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THE LETTERS OF ROBERT GROSSETESTE, BISHOP OF LINCOLN This page intentionally left blank The Letters of Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln Translated with Introduction and Annotation by F.A.C. Mantello and Joseph Goering UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS Toronto Buffalo London © University of Toronto Press Incorporated 2010 Toronto Buffalo London www.utppublishing.com Printed in Canada ISBN 978-0-8020-9813-9 Printed on acid-free paper. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Grosseteste, Robert, 1175?–1253 The letters of Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln / translated and annoted by F.A.C. Mantello and Joseph Goering. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8020-9813-9 1. Grosseteste, Robert, 1175?–1253 – Correspondence. 2. Philosophers – Great Britain – Correspondence. 3. Philosophers, Medieval – Correspondence. 4. Theologians – Great Britain – Correspondence. I. Mantello, Frank Anthony Carl, 1945– II. Goering, Joseph, 1947– III. Title PA8330.G65Z48 2010 189'.4 C2009-901768-7 University of Toronto Press acknowledges the financial assistance to its publishing program of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council. This book has been published with the help of a grant from the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, through the Aid to Scholarly Publications Program, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. University of Toronto Press acknowledges the financial support for its publish- ing activities of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP). Contents acknowledgments xi abbreviations xiii INTRODUCTION 3 Manuscripts of the Collected Letters 6 Grosseteste’s Letter Collection 16 Nature and Purpose of the Letter Collection 18 Chronology of the Collected Letters 22 Text and Translation 24 LETTERS 1 To Adam Rufus, a former student 35 2 To Agnellus of Pisa, Franciscan provincial minister, and the Franciscans at Oxford 49 3 To the dean and canons of Lincoln Cathedral 53 4 To the abbot and monks of St Mary’s Abbey, Reading 58 5 To Margaret de Quincy, countess of Winchester 65 6 To Richard Marshal, earl of Pembroke 70 7 To Richard Marshal, earl of Pembroke 73 8 To Grosseteste’s sister Ivette 75 9 To Adam Marsh, Grosseteste’s friend and collaborator 77 10 To an unnamed master of theology 80 11 To Michael Belet, administrator and judge 82 12 To Edmund, archbishop of Canterbury 86 13 To W. of Cerda, a master in the schools of Paris 88 14 To Alard, Dominican provincial prior 91 vi Contents 15 To Alard, Dominican provincial prior, and definitors 92 16 To John of St Giles, OP 93 17 To William of Raleigh, treasurer of Exeter Cathedral 94 18 To John le Romeyn, subdean of York Cathedral 97 19 To John Blund, chancellor of York Cathedral 99 20 To Adam Marsh, Grosseteste’s friend and collaborator 100 21 To the archdeacons of the diocese of Lincoln 103 22 To the archdeacons of the diocese of Lincoln 104 23 To William of Raleigh, treasurer of Exeter Cathedral 108 24 To William of Raleigh, treasurer of Exeter Cathedral 123 25 To Hugh of Pattishall, royal clerk and treasurer of the Exchequer 125 26 To Edmund, archbishop of Canterbury 128 27 To Edmund, archbishop of Canterbury 132 28 To Edmund, archbishop of Canterbury 135 29 To Henry III, king of England 140 30 To Philip of Kyme 142 31 To Elias, Franciscan minister general 144 32 To the dean and chapter of Lincoln Cathedral 145 33 To John of Foxton 146 34 To Alexander of Stavensby, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield 147 35 To Pope Gregory IX 150 36 To Giles, cardinal deacon of Sts Cosmas and Damian 152 37 To Raymond of Peñafort, OP 155 38 To Arnulf, OFM, papal penitentiary 156 39 To Ranfred of Benevento, papal notary 157 40 To Jordan of Saxony, Dominican master general 159 41 To Elias, Franciscan minister general 160 42 To Arnulf, OFM, papal penitentiary 162 43 To John of Ferentino, papal chamberlain 163 44 To Thomas of Capua, cardinal priest of Santa Sabina 163 45 To Giles, cardinal deacon of Sts Cosmas and Damian 165 46 To Giles, cardinal deacon of Sts Cosmas and Damian 166 47 To Richard of Cornwall 168 48 To Simon de Montfort 169 49 To Otto of Tonengo, cardinal deacon and papal legate in England 172 50 To Robert of Hayles, archdeacon of Lincoln 174 51 To Thomas of Wales, canon of Lincoln Cathedral 176 52 To Otto of Tonengo, cardinal deacon and papal legate in England 179 52* To the clergy of the diocese of Lincoln 182 53 To the abbot and monks of Fleury 193 Contents vii 54 To the abbot of Fleury 195 55 To the abbot of the Augustinian canons