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an Augustinian, and that one of the reasons for the resignation of 

 John Walton was his blindness. The list originally closed with a notice of 

 the translation of William Eokbey from Meath in 1512, It is followed by 

 an unfinished note (in Archbishop Alan's hand ?), stating that John Alen, LL.D., 

 was consecrated on the 2nd Sunday in Lent 1529 (=1530). After this the 

 names of succeeding Archbishops down to Bulkeley are scribbled. 



The older list originally ended after the consecration of John Waltoune 

 (1472-1484), under whom it seems to have been written. The notice of his 

 resignation (f. 19) is by another hand, by which also No. 13 was written. 



13. Concerning the consecration of Archbishop Walter Fytz Symon. f. 19. 

 c. 1490. Walter Fytz Symon, Precentor of St. Patrick's, was provided 

 24 September, 1484, ISTicholas Boys [agent] of the resigning Archbishop, 

 John (Walton), and of Walter [made arrangements] with the prior and 

 convent of Holy Trinity for the consecration and enthronement. But John 

 Alayn, Dean of St. Patrick's, with the Chancellor, Treasurer, and others of his 

 chapter, claimed the right to have the consecration at St. Patrick's, and in 

 spite of an appeal to the " compositio pacis " (see no. 4), the Elect was con- 

 secrated there the next day. The prior and convent, through brothers 

 William Kerdif and Richard Skeret, their economi and proctors for this 

 purpose, made formal protest in the presence of the Dean and Chapter of 

 St. Patrick's, and notified their right to the suffragan bishops and others at a 

 pro"\Tiicial synod held soon afterwards. 



The certificate of John Bowland, notary, follows. 



14. [xi.] Composition between the prior and convent, and William de 

 1251 X 1255 iSTorthfeld, Archdeacon of Dublin, about Ptathfernan. f. 20. 



In Orede Mihi, f. 102^ ; Beg. Alan., i. 9^, ii. 78. 



The arrangement took place under Ai-chbishop Luke (1230-1255). Northfeld was Archdeacon 

 as late as 1275. Hence he must have come after Hugh, who was Archdeacon till his promotion to 

 the See of Ossory in 1251. Thus the date is 1251 x 1255, 



15. List of the spiritualities and temporalities belonging to the dignitaries 

 1585. of Christ Church. f. 20\ 



The Precentor has the prebendal Church of Balgriffen, with the chapel of 

 St. Dulachius in the same parish, the town and church of Drumsalan, a 

 messuage in Couloke, and half the greater tithes of Kilcullen, Kilgoen, 

 Halvestone, and Nicolstone, in KillkuUen parish. Ballygriffen church is set to 

 farm for 61 years from 1580 at £4 10s. a year ; the glebe of the same for 

 61 years from 1558 at 20s. ; Drumsallan for 61 years from 1563 at £7 10s. ; 

 Killcullen, Kilgone, Halvestone, and Nicolstone at £5. The Chancellor has 

 the other half of the tithes mentioned above, with the glebe and vicarage, the 

 tithes of Galmolestone, Castelmarten, and Kineghe, the tithes of Blackrathe, 



