Bernard — The Charters of the Atjheij of Duiake. 59 



Inspexiiiius by William, bisliop of Leighliii, of tlie Letters from the abbots 

 of Citeaux, la Ferte, routigiiy, Clairvaux, and Morimuiid, confirming 

 tlie union of Killenuy with iJuiske (no. 21). 



W. dei gratia Leglinensis episcopus luiiuersis presentes literas inspecturis 

 uel audituris salutem in domino sempiternam. 



Discretioni uestre duximns declarare nos literas uenerabilium patrum 

 de Cistercio . . de Firmitate . . de Pontiniaco . 



do Clareualle et . . de Morinuuido abbatum inspexisse et manibus 

 nostris coutrectasse sub hac forma eonpositas : Fratres G. Cistercii [cis in 

 no. 21, verbatim to] anno gratie Mccxxvii apud Cistercium. 



Ut igitur fides certissima super nos adhibeatur presenti scripto sigillum 

 nostrum apposuimus. 



The bishop's seal has disappeared from this charter. 



The abbey of Killenny was in Leighlin diocese, and therefore confirmation of 

 the union by the bishop of that see was necessary.' 



William le Chauniiwr, bishop of Leighlin, and formerly archdeacon, succeeded 

 to the see on Robert Fleming's death, which (see uo. 28) must have been subsequent 

 to 6 June, 1228. William was elected bishop by the Dean and Chapter, wilhout 

 waiting for the royal licence, and this caused considerable delay in his coosecration. 

 The present charter cannot, therefore, be earlier than the end of 1228 or the 

 beginning of 1229. 



33. 



Inspeximus and Confirmation by William, bishop of Leighlin, with the 

 consent of his chapter, of the Confirmation by E., bishop of Leighlin, of 

 the union of Killenuy with Duiske. 



Omnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos preseus scriptum perueuerit W. dei 

 gratia Lechlinensis episcopus salutem et beuedietionem. 



Licet omnibus quibus deus preesse nos uoluit teueamur prodesse, maxime 

 cum illis nos conuenit paierne dilectiouis curam sollicitius impendere, quos 

 prepollere nouimus artiores uite et religionis decore. Inde est quod nos 

 diuini amoris intuitu et sacrosancte religionis obteutu per assensum capituli 

 ecclesie nostre cathedralis, iuspecta carta uenerabilis in Christo patris et 

 predecessoris nostri E. bone memorie Lechlinensis episcopi, uuionem Vallis 

 Dei quondam abbatie cum omnibus graugiis sius et terris et omnibus aliis 

 pertineuciis et cum omni iure suo, per uisitatores capituli geueralis Cister- 

 ciensis in pleuaria potestate ad sacre prouentum reUgiouis prouide factam, 

 et per capitulum generale Cisterciense approbatam et consummatam cum 

 abbatia de Valle Sancti Saluatoiis, approbamus et auctoritate poutificali et 



See p. 55, above. 



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