Beknard — The Charters of the Allen of Duiske. 143 



another entry aliiiut the Abbey of Duiske. The ablicy liml ri'i-cnily sent a 

 petition to the Pope, alleging that James, earl of Ormonde, Edmund and 

 Itobert, his brothers, and Donatus MacMurchu, Donnell O'Eyan, Thady 

 Magillapadraich, and Donnell Kavanagh,' with others, had oppressed the 

 monastery and demanded dues and various subsidies, by reason of which all 

 the monastic buildings were threatened with ruin. The bishops of Ossory 

 and Leigldin, with the abbot of Leix, as papal mandatories are directed to 

 make impiiry and, if the charges are substantiated, to cause the aggressors to 

 desist. As the Ormondes and the Irish chieftains are alike included among 

 those from whom the abbey sought redress, this is probably only an instance 

 of the disputes as to dues, which were common everywhere, between the 

 monastic houses and the owners of land. 



103. 



Public instrument addressed to the Bishops of Ossory and Leighlin, their 

 Vicars-General, the Deans and Chapters, and other ecclesiastical 

 dignitaries of those two dioceses, by Dermit O'Gurryn, archdeacon of 

 Leighlin: quoting his commission as delegate from Pope Pius II to 

 conduct the process between the Abbey of Didske and the Dean and 

 Chapter of Ossory, dated Mantua, vii Id. October, 1459 ; and also the 

 bill of the abbot of Duiske, requesting him to proceed against the 

 Dean and Chapter of Ossory who have exacted 14 marks from the 

 grange of Tulachany belonging to the abbey : 



Stating that he, the archdeacon, having duly summoned the Dean and 

 Chapter of Ossory, and they having contumaciously absented them- 

 selves, has passed sentence on them condemning tliem to restore to 

 the monks the sum of 14 marks, and to pay 6 marks costs, which 

 sentence was pronounced in the church of UUard, Leighlin diocese, 

 14th Oct., 14G0, there being present Dermicius Onedy and Malacliias 

 Ochogly, public notary ; Thacius and Patrick M'Duball : wherefore he 

 peremptorily orders the bishops of Ossory and Leighlin and the others 

 above mentioned, within 12 days, to restrain by ecclesiastical censure 

 all rebels against his sentence, warning Edmund, son of Kichard P.utler, 

 and the Chapter to desist from hindering the abbot and convent 

 or their proctors in their peaceful. possession of the said sum, anyone 

 of whatever rank, except the bishops, not fulfilling, or acting contrary 

 to, his sentence after twelve days to be put under an interdict, and if 

 ho persist another 12 days to be suspended a dinnis, and for yet 



This was, no doubt, Donnell Reagh Kavanagh of charter 104, 



