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These extracts are from the "Calendar of Scottish Supplications to Rome 1428-1432" edited by Annie Dunlop and Ian Cowan, publ. Scottish History Society, Edinburgh 1970. 14 June, 1430 Confirmatio Recently, Henry, bishop of St Andrews (with express consent of James, king of Scots, true patron of parish church of Erole near the burgh of Perth, St Andrews diocese), united said church to house of Carthusians (domui Cartusi), founded there by the said king (with the express consent of the chapter of the church of St Andrews), when it chould become void by resignation or death of Richard de Crech, rector, assigning an annual pension of fifty marks Scots for a perpetual vicar (to be presented by religious of said house to the bishop of St Andrews), to be paid by the religious, along with sufficient toft and croft, as is more fully contained in letter under seals of bishop, king and chapter. May Pope confirm above union and the consequences, and if need be incorporate and unite anew said church (£120 sterling) to said house (£200 sterling), with all rights and pertinents. Fiat ut petitur et committatur. O. 21 June, 1430 Confirmatio Lately, Henry, bishop of St Andrews annexed the parish church of Erole near burgh of Perth, St Andrews diocese, when it should become void by the resignation or death of Riched de Crech, rector, with consent of the patron of church and of the chapter, to the Carthusian house there by James, king of Scots, as is more fully contained in letters under the seals of patron and bishop. May the Pope ratify the union and incorporate in perpetuity said church (£120 sterling) to foresaid house (£200 sterling). Fiat ut petitur et committimus. O. 20 March 1431 Ingeram Lyndesay, canon of Moray, LIC.DEC., present in Curia, - that Pope would provide him to precentorship of Moray,... void by death of Robert Stewart... or void by death of John de Halyburton or of John de Spineto..., or by peaceable assecution of parsonage of Yerole, St Andrews diocese, by a certain Richard de Crech, by ordinary authority... 21 March 1431 Thomas Bele, clerk, St Andrews diocese, student in Arts of St Andrews university, - that Pope would provide him to canonry and prebend of Obny in church of Dunkeld (£10 of old sterling), void by resignation in hands of ordinary of Richard Creche, UJD, auditor of Apostolic Palace, in Curia of Benedict XIII, or void by peaceable assecution of canonry and prebend of Crefe in said church, of lay patronage, supplying defect of name of said prebend if it be not rightly stated; provided that it be duly done in Chancery. Fiat ut petitur. G. 21 March 1431 Richard Creter (Creche), UJD, - that Pope would provide him to vicarage of parish church of Strathmiglow, Dunkeld diocese (£15 sterling), when it becomes void by peacable assecution of archdeaconry of Moray by Nicholas de Atholia, D.DEC.: notwithstanding that he holds canonry and prebend of Stobow in church of Glasgow, and of Crefe in church of Dunkeld (total, £100 of old sterling). Fiat ut petitur. G. 6 April 1431 Surrogatio 23 October 1431 Magalon. Since archdeaconry of church of St Andrews (which late John de Peblis held at time of his promotion to church of Dunkeld by Pope Gregory XI) was and is at present void by said promotion and lapse of time of consecration, although George de Newton, alleged priest, St Andrews diocese, has detained it for more than a year but less than fifteen months, therefore James, king of Scots, supplicates that Pope would provide his counsellor, Richard Oretere, U.J.PROF., canon of Glasgow, to said archdeaconry with canonry and prebend annexed, a non-major dignity with cure (£100 of old sterling), void as above or by death of Thomas Stewart, or of Andrew de Trabron, outwith the Roman Court: notwithstanding that he holds canonry and prebend of Stobow in church of Glasgow, Crefe in church of Dunkeld (of lay patrongae), parish church of Grole, St Andrews diocese, of lay patronage (total, £180 of old sterling). He is ready to demit church of Grole (£50 of old sterling). Concessum ut petitur in presentia d.n. Pape. B. Graden 12 May 1432 The late Pope Martin V granted to Richard Creche, U.J.PROF., holding parish church of Crole, St Andrews diocese, provision to archdeaconry of St Andrews, void in a certain way, and subsequently