102 I' loeeedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



and aids (subsidia), and to cause the same to be done by their subjects and 

 " parochiani." All those who have made confession and are contrite, and 

 liave eonti-ibuted or have left by testament alms or other gifts (largitiones) 

 for the restoration of the church, or hav,e procured the doing of this by othere, 

 are granted relaxation of forty days of penance. The letter to be valid for 

 a year. 



Dated at Athirde. 



4. Letter to Pope-Innocent O^T). f. 1^. 

 20 September, 1405. The bearer of the letter, "W. Mowner, formed bachelor' 

 in decrees, the archbishop's proctor, will declare the misery of his life for lack 

 of buUs. Before his pro-\ision and consecration to the church of Armagh he 

 had benefices which enabled him to live honourably. But now for lack of his 

 buUs the temporalities must remain in the hands of the king,' and he cannot 

 lawfully deal with the spiritualities (nee de spirituaUbus obstante constitucione 

 iniimcte audeo intromittere) : he will, therefore, be obliged to beg unless the 

 I'ope grants some delay of payment (of his dues). The Chiux-h of Armagh is 

 afflicted with wars and other adversities. 



"Written in the Hospital (hospitali; of St. John of Athiide, where the 

 archbishop is lining on account of the want of his buUs. 



The year is nut given in the dates of nos. 4, -5 ; but it is probably the same as that of no 3. 



5. Letter to the same. f. 1"'. 

 20 September, 1405. Differs from the foregoing only in the opening sentence, 

 and a few words in other places. 



Written in the Hospice (hospicio) of St. John of Athirde. 

 See note on no. 4. 



6. Letter. f. 2. 

 15 May, 1406. "^^Tien the messenger or proctor of Sir Eust-agius ,{also 

 u-riUcn Eustacliius) Eoch, chaplain, an anchorite enclosed in the chapel of 

 St. Mary and St. Peter and St. Paul in Boghomp-,^ commonly called Seynt 

 Dulagh (in title Doulagh), in the diocese of Dublin, comes seeking 

 alms for the maintenance of the anchorite or the adornment of his 

 church, the recipients of this letter are t« receive him and to further his 

 work. AH confessed and contrite pei-sons, whose diocesans confirm this 

 letter, and who contribute as above, are conceded forty days of indulgence, 

 and the archbishop permits his own " parochiani " to confess their sins and to 

 receive penance fi'om the anchorite. 



' That is, a bachelor ■who has eomplete3 his course of study. See Oxf. lEng. Diet. s. v. Formed. 



' Beeves (loc. cit.) prints Eochomyr, but conjectures that the name survives in the townland of 

 Bohammer. The capital letters B and B are very similar in this part of the Eegister (see, e.g., the 

 :iam3s Barton anl Eussell in no. 7), and I think the name may be read as it is printed above. 



