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that the bishop molests him about the possession of certain churches and 

 prebends which he has for some time peacefully held. The bishop is 

 ordered to cease from molesting the archdeacon until the pro\"incial council, 

 which will soon be held, and at which the archbishop will do justice between 

 them. 



Dated at Armagh. 



32. Grant to Flan Ocoffaych and hLs son John Oeotfaych. f. 6. 



18 December, 1406. With consent and on conditions as in no. 22 the arch- 

 bishop grants them the lands in hLs tenement at Armagh, formerly called 

 the lancLs of Odechan, but now the lands of M'keltan, lately occupied by 

 Gteoffi-ey M'keltan, who was deprived of them by Archbishop . John (Colton) 

 for the murder of his bailiff in Armagh, at an annual rent of Gs. S;?. payable 



1 Xovember and 1 May. 



Sealed by the archbishop and the chapter. Dated at ArmagL 

 •3.3. Collation of the vicarage of Direluran, vacant by the death of Sir 

 20 December, 1406. Henry Oeonelan, to Donald Oconelan, clerk. f. 6. 



He is to lie inducted by the Dean of Armagh. 

 Dated at Armagh. 



34. Letter of excommunication and interdict. f. 6'. 



2 January, 1407. The archbishop, guardian of the spirituality and temporality 

 of the bishopric ofDromore, sf<^?« racante, informs Masters T. Omestead, Arch- 

 deacon, and Patrick Okellaid, canon of Dromore, and Sir Milo, \ic&x of 

 Drumgo in the diocese of Dromore, that Odo Magynassa {in title M'^genessa), 

 captain of his nation, had made hostile entry into the archbishop's lands and 

 the city of Armagh, and among other crimes had taken Philip M' [space 

 in MS.'\, citizen and native of Armagh, prisoner, and detained him till he paid 

 ransom ; and commands them (1) to warn Magynassa that within 10 days he 

 is to make due amends to the archbishop and Philip, or come to reasonable 

 agreement with the former in the matter ; (2) if this warning is unheeded, to 

 denounce him as excommunicate in the principal places of the diocese of 

 Dromore, and warn him that he must give satisfaction for his crimes to tbe 

 archbishop and Philip, within the 40 days following the said 10 days : (3) if 

 this warning is inefiective, at the end of the 40 days to place aU his lands 

 imder an interdict. 



Dated at Atrium Dei 



35. Letter to Odo (Magynassa). 1 6'. 

 18 December, 1406. Eecounts the capture of Philip M'^enabbid (in title 

 M'^nab), as in no. 34, on the occasion of a recent war between Magynassa and 

 Catholicus Oneyll, the ransom extorted from Philipbeing stated to have been 

 40 marks in money and in kind (in argento et in precio). Magynassa is 



