7 Simon de Brie. ,

JULY 9-10. At Aliermont. ,

| AUGUST, 1268 697 - JULY 11. To wit, on the Translation of St. Benedict. At the same. This day the men of St-Aubin, at the command of the count of Dreux, their lord, appeared in person before us and made amends for having taken away from

one of our clerics, a warden of Aliermont, a stag which he had chased and | had captured at St-Aubin. In token of an amend of this kind they brought with them a bull calf which they offered us and which we kept in the name

and stead of the said stag. Here are the names of these men: William oO Esperon, Gilbert Galcet, John Fouchier, Robert Tassel, Walter the Englishman, Ralph of Perrin, Robert Willart, Henry Solles, Nicholas of Boncourt, Peter le Braceor, Peter of Porte, and Ralph Savoulet. The bailiff of the said town [St-Aubin} and his son made the same amend to us on the following

day. , , oe , , We spent this night at Dieppe. , So |

| JULY 12. At Dieppe. JULY 13-15. At Aliermont. JULY 16. At St-Victor, | at our OWN expense. JULY 17-21. At Deéville. JULY 22. To wit, on the feast of St. Mary Magdalene. At the same. juLy 23. At Martot. JULY 24-

28. At Pinterville. juLy 29-31. At Gaillon. aAucust 1. To wit, on the feast of St. Peter in Chains. At Gaillon. aucusT 2. At Martot. AUGUST 3.

At Jumiéges, at our own expense. | | | AUGUST 4. With God’s grace we visited the monastery at Jumiéges, after

with His aid we had first preached in chapter. Forty-three monks were in. , residence; twenty-one were outside; all but eleven of the residents. were priests. With God’s grace we found the community to be in good state concerning the Divine Office and in the matter of the observance of the Rule. Yet they had been exceedingly disturbed about certain things which at the time, both inside and outside the abbey, were being said about the abbot.

There was a sinister report about him. There in full chapter, Brother Peter , of Neubourg, a monk of this monastery, stood up and uttered many unsuitable and shameful things against the abbot in our presence by way of denun-

ciation,’ but without binding himself to prove them. However, he did present one formal accusation against his abbot, reading publicly from a

certain document all of which follows: - , -

I, Brother Peter of Neubourg, a monk of Jumiéges, in my own name and in that of the said monastery, and for the best interest of the same, present before 8 Charges made to an ecclesiastical superior, either orally or in writing. Canon law demanded that proof be furnished with the denunciation. For the canonical , procedure of denunciation, see Corp. jur. can., Decretal., Lib. v, Tit. 1. cap. 1-27.

698 AUGUST, 1268 you, Reverend Father [Eudes], by God’s grace archbishop of Rouen, accusation against Richard, the abbot of Jumiéges; by way of that he is a forger in that he

falsely wrote, or had written, a certain letter in the name of our community, for which letter he falsely took the names and implied the consent of our | brothers, though absent and ignorant of the whole, and secretly and at night he signed or caused to be signed this letter with the community seal. This letter concerned the revocation of a certain agreement or ordinance in the case of a dispute moved between you, on the one hand, and ourselves and our monastery on the other, and which had been drawn up by persons known and worthy of credit. When this came to the attention of our brothers, they held

it to be invalid, and this I offer to prove in legal form against him. | Wherefore, for the reason aforesaid, I, the said Brother Peter, in my own name, request that the said abbot be canonically punished by you, and I beg you to take legal steps in this matter when you shall have received sufficient evidence of the aforesaid crime. And I subject myself to retaliation should I fail to prove the said crime.®

To further this accusation I request that you appoint me a certain day and a secure place, and that the said abbot be called to appear against me and hear

your verdict on the said day and at the said time. | , Having heard this, we assigned the parties to appear before us, or before our official of Rouen, on the Monday following the feast of St. Giles, at Rouen, if the said day be not a feast day; but should it be, then on the Tuesday following. Since, indeed, we quite early realized that the whole monastery was scandalized and upset because of the abbot, and we had heard many evil things about his actions and his activities, we called him before us the

next day in the chamber where we were accustomed to stay and in the presence of the abbots of St-Wandrille and of St-Georges, and of the venerable men Masters Jf{ohn} of Neuilly-en-Thelle, the archdeacon of GrandCaux; G. [ William} of Flavacourt, the archdeacon of Petit-Caux; J[ohn} of

Jumiéges, a canon of Rouen; Wf[illard,]the prior of Salle-aux-Puelles; Brother Adam Rigaud; Robert of Senlis; and John of Morgneval. We specifically warned him as follows, to wit, that he should not keep dogs and birds for the purpose of hunting. Item, that he should keep entertainers away from his quarters. Item, that he should abstain from superfluous spending and building. Item, that he should neither dine nor stay up late in

lex talionis.

® If the plaintiff could not prove the guilt of the defendant, the former was subject to the punishment which would have been that of the latter. This was the

SEPTEMBER, 1268 699 his room, as was his practice. Item, that he entirely avoid associating with , any women whatsoever. Item, that he procure a decent staff of servants (familiam honestam). Item, that he farm out his manors better and to greater

profit. Item, that he should not burden his monks unduly. Item, that he attend the meeting of the community in better manner and more frequently than he had been doing, and that he try to conduct himself with more understanding and suitability in all things. He promised in the presence of all,

taking an oath on the Blessed Sacrament in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament that did he not comply with our admonition in the things aforesaid, he would obligate himself to do whatsoever we should order or tell him to do, and in these matters he expressly submitted himself to our mandate. Two of the abbot’s servants, to wit, John of Picardy and John of Gisors,

: were not of good character. We ordered them removed. They owed five

compute. | Oo

hundred pounds; twenty-five hundred pounds was owed to them, the larger part of it in bad debts. We received procuration there this day. We did not

AUGUST 5. At Martot. aucusT 6-7. At Frénes. aucust 8. At Vernon.

AUGUST 9. At Mantes. auGUST 10. To wit, on the feast of St. Lawrence. At Mantes. AuGusT 11. At St.-Germain-en-Laye. AUGUST 12-13. At Paris.

AUGUST 14. To wit, on the vigil of the Assumption. At St-Maur. AUGUST | 15. On the said feast. At the same. AUGUST 16-20. At Paris. AUGUST 21. At St-Denis. AUGUST 22. At Luzarches. AUGUST 23. At Creil, where we

, were bled. AuGust 24. To wit, on the feast of St. Bartholomew. At Creil. AUGUST 25. At Creil. AUGUST 26. At Compiégne AUGUST 27. At Noyon. , | AUGUST 28. At Gournay-sur-Aronde. AUGUST 29. At Breteuil. To wit, on {the feast of } the Decollation of St. John. AuGusT 30. At Poix. AUGUST 31.

At Aumale, at our own expense. 7

SEPTEMBER 1. To wit, on the feast of St. Giles. With God’s grace, we visited the abbey, after a sermon had been preached in chapter by Master R{obert} of Darnestal, the archdeacon of Eu, who had never preached there

as atchdeacon, but who now, on our authority and at our request, as. our companion, propounded the Word of God. There were ... [lacuna in MS}

monks in residence; one was a novice; one, to wit, Dom Eustace, was in Eng- | land, and he had lately sent back a certain monk whom the abbot had sent to him as a companion, so that he had remained there alone, which much displeased both the abbot and ourself. They did not confess frequently; we ordered this corrected. A general distribution of alms is made there thrice.

, 700 SEPTEMBER, 1268 a week. They did not keep the cloister well. Sometimes they went out through the meadows and other places without permission; we ordered this corrected. We forbade them to leave the refectory empty in the future, for they occasionally ate together elsewhere for recreation. We ordered those who were not priests to confess and receive Communion more often than they

had been doing. They owed seven hundred pounds; of old wheat they had over three hundred mines, and of oats twenty mines. Item, we expressly forbade them to allow the Divine Services to be celebrated by anyone in St. Mary’s chapel beyond the town, except in the customary manner, that is to say, Vespers on Saturday and Mass on Sunday, or unless it was necessary to perform them at other times for some of the nobles who might perchance wish to have Mass celebrated or hear Vespers there. We also ordered them to appoint some monk to receive the guests and make suitable provision for

them, and to take better care of the sick than had been the case. Dom Matthew was defamed of incontinence and was said to have made pregnant Maelota, who lived near the abbey. We received procuration there this day.

Total for procuration: eight pounds, three shillings, two pence. | SEPTEMBER 2. We received procuration at the priory of Mortemer-sur-

Eaulne, where there were three monks of the Order of Cluny. Total for procuration: eight pounds, six shillings, four pence.

SEPTEMBER 3. At Eu, at our own expense. _ | SEPTEMBER 4. With God’s grace we visited this abbey, after we had first preached in chapter. Twenty-eight canons were in residence, and eight were outside. We.gave orders that all the books of the entire monastery be cata-

yield. a logued, frequently inspected, and surveyed, and that they should not be so generous in giving or lending them as they had been. Alms are given to

clerics thrice a week, and thrice to poor lay folk. They owed four hundred | seventy-four pounds of Tours; they had enough wine to last until the new

However, on the following day, we entered the chapter once more because of the discord and rancors which existed between the community, the cham-

berlain, and the abbot. There, after we had first taken counsel with our associates concerning those things which were subject to dispute, and after

due deliberation, we made the following decision. We ordered Brother Obert, the chamberlain, removed and relieved of his office and another person put in his place. Item, that by the appointed chamberlain, whose office would be temporary, separate accounts be drawn up containing all the

~ SEPTEMBER, 1268 701 expenses both in whole and in particular, and that the community should : have one of these copies; that accounts be cast in the presence of some elected by the community more often than had been the case. Item, that the cloister

be better guarded than it had been, and that lay folk be kept away from it. Item, that a suitable companion be given to Abbot William. Item, that the abbot be paid the monies due him annually. Item, that the sacristan account for the money which he received to administer his office. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds, fifteen shil-

lings, ten pence. |

SEPTEMBER 5. With God’s grace we received procuration at Le Tréport.

Total for procuration: ... [Jacuna in MS}. | ,

SEPTEMBER 6. With God’s aid we visited the abbey at Le Tréport, where

there were nineteen monks; eight were outside in priories. We ordered the abbot to see to it that the Passional and the Lessons which he had just begun to have written out be completed as quickly as possible. All but three of the resident monks were priests. Item, we ordered the abbot to provide the community with more confessors. Item, that he should see that the sick were better taken care of than they had been and that a suitable servant be given to the sick, for they had long had a certain servant who was too young; and that they [the sick} should hear or say the Divine Office, and that. they should have appropriate service books. Item, we gave orders that one monk should be in charge of the monks’ clothing. Brother Richard, a former prior, was considered suspect of leprosy. We ordered him to undergo an examination in the presence of some monks sent with him. Item, we ordered that the accounts be made up every six weeks. Item, we ordered an increase in the pittance, which had customarily been of fifteen eggs. Item, we forbade the cellarer to eat meat with lay folk in the future without the abbot’s per- mission, and we ordered him to eat in the refectory more often than was his practice. They owed five hundred forty pounds; three hundred pounds was owed to them. We found them to be very contentious and quarrelsome, at

which we were aggrieved. , | | This day we spent the night at Envermeu.

SEPTEMBER 6. We received procuration at Envermeu. Total for procura- :

tion: nine pounds, nineteen pence. _ a

SEPTEMBER 7. With God’s aid we visited this priory, where there were

eight monks of Bec-Hellouin. There should be twelve or thirteen, but on account of the multiple burdens of the house the number of monks had been

702 _ SEPTEMBER, 1268 diminished. They owed about three hundred pounds. With God's grace we

own expense. oS

_ found them to be in good condition. We were this day at Aliermont, at our SEPTEMBER 8. To wit, on the Nativity of the Blessed Mary. At the same. SEPTEMBER 9. We received procuration at Longueil, at a certain manor belonging to the abbot of Bec-Hellouin. The abbot was then keeping it in his own hands. Total for procuration: nine pounds, sixteen shillings, ten pence. SEPTEMBER 10. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Bacqueville, where there were four monks of Tiron, to wit, Clement of Beaumont, prior,

Walter of Crasville, William Morant, and Giles of Ilois. In such things as the fasts and the eating of meat they did not observe the Rule very well. We ordered them to celebrate Mass and to confess more frequently than had been their practice. They owed sixty pounds in addition to another ten pound which they owed to the rector of the church for the tithe belonging

... [lacuna in MS}. , |

to him. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: SEPTEMBER 11. At Longueville-Geoffroi, at the expense of the priory. SEPTEMBER 12. We received procuration at Nogent near Neufchitel.

- Total for procuration: ... [lacuna in MS}. 7 SEPTEMBER 13. With God’s grace we visited the abbey at Bival, where

there were thirty-two nuns and one lay sister. We forbade the abbess to receive in the future a share of the nuns’ pittances. We also ordered her | to draw up her accounts in the presence of some of the seniors elected by the community. Item, that she should pay the old abbessi® the monies due to her annually. Item, that she remove a certain child whom she was having brought up at a house at Pierrement. Item, we warned her to make an effort to conduct herself towards the nuns in all things in a more clement and solicitous manner than she had done. They owed fifty-five pounds. We received procuration this day at Beaussault. Total for procuration: .. .[/acuna in MS}. SEPTEMBER 14. We visited the Beaussault priory, where there were two monks of Bec-Hellouin, to wit, Brother Herbert of St-Etienne, the prior, and Geoffrey of Angeville. With God’s grace they were conducting themselves __

well. They were heavily burdened because of the new building. Here we assigned to Matthew, the rector of a portion of [the church of } St-Remy-les-Champs, the day following the winter synod as the time when

10 See entry for August 7, 1248. | |

| SEPTEMBER, 1268 703

of incontinence. | did not compute.

he should purge himself with the seventh hand of priests!! of being defamed

This same day we were at Beaubec, at the expense of the monastery. We

_ SEPTEMBER 15. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Sigy, where

there were four monks of St-Ouen-de-Rouen, to wit, Brother William of

Cahanges, prior, John of Jumiéges, John of Calleville, and Anquetil of Hermenville. There should be six, but two had been recalled to the cloister _ for necessary reasons; but, as they said, the abbot was going to send two Tmore} there in a short while. They owed one hundred thirty-seven pounds, five shillings. We found other thins to be in good condition. We received

shillings, ten pence. | SEPTEMBER 16-17. At Déville. a |

procuration there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds, fifteen

SEPTEMBER 18. With God’s grace we came to the priory of St-L6-deRouen, where seventeen canons, including the prior, were in residence. All but three were priests; two were at Cressy, and two at Theméricourt. One did not accuse another [in chapter]; we ordered this corrected. We ordered the subprior to behave in a more friendly manner towards the community

_ than he had been doing. More was owed to them than they owed; they had | received their entire yearly quit rents, and they had many supplies. This day

tion: ... [/acuna in MS}.

we received procuration from the prior, but at Déville. Total for procura~ SEPTEMBER 19. With God’s grace we visited the abbey of St-Ouen-de-

Rouen, after with His aid we had first preached in Latin in chapter. Fifty monks were in residence; all but three were priests. We ordered the abbot never to permit any monk to dwell alone. We gave orders that the accounts, and in particular the itemized accounts of the kitchen, be drawn up more often than had been the practice, and in the presence of some of the seniors of the community. They owed five thousand one hundred four pounds, ten shillings, three pence of Tours, of which eleven hundred seventy pounds was at interest; fifteen hundred pounds in bad debts was owed to them. In other | things concerning their spiritual state, with God’s grace, we found them to _ be in good condition. We received procuration this day at Ste-Catherine. Total for procuration:

... [lacuna in MS}. | ~ 41 See above, October 16, 1248, n. 70. |

704 SEPTEMBER, 1268 SEPTEMBER 20. With God’s grace we visited the abbey of Ste-Catherine-

sur-Rouen, where there were ... [lacuna in MS} monks in residence. All but one were priests; fourteen were at Blyth, and two at Hermansworth in England. We ordered the abbot to inspect the monks’ coffers more frequently than was his custom. When this portion of the visitation had been completed, the community departed. The abbot, the bailiff, the prior, and the almoner remained behind with us in the chapter house. We questioned them together, and individually in secret, about the condition of the house. We found, indeed, that much was owed to them from the loans made by Abbot

John; the Lady of Dangu and Sir Walter Crispin owed them six hundred pounds of Paris; the widow of the chamberlain of Tancarville, two hundred pounds of Tours; the Lady of Anneval, one hundred fifty pounds of Tours; Aelis Michael, three hundred pounds of Tours; the abbot and community of St-Martin-de-Pontoise, that large debt which many had known and [still]

knew about. a | 7

We received procuration this day at Quévreville, from the lessee there. | Total for procuration: eight pounds, fifteen shillings. SEPTEMBER 21. To wit, on the feast of St. Matthew. At Martot, and we had the bishop of Evreux with us. SEPTEMBER 22. With God’s grace the

said bishop conferred Holy Orders on our and his own ordinands in the royal chapel at Pont-de-I’Arche, and spent the night with us at Martot. sEPTEMBER 23. At Pinterville. SEPTEMBER 24. At Gaillon, and we had the lord bishop of Evreux there with us. SEPTEMBER 25. At Pinterville.

This day the damoiselle Isabelle, daughter of the late Sir William of Gisors, a deceased knight, came in person to us at our hall at Pinterville, and in the presence of her mother; Master William of Flavacourt, the archdeacon

of Petit-Caux, and Master John of Jumiéges, both canons of Rouen; Sir Peter, Sir Guy Malvoisin, Sir Walter of Courcelles, and Sir John of MontChevreuil, knights; Anselm of I’Ille and Guy of Roeny, esquires; and many others, swore, touching the Holy Gospels, that she would in no way hinder the executors of the will of the said deceased from freely carrying out his will, and that if it were necessary she would contribute from her own share so that the terms of the said will might be fulfilled. For this she offered as sureties the aforesaid Sir Peter, Sir Guy, and Sir John, knights, and the said

Guy of Roeny. , | SEPTEMBER 26-28. At Pinterville. SEPTEMBER 29. To wit, on the feast of St. Michael. At the same. SEPTEMBER 30. At Pinterville. OCTOBER 1-2.

OCTOBER, 1268 705 At Martot. OCTOBER 3. At Rouen. OCTOBER 4. To wit, on the feast of St. : Francis. At Rouen. With God’s grace, although weak and infirm, we cele-

brated High Mass in pontificals at the Rouen cathedral and had the entire | chapter at our manor for the feast day. OCTOBER 5. At Déville. OCTOBER 6.

At Frénes. ocTOBER 7. With God’s grace we came to the priory at Sausseuse, and with His help we visited. In residence were fourteen canons, of whom four were novices; all but six were priests; fifteen were outside in obediences. At our last visitation,!12 we had ordered the prior to have each and every one of the priory books brought out at least once a year and displayed before the community in chapter, and if by chance any had been _ loaned or given away they should be reclaimed. He had not done this, and

therefore we imposed such penance upon him as seemed expedient to us; we repeated this order to him and also to the subprior. They owed two hundred forty pounds; about the same amount was owed to them in both good and bad debts. We received procuration there this day. Total for procura-

tion: six pounds, seven shillings. a

OCTOBER 8. At Sérans-le-Bouteiller.. This day we received from the prior

seventy shillings of Paris, the amount in which he is held to us each year

when we turn aside to this place; also, in addition to the said sum, he is held ,

about this.18 |

to provide us with household vessels and common utensils, forage for the horses, and other things, as is more fully contained in a letter drawn up

OCTOBER 9. To Wit, on the feast of St. Denis. With God’s grace we

| visited this priory, where there ware two monks of St-Germer-de-Flay: Brother Adam of Omericourt, prior, and Brother... [/acuna in MS}. They ate meat when there was no need, and they did not observe the fasts of the Rule. We ordered the prior to be careful to celebrate Mass more often than was his practice. They were in debt for two hundred pounds and for six

muids of wheat. - .

This day with God’s grace we visited the priory at Parnes, where there were four monks of St-Evroult, to wit, Brother William of Neufmarché, © | John of Ste-Celerine, Thomas Mansel, and Henry of Jumiéges. With God’s grace we found them to be in good condition. They owed sixty pounds. We received procuration there this same day. Total for procuration: six

pounds, three shillings, five pence. .

12 See entry for March 17, 1266/67. | | , 18 See entry for February 6. 1266/67, n. 53

706 OCTOBER, 1268 OCTOBER 10. We received procuration at Chaumont-en-l’Aillerie. Total for procuration: seven pounds, three shillings, four pence. OCTOBER 11. With God’s grace we held the synod of the French Vexin in the church at Chau-

mont, and we were there this day at our own expense. : OCTOBER 12. With God’s grace we visited the said priory of Chaumont-

l’Aillerie, where there were three monks of St-Germer-de-Flay, to wit, _ Brother Henry of Reilly, prior, William of St-Germer, and John of Chaumont. With God’s grace they carried themselves well. The bell tower was unroofed and had been badly maintained for a long while. They owed two

hundred pounds. |

We received procuration this day at Gisors, together with our expenses, at the royal castle. OCTOBER 13. At Frénes. OCTOBER 14-17. At Déville. ocTOBER 18. To wit, on the feast of St. Luke the Evangelist. At the same. OCTOBER 19-20. At Déville, because of the Exchequer at Rouen. OCTOBER 21. The same.

This day we had the lord bishop of Bayeux with us. OCTOBER 22. At Frénes, and the said bishop with us. OCTOBER 23. To wit, on the feast of St-Romain. At Gisors, with the king; the said bishop, being ill, remained this day at Frénes. OCTOBER 24-25. At Gisors. OCTOBER 26-27. At Frénes.

