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lands purchased in mortmain," until by that of 10 Hen. VII. the English statutes were made of force in Ireland. "These lands are holden of the King, and by a private Act of decimo H. VII. in this kingdom, not printed, all lands given from Edward II. by any the progenitors of King H. VII. are resumed to the King, his heirs and successors, except some private men's lands, whereof these are none."

1. BRIEF NOTES from the ancient membranes of the Cathedral Church of the Holy undivided Trinity, Dublin, 'quas reperi subsantas.* Haithoni Historic Orientali Manuscript."

In the

year of our Lord

St. Patrick sent to Ireland.

In 432 St. Patrick came to Ireland from Rome.

In 439 St. Bridget was born.

In 454 the Angles came into England.

In 493 died St. Patrick the Apostle of Ireland in the

of his age 120.

In 509 died St. Benedict Abbot.

In 1122 died Samuel bishop of Dublin.

year

In the same year the consecration of George [Gregory] bishop of Dublin.

In 1152 John Paperon Legate consecrated four Archbishops in Ireland.

In the same year the same Legate transferred Gregory Bishop of Dublin to the Archbishopric of Dublin, conferred upon him the Pallium, and constituted the metropolitan church of the Holy Trinity.

In 1153 died St. Bernard.

In 1162 died Gregory archbishop of Dublin.

In the same year was the consecration of St. Laurence archbishop of Dublin.

In the same year the consecration of St. Thomas archbishop of Canterbury.

In 1117 (1171) St. Thomas of Canterbury was martyred.
In 1187 the translation of St. Thomas archbishop of Dublin.
In 1213 died John Comin archbishop of Dublin.

In the same year was the consecration of Henry archbishop of Dublin.

In 1228 died the same Henry.

In 1230 the confirmation of Liucas archbishop of Dublin.

In 1182 died St. Laurence archbishop of Dublin.

In 1225 died Liucas archbishop. Recentiori manu erat adscriptum."

In 1256 was the consecration of Falco archbishop of Dublin.

Sic.

In 1290 and add consecration of Richard de Ferninges.

In 1300 died Richard archbishop of Dublin.

In 1311 consecration of John archbishop of Dublin.

In 1317 consecration of Alexander Bignore archbishop of Dublin.

In the same year Edward Le Brus and the nobles of Scotland came into Ireland.

In the same year the burning of the suburbs of Dublin, In 1319, the expulsion of Hugh and Walter de Lacy, from Meath, by Roger Mortimer.

In 1348 a great pestilence in Ireland.

In 1349 died the same Alexander, 14 day of July.

In the same year the consecration of John of St. Paul archbishop of Dublin.

In 1361 Lionel son of King Edward III. came into Ireland.

In the same year there was a great pestilence in Ireland.
In 1362 died John of St. Paul, 5th of September.

In 1363 the consecration of Thomas Mynot archbishop of Dublin.

In 1370 there was a great pestilence in Ireland.
In 1375 died the same Thomas, 6 ides of July.

In the same year the consecration of Robert de Wikford archbishop of Dublin.

In 1381 Edmond Earl Marshal died at Cork in Ireland, n the feast of the Nativity of our Lord.

In 1384 there was a great pestilence in Ireland.

In 1390 died the same Roger [Robert] Wikford archbishop of Dublin.

In the same year Robert de Waldeby of the order of Augustine Friars was translated to the archbishopric af Dublin.

In 1392 on the day of St. Kenelm James Botiller Earl of Ormond made a great attack on the Irish at Tascofir in the county of Kilkenny, in which were slain 600 of the men of the MacMoynes.

In the year following, at the feast of St. Luke the Evangelist, the same Earl died at Knoktofer.

In 1396 the burning of Kilmerker by Arthur MacMorgh, O'Kerroll, and others, and there was a great attack on the English on the feast of St. Kenelm King.

1394 Richard King of England arrived at the Port at Waterford the 2nd of October.

In 1397 died Richard Northalis archbishop of Dublin.

Blank in MS.

Ibid., fol. 2.

"Desunt quædam."

In 1405 James de Botiller son of James Le Botiller, Earl of Ormond, died at Ballygauran 1st of September.

In 1408, on Tuesday Thomas the King's son entered Ireland. In the same year on the Tuesday in the morrow of St. Barnabas MacMorgh attacked Foderryt and Bargy, and destroyed and burned a great part of the same, and stayed for the night at Ballitege, and on the morrow before his departure would have forced (cogisset) Bullitege.

On the 6th September the Lord Stephen Sroop departed the way of all flesh at Tristildermote.

In 1480, destruction of the bridge of Dublin.

"Ex aliis schedis ibidem."

