290 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



immediately after the death of Melaghlin OTerrall (1367) or of his successor 

 William MacCormack (1373). 



250. Letter to Brother Walter Benge (Prior) of St. John's, Athirde {ctUo 

 written Ai'thirde). f. 53. 

 25 April, 1378. States that the priory has been reduced to great poverty by 

 the number of officers of the king quartered upon it (supervenientium). The 

 archbishop therefore permits Benge to serve in the chapel of Senles, having 

 rule both of the chapel and of the souls of the parishioners. 



251. Appointment of Master William M'=Kathmayll (m title, M^cawyll), 

 12 June, 1378. rector of Drumglasse, as official of the deanery of 

 Tulaghoge. f. 53. 



252. Acts in the chapel of the manor of Dromeskyn, concerning the appoint- 

 10 July, 1378. ment of Master Maurice Sweteman, b.c.l., rector of Kylkerly, 

 the archbishop's special proctor in certain causes, criminal and civil, before 

 Pope Gregory XI. f. 53. 



The letter of appointment is quoted in full. The archbishop appears to 

 have been accused of homicide, heresy, adultery, and incest. 



The instrument ends : " Presentibus discretis viris magistro Thoma 

 Sylvest' rectore ecclesie de Tolyard^ et domino Adam Walsh capellano 

 Ossoriensis diocesis testibus ad premissa vocatis specialiter et rogatis." 



The certiiicate of Richard Molys, presbyter of the diocese of Meath and 

 notary, foUows. 



253. List of dues paid in kind (?). f. 53'. 

 The amounts are given in crannocks. 



[. . .]ord vicar of [. . .] 2 of wheat (frumenti), 2 of barley, 2 of oats ; 

 Anglia Grangia, Walter Doudale, 6 of wheat, 7 of barley, 7 of oats ; 

 Walter Doudale for Balitarsyn, 3 of wheat, 4 of oats, sworn before Thomas 

 Whyte and Eiehard Doudale ; Balilagan and Whytestoun, Richard Doudale 

 of Anglia Grangia, 4 of wheat, 4 of barley, 4 of oats, sworn before the 

 vicar of Carlyngford and his father ; Hychistoun, William Leynagh, 

 1 of wheat, 2 of oats, sworn before William Walche and Thomas Whyte ; 

 Corbaly, Nicholas Hendy, 1 of wheat, 2 of oats, sworn before Thomas Whyte 

 and Henry Brock : Tylacgunsch, William Walche, 1 of wheat, 3 of oats, 

 sworn before Thomas Whyte of Mor and John Langcastel ; Tempiltoun, 

 Thomas Whyte of Moretoun, 2 of wheat, 4 of oats, sworn to pay this 

 before John Langcastel and William Walche; Balilugh, Geoffrey Galferd, 

 4 of wheat, 4 of barley, 5 of oats, sworn before John Glyntoun, apparitor and 



' The word maybe read " Colyard." But I cannot find any reference elsewhere to a place of 

 that name. Sylvester seems to have lived in Co. Louth (see no. 253), in which there is a townland 

 of TuUyard close to Termonfeckin, where this instrument was written. 