OCTOBER 28. To wit, on the feast of SS. Simon and Jude. At Frénes. oc- |

synod. |

TOBER 29. At Gaillon. ocTOBER 30-31. At Martot. NOVEMBER 1. To wit, on All Saints. At Martot. NOVEMBER 2. At Martot. NOVEMBER 3-5. At Déville. NOVEMBER 6. At Rouen, where with God’s aid we held the holy

NOVEMBER 7. At Rouen. This day there appeared in person before us Ralph of Neubourg, rector of the church at Sommery, to whom we had assigned this day to hear our will and verdict, for that he had promised us, when he had appeared according to law before us in our council, that he would resign his church whenever we should so desire, and since he had been defamed of incontinence and had confessed both to the ill-fame and the fact itself. We then enjoined him to exchange his chutch with some other in another diocese before the coming Lent, and that furthermore, he should not claim anything more from the said church [Sommery] from that

time on. |

To Walter, priest at Bival, we assigned the day next before the day for ordinations to purge himself with the seventh hand of priests!4 of the vice

14 See above, October 16, 1248, n. 70. ,

DECEMBER, 1268 , 707 of incontinence, of which he had been and was still grievously defamed ever since he had returned from Rome.

Item, we assigned the same day to Stephen, priest at Denestanville, to pay the fine of twenty pounds of Tours, which we had already imposed upon him and which he had promised to pay, because he had been and was defamed of the daughter of Robert Pesant of Longueville, or else to purge himself of this ill report with the seventh hand of priests.15 Item, this day John, the former rector of the church at Neuville-en-Bosc, , resigned this church into our hands; however, as a concession, we permitted

him to exchange this church for some other in another diocese before the

coming octave of the Nativity.

Item, this day Matthew, rector of a portion of the church of St-Remy-les-

Champs, failed his purgation. : —

NOVEMBER 8. At Déville. NovEMBER 9. At Martot. NOVEMBER 10. At

Pinterville. NOVEMBER 11. To wit, on the feast of St. Martin. At the same. , NOVEMBER 12. At Gaillon. NOVEMBER 13-16. At Pinterville. NOVEMBER

17-18. At Gaillon. NOVEMBER 19. At Mantes. NOVEMBER 20. At Pontoise. NOVEMBER 21-22. At Paris, to attend the Parlement. NOVEMBER 23. _ , To wit, on the feast of St. Clement. NOVEMBER 24-29. At Paris, attending

the Parlement. NOVEMBER 30. To wit, on the feast of St. Andrew. At St-Germain-en-Laye. DECEMBER 1. At Pontoise. DECEMBER 2. To wit, on _ the first Sunday in Advent. At Mantes. DECEMBER 3. At Caillon. DECEM-

BER 4-5. At Pinterville. DECEMBER 6. To wit, on the feast of St. Nicholas. At the same. DECEMBER 7. At the same. DECEMBER 8. To wit, on the Conception of the Blessed Mary. At the same. DECEMBER 9. At Vernon. DE-

_ CEMBER 10. At Mantes. DECEMBER 11-12. At Pontoise. DECEMBER 13. |

At Déville. |

To wit, on the feast of St. Lucy. At Mantes. DECEMBER 14. At Gaillon.

_ DECEMBER 15. At Pinterville. DECEMBER 16. At Martot. DECEMBER 17.

DECEMBER 18. With God’s grace we came to the priory at Bondeville, |

and with His aid we exercised our duty of visitation this day. After we had preached, we found that there were thirty nuns, of whom one was a novice; there were also four lay brothers, six lay sisters, and two maidservants. We ordered them to send away Basiria, the daughter of Emmeline of Aulnay,

15 Ibid. |

who had been there for a month. We forbade the prioress to keep any female or females there, unless she or they had already been received, and

708 DECEMBER, 1268 we ordered that they should not receive anyone without our special permis-

sion. Some of the nuns had incomes: we ordered that they could be obtained and kept only with the knowledge of the prioress. Item, we ordered Brother Oger, the priest, to obey the prioress better than he had been doing. The building in which guests were received was too near the cloister and the community; we ordered the prioress to try and find some suitable remedy for this. They owed one hundred forty pounds; eighty pounds was owed to them. They had enought wheat to last the year, as they thought; how-

ever, they had no oats. | This day we spent the night at Déville, at our own expense. DECEMBER 19. At Deéville.

DECEMBER 20. With God’s grace we came to the church of Notre-Dame-

la-Ronde-de-Rouen, where with His aid we preached a sermon in Latin in the choir, and then made a visitation. We found the dean staying there with a single canon and certain vicars. With God’s grace their state was good. This day, we spent the night at Déville, at our own expense. This day with God’s grace, we visited the clerics of St-Albano. We found that they were living in sufficient harmony, and that their affairs and the state of their house were in good condition, through God’s providence. DECEMBER 21. To wit, on the feast of St-Thomas the Apostle. At Déville. DECEMBER 22. Our venerable brother R[alph}, by God’s grace the bishop of Evreux, conferred Holy Orders for us at the Franciscan monastery at Vernon.

This same day, while we remained at Déville, we assigned to Walter,16 the priest at Bival, [who was} many times defamed of incontinence, and who had already come before us, the Tuesday before the Purification of the Blessed Mary, at Rouen or vicinity, or before our official of Rouen whom we appointed as our agent in this matter, to purge himself of this vice with

the seventh hand of priests.17 oo | |

This same day we had before us the priest at Appegart who, as we learned from his own mouth, had not celebrated Mass, nor received Communion, that is, the Eucharist, within four... [/acuna in MS}, and who was serving his church badly. For these matters we assigned him the Tuesday before the _ Purification to appear before us or our official, at Rouen or vicinity etcetera. This day we dined at the house of the Friars Minor of Rouen, and spent

the night at our manor at Rouen. co | 16 See entry for November 7, above. | Oe , | 17 See above, October 16, 1248, n. 70.

JANUARY, 1268 | 709 DECEMBER 23. At Rouen, and, as was fitting, we made our O,18 God helping us. DECEMBER 24. To wit, on the vigil of the Nativity of the Lord. At Rouen. DECEMBER 25. With God’s grace we celebrated the feast of the Nativity of the Lord at Rouen. DECEMBER 26. At Frénes. DECEMBER 27. At Genainville, at our own expense. DECEMBER 28. To wit, on the feast of the Holy Innocents. At Conflans. DECEMBER 29-31. At Paris. JANUARY 1. To wit, on the Circumcision. At Paris. JANUARY 2-5. At Paris. JANUARY 6.

To wit, on Epiphany. At Paris. JANUARY 7-8. At Paris. JANUARY 9. At

| St-Maur. This day lord Simon, [De Brie} the cardinal, left Paris. JANUARY 10. At Paris. JANUARY 11. At Pontoise. JANUARY 12. At Bray-surBaudemont. JANUARY 12-14. At Gaillon. JANUARY 15-16. At Pinterville. JANUARY 17. At Martot. JANUARY 18-19. At Déville. JANUARY 20. To wit, on Septuagesima Sunday. With God’s grace we preached in the cathedral at Rouen. JANUARY 21-24. At Déville. JANUARY 25. To wit, on the

Conversion of St. Paul. At the same. a ,

JANUARY 26. At St-Victor-en-Caux, at our own expense. On the said Septuagesima and at the entrance to the choir of the cathedral of Rouen, we

| conferred the archdeanety of Grand-Caux upon Master Stephen of Sens, the former archdeacon of the French Vexin, and the archdeanery of the {French} Vexin we conferred upon Master Th[omas} of Barre. Also we conferred upon John of Morgneval, our clerk, the prebend which Master

Nicholas of Checy, former archdeacon of Rouen, had held. oe JANUARY 27. To wit, on Sexagesima Sunday. In between the cloister and chapter house at St-Victor-en-Caux, we preached to the local monks

and to a large portion of the parishioners of the village who had gathered | there. When, with God’s grace, we had finished our talk, we remained in chapter with the community, and with His aid we exercised our duty of visitation, as was fitting. We found seventeen monks in residence; two were at St-Thomas, two in England. We ordered the abbot to have the Rule read out frequently in chapter, and also explained in French. Since, indeed, the abbot had omitted to have the Statutes of the Pope read out in chapter, as we had ordered him to do at our other visitation,!® we imposed upon him

such a penance as seemed expedient to us. We again ordered him to do this, that is to say, to have the Statutes of Pope Gregory frequently read out in chapter. Item, we ordered him to inspect the monks’ coffers more often 18 See above, December 23, 1250, n. 135. 19 See entry for July 31, 1267.

710 JANUARY, 1268 than was his practice, lest they had any property. They owed two hundred pounds; with the exception of wine, they had enough supplies to last the year. A general distribution of alms is made there thrice a week. John, called of Paris, had cast off and put aside his habit and had returned it to the abbot in full chapter, stating that he had entered the order through the crime of simony. We received procuration there this day. Total for procura-

tion: seven pounds. | a

JANUARY 28. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Auffay, where there were six monks of St-Evroult, to wit, Brothers Geoffrey Gravart, John of Vernuces, Alexander of Pontchardon, Henry of Mont-de-Piété, Robert of Manle, and William of Falaise. They owed three hundred pounds. With God’s grace we found them in good condition as to spirituals. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds. JANUARY 29-31. At Aliermont. FEBRUARY 1. At the same. FEBRUARY 2.

To wit, on the feast of the Purification. At the same. With God’s grace we celebrated Mass in pontificals, and preached at St. Nicholas’ church , there. FEBRUARY 3. At St-Victor-en-Caux, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 4-5. At Déville. FEBRUARY 6. To wit, on Ash Wednesday. At Rouen, where with God’s grace we performed the Office of this day. FEBRUARY 7.

At Déville. FEBRUARY 8. At the same. This day Walter,2° a priest and rector of the church at Bival, appeared before us, having been assigned this day for purging himself before us with the seventh hand of priests?! of the vice of incontinence of which he was repeatedly defamed in particular with the

wife of John Taillart, his parishioner. His purgation fell short of being satisfactory. We then assigned him the Saturday next before Palm Sunday to appear before us at Rouen, or wherever we might happen to be in that

vicinity, to hear his sentence for the foregoing.

FEBRUARY 9. At Ouville. FEBRUARY 10. To wit, on the Sunday when

the Invocavit me? is sung. We preached in the cathedral at Rouen, and spent the night at our manor, God helping us. FEBRUARY 11. At Ste-Catherine, at our own expense. FEBRUARY 12-13. At Frénes. FEBRUARY 14. With God’s grace we came to St. Mary’s church at Les

Andelys, and there, having preached with His aid, we proceeded to make 20 See entries for November 7 and December 22, above.

21 See above, October 16, 1248, n. 70. | 7 22 The first Sunday in Lent.

FEBRUARY, 1268 711 , a visitation. We found a dean and four canons in residence, to wit, Masters John Cadot, Ralph of Salmonville, L Homme-Dieu, and John of Spain; two were absent, to wit, the official of Pontoise and a certain Romain. There are six ptebends. There are four priest-vicars, of whom one should serve

at La Culture, and the other three must attend the church to support the burdens of the parish. Two other vicars are there, of whom one is a deacon, the other a subdeacon, and who are held to vest themselves every day for High Mass. The dean has the cure of souls of the canons, the chaplains, and the clerks-choral, and, indeed, of the whole village and the adjacent hamlets. The sacristan is held to sleep always in the sacristy and to hold the song

school. We ordered them to improve or correct the lighting of the church. | Item, we ordered the canons and vicars to revere and obey the dean in better _ fashion than they had been doing. Item, it was agreeably determined that

| the sacristan should be held to celebrate the Mass of the Faithful, and for this he should have the purchase, that is to say, the four acres of ground, made from the estate of Master Robert, of good memory, a former canon of this church, now deceased. The dean and canons ought to take this under consideration, to wit, the method of celebrating Mass and how many times a week the said sacristan might conveniently celebrate a Mass of this kind

{of the Faithful]. Item, they ought to discuss sometime about who will receive the gross income of their prebends when they die. Item, concerning the acquisition of an area near La Culture to make a cemetery.

This day we spent the night at Frénes. | FEBRUARY 15. At Mortemer-en-Lyons, at the expense of the abbey. FEBRUARY 16. We received procuration at St-Laurent-en-Lyons. Total for procuration: ... [lacuna in MS}. —

| FEBRUARY 17. With God’s grace we visited the said priory, after we had first with His aid preached in the chapter house. Sixteen canons were in residence; one was with Dom Peter, the priest at Vibeuf, and we gave orders that he be recalled immediately after Easter. Item, we gave orders that all the books of the house be catalogued and checked over in chapter at least

once every year. All but two of the residents were priests. There were six , lay brothers, of whom three were in the priory, two were at St-Crepin, |

last the year.

and one was at Moulin; there were three lay sisters. They owed three hundred pounds; with the exception of oats, they had enough supplies to This day we spent the night at Bellosane, and at the expense of the abbey.

712 FEBRUARY, 1268 , FEBRUARY 18. With God’s grace we visited the priory of nuns at St-

Aubin, where there were... [/acuna in MS} nuns. We punished Anastasia, a former subprioress, for having given up her office of subprioress on her

: own authority, and against the wish of the prioress. We also deemed Eustachia and Margaret disobedient for that, to wit, they had been unwilling to receive or undertake the said office at the command of the prioress, and

therefore we punished them as seemed expedient to us. They owed eight pounds, ten shillings, and they had few or no supplies. This day with God’s aid we reconciled St-Hildevert’s church at Gournay,

which had been violated by the spilling of blood. , _ We were, at our own expense, at Gournay this day. FEBRUARY 19. With God’s grace we visited the chapter of St-Hildevertde-Gournay, where we found the dean, the treasurer, Matthew of Montfort,

and Master Guy of Laudun as resident canons. We issued orders that Stephen, a chaplain of the church, who was and had been staying with the penitentiary at Rouen, be recalled to the chapter at once and be compelled to take up personal residence there, or else to resign his benefice. | Item, it was ordained that in their first general chapter they would deal with these things, and should see to what the treasurer is held, and to do this after careful deliberation. Item, that they should strive to have a conventual Mass every day with deacon and subdeacon vested. Item, that they Should have a conference among themselves concerning the parochial rights which the priest of St. Mary’s claims to have over the Hétel-Dieu. This same day we visited the Hétel-Dieu, where there were two lay brothers and three lay sisters. Peter, the provost of Gournay, was managing the house with the assistance of a lay brother. There was a quarrel between

them and the priest of St. Mary’s, although there was an ordinance or , agreement drawn up by the official of Rouen about this disagreement which had been sealed with the seal of the Rouen Curia, that is to say, concerning the parish rights which the said priest claimed to have over the said house;

and the said brothers did not wish to observe this ordinance. They owed one hundred shillings; with the exception of oats, they had enough supplies to last the year. We gave orders, too, that Dom Ralph of St-Julien should hear the confessions of the brothers and those of all the inhabitants of the Hotel-Dieu until the chapter should pass some regulation about this. The same day we made inquiries concerning the state of the local leper house from the dean, the canons, and Peter, the provost manager of the

MARCH, 1268 713 place. We found that there was one leper there. They owed six pounds. {The house} was, with God’s grace in sufficiently good condition. We

received procuration this day at Neufmarché. , | FEBRUARY 20. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Neufmarché, where there were four monks of St-Evroult, to wit, Brother Victor of Nogent } prior, and Brothers William of Orqueil, John of Prétreville, and Peter of Nogent. William of Orqueil was slothful and negligent about the Divine Office. The prior rarely celebrated Mass. They owed twenty pounds. We ordered the prior to keep the cloister in a cleaner and better condition than

had been his practice. Item, that he should have the choir of his priory. repaired and so arranged that lay folk should not be able to reach them of see them, as they had been doing, and that the monks and clerics there might be able to serve God more circumspectly than they had been doing. Total

for procuration: of this place: ... [/acuna in MS}. a | This day we spent night at Gisors, at the priory of St-Ouen, where, in the name of procuration, we ought to receive seven pounds of Tours annually, whensoever we turn aside once a year to this place. [We ought to receive} nothing else except by the graciousness and will of the prior. FEBRUARY 21. At Marcheroux, at the expense of the abbey. FEBRUARY 22. To wit, on St. Peter’s Chair [of Antioch}. At Beaumont-sur-Oise. FEBRUARY 23. At Paris. FEBRUARY 24. To wit, on the feast of St. Matthew the Apostle. At the same. FEBRUARY 25-28. At Paris. MARCH 1-3. At Paris. MARCH 4, At St-Germain-en-Laye. MARCH 5. At Juziers, at our own ex-

pence. MARCH 6. At Vernon. MARCH 7. At Pinterville. MARCH 8. At Martot, and we had Lord R[ichard}, the bishop of Evreux, with us. MARCH 9.

At Martot. This day the said bishop conferred Holy Orders for us at the

royal chapel at Pont-de-l’Arche, and spent the night with us at Martot. | MARCH 10-11. At Martot. MARCH 12. To wit, on the feast of St. Gregory. | At Martot. MARCH 13-15. At Déville. MARCH 16. At Rouen. On this day, which had been assigned to him to

hear his sentence, there appeared before us Walter,?8 the priest at Bival, ~ who had failed to purge himself one day some time ago of the vice of

incontinence of which he had been repeatedly defamed. We, sparing him , and giving him fuller grace in this matter, thought we should assign to him _ the Tuesday next after the Sunday on which... [lacuna in MS} is sung, when he should appear before us at Rouen, or wherever we might be in that

| 23 See entry for February 8, above. ,

714 MARCH, 1268 Vicinity, to purge himself of the said vice of incontinence with the seventh hand of known and neighboring priests, men of good opinion and repute.*4 | This same day we warned Dom Stephen, priest at Denestanville, to put

himself within forty days into such a position that he would be able to serve his church, or that otherwise we would proceed against him as the

law requires. 7 : oo

MARCH 17. To wit, Palm Sunday. With God’s grace we preached in the cathedral at Rouen, and spent the night at our manor in Rouen. MARCH 18. We dined with the [Dominican] Preachers of Rouen, and spent the night at Déville. MARCH 19. At Déville. MARCH 20. We dined at the house of

the Friars Minor of Rouen, and spent the night at our manor in Rouen. MARCH 21. To wit, on Holy Thursday. With God’s grace we bestowed absolutions, as is customarily done at Rouen this day, and we performed the

| Office of the day at the cathedral in Rouen. MARCH 22. To wit, on the Adoration of the Cross. We performed the office suitable for this day at the cathedral in Rouen. MARCH 23. To wit, on Holy Saturday. At Rouen. 24 See above, October 16, 1248, n. 70.

MARCH 24. To wit, on holy Easter. At the same. MARCH 25. To wit, on

the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary. At Déville. , MARCH 26. With God’s grace we visited Saint George’s abbey at Boscher- | ville, after with His grace we had first preached in the chapter house. Twenty-four monks were in residence there; all but four were priests; six were outside, to wit, two at St-Nicholas and four in England. One does not, as of custom, accuse another [in chapter]. More was owed to them than they owed. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: ©

nine pounds, seven shillings, twenty-three pence. : MARCH 27. At St-Wandrille, at our own expense. MARCH 28. At Fau-. ville, at our own expense. MARCH 29. With God’s grace we reconciled the church at Hattenville, which had been violated by the shedding of blood.

We spent the night at St-Wandrille, at our own expense. | | MARCH 30. At Jumiéges, at our own expense. This day we assigned to

Master P{hilip} of Val-Badone, rector of the church at... [Obertiville] {lacuna in MS}, in our diocese. He appeared before us in person in the new hall near the abbot’s chapel, and we assigned him the Wednesday next

after Trinity [Sunday], when he should appear before us at Rouen or wherever we might be in the vicinity, or before our official should we happen —

to be absent, to answer to a charge of perjury which he had incurred, in that he had omitted to present himself for Holy Orders and had never desired to reside personally in his said church, as he is held to do by his own oath which he took at his collation to it. He is also to receive from us

whatever justice will demand. : MARCH 31. To wit, on the octave of Easter. At Corneville, where we received procuration this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds. APRIL 1. With God’s grace we visited the said abbey of Corneville, where

there were eight canons in residence; eleven were outside in obediences. _ There was none with cure of souls in the parishes of Corneville or Ameri-.

ville, nor had there been any for many days, due to the carelessness and | negligence of the prior. This much displeased us. We then ordered the

716 | APRIL, 1268 abbot to see to it that these places had in them priests charged with care of souls within forty days, or that otherwise we would place secular priests in

them. Item, we ordered him to have each and every book of the house recorded in registers and checked over every year in chapter, and that he should recall the ones that had been loaned. Master William Bienvenu had certain collections of canon law. We also ordered the abbot that before , Pentecost he should recall to the cloister Brother Henry from his association with the priest at Routot, with whom he had now for a long time been staying without our knowledge and permission. They had no prior; we ordered the abbot not to delay in promoting someone as prior, and to receive some good youths or lettered clerics and to gown them as speedily as he could decently do so, in order to augment the number of canons and bring it up to at least twelve, and thus embellish the divine cult. Item, that he should make better provision for the sick than had been made, especially to procure some serving lad who should attend them. They owed two hundred forty pounds; with the exception of oats, they had sufficient supplies to last the year We re-

[lacuna in MS}. | , ,

ceived procuration this day at Bourg-Achard. Total for procuration: ... _ APRIL 2. This day we celebrated [the octave of} the Divine Office of the © Annunciation of the Blessed Mary. With God’s grace we celebrated High Mass in pontificals at the said priory, and later, when we had preached in

the middle of the church to the canons of the place. and to the local parishioners who were standing by, we visited the community in chapter. We found twelve canons in residence; all but two were priests.. More was owed — to them than they owed. We enjoined a penance on the prior because he had not yet asked Master William of Bosc-Guillaume for the Summa of

Master William of Auxerre, as we had ordered him to do at our other visitation.t With God’s grace, we found other things to be in good condition. We were there this day, at our own expense. — APRIL 3. With God’s grace we came to the abbey of Bec-Hellouin, and

after, with His aid, we had preached in chapter, we proceeded to make a visitation. We found sixty-four monks and [learned} that three were at St-Nicolas; twenty of the said sixty-four were novices. All were priests with the exception of the novices. We gave orders that all abbey books be viewed before Pentecost and carefully checked over before the entire community

in chapter. Item, we ordered the abbot and prior to inspect the boxes and 1 See entry for August 7, 1267.

