A.D. 119C. BEPBIVATION OF THE AliCHBISHOP OF ΧΟΕΚ. 383 has been taken away by him, as also other matters, we have thought proper to remain in force, as fully ratified by us ; and we do command you, relying upon our authorization, to repair to the church of York, according to the tenor of our first letters, both for the purpose of enquiry into these evil reports, and for making restitution to the canons of the things of which they have been deprived, and to proceed therein, appeal or absence of the aforesaid archbishop, or any letters hitherto obtained to the prejudice of our first letters, notwithstanding. And further, on the authority of these presents, we do enjoin you, that you pronounce to be utterly null and void the sentence of excommunication pronounced upon certain canons, vicars, clerks, and servants of the canons of the church of York, by the said archbishop, after appeal made to us ; taking care, however, for the sake of greater precaution, to absolve the said canons, and others named in the saidsentence, by the authority of the Apostolic See. Also, all those who have rashly laid hands upon Benedict, clerk of the above-named dean, Walter, the priest, Bichard de Semare, and the five clerks of Cavel, and other clerks of the church of York, or have commanded violence to be used against them, you are to pronounce, all power of appeal removed, to be placed under the ban of excommunication, until-they shall have made fitting satisfaction to those who have suffered this injury, and have come, with the testimony of your letters, to the Apostolic See, for the purpose of there obtaining absolution. If all of you shall be unable to take part in carrying out these injunctions, then any two of you may carry out the same. Given at the Latcran, on the tenth day before the calends of January, in the fifth year of our pontificate." Accordingly, upon the authority of these letters, the officers of the archbishop of York were deprived, although Hubert, archbishop of Canterbury, the legate of the ApostoËc See, had again given them leave to continue in performance of their duties, after having first suspended them because they had refused to entertain him at York, as legate. All power was, therefore, according to the tenor of the Apostolic mandate, handed over to Simon, the dean of York ; and the king's servants put in the royal purse all the property and possessions of the said archbishop. In the meantime, Hubert, archbishop of Canterbury, wrote to the officers of the archbishopric of York, to the following effect :—