The original was 'Dat. apud Poterne vii. Idus Februarii' 1329, the copy with the Bishop's seal, 'iiijto Idus.'

4. f. 3 b.

Constitutio de nouo edita super quota procuronis percipiende et quibuscunque visitantibus ubique terrarum.'

Begins:

Benedictus...Vas electionis Paulus apls egregius predicator... Printed in Wilkins, Concil. 11. 578-81.

Benedictus...Ad nrm apostolatus officium spectare...

This is not continued on the next page, which and the three following are blank.

On f. 76 is a brief table of the principal contents of the subsequent part of the volume.

6. f. 8. Consto Benedicti pape. XII. de Apostatis et regularibus fugitiuis.'

Begins:

Benedictus.. Pastor bonus diligens...

At the end is, 'Dat. Auinon. xv. kl. Julij Pontificatus nri anno primo.' June 17, 1335. The first column on f. 8 is blank.

7. ff. 9-26.

Begins:

Constitucoes Benedicti pape de Religiosis.'

Benedictus...Summi Magri dignaco nos...

At the end is a table of the contents of what are therein numbered as xviii statutes, though divided into 39 sections with as many rubrics: the Proœmium not being counted.

There are many corrections by the scribe who also numbered the leaves from i to xviii. Printed in Wilkins, Ib. 11. 588.

8. ff. 266-28. Less carefully written and by another hand is A Dispensation as to certain parts of the foregoing Constitu

tions.

Begins:

[B]enedictus...dudum pro bono et salubri statu religionis seu ordinis

monachorum nigrorum...

Without a date the last words are

...penas vero temporales... remittimus de gra speciali. Nulli ergo homi liceat hanc paginam etc.

9. A Dispensation by Clement VI. Avignon, June 1, 1342.

Begins :

Sacrosancta romana eccl'ia de cunctorum...

and is printed in Wilkins, Concil. 11. 716.

The next page is blank and a leaf has been cut out.

10. ff. 29-33. Expliciunt Constitutiones edite in generali Capitulo apud Norhampton, anno dni mo. ccemo. xliii.'

There is no title prefixed: but preceding the Constitutions is the circular letter, which after the salutation begins:

Procliuis est ad malum humana fragilitas...

Printed Ib. 11. 717-25.

11. a. ff. 34-6. Constitutiones Othonis.

At the top of the page as a title is only 'Otto.' The text, beginning 'Quoniam decet domum dei,...' is the same as that of the edition published in London and Paris, Folio 1506, and of Wilkins, Concilia, 1. 649.

At the top of f. 34, in a small hand, is the note: Celebratum fuit hoc concilium a° dni mo. cc°. xxxvii.'

b. ff. 37-44.

sedis legati in Anglia '

Incipiunt constitucōnes dni Octoboni apl'ice

The text is that of the edition above named, and of Wilkins, Ib. 11. 1.

6

c. ff. 44-8. Incipiunt constituciones Stephi archiepiscopi in Concilio Oxon.'

They are printed in Lyndewode, Prouinciale, as Constitutiones Stephani archiepiscopi:' see the 'Tabula' in the edition of 1506.

The leaves of this § 11 are numbered i.-xv. by the scribe who has added 'Rubrice omnium constōnu prouinlium' under the names 'Otto,'' Octobonus,' and 'Oxon,' and subdivided them so as to form xiv. classes.

12. The last column of f. 48 has been occupied in another handwriting by what is styled in its colophon

Breue Regium archiepis Epis et ceteris viris ecclesiasticis transmissum per quod eis datur iuresdictio in malefactores superius noiatos.'

Dated apud Dowcestre. xvi. die Martii anno regni nri octauo.'
Begins:

Edwardus...J. Cant. ar' epo ..Cum inter cetera nobis...

13. a. ff. 49–53. Constitutiones Johannis apud Lambeth. They occur in the same order as in the 'tabula' in Lyndewode, and are printed in Wilkins, Concilia, 11. 51.

There are many additions in the margin, especially to the Const. ' Ignorantia sacerdotum...'

b. ff. 53—6. ‘Incipiunt constitucoes Bonifacii Archiepi.' Begins :

Uniuersis...memoriam statutorum. Eterne sanctio voluntatis... The last statute, De Decimis, 'Quoniam propter diuersas...' is attributed by Lyndewode to Abp Robert (Wynchelsee), and is not printed with the rest, by Wilkins, Concilia, 1. 746-55.

c. f. 57.

Ib. ii. 33.

Incipiunt Constituciones de Redyngg.'

d. ff. 57-8. Constitucones Robti Cant' Archiepi.'

This rubric precedes an epistle addressed 'R. Norwc. Epo,' and dated 'apud Otteford Idus Julii. Anno dñi m. cc. nonag. octauo consecr. nre qrto.' Then follows' Constitucio...in uisitacione prouinciali de sustinendis in ecclesia per parochianos.'

