Saint Fulgent in the Diocese of Seez, to Robert Leschauve, a priest, and Thomas Durmend (?) to exchange his benefice with Jean Racine, priest, rector of Launay [Launay-Villiers, Mayenne Art Laval] in the Diocese of Le Mans. December 15th, 1508. Manual signet of Jacques Lamoignon, apostolic notary. 69 [42].-Power of attorney given by Jean Guierlameine, rector of St. Fulgent, to Jean Racine, G. Pelizon, Michel Rahier and Pierre Villefollet, to act for him in the resignation of his benefice. December 1st, 1507. Manual signet of Ambroise Ragereau, apostolic notary. LA FERRIÈRE-AU-DOYEN (Orne. Arrt Mortagne). 70 [43].-Damoiselle Marguerite Vippart, widow of Antoine du Boys, Dame de Drumaine and La Ferrière, presents Nicolas de Ronnay, Esq., priest, to the church of La Ferrière-au-Doyen, subject to the approval of the Bishop of Seez. December 4th, 1573. On the back, approval by Bp. Louis du Moulinet. Dec. 16th, 1573. SAINT LHOMER (Orne, Arrt Alençon, Con Courtomer). 71 [44].-Catherine de Montberon, Dame de Cordey, presents Guillaume Brosset, priest, to the church of Saint Lhomer, subject to the approval of the Bishop of Seez. April 14th, 1524. BRION (Saône-et-Loire, Arrt Autun). 72 [45]. Power of attorney given by Jean Regnault, rector of the Church of Saint Pierre de Brion in the Diocese of Autun, to Jean Jeffriot, a canon of Autun, François Vigors, Jean Jurder and Denys Tauppon, to act for him in the resignation of his benefice. February 1st, 1521. Manual signet of Guillaume Ferrant, apostolic notary. CAMBRAI (Nord). 73 [46]. Power of attorney given by Regner Jean "de Enchusia," Doctor in Law, to Balthazar Fievestre and others, to negotiate the exchange of the chapel of St. Riquier in the church of Cambrai, against the church of St. Katherine in Mechlin. July 23rd, 1547. Manual signet of Charles Bogaert, apostolic notary. COURTEUIL (Oise, Arrt Senlis). PRIORY OF SAINT NICOLAS D'ACY. O.S.B. 74 [47]. Power of attorney given by Robert d'Espinay, precentor of Rennes, and prior "in commendam," to Olivier Racine, clerk of the Diocese of Rennes, Jacques Fevre of the Diocese of St. Malo, and Guy Droillart, to negotiate the resignation of his priory with François de Lestrange and Pierre Pomereu. June 8th, 1525. Manual signet of Jean Meilleur, apostolic notary. LIMOGES (Haute-Vienne). SAINT-MICHEL-DE-PISTORIE (Church). 75 [48]. Power of attorney given by Pierre de Langle, rector of the church of St. Michel, to François "de Piscia," Jean Jorden and François "de Actanautis to negotiate the former's resignation with Jean Pradel. June 27th, 1536. Manual signet of Antoine de Garde, apostolic notary. LEHON (Côtes-du-Nord, Art Dinan). PRIORY OF SAINT MAGLOIRE. O.S.B. 75bis [49].-Power of attorney given by François Hamon, Bp. of Nantes, and Louis d'Acagne, Archdeacon of Lehon, to Bertrand Delice, Archdeacon of Dinan, Jean Galtra, rector of Plougastel, Godefroy Morel and Pierre Puveille, canons of Nantes, Jean Robin and François "de Piscia," to settle the matters relating to the priory of St. Magloire. May 6th, 1526. Manual signet of Armel Desgrées, apostolic notary. BEAUVAIS (Oise). CATHEDRAL OF ST. PETER. 76 [50].-Power of attorney given by Robert Orget, chaplain of the Chantry of St. John, to Antoine Pilain and Pierre Dubus, to negotiate the resignation of his Chantry. March 10th, 1527. Manual signet of Jean Duclerc, apostolic notary. ABERCHIDER (Scotland, Co. Banff). 77 [51].