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cite David, claiming to be Bishop, and Master Thomas, Archdeacon of 

 Kilmore. 



Dated at Droghda. 



108. Commission to Andrew Keppok, rector of Baronnistoun, to collect 

 31 July, 1410. a royal subsidy in the deanery of Dundalk. f. 23'. 



The subsidy had been granted by the archbishop's clergy to Thomas le 

 Botiller, prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in Ireland, at a 

 parliament in Dublin on 21 May, and amounted to 17 (decern et ceptem) 

 marks in the name of reward (regardi) for his labours for the commons of 

 Ireland. To this exempt and non-exempt and free tenants, gavellers, and 

 owners of personal or real property (catallarii) of the clergy shall contribute. 

 It has been assessed by assessors elected by the clergy at 2s. in the mark, 

 according to the ancient taxation, and \1d. out of every carueate of land as 

 well of temporal persons as of free tenants of the clergy. 



This document, if it is correctly dated, is not in its proper place according to the chronological 

 arrangement ; and it is certainly not a later inserlion. The year is, as usual, given in two forms — 

 as 1410 A.D. and the seventh of the archbishop's consecration — which are in agreement. 



109. Letter of the archbishop in his metropolitical visitation of the 

 11 March, 1409. diocese of Meath. f. 24. 



States that during the visitation he caused Sir Thomas Bache, Archdeacon 

 of Meath and rector of St. Columba's, Kenlys, in the diocese of Meath, to be 

 cited to appear before him and exhibit his title to the said lawfully united 

 benefices. He appeared accordingly, stated that he was 60 years of age, 

 exhibited the instruments, and produced witnesses in support of them. The 

 archbishop therefore pronounces sentence (quoted) that he is rightful 

 archdeacon and rector. 



110. Letter of Kobert (Montayne), Bishop of Meath, regarding the Priory 

 15 October, 1405. of Nova Villa, near Trym, O.S.A. f. 24''. 



States that the priory being vacant by the resignation of Leonard Goldyng 

 to him, he granted to the convent licence to elect a prior ; whereupon the 

 convent elected Thomas Scurlag, a canon of the priory. But Master Eichard 

 Eath, clerk, ll.b., rector of Eathfagh, in the diocese of Meath, having lieen 

 appointed by the bishop his commissary to inquire into the lawfulness of the 

 election, found that it was uncanonical and quashed it, and declared that the 

 appointment for that turn devolved upon the bishop. Subsequently Eath, by 

 the authority of the bishop, provided Scurlag to the priory, instituted him and 

 invested him by giving him his gloves, and decreed that he should be installed 

 by the archdeacon. 



111. Bull of Pope Innocent (VI) on behalf of the Prior house of St. Peter at 

 30 April, 1353. Novimidia, near Trym, the cathedx'al church of Meath. f. 24', 



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