APRIL, 1268 717 coffers of the monks, lest they have any property. Item, that the Statutes of Pope Gregory be frequently read in chapter. A single monk was at St-Lambert; we ordered another sent to him. Item, we expressly enjoined the abbot to be diligent about getting accounts of everything which they spent and received from those who had administrative offices, especially from the kitchener, the officer in charge of the grain, and others, and to compel them to make computations. Item, since the community suspected Brother Nicholas of Lendy of leprosy, and abhorred and abominated him because of this, we advised the abbot privately, in the chamber where we, as of custom, slept, to send the said Brother N{icholas] away. The abbot told us that he would send him to St-Lambert, where there is no great concourse of men and where he might receive the benefit of the air and considerable mitigation of his ailment. Item, we requested the abbot to take care to entrust offices or administrative positions to persons whom he thought to be suitable, provident, and honest. Item, we ordered him to discharge from his service his marshal, whom we found to be seriously defamed of incontinence, although he had a wife at Rouen with whom he had never cared to cohabit. We received

procuration there this day. They did not compute our expenses. | APRIL 4-10. At Pinterville. APRIL 11-12. At Martot. APRIL 13-21. At Déville, because of the Exchequer. APRIL 22. At Pinterville, and we had with us the lord bishop of Bayeux and the dean of St-Aignan [-d’Orléans}.

Here begins the visitation of the diocese of Evreux. APRIL 23. With God’s grace we came to the abbey at Croix-St-Leufroy, in the diocese of Evreux, and after we had preached in the chapter house,

we visited. We found sixteen monks in residence, of whom three: were novices; all were priests, with the exception of these three novices. We | ordered the abbot to visit the outside priories and to have the fasts and

other observances of the Rule maintained in them. Item, that he should inspect the monks’ coffers more often than had been his practice. They owed eleven hundred pounds. We received procuration there this day. Total for

procuration: nine pounds, six shillings. | ,

APRIL 24. We visited the chapter of St. Mary’s church at Vernon, after with His aid we had preached the Word of God in the choir of that same church to the chaplains, the vicars, and some of the lay folk who were present. There are nine prebends; none of the canons resided there. There were nine

vicars, of whom five were priests; two were deacons, and two were subdeacons. There were four clerics who regularly attended the church in a

718 APRIL, 1268 satisfactory manner, considering the small stipends. The vicars referred to above did not have permanency of tenure to the extent that the canons could remove them at will if the canons so desired. We received procuration this day from the proctor of the chapter, in a house belong to Bec. Total for

procuration: eleven pounds, thirteen shillings, eleven pence. | APRIL 25. We received procuration at the priory of Jouy. Total for proc-

uration: nine pounds, five shillings, seven pence. APRIL 26. With God’s grace we visited this priory, where there were two {monks} of Jumiéges. They had an income of five hundred pounds, and of

this they were required to remit to the abbey whatever they were able to save over and above their own maintenance and that of their staff. Sometimes they ate meat when there was no need. , This day we were at the house of the lord bishop of Evreux, at his ex-

pense.

APRIL 27. With God’s grace we entered the chapter at Evreux, where,

| after, with His aid, we had preached before R[alph}, by God’s grace bishop of that place, and the canons, clerks-choral and chaplains of the church of Evreux who were present, we investigated as fully as we could the state of the house. We found with God’s grace that it was in good condition, ex-

cept for the fact that the dean, though obligated to do so, hardly kept residence at all. We ordered them to give this matter careful and attentive consideration. We received procuration this day from the chapter, in the house of the bishop. Total for procuration: eighteen pounds, nineteen shil-

lings, eight pence. ,

APRIL 28. With God’s grace we visited the abbey at St-Taurin, where there were twenty-three monks; all but six {were} priests. We ordered the abbot to inspect the monks’ coffers more frequently than was his practice , and to see that they did not have any private property. They owed one thousand pounds; two hundred pounds was owed to them. With God’s gtace we found other things to be in good condition. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: six pounds, eighteen shillings.

No inventory of their wine could be had. , | APRIL 29. With God’s grace we came to the abbey at St-Sauveur, and when with His aid we had preached a sermon, we proceeded to make a visitation. There we found sixty-one veiled nuns, and two who were to receive the veil. Although these had already been accepted into the community, yet they were still awaiting their formal place in the community. We

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gave orders that the leftovers of each nun’s bread be given away as alms.

| Item, we forbade the nuns to dine with their relatives in the house or in | the abbey; we also forbade them to have dogs, birds, and squirrels. Item, that they should not work needle-cases of silk, or make alms-bags or such

things, but only such as were destined for the worship of God. Item, that _ they should not have any metaled belts. Further, we forbade the abbess to give any nun permission to go out, unless with good companionship. The community had three maidservants in common, and there were several private

maids at the expense of the house. We gave orders that, for the future, there should be no more private maidservants, but that the number of general ones might be increased if necessary, we ordered the abbess to make better provision for the sick than had been the case. They owed four hundred

pounds; they paid a tithe on eleven hundred fifty pounds. _ We received procuration from them this day at St-Taurin. Total for proc-

uration: ten pounds, twenty-three pence. | APRIL 30. We received procuration at Ivry. Total for procuration: nine pounds, three shillings, three pence.

MAY 1. To wit, on the feast of SS. Philip and James, and on the vigil of the Ascension. We visited the said abbey at Ivry, where fifteen monks were in residence; all but one were priests. We ordered the abbot, who was a new one, to visit the outside priories at least once a year to see that the monks did not have any [private] property. We ordered the abbot to cast his accounts more frequently than he had been doing, and in the presence of the community or some of the seniors elected and provided by the com-

| munity. They owed... [Jacuna in MS}. ,

This day we were at the abbey at Breuil [-Benoit}, a Cistercian house, at

the expense of the abbey. We did not compute. MAY 2. To wit, Ascension Day. We spent the night at Motelle, at the house of Amaury of Muzy, our nephew’s squire, since the said squire had | been very insistent in inviting us. The prior of Muzy, who was held to receive us and to give us procuration, had buildings which were unsuitable for our reception. Although, indeed, we can, according to law, receive full procuration from the said prior, yet, since he was poor and burdened with debts, we took only one hundred shillings from him in the name of procuration, though, in fact, the prior of this place is held in full procuration to us whensoever we exercise the office of visitation in this diocese. MAY 3. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Muzy, where there were

720 MAY, 1269 ‘four monks of Coulombs. All were priests. They ate meat when there was

no need, and they observed the fasts of the Rule rather unsuitably. The buildings of the place were in bad condition. They owed one hundred twenty pounds; they had few supplies.

This day with God’s grace we visited the priory at Heudreville, where three monks of Tiron were staying; they observed no Rule. We found three casks of wine in the church; we forbade them to put anything in the house of God in the future, but to keep it as clean as they were able to do. Item, we ordered them to confess and recetve Communion, and even to celebrate _ Mass more often than was their custom. Item, we ordered them to find maidservants who were older and less subject to suspicion than the ones they

had been having. They owed about one hundred pounds; with the exception of oats, they had enough supplies to last the year; they paid a tithe on two hundred pounds. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: six pounds, six shillings, six pence. - MAY 4, We visited the house at Coudres, where there were two monks of Bourgueil. The prior did not sleep [in the same room} with his companion; we ordered them to sleep in a single chamber. They did not observe the Statutes of the Rule in any respect. The prior, as he told us, remitted to his abbot two hundred fifty pounds each year, and managed the house with the residue. We received procuration there this day. He did not care to compute.

MAY 5. We came to the house at Tilliéres, which belongs to the abbey of Bec-Hellouin. We found the buildings in need of reroofing and the whole manor miserably out of condition so far as the buildings were concerned. We spent the night at Breteuil at the royal castle, where we received procuration from the custodian of the aforesaid manor. Total for procuration: ten pounds, sixteen shillings, eleven pence.

MAY 6. With God’s grace we visited the priory of St-Sulpice, near L’Aigle, where there were eight monks of St-Laumer-de-Blois. They did not have enough altars. They did not observe the statutes of the Rule as to the eating of meat, the fasts, and other things. They rarely confessed. With the exception of wine they had sufficient supplies to last the year. They owed

little; they had an income of about three hundred pounds. Total for procuration: seven pounds, nine shillings, eight pence. MAY 7. We visited the priory at Rai, near L’Aigle, where there were two © monks of St-Laumer-de-Blois. They observed no Rule; they ate meat oc-

MAY, 1269 721 casionally and without scruples. We forbade them [to permit} women with their husbands to dine with them, as they had been in the habit of doing.

Sometimes they ate meat, but, as the prior said, they did this with their abbot’s permission. The prior’s companion was absent at this time. They had an income of ninety pounds, and they paid a tithe based on this amount. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: six pounds,

seventeen shillings, two pence. We caused sixty shillings of Tours to be returned and given back to them, because [the house} was burdened with

debts. Indeed, it owed one hundred pounds. ,

MAY 8. With God’s grace we came to the abbey at Lyre, and after with His aid we had preached in chapter, we proceeded to make a visitation. There we found thirty-seven monks in residence; all but seven were priests; there

| were fifteen monks in England. We found them at fault in the frequency of their confession, and we expressly ordered them to confess more often than had been their practice. Item, we gave orders that the cloister be better _ guarded than it had been and that a careful watch be placed at the entrance to the cloister. Alms are distributed there every day. They owed eighteen

hundred pounds, of which eight hundred sixty-six was at interest. They have suffered very heavy losses in England, as they said. We received procu-

ration there this day. We did not compute. _ , 7

MAY 9. We received procuration at the abbey of Conches. MAY 10. With God's grace we visited the said abbey, where there were twenty-five monks, two of whom were novices. There used to be more, and the abbot told us that he would increase the number. We forbade lay folk

to talk with the monks in the cloister. We ordered the abbot to have the Rule as it affected the eating of meat observed in the priories as well as he

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could. They owed little, and some debts were owed to them; they had. enough supplies to last the year. With God’s grace things were well with

This day we were at the abbey at La Noé, a Cistercian house, at the

expense of the abbey. We did not compute. |

| MAY 11. We received procuration at the priory at Beaumont-le-Roger, — which belongs to the abbey of Bec-Hellouin. Total for procuration: nine

pounds, twelve shillings, four pence. — _

MAY 12. To wit, on Pentecost. With God’s grace we celebrated Mass in pontificals in the upper chapel of the aforesaid priory, and then we preached

near the old royal castle. We were this day at the said priory, but at our

722 MAY, 1269 own expense. This same day we visited the said priory, where we found six monks of Bec-Hellouin. There used to be more, but the number had been reduced because of the extensive buildings they were constructing. The abbot had sold [property to the value of} forty marks sterling, which should

belong to the priory; we must speak with the abbot [of Bec} about this. They owed four hundred pounds; two hundred pounds was owed to them: with the exception of oats, they had enough supplies to last the year. MAY 13. To wit, the day following Pentecost. We came to the priory or house at Daubeuf, which belongs to the monastery of St-Ouen-de-Rouen, where we found a certain lessee, to wit, Peter of Bicauf, who remitted annually to St. Ouen’s monastery eighty mids of both wheat and oats, and

one hundred forty pounds of Tours. He did not give us procuration this day, but on a following day, as will be explained below.? This. same day we visited the priory at Montaure, where there were two monks of St-Ouen [-de-Rouen}; there ought to be three. They had but one

chalice for the manor chapel and the parish church; we ordered them to get one for the chapel. We forbade them to allow women to dine with them at their house in the future, as they had been doing. They had an income

of two hundred fifty pounds; they owed eighty pounds. With the exception of wine and oats, they had enough supplies to last the year. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: ... [lacuna

in MS}. MAY 14. With God’s grace we came to the priory at Bailleul, which

Tours.

belongs to the monastery of St-Ouen-de-Rouen. There we found... [lacuna in MS}, the lessee, who paid and remitted annually to the said monastery

eighty muids each of wheat, rye, and oats, and one hundred pounds of

This day he gave us procuration at our castle at Gaillon, for the houses at Bailleul were not sufficiently suitable or adaptable to receive us. Total for procuration: eight pounds, fifteen shillings, five pence of Paris. MAY 15. We wete at Bonport at the expense of the abbey. We did not compute. MAY 16. We received procuration at Martot, from the lessee of _ the aforesaid house at Daubeuf. Total for procuration: nine pounds, fifteen shillings. MAy 17. At Déville. May 18. With God’s grace we conferred

Holy Orders at the parish church at Déville and spent the night at our manor there. MAy 19-20. At Déville. MAy 21. With God’s grace we cele-

2 See entry for May 16, below. | ,

JUNE, 1269 723 brated the holy synod at the cathedral in Rouen and spent the night at our manor there. MAY 22. We held the synod of deans in our upper chamber

and spent the night at Déville. | _

MAY 23. At the same. This day we assigned the priest at Berville the day following the Assumption of the Blessed Mary as the day when he

should appear before us at Rouen or vicinity, to hear our order concerning ,

the tenor of a letter which we have from him.3 ,

MAY 24. At Martot. MAy 25. To wit, on the feasts of St. Urban and the Translation of St. Francis. At Pinterville. May 26. At Pinterville. MAy 2728. At Gaillon. May 29. With God’s grace we came to the priory at Gasny

and received procuration. Total for procuration: ... [/acuna in MS}. MAY 30. With God’s grace we visited this priory, where there were three

, monks of St-Ouen-de-Rouen, to wit, Brother John of Beauvais, prior, and — Brothers Robert of Frénes and Geoffrey of Reuville. We ordered them to | procure a good missal and a good copy of Legends, both of which they - needed badly. They ate meat occasionally and without scruples and when there was no need, nor did they observe the fasts of the Rule. They owed nothing, since they were held to remit to the abbey everything which re-

mained to them beyond their own sustenance and that of their staff. They : had quite a large staff in the manor on this side of the river, where as of custom they received us and gave us procuration. They said that they

| of the river. | ,

were not obliged to receive us in the manor of St-Nicaise, on the other side

This day we spent night at La Roche Guyon, where we received forty shillings of Paris from the monks of Fécamp who were there, the amount — in which the resident monks are annually held to us for procuration when, once a year, we happen to turn aside to them, nor ought they to provide us

with anything more, unless it be through hospitality. , MAY 31. We were at the priory at Gaillonet, of the Premonstratensian _ Order, at the expense of the canons who wete staying there. Total for

procuration: ... [Jacuna in MS}. | JUNE 1. At St-Germain-en-Laye. JUNE 2-10. At Paris. JUNE 11. To wit, on the feast of St. Barnabas. At St-Denis-la-Chausée. JUNE 12. At Luzarches. JUNE 13. At Verberie. JUNE 14. At Noyon. JUNE 15. At Compiégne. JUNE 16. At Clermont. JUNE 17. At Ressons, of the Premonstratensian Order, in the diocese of Rouen, at the expense of the monastery. 3 Probably this refers to the entry for March 22, 1259/60, or November 20, 1261.

724 JUNE, 1269 JUNE 18. At Vesly, where there were two monks of Marmoutier. Here we

received full procuration. The prior of Pierrefonds had the house in his possession and had it supervised by a certain monk. Total for procuration: ... [lacuna in MS}. JUNE 19. At Frénes. JUNE 20-21. At Gaillon. JUNE 22. At the same. There we had with us the Reverend Father R[alph}, by God’s grace the bishop of Albano and legate of the Apostolic See.4 JUNE 23. At Pinterville. JUNE 24. To wit, on the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. At the same. JUNE 25-26. At the same. JUNE 27. At the same. This day we had the said legate with us. JUNE 28. At Martot. This day Ph{ilip} of Val-Badone,5 former rector of the church at Obettiville, voluntarily resigned his church into our hands. JUNE 29. To wit, on the feast of SS. Peter and Paul. At Déville. JUNE 30. With God’s aid we preached the Crusade, in

the presence of the legate, to the people who had gathered after a procession at the atrium of St-Gervaise. We had the legate at our manor in Rouen, at our expense. JULY 1. We dined at our manor in Rouen with the said legate, receiving procuration from the Rouen chapter, and we spent the

night at Déville. jury 2-3. At Déville. juLy 4. At the same. This day we had the legate with us, at our expense. JULY 5-8. At the same. JULY 9. At St-Victor-en-Caux. At our own expense. JULY 10-11. At Aliermont. JULY 12. At Dieppe. yuLy 13. At Ouville. We received procuration there

this day. Total for procuration: ... [/acuna in MS}. JuLy 14. We visited the said priory, where eleven canons were in residence; two were at Autigny. We ordered the prior to inspect the monks’

| coffers more frequently than was his wont, lest they have any property. Item, that all of the books of the house be carefully protected and frequently

inspected. They owed one hundred forty pounds. With God’s grace, we

founds other things to be in good condition.

This same day with God’s aid we came to the priory at Etoutteville. We — found this place miserably deformed as to both temporals and spirituals.

Master Gilbert of Vaudeville [-en-Caux}, cleric, held the said place for life. There were two monks of Lewes staying there, who had from the said Master G[ilbert} twenty shillings of Tours every week for their sustenance. We received procuration this day from William, called ... [Pencier] 4 Ralph de Grosparmi, former bishop of Evreux and then cardinal-bishop of Albano, replaced, as legate of the Holy See in France, Simon de Brie, cardinal of St. Cecilia, who left France in January, 1268. (Potthast, II 1628 [20221}.) 5 See entry for March 30, above.

| , JULY, 1269 725

pounds. © ,

[lacuna in MS}, the then lessee of the place. Total for procuration: eleven

JuLy 15. At Valmont, at our own expense. .

/ JULY 16. With God’s grace we visited this abbey, where twenty-two monks were in residence; there was one lay brother of Hambye, to whom the abbot had entrusted the office of almoner, although he did not know his worthiness; two were at St-Jacques. There were four novices at the abbey. All the residents except the novices were priests. We gave orders that the said lay brother of Hambye be removed from his office of almoner. Item, that the abbot should promote someone as prior, for there had been no prior there for many days. The infirmary was badly attended; wherefore we enjoined a penance upon the abbot, punishing him as seemed expedient to us, because we had already given orders that the serving boys and the healthy {monks} be kept away from it. Item, we ordered that better provision be _ made for the sick than had been done and forbade anyone to eat with the sick _ in the infirmary without permission of the abbot. Item, we ordered the cellarer to be more careful and proper in administering wine to those who had been bled than he had been in the past. Item, that the excessive number of serving boys be removed from the kitchen. More was owed to them than they owed. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration:

... [lacuna in MS}. |

JULY 17. With God’s grace we dedicated the church at Rouville and stayed at the priest's house, at the expense of the parishioners. JULY 18. With His aid we dedicated the church at Sassetot and stayed this day at the rector’s

house, and at his expense. JULY 19. God assisting, we dedicated the church at Cany and spent the night at Ouainville, at the house of Dom Matthew of Mailloz, who was rector of the churches at Cany and Ouainville and held both of these by apostolic authority. yuLy 20. At Le Valasse, a Cistercian house, at the expense of the abbey. yuLy 21. We received procuration at Montivilliers. They did not compute. JULY 22. With God’s grace we visited the said abbey, where we found sixty-one nuns, although under the certain and statutory number there should only be sixty. However, the legate, Simon, at the time of his legateship, had added one on his own authority and power. More was owed to them than they owed; they had many provisions. With God’s grace things were

well with them. This same day, to wit, on the feast of the St. Mary Magdalene, we went

726 JULY, 1269 | on to the priory at Graville, where with God’s aid, and after Dormitio, we gave a talk in the chapter, with the community gathered before us. Eleven canons were in residence; all but one were priests. Brother Ralph, who was said to have hidden and absconded with certain writings after the death of the priest at Fontaines, besought a penalty from us because he had offended and could have offended in the matter of this document; we postponed enjoining any penalty upon him until we could learn more about the matter. They owed sixty pounds; they had many supplies. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition. We received procutation there this day. Total for procuration: ... [lacuna in MS}. JuLy 23. At Lillebonne, at our own expense. JULY 24. At Jumiéges, at our own expense. JULY 25-26. At Déville. JULY 27. At the same. There we assigned the prior of St-L6-de-Rouen the day after the Assumption as the time when he should appear before us at Rouen to set forth all his reasons against those things which were demanded of him by the archdeacon of Rouen. This assignment was made

with the agreement of both parties. JULY 28-29. At Déville, the king staying at Rouen. jJULy 30-31. At Martot. AUGUST 1. To wit, on the feast of St. Peter in Chains. AUGUST 2.

, At Martot. auGusT 3. At Martot. On this day Brother Adam died.6 aucust 4. At Rouen. With God’s aid we buried the body of the said brother at the house of the Friars Minor, and we spent the night at our manor. AUGUST 5. At Frénes. AuGUST 6. At Frénes. We had there with us our venerable brother R[{alph], by God’s grace bishop of Evreux. AUGUST 7. At Pinterville. The said bishop was with us. AUGUST 8. At Pont-de-l’ Arche. AUGUST 9-11. At Déville. AUGUST 12-13. At the same, and the lord bishop

of Auxerre was with us. AUGUST 15. To wit, on the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The lord archbishop of Lund and the bishop of Auxerre were with us. AUGUST 16. At Ste-Catherine, at our own expense. The said fathers were with us. AUGUST 17. At Pinterville, the said fathers with us. AUGUST 18. At Gaillon, the said fathers with us. AUGUST 19. At Mantes, the lord of Auxerre with us. AUGUST 20. At St-Germain-en-Laye. AUGUST 21-23. At Paris. AUGUST 24. To wit, on the feast of St. Bartholomew. At

| the same. AUGUST 25-27. At Paris. AUGUST 28. At Poissy. AUGUST 29. To wit, on the Decollation of St. John. With God’s grace 6 This was the archbishop’s nephew, who had been attached to the archiepiscopal

retinue since 1248,

SEPTEMBER, 1269 727 we visited the priory at Juziers, where there were six? monks of St-Pére-deChartres, to wit, John, prior, Brother William Bird, John of Liancourt, Philip of Fontenay, Anselm of Stampe, Baillet, and Geoffrey of Chartres. They did not observe the fasts of the Rule sufficiently well. The alms quota had been reduced, that is to say, alms were not given there as they used to be and should be; a general distribution of alms is made thrice a week; we ordered this corrected. Sometimes the monks drank in the town; we rebuked

the prior for this. A certain Norman cleric in the house was defamed of incontinence; we ordered the prior to find some effective and timely remedy for this. They owed sixty pounds. The prior was at this time excommunicate at the instance of Archdeacon Stephen. We received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: seven pounds, fourteen shillings, six pence. AUGUST 30—SEPTEMBER 1. At Gaillon. SEPTEMBER 2. At Frénes. SEPTEMBER 3. At Pérriérs-sur-Andelle, where we received procuration from the local lessee; it is a house belonging to St-Ouen-de-Rouen. SEPTEMBER 4.

