REX Vicecomiti Nottingham, &c. Praecipimus tibi quod diligenter inquiri fa∣cias* 1.1 si aliqui in feod. Venerabilis Patris nostri, H. Lincolniensis Episcopi, vel in feodo Ecclesiae suae absque assensu et voluntate ipsius vel ex empto, vel ex vadio, vel alio modo se miserint. Et siquos tales inveneritis, illos a feodo illo amoveas, & praedicto Episcopo feodum ill••d in bona pace habere facias. Volumus etiam quod si qua certa tenementa vel feoda sua post inchoatam discordiam ad detrimentum ipsius Episcopi vel suorum immu∣tata inveneneritis, ei sine dilatione emendari fac. Teste meipso apud Porcest. Decimo Septimo die Julii Anno Decimo Quinto.
You have heard how this Archbishop and his Suffragans were restored to their Bishopricks, and all damages sustained out of the Kings Coffers, and otherwise re∣warded for their unparallel'd Treasons and Rebellions against King John. Yet on the contrary, all the Bishops and Clergy men who faithfully adhered to, complied or communicated with him, or any other excommunicated person, or received any Benefices from them during the Interdict and Excommunication, were by these Tray∣terous Prelates (made their Judges) and Popes censures, ordered to be suspended from all their Ecclesiastical Offices, Benefices, Preferments, and ordered to appear personally at Rome, before the Pope to be examined, ere their suspensions released, except only such as had given satisfaction to the Church for this offence, as this Re∣cord attests, mitigating this rigour in some part only.