Lawlor — A Calendar of the Libei' Niger and Liber Aldus. 18 



10. [viii.] Coiiceruing tithes of fish caught in the water of Anil^^ffy. f. 15. 

 24 March, 1425. In a letter to the Dean of Christianity, the chaplain of the 

 parochial church of St. Michan, and all parochial chaplains in the city and 

 Diocese of Dublin, the Official of Dublin states that John Dyrre, parishioner 

 of St. Michan's, fisherman of a boat belonging to St. Mary's Abbey, having 

 been charged by the prior and convent of Holy Trinity with retaining 

 tithes due to them of fish caught by him in the water of Anilyffy, and the 

 charge having been proved, sentence was given by him that the said John 

 Dyrre should pay the tithes — viz. : two salmon, or the equivalent in money, 

 2s., and 49.s. for the costs of the action, and that, by way of penalty for 

 his long detention of the tithes, he should, on six several days up to the 

 feast of Pentecost, be beaten round St. Michan's Church, naked save for a 

 loin-cloth, by the curate. 



11. [ix.] Instrument regarding salmon fishing at PoUebegge. f. 15^. 

 23 May, 1473. Certifies that a meeting was held in the western gate of 

 the precincts of St. Patrick's between David Wynchester and Thomas Fich, 

 canons of Holy Trinity, and Nicholas Beket, farmer for the house of St. John 

 of Jerusalem at Kilmainham of the manor of Clontarf, about the right to 

 tithes of salmon caught in a hole in the river AnilifFy near the sea, 

 commonly called Polbeg, i.e. Puteus Parvus, that there w^ere cited to it, at the 

 instance of the prior and convent of St. John, Walter Whythir, James White, 

 [John inserted above the line'] UUester and Dionysius Gafftiey, salmon fishers 

 at that place, that it was agreed to abide the testimony of Sir Eobert Dowdall, 

 knight, Chief Justice of the Common Bench, who had held the farm of the 

 manor of Clontarf for many years, and that he declared that he had never 

 had the tithes aforesaid, but that the prior and convent of Holy Trinity had 

 obtained them peaceably. 



Ends : " presentibus egregiis viris Philippo Bermyngham armigero, 

 Eicardo Nangle clerico, Eoberto Delyn clerico, Johanne Bone, Johanne Severn, 

 Willelmo Eeagh, Patricio Tole, Cristoforo PitzEustase, et magistro Thoma 

 Northeren notario publico testibus ad premissa vocatis specialiter et rogatis. 

 Et cetera." 



Followed by notarial certificate of John Bowlond. 



In Christ Church Deeds 304. 



12. [x.] List of Archbishops of Dublin. f. 16^ 



c. 1480. This list (which is partly illegible) is re-copied on the inserted 



c. 1515. leaf f. 18. This second list begins with Donatus, first bishop 



and founder of Holy Trinity Church. Dates are not given for him or the 

 two following bishops. It is mentioned that Eobert de Waldelbi {sic) was 



