Folios: 404-404v. County of Yorkshire. Charters or muniments found in the castle...

Folios: 404-404v. County of Yorkshire. Charters or muniments found in the castle of Pontefract, Yorks, in a box, marked by a sign. Concerning the institution and destitution of the prior of Pontefract.

First party: R., abbot of York, and R. de Selebi [Selby], abbot of Selebi [Selby].

Second Party: R. de Lasci [Lacy].

Place or Subject: The abbots make known that they have undertaken the letters of Pope Innocent III, directed to the abbots of St Mary, York, Rivall' [Rievaulx] and Selebi [Selby], York diocese. The pope committed the cause, which is pending between the prior and convent of Karitate [La Charite-sur-Loire] on the one side, and R., lord of Pontefract, York diocese, on the other, concerning the institution and destitution of the prior of Pontefract, to be determined by the consent of the parties. Therefore the abbots are to decide what should be done and cause that to be faithfully observed. Dated on the 5th Ides of June 5 Innocent III. By authority of the mandate the parties appeared by their proctors and the points were heard on both sides, with the advice of prudent men and experts of law assisting the judges, those judges awarded to R. [de Lascy] the possession, which his predecessors used and which he said he was deprived of, just as from the tenor of the sentence is more fully clear. After that award had been made, the proctor of that knight instantly sought that Fulk, who was bearing himself as prior of Pontefract and who was then present, be removed, especially when he had been instituted there against his appeal and opposition. And although Fulk immediately answered that he possessed the priory with the assent of the knight, patron of the priory, but because he is not cited, at the instance of the proctor of the knight, the judges, observing the order of law, cited him.

Additional people: (witnesses) Simon, dean of York; Hamond the treasurer; William the archdeacon of Notingham [Nottingham]; Adam de Thornovera [Thorner], archdeacon; Master Lisya the canon; Master Gregory the canon; William de Sciendebi; William de Cava, canon; Roger de Locint', dean; Master A. de Kelint'; Richard the clerk; and Raymund de Methelei [Methley].

Undated.

For original deed see: DL 27/215