Pope Innocent III commands Brice, bishop of Moray to direct the parties in the case between the abbot and convent of Melrose and Patrick, earl of Dunbar to appoint a colleague to the said bishop, with whom he may, after careful consideration, proceed in the hearing of the said case formerly committed to the bishop of St Andrews, the archdeacon of St Andrews and the archdeacon of Lothian; and if they will not do so, the bishop is nevertheless to proceed in the matter, even if neither party appears.