Pope Eugenius IV dispensed him to hold any other ecclesiastical benefice along with the said parish church (which he offered to demit on assecution of the archdeaconry) - in which no mention was made of the archdeaconry. But before letters on said archdeaconry and dispensation were made out out Richard obtained parish church of Kylmany, St Andrews diocese, by ordinary authority, demitting foresaid church of Crole. Because of this assecution [of Kilmany] it is doubtful if the grace anent archdeaconry has expired. It is supplicated for part of Richard, who is a priest and counsellor of James king of Scots, that Pope would decree said dispensation to be valid in all respects as if full statement of said archdeaconry (£100 of old sterling) had been made, and would provide him by new or simple provision to said archdeaconry whether expired or invalid as above, or still void by death outwith the Roman Curia of Thomas Stewart, chaplain of Apostolic See, or of Andrew de Trabion, or by promotion of John de Peblis to church of Dunkeld, or howsoever void: notwithstanding canonry and prebend of Stobo in church of Glasgow, canonry and prebend of Dunkeld (name to be had as stated), and parish church of Kilmany (total, £140 sterling). Concessum ut petitur in presencia d.n. Pape. B. Graden 17 May 1432 Since canonry and prebend of Monythy in church of Dunkeld are void... Robert de Macgillequhaillum... supplicates that Pope would provide him to the same... void as above or by resignation for sake of invalid exchange of said thomas or of Richard Creffe, formerly auditor of Causes of Placae of late Peter de Luna, Pope Benedict XIII... Concessum ut petitur in presencia d.n. Pape. B. Graden 19 May 1432 Richard Creche, U.J.PROF., - that letters on provision to archdeaconry of St Andrews may be made out with the statement: 'even if said archdeaconry is void because he obtained parish church of Kylmany, St Andrews diocese, by way of exchange before assecution of the archdeaconry'. Concessum ut petitur in presencia d.n. Pape. B. Graden 10 June 1432 Nove Provisio John de Mella, Cor. Concessum ut petitur in presencia d.n. Pape. B. Graden 7 August 1432 Dispensatio Cor Concessum ad quinquennium in presencia d.n. Pape, B. Grad. 11 September 1432 On voidance of parish church of Kilmany, St Andrews diocese, by resignation of Laurence de Fauside, then rector, in hands of ordinary, Richard de Creche obtained possession by ordinary authority and holds at present; but he doubts validity because there was at the time a suit between Laurence and John Wincestre and Thomas Mireton anent said church. He supplicates that Pope would confirm the foregoing and surrogate to him all right which Laurence had in said church (£60 sterling), even if Richard knew of the suit at time of his assecution; notwithstanding canonry and prebend in churches of Glasgow and Dunkeld (£180 sterling) and right in archdeaconry of St Andrews, which he does not possess (£100 sterling). Concessum ut petitur in presencia d.n. Pape. B. Graden 11 September 1432 Since archdeaconry of St Andrews, or right of Richard Crech therein, is hoped to be void by assecution of parish church of Kilmany, William Ffoulis, MA, LIC.THEOL., counsellor and keeper of privy seal of James king of Scots, supplicates that Pope would provide him to said archdeaconry (£100 sterling), void as above or because Richard was an auditor of Apostolioc Palace of Pope Benedict XIII, or still void by death of Thomas Stewart; notwithstanding that George Neuton, MA, LIC.THEOL., nephew of bishop of St Andrews, has possessed it for about two years, and notwithstanding provostship of collegiate church of Bothuile, Glasgow diocese, the perpetual vicarage of parish church of Edinburgh, St Andrews diocese, and canonry and prebend of church of Glasgow, which he holds (total fruits, £160 sterling). Concessum ut petitur in presencia d.n. Pape. B. Graden 13 September 1432 Nova Provisio Cervien. Concessum ut petitur in presencia d.n. Pape. B. Graden 13 September 1432 Nova Provisio Cervien. Concessum ut petitur in presencia d.n. Pape. B. Graden |
Commentary This is clearly the same Richard de Creche as in the document from the Register of the Great Seal which pre-dates these supplications and refers to the annexation of the parish of Errol to the House of Carthusians at Perth. |