At L’Ile-Dieu, a Premonstratensian house, at the expense of the abbey. SEPTEMBER 5. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Beaulieu. Twelve

canons were in residence; ten were outside; [there were} two lay brothers, , one of whom was fatuous and incorrigible; all but one of the residents were priests. They did not have enough chalices; we ordered the prior to provide

the priory with one before the feast of the Purification. Item, that he should have all the books of the priory catalogued and checked over, and frequently displayed in chapter; that he should recall those which they had

loaned. We expressly ordered the prior to draw up a statement of all receipts | and expenses more often than had been his practice. They owed four hundred pounds. We received procuration: seven pounds, sixteen shillings. —

SEPTEMBER 6. At St-Victor-en-Caux, at our own expense. SEPTEMBER 7. | At Longueville-Geoffroi, at the expense of the priory. SEPTEMBER 8. To wit, on the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. At the same, at our own

pence. , _ _

expense. SEPTEMBER 9-10. At Aliermont. SEPTEMBER 11. We received

procuration at Eu. Total for procuration: nine pounds, ten shillings, six SEPTEMBER 12. With God’s grace we visited the said abbey, where there

were twenty-eight canons and one lay brother. We gave orders that all the books of the abbey be inspected and displayed in chapter before the com-

, munity, and this before the coming feast of All Saints. Item, we expressly

7 Actually, seven are named. , .

728 SEPTEMBER, 1269 : ordered the prior and Brother Obert, the chamberlain, as we had done before,® not to put off paying Abbot William his pension of twenty pounds

| of Tours, and we enjoined a penance upon the said chamberlain, because he had not wished to pay the said pension. Item, we ordered him to restore and repay to the kitchen the two hundred twenty mines of wheat which he had withdrawn from the [supplies] which pertain to the kitchen. Item, we gave orders that individual accounts of all expenses and receipts be drawn up.every six weeks before some [of the brothers} elected by the community, _ and that two copies of these be made, of which one must remain with the community. Item, since the prior was in charge of the cure of the parish, we gave orders that another be deputed to administer the parish. Item, we ordered that one canon be specifically deputed to watch over the Blessed Sacrament. Item, that two canons be located at [the chapel of the} Mag-

dalene, if they can allow the place sufficient supplies for their upkeep. Item, that each and every official should account for the money pertinent to his office. They owed hundred pounds; six hundred pounds was owed to them from lands and woods already negotiated for. We were pleased that they were selling as much of their woodland as seemed expedient to

| them, but with the understanding that this be done with the common consent of the entire community. We received procuration this day at Le Tréport

abbey. Total for procuration: eight pounds, fifteen shillings. , SEPTEMBER 13. With God’s grace we visited Le Tréport abbey, where twenty-one monks were in residence; four of these were novices. We ordered

the abbot to have completed all the copying which was being done on a | Passional. All but seven of the residents were priests. Alms are given thrice a week to all comers. We gave orders that the sick be provided with ne-

cessities. Both the abbot and the bailiff owed five hundred pounds. |

... [lacuna in MS}. : |

We received procuration this day at Envermeu.® Total for procuration:

SEPTEMBER 14. With God’s grace we visited the said priory at Envermeu, where there were twelve monks of Bec; two of these were novices. Alms are

condition. | | | | given there thrice a week. They owed three hundred pounds. With God's grace we found other things concerning temporals and spirituals in good

removed from office. ,

8 See entry for September 4, 1268. At that time Brother Obert had been ordered

® An inadvertent repetition by the clerk. ,

SEPTEMBER, 1269 , 729 This day we came to the house at Wanchy, and we saw the place most desolate and run down. It is dependent on the abbey of St-Ouen-de-Rouen, and we received procuration this day from the local lessee, but at Aliermont.

Total for procuration: nine pounds, seventeen shillings, five pence. SEPTEMBER 15. We visited the priory at Bures, where two monks of Pré were in residence; one of these administered the house. They do not observe the fasts of the Rule concerning the eating of meat and the fasts in general.

There must be two monks from Pré there under orders from the prior of Pré, and these two monks are held to remit and restore annually to the priory of Pré whatever remains to them beyond their own maintenance and that of their staff. We received procuration there this day. Total for procu-

tation: ... [lacuna in MS}. | ,

SEPTEMBER 16. We visited the house at Nogent, near Neufchatel, which is dependent on the abbey of Ste-Catherine-de-Rouen. We spent the night

at Neufchatel, where we received procuration from the lessee of the said place [Nogent]}. Total for procuration:... [/acuna in MS}. SEPTEMBER 17. We visited the nuns of St-Saéns. Seventeen nuns were there. Some secular girls were there, and we ordered them removed and sent back to their relatives before the coming feast of All Saints. They owed

condition. |

about one hundred pounds; eighty pounds was owed to them in one debt and one hundred pounds for woodland. We found other things in good

This same day we visited the monks’ priory there, where there were three ;

monks of St-Wandrille; there had been five at other times. They did not observe the Rule in the matter of the fasts or that of eating meat. The prior rarely celebrated Mass. More was owed to them than they owed. We treceived procuration from them this day. Total for procuration: eight pounds,

eighteen shillings, ten pence. , SEPTEMBER 18-20. At Déville. SEPTEMBER 21. To wit, on the feast of , St. Matthew the Evangelist. We conferred Holy Orders at Déville. sEpTEMBER 22. At the same. SEPTEMBER 23. At Bourg-Achard, at our own expence. SEPTEMBER 24. At Pont-Audemer. SEPTEMBER 25. At the same, where for the purpose of celebrating the

sacred council we had convened with our venerable brothers the bishops R{alph] of Evreux, O. {Eudes} of Bayeux, G[ui} of Lisieux, and Th[omas] of Séez; we dealt with certain matters this day.1° The see of Avranches was 10 Bishop John of Coutances was absent.

| 730 SEPTEMBER, 1269 then vacant through the death of that man of venerable memory R{[ichard},

by God’s grace the bishop of that place. _ | _ SEPTEMBER 26. With God’s grace we and the said bishops celebrated the

sacred council in the church of St-Aignan. SEPTEMBER 27. At Bec-Hellouin, at the expense of the monastery, and not by reason of a visitation. SEPTEMBER 28. At Pinterville. SEPTEMBER 29. To wit, on the feast of St. Michael. At the same. SEPTEMBER 30. At the same. OCTOBER 1. At the same. OCTOBER 2. We received procuration at Quévreville from the lessee there. This place is dependent upon the monastery of St-Ouen-deRouen. Total for procuration: ... [/acuna in MS}. OCTOBER 3. At Rouen. OCTOBER 4. To wit, on the feast of St. Francis. With God’s grace we celebrated High Mass in the cathedral in Rouen, and we had the whole chapter with us at our manor this day. OCTOBER 5. At Frénes. OCTOBER 6. At Genainville. OCTOBER 7. At our manor in Pontoise, at our own expense.

OCTOBER 8. At St-Denis, in France, and at the abbey, and, through generosity and graciousness, at the expense of the monastery. The king of France, the legate, and many of the prelates of France were staying there

at this time. , |

_ OCTOBER 9. To wit, on the feast of St. Denis. At the same. During these days we wete by God’s will so overburdened with the infirmity of our own

body that we were obliged to take to our bed, and we were not able to attend the Office in the church. | 7 OCTOBER 10-15. At Paris. OCTOBER 16. At St-Martin, near Pontoise, at our OWN expense. OCTOBER 17. With God’s grace we celebrated the synod of the French Vexin at the monastery of St-Martin-de Pontoise, and we spent this night there, at our own expense. OCTOBER 18. To wit, on the feast of

St. Luke the Evangelist. We received procuration at the priory at Parnes.

Total for procuration: ... [lacuna in MS}. | OCTOBER 19. With God’s aid we visited this priory, where we found two

monks, the prior being absent, for he had gone to the monastery of StEvroult, on which the said priory depends, because of the death of his abbot who had just died. However, we found there Brother Gervaise of Sigy and William of Barre. There usually were more in residence, but some had

died. With God’s grace they had been and were in good condition as to spirituals, as we learned. They owed one hundred forty pounds, as the

monks staying there believed. Oo

We spent this night at Sérans-le-Bouteiller, where by reason and in the

OCTOBER, 1269 731 name of procuration we received from the prior of the place seventy shil-

lings of Paris, in which amount the prior there is annually held to the archbishop of Rouen, whenever it happens that once a year he turns aside to this place. However, in addition to the said sum of money, he is held to supply the archbishop with household dishes and common utensils, forage and straw for the horses, and wood and fuel, as is more fully contained in

a letter drawn up about this.1! , ,

OCTOBER 20. With God’s grace we visited the said priory, where there were two monks of St-Germer-de-Flay, to wit, Brother Adam of Omercourt, —

prior, and Brother Reginald of Villiéres. They did not observe the Rule as to the eating of meat and the fasts very well; we ordered this corrected by their abbot. We ordered the prior to celebrate Mass more often than was

his practice. They owed one hundred forty pounds. We spent this night at Chaumont, at the priory of Notre-Dame-de-I Aillerie, where we received procuration this day. Total for procuration: six

pounds, nine shillings, nine pence. |

OCTOBER 21. With God’s grace we visited the said priory, where there were three monks of St-Germer-de-Flay, to wit, Brother Henry of | Reilly,

pounds. 7 !

prior, and Brothers William of St-Germer and John of Chaumont. With

God’s grace they were in good condition as to spirituals. We ordered the prior to celebrate Mass more often than was his practice. They owed sixty

This day we were at St-Germer-de-Flay, at our own expense. ,

OCTOBER 22. We received procuration at Sigy, at the priory dependent upon the monastery of St-Ouen-de-Rouen. It should be noted that they are

held to us for procuration, provided that this sum does not exceed ten pounds , : of Tours. Total for procuration: six pounds, thirteen shillings, nine pence. OCTOBER 23. To wit, on the feast of St-Romain. With God’s grace we visited the said priory [Sigy}, where we found three monks of St-Ouen-deRouen, to wit, Brother William of Cahagnes, prior, John of Calleville, and William of Bos. There should be more, at least six, but the abbot had recalled some to the cloister because of certain hardships which the priory had temporarily suffered. Sometimes they ate meat when there was no need,

dition. , |

and they did not observe the fasts of the Rule. They owed one hundred forty pounds. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good con- |

11 See entry for October 8, 1268. ,

, 732 OCTOBER, 1269 — ,

pense of the abbey. ,

This day we were at the abbey of Beaubec, a Cistercian house, at the ex-

OCTOBER 24. With God’s grace we came to the priory at Beaussault, a __ dependency of the monastery of Bec-Hellouin. We found two monks there,

to wit, Brother Herbert of St-Etienne and Geoffrey of Angeville. We

pounds. |

ordered the prior to acquire a [copy of the} Rule. They ate meat when there

| was no need, and this, as they said, was with their abbot’s knowledge. They were very heavily burdened by reason of their buildings. They owed thirty

This day with God’s aid we visited the abbey of nuns at Bival, where there were twenty-nine nuns, one lay sister, and three maidservants in common. As we had done before,!2 we forbade them [to eat} with their relatives in the abbey, and [we ordered} punished, as seemed expedient, those

who were delinquent in this. We gave orders that the pension of sixty shillings due to the former abbess be paid, and we enjoined a penance upon the present abbess because she had failed to do this. She had not obeyed

or complied with the orders which we had given about this at our other visitation.13 She had not removed a certain boy whom she was having reared

at the grange at Pierrement,!4 and whom we once again ordered to be sent away by all means. Item, we ordered the abbess that before the coming feast of All Saints she redeem a certain chalice which the former abbess had pawned. They owed one hundred twenty pounds. We received procuration this day at Neufchatel, from the prior at Beaus-

sault. Total for procuration: ... [lacuna in MS}. :

MS}. |

OCTOBER 25-26. At Aliermont. OCTOBER 27. At Dieppe. OCTOBER 28.

To wit, on the feast of SS. Simon and Jude. We received procuration at Longueil, in a certain house belonging to Bec-Hellouin and from the lessee

there. Total for procuration: ... [lacuna in MS}. OCTOBER 29. We teceived procuration at Bacqueville. Total for procuration: ... [lacuna in OCTOBER 30. With God’s grace we visited the said priory, where there

were five monks of Tiron. The prior was absent. Here are the names of those who were present: Walter of Crasville, John Rufus, Yvo, John Strabo, and Hugh of St-Prisce. They ate meat, as they said, with their abbot’s per-

: 14 Tbid. , | 12 See entry for February 27, 1254/55. 13 See entry for September 13, 1268.

NOVEMBER, 1269 733

compute. , mission. As we understood from the monks then staying there, they owed

about one hundred pounds. |

We received procuration this day at St-Wandrille. They did not wish to

, OCTOBER 31. With God’s grace we visited the said abbey, where forty

monks were in residence; eight of these were novices. With the exception of the novices, all were priests. We ordered the abbot to visit the outside ptiories more often than was his practice. Item, that he should have the Blessed Sacrament decently placed upon the altar in some precious repository.

A general distribution of alms is made there daily. Item, we gave orders that better provision be made for the sick than had been the practice. They owed about one hundred pounds. We received procuration this day at

Jumiéges. Total for procuration: ... [/acuna in MS}. , , NOVEMBER 1. To wit, on the feast of All Saints. We visited the said abbey, where forty-eight monks were in residence, of whom three were

novices; twenty-two were outside. With God’s grace we found them in good | condition as to spirituals. The cellarer owed two hundred pounds, and the abbot owed four hundred pounds; twenty-five hundred pounds in bad debts

was owed to them. We were there this day at our own expense. | NOVEMBER 2. At St-Georges-de-Boscherville, at our own expense. NOVEMBER 3. At Déville, where, with God’s aid, having examined both

the canonical processes of the election carried out in the church of Avran_ ches, and the person of Master Ralph of Thiéville, the elect, we felt we

should confirm this election. , |

, NOVEMBER 4. At Déville. NOVEMBER 5. With God’s grace we celebrated the sacred synod at Rouen. NOVEMBER 6. At Rouen, where in our upper

chamber we held the synod of deans; and we spent the night at Déville. . | NOVEMBER 7. We attended the chapter at Rouen and spent the night at Déville. NovEMBER 8-10. At Déville. NOVEMBER 11. To wit, on the feast

of St. Martin. We were at Bondeville, not to make a visitation, but to receive our permission.145 With God’s grace they were in good condition. We

spent the night at Déville.

_ NOVEMBER 12. With God’s grace we came to the monastery of St-Ouen-

de-Rouen and exercised our office of visitation. Fifty monks were there; 15 Tt was customary for those departing on the Crusade to journey in the neigh-

borhood and receive a blessing from those who stayed behind. Clerics received the : permission and blessings of their superiors and subjects. Eudes was no exception.

734 NOVEMBER, 1269 all but four were priests. We found the abbey in good condition as to spirituals. They owed five thousand pounds of Tours, fifteen hundred pounds of this at interest; three thousand in bad debts was owed to them. We spent this night at Déville. NOVEMBER 13. We visited the monastery at St-Amand, where we found fifty-nine nuns, nine of whom were to be veiled. One lay brother was there; we gave orders that this lay brother should confess and receive Communion

more often than was his practice, and that he should be punished if he did not obey well. Item, we ordered the abbess to strive as hard as she could to have the nuns live in peace and concord. Item, we ordered her to try

, to restore to the alms allotment the manor of Calcy, the income of which had been withdrawn from the almoness. They owed eleven hundred pounds. — This day spent the night at Déville, at our own expense. NOVEMBER 14. With God’s aid we came in person to Mont-aux-Malades and to the hospital of St. Mary Magdalene, and we received the permission of these places. Thence we returned to Déville. NOVEMBER 15. This day we were at the Daughters of God, the Beguines,16 at Pré: at Salle-aux-Puelles; at the Sisters of St. Matthew; and at the Fratres

Barrati, to wit, the Carmelite Brethren. We dined this day with the Friars Preachers of Rouen.

With God’s aid we visited the above-mentioned places, and, inquiring from them about their condition, we found that Mont-aux-Malades, the hos-

weather. : |

pital, and the Salle-aux-Puelles were in good condition. Pré owed two

thousand pounds and they had lost the year’s harvest at Bures through bad

We spent this night at Déville. , | ,

NOVEMBER 16. We were at St-L6[-de-Rouen]}; we dined with the Friars Minor at Rouen, and we spent the night at our manor in Rouen. NOVEMBER 17. We preached in the cathedral at Rouen and received “permission” from

the clergy and the people. This day we had the whole chapter with us.

wish to compute.

NOVEMBER 18. We received procuration at Ste-Catherine. They did not NOVEMBER 19. With God’s grace we visited the said abbey, where thirty

16 Lay women who lived in a community and performed works of mercy. They did

not take the vow of poverty and could leave the community at will. They are said to have been founded in 1180 by Lambert le Bégue, but their origins are much controverted.

DECEMBER, 1269 75 monks were in residence; several were in England or elsewhere in various places. All of the residents were priests. We gave orders that they should cast their individual accounts of expense and receipts once a month. They owed nothing, and something was owed to them. We received procuration this day at Mont-Deux-Amants. Total for procuration: seven pounds, seven

shillings. ,

NOVEMBER 20. With God’s grace we visited the said priory, where eleven

canons were in residence; ten were outside in obediences. We ordered them to get back all loaned books and forbade them to lend any more without a

good record of the loan. With the exception of two novices, all the resident ,

canons were priests. They owed one hundred pounds. | We received procuration this day at Noyon-sur-Andelle. Total for procu-

tation: nins pounds, eight shillings, five pence. | NOVEMBER 21. With God’s grace we visited the priory at Noyon-surAndelle, where there were six monks of St-Evroult, to wit, Brother Jordan, prior, and Brothers Peter of Noyon, Dreux of Neufmarché, John of Sap, Robert of Bléve, and Thomas of Silly. With God’s grace they were well

and in good condition. | We spent this night at Frénes. , NOVEMBER 22. At Frénes. NOVEMBER 23. To wit, on the feast of StClement. At the same. NOVEMBER 24. At Pont-de-l’Arche. NOVEMBER 25-

29. At Pinterville. NOVEMBER 30. To wit, on the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle. At Gaillon. DECEMBER 1. At Gaillon. DECEMBER 2. At Saus-

seuse, at our OWn expense. , DECEMBER 3. With God’s grace we visited the said priory, where fourteen canons were in residence; fifteen were outside in obediences. There had been no one with the cure of souls in one of the churches for a long time; wherefore we punished the prior and enjoined on him a penance which we deemed expedient. Lay sisters were there. The priory owed three hundred pounds, and bad debts were owed to it. We received procuration there this day. They did not wish to compute. DECEMBER 4. At Mantes. DECEMBER 5. At St-Martin, near Pontoise, at

our own expense. |

DECEMBER 6. On the feast of St. Nicholas. With God’s grace we visited the said abbey, where fourteen monks were in residence. We ordered the abbot to have individual statements made up every two weeks. We expressly forbade them to assign any more pensions to any persons, as they

736 DECEMBER, 1269 had done in the past. They owed eleven hundred pounds. With God’s grace we found other things to be in good condition. DECEMBER 7. With God’s grace we visited the chapter at St-Mellon. We

gave orders that the floor or staging under the belfry be repaired and that the silver cruets be fixed. Item, that Luke, the deacon, should arise for Matins in better fashion than was his practice. Item, we ordered Dom John, the vicar of John of Mont-Lucile, to put out of his house a certain woman who was living there. William of Longuesse and Fromond, vicars, had absented themselves from the church without permission and had not served it for many days. We ordered them cited by our vicar [of Pontoise.} We : received procuration there this day. Total for procuration: ten pounds, eight

pence.

DECEMBER 8. We visited St. Peter’s priory, where there were five monks

of Bec-Hellouin, to wit, John of St-Cloud, Roger of Extivent, Robert of Pont-l’Evéque, Peter of Mesnil, and John of St-Aubin. They owed twenty pounds, and as much was owed to them. Other things we found to be in

good condition. |

We also found that the Hotel-Dieu, by God’s grace, was in good con-

dition as to spirituals and temporals. ,

We were at Conflans this day, at our own expense. DECEMBER 9-12. At Paris. DECEMBER 13. To wit, on the feast of St.

16-17. At Paris. |

Lucy. At the same. DECEMBER 14-15. At St-Maur-des-Fosses. DECEMBER

APPENDIX The Statutes of Pope Gregory IX

, on the Reformation of the Monks _

| | of the order of St. Benedict

IN THE FIRST PLACE, we ordain that all monks constituted in a monastery — according to the Rule of St. Benedict, shall, as soon as they have heard the ~

signal hasten to the church with proper dispatch, putting aside whatsoever they were doing, since nothing ought to be preferred to the divine office, and they shall perform the offices in church with both awe and reverence of God and, as the Rule requires, shall participate in the beginning, middle, and end of the Hours. And in purity of conscience and with devotion of spirit they shall offer to the Lord the sacrifice of praise and the harvest of

their lips. ,

Confession shall be made by every brother in the monasteries once a month, and each and every brother shall attend to this without any excuse. The abbot shall see to it that they receive the Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ, on the first Sunday of the month. If for any reason anyone

should think that he ought to abstain, he shall not delay to explain the reason therefor either to the prior or to the penitencers appointed by the abbot, so that he either may abstain through their judgment or go to the Communion. Rigorous discipline is to be maintained in the chapter; silence is to be observed in the church, in the cloister, in the refectory, and in the dormitory, and penalties must be imposed upon transgressors according to the statutory regulations.