'Item constituciones per eundem...de

quat' in anno promulgand. These are contained in one decree, beginning, 'In coi conuocatione...' and ending, ... solempnia publice et in lingua uulgari.'

e. ff. 58-9. Constituciones edite in concilio provinciali celebrato in ecca Sci Pauli London. mens. Januar. Anno dni m.c.c.c.xxviij per dominum Symonem Archiepm Cantuarie.'

The archbishop's introduction, 'Zelari oportet pro dño...' precedes the ordinances which occur in the same order as in the 'tabula' given by Lyndewode, and in Wilkins, Concil. 11. 552-4.

14. ff. 59-63. In a different handwriting and with separate foliation from that of § 13,

'Incipiunt conscones Joh. de Stratford ar1epi Cantuar.'

The archbishop's introduction, 'Sponsam xpi sacrosanctam ...' precedes the ordinances which occur in the same order as in the 'tabula' of Lyndewode, and in Wilkins, Concilia, 11. 702.

At the end is, 'Expliciunt Constitutiones.'

15. ff. 65–75. Incipiunt capitula Regule Sci Benedicti.' This rubrick is after the 'Admonitio sci benedicti Abbatis,' and before the list of chapters which are 76 in number. The Rule is given in Hospinian, Opp. Tom. IV. (de Monachis, Lib. v11.) pp. 202-22. Fol. Genev. 1669.

In the same handwriting as many other marginal notes is this on f. 74: 'Ego frater M. promitto stabilitatem meam... et obediam scdm regulam sce Benedicti coram deo et sanctis eius in hoc mon. Radyng quod est constructum in honore sce dei genitricis Marie et scorum aplorum in presencia dopni si. abb.'

At the end, f. 75, as a rubrick is 'ffinito libro reddatur gratia Christo.'

16. a. ff. 75. 'Carta Regis Henrici primi de fundatione Radyng. Ecclie et libertatibus et de donatione ipsius Radyng, Cheals et Leomentstre, etc.'

Begins:

Sciatis quod tres Abbathie...

Printed in Dugdale, Monasticon, iv. 40. Cartæ...No. 11.

b. Carta eiusdem gestatoria de libertatibus Ecclesie.' Begins:

Sciatis me pro salute aie...

Printed in Coates, History and Antiquities of Reading, Appendix, No. 1. (London, 1802.)

The three following also concern Reading: they are without rubricks.

c. ff. 75-77. A Charter of Confirmation by Edward II. Begins:

Inspeximus Cartam confirmacios quam...dns. H...auus noster...

At the end, after the names of the witnesses, is the date 'apud Westmon. tercio die Julij anno regni nri octauo.'

d. f. 77. A Bull of Nicholas.

Begins:

Decor aplici...

At the end, Dat. Reace vi. kl. Septembr. Pontificatus nri anno primo.'

At the end, Dat. Viterbii vj. Idus Nouembr. Pontificatus nri anno tercio.'

f. f. 77. 'Confirmatio Alexandri pape tercii super possessionibus ecclesiis et libertatibus monasterio Radyng. collatis et conferendis.'

Begins:

Ideo sumus...

and is dated June 22, Indict. 8. A. D. 1175, Pontif. 16.

g.

'Confirmatio Honorii

pape scdi super confirmacionem fun

dacionis monasterii Radyngensis.'

Begins:

Adhoc universalis ecce cura...

and is dated April 13, Indict. 3. A.D. 1125. Pontif. 1.

h. f. 78. Litera super procurationibus ordinariorum mode

ratis per Alexandrum papam quartum.'

Begins :

Ne in exhibendis...

and is dated Febr. 25, Pontif. 3. (a. D. 1257.)

i.

Confirmatio Hugonis episcopi Hereford et capituli de

manerio et ecclesia Leomenistrie.'

Begins:

Cum in fundatione Radyngens...

and is without date. Printed in Dugdale, Monasticon, 1v. 56. No. vIII.

k. Confirmatio Epi et Capituli hereforden. ecce per Honorium papam III. de libertate amouendi frs de Leom.'

Begins:

Cum a nobis petitur... Printed Ib. iv. 57, No. IX.

7. ff. 78-9. A Charter of Confirmation by Edward III. Begins by reciting that in c, and is dated June 19, 1339.

From the conclusion being on the margin, this charter appears to have been entered after the following.

m. f. 79. Two letters of Confirmation of certain benefices,

Cum nos nuper per lras...

and dated 'apud Westm. xxv° die Maii A° r. nri xxi.'

In the margin is 'Nota Irrotulatur inter breuia directa Baronibus de tercio cruciat. a° xx1° Reg. Rici scdi Rotlo. vz scdo.'

Printed in Dugdale, Monasticon, iv. 46. No. xxx.

17. a. f. 80. Alloc' Abbatis Radyng. in scaccario dni Regis.

Begins:

In magno rotulo de A° xx° Regis Ricardi scdi in Hereford.

b. f. 81 b. 6

nobis pensionarie.'

Hec sunt ecclesie et vicarie nri patronatus et

See Coates' History, &c.

18. ff. 82-85. Allocationes libertatum Abbatis de Redyng