[1] The bishop of Lincolns au|thoritie to in|stitute vicars in churches impropriate.The bishop of Lincolne got authoritie of the pope to institute vicarages in churches impropriat to re|ligious men, where no vicars were; and where such were as séemed too slenderlie prouided of sufficient allowance, to augment the same as he thought expe|dient: which his authoritie he vsed more largelie than stood with the pleasure of religious persons, bicause he shewed great fauour to the vicars. The copie of the letters which the bishop had procured of the pope, authorising him herein, followeth as we find the same in the chronicles of Matthew Paris.