1460[–1]. 6 Kal. Feb. (27 Jan.) St. Peter's, Rome. (f. 93.) (fn. 2)
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To the prior of St. Mary, Rosscoman, in the diocese of Elphin, Donald Oconair, a canon of Elphin and the official of the same. Mandate (the pope having been informed by Bernard Occallaig, priest, a canon of the Augustinian monastery of St. Mary, Rosscoman, in the diocese of Elphin, that Charles Macgillariuaug (sic), perpetual vicar of the parish church of Athlaig Managayn in the diocese of Elphin, has committed simony, divided the fruits and tithes of the vicarage, without any authority of a superior, between himself and another, dilapidated etc. its goods, and is greatly defamed in those parts of these and divers other crimes [not here expressed]) if and after Bernard (who on account of the slenderness of the fruits of the said monastery cannot be conveniently maintained therein, but is obliged to seek his livelihood in other wise, and who was lately dispensed by papal authority, on account of illegitimacy as the son of a priest professed of the said order and an unmarried woman, both nobles, to be promoted to all even holy orders and hold a benefice even with cure, after which he had himself so promoted) accuses Charles, who is a priest, before the above three, to summon Charles and others concerned, and if they find the foregoing to be true, to deprive and remove Charles, and in that event to collate and assign the vicarage, wont to be held by secular clerks, value not exceeding 8 marks sterling, to Bernard; whether it be then void by such deprivation, or be still void by the death of David Ycatham or Dermit Macgillaruaid, or by the resignation of the said Charles, David and Dermit, or be void in any other way. Religionis zelus. vite etc. (P. and G. Gonne. | P. Gratis pro deo. Quinto Kal Aprilis Anno Tertio. de Varris.) [4 pp.] |