of Leicester 196 56 To William, earl of Warren 198 57 To the abbot and monks of Bury St Edmunds 200 58 To Pope Gregory IX 204 59 To Rinaldo of Jenne, cardinal bishop of Ostia 206 60 To Otto of Tonengo, cardinal deacon and papal legate in England 208 61 To Otto of Tonengo, cardinal deacon and papal legate in England 211 62 To Ralph de Neville, bishop of Chichester 213 63 To the abbot and monks of Ramsey Abbey 216 64 To Pope Gregory IX 218 65 To Robert of Somercote, cardinal deacon of S. Eustachio 219 66 To John of Ferentino, papal chamberlain 221 67 To Giles, cardinal deacon of Sts Cosmas and Damian 222 68 To Thomas of Capua, cardinal priest of Santa Sabina 222 69 To Arnulf, OFM, papal penitentiary 223 70 To Rinaldo of Jenne, cardinal bishop of Ostia 224 71 To the dean and chapter of Lincoln Cathedral 225 72 To John le Romeyn, subdean of York Cathedral 229 72* For Edmund, archbishop of Canterbury 230 73 To the dean and chapter of Lincoln Cathedral 257 74 To Otto of Tonengo, cardinal deacon and papal legate in England 262 75 To Simon de Montfort 264 76 To Otto of Tonengo, cardinal deacon and papal legate in England 266 77 To Pope Gregory IX 268 78 To William of Auvergne, bishop of Paris 270 79 To Otto of Tonengo, cardinal deacon and papal legate in England 271 80 To Simon of Arden, Grosseteste’s proctor at the papal curia 273 81 To Pope Gregory IX 280 82 To Otto of Tonengo, cardinal deacon and papal legate in England 281 83 To Edmund, archbishop of Canterbury 283 84 To Robert of Lexington and fellow itinerant justices 285 85 To the Augustinian canons of Missenden 287 86 To Boniface of Savoy, archbishop-elect of Canterbury 290 87 To Boniface of Savoy, archbishop-elect of Canterbury 292 88 To Boniface of Savoy, archbishop-elect of Canterbury 294 89 To Boniface of Savoy, archbishop of Canterbury 295 90 To the dean and chapter of Lincoln Cathedral 297 91 To the dean and chapter of Lincoln Cathedral 303 92 To the dean and chapter of Lincoln Cathedral 306 viii Contents 93 To the dean and chapter of Salisbury Cathedral 309 94 To the dean and chapter of Lincoln Cathedral 310 95 To the dean and chapter of Lincoln Cathedral 314 96 To Hugh of Northwold, bishop of Ely 315 97 To Richard of Kirkham, papal judge-delegate 317 98 To Walter of Cantilupe, bishop of Worcester 318 99 To Walter of Cantilupe, bishop of Worcester 321 100 To Matthew, Dominican provincial prior, and definitors 323 101 To Henry III, king of England 324 102 To Henry III, king of England 326 103 To Eleanor, queen of England 327 104 To Otto of Tonengo, cardinal deacon and papal legate in England 329 105 To Otto of Tonengo, cardinal deacon and papal legate in England 330 106 To Martin, papal chamberlain, nuncio, and collector of revenues 332 107 To the archdeacons of the diocese of Lincoln 334 108 To the abbot and monks of Fleury 336 109 To the abbot and monks of Cîteaux 338 110 To Otto of Tonengo, cardinal deacon and papal legate in England 341 111 To Pope Innocent IV 345 112 To the archdeacons of the diocese of Lincoln 346 113 To William of Raleigh, bishop of Winchester, and Walter of Cantilupe, bishop of Worcester 350 114 To William of Nottingham, Franciscan provincial minister 351 115 To Hugh of St Cher, cardinal priest of Santa Sabina 353 116 To Walter de Gray, archbishop of York 354 117 To Pope Innocent IV 355 118 To ‘T.,’ appointee to a pastoral charge 357 119 To Henry III, king of England 358 120 To John of Offington, papal chaplain 360 121 To the dean and chapter of Lincoln Cathedral 361 122 To the dean and chapter of Lincoln Cathedral 363 123 To the regent masters in theology at Oxford 364 124 To Henry III, king of England 366 125 To Henry III, king of England 370 126 To Boniface of Savoy, archbishop of Canterbury 371 127 Document setting out Grosseteste’s position on visitation of the dean and chapter of Lincoln Cathedral 374 Appendix A: The Chapter’s Objections to Episcopal Visitation 432 Appendix B: Letter (25 August 1245) of Pope Innocent IV concluding the Disputebetween Bishop Grosseteste and His Chapter 438 Contents ix 128 To Stephen de Montival, archdeacon of Canterbury, and Innocenzo, papal scriptor 441 129 To Robert Marsh, Grosseteste’s official 447 130 To the regular and secular clergy of the diocese of Lincoln 449 131 To the lords of England, citizens of London, and common people of the realm 452 132 To the archdeacons of the diocese of Lincoln 454 appendix: summaries of letters, by correspondent 459 select annotated bibliography 485 index of biblical quotations and allusions 491 index of classical, patristic, and medieval sources 503 general index 507
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