Source:Scottish document Theiner, Vet. Mon., no. 80

Licence of Pope Gregory IX to the Bishop of Ross to augment the prebends of his church
Pope Gregory IX grants the Bishop of Ross licence to augment the slender prebends of his church and to create new ones.
Originally written in Latin 29 May 1235

Transcription

Rossensi episcopo, ut exiles prebendarum suae ecclesiae redditus augere, et novas praebendas instituere possit. Reg. An. IX. ep. 83. GREGORIUS EPISCOPUS etc. Venerabili fratri ... Rossensi Episcopo, salutem etc. Petentis desiderium, quod divini nominis auget cultum, eo propensius exaudire nos convenit, quo magis ex hoc, qui honorari se in ministris asserit, honoratur. Cum igitur, sicut tua nobis exhibita petitio continebat, adeo exiles in Rossensi ecclesia sint prebende, quod quatuor solis canonicis, qui eas obtinent, propter ipsarum tenuitatem residere non valentibus in eadem, ipsa in divinis patitur detrimentum, et per dei gratiam in terra ipsius facultates excreverint, quod in ea cum canonicorum numero augeri potest et debet ipsa taxatio prebendarum: nos fraternitatis tue precibus inclinati, augmentandi prebendas tenues et de novo ibidem alias ordinandi, aliqua ordinatione contraria non obstante, si sit etiam per sedem apostolicam confirmata, prout expedire videris, liberam tibi auctoritate presentium concedimus facultatem. Nulli ergo etc. nostre concessionis etc. Datum Perusii IIII. Kalendas Iunii, Pontificatus nostri anno nono.

Document

Vatican Apostolic Archive
Identifier	Reg. Gregory IX, an. IX, ep. 83 (link to catalog entry)

Related documents	• Scottish document Theiner, Vet. Mon., no. 182
People mentioned	• Gregory IX
Places mentioned	• Perugia

Timeline

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• 29 May 1235 - Pope Gregory IX, to the Bishop of Ross. The bishop has petitioned that the prebends in the church of Ross are so slender that the four canons who hold them cannot reside there, to the detriment of divine service, while the church's resources have so increased that the number of canons and the assessment of the prebends can and ought to be augmented. The pope grants the bishop licence to augment the slender prebends and to ordain new ones there as he sees fit, notwithstanding any contrary ordinance, even one confirmed by the apostolic see. Given at Perugia.
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Discussion

The bishop is not named; the register copy leaves his name blank. A letter of Alexander IV of 9 February 1256 (Theiner, no. 182) states that this licence was granted to Robert, Bishop of Ross, and repeats its wording almost word for word. That letter also places the church concerned at Rosemarkie, which is not named here.

The date IIII Kal. Iun., 9th year of Gregory IX, is 29 May 1235.

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