Document 2/143/33 (Glas. Reg., no. 191)
- Description
- Pope Innocent IV writes to the bishop of Glasgow, noting that just as it had been proposed to him, although it was indulged to him, his successors and the clerics of his diocese that, by apostolic letters, they may not be taken to court outside the kingdom of Scotland unless express mention is made of this indulgence, some had fraudulently obtained papal letters against the bishop to judges positioned outside the kingdom; the same judges brought others from the kingdom itself for sometimes half and sometimes the whole case, whence, being frequently burdened by sub-delegates, the bishop had to appeal to delegates, and in such cases it might have been appealed at first [or] to a later delegation and before them [the bishop had] to pursue the case, and thus the bishop has reported no advantage from that indulgence. The bishop has thus asked on account of this that a suitable remedy be used against fraud of this [kind]. Thus, following the instance of Pope G[regory], his predecessor, he indulges to the bishop that, by apostolic letters, he may not be brought by others to judges positioned outside the said kingdom unless mention is made of this indulgence.
- Firm date
- 7 September 1245
- Dating Notes
- 7 id. Sept., pontifical year 3
- Place date (modern)
- Lyon
- Place date (document)
- Lugdun'
- Related Place
- Lyon
- Source for Data Entry
- Glasgow Registrum, i, no. 191
- Trad. ID
- Glas. Reg., no. 191
- Calendar number
- 2/143/33
- Charter type
- Papal letter
- Language
- Latin