Doctor in Diuinitie, and expertlye seene in all the three tounges, drew out sundry treatises out of the Hebrewe gloses: also translated diuers workes out of the Greke, as namely the testamentes of the twelue Patriarches, and the bookes of Dionisius, commēting vpon the new translation with his owne glose. Hæc ille. Manye other workes and volumes besides were written by the sayde Gostede, MarginaliaThe bokes and works of Robert Grostede.as De oculo morali, de Dotibus, De cessatione legalium, paruus Cato, Annotationes in Suidam, in Boetium, De potestate pastorali, Expositiones in Genes. in Lucam, wyth a number mo, besides diuers Epistles, Sermons, and Inuectiues sent to the Pope, for his vnmeasurable exactions, wherwith he ouercharged and oppressed the church of England.

This godly and learned byshop after diuers conflictes and agonies susteined against the bishop of Rome: after the example of Fridericke: of Guliel, de sancto amore, of Nich. Gallus & other after minded: Marginalia1253.
The deathe of Robert Grostede.at length after great labours and trauailes of life, finished his course, and departed at Buckdone in þ^e moneth of Octob. an. 1253. Of his decease thus writeth Mat. Paris. pag. 278. Out of the prison and banyshement of this world (whiche he neuer loued) was taken the holy bishop of Lincolne Robert, at his maner of Buckdune, in the Euen of s. Dionyse: who was an open reprouer of the Pope and of the kyng: a rebuker of the prelates, a corrector of the monkes, director of the priestes, instructor of þ^e clerkes, fautor of scholers, a preacher to the people, persecutor to the incontinent, a diligent searcher of the Scriptures. A maulle to the Romanes, and a contemner of their doynges. &c. MarginaliaMalleus Romanorū Grosthedus.Hæc Mat. What a maulle he was to the Romanes, in the sequelle hereof (Christ willyng) shall better appeare. The storye is this.

MarginaliaThe troubles of Robert Grostede wyth the Pope.It so be fell, among other dayly and intolerable exactions wherin Pope Innocent was greuous and iniurious (manifold wayes) to the realme of Englād: he had a certayne cosin or nephewe (so Popes were wont to call their sonnes) named Fridericke, beyng yet yong and vnder yeares: whom the sayd Innocent the Pope would nedes preferre to be a Canon or prebēdare in the church of Lincolne, in this tyme of the Robert Byshop of the sayd churche. And vpon the same, directed downe letters to certaine his factors here in England for the execution therof. The copy of which letter, by chaunce, yea not by chaunce, but by the oportune sendyng of God, came to my handes, as I was pennyng this present story, writen in the end of an old parchment boke, & otherwise rare I suppose to be founde. As is this.

MarginaliaA vnreasonable letter of the pope.Dilectis filijs Archidiacono Cant et magistro Innocent. scriptori nostro in Anglia commoranti: salutē & Apostolicam benedict. Cum dilectus filius noster G. Sanct. Eustachij diacon⁹ Cardinalis dilecto Marginalia* Recte dictum formaßis filio.* filio Friderico de Lauania, clerico nepotio nostro, de speciali mandato nostro Canonicatum Lincolniens. cum plenitudine iuris canonici duxerit conferendum, ipsum per suum anulum corporaliter, & presentialit, inuestiens de eodem, vt extunc canonic. Lincolniensis existit, & plenum ius Canonicum consequatur ibidē, ac præbendam, si qua vacauerit in ecclesia Lincol. a tēpore quo dudum literæ nostræ super receptione, ac prouisione facienda sibi in eccl. eadem, de præmissis venerab. fratri nostro Episcopo Lincoln. præsentatæ fuerunt: alioqui post vacaturam conferādam sibi donationi apostolicæ reseruarit: decernendo irritum & inane: siquidem præbenda huiusmodia quoq̃ fuerit acceptata: nec non & contradictores et rebelles excommunicationis sententiam vbique promulgando, prout in literis eiusdem exinde de * Marginalia* cōfectisconstitutis plenis continetur. Nos ipsius Frederici deuotis supplicationibus inclinati, quod ab eodem Cardin. factum super hoc & ratum & gratum habentes, idem autorit, apostolic. duximus confirmandā. Quo circa Discretioni vestræ per Apostolica scripta mandamus, quatenus eundem Fridericū, velprocuratorem suum eius nomine in corporalem possessionem Canonicatus & prebendæ autoritate nostra inducatis, & defendatis inductum: contradictores per censuram ecclesiasticam compescendo. Nō obstantibus aliquibus consuetudinibus vel statutis, iuramentis vel confirmationib⁹ sedis apostolicæ, seu quacūq̀ alia infirmitate roboratis: vel quod dictus Frider. præsens non fuerit ad præstandum iuramentum de obseruandis consuetudinib eiusdem eccles. consuetum, Siue prædicto episcop. vel Capitulo opsius ecclesiæ cōmuniter vel singulatim: seu alijs quibuscunque personis a dicta sede indultum existat, quod ad receptionem, vel prouisionem alius compelli, siue quod quiuis alius in eorum ecclsia nemini prouidere valeat: vel quod interdici, suspēdi, aut excommunicari non possint, per literas apost. sub quacunque forma verborum obtentas, vel obtinendas, etiamsi totus tenor indulgenriarum huiusmodi de verbo in verbum in ijsdem literis sit inserrus: Siue quibus alijs indulgētijs quibuscunque personis, dignitati, vel loco, sub quacunque forma verborum concessis a sede apost. vel etiam concedēdis: per quas effectus huiusmodi prouisionis posset impediri aliquatenus bel differri. *

