Catalogue description Copies of Evidences taken out of the Abbey Book of Tristernathe.

I. Liberties claimed by the Prior of Tristernagh; viz., in his court and demesne of Kilbixi, pleas of illegal distraint, of bloodshedding, and of hue and cry; amends of bread, ale, etc., and of fullers and cloth-shearers; also toll of animals and hides sold within his demesne. He claims these liberties in right of the church of Kilbixi, as granted by the charter of the Lord Geoffrey De Genevile, with the consent of Matilda De Lacy his wife, Lady of Meath.

II. Charter of Geoffrey de Genevile, (with the consent of Matilda de Lacy, his wife,) confirming the charters of his magnates of Meath and their ancestors, viz., of those who came with Hugh de Lacy, senior, at the Conquest, and of those who were enfeoffed by Walter de Lacy, son and heir of said Hugh; granting them pleas of illegal distraint of all their tenants in their own courts. If such a plea should be moved by any of said magnates against any other magnate who holds of the grantors in chief, the same to be tried in the court of said Geoffrey and Matilda, and of the heirs of the latter. If a hue or cry be raised in the lands of said magnates, the sheriff of Trim shall take an inquisition whether such trespasses belong to the Crown or not; if so, they are to be determined in the court of said G. and M.; if not, in the courts of those within whose tenements they arose. Also granting to said magnates the chattels of all their Irishmen convicted of crime or felony, even if tried in the court of said G. and M. If one Englishman wound another Englishman within said magnates' tenements, they may attach both, and retain their goods until certain of the life or death of the wounded man; and if the latter have a maim, or die, he and his goods shall be restored to said G. and M. If the wound be slight, the trespass shall be amended in the courts of said magnates. If an Englishman slay an Irishman, the former is to be detained till he give sufficient security for payment. The sheriff of Trim shall make his tourn in the demesne of each magnate twice a year, or, if requested by said magnates, oftener. "Limites quoque non regales prædictis magnatibus quiete remaneant." (No date.)

III. "The names of the founders and benefactors of the Abbey of Tristernagh, within the liberty of Methe, in Ireland.

Geoffrey de Costentin, the first founder of the Abbey of Tristernagh, in the territory of Kilbixi; John de Costentine, Knight, son of Geoffrey de Costentine; Hawis de Breidishall, wife of Geoffrey de Costentine; Fulco Fleming, Roger Fleming, son of Fulco; Agnes Hembrond, wife of Adam Hembrond; Hugo Burnell, Ralph de Ayton, Simon the miller, son of William Aldebert de Kilbixi; Robert Bennet, Matilda, daughter of Benedict Black; Robert Abus, [Sic; qu. Albus (White).] Robert Welch, John Prior of the hospital of St. John of Drohedagh; Bernard Lord (Dns.) of the hospital of St. John of Drogheda; Henry de Teitner (?), David de Balliport, William de Arcy (Darcy), Hugh de Arcy, John Tirrell, Adam de Ledewich, Geoffrey de Travers, Jordan Dardis, knight; Hugh Tirrell, Thomas de Stokes, son of Helias de Stokes; Peter de Stokes, William Bossard, Geoffrey de Genevile, Lord of Trim; John Travill, Michael Travill, Anthony Travill, Leticia Travill, John Terrill, Bartholomew Tirrell, Thomas de Ledwitche, Lord of Athlekagh; John Russell, John de la Mare, Thomas de Molendinis, Walter de Lacy, Lord of Methe; Herbert de la Mare; Herbert, son of Herbert de la Mare; Peter de Tuit, John de Tuit, Richard de Tuit, Joan de Tuit, William de Furtis, Hugh de Furtis, Eva de Taveria, Robert, son of Ysolda de Demby; Walkelin Fleming, Roger de Ledwitche, John Tirrell, Lord of Corkri; Stephen de Kent, son of John De Kent; Thomas de Rossell, William de Rossell.

IV. Agreement, 25 Edw. I., between John Hacket, Prior of Tristernagh, and his convent, of the one part, and the Lord John de Tuit, Lord of Sunnaghe, son and heir of the Lord Richard de Tuit, of the other part. The said Lord John confirms to the Blessed Virgin of Tristernagh the conduit and watercourse which the prior and convent formerly bought from the Lord John de Tuit, grandfather of the said Lord John, afterwards confirmed by the grant of the Lord Richard his father; viz., from Sumagh to their land of Tristernagh, through his land, by a large and sufficient canal, in breadth 20 feet, and as deep as they please; to have and to hold to them, their heirs and assigns for ever. The said Lord John further grants the digging of sufficient earth in his land adjoining the said watercourse and canal, on both sides of the water of Mulle, for making and repairing the causeway (calcetum) of said canal, etc. The prior and convent to make two bridges over said water[course]. Lord John and his heirs to have the presentation of one canon in the congregation of the convent, for the salvation of their souls; provided that the manners (mores) of the person thus presented be first approved in the convent. Lord John accordingly presented a clerk of Sunnaghe, who was admitted as a canon. Witnesses, the Lord Thomas de Ledwitch, of Athleckagh; Richard Bocher.

V. Final concord, in the court of Lord Geoffrey de Genevile, at Trim, 2 Edw. I., before Ralph de Curtasse, steward, Ric. FitzJohn, Nich. Tayff, and their fellows, between Muriel, widow of William de Went, and Richard prior of Tristernaghe, concerning a carucate of land in Athlalichaneni.

VI. Release by Walter de Lacy (for the soul of himself, his wife and his ancestors,) to the prior and convent of Kilbixi, of the service they do for the land of Kenvard in Moybrekiny, to Lord Herbert de la Mare, for Thomas de Molendinis. Witnesses, Lord Nich. de Ebrit, Seneschal of Meath, Lord Henry de Werun, Lord Geoff. de Alleton, Lord Adam de Cusacke, Wm. de Poute, clerk. (No date.)

VII. Grant by Walter de Lacy (for the souls of himself, Margery de Lacy his wife, Gilbert de Lacy his son, and his ancestors,) to St. Mary's of Tristernagh and the canons there, of the lands called Rachin and Dunkywin, in Kenlis. Witnesses, Ric. de Tornera (Turner), Bp. of Meath, Nich. de Ebritis, seneschal of Meath, Adam de Cusacke, Geoffrey Alleton, Walter Little, Almaric de Lacy, Wm. de Ponte, clerk, notary. (No date.)

VIII. Confirmation by Walter de Lacy to the prior and convent of Kilbrixi, of all grants of lands, churches, liberties, etc. in his land of Meath, made or to be made to them. The said (sic) canons to have free buying and selling throughout the said land, "sine actione alicujus consuetudinis." Witnesses, Simon de Clifford, Walter FitzAlfred, Walter Little, Adam Fael. (No date.)

IX. Grant by the Lord John de Tuit to St. Mary's of Tristernagh and the canons there of a free conduit and watercourse from his mills of Sunnagh, through his land, by a large canal, to their own land. The prior and canons to make and maintain two bridges, according to a perambulation to be made, so that carts drawn by four or two horses, and waggons, may cross freely. Witnesses, Lord Richard de Tuit, Lord Adam de Ledwitch, Lord Herbert de la Mare, Lord Nicholas de Tuit, and many others. (No date.)

X. Grant by Lady Joan de Tuit (for the soul of her late husband, John de Tuit,) to the prior and convent of Tristernagh, of free common, for digging slates in her quarry of Corkri. Witnesses, Ralph Colmor, Nicholas Bennett, Peter Blund. (No date.)

Here end the collections out of the abbey-book of Tristernaghe.