Moreover, to all those wishing to become monks, frequent and particular explanation shall be given of these three things: obedience, continence, and poverty. The requirements of the Rule regarding the acceptance and release

of novices shall be observed. , ,

| Three times yearly the Rule shall be read and expounded to those seeking admission as novices as well as to those already admitted, regarding the

738 THE STATUTES OF POPE GREGORY IX | , harshness and roughness of the means through which God is approached. At the end of the period of probation set down by St. Benedict, a reliable teacher shall be appointed for the novices, and until they have made their profession no administrative post of any kind shall be given them. Therefore, when the year of probation has been completed, the novices shall make their profession and receive the benediction at once; let those who do not wish to make profession withdraw without delay. Moreover, no one shall be admitted who has not reached his eighteenth year, nor shall any promise about receiving such [ minors} be given.

The office of prior, dean, provost, and all other administrative positions shall be conferred only upon monks who are discreet and of good reputation, and freely without any venality of collusion. Conventual priories shall be conferred only upon priests or upon those who are to take orders within a year; if they shall not have been ordained within a year let them forfeit

their priories. — , 7

_ Moreover, if any monk shall have been found to have given or to have ptomised anything for any such office let him be regarded as simoniacal and | be removed from the office so obtained, and let him never receive any

dignity or administrative position in this Order.

| But the abbot who shall have sold [an office} shall likewise be punished as simoniacal. Moreover, if, through the mediation of layfolk, anyone should request that an obedience or a priory be conferred upon him, he shall never receive it, nor any other {office} within a year.

reasonable cause. , :

Also, the priors of conventual priories shall not be removed without

No prior shall have any confirmatory letter to the effect that he should not be removed from his priory or obedience; if such a one has been obtained

it shall be zbso jure of no effect. re Furthermore, we strictly forbid any monk to hold more than one abbey or priory, or an abbey and a priory, or be a monk in more than one monastery. He who holds an office outside the abbey shall have no other office unless, perchance, that office is connected with the administration of his abbey.

Nor shall any monk reside alone in any priory; to him who is thus alone shall be given a companion, or several companions, if the facilities of the _ place permit; otherwise he shall be recalled to the cloister, provided how-

: THE STATUTES OF POPE GREGORY IX 739

proper offices. |

ever, that the church be not deprived of the services of a priest or of its

, - If the abbot shall not have desired to bestow the office of bailiff, or provost, or the supervision of rents on any brother he shall not make any contract with him nor require any security from him. The abbot shall earnestly admonish those who shall be entrusted with administration not to harrass or prosecute anyone unjustly; not to oppress them with injuries or with undue taxation; not to sell more dearly at the fixed day, nor to make

any improper agreements. |

We decree that those priors, obediencers, and monks holding temporal administration, who have permitted their bailly or stewardship to get into an unhealthy condition shall resign and hand over to the abbot their various offices and all the perquisites thereunto belonging, and this without delay

after judgment has been determined and a confession made. | _ Concerning the quality of the food and raiment, we require all monks to

have their clothing from a single wardrobe, and to be refreshed in one refectory with meals prepared in one kitchen. On no account shall the custom be established of serving meals in the cells. Meals shall consist regularly of one dish and one cup, not including the pittances which, on definite warrant, are usually granted at the greater feasts. Exceptions may occur when, perchance, the monks shall eat in the infirmary or privately with

the abbot. _ | |

From the Ides of September to the beginning of Lent the monks shall eat as the Rule of the Blessed Benedict provides, to wit, at Nones and at other times according to the same Rule. And let them be content with that food which the Rule prescribes, and with the prescribed pittances whensoever they may be given. Nor shall anyone cause anything more delicate in food and drink to be prepared for him or to be served to him beyond the usual - fare; nor shall he receive anything which has been sent to him, except whatever has been sent to him by the one who is in charge of the community. The latter shall make such use of it [extra food sent in by the superior], or of other pittances, so that it and they will bring comfort to those who are by —

nature weak and delicate and cannot fitly partake of the ordinary diet. Cups of silver or gold, or even those with a gold or silver base or band, shall not be used in the infirmary or refectory; nor shall anyone be per-

740 THE STATUTES OF POPE GREGORY IX mitted to wear or possess any belt or knife embellished with gold or silver. Moreover, no one shall eat meat in the infirmary except the monk or lay brother who shall have been ill or has been sent to the infirmary because of his weakness of body. No monk shall eat meat in any place whatsoever, except as is specified in the Rule, whether within the house of his Order or elsewhere.

We absolutely forbid any dishes of meat which in certain monasteries, at stated times, have heretofore been customarily served to the healthy brethren. And as we prohibit the use of meat so also we forbid sophistry -

concerning certain flesh-foods. , |

Should anyone presume to eat meat in violation of the aforesaid orders,

let him be subjected to the regular discipline once or even twice. If he offend a third time, let him fast the following Wednesday and Friday on bread and water; if his offense become habitual let him receive grave censure. If the abbot shall have offended in this, let him be content with bread and water on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: should he, however, persist in this and be unwilling to amend his conduct after a warning from the local bishop or the visitors, let him be deprived of his office.

Moreover, we prescribe that the monks who are sick shall be provided

, with such foods, beds, helpers, and other necessities as their illness requires and the Rule assigns. If, in any of these matters, the infirmirian shall have been found remiss, let him be properly punished by his own abbot or prior. If the faults rests with the abbot or prior let him be properly punished by

the visitors when they come to the place. , We also require this rule to be observed: that both monks and lay brothers be furnished, at a suitable time, with the regulation clothing and footwear,

and we strictly forbid that monies be given to anyone for this purpose. Monks shall clothe themselves as modestly, in the regular garb prescribed __ by the Rule, when they go abroad as when they remain in the cloister. They

shall not travel without their choirrobe and their regular habit, nor shall | they possess a colored mantle. Nor shall anyone presume to ride on a special saddle, or on a costly one superfluously decorated with ornamental nails. They shall not wear gilded or silvered spurs. Decorated metalwork shall be completely removed from the reins, nor shall anyone wear decorated moleskin

gloves or boots.

THE STATUTES OF POPE GREGORY IX 741 No one, in any place whatsoever, shall wear tunics or coverings of burnet or any other dyed cloth, or the skins of wild beasts, or linen shirts, nor shall they use linen cloth. Monks shall sleep gowned and cinctured as the Rule

states, nor shall they have any of their clothes divided in front or behind. , No claustral prior or any other monk shall appropriate for his own use any room, horse, servant, or equipment, or contend for the use of these; but if _ through necessity or expediency he be obliged to go abroad, he shall receive what is needful from the person in charge.

In addition, we order all abbots and priors, whenever any loan is to be arranged or renewed, to proceed with the counsel of all of the brethren under their control, or with the greater and wiser part of them, and to arrange it in such a manner that everyone may understand for how large is a sum, to what creditors, on what conditions, for what length of time, and

for what purposes the loan is to be contracted. ,

In order that the [financial] condition of the houses may be known with greater accuracy, the officials shall, once every three months, present to the abbot, or to the prior if the abbot is not there, and to the senior members a report from their departments faithfully listing all expenses and receipts. Twice a year, on October 1, after the yearly harvest has been garnered,

and on April 1, abbots and priors shall issue a complete statement covering | the condition of their houses either to the Chapter or to its senior members, and also to the Visitors whenever they shall arrive. Moreover, the abbot,

prior, or provost, who shall have fraudulently suppressed any serious debts | in the said accounts shall be for a certainty removed from the office which

he has obtained. |

If, indeed, an abbot or prior shall have contracted a loan without the consent of his convent, he shall not keep his monastery unless the extent to which the money borrowed was spent in the interests of the monastery can be proved.

Again, no abbot or prior shall presume to bestow any priory, grange, — pension, or monachal prebend upon laymen. He shall not sell, compound for, or alienate any pension except in cases admitted by law; nor shall he | grant any. Rather let him know that alienation is absolutely forbidden him. Monks who are in possession of property shall be excommunicated by

742 THE STATUTES OF POPE GREGORY IX their abbots. If any one, after his death, shall be found to have possessed anything, his body shall be interred without the burial service. No one, unless he absolutely needs it in the administration of his office, shall have a chest provided with a lock except with the abbot’s permission. And as often as the abbot shall request it, he shall hand over the key; and if he has anything beyond that required for his office, he shall be deemed a

possessor of property to that extent. OS Once a year, to wit, on Palm Sunday, the abbot in chapter shall solemnly pronounce. sentence of excommunication against proprietary monks. And if, later on, anyone shall have been found to have any property of his own, let him lose his bailly, if he have one, nor let any other be bestowed upon him within a year, and not even then unless he seek it after he has made restitution of the property and has performed penance. The abbot who, knowingly,

shall have given property to a monk or shall have scorned to punish .a proprietary monk, shall be temporarily suspended.

Moreover, we construe the word “property” in the sense used in St. Benedict’s Rule; but no monk or lay brother whatever shall receive in his name, or even in that of the monastery, any loan, lease, or bailment without the special permission of the abbot or convent. However, we do not wish any loan to be assigned by the abbot and chapter beyond a reasonable amount.

Moreover, the abbot himself shall give to each according to his individual need without favoritism and with due consideration of imfirmities.

And we rigidly forbid any abbot to confer any immovable property belonging to his monastery upon a relative in need, or even to give him any movables unless some little thing be bestowed in the name of alms. Whoever shall presume to ignore this order concerning immovables shall be removed

from his church. Priors and officials shall be completely removed from their administration if it be proved that they have offended in this respect,

their offense demands. ,

and they shall suffer such other severe punishment as the serious nature of

The custody of the cloister, refectory, dormitory, and choir shall be entrusted to certain individuals during the singing of the Office. No woman shall be permitted to enter the aforesaid places or the choir during the service there, unless perchance, on such occasions as the consecrations and indulgences of churches and on the chief festival of the church, or the Office of

THE STATUTES OF POPE GREGORY IX 743 the Dead when it happens that some women walk through the cloister or choir. An exception may be made of noblewomen who are patronesses of

the monastery, or others of noble rank to whom entry may not be refused | without serious scandal. To these, admission may be granted for certain hours and periods by the abbot and prior, saving indulgences in this matter granted, or to be granted, to certain persons by the Apostolic See. If this regulation be presumptuously disobeyed, the official through whose

door the woman shall have entered, or the abbot or prior who may have ordered it done, shall fast one day on bread and water for such an offense. Abbots and priors riding abroad, and accompanied by secular servants, whether their own or belonging to the community, may have only such as are of mature years, of good repute, and not wanton in their costume.

Further, we will and ordain that in any and every monastery or priory the abbot or prior, or, in default of these, the visitors who may be there

temporarily, shall require that alms be given in proportion to the ability of | the houses; that a suitable hospice be set apart to receive the poor and other guests, and that a suitable servant be deputed to wait upon them. If hospitality shall be denied to any monk, he who shall have been deputed to the

hospice shall fast for three days on bread and water. Under threat of eternal damnation, we forbid that any goods or revenues assigned to or collected for alms, hospitality, or the infirmary be diverted from such uses. If this regulation be presumptuously violated, the revenues shall not be kept, but the funds shall be recalled to the aforesaid purposes. If abbots shall presume to disobey they shall be suspended from office by the visitors. Offending monks shall be suspended by their abbots. Offenders shall remain suspended for such time as shall seem proportionate to the

seriousness of the offense.

And since the alms for the poor must not be fraudently administered, no one shall defraud the almonry of the food which is served at table, or of the old clothes and footwear when he receives new ones. All of these things shall be given to the almoner who shall, in turn, give them to the poor. Nor — shall new equipment be given to anyone who will not return the old.

And we strictly forbid that permission to wander abroad be freely | given to the monks, nor shall a license to visit lay folk be given to residents of monasteries except, perhaps, on very rare occasions for suitable cause,

744 THE STATUTES OF POPE GREGORY IX and for a short period, and with a mature companion deputed to watch over them. They shall recite their Hours on the journey and from the book

, provided for them. Permission shall be refused any monk to speak witha woman except in the presence of two or three reputable witnesses.

The monk who, after sojourning in an abbey or priory, shall have presumed to depart from the cloisters without the permission of the superior, shall be subject to the penalty set forth in the Rule. We also strictly decree that monks residing in the outside priories shall attend the divine services in proper costume and, in the matter of abstaining

from food, shall conform to the custom of their abbeys. They shall sleep clothed and cinctured just as the monks in the abbey dormitory. Also, we

, order this practice to be observed by all who shall sleep outside the dormitory.

‘monks.

Women shall not be admitted in person to any place for the service of

And finally, since abbots and priors should not wander or roam about, we desire that they should sit with the brothers in the cloister; that they should attend the divine services, especially the Vigils, the Chapter, and Conferences, and other divine offices unless they be prevented by some necessary or useful or worthy cause. No abbot or monk shall dine or spend the night in a layman’s house within a league of his monastery or a cell of his monastery.

Since in many monasteries the Rule, when read aloud, is understood by but .a few, we decree that the reading of the Rule, when it is read in Chapter for the benefit of the junior brethren, shall be expounded in the vernacular by him who is holding chapter, or by another upon whom he shall have decided that this duty should be enjoined.

banner. |

We wish this proper moderation to be observed with respect to the mounted escort of abbots, to wit, that no abbot may have more than ten riders for his permanent household, and of these no monk may carry any However, let the lesser abbots be content with a smaller number of

mounted escorts, as warranted by the facilities of their houses. Also, all the revenues of the abbey, as well as those belonging to the head

as to the members, shall be set down in writing; and items not certainly known shall be honestly estimated. The abbot shall have one copy in his

THE STATUTES OF POPE GREGORY IX 745 own possession, the prior and convent shall have another, and both copies _ Shall be kept in a secret place in their possession.

We decree also that if the poverty of the place, or the serious violation of | the Rule, or punishment for an offense should require it, some monks may be sent away from their own monasteries. The abbots to whom they shall be sent shall not refuse to receive such monks as long as it shall seem expedient

to the Visitors, unless they be of such a character that their presence could not be endured without grave scandal. But if they shall not be willing to receive them, though they are able to do so, they may be compelled by the Visitors.

Moreover, we have thought it best to insert here, as a measure of precaution, the manner in which one should proceed against the aforesaid persons, as it is contained in the document covering this matter issued by us |

and of which the tenor is as follows: that monks having opportunity to os wander about may not incur damage to their own salvation and that their

blood may not be required at the hands of their superiors, we decree that | the presiding officers of chapters, whether abbots or priors, acting according

to the statute of the General Council, shall once a year inquire earnestly about the monks. who have run away from, or have been ejected from, their , Order. If the Rule permits them to be received back into their own monasteries, the local abbots or priors shall be compelled under threat of the aforesaid ecclesiastical censure, to take them back, saving the discipline of the

Order. If the Order does not permit this, acting under our authority, they , shall see to it that such offenders be provided with the necessities of life in suitable places within their own monasteries, wherever it may be done without serious scandal, or in other religious houses of the same Order, so that they may work out their penance there. But if they find such fugitives and expelled monks to be disobedient, they shall excommunicate them and, at the same time, have them publicly pronounced excommunicate by the su-

commands.

- periors of monasteries until such time as they shall humbly heed these We desire that all abbots, and all priors who have not their own abbot in _ their monasteries, shall have all the aforesaid regulations inviolably enforced

, throughout their monasteries, cells, obediences, and all other places under their control. Otherwise, the Visitors shall have the aforesaid observed and

shall punish transgressors in accordance with the Rule. Nevertheless, in all =

746 THE STATUTES OF POPE GREGORY IX the above matters the Rule of St. Benedict, which, as they are aware, particu-

larly looks to the great amending and reforming of the Order, must be

preserved and maintained. | :

Also, we decree that the abbot by virtue of obedience, or the prior if the abbot should be absent, shall cause all of the above to be read and carefully explained in chapter three times a year; to wit, during the Octaves of the feasts of the Nativity, of Easter, and of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. The abbot, indeed, shall diligently observe all these things, and have them observed by others. Otherwise, should he prove negligent in these matters, he shall be so punished in proportion to the nature of his transgression or negligence that his punishment shall be an example to others. And if, perchance, it should happen that his offenses make it necessary that he should be removed from the administration of his abbey, no promise of other revenues shall be made to him; but rather let his soul be looked after in his [lost} abbey, that he may work out a salutory penance for the offenses

he committed. .

Furthermore, we decree, under threat of the Divine Judgment, that abbots

who shall temporarily attend the provincial chapter, shall, in that very provincial chapter, appoint as Visitors prudent, cautious, and God-fearing men who shall, within the year, visit all the abbeys and the priories not having their own abbots which are within the same province, and shall proceed to correct and reform them according to this our ordinance. And those things which they order amended they shall [record in writing and} send under their seals to each monastery; and they shall present a report of these actions to the chapter of the following year, which must be handed over to the relieving Visitors so that thus the state of obedience, or lapse, of each monastery may be clearly known. Also, the Visitors of every province shall write to us every five years, detailing what abuses they shall have corrected, and what orders they shall have required to be observed.

EUDES' CALENDAR a | January Medieval dating Feast -

1 I Kalends, January Circumcision | | 2 IV Nones, January oe |

3 III Nones, January |

, 56 VIII Nones, January a , Ides, January Epiphany = > 4 II Nones, January |

7 VII Ides, January _ | |

9 V Ides, January | | 10 IV Ides, January a | 8 VI Ides, January -

12 II Ides, January | | 13 Ides, January a 14 XIX Kalends, February | , | 11 III Ides, January

— 15 XVIII Kalends, February a 16 XVII Kalends, February ,

17 XVI Kalends, February | | 18 XV Kalends, F ebruary St. Peter’s Chair, Rome

19 XIV Kalends, February / | |

20 XIII Kalends, February SS. Fabian and Sebastian

21 XII Kalends, February | 22 XI Kalends, February St. Vincent — 23. X Kalends, February |

24 IX Kalends, February , 25 -~‘VIII Kalends, February | 26 _—*‘VII Kalends, February

27 VI Kalends, February 28 V Kalends, February = = Conversion of St. Paul

, 29 IV Kalends, February

30 —«III Kalends, February ,

| 31 IIT Kalends, February

748 EUDES’ CALENDAR February Medieval dating Feast 1 I Kalends, February

2 IV Nones, February Purification of Virgin Mary 3 III Nones, February 4 II Nones, February

5 Nones, February ,

6 VIII Ides, February

7 VII Ides, February ,

8 VI Ides, February | 9 V Ides, February St. Scholastica 10 IV Ides, February 11 III Ides, February

12 II Ides, February , 13 Ides, February 14 XVI Kalends, March

15 XV Kalends, March |

16 XIV Kalends, March , 17 XIII Kalends, March

18 XII Kalends, March ,

19 XI Kalends, March |

20 X Kalends, March | 21 IX Kalends, March |

22 VIII Kalends, March St. Peter’s Chair, Antioch

23 VII Kalends, March :

24 VI Kalends, March | ,

25 ~~ ~V Kalends, March | |

26 IV Kalends, March , 27 III Kalends, March 28 II Kalends, March | March Medieval dating Feast 1 I Kalends, March

2 VI Nones, March | 3 V Nones, March , | 4 IV Nones, March 5 III Nones, March ;

|,|

a _ EUDES’ CALENDAR 749 | oe — «G II Nones, , ; | ot 7 Nones, MarchMarch | _ , oe

8 VIII Ides, March , an , | —@d VII Ides, March | | ee

_sb! 10 V VIIdes, Ides, March March | ee Oe, | 12 IV Ides, March St. Gregory, Pope a a 13 III Ides, March | : , : BS ee | 14 II Ides, March oo _ : a 16ore Ides, March , , | | a , XVII Kalends, April — | ae . 17 XVI Kalends,April April ,aa , ! 8 XV Kalends, 19s XTV Kalends, April | | , oo a 20. XIII Kalends, April | | -—s-Q1-—~Ss XX TIT Kallends, April St: Benedict , , a

| 22. XI Kalends, April oe 7 23. ~~ -X Kalends, April a | - OO |

24 ~~ [X Kalends, April OO , | 25. VIII Kalends, April — Annunciation of Virgin Mary 26 Vil Kalends, April = oe Oo | 27. +VI Kalends, April oo

: | 28 V Kalends, April , oO 29 ‘IV Kalends, April ,

, | 30Kalends, III Kalends, April 34s April a ,

, April Medieval dating Feast | Oo

an2 aIVI Kalends, April _ , | _ Nones, April _ | , 3 Jil Nones, April , _ , 7 4—-‘Nones, II Nones, April , a- Oo | 5 April — | oo «6 VIII Ides, April _ _ —T VII Ides, April Oe OO - 8 § VI Ides, April = Be

750 EUDES’ CALENDAR

9 V Ides, April , 10 IV Ides, April

12 IT Ides, April 13 Ides, April 11 Ill Ides, April

14 XVIII Kalends, May 15 XVII Kalends, May oo : 16 XVI Kalends, May | 17 XV Kalends, May , | 18 XIV Kalends, May

19 XTII Kalends, May 20 XII Kalends, May

| 2122 XI X Kalends, May , Kalends, May

| 23 IX Kalends, May St.George 24 VIII Kalends, May , 25 VII Kalends, May St. Mark, Apostle

26 ~VI Kalends, May

27 V Kalends, May

28 IV Kalends, May 29 III Kalends, May 30 Ii Kalends, May

May Medieval dating Feast 1 I Kalends, May SS. Philip and James

V May , ,, 453 Til IVNones, Nones, May Nones, May | 2 VI Nones, May

6 II Nones, May St. John Before the Latin Gate

7 Nones, May | 8 VIII Ides, May St. Michael 9 VII Ides, May Translation of St. Nicholas 10 VI Ides, May | | 11 V Ides, May 12 IV Ides, May

