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who was the second Prior and became bishop of Ossory in 1202, being the first 

 Anglo-Norman prelate who governed that see. He was in England in June, 1204 

 (see Charter G), and apparently did not return nnlil 1207,' so that this instrument, 

 which was evidently executed in Ireland, is perhaps prior to the former date. He 

 died in 1218, and was buried at Kells. 



John Marslial, the second witness, was William Marshal's nephew, and had 

 licence to go to Ireland about April, 1204, and to remain tiiere on the earl's service.^ 

 He witnessed charters granted by William Marshal to St. Thomas' Abbey, Dublin,' 

 to Tintern Abbey, ^ and to the city of Kilkenny,' as well as the charter given to 

 Carlow by William Marshal the second.'"' He died in 1235.' 



Fuili^h Bluet was a witness to a charter of Eiobard Fitz Gilbert (Strongbow) 

 before 1176,* and also to some grants made by William Marshal." 



John L/upus, or Wolf, or de Low, may have been a Idnsman of an ecclesiastic 

 of the same name who was Dean of Ossory at the beginning of the fourteenth 

 century, and who appears in Charter 94. Cf. p. 42. 



Nicholas A vend may perhaps be the man of that name who held land at 

 Kilferagh, co. Kilkenny, of Kichard de Clare, earl of Gloucester, one of the heirs 

 of the Marshal family, in 1247.'" 



Thomas de Eorhfort held lands by similar tenure at the same date, in Laver- 

 tach, CO. Kilkenny." He was a fellow witness with Kalph Bluet to two charters 

 mentioned already.'- It is possible that he is to be identified with Thomas de 

 Rochfort, Constable of Bristol, who appears in 1204.'-' 



Eustace, chaplain, witnessed William Marshal's Protection to Dunbrody 

 Abbey," and is perhaps the same man as Eustace de Bartolomoute who appears in 

 Charters 3 and 4. 



Thomas Fitz Anthony was one of William Marshal's principal tenants, and 

 became his seneschal, probably succeeding Geoffrey Fitz Eobert in that office in 

 1211. He had the manor of Grenan, which was on that account called Thomas- 

 town in later times. He was a witness to several charters of William Marshal the 

 elder and William Marshal the younger." He died in 1229. 



Richard Fannin witnessed William Marshal the elder's charter to Kilkenny 

 between 1207 and 1211 ;'" he was dead in 1234." Thomas Fannin his sou held 

 Marshal lands in 1247 in Glothementhan (Clomantagh), co. Kilkenny.'" 



' Odone Archidiacono ' does not represent the name of an ecclesiastic. Odo 

 I'Ercedekne was one of the Anglo-Norman adventurers, whose son. Sir Stephen 

 I'Ercedekne, married one of the daughters of Thomas Fitz Anthony, and held 

 property in Ballyragget, co. Kilkenny. The family were proud of their descent, 

 and in later times changed their name to ' Mac Odo,' in honour of their founder. 

 This has been corrupted into ' Cody,' now a common surname in the south of 



' In April, 1207, we have a record of " letters of simple protection for Hugh bisho]) 

 of Ossory " (C.D.I, i, a2G). - Orpen, I.e., ii, 207 ; C.D.I, i, 210. = U.T.A. 119. 



■• Qiartae, &c., p. 80. ^ Ghartae, &c., p. 34. " Chartae, &c., p. 38. 



' See D.N.B. s.v. ' Marshal, John.' « C.M.A. i, 258. 



» R.T.A. 137, 357 ; cf. C.D.I, i, 387. 1123, 1226, 1318. '" C.M.A. ii, 405. 



" Ibid. '■; R.T.A. 137, 356. " C.D.I, i, 208. 



11 C.M.A. ii, 160. I'' Cf. Cliartae, &c., pp. 34, 38. "'■ Chartae, &c., p. 34. 



1- C.D.I, i, 2212. 18 C.M.A. ii, 404. 



