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heirs, and which on the death of Kichard and Margery and their son John, 

 and his sons John, Eichard and Peter, ought to descend to the aforesaid 

 Jolrn son of Peter their kinsman and heir. If he is not obeyed, and if John 

 gives security that he will prosecute his claim (fecerit te securum de clamio 

 suo ps)' he is to summon the archbishop to appear before the justices at 

 Carthirlagh within fifteen days of Easter. 



Ends : " Teste Thoma de la Dale custode terre nostre Hibernie apud 

 Droghda," &c. 



A note stated that John Haddesore gave 10s. security for this letter. 

 A second note (in a different hand) states that another letter was sought, for 

 (ad) 3 November, of which a copy appears below (no. 32). 



29. Summons to a parliament at Kylkenny on the morrow of Holy 

 27 April, 1367. Trinity (14 June). f. 4. 



Ends : " Teste Geraldo FitzMorice Comite Dessemon justiciario nostro 

 Hibernie apud Dublin," &c. 



30. Letter to Edward (III). f. 4. 



6 October, 1367. Informs him that Adam Hauberi, senior (?), of Dervere (?) 

 in the diocese of Armagh had been sentenced for contumacy to the greater 

 excommunication by the archbishop's official principal, at the instance of 

 Maurice Bensices (?) of Louth, and that he has remained obdurate for over 

 40 days. Prays that the king will compel him to make satisfaction. 

 Dated at the manor of Drummeskyn. 



31. Acquittance. f. 4. 



9 October, 1366. Peter Derepenteney, sheriff of Loueth, acknowledges receipt 

 from the archbishop of \ mark for a letter concerning the holding of a 

 convention, viz. : in extracts of fines and amercements of the Chancellor of 

 Ireland in an. 40 (,1366) : and of 40s. for licence to make agreement, viz: in 

 extracts before Eobert de Prestoun and his fellow-justices of the Irish Bench, 

 Hilary term 1365. 



32. Letter of Edward (III) to the Sheriff of Loueth. f. 4. 

 14 October, 1367. Identical with no. 28, except that 'on the morrow of All 

 Souls (3 November) ' is substituted for ' within fifteen days of Easter,' and 

 that it ends : " Teste Geraldo PitzMorice Comite Desmond, justiciario nostro 

 Hibernie apud Carthirlagh," &c. 



33. Letter of the same to the sheriff' of Uriel, obtained by the malice of 

 12 February, 1368. John de Troye without the knowledge of the king. f. 4^ 



The sheriff" is commanded to have at the Irish Exchequer at Cathirlagh 

 by the morrow of the close of Easter (17 April) the following sums, ' viz. 

 super remotionibus comp ' of the county of the Cross of Ulster in our 41st 



' Or ' gives, as security for his claim, 10s ' : p and x being ilifiScult to distinguish. 



