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II. 



A CHARTEE OF CBISTTN, BISHOP OF LOUTH. 

 By REV. H. J. LAWLOR, D.D., Litt.D. 



Read A phil 2S. Published June 16, 1913. 



Some months ago the Archbishop of Armagh was so good as to call my 

 attention to an early Charter in the possession of the Marquis of Ormonde. 

 On examination it proved to be of such interest that it seems desirable to 

 print the entire text. It runs as follows : — 



Cristinus dei gratia lugdunencis erjiscopus et Thomas dictus 

 prior scincte marie de lugdoii. et totus eiusdem loci eonuentus 

 vniuersis sancte matris ecclesie filiis ad quos presentes litere 

 perueneriwt salutem in Christo. Nou[eritis] uniuersitas uestra 

 nos assensu et co?»muni cowcilio tocius capituli nostri concessisse 

 et quietam clamauisse petro pippard et heredibws suis presen- 

 tac/ones ecc\este de Clunken et ecclesie de Druncar. cum omwi 

 exacc/one que ad ecclesi&m nostram de lugduii esse pertinentes 

 uindicauinws excepta tercia parte decimarawz garbaraw que ad 

 prefatas ecclesias pertinent, qitam prenominatus petrws pippara 7 

 canonicis sancte marie de lugduii perpetue et quiete ab oirmi 

 exacc/orie remisit. Saluo ep«'sco/?ali et ecclese'astico iure q«od 

 clmcus qui p?'efatas ecclesias possidebit persoluet. Et ut ista 

 concessio rata et iwconvvlsa in posterum remaneat sigz71i nostri 

 &])positiorie coHfirmauimws. Hiis testibws Radw^/b paruo Archi- 

 deacono midie. R[em]igio' priore de Duuelec. petro capellawo 



1 There is a hole in the vellum, in consequence of which part of this word is lost. 

 But that the initial is if is all but certain, and the letters icjio are quite clear. Before 

 these are strokes which must be read either as n or as part of m. 