EUDES’ CALENDAR 751

14 If Ides, May , 15 Ides, May , 13. ~_—sC*T'TT.s«aUdes, May |

16 XVII Kalends, June | 17 XVI Kalends, June | 18 XV Kalends, June

: 19 XIV Kalends, June , , 20 XIII Kalends, June

21 XII Kalends, June , 22 XI Kalends, June a , 23 XX Kalends, June | 24 TX Kalends, June ,

VIII Kalends, June st. Urban | 25 Translation of St. Francis

26 VII Kalends, June

27 VI Kalends, June 28 V Kalends, June , 29 ~—~+IV Kalends, June

30 —_—«III Kalends, June | |

31 II Kalends, June | June Medieval dating Feast

1 I Kalends, June ,

2 IV Nones, June ,

3 III Nones, June | | 4 II Nones, June >) Nones, June 6 VIII Ides, June

7 VII Ides, June

8 VI Ides, June 9 V Ides, June

10 IV Ides, June , 11 III Ides, June St. Barnabas

13 Ides, June , 14 XVIII Kalends, July - ,

12 II Ides, June

,

| 752 EUDES’ CALENDAR | 1516XVII Kalends, July , a | XVI Kalends, July | Oo 17 XV Kalends, July © ae 18 XIV Kalends, July |

19 XIII Kalends, July | 20. XII Kalends, July | 7 ' | XI Kalends, July So 7

| ,2122 XX Kalends, July | | 23 IX Kalends, July 24 ~~ VIII Kalends, July St. John the Baptist | | |

25 —-~VII Kalends, July | os 26 -~VI Kalends, July , |

27. _—*V Kalends, July . , 28 IV Kalends, July Oo

So 29 III Kalends, July SS. Peter and Paul , 30 II Kalends, July

| July Medieval dating —— Feast |

1 I Kalends, July a i | 2. VI Nones, July | |

3. V Nones, July , | a | 4 IV Nones, July ‘St. Martin 5 III Nones, July : 6 It Nones, July -

|87VIII Nones, July a | Ides, July | Oo a , 910VII Ides, July | VI Ides, July ee aes! V Ides, July Translation of St. Benedict

12 IV Ides, July oe 13. ‘III Ides, July Oo | 15 —— Ides, July | |

14 ‘II Ides, July a

16 XVII Kalends, August Oo

17. XVI Kalends, August |

; 18 XV Kalends, August St. Clare. |

. _ EUDES’ CALENDAR) | , 75300

- 1920XIV Kalends, August | oe, XIII Kalends, August St. Margaret — 7 7 | 21. XII Kalends, August | a 22 XI Kalends, August _- St. Mary Magdalene | rs, X Kalends, August | | Be a 24 IX Kalends, August _ ou | a 26 ~—~*VII Kalends, August | Se _ 27 VI Kalends, August | 28 ~—SOV ‘Kalends, August | | | ; a 25 ——~-VIT Kalends, August SS. James and Christopher ,

-— 29-~—s«STV Kalends, August | | |

-, 30 III Kalends, August oo rr.) a | Kalends, August

,a

| August Medieval dating Feast | Se

1 I Kalends, August , St. Peter in Chains |

2 IV. Nones, August _ a | 3. II Nones, August a

| _ SS 4 IINones, Nones, August August | ,| aSO Se || | 6 VIII Ides, August | _ Be Ss 87 VI ~VIIIdes, Ides,August August ,,So : os : 9 VW Ides, August a an ———-10—S—:s«*T'W'‘es, August => St. Lawrence 7 | 11 Til Ides, August | a | | | 12 II Ides, August — | | 13, Ides, August — | 7 7 14 XIX Kalends, September Assumption of Virgin Mary

15 XVIII Kalends, September , ,

oe 16 XVII Kalends, September | , oe a

| (17. XVI Kalends, September a |

a, — 1819XV Kalends, September | a | , XIV Kalends, September - | ,

-.- 20~—s« XX TIT Kalends, September ee 21 — XII Kalends, September ,

754 EUDES’ CALENDAR

22 XI Kalends, September a ,

23. X Kalends, September |

24 IX Kalends, September St. Bartholomew, Apostle

— 25 VII Kalends, September | 26 -*VII Kalends, September , 27 VI Kalends, September , 28 V Kalends, September , 29 IV Kalends, September Beheading of St. John 30 III Kalends, September 31 II Kalends, September

September Medieval dating Feast | 1 I Kalends, September

2 IV Nones, September , 3 III Nones, September

4 II Nones, September | 5 Nones, September a 6 VIII Ides, September | 7 VII Ides, September

8 VI Ides, September Nativity of Virgin Mary

9 V Ides, September | |

10 IV Ides, September , 11 III Ides, September

12 II Ides, September

13 Ides, September : |

14 XVIII Kalends, October Exaltation of The Holy Cross |

15 XVII Kalends, October 7

16 XVI Kalends, October

17 XV Kalends, October

18 XIV Kalends, October ;

19 XIII Kalends, October _

20 XII Kalends, October | , 21 XI Kalends, October St. Matthew, Apostle

22 X Kalends, October , 23 IX Kalends, October

, 24 VIII Kalends, October

EUDES’ CALENDAR 755 25 VII Kalends, October 26 ~=-VI Kalends, October -

27 V Kalends, October ;

28 IV Kalends, October | | 29 III Kalends, October St. Michael Archangel | ! 30 II Kalends, October

October Medieval dating Feast | 1 I Kalends, October St. Rémy 2 VI Nones, October 3 V Nones, October

4 IV Nones, October St. Francis of Assisi |

67 Nones, II Nones, October | , October 5 III Nones, October

: —9 «68 VIII Ides, October VII Ides, October St. Denis , 10 ~~ ~-VI Ides, October 11 V Ides, October

12 IV Ides, October 13 III Ides, October

II Ides, October October | 1514Ides, : 16 XVII Kalends, November : 17 XVI Kalends, November

18 XV Kalends, November St. Luke, Apostle

, 19 XIV Kalends, November 20 XIII Kalends, November

21 XII Kalends, November : 22 XI Kalends, November |

23 X Kalends, November St. Romanus

24 IX Kalends, November St. Maclou

25 VIII Kalends, November , : 26 VII Kalends, November , , 27 VI Kalends, November ,

28 V Kalends, November SS. Simon and Jude |

756 | EUDES’ CALENDAR

29 IV Kalends, November .

30 III Kalends, November ss : , 7 | 31 Ul Kalends, November |

, November Medieval dating Feast | 1. | Kalends, November All Saints | 7 2 #3\|IV Nones, November All Souls ,

7 3 III Nones, November OO , 4 II Nones, November , | | 5 —— Nones, November 7 | a

6 VIII Ides, November | | — | 7 — VII Ides, November OO ee Ides,November November | , | a ,89~~V-VIIdes,

, 10, 11 IVIIIIdes, November |,:|| Ides, November St. Martin 12 II Ides, November : : , 13 Ides, November 7 .

| 14 XVIII Kalends, December ,

| | 15 XVII Kalends, December 7 16 XVI Kalends, December ,

| 17. XV Kalends, December OSne ;, , 18 XIV Kalends, Decembet

19 XIII Kalends, December 7 , ,

20 XII Kalends, December ; , , 21 XI22Kalends, December a | X Kalends, December 7 , | a , 23 IX Kalends, December St. Clement - | : 24 VIII Kalends, December | 25 VII Kalends, December

26 VI Kalends, December , | 27. ~—~*V Kalends, December _ 28 IV Kalends, December |

29 ‘III Kalends, December oe |

| 30 _—«iII Kalends, December St. Andrew, Apostle

oe | EUDES’ CALENDAR 757 December —- Medieval datmg | Feast a

, 12I IV Kalends, December , re, ,, Nones, December 3 III Nones, December _ - | oo !

45IINones, Nones,December December ,a7a aa | | 6 VIII Ides, December , St. Nicholas oO , , , a 7, 8VII Ides, December On a OS | VI Ides, December Immaculate Conception of , , , Virgin Mary _ V Ides, December , | SO |oe109 IW Ides, December ne |

7a 11. Ill Ides, December , _ a 12 II Ides, December , a 13 ~~. ~— Ides, December | St. Lucy | | Oo

— - 14 XTX Kalends, January — OO | 15 XVIII Kalends, January , Oo - 7

46s Kalends, January a 17 XVII XVI Kalends, January | , , |SO ,a |

18 XV Kalends, January — Expectation of Virgin Mary ,

49—XTV Kalends, January _ | 20.~—s XII Kalends, January — | OO _ . 21 XII Kalends, January = —-St. Thomas, Apostle =

- -22,—~*«*«X TT Kalends, January a oo

23 X Kalends, January _ | oe Oo 24 IX Kalends, January Oo , : 25 Vill Kalends, January Nativity , oe, |

26 VET Kalends, January | a 7 | | 7 27 ~~ ~VI Kalends, January St. John, Apostle _ | 29 ~—«-V Kalends, January Holy Innocents

29 IV Kalends, January _ a ce

30 Kalends, January — a |a 31‘IIT ~—«II Kalends, January

758 EUDES’ CALENDAR ©

MOVABLE FEASTS |

Septuagesima (Circumdederunt Me) Third Sunday before Ash Wednesday

Sexagesima (Exurge) Second Sunday before Ash Wednesday Quinquagesima (Esto Mihi) Sunday before Ash Wednesday

Feria Quarta Cinerum Ash Wednesday (Lent) , Quadragesima (Invocabit Me) First Sunday in Lent

(Reminiscere) Second Sunday in Lent

(Oculi Mei) Third Sunday in Lent (Laetare, Jerusalem) Fourth Sunday in Lent

(Judica Me, Deus) Passion Sunday

(Domine, Ne longe) Palm Sunday | Cena Domini Holy Thursday

Parasceve Good F tiday

(Resurrexi) Easter Sunday Dominica in Albis (Quasimodo) First Sunday after Easter

(Misericordia Domini) Second Sunday after Easter

(Jubilate Deo) Third Sunday after Easter (Cantate Domino) Fourth Sunday after Easter (Vocem Jucunditatis) Fifth Sunday after Easter

(Viri Galilei) Ascencion Thursday

(Spiritus Domint) Pentecost _ | |

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~~ GENERAL INDEX a Abbess, 6-8, 48, 178, 272; see also Elec- between Eudes and bishop of Lisieux,

tions 264-65; in disputes between bishop and — Abbot, 5, 204, 265; see also Elections canons of Coutances, 267-77, 507;

Absolution: jurisdiction of, 528 Eudes mediates between William of Abstinence, 5 220, 8, 9 : Sauqueville and Thomas of Dieppe, Accounts, financial, 4-5, 9 577; see also Trials, ecclesiastical

Acre (Palestine), 501 Aronville: priest deprived of church at,

Adam, Brother, see Rigaud, Adam 480, 481-82 ,

Advocates, see Lawyers Arques: leper hospital dedicated, 313

_Advowson, see Presentation, right of Assart, 292

Agnes, Princess, 419 Assisi (Italy): Guy of Bourbon pledges Albano, cardinal of, see Peter (Pierre) de fidelity to Eudes, 197 ,

-~Colmieux Assizes, 93, 232, 567

Albano, college of, 379 , Auffay: leper hospital, 32 Alexander III, Pope: reforms of, xviii-xix | Aumale, count of, 432 Alexander IV, Pope: baronial confedera- | Avranches, bishop of, 122-23 tions excommunicated by, 324 225 Avranches, canons of: letters to Eudes and

Alexander of Hales, xvii , to Apostolic See, 173-74 ,

palace, 15, 27-29 !

Alice, abbess of Montivilliers, 362 Avremesnil: priest deprived of church at,

Aliermont: looting of archiepiscopal 245-46

Alphonse, count of Poitou, 356 Bachelors, 136 , |

sentence, 236, 245 | , 432 ,

Amauty (priest at Domcourt): appeals Baldwin de Bethune, count of Aumale,

Ameriville, 715 Banns, publishing of, 443

Anagni: papal decision on Suffragans Barge (virgin martyr): relics of, 426

given at, 197-98 Barons: grievances, 323 225

Andeli: Eudes’ residence at, 443 Barons’ War, 568 216, 634, 638 235 —

Anjou, count of, 564, 612 240, 617 n1 Barracan (goatskin clothing), 257 , Annunciation, feast of the, 112 2135 Bayeaux, bishop of, 122, 137-38

Antiphons, 112 2135 Bayeaux, cathedral of, 107

Apostolz (appellant letters), 20, 90, 145, Beatrice, abbess of Caen, 618 24, 662 n1 147, 168, 177, 236, 262, 263, 265-66, Beaulieu (convent): Eudes appoints prior

307-8, 310-12, 380, 451, 458-59, 460, to, 366 | 601; see also Trials, ecclesiastical 481-84 ;

473-74, 482-84, 502, 527-29, 534-35, | Beauvais, dean of: proxy letter to Eudes,

612 | tion of abbot, 607

Apostolic letters, 73, 287-88, 501, 527, Bec (abbey): damaged by fire, 526; elec-

Aragon, king of, 495, 496 Bec, Congregation of, 108 2119 Arbitration, 3 214; quarrel of bishop and Bec, Statutes of, 68 knight submitted to, 56; procuration Beguines, see Daughters of God rights at St-Martin-de-Séez, 94; right Bellencourt: rector deprived of chapel at,

, of patronage settled by, 171; in dispute 389 |

- 764 GENERAL INDEX Bells (campane): significance of, 46; at Cambrai: Eudes attends council at, 680 Muzy, 78; in ceremonials, 97, 315 Camoldoli, Congregation of, 108 2119,

, Benedictines, 110.7127; see also St. Bene- 593 210 © ——

dict, Rule of Campane, see Bells

Benouville: rector of chapel resigns bene- Campania (region, Italy), 46 225

fice, 498 , Canon law, 3 214, 573; abstinence en- |

Berengaria of Castile, 404 229 _ forced by, 5 220; use of ‘“‘seventh hand”

, Binville: rector of chapel resigns benefice, in trials, 16 270; apostoli, 20; legisla-

498 tion on clerical garb, 21 287, 49 235;

Birstall (monastery; England), 133 217 sactament of penance, 22 288, 35; re- | Bishops, consecration of, 86, 122-23 : gulation of trade, 23; vigils in churches,

| Bival (monastery): election of abbess, 541 31 297; women residents in homes of Black Monks (Benedictines), 110 clerics, 34 2104; presentation of clerics

| Blanche, queen of France: Eudes’ letter for Holy Orders, 35 2105; appointment

to, 160; death and funeral, 167 | of vicars-general, 36 2108; procuration

-Blangy (priory), 214 fees in money and kind, 43 27; celeBleeding, practice of, 211, 296, 402, 477 bration of Mass, 43 29; reservation of ©

Blendworth (England), 41 the Eucharist, 62 278; appointment of — -

Blyth (abbey; England), 489, 562, 605, canons, 109 #121; admission of nuns.

| 653 : to religious houses, 110 2125; hospitals Boiriz (monastery), 389 _ and leprosaries, 115 2139; presence of

Bondeville (priory); properties and rents, boys in houses of nuns, 165 218; mini338 mum ages for various appointments,

Books: loan of, xxix; owned by religious 194 239; churches held by canons recommunities, 163, 317, 347, 385, 446, gular, 203; applicability of common

, | 464, 518, 544, 563, 573, 609, 610, © law, 258; corporal punishment, 274 27; : - 625, 636, 652, 657, 665, 666, 686, convocation of councils, 323; in cases

691, 700, 705, 711, 716, 723, 724, — of ecclesiastical jurisdiction, 323-26;

727, 735 , confession, 342 #61; excommunication,

Books of Hours, 245 219 528; marriage laws, 588 23; election , Bouconville: Eudes negotiates marriage of abbots, 607; procedure of denunciasettlement of king’s son at, 603 tion, 697-98; see also Trials, ecclesiasBouconvillers: reconciliation of church- tical

- yard at, 642 Canons, nonresident, 200, 244, 396 , Bourgtheroulde, deanery of, 588 Canons, regular, 46 226, 203

| Boys: in religious houses, 165 Canons, secular, 39 2115, 46 26 Bracquemont: rector collated to church at, Canterbury (England), 41 — ,

169 | Cardinals: ordination of, 479 CO

Bray-sous-Baudemont: rector deprived of Carts, 252 a : !

church at, 430; squite absolved, 448 Cartularies, monastic: as source on use of

Bread: quality of, 101 — arbitration, 3 214

Breviaty, 245 Carucate (measure of Jand), 187, 199 Brittany, counts of, 487 23 Cemetery: reconciliation of, 642, 652

Burgage tenure, 301 Chalice: pawning of, 113, 158

Burgundy, count of, 603 Chamberlains, 150 Oo Chancellery (chancelerie), 542

| Caen: contested election of abbess at, 618, Chant, liturgical, 200 28, 227

| 661 71, 681 Chaplains, 46, 129

| Cahorsins (Cattercensibus), 658 Chapter of Faults, 9 738 ,

, GENERAL INDEX 765 Charles of Anjou, 564, 612 240, 617 21 Constitutions of Clarendon, 324 225

Chartres, bishop of: election, 408, 417 Conteville: rector deprived of church at,

Chaumont: administration of hospital at, 546 - , 7 183-84; Synod of French Vexin held at, | Corneville (abbey): election of abbot, 503

642, 706 Corona, see Tonsure

Cherbourg (monastery): statutes for, 103-4 Corpus Legum, 274 n6

Child: in canon law, 259 244 Councils, provincial, 17 272, 137, 139-40, | Choir robe (caculla), 80 n17 322, 440; convocations. at: Mantes,

Chrism, holy, see Oils, holy 453, 463 5; Vernon, 548; Pont-AuChristmas, feast of, 112 2135 demer, 601, 729-30; St. Ouen, 675; Churching, see Purification, ceremony of Cambrai, 680; excommunication of ba-

Cider, 344 ronial confederacies, 324 25; SuffraCircumcision, feast of the, 547 gans cited to attend, 404-8, 439; see

Cistercian Order: discipline, 3 212; ex- also Synods ; ,

emptions, 6 223, 138; White Monks, Coutances, bishop of: election confirmed, ,

110 2127 118; consecration, 122-23; dispute with

598 writes to, 639 164 215 Croixdalle (manor), 194

_ Civiéres: rector resigns church at, 590, canons arbitrated, 276-77, 507; Eudes Clatford Priory (Wiltshire, England), Creil: Eudes visits king at, 427.

Clement IV, Pope, 479 227 Crusade: levies for, 350 27, 425, 500-3, Clock: first reference to, 46 225 612, 655; cardinals’ letter on, 463; Cloister: right of entrance to, 14 259 preached by archbishop of Tyre, 576; Clothing: of religious, 19, 21, 49, 57; Louis IX joins, 658; Eudes and other distinctive dress required for various notables join, 669; preached by Eudes, classes, 127 26, 325; regulations for 687, 724; Eudes receives his permis-

weating scapular, tunic and cuculla, sion, 733, 734. os 225; goatskin, 257; Eudes’ decrees on, Crusaders: distinctive dress worn by, 127

325, 441 n6, 441; purchase of release, 425 27;

Gluniac Order: discipline, 3 212; ex- pack and staff as symbol, 594

emptions, 6 223; liturgical influence, Cuculla,.225 45 63 279 Cups, silver, 553. Colin of Grosparmi, 634 Currency, see Moneys

Collation, 611 , Collators: income received by,.599 Dame-Marie (priory), 422 ,

Collections, 588 | Dancing, 50, 531, 536 :

Collegiate churches, 83 230 Darlington, O., 641 239 , , “Commons,” 163, 200, 215, 541 Daughters of God (lay Women), 734 Comperta, xxviii Deacons: functions, 544 228. , Confession (sacrament), 19, 22, 44, 45, Denunciation, procedure of, 697-98 | 54; monthly, not fully observed, xxx; Depositio martyrum, 163 n11 :

, Cistercian practice for monks and lay Detecta, xxviii _ , brothers, xxx; Lanfranc’s usages xxx; Diffamatus, 6 n26; meaning of, xxxiii

as required by Rule of St. Benedict, Diocesan letters: sent by Eudes, 137-39;

68 93; as decreed by Fourth Lateran Eudes’ disputes with Suffragans, 142Council, 342 261; of priests, 507 47, 176-78, 192-93 Conflans-Ste-Honorine, 155 24 Discipline, see Religious, conduct of

Consecration: of bishops, 122-23 Divine Offices, 9, 49, 112 2135, 227 | _ Constantinople, 500-1 Double feasts, see Feasts, ecclesiastical

766 GENERAL INDEX Double monasteries, see Mixed com- 211 227, 234-35, 236, 382, 418; de-

munities | crees issued by, 301, 302, 323-26; cites

Dove (Colomba), 62 278 grievances against secular courts, 326-

Dues: payable to bishop and archdeacon, 28; attends Exchequer meetings, 344 z1,

485 367, 393, 426-27, 472, 486, 505, 521,

590, 603, 668, 678, 692, 717; quotes Ecclesiastical law, see Canon law; Trials, charter of privilege, 346; attends Par-

ecclesiastical lement, 351, 356, 396, 409, 447, 460,

Ecclesiastical officials part of mediaeval 473, 527, 572, 580, 595, 615, 644,

public law, xxxiv 679-80, 707; performs marriage cere-

Ecretteville: letter from priest at, 154-55 mony, 354, 495-96, 532; revokes preEdith Weston (priory; England), 205 217 sentation, 389; as go-between for Kings

Edward, Prince, 211 227 of France and England, 396-97; invokes

“Egyptian,” the, see Ste-Marie-Egyptienne secular power, 402-3; represents king in

Eleanor of Castile, 211 227 London, 418; present at baptism of

Eleanor of Provence, 211 #27 Princess Agnes, 419; as mediator, 447, Elections: of abbess, 6-8, 271, 361, 541, 472, 487, 577; receives warning letter, 618, 661 m1; of abbot, 38, 204, 265, 499; preaches in Latin, 504, 563, 632, | 398, 469, 496, 503, 517-18, 567, 607; 643, 662, 682, 703; negotiates marriage episcopal, 86 #41; of bishop, 173, 353, settlement of king’s son, 603 224; bish-

