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he appealed to the apostolic see and obtained from Martin V. a
mandate of inquiry to be followed by collation and assignation if
the patronage and presentation were found to be lawful, with
certain
stipulations
as to
resigning
the provostship of Bothwell and
the church of Seton. During all these years his name only occurs
twice in connexion with the University.
In his
capacity
as keeper
of the
privy
seal he transmitted to the Faculty of Arts in 1432 an
'
Appunctamentum '
which had been drawn up, or approved, by
the
king, containing
a series of regulations
for the better management
of affairs. University On December n, 1439, he was
present at a meeting of the Faculty of Arts when new statutes
were affirmed and approved, and he appended his signature to
them. He appears to have died in I44I. 1
William Croyser, or Croiser, belonged
to the diocese of St.
Andrews. He was a Bachelor of Arts of Paris of 1407 and a
Master of 1 409. 2 In 1415 he obtained from Benedict XIII. a
canonry and prebend of Dunkeld, who also granted to him the
parish church of Kirkgunzeon in commendam? He appears to
have been resident in Paris as a student of Theology, when
Martin V. was elected Pope. From him, so early
as January 20,
1418, he procured collation and provision of the canonry and
prebend and precentorship of Moray, notwithstanding that he
held the canonry and prebend of Dunkeld, and the parish church
of Kirkgunzeon, and intended to
litigate about the parish church
of Torbolton. 4
This was probably the first appointment to a
Scottish benefice made by the new pope. On June 4 of the
same year Martin ordered collation and provision to be made to
Croyser of the canonry and prebend of Glasgow and the arch-
Other preferments followed, and
deaconry of Teviotdale. 5
Croyser soon became a pluralist on a large scale, so much so
that in 1424 he was said to be '
opulently beneficed to the extent
6 of 1 60 marks sterling
a
year.' On June 27, 1422, Martin issued
letters
requesting safe conduct *
during two years for William
Croyser, Archdeacon of Teviotdale in the church of Glasgow,
1
Auctarium, vol. ii. cols. 100, 105, 106 ; Cal. of Papal Letters, vol. vii. pp. 203-
369 ; vol. viii. pp. 234, 458 ; Exchequer Rolls, vol. iv. pp. 432-667 ; Laing
Charters, No. 107; Reg. Mag. Sig. vol. \\.passint; Rymer's Fardera, vol. x. pp.
266-296 ; Scotichronicon, 1. xvi. c. xxxiii.
2
Auctarium, vol. ii. cols. 5, 55.
3
Cal. of Petitions to the Pope, vol. i. p. 603 ; Cal. of Papal Letters, vol. vii. p. 360.
4 Cal. of Papal Letters, vol. vii. p. 92.
6 Cal. of Tapal Letters, vol. vii. p. 344.
5 Cal. of Papal Letters, vol. vii. p. 93.