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84. Letter to the Pope ou behalf of Eobert de Aketoun, of the order of 

 25 November, 1365. hermits of St. Augustine, bishoj)-elect of Down. f. 1-5. 



Ou the voidauce of the see by the death of Bishop Eichard (Calf) the 

 monks of the church of Down had postulated him. 

 Dated in the city of Down. 



The year in tlie date is illegible. It is fixed by no. 85. 



85. Decree of postulation of a Bishop of Down. f. 15'. 

 20 November, 1365. The present instrument is a copy of the original decree 

 made and certified by a notary public, whose name does not appear. The 

 decree is as follows : Nicholas, prior, Eichard, subprior, and other monks 

 O.S.B. of the cathedral church of St. Patrick, Down, declare that Bishop 

 Eichard (Calf) ha\dng died, and having been buried on 26 October, they 

 assembled in chapter, and appointed 18 November as the day for election of 

 a bishop. On that day, proceeding by way of compromise, they appointed 

 as compromisers (compromisimus in) Richard Persoun and John Eosse their 

 fellow-monks. The compromisers determined to postulate brother Eobert de 

 Aketoun of the order of hermits of St. Augustine, and Eichard Persoun having 

 signified this to the chapter according to a form quoted, Eobert de Aketoun 

 gave his assent (form quoted) to the postulation. Thomas Crompe, of the 

 order of hermits of St. Augustine, and Master John Macadam, were appointed 

 proctors to proceed in the matter at the Eoman curia, by letter dated 

 20 November. 



86. Grant to Thomas Eountre of 40s. yearly pension, payable 24 June, and 

 27 November, 1365. a robe at Christmas, when and as the archbishop gave 

 robes to others of his council, commensales excepted, for the archbishop's life, 

 in return for faithful counsel and pleading (patrocinium) to be rendered 

 against all except former lords (prioribus dominis), masters, and relatives 

 (consanguineis) up to the fourth degree, to whom he was under obligation 

 before the date of this letter. f. 16. 



A note follows stating that on 28 November, 1365, in the chamber of 

 masters [. . . of the monastery of St.] John of the English, Down, Thomas 

 Eountre swore to perform the duties above mentioned. 



Ends : "Testibus dompno Johanne Eosse' [. . .] Johanne Kenan clericorum 

 {sic) domino Gylberto C'auntoun." 



87. Grant to Master (?) Jolin Preez, rector of Mourne, in the diocese of 

 30 November, 1356. Down, of a pension of 20s. during the archbishop's life, 

 for counsel and pleading (patrocinium) to be rendered. f. 16'. 



Dated at Down. 



' The nauiL '' Kosse '' is fiom Eeeves's copy. It is now torn oft'. 



