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meddle in the Archbishop's liberties; also for the justification, 

 correction, and punishment of artificers and labourers within 

 their lordships and manors ; and also all pleas of the Crown, 

 except four pleas, forestalling, rape, treasure trouve, and arson; 

 and to have all the aforesaid liberties in the courts, and also 

 the return of all writs and royal precepts, &c. &c., within 

 their lordships, manors, and crosses, view of frankpledge, and 

 the assize of wine, bread, and ale ; of standards of all weights 

 and measure ; and that the royal clerk of the market should 

 not intermeddle with their officer within their lordships, ma- 

 nors, and crosses ; but only once a year to inspect that their 

 standard weights, &c, were correct; and to hold all courts of 

 vetita namio, and all other pleas of a court baron ; and also to 

 have one boat on the Lifiey to catch salmon, a market and 

 fair at Swords, wrecks of the sea, pillories, tumbrels, and 

 stocks, &c. &c. &c. 



" These extensive liberties and free customs were equal 

 to those of a palatine county or honour, and constituted the 

 Archbishop's lordships, manors, and crosses into a feudal dig- 

 nity or principality, similar to a county palatine. They are in- 

 deed nearly identical to those granted to the Earl of Ulster. 

 The only grant of more extensive liberties was made to Hugh 

 de Lacy, of the lordship of Meath, in which the king reserved 

 only homage and fealty. 



" The Archbishop's seneschal was made the supreme judge, 

 within his lordships, manors, and crosses, in all cases, as well 

 criminal as civil. The Archbishop could, however, appoint 

 a seneschal for each of his manors, or one for the whole. 



" These manors were denominated the crosses of the arch- 

 bishopric of Dublin, and in process of time became what are 

 now called the baronies of Upper Cross and Nether Cross, 

 and accounts for these baronies being composed of detached 

 portions of the county of Dublin. Over every part of these 

 baronies the jurisdiction of the seneschal of the Archbishop's 

 court still extends. 



