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same city, and many others. The prior and convent appointed Audoen 

 their proctor to prosecute their appeal at the Eoman Curia, and on the 

 Sunday before St. Luke's Day (16 October), the Prior gave him licence of 

 absence for that purpose. 



But afterwards the prior, '■ reatum perjurii et forum simonie committens," 

 made known to the Dean and Chapter what had been done, and the latter 

 went to Sir J. Wogan, Chief Justiciary of Ireland, and appealed to him to 

 induce the prior to come to terms of peace with them. The justiciary, whose 

 brother was a canon of St. Patrick's, caused the Prior to be summoned 

 before him on the festival of St. Michael (29 September), and compelled 

 him to agree to a " compositio pacis," directed by Archbishop Pilchard 

 (de Feringes), which is recited in full \]ierc is inserted the heading, cap. i.]. 

 This document, with verbal differences, has been printed in Mason's 

 St. Patrick's, page viii. It is followed [cap. ii.] by the Privileges of the 

 Church of the Holy Trinity, ratified by Archbishop Eichard (de Feringes), 

 which have also been printed by Mason in the same place. The copy in the 

 'Wliite Book is somewhat fuller than that given by Mason from Alan's 

 Eegister, containing an additional provision as to the number of those 

 who are to take part in the election of an Archbishop, \iz. : that reference 

 is not to be made to the number of canons of St. Patrick's at the time 

 of the provision of Pope Nicholas III, and, in electing by way of com- 

 promise, " numerus in uno excedens semper de conventu sancte Trinitatis 

 assumatur." 



Followed by certificate of John Bowland, notary public. 



Cf. Christ Church Deeds 164, Beg. Ahn. ii. 21\ 



5. [iii.] Precedents in regard to the custody of the Archbishop's 

 cross. f. 9\ 



(a) In 1449 died Archbishop Eichard Talbot, and Michael Tregorre, s.t.d., 

 was consecrated. The cross was found to have been pledged with Eichard 

 "White, tailor, of St. Nicholas Street, for 5 marks, by John Strenasham (?j 

 alias Barbor, and the prior and convent of Holy Trinity. Dean Nicholas 

 Hill and the chapter of St. Patrick's denied all responsibility, and Tregorre 

 compelled the prior and convent to release it. 



(b) Archbishop Michael (Tregury) died 21 December, 1471, at his manor 

 of Tavelaght. In his sickness he sought his cross from the dean and 

 chapter of St, Patrick's, who replied that it was in the custody of the prior 

 and convent. Having received it from the latter, he subsequently returned 

 it to them by the hands of Master Eichard Fyche, " prepositus sue domus." 



(c) In the same year Archbishop John Walton, Abbot of Osonay, was 



