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fieri voluntate nostra declarabitur." The archl^ishop cannot fix a date for 

 consummating these things, until he returns from Carlyngford, after carrying 

 out his business and that of (the diocese of) Down there. 



The year is omitted in the date. But the document belongs to a period when the see of Down 

 was vacant, and before O'Carolan became Dean of Derry (31 July, 1367 : see nos. 103, 104). It 

 therefore falls between the death of Richard Calf (October, 1365 : see no. 85) and the accession of 

 William White. 



182. Document partly illegible. f. 38'. 

 16 May, 1371. [....] having been cited on a charge of perjury and other 

 matters and not appearing is pronounced contumacious and excommunicated 

 in the chapel of [. . . .] by the archbishop. 



Ends : " Presentibus magistro Johanna Strode rectore de Stabanan, magistro 

 Arthuro ecclesie nostre Ardmachane canonicum {dc), Wilhelmo Adam clerico 

 rectore de Keen testibus ad hoc specialiter rogatis. Et ego W. Mole publicus 

 auctoritate apostolica et imperiali, etc." 



183. Proceedings in St. Nicholas' Church (Dundalk) before the archbishop, 

 30 July, 1367. concerning the postulation of Master Peter Okerwlan, 

 Chancellor of Ai-magh, as iJean of Derry. f. 38'. 



A proctor appeared, and a certificate (certificatorio) was exhibited, con- 

 taining " the said mandate " (no. 188 ?) and a form of execution, and sealed by 

 the Abbot and canons regular of the monastery or Cella Nigra of Derry 

 (Derea). No one appearing to answer the citation all objectors are pronounced 

 contumacious and excluded from further opposition to the postulation. The 

 latter is confirmed — the right having devolved upon the archbishop — and 

 Okerwlan is dispensed as in no. 10.'3 and ordered to be inducted. The sentence 

 of contumacy and the decree of confirmation and dispensation are given in 

 full. 



There are several indications that this is the latter part of a fuller record, 

 e.g., the opening words, " Quibus die et loco," and such phrases as " the said 

 mandate " and " the said proctor." It was probably intended to be read as a 

 continuation of no. 186. 



184. Examiaation of three witnesses on four articles. f. 39. 



15 June, 1367. The second witness (name lost) on art. 1 says that [Simon, 

 Bishop of Derry,] was excommunicated for over ten years in the diocese of 

 Derry and elsewhere, and that this was well known in the dioceses of Derry 

 and Armagh and the neighbouring churches among the Irish; on art. 2, 

 agrees with first witness ; on art. 3, says that he saw a daughter of Benmay 

 {also written Benmy), nurtured by her, of whom the bishop was the reputed 

 father, that he believes Affrica bore a son to the bishop, which is well known 

 in the diocese of Derry, and on other points agrees with the last witness ; on 