-Power of attorney given by Gilbert Strachanch, apostolic protonotary (himself the attorney of John Thornton, a priest of the Diocese of St. Andrews) and John Innes, Canon of Ross, to John Daniele and others to settle the matters relating to the church of Aberchider in the Diocese of Moray. September 27th, 1526. Manual signet of Patrick Trowp, apostolic notary. AIGUILLON (Lot-et-Garonne, Arrt Agen, Con Pont-Sainte-Marie). 78 [52]. Power of attorney given by Br. Jean Aymeric, monk of the Abbey of Clairac (Arrt Marmande, Con Tonneins) and prior "in commendam" of St. Côme, for the exchange of this priory with Jean Rousset, Abbot "in commendam" of St. Pierre de Vigeois (Corrèze. Arrt Brives). Dec. 4th, 1556. Manual signet of Pierre de Casebonne, apostolic notary. SOISSONS (Aisne). CATHEDRAL CHURCH. 79 [53]. Power of attorney given by Nicolas Hennequin, a councillor of the King in his Parliament, prior "in commendam" of the Priory of La Gravière, O.S.A. (Nievre. Con Pougues) for the settlement of the matters concerning the Chapel of the Holy Trinity in the Cathedral of Soissons, with the canonicate and prebend attached to this Chapel, vacant by the resignation of Etienne Cousin. January 26th, 1530. Manual signet of Jean de la Fontaine, apostolic notary. PARIS (Seine). UNIVERSITY. COLLEGE OF SEEZ. 80 [54].- Power of attorney given by Michel Foucqueroy, a clerk of the Diocese of Seez and a scholar of the college, for the resignation of his scholarship. February, 1533. Manual signet of Jean Berthelot, apostolic notary. 81 [55]. Fragment of another power of attorney for the resignation of a scholarship in the said college. Manual signet of Laurent Vallée, apostolic notary. LIANCOURT-FOSSE (Somme. Arrt Montdidier). 82 [56].-Power of attorney given by Mathieu Fullier, rector of St. Médard de Liancourt, a dependance of the Abbey of Notre Dame at Ham (Somme, Arrt Peronne), for the exchange of his church with Robert Bouchart, rector of St. Martin de Chauny (Aisne, Arrt Laon). March 8th, 1534. Manual signet of Pierre Gadez, apostolic notary. MONTCRESSON (Loiret, Arrt Montargis, Con Chatillon-sur-Loing). 83 [57].-Power of attorney given by Pierre Faussart," junior priest" of Montcresson, to negotiate his appointment as rector of the said church. June 27th, 1570. Manual signet of Jean Renauld, notary. EVREUX (Eure). CATHEDRAL CHURCH. 84 [58].-Power of attorney given by Thomas Aubrey, a canon of Evreux, for the resignation of his canonicate and prebend. Nov. 22nd 1550. Manual signet of Jean Lemercier, apostolic notary. FAREMOUTIER (Seine-et-Marne), Arrt Coulommiers). ABBEY OF Notre Dame. O.S.B. 85 [59].—Power of attorney given by Pierre Le Turc, chaplain of the chapelry of St. Michael in the church of N.D. de Faremoutier, to resign his benefice into the hands of the Abbess. June 30th, 1541. Manual signet of Noel Bertrand, apostolic notary. EVREUX (Eure). CATHEDRAL CHURCH. 86 [60].—Power of attorney given by Jacques de Poitiers, a clerk of Avignon, to negotiate his appointment to the benefice of Thomas Aubrey (see No. 84), Nov. 22d, 1550. Manuel signet of Jean Lemercier, apostolic notary. VERRINES (Deux-Sèvres, Arr1. Melle). 87 [61].-Power of attorney given by Jean Burria, a priest of Rocamadour in the diocese of Cahors, rector of the church of St. Laurine, known as Le Verine, in the diocese of Saintes, to resign the said church. May 5th, 1555. Manuel signet of Pierre de Vitry, royal notary. CORDOVA (Spain). CATHEDRAL CHURCH. 88 [62].