104 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



Uniuersis Christi 6delibus presentes literas uisuris uel audituris Frater 

 Gregoiius dietus abbas de Jeriponte ct eiusdem loci conuentiis salutem in 

 Christo sempiteniaiii. 



Noueritis nos et successores uostros teneri ac teiioie pieseutiuin obligari 

 domino Coniiti Glouueinie et heredibus suis in quintpie mille libiis sterlin- 

 gonun nomine puii debiti sibi et heiedibns suis uel eius eertis attoinatis has 

 literas differentibus plenarie soluendis, si nos uel successores nostri seu fiater 

 rhilippus nionachus domus nostre de Joriponte, ipii se gerit et noniinat 

 abbateni de Killenny, ipiod absit, iniprescnti uel iniposteiuni in uostro gene- 

 rali capitulo uel in aliqua curia a tiuibuscunique personis ecclesiasticis uel 

 secularibus aliquid inii>etrauinins rctinuerinius seu usi fuerinius, per quod 

 dilccti nobis in ( 'hrislo ablms el conuentus Sancli ^?aluatoris super terris et 

 possessionibus dc Killenny cum pertinentiis suis amodo fuerint exacti. 



Supponentes nos ct successores nostros mobilia et innnobilia nosti'a 

 ubicum(|ue fuerint inuenta districtioni domini Comitis Glouuernie et suorum 

 balliuonnn, (pii i»ro tempore fuerint, qui nos ad solutionem quinque milliuni 

 librarum dicto comiti faciendam, si juedicti abbas et conuentus Sancti Salua- 

 toris sui)er preilictis possessionibus per nos uel successores nostras uel per 

 aliipias alias pcrsonas intcrpositas ut predictum est fuerint uexati, com- 

 pellant ; ct nichiiominus uolumus et concedimus et tenore presentium nos et 

 successores nostros et communi consensu nostro et mera uoluntate obligamur, 

 quod balliui dicti comitis qui pro tempore fuerint de bonis nostris habeaut 

 ducentas libras sterlingonnu nomine jmri debiti ad jtonendum dictos abbatem 

 et conuentum Sancti Salunl^iris in ueram et perpetuam possessionem gran- 

 giaruni de Adhemolt et de Bello Loco et ad compellendum nos et successores 



no8trf>9 8uiH?r reslilutionc omnium si (juod fecerint dictis abbati 



et conuentni facienda, si jier noa uel nostras ut supra dictum est fuerint 

 uexati, et nichiiominus pro districtione (piinque millium librarum ut predicttuu 

 cat dicto comiti facienda ; renunciantes sn]K?r liiis omnibus ordinis nostri excep- 

 tionibus quibus ims lueri ualcmus, et omuilius priuilegiis nobis et ordini nosbro 

 concessis et omni iuris rc-medio tam canonici quam ciuili.«, pro nobis et succes- 

 soribus noslris inj>orpoluum. 



In cuius rei testimonium ha.s litems nostras fecimus patentes data et 

 sigillata in nostra presentia conununi ct alionim fide dignorum in capitulo 

 nastro de Joriponte crastino Nativitatis beatc Marie Virginis anno domini 

 MCCLXX oct-auo. 



The seal of tbc abbot of Jcrpoint is still attached to this deed (sec Plate II). 

 The legend is ^ sioux' abdatis de jobiponte. 



It would seem from the tenor of the deed that some compromise had been 

 effected, and that Killenny was now in a quasi -independent condition, but not fully 

 recognized as an abbey, even by Jerpnint, tlie mother house. 



The Earl of Gloucester was Gilbert de Clare, the 8th earl, who died in 1295. 

 His vast Irish estates were part of the Marshal property (see p. 82). lie is spoken 

 of as " the most powerful man in tbc kingdom, after tlie king." 



Bewley (BcUus Lociu) is tbe same place as Owning, in co. Kilkenny, an ancient 

 parish. 