375, 393, 408, 417 ops of Amiens, Auxerre, Evreux, guests

Eleven thousand virgins of Cologne, 426, of, 632; letter to bishop of Coutances,

~ 460 } : 639; takes the Cross, 669; preaches

Epistles of St. Paul, 625 Crusade, 687, 724; receives Crusade

Equiqueville: rector receives permission permission, 733, 734; Register of Eudes,

to visit Rome, 396 value. of, xxi-xxiii; not kept daily,

Eu (monastery), 493-94 xxiii-xxiv; different hands in, xxiiiEu, archdeaconate of, 20 286 XXIV

| Eucharist, reservation of the, 62 278 Everdown (priory; England), 216 233 Eudes, count of Burgundy, 603 Evreux, bishop of, 77, 393, 472, 511, 564 Eudes Rigaud, archbishop of Rouen: birth, Exchequer: Eudes attends meetings of,

xv; family of, xv-xvi, as Franciscan, 344 nl, 367, 393, 426-27, 472, 486, XVi-xvii; his writings, xvii; superior of 505, 521, 590, 603, 668, 678, 692,

Franciscan church in Rouen, xvii; elec- 717

tion of to archiepiscopal see of Rouen, Excommunication, 17; of Longueville XViil; as reformer, xxiii; power of order community, 161; of priest at Grigneusand jurisdiction, xxiv; functions as arch- ville, 162; in cases of disputed legal bishop, xxiv-xxv; quarrel with suffra- jurisdiction, 324; absolution from, 326;

gans, xxvi-xxvii; findings during ca- automatic, 528 ,

nonical visitations, xxix-xxx; member Exemptions, 6 723, 85, 104, 138, 258 of the Norman Exchequer, xxxiv; mem- Exempt Orders, xxviii; refusal of Cisterber of the Parlement, xxxiv; confidant cians and Premonstratensians to direct

of Louis IX, xxxiv; homage paid to, tax for Crusade of Louis IX, xxxv 41, 197, 237, 418-19, 506, 510, 511, Expectation, feast of the, 112 7135 553, 668; visits London, 41, 418; griev- Expositio of the Four Masters, xvii

ances against, 142-47, 176-78, 190, Eye (priory; England), 216 233 192-93; references to illness, 166, 404,

530, 541, 685, 696, 730; journey to Fairs, 180 Rome, 196-98; meetings with Louis IX, Familiaves (servants), 189

GENERAL INDEX 767 Fealty, oath of, 41, 197, 237, 418-19, Grainville: right of presentation of church

506, 510, 511, 553, 668 at, 525

Feasts, ecclesiastical, 57, 112 2135, 122, Grand-Caux, archdeanery of, 20 286, 709

225, 235, 426, 510 #21, 511, 536, Gregory IX, Pope, 324 225; reform stat-

547, 644 42 utes for Benedictines, Cluniacs, PremonFécamp (abbey), 393 #11 stratensians, xxi; houses’ failure to ~ Fee, churches in, 184 procure copy of and observe, xxix; Feet, washing of, 151 monthly sacramental confession, xxx; Fiefs, 192 , economic well-being of religious houses, Fieschi, Ottobuono, Cardinal, see Ha- XXXI-XXXii

drian V Grigneuseville: excommunication of priest

Financial accounts, see Accounts, financial at, 162

Flagellation, 118, 224 Guests: reception of, 87, 102, 105

658 n24, 675

Flanders, countess of: takes the Cross, Gui de Merle, bishop of Lisieux, 359

Foagium, see Hearth tax Guy, bishop of Auxerre, 497

Fontaine-Guérard (abbey), 178 Guy le Gros, archbishop of Marbonne, Fontevrault, Congregation of, 108 2119 see Clement IV, Pope Forest rights, 36-37, 253, 292, 307, 332, Guy of Bourbon, dean of Rouen, 197

394, 411, 485, 521, 663, 728 ,

Fourth Lateran Council, 323 222, 342 Hadrian V, Pope, 663 22 French Vexin: archdeanery, 20 786, 709; | Hambye, Order of, 108

706, 730 Haro (legal custom), 327 |

synods of, 392, 472, 568, 603, 642, Haricourt: priest presented to, 187

Friars Minor, 223, 469 Hat: as symbol, 185, 254

Friars of the Sack, see Penitence of Jesus Hattenville: reconciliation of church at,

Christ, Order of the 715 | Hauberk knights, 623

n2 , Order of

Gaillon: Eudes’ chateau at, 527 Haudricourt: ill-famed priest, 23

Gallican Litanies (Minor Litanies), 383 Haut-Pas, see St-Jacques-de-Haut-Pas,

Gallic Nation (University of Paris), 644 Hearth tax (foagium) 41 n2

Gallo, Thomas, 52 Hebdomadary, 46, 57, 225 | Gaul, John, 59 Hébécourt: rector resigns church at, 600

Gauquin Duret: pays homage to Eudes, Hendred (Norwich, England), 206 219

668 Henry II, king of England, 38 2113

Geoffrey, priest at Grigneuseville, 162 Henry III, king of England, 41 #1, 211, Geoffrey, prior of St-Martin-de-Pontoise: 396, 496

disciplined by Eudes, 132 Henry of Luxemburg, 679 219

Geoffrey de Maiet, bishop of Séez, 424 Heresy, 175

Gerard of Corgeon, 161 Hermansworth (priory; England), 653, Gervase, bishop of Séez, 91 258 704 Gisors (priory): reproval of monk at, 159; Hodeng: fee church, 184-85

procuration tax disputed, 316 Holy Land, 453, 501-3 |

Godparents, 591 Holy Orders, 35, 175, 203-4

“Good man,” see Vir bonus Homage, see Fealty, oath of

Gospel, reading of, 544 Homilies, books of, 209, 609 , Goutnay: hospital, 319, 364, 410; chur- Horses, 91 | ches in patronage of, 629 Horstede (priory; England), 293 233

768 GENERAL INDEX Hospitals: conciliar legislation on, 115 John Gaetani, see Nicholas III, Pope 2139; administration of, 183-84, 188, John of Neville, Sir: pays homage to

410, 412, 462, 471, 514, 542, 569, Eudes, 553 570, 580, 583, 612, 620, 628-29, 645, John of Paletot, 164 654, 662, 671, 676, 694, 712; obser- John of St-Martin, Sir: pays homage to

vance of Rule of St. Augustine, 364 Eudes, 510 , ,

230 | John Savarin: pays homage to Eudes,

Hours of the Blessed Mary, see Office 511

of the Blessed Virgin | Jugerum (measure of land), 183

Hugh, archbishop of Rouen, 209 Julianne de St-Sernin, 293 233, 298

Hugh II, bishop of Séez, 142 Julian of Péronne, Sir, 532

Hugh of Fonts, Sir, 373 Jumiéges (abbey), 255 233, 567 Hundreth (tax), 501, 502; see also Tithes Jurati (sworn men), 152, 153; function of, Xxxii

east of, 644 242 ; . é lay, ee and grants, 301; cases involving

tmmacuiate Conception of the Virgin, i ae "39. oe ontaise Maas oe. Infamatus, 3 n10; meaning of, xxxiii d clerics. 324 25+ basic agreeInnocent III, Pope, 435; reforms of, MeN ane ClCH, Ne; DASIC as

. . ment on, 326 239

XiX, XXi

Innocent IV, Pope, 324 225, 346 4 Institutions, ecclesiastical: assessment on, Kalends (synod), 17 272, 32

230 251 Knighthood: ceremony of, 669

Isabella of Aragon, 495, 496 Knights of St. John, 97 Isabelle, queen of Navarre, 233 21

It (Chateau) aw ag 101 La Bloutiére (priory) 281-82

aan La Chrétienté (archdeaconry of Rouen), 410

Jean Cholet de Mointel, greater arch- Laity, 3, 11, 14, 27-29, 36-37, 46, 54-55,

deacon of Rouen, 521 84, 579

Jean Leroux, count of Brittany, 487 Lambert le Béque, 734 216 Jeanne-du-Chatel of St-Sauver-d’Evreux, Land grants, 301

618 La Salle-aux-Puelles, see Salle-aux-

Jean Tristan, count of Valois, 603 #24, Puelles

608 Latin language: priests examined for

Jews: distinctive dress worn by, 127 26, knowledge of, 174, 191-92, 237-38, 325, 441, 550; trial and sentence of 379-80, 450-51; Eudes preaches in, apostate Jew, 618; priory’s debt to, 658 504, 563, 632, 643, 662, 682, 703

Joan of Dammartin, queen of Castille, La Trappe, 256

432 n11 Law, ecclesiastical, see Canon law; Trials,

John, abbot of Ste-Catherine-sur-Rouen, ecclesiastical

605 Lawyers: retained by monasteries, 101, 144 Legal procedure, see Arbitration; Canon

John VII, cardinal priest of San Savine, 220

John de Folleville, abbot, 562 law; Secular courts; Trials, ecclesiasJohn de Guineville, abbot of Bec, 607, tical

608 Leicester, earl of, see Simon de Montfort

John de la Cour d’Auberqueville, bishop | Leonard the Lombard, Sir, 636

of Evreux, 393 214 Lepers, 95, 127, 717

GENERAL INDEX 769 Leprosaties, 17 275, 32, 38, 53, 115, Marriage banns, 443 129, 222, 313, 319, 364-65, 371, 410, Martin IV, Pope, see Simon de Brie

, 472, 531, 564, 569, 588, 610, 628-29, Martyrology, 182, 202

676, 712 Mass, celebration of, 43, 77, 112 2135, |

Levies, papal: for Crusade, 350 27, 425, 199, 320 #21 , 500-3, 612 240, 655; for Charles of | Mass of Relics, 329 ,

Anjou, 564, 612 240; see also Tithes Mass of the Angels, 329

| Lewes, Order of, 230, 340 Mathilda de Bourbon, countess of Nevers,

Lex talionis (legal procedure), 698 29 603 224

Liancourt: election of prior confirmed, 398 Matricula (list of officers), 57 259, 81

Libellus (legal procedure), 667 218 Lisieux, bishop of, 73, 76, 86, 264-65, Matriculary, 57, 81 | 670, 675 Matthew Je Gros, 128

Lisieux, diocese of, 66, 69-71 Maubisson (abbey), 167 oo

Litany, 544 Maurice, archbishop of Rouen, 144 Little Office, see Office of the Blessed Meat, abstinence from, 5, 8, 9, 16 Virgin Méziérs: rector deprived of church at, 449 Liturgical services, 200 #8, 314 212, 439, Miles, rector of Saussay: dispute with

446 archdeacon of Rouen, 168-69

Lives of the Saints, 163, 446 Minorites, Order of, 623 ,

Loans, 239, 326 Missal, 44, 245 219 |

London, England: Eudes visits, 41, 418 Missale plenum, see Missal

Longsword, William, 2 29 Mitres, 291, 512 , Longueville, 20, 53 Mixed communities, 10 245 Lootings, 15 262 Moneys: types of, 1 24, 15 263 Louis, Prince: death of, 404 Monk, fugitive, 114

Louis VIII, king of France, 368; Crusade Monkstofte (priory England), 334 256

of, xxxv, Eudes, participation in, xxxv- | Mont-aux-Malades, 17 xxxvi, refusal of clergy of France of Montivilliers (monastery): election of direct tax for Crusade, xxxv; Eudes’ prioress, 271; refusal to accept full association with, 211 227; assigns juris- visitation, 401; agrees to accept visita-

diction of Pontoise to Eudes, 234-35, tion, 434-35 |

236; visits Eudes at Déville, 305; meet- Morality of clergy, unreliability of statis-

ing with barons, 323 225; summons tics ON, XXXii-xxxili , Eudes, 382, 479 receives king of Eng- Mortemer (abbey), 505 land, 396; letter to Eudes, 404; at Cler- Motelle, 719 , mont for son’s marriage, 495-96; takes | Muchegros, see Mussegtos

the Cross, 658 : Mussegros: proprietary rights of advow-

Lyons, Council of, 323-24 , Lucia de Crévecoeur, 618 24, 681 son to church in, 175-76

| : Navarre .

Lysias, bishop of, 500 Navarre, king of, see Thibaut V, king of

Malepreux, Vicomte of, 403 Neufchatel, 188 |

Mandatory letters, see Apostolic letters Nicholas III, Pope, 247 223 ©

Marcei (priory), 106 Nicholas de Bléve, 93, 106, 161 Marmoutier (abbey): exemption claims, | Nicholas Maquereau, 195

104 . Nicholas of Beauvais, 512 27 —

Marriage, actual, 527 Nicholas of Hermenville, 194 Marriage, clandestine, 588, 622 Nicholas of St-Laurent, 18-20

770 GENERAL INDEX

644 644

Nine Lessons, 573, 611 Paris, Treaty of (1259), 396-97, 418, 496

Normandy, 89 251, 326 239 nmi2 ,

Norman Nation (University of Paris), Paris, University of, 134 220, 626 16,

Normans, Feast of, 644 242 Paris, use of (liturgical practice), 446 Norman Vexin, archdeaconate of, 20 786; Parlement: Eudes attends, 351, 356, 396,

seé also French Vexin — 409, 447, 460, 473, 527, 572, 580, Notatus, meaning of, xxxiii 595, 615, 644, 679-80, 707; Eudes Notre-Dame-de-Beaulieu (priory): letter urges attendance at, 453-54

to Eudes, 186-87 Parliament (Pallamento), 222

Notre-Dame-de-Chartres (shrine), 408 Pastoureaux, 128 78

conciled at, 652 right of |

Notre-Dame-des-Andelys: churchyard re- Patronage, right of, see Presentation,

Notre-Dame-le-Puy: relics at, 417 Penance, sacrament of, 22, 35

Novales, see Tithes Penances, 81 219

Novices, 79, 225, 636 Penitence of Jesus Christ, Order of the, Nuns: profession of vows, 18, 66, 71, 399

, 547 Obits, 610 417 | 135, 218, 225; private incomes, 71; Penitential psalms, 544

number accepted regulated by canon Peter I (abbot of St-Denis), 89 , law, 110 2125; as godmothers, 331 Peter (Pierre) de Colmieux (cardinal of Albano), 80, 142, 215 230, 379 245,

Oath, taking of, 4 215 _ ... Peter of Miney, bishop of Chartres, 408, :

Oblations, 78 . Peter of Porte, archdeacon of Rouen, 168-

Odeardis, lady of Boismont-Jove: pays 69

ho mage to Eudes, 506 Peter the Venerable: statutes of, 5 220

Office for the Dead, 97 | Petit-Ca hd te of. 20 786 Office of the Blessed Virgin, 9 NER, area con are Oly ae

mer , Philip (Philippe, le Hardi), Prince, 495, oe 9 83 * fers Mauclerc, count of Brittany, 487 Offictalis, see Vicar-general 496, 669

Ordericus Vitalis, 72 103 Pilgrimages, 460, 530, 536, 543, 593, Orgéres: leprosary at, 123 , 623, 668; see also Shrines Ornamenta of the church, xxviii Poissy: Eudes meets king at, 356 221

O's, the great, 112 7135 Pomerium (apple orchard), 396-97

. oo, . Pont-de-l’arche, 370

ond Lord, see Eudes, count of Bur- Pont-Audemer, 587, 601 ,

O Virgo virginum (antiphon), 112, 194 Pontoise: queen’s court at, 160; Louis IXEudes agreement on jurisdiction in,

Pack and staff, 594 234-35, 236, 655 258; priests of, cited

Pannage, right of, 37, 307 to attend Eudes, 581; tournament at,

Panteers, 354 , 609

Papal letters, see Apostolic letters Poot boxes, 222 241

Paraclete (monastery), 42 Pound Paris, 1 24 | Paris: Eudes’ visits to, 122, 179, 211, Pound Tours, 1 24, 15 263

308, 366, 379, 396-97, 426, 429, 447, Préaux, abbess of: pays homage to Eudes,

460, 500, 510, 517, 542, 564, 594-95, 418-19 606, 644, 658, 668-69, 685, 730, 736 Prebends (prebendarii), 56, 98, 444

GENERAL INDEX , 771 Premonstratensian Order: examptions, 6 226, 13-14, 16; “mixed,” 10 245;

223, 55, 268-69 monks forbidden to live alone, 11 247,

Presentation, right of, 11-12, 14, 18-20, 51, 53, 54, 260, 325; bedding regula84, 171, 194-95, 224, 262-63, 301, 373, tions, 12 753, 16; trading activities, 23;

398-99, 525, 629 function of hebdomadary, 46; presence |

Priests, parish, 364 232, 507 of secular persons, 66 community prop-

Priors, 1-2, 98, 202 etty, 163; books owned by, 163, 317,

Processions, 46, 66, 69, 81, 83, 97, 181, 347, 385, 446, 464, 518, 544, 563,

336, 347, 356, 396, 415, 525, 538 573, 609, 610, 625, 636, 652, 657, Procuration: right of, 1, 16 269, 89; ex- 665, 666, 686, 691, 700, 705; 711, emptions, 6 223; fee owed to bishop, 716, 723, 724, 727, 735; secular staff,

43, 45, 47; disputes, 84, 278, 605, 635, 189 |

639-41; appeal to Holy See, 90; remit- Richard I, king of England, 326 239 tance of fee, 96 Council of Lyons stat- Richard I, duke of Normandy, 96 277

ute, 323 , Richard IV (Lainée), bishop of AvranProfession of vows, 18, 66, 71, 135, 215, ches, 173

218, 225, 319 218 Richard de Boleville, 567

Prostitutes, 30, 47, 127 26 Richard of Tresgoz (abbot of Fécamp),

Provincial councils, see Councils, provin- 100 :

cial Richer the Lombard, 553, 555

Provisions of Oxford, 247 224 Rigaud, Adam, 544, 726 Oe

Proxy letters, 481 Rigaud, Sir Peter, 246 222, 357, 542

Psalmody, 125 Robert, archbishop of Rouen, 210

Psalms, penitential, see Penitential psalms Robert de Claitbec, abbot of Bec, 608

_ Rochet, 57 }

Purification, ceremony of, 27 292 Robert de Plain-Bose, abbot, 562 24 | Pyx, hanging, 62 278, 92, 364, 637 Robert d’Ettelant, abbot, 571

Qualiter, canon, xxxiii | Rogations, 383 ,

Quineville, 101 296 Romana ecclesia, Constitution, xxv-xxvi Rome: Eudes’ journey to, 196-98

, Ralph d’Aubusson, 393 214 Rouen, 20 #86, 42, 122-23, 128 28, 136, Ralph de Chevry, bishop of Evreux, 511 137-40, 142, 168-69, 198 23

222 Rouen, use of (liturgical practice), 446

712, 715 | |

Ralph de Grosparmi, bishop of Evreux, Rougemontiers, 587

393, 479, 511 222, 634 226, 724 Royal twelfth, 350 :

Reconciliation, ceremony of, 642, 652, Royaumont (abbey), 400 : Registrum ecclesiarum, 236 , Sacristan-matriculary, see Matriculary

Relics: St. Honorine, 155; St. Eloi, 359, St. Alberic (abbot of Citeaux), 3 712 447; St. Mellon, 359; St. Barge, 426 St-Amand-de-Rouen (monastery), 18

St. Hildevert, 530 St. Mary Magdalene, St-Amator (shrine), 179 _ 687; at Notre-Dame-le-Puy, 417 | St. Augustine, Rule of, 115 2139

Relics, feast of the, 426 St. Benedict, Rule of, 5 220, 6 223, 68

Relief (tax), 192 293, 98 284, 151 m1, 225 245, 626 Religious communities: economic well- n18, 636 | being of, xxx-xxxi; mortgage and vif- St-Cecilia, cardinal of, see Simon de Brie gage, xxxi; discipline, 3, 17, 19, 23, St. Denis (Paris), 89, 122, 323 225, 730 43, 70, 161, 181, 203, 226, 252, 396; St. Eloi, bishop of Noyon, 295, 313, 359,

financial accounts, 4-5, 9; defamed, 6 447 | an

772 GENERAL INDEX , St-Etienne-de-Caen (monastery), 109 Seals, 221 : St-Germain-en-Laye, 356 Secular courts, 93 260, 326 n39, 327,

St-Germain-sur-Ay (priory), 635, 639-41 402-3

St-Giles (shrine), 179, 577 - Séez, bishop of: Eudes’ letter to, 92-93; St. Hildevert (church; Gournay): pilgrim- dispute with Eudes, 142; election of,

age to, 530, 536; reconciliation, 712 353, 375 St. Honorine: relics of, 111, 155 Séez, cathedral church of, 91

St-Jacques-de-Haut-Pas, Order of, 553, | Senots: rector deprived of church at, 191

644 Oo Sequences (songs), 439

St. James of Compostella (shrine), 413 Sermons: books of, 209 221; preached out-

St. Louis, king of France, see Louis IX, - doors, 320 220

king of France Seventh hand, 16, 367, 388, 391, 413,

St. Mamert of Vienne, 383 22 475, 567, 592, 602, 669, 703, 706, Ste-Marie-Egyptienne (priory), 213 708, 710

St. Martin, feast of, 235 Shrines: St-Amator, 179; St-Giles, 179, St-Martin-de-Pontoise (abbey): inventories, 577; Chartres, 408, 460; St. James of

357-58; election of abbot, 517-18 Compostella, 413; St-Hildevert, 530, St. Mary Magdalene: relics of, 687 536; St-Michael-in-Peril-of-the-Sea, 543, St. Mellon (bishop of Rouen), 46 223, 668; St. Romauld, 593 St. Nicholas of

359 a | Bari, 623; SS. Peter and Paul, 623

| St-Michael-in-Danger-of-the-Sea: pilgrim- Sicilian affair, 564 “8, 612 240, 617 x1

age to, 543, 668 ‘Sierville, 263-64 |

St-Nicaise, 609 | Silence, rule of, 8, 9

St. Nicholas of Bari (shrine), 623 Silk, use of, 513 |

St-Ouen-de-Rouen (abbey), 62-64, 130 Simon de Brie, 479 229, 564, 612 240,

SS. Peter and Paul (shrine), 623 617, 678, 696, 709

St. Peter’s Chair, feast of, 122 Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester, 388,

