230 Proceedings of the Rojial Irish Academy. 



Dated at the manor of Drummeskyn. 

 The latter part is almost whoUv illegible. 



The dominical year in the date is partly illegible, but the document is said to he of the 8th year 

 of the eousecration of JlJlo, i.e. 17 Xorember, 1368 x 20 Norember, 1369. 



39. Summons to a parliament at Dublin on 30 July, 1639. f. o^. 

 18 June, 1369. Ends: "Teste WiUiehno de Wyndesore locum nostrum 

 tenente in terra nostra Hibernie apud Dublin " &e. 



40. Appointment of Master John de Strode, rector of Stagbanan, and 

 27 Jnly, 1369. John de Clyntoun, lord of Dnimcassell, as proctors of the 

 archbishop at the foregoing parhament. f. S''. 



Dated at Tarmefechyn. 



41. Letter of Edward (III) to the primate received by the latter in the hall 

 29 December, 1369. of his manor of Drummeskyn on 2 January {MS. v:rongly 

 December), 1370, in the presence of Sir Thomas de Verdoun, Kt., William 

 Fouler, Prior of St. Leoaard's, Dundalke, Master Nicholas Beth, William 

 Yt[er]aton (?), William Gernoun, Eobert Beth, and others. f. 5^. 



The letter (quoted in full) summons the archbishop to attend a parlia- 

 ment at [. . .] on 2 January, 1370. 



Ends : " Teste Willielmo &c. (as no. 39) apud Dublin "' &c. 



An endorsement states that the letter not lia\'ing been received tni after 

 9 o'clock on the day of the parliament, the archbishop could neither attend 

 it nor send proctors. 



42. Letter of the same to the same. f. 6. 

 13 January, 1370. The archbishop is commanded to cause 18d. out of every 

 librate of ecclesiastical benefices, according to the taxation (ta.xas) of the same, 

 granted by the archbishop and the clergy of his diocese to William de Wyndesore, 

 to be paid before 2 February. 



Ends : "Teste WiUiehno &c. (as no. 39) apud Dubhn " &c. '■ Thelwalke." 



43. Letter of the same to the same. f. 6. 

 13 January. 1370. The archbishop is to compel the Abbot of Mellyffont, the 

 Prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in Ireland, the Abbot of St. 

 Mary's, Dublin, and the Abbot of Xewry (de Yiiidi Ligno) to satisfy him 

 concerning a sum of ISd. out of a librate &c. (as no. 42) so that it may be 

 paid to William de Wyndesore before 2 February. 



Ends as no. 39. 



44. Brief of the king for a council at [Dublin before Wilham de Wyndesore, 

 c. 1 March, 1370. 22 April] 1370. f. 6\ 



A blank space is left for the text of the brief. 



Summonses to parliaments are usually dated about seven or eight weeks before the date of 

 meeting (see nos. 29, 3i, 39, bi, 106, 111, 112, 114, 239). Hence this brief probably belongs to 

 the early days of March. 



