1443.
14 Kal. Nov.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 199.) | To the provost and Niallanus Ohaenagan, a canon, and the official, of Achonry. Mandate (the pope having been informed by Thomas Macabrethim, a canon of Achonry, that Cornelius Oheara, dean of Achonry, has publicly committed perjury, (fn. 3) has dilapidated and withdrawn goods belonging to the deanery, is of insufficient learning, and has permitted his subjects to traffic in the said church) (fn. 4) if Thomas (who was lately dispensed by papal authority, as the son of unmarried parents, to be promoted to all, even holy orders and hold a benefice even with cure, after which, having been so promoted, he was received by authority of the ordinary as a canon of the said church) will accuse Cornelius before them etc. as usual, to summon Cornelius, and if they find the above to be true, to deprive Cornelius and in that event to collate and assign the said deanery, a major elective dignity with cure, value not exceeding 10 marks sterling, to Thomas, whom the pope hereby dispenses on account of
the said defect etc. to hold it. Vite etc. Ad audientiam siquidem nostram. (An. and Ja. de Vicentia. | An. xxvi. Decimooctavo Kal. Decembris Anno Terciodecimo. de Adria.) |
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1443[–4].
4 Kal. Feb. St. Peter's, Rome. (f. 209d.) | To the abbot of Clare (de Furgyo) in the diocese of Killaloe and Patrick Olyga, a canon, and the official, of Cloyne. Mandate (the pope having been informed by Donald Olyga, clerk, of the diocese of Kilmacduagh, that Andrew Ponson, chancellor of Cloyne and Cornelius Ohyfaer, a canon of Killaloe have, each of them, publicly kept a concubine and committed simony etc.) if Donald will accuse the said Andrew, who is a priest, and Cornelius before the above three etc. as usual, to summon Andrew and Cornelius, and if they find the above to be true, to deprive Andrew of the said chancellorship and Cornelius of his canonry and prebend of Discert Maellycala, and in that event to collate and assign to the said Donald, who was lately tonsured notwithstanding his illegitimacy as the son of a priest and an unmarried woman, the said canonry and prebend and the said chancellorship, a non-major dignity, value not exceeding 5 and 10 marks respectively; whether they become void by such deprivation, or be void by the resignation of the said holders, or the said chancellorship be void because Thomas Bilian, a priest, when holding it obtained the rectory of Cleannyr in the diocese of Cloyne, or whether they be void in any other way, and the said chancellorship be elective and have cure. Donald is hereby dispensed to be promoted to all, even holy orders and hold the said and four other benefices with or without cure compatible with one another and with the above two benefices, even if they be canonries and prebends, dignities etc., and to resign all, simply or for exchange, as often as he pleases, and hold instead six compatible benefices. Vite ... Ad audientiam siquidem nostram. (An. and G. Gonne. | An. xxxx. Octavo Id. Februarii Anno Terciodecimo. de Adria.) [4 pp.] |
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