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February 13. Lyons. Pope Innocent IV writes to the archdeacon and the cantor of Beirut, relating that in the pope’s presence Master Filippo canon of Jubayl (Byblos) described his dispute with his bishop over his canonry in that church and certain incomes of which he was despoiled, because of which many sentences of interdict, suspension and restitution, eventually definitive, have been promulgated for him against the bishop by various judges delegated by the Apostolic See. Yet the bishop scorned the sentences and through various subterfuges has forced him to labour on this case for more than nine years with great expense. He appealed to the Apostolic See many times, but the bishop did not bother to pursue them, although Filippo did. Wishing to put an end to the litigation, the pope orders the addressees to cite the bishop peremptorily to send to the pope’s presence, on the next passage after receiving this letter, an agent informed about the entire case along with all documents pertaining to it, to do and receive what the order of reason requires, provided that the citation precedes the passage by one month. They shall inform him that if perhaps he neglects to carry this out, the pope will proceed in the case anyway as much as he can de iure. If both of them cannot do this, [then one can]. They shall notify the pope in writing about whatever they do.