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ecclesie nostre cathedralis abbati et monachis Sancti Saluatoris ordiuis 

 Cisteiciensis in perpetuum confirmamus, prout in auteutico memorati 

 episeopi predecessoris nostri uerbo ad uerbum plenius eontinetui-. 



In cuius rei robur inconcussHin et perpetuum testimonium confirmationis 

 capitulimi cathedralis ecclesie nostre una nobiscum present! scripto sigillum 

 suuni apposuit. 



Teste capitiilo nostro, et Domino A. priore de Instioch, Magistro H. i-ectore 

 ecclesie de Catberlach, Willelmo le Poer clerico, et aliis. 



The two seals remain attached to this charter (see Plate II i. The chapter seal 

 represents Leighlin Cathedral. The bishop's seal has both an obverse and a 

 reverse. The obverse shows the bishop in canonicals, with pastoral staff, giving 

 his blessing, and the legend is : 



^ WILLS DEI GRACl(& LEGHLl)S'ENSI IS e)pISC0PT'. 



The reverse shows the crowned Virgin and Child, with the bishop kneeling beneath. 

 The legend is a rough hexameter verse : 



iji SIS EOGo FiLi (te wille)lmo dvx ma vite, 



a prayer on behalf of the bishop which is put in the Virgin's mouth. Mr. E. C. R. 

 Armstrong has pointed out to me that a counter-seal of William of Coriihill, bishop 

 of Lichfield (1215-12281, has a similar device and inscription.' 



The original Cor.timiaiion of the union of the two convents, by Robert Fleming, 

 bishop of Lc-ighlin, does not seem to be extant ; but this Inspesimus must be 

 practically of the same date as no. 32, viz., at the end of 1228 or the beginning of 

 1229. 



For Alured, prior of Inittioge, who is a witness, see p. 37. H., rector of Carlow, 

 is not known to us elsewhere. iVilliam le I'oer, clerk, attested many charters of 

 this period.' 



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Inspeximus by Luke, archbishop of Dublin, of the Lett«r8 from G., abbot of 

 Citeaux, and the General Chapter of the order (no. 22), confinuing the 

 union of Killenny with Duiske: at the request of the convent of 

 Duiske for their greater security. 



Dated at Kilkenny, 13 May, 1229. 



Omnibus Christi fidelibus presentes literas inspecturis L. dei gratia Dubli- 

 neusis archiepiscopus salutem etemam in domino. 



Uniuersitali uestre notum facimus nos literas uenerabilis uiri G. abbatis 

 Cisterciensis totiusque conuentus abbatum capituli generalis sub hac forma 

 inspexisse: Venerabilibus et in Christo dilectis abbati et couuentui Sancti 

 .Saluatoris [as in A^o. 22 verbatim <o] datum anno gratie Mccxxvu tempore 

 capituli generalis. 



' See Brit. Mua. Cat. of Seals, i, p. 24^5, no. Hj3>J. 



' See R.T.A. 82, 12», M7 ; OLA. i, 114, llti; ii, 193. 