-A bull of Pope Paul IV appointing Pedro Gomez de Artiaga as chaplain of the Chapel of the Eleven Thousand Virgins. November 5th, 1556. Paulus episcopus, servus servorum Dei, dilecto filio Magistro Petro Gomez de Artiaga, perpetuo capellano ad altare Undecim Millium Virginum et sancti Acacii ac sociorum in capella cantoris Aquayo nuncupata, sita in ecclesia Cordubensi, scriptori et familiari nostro, salutem et Apostolicam benedictionem. Grata devotionis et familiaritatis obsequia que nobis et apostolice sedi hactenus impendisti et adhuc solicitis studiis impendere non desistis, necnon vita ac morum honestas aliaque laudabilia probitatis et virtutum merita quibus personam tuam etiam fide dignorum testimoniis juvari percepimus, nos inducunt ut tibi reddamur ad gratiam liberales. Cum itaque, sicut accepimus, perpetua capellania ad altare Undecim Millium Virginum et sancti Acacii ac sociorum in capella cantoris Aquayo nuncupata, sita in ecclesia Cordubensi, quam quondam Antonius Garsie, olim ad ipsum altare perpetuus capellanus dum viveret, obtinebat, per obitum ipsius Antonii qui extra Romanam Curiam diem clausit extremum aut alias certo modo vacaverit et vacet ad presens, Nos, in quorum manibus dilectus filius Magister Antonius Mudarra, clericus Palentimus, scriptor et familiaris noster, asserens se alias capellaniam predictam ut prefertur vacantem vigore litterarum gratie expectative sibi per felicis recordationis Julium papam III, predecessorem nostrum, sub certis modo et forma concessarum, prout ex illarum forma poterat infra tempus debitum acceptasse et de illa sibi provideri obtinuisse omni viri sibi in dicta capellania vel ad illam quomodolibert competenti illius possessione per eum non habita hodie sponte et libere cessit, quique cessionem hujusmodi duximus admittendam tibi, premissorum obsequiorum et meritorum tuorum intuitu specialem gratiam facere volentes, teque a quibusvis excommunicationis, suspensionis et interdicti, aliisque ecclesiasticis sentenciis, censuris et penis a jure vel ab homine quavis occasione vel causa latis, si quibus quomodolibet innodatus existis, ad effectum presentium dumtaxat consequendum harum serie absolventes et absolutum fore censentes. Necnon omnia et singula beneficia ecclesiastica cum cura et sine cura que etiam ex quibusvis dispensationibus apostolicis obtines et expectas ac in quibus et ad que jus tibi quomodolibet competit, quecumque, quotcumque et qualiacumque sint, eorumque fructuum, reddituum et proventuum veros annuos valores necnon dispensationum hujusmodi tenores presentibus pro expressis habentes, capellaniam predictam que sine cura est ac cujus et illi forsan annexorum fructus, redditus et proventus viginti quatuor ducatorum auri de camera secundum communem extimationem valorem annuum ut asseris non excedunt, sive ut premittitur, sive alias, quovis modo aut ex alterius cujuscumque persona, seu per liberam resignationem primodicti Antonii vel cujusvis alterius de illa in dicta curia vel extra eam etiam coram notario publico et testibus sponte factam, aut assecutionem alterius beneficii ecclesiastici quavis auctoritate collati vacet, etiam si tanto tempore vacaverit quod ejus collatio, juxta Lateranensis statuta concilii, ad sedem predictam legitime devoluta ipsaque Capellania dispositioni apostolice specialiter vel qualiter reservata existat et super ea inter aliquos lis cujus statum et merita cause ac nomina et cognomina judicum et collitigantium seu se molestantium presentibus haberi volumus pro expressis pendeat indecisa dummodo tempore datur presentium non sit in ea alicui specialiter jus quesitum cum annexis hujusmodi ac omnibus juribus et pertinentiis suis, apostolica tibi auctoritate conferimus et de illa etiam providemus. Quocirca venerabilibus fratribus nostris Liparensi et Giennensi ac dilecto filio priori ecclesie Giennensis per apostolica scripta mandamus quatinus ipsi, vel duo |