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1 .   Register 9B f.627 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Papal Bull, Excommunication, Letter/s
Section Type: Diverse letters
Summary: Letter from Gauscelin [de Jean] and Luca [Fieschi], papal nuncios, to all archbishops and clergy, in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, excommunicating Robert I of Scots (Robert the Bruce) and his followers against the King of England, reciting two papal bulls: 'Rex excelsus' (dated Avignon, 17 March 1317) and 'Crescit facile in immensum' (dated Avignon, 29 May 1318).
Subjects: Excommunication, Papal Bulls, Papal Nuncios
References: Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 4.
Dates: Document date: 1318/08/19 (certain)
People and Groups: Excommunicated: Robert I, 1274-1329, King of Scots (king)
Sender: Fieschi, Luca, c 1270-1336, Cardinal Deacon of S Maria in via Lata (papal nuncio)
Sender: Papal nuncio
Places: Place of dating: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (none given)
2 .   Register 9B f.653 (recto) entry 1
Entry Type: Notarial Instrument, Notarial Subscription
Section Type: Diverse letters
Summary: Aggravation of sentences and process against the Scots; a notarial instrument with notarial subscription, reciting documents recording business of papal legates concerning the dispute between Edward II and Robert I, king of Scots (Robert the Bruce) over the Scottish crown.
Marginalia: Decorated initial capitals in first line.
Subjects: Scots, Papal Legates, Disputes
References: Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 63-74.
Dates: Document date: 1320/06/07 (certain)
People and Groups: Intermediary: Fieschi, Luca, c 1270-1336, Cardinal Deacon of S Maria in via Lata (papal legate)
Intermediary: Papal legate
Party: Robert I, 1274-1329, King of Scots (king)
Party: Edward II, 1284-1327, King of England (king)
Places: Place of dating: Corbeil, Commandery of St Jean-en-l'isle-de Corbeil, Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne department, France (commandery)
3 .   Register 9B f.623 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Memorandum, Letter/s
Section Type: Diverse letters
Summary: Letters of Gauscelin [de Jean], cardinal priest of SS Marcellino e Pietro, priest, vice-chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery, and Luca [Fieschi], cardinal deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata, to the archbishop, enclosing a papal bull of Pope John XXII, (recited), dated at Avignon, 1 May 1317, containing the declaration of a truce between King Edward II of England and Robert, King of Scots, to last for two years, and ordering it to be published; with a note of copies sent to all suffragan bishops and the official of York, one sealed by the archbishop to be displayed on the main door of York Minster (two entries).
Language: Latin
Subjects: English, Minsters, Truces, Wars, Seals, Scots, Papal Bulls, Papal Nuncios
References: Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 1.
Dates: Enclosed document date: 1317/05/01 (certain)
Document date: 1317/11/27 (certain)
Event date: 1318/01/23 (certain)
People and Groups: Addressee: Melton, William, d 1340, Archbishop of York (archbishop)
Issuer: Pope, John XXII, c 1244-1334, Pope (pope)
Sender: Cardinal priest, papal nuncio
Sender: Fieschi, Luca, c 1270-1336, Cardinal Deacon of S Maria in via Lata (cardinal bishop, papal nuncio)
Subject of papal bull: Robert I, 1274-1329, King of Scots (king)
Subject of papal bull: Edward II, 1284-1327, King of England (king)
Places: Place of future event: York Minster, York, York, England (minster)
Place of dating of enclosed document: Avignon, Vaucluse department, France (none given)
Place of dating: City of London, London, England (none given)
4 .   Register 9B f.630 (recto) entry 2
Entry Type: Papal Bull, Letter/s
Section Type: Diverse letters
Summary: Letter from Gauscelin [de Jean] and Luca [Fieschi], papal nuncios, to all archbishops and clergy, in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, certifying their excommunication and interdict of Robert I of Scots (Robert the Bruce) and his followers, ordering publication of the sentences throughout all those lands, reciting two papal bulls: 'Personam carissimi' (dated Avignon, 29 December 1317) and 'Crescit facile in immensum' (dated Avignon, 29 May 1318).
Subjects: Excommunication, Papal Bulls, Papal Nuncios
References: Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 6-7.
Dates: Document date: 1318/08/19 (certain)
People and Groups: Excommunicated: Robert I, 1274-1329, King of Scots (king)
Places: Place of dating: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (none given)


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