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Clffbe Bishops of CLONFER-T; , 64.3
R 0‘ Lgzziz D LIN
[Su:c. 1602. Ob. 1625.]
o L A'ND Limb, lwh'os1ike his Predecelfor, was alfd born in Gtzlwdy, and
, was Archdeacon of Clonfert, was confecrated Bifhop ‘of Kilnzacclzmcb, iii
Alugujl 1587, and held this See alfo in Commendam from the zoth of Oflob‘.437"
1602. He died at Lougbreogb, in the County of Galway, in December 162,5.
[In his time .a Regal Vilitation was held through Ireland, a fragment of the
returns whereof remains in the Prerogative Oliice; by which we cannot con-
ceive a very favourable -Idea of‘ this Prelate. "For the Vilitors fay thus ;
“ We cannot learn any thing certain of the Value of thefe Biihopricks, (viz.
Clmzfert and Kilmatdzzacb) the Bifhop hath deiiltfo fraudulently and pet-
verlly with us, that we cannot give the leait Credit to his,Relation: We
have undeniable Evidence; thntupon his firft Promotion Clzmfert was efteemed
worth 1601. per Aim. and Kilmacduacb IOO.l. But now the Bilhop hath re‘-
turned us a Roll in Writing, in which hemalces the value of Clonfert only
40 I. and Kilmacduacb only 24 l. but gives us no account how this happened-.
He only faith, that :1 certain Abbacy, belonging to.the Bifhoprick of Clanfert,
was recovered from him in the Prelidency Court of Commgbt. We think
.“ this a ftrange Relation.” But the Chancery Rolls account fully ‘for the Dimi-
nution made in the Revenues of the See of Kilmardimrb; wherein it appears, that
on the 2d of [March i606, this Bifhop, by the confent of his Dean and Chapter;
had made a Leafe for ninety nineYears to Robert Blake, of all the Lands of the Bi.
fhoprick of Kilmacduaclg, in all 28 Denominations,‘:it 5 Lper !I7mum,Rent ; the
conlideratioiis of which Beneficial grant are mentioned to be, the repairing of the
Cathedral, and of paying 200 ’due by the ‘Clergy for Firft Fruits.]
ROBERT DAWSON‘.-
[Sum 1627- Ob. 1643.]
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l‘-R-O(%halE toD Vifcount Fdlltlaind, Iiord Deputy of Ilbiglaml, and for-
merly 3 Elzllow of St.7obn’s College in Cambridge-, [was advanced to the Deane-
ry of Down by the Grant of King Charles the IIi,,0n the iith of Align]? 1625‘,
.in -whi-Ch‘ was contained a Prefentation to the Rectory andVicaridge of Bmly, alias
Iiallee, and Killeele in the Diocefe of Dawn, and the. Chappelstlicretobelonging,
'th n Claufe of Union"oF the ihid Reftory and Vicaridge to the faicl Deanery
WI , Wm] From hence be was coiifecrated Biihop of Clanfert and Kilmacduacl:
P703146 Ch'3PPc1 of the Cattle of Dublin, on the 4th of Ala) I527‘, by Lancelot,
lxrchbilhop of Dublin, and the Bifhops of. Ferns and Ofzry. 'He died at Kendal,
in Wejliiioreland, the Place of his Birth, in I643. Heiepriired andbeaiitified,
or rather new built the Efifcopal Houfe at Clonftrtl [which yet at this Day is
fcarce fit for Habitation;
‘ WILLIAM B‘AIL2’Z
' [Sum 1644.. Ob. 1664;]
i A " ‘- ' f S :1 d, student of Glafcow, and Dodo?
-. i,fi:i,i:yiJ:i3:itiil;ei:f O:l)0’i2r‘zz17,z was confecrated Bilhop ot"C;'onfcr%
d Kll aicduacb at Oxford, 011 flit 2d of May 1644., by fumes, ArCllbln10R 0.‘
.3" km d thc Bifho 5 of Killala and Alchemy, and Dawn and Comzor; [his]
-Ammg Egan b -‘no