St.-Pierre-sur-Dives (abbey), 87 496 212, 568 216

St. Romauld, 593 Sixth hand, 624 St-Saéns (monastery): inventory of pos- Sowing, 393

sessions, 306-7 Statutarii (confederation of barons), 324

St. Stephen (priory), 605 225, 487 n3

St. Thomas a Becket, 282 718 Statutes: for monastery at Cherbourg, 103St. Thomas of Biville: tomb, 635 4; read at Rouen council, 404-8, 441Ste-Trinité-de-Caen (monastery), 110 43; read at Vernon council, 549-51

St. Ursula of Cologne, 426 8 Stour (priory; England), 334 256

| St-Victor-en-Caux (abbey): trial of abbot, Stratfield Say (priory; England), 126 25

231-32; inventories, 362-63 Subdeacons, 108, 121

St-Wandrille (abbey): litigation with Subsidies, see Levies, papal

neighboring abbeys, 400 Suffragans: disputes with Eudes, 142-47,

Salle-aux-Puelles, 38, 115-17, 365, 371- 176-78, 190, 192-93, 195 m41, 236;

72 : a papal decision, 197-98; cited to attend

San Sabina, bishop of, 144 | synod, 404

Scapular, 225 716 |

Savigny, Congregation of, 108 2119 Summa (Williams of Auxerre), 625, 674,

Scholars: maintained by priories, 663 Sunday work, 571 |

Scourging, see Flagellation Surplice, 57

Scrutiny, method of, 408 Suspension (punishment), 43, 168-69

Scutiferus (gentleman), 139 27 Sworn men, see Jurati

GENERAL INDEX 773 Synods, archdeanery of Rouen, 42, 85, of denunciation, 697-98; see also Apos-

127-28, 135, 203, 283, 367, 394-95, toli

404-8, 428, 458, 494, 507, 527, 561, Tunics, 80, 225 45 571, 594, 606, 624, 644, 669, 679, Twelfth hand, 170, 231 -

723, 733 Twelve Lessons, Office of, 362

Synods, archidiaconal, 17 272, 368, 418 Tyre, archbishop of, 576

Synods, archiepiscopal, 17 272 Uses, liturgical, 421

Synods, monthly chapters (Kalends), 17 Usurers, 327 , N72, 32 Usus monarchorum, Cistercian, xxx

Synods of the French Vexin: held at . Vetheuil, 392; at L’Aillerie, 472, 568, Valmont (abbey), 496 603; at Chaumont, 642, 706; at Pon- Valois, count of, 603 224, 608 toise, 730 see also Councils, provincial Vernon (chateau): royal chapel dedicated, 329

Tartars, 463 Vetheuil: synod of French Vexin held at,

Tenth hand, 438 392

Thibaud, count of Bar, 679 : Vexin, French, see French Vexin |

89, 317 of, 36 2108

Thibault d’Amiens (archbishop of Rouen), Vicar-general (officialis): appointment

Thibaut V, king of Navarre, 233, 356 Vicars, 718

Third Response, 655 Vigils, 31

Thomas of Aulnay, bishop of Séez, 353, Villarceaux, 49-50, 369-70

375 Vir bonus (in canon law), 3 214

Thuit-Herbert: deanery priests summoned Virelais (songs), 531

to, 588 Visitation, 58, 198 23, 346, 401, 434; see Tilling, 393 also Procuration | Tiron, Congregation of, 108 2119, 349 Visitation canonical, method of, xxviiTithes, 52, 80, 189, 251, 325, 328, 531, XXVIli; order, injunction, compurgation,

548, 564, 634, 638, 655, 673, 679, 693 XXViil; visitation of cathedral chapters, : Tocqueville: rector deprived of church at, Xxxii; visitation of secular clergy, xxxii

607 Vows, profession of, see Profession of Tonsure, 81-82, 325 vows Tournaments, 609

Trade, 23, 586 Walter of Coutances, archbishop of Travels of Odo Rigaud, The (Darlington), Rouen, 326 239 641 239 © Walter of Longueil (“The Child’), 156 Treaty of Paris, 1259, xxxv; Eudes as am- Watcher, duties of, 516

| bassador in connection with, xxxv Weights and measures, 130 214, 183,

Treaty of 1264, 617 21 187, 199 , Trials, ecclesiastical: of laity, 3-4; re- Wheat: measuring, 102, 103 setved cases, 30 296; forest claims, 36- | White Monks (Cistercians), 110 2127 37; sworn men, 152; of religious, 170, William (Pont de l’Arche), bishop. of

205, 231, 233, 234, 236, 245-46, 329- Lisieux, 69 294 30, 480-84 jurisdiction in Pontoise, William Crespin (Crispin): pays homage 234-35, 236; by investigation or purga- to Eudes, 237; lists holdings, 271 _ tion, 248; in cloister, 397; homicide, William de Brosse, archbishop of Sens,

413 matrimonial case, 527-29; advo- 356

cate accused of fraud, 553, 555; apos- William of Auxerre, 625-26, 674, 716;

tate Jew, 618; Jibellus, 667; procedure Summa aurea of, xxix |

774 GENERAL INDEX William of Daubeuf, 622 Yolande, countess of Burgundy, 603 #24,

William of Gisors, Sir, 704 608

William of Premery, 354 Yvecrique: rector deprived of church at, Witchcraft: priest accused of, 429 494-95 Witherness (monastery; England), 133 w17

INDEX OF VISITATIONS

Alencon, 90, 258, 422 Beusemonchel, 153 Aliermont, 27-29, 41, 167-68, 193-94, Bival, 6-8, 131, 165, 226, 252, 300, 339,

199, 228, 253, 307, 322, 332, 352, 386, 462, 532, 596, 629, 702, 732

362, 376-77, 431, 461, 464, 478, 513, | Blanchelande, 277, 635 , 547, 561, 577, 593, 595, 649, 671, Bohon, 104, 280, 637

688, 697, 710 Bondeville, 127, 237, 337, 395, 467, 518, , Aimenéches, 260, 423 555, 584, 656, 707

Altifagium, see Auffay Bonport, 84, 576, 722 Amfreville, 34 Boscherville, 715. | Ardenne, 109, 292, 662 Bourg-Achard, 11, 65, 119, 190, 218, 268, ,

Aries, 272 315, 439, 488, 526, 587-88, 625, 674, Aufayum, see Auffay 716 Auffay, 53, 113, 163, 193, 195, 246, Bouville, 3 302, 338, 394, 432, 493, 531, 579, Brachy, 33

618, 672, 710 Bray, 244

Aumale, 85, 133, 134, 251, 300, 340, Breteuil, 240, 721 SO 379, 385, 431, 514, 566, 627, 699 Brieux, 94, 425 |

Aunay, 106, 664, 678 , Briouze, 260, 424

Avranches, 95, 97, 272, 275, 521, 524, ures, 21, 54, 114, 156, 188, 228, 299,

675 341, 376, 384, 431, 478, 514, 560, 595, 649, 687, 729

Bacqueville, 13-14, 32, 59, 125, 162, 163,

188, 302, 341, 403, 465, 561, 619, 672, Caen, 110, 293, 661-62 702, 732 Cailly, 35 Bailleul, 722 Carbon, 641 |

Barbery (Barbeaux), 290, 666 Carentan, 280, | :

62, 663 , Caudebec, 674 ,

Bayeux, 105, 106-8, 290, 292, 294, 661- Carville, 648 | Beaubec, 6, 7, 629, 732 , Cerisy, 105, 291, 664 ‘Beaulieu, 55, 119, 131, 141, 185, 223, Champ-d’Oisel, 40

269, 320, 363, 414, 451, 512, 567, Chars, 43 |

614, 656, 686, 727 Chaumont, 16, 37-38, 45, 182-83, 206-7,

Beaumont-en-Auge, 67, 213, 335, 682 268, 308, 354, 386, 448, 506, 557,

Beaumont-le-Roger, 80, 239, 721 651, 706, 731 | ! :

Beaussault, 7, 227, 299, 339, 386, 462, Cherbourg, 102, 279, 636

531, 596, 630, 702, 732 Clairruissel, 352 |

Bec, 65, 120, 443, 487, 627. Conches, 80, 240, 347, 721

Bec-Hellouin, 139, 179, 212, 314, 716 Conflans, 77 Belle-Etoile, 290, 664 , Conty, 627 / , Bellencombre, 253, 564 Cormeilles, 66, 213, 335, 682 ,

Bellosane, 569 - Cornecervine, 48, 112, 392 , Bernay, 72, 216, 336, 684 ~ Corneville, 10, 65, 119, 217, 261, 314,

\

776 INDEX OF VISITATIONS Corneville (cont.) ~Gomerfontaine, 354, 557, 642

427, 457, 526, 588, 626, 666, 715 Gournay, 16, 75, 129, 165, 225, 285,

Coudres, 82, 243, 349, 720 318, 364, 410, 471, 530, 536, 568, Coutances, 97, 99, 275-76, 632, 633 628, 676, 712 Croix-St-Leufroy, see La Croix-St-Leufroy Grainville, 654

Crouttes, 72, 216, 344, 683 Graville, 1-2, 60, 126, 155, 247, 298, 331, 400, 433, 490, 537, 590, 646, Dame-Marie, 89 689, 726 Daubeuf, 84, 239, 345, 722 Grestain, 67, 333, 681 Déville, 3-4, 11-12, 17, 56, 62, 118, 128,

159, 169-71, 174, 178, 179, 191-92, Hacqueville, 605 198, 218, 233, 236, 283, 297, 371-75, | Hambye, 98, 108, 236, 276, 632 429, 438, 467-68, 475, 494, 497, 518, Hardricourt, 624 541, 546, 555, 563, 567, 600, 602, Heéauville, 102, 278-79, 635 631, 645-46, 656, 673, 692, 708, 710, Heudreville, 79, 243, 349, 720

722, 733 Holy Trinity of Caen, see La Trinité-de-

Dieppe, 352, 394, 561, 619 Caen

Douvrend, 493 Douvres, 108 Illeville, 601, 626 Ivry, 244, 351, 642, 719

Envermeu, 4, 31, 54, 114, 157, 250, 302,

341, 375, 403, 464, 513, 560, 621, Jouy, 243, 345, 718

671, 701, 728 Jumiéges, 2-3, 61, 117, 152, 204, 253,

Ermentrouville, 141, 185, 231, 375, 389 257, 297, 330, 370, 400, 422, 433, Etoutteville, 189, 230, 298, 402, 492, 539, 476, 570, 625, 673, 697, 715, 733

592, 648, 691, 724 Juziers, 47, 112, 148, 181, 201, 309, 355,

Eu, 5, 29, 54, 113, 158, 251, 301, 340, 366, 397, 445, 497, 542, 575, 606, 377, 404, 411, 463, 516, 565, 619-20, 644, 693, 727 659, 700, 727

Evreux, 77, 81, 83, 122, 238, 242, 345- La Croix-St-Leufroy, 243, 345, 717

| Laigle, 79

46, 598, 717-18 La Ferté-en-Bray, 131, 677 Falaise, 95, 271 La Lande-Patry, 106, 290, 664-65 Fauville, 592, 648 La Lucerne, 97, 275, 525 Fontenau, 110, 282, 289, 666 La Noé, 721

Foucarmont, 6, 24, 25, 26, 378 La Roche-Guyon, 58, 124, 179, 343, 392, Frénes, 17, 175-76, 200, 234, 235, 245, 445, 723

652, 669 les

286-87, 351, 354, 380-81, 393, 527-29, La Salle-aux-Puelles, see Salle-aux-Puel-

, La Trinité-de-Caen, 293, 661

Gaillon, 601-2, 606-7, 650, 668, 670, 722 Le Désert, 107, 291, 664 Gaillonet, 58, 112, 354, 445, 624, 694, Le Mans, 422

723 Le Plessis-Grimoult, 106, 290, 665

Gasny, 51, 112, 148, 181, 201, 249, 295, Le Rocher-de-Mortain, see Rocher-de-

337, 393, 444, 500, 546, 559, 563, Mortain ,

575, 609, 650, 685, 723 Les Andelys, 56, 57, 125, 166, 167, 200,

Genainville, 382 309, 443, 461, 567, 582-83, 652, 669, Gisors, 52, 249, 313, 354, 387, 428, 710 506, 552, 603, 642, 679, 713 Les Biards, 273, 522

INDEX OF VISITATIONS 777 , Lessay, 100, 277, 634 Neufmarché, 16, 129, 165, 225, 284, 318, Le Tréport, 5, 54, 113, 157, 250, 301, 365, 410, 471, 531, 568, 622, 670, 713

340, 403, 464, 517, 565, 620, 701, 728 Neuilly, 105 , Le Valasse, 60, 433, 689 Notre-Dame-d’Almenéches, 93 ,

L’Eure, 690 Nogent, 114, 339, 514, 671, 702, 729 ©

Le Val-Sainte-Marie, 665 ; Notre-Dame-de-l’Aillerie, 557, 568, 603, Liancourt, 45, 120, 150, 183, 207, 284, 731 317, 365, 409, 448, 558, 604, 655 ~ Notre-Dame-de-Pré, 372, 468

Lierra, 79, 80, 239, 348 Notre-Dame-du-Rocher-de-Mortain, see L’Ile-Dieu, 55, 268, 450, 686 Rocher-de-Mortain Lillebonne, 152, 592, 646 Notre-Dame-du-Val, 111, 290

Limay, 445, 453 Notre-Dame-la-Ronde, 540, 708

Lisieux, 69-71, 212, 214, 333, 335-36, | Noyon-sur-Andelle, 55, 76, 112, 147, 184,

675, 680, 682 205-6, 287, 321, 361, 398, 449, 486, Longueuil, 59, 188, 229, 561, 672, 702 |

Longues, 108, 292, 663 529, 569, 613, 653, 686, 735

Longueville, 14-15, 20, 53, 160, 161, 188, Ouville, 13, 14, 59, 134, 161, 188, 230,

194, 377, 593, 672 299, 332, 402, 437, 438, 492, 540,

Louviers, 36-37, 190 592-93, 648, 691, 724 Lyre, 239, 348, 721

Magny, 44, 613 . Parnes, 44, 120, 149, 182, 206, 286, 316, ~ Mantes, 453, 504 367, 396, 428, 508, 605, 651, 705, 730 , Marcheroux, 622 Pérriérs, 40, 87, 185, 255, 353, 420, 486, Marchézieux, 104, 105, 281, 637-38 634, 686 Marmoutiér, 90, 95 Pinterville, 457, 488, 499, 511, 521, 562, Martot, 473, 485, 505, 507, 657, 704, 713 696, 704

Meulan, 425, 454 Planches, 88, 256, 420

Montaure, 84, 345, 354, 722 Pont-Audemer, 190, 212, 322, 439, 600, Mont-aux-Malades, 131, 221-22, 371, 585, 675, 680, 729

734 Pont-de-l’Arche, 194, 576

Mont-Deux-Amants, 53, 159, 211, 295, Pontoise, 45, 46, 47, 120-22, 266, 283, 337, 387, 428, 505, 551, 586, 617, 686, 355, 357, 368, 389-90, 446, 545, 574,

735 580, 654, 694, 735

Montebourg, 101, 104, 280, 636 Pré, 39, 136, 303, 372, 599, 734 Montevilliers, 2, 60, 126, 155, 247, 298, Préaux, 334

331, 361-62, 401, 434-36, 490, 538, |

, 590, 647, 690, 725 Quévreville, 551, 586, 618, 669, 704, 730 Montmorel, 95, 273, 524

Mont-Ste-Catherine, 9, 210 Rai, 79, 80, 240, 349, 720

Mont-St-Michel, 96, 274 Ressons, 284

Mortagne, 88, 256, 421 Rocher-de-Mortain, 95, 272, 521, 522

Mortemer-en-Lyons, 686 Rocquefort, 298 ,

Mortemer-sur-Eaulne, 85, 339, 385, 431, Rouen, 18, 35, 36, 39, 85, 112, 135, 194,

514, 566, 627, 700 : 210, 219, 270, 321, 329, 333, 342, 353, Muzy, 78, 243, 350, 719 359, 367, 388, 398, 413, 432, 438, 452, 473, 480-81, 485, 497, 511, 521, Nemours, 356, 527 540, 553, 556-57, 561, 563, 570, 576, Neufchatel, 6, 27, 157, 187, 227, 339, 585-86, 590, 597, 602-3, 617, 618, 643,

377, 412, 462, 514, 620, 671 645, 656, 659, 689, 692, 706, 708, 713

778 INDEX OF VISITATIONS Rouville, 171, 725 St-Martin-d’Es, 284, 318, 365, 409, 557 St-Martin-de-Séez, 259-60, 423

Sacey, 96, 273, 524 St-Martin-la-Garenne, 51, 120, 148, 181,

Saéns, 8 202, 249, 304, 343, 392, 445, 503, St-Albano, 708 545, 575, 608, 657, 692

St-Amand, 135, 218, 321, 372, 457, 519, St-Mary Magdalene-de-Rouen, 303, 372,

554, 583, 677, 734 468

St-André-en-Gouffern, 93 St-Matthieu, 175, 185, 310 St-Aubin, 129, 165, 225, 285, 319, 364, St-Mellon-de-Pontoise, 121, 149, 180, 208,

411, 453, 470, 537, 569, 628, 676, 266, 312, 359-60, 390-91, 446, 509,

712 543, 572-74, 609-11, 654, 694, 736

Ste-Barbe-en-Auge, 71, 215, 344, 683 St-Michel-in-Peril-of-the-Sea, 525 Ste-Catherine, 118, 150, 167, 184, 254, St-Ouen-de-Rouen, 62, 136, 219-21, 296,

342, 394, 432, 488, 507, 562, 605, 372, 415, 457, 519, 563, 599, 630-31,

653, 703-4, 734 675, 703, 733

St-Céme, 104, 636, 694 St-Pair, 100, 633 St-Etienne-de-Caen, 109, 293, 661 St-Pierre-de-Pontoise, 122, 180, 208, 391,

St-Evroult, 72, 216, 344, 684 510, 545, 574, 612, 695, 736 St-Firmin, 272, 522 . St-Pierre-des-Préaux, 66, 212, 334, 680

St-Fromond, 105, 281, 638 St-Pierre-sur-Dives, 419 Ste-Gauberge, 89, 257, 421 St-Saéns, 64, 114, 158, 187, 199, 253, St-George’s, 61, 118, 151, 205, 297, 350, 306, 352, 383, 430, 477, 513, 548,

374, 399, 433, 477, 571, 625, 673, 559, 595-96, 649, 687, 729

689, 715 St-Sauver-d’Evreux, 82, 241

St-Germain-sur-Ay, 635 St-Sauveur, 100, 278, 347, 635, 718 St-Guillaume-Fermer, 95 St-Sépulcre-de-Caen, 109, 292, 661

St-Hilaire, 273, 523 St-Sever, 97, 276, 632 St-Hildevert, 712 St-Sulpice, 79, 240, 348, 720

St-Hymer, 68, 214, 335, 682 St-Taurin-d’ Evreux, 82, 241, 347, 718 St-James-de-Beuvron, 273, 523 St-Thomas, 466

St-Jean-de-Falaise, 425 St-Victor-en-Caux, 53, 125, 164, 193,

St-Laurent-en-Cornecervine, 112, 181, 209, . 228-29, 231, 313, 361, 412, 466, 533-

317, 366, 445, 500, 581, 624, 693 34, 580, 673, 709 nA St-Vigor-le-Grand, 106, 292 St-Laurent-en-Lyons, 75, 129, 164, 224, St-Wandrille, 60, 126, 152, 189, 247, 284, 320, 363, 414, 419, 469-70, 474, 297, 331, 370-71, 400, 433, 489, 537, |

530, 569, 620, 670, 693, 711 589, 600, 646, 689, 733

St-Laurent-la-Garenne, 149 St-Ymer, 601

St-Léger, 24, 212, 334, 680-81 Saintény, 104, 281, 637-38 St. Lé-de-Rouen, 8-9, 54, 99, 151, 185, Salle-aux-Puelles, 115, 371, 531, 614

222, 281, 314, 374, 416, 456, 507, Saultchevreuil, 632 : 554, 598, 638, 653, 703, 734 Sauqueville, 130, 163, 229, 322, 465,

St-Marcouf de I’Isle, 102 296 469, 671 Ste-Marquerite-de-Gouffern, 94 Sausseuse, 51, 120, 124, 148, 202, 235, St-Martin-de-Belléme, 90 , 244, 250, 304, 343, 397, 444, 504, St-Martin-de-Chaumont, 132 582, 615, 657, 705, 735

St-Martin-de-Pontoise, 120, 149, 179-80, Savigny, 95 ]

207, 267, 309, 355, 357, 368, 447, Séez, 87, 91, 94, 254-55, 258, 259, 422-23 |

508, 518, 542, 574, 611, 655, 735 Sens, 356

INDEX OF VISITATIONS 779 Sérans, 43, 120, 149, 182, 206, 317, 366, Vauclair, 603 ; | 409, 448, 558, 604, 651, 705, 730 Vauville, 102-3, 279, 635 ,

Silly, 93 692, 717 | Sigy, 363, 474, 512, 547, 597, 630, 677, Verneuil, 79

703, 731 Vernon, 83, 244, 351, 548, 564, 617, Vesly, 10, 52, 133, 184, 206, 285, 316,

Tancarville, 433, 678 428, 552, 685, 724

Thiberville, 72 Villarceaux, 48-50, 182, 209, 317, 368, Ticheville (Tichreville), 72, 216, 344, 458, 558, 608, 658, 692

683 Villedieu-de-Saultchevreuil, 97

Tilliéres, 720

Tournai, 88, 255, 420 Wanchy, 384, 513, 649, 688, 729 Tourny, 51 Wissant, 418 Troarn, 111, 293, 294, 661 Wy, 131, 209, 283, 317, 368, 397, 559,

Trun, 255, 420 658 Valmont, 35, 59, 126, 152, 236, 248, Yébleron, 153, 154 ,

298, 331, 401, 436, 491, 539, 592, Yvetdét, 101 , 647, 690, 725 Yville, 589 — _

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