2. Concerning the country the same things are found as in Giraldus, Cap. XIX. Appendix. There were no archbishops in Ireland, but the bishops mutually consecrated each other until John Papiro and Christian bishop of Lismore, legates of the Roman See, came into Ireland St. Patrick died in the 120th year of his age, A.D. 458, in the eighteen hundredth year since the advent of the Irish. The bodies of Patrick, St. Bridget, and St. Columba are said to have been buried in the city of Doune. This is true of St. Bridget, but as to St. Columba it is much doubted.

In the year 449 the Saxons came to England. Bede.

In 683 Egfridus King of the Northumbrians devastated Ireland, though prohibited by Cuthbert bishop of Lisdisfarn, who was born in Ireland at Kilmackdryke.

In the next year the same King made war against the Picts.

In 707 Father Adrian, the abbot, was archbishop Theodore's coadjutor.

In 1087 Waterford was burnt.

In 1095 Donogh bishop of Dublin died.

The Norwegians or Oestmani, who then occupied the cities and coasts of Ireland, were called Normans.

1122 Samuel the fourth bishop of Dublin died.

1129 Celestine archbishop and primate died, chosing St. Malachias as his successor, and was buried at Lismore.

1137 Malachy archbishop of Armagh appointed Gelasius archbishop, and returned to his own diocese, but not to the city of Connor (Connensis), because that diocese had in olden time two episcopal sees, which ambition had united, but Malachias separated them, and retained the smaller for himself, and settled at Down.

1139. The abbot and monks (Turensis) of St. Mary's near Dublin, hitherto called Gresei* monachi, became Cistercian.

* Sic.

Vol. 621, fol. 4.

Ibid., fo s. 5, 6.

Then follows a criticism on the similarity of the two words Benghorensis and Bangorensis, with references to St. Bernard's Life of St. Malachias and Bede.

Cardinal Johannes Papiro

1142. Foundation of the Abbey of Melfont.
1148. Death of St. Malachias.
papal Legate in Ireland.

1151. The Abbies of Bective, Boyle, Mayo, and De Valle Salutis, founded.

1152. Christian bishop of Lismore held as Legate a Council in Mell,* at which kings, princes, bishops, &c. were present, and he constituted four archbishoprics in Ireland, Sc. Armagh, Cassell, Dublin, and Tuam.

1154. The Abbey of Keynleyson in Kerry was founded. 1158. Death of Donatus first archbishop of Cashel. 1161. Death of Edanus archbishop of Tuam.

1162. Death of Gregorius first archbishop of Dublin. Succeeded by Laurentius, abbot of St. Kevin's, Glindelagh. Murder of Maurice, King of Ireland, who was succeeded by Rotheric O'Canthur,* Prince of Connaught.

Same year Dermot, son of Murchard prince of Leinster, took away the wife of Maurice, king of Meath, then absent on an expedition.

Account of the feud between them and the invasion of the English.

Latin. Pp. 6.

3. St. Patrick's Prophecy of Fergusius Son of the Lord of Dalseda reported by Jocelinus, cap. 138.

Latin. P. 1.

4. Extracts from the same and from Gul. Neubrigensis.
P. 1.

5. Extracts from "Author Ignotus," referring to the years 1152, 1157, 1151.

Latin. P. 1.

6. "Ex collectaneis D. Donati Lea" relating to the years 1233, 1268, 1248.

Latin. P. 1.

7. Extracts from various printed authors.

Latin. P. 1.

8. Catalogus præcipuorum Sanctorum Hiberniæ. In alphabetical order. With a few notes.

Latin. Pp. 8.

Ibid., fol. 11.

Ibid., fol. 29.

Ibid., fol. 41.

9. "Brief notes concerning the antiquity of Scotland." (In Carew's hand).

1. Punctum; Antiquam Scotiam fuisse insulam.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Antiquam Scotiam a Britannia fuisse discretam.

non diversam ab Hibernia.

Pictas in Britannia fuisse antiquiores Scotis. Britanniæ nullam partem tenuisse Pictas ante annum 446.

(These arguments are supported by brief references to various authorities.)

Latin. Pp. 2.

10. A memorial of St. Brandon and other saints that have lived in former years.

Pp. 2.

11. The King's title to the land of Ireland.
Pp. 2.

12. A LETTER from LANFRANC archbishop of Canterbury to TIRLOGHE KING OF IRELAND.

"Note that this Tirloghe was of the family of O'Brien, and died in anno 1086." Note by Carew.

Latin. Pp. 3.

13. "A translation of an Irish book written of the Life of St. Columbe concerning the seven twoaghes or cantreds of the Glynns called Dalriada, whereof the island of the Raghlin was a parcel; in the year of our Lord 563."