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A note states that he took oath accordingly. 



88. Instrument of Archbishop Richard (Fitz Ralph). f. 16". 



26 [. . .], 1356. He acknowledges that he owes to the Abbot and Convent of 

 St. Mary of Lonleye, in the diocese of Le Mans (Cenomon.) in Normandy, 

 O.S.B., the sum of £200 ; and he binds himself to pay this sum at St. Paul's 

 Church, London, before 24 June, 1360, if before that date he is able to get 

 possession of (appropriarej the house or cell of St. Andrew in the Ards, in the 

 county of Ultonia and diocese of Down, for himself and his church of Armagh, 

 making good his claim to it against (a . . defendentes) the monastery of 

 Lonleye in virtue of a dimission (ex dimissione) of tlie said abbot and convent 

 made (facte sen etiam faciende: sic) by licence of the Pope, the King of 

 England, and other lords and founders of said house ; but if not, he binds 

 himself to dehver the said cell to the abbot and convent. If any part of 

 the above sum is paid before the day named all the fruits received by him 

 out of the cell shall be (sint) allocated to the abbot and convent, and 

 he promises to render an account thereof to them. 



Opposite this article is written in the margin in a modern hand " Black 

 Pryory." 



See Eeeves Antt., pp. 18, .382. 



89. Acquittance, acknowledging to the heirs and executors of John 

 25 March x 20 November, 1365. Path, senior, receipt of account and full 

 payment in the matter of rents of the church in the parish of Drom[eskyn] 

 due to the archbishop. f. 16'. 



Dated at Dromeskyn. 



90. Letter to the Prior of the Friars Preachers of Mollingher. f. 17. 



27 July, 1367. To a letter from the latter brought by Kylpatrick [. . .] the 

 archbishop replies that though he is conservator of the privileges of their 

 order in Ireland he is ignorant whether his letters conservatory (conserva- 

 torium) give him power to absolve one who has offended as the bearer has ; 

 besides he believes, though he has not seen the letters conservatory, that he 

 is unable to absolve from excommunication in cases reserved to the Holy See, 

 the more so because his duty as conservator is to defend the order, not to 

 absolve easily those who offend against it. Therefore he commits to the 

 prior, if, after examination of the conservatory bull, he finds that the archbishop 

 has such power, authority to absolve the bearer in his stead. 



Dated at Dromeskyn. 



91. Letter making prebendal the churches of Dompnachfynry and 

 5 June, 1367. Diryluran. f. 17. 



The letter is addressed to Peter Okerbyllan {in title Okerbillan), canon 

 of Armagh, to whom, by reason of his canonry, the church of Dompnachiinnry, 