Marginalia* Deest in mendoso exemplari aliquid.Illos ex paite nostra citari curetis, vt peremptorie infra duorum mensium spacium post citationem vestrā personaliter compareant coram nobis, eidem Friderico super præmissis legitime responsuri. Non obstantibus priuilegio, siue quibuslibet indulgētijs personis regni Angliæ generaliter vel cuiuis alij personæ, vel dignitati, vel loco specialiter a prædicta sede sub quacūque forma verborū cōcessis: Quod nō possunt vltra mare, seu extra ciuitatem vel Diocesin suā in iudicium euocari per literas apost sub quacunque forma verborum obtētas, quod priuilegium & indulgētias eisdem personis de certa scientia nullatenus volumus suffragari, & de constitutione ædita de duabus dictis in concilio generali. Diem autem citationis & formam nobis, vestris literis tenorem continentibus fideliter intimetis. Quod si nō ambo his exequendis interesse poteritis alter vestrum nihilo minus exequatur. Datum perus. 7. Cal Febr. Pontificat. nostri anno decimo.

Whiche letter to be Englished is this.

MarginaliaThe popes vnreasonable letter.Vnto our welbeloued sonnes the archdeacon of Cāt. and to maister Innocent our scribe abyding in Englād: gretyng & Apostolicall benediction. For so much as our welbeloued sonne G. of Saint Eustace deacon cardinal, vpon our speciall cōmaundement hath giuen and graunted to our welbeloued sonne Fridericke de Lauania (a clarke and our nephew) a Chanonship in the churche of Lincolne with ful power and graunt of the same: Inuestyng him also corporally, and presently with his owne ringe in the sayd chanonship to bee from henceforth canon of Lincolne, and to haue full power of the sayde canonship in the sayd churche & a prebend whē any shal fal in the churche of Lincolne: From that tyme, since which our former letters of late, concernyng this receiuyng & prouision to be giuen to him in the sayd church were presented and exhibited to our reuerend brother Byshop of Lincoln: or els after the next auoidyng the sayd prebēdship to be reserued to the apostolicall donation and to be giuen to hym, makyng it voyde and frustrate if the said prebendshyp shall be giuen to any other man beside, and also denouncyng the sentēce of excommunicatiō against all them that shall rebel & ganesay the same as in the letters of the sayd Cardinall is more fully contained.

We therfore gratiously inclined by the deuoute supplication of the sayd Fredericke, ratifieng and gratfully approuyng that whiche hath been done by the sayde cardinals in the premisses haue thought good by the authoritie apostolicall to confirme. Wherfore we geue in cōmaundement by our letters apostolicall to your wisedomes, that you will see the sayd Friderick (or hys proctour in hys behalf) to be reallie and corporallie possessed in the saide canonship or prebend by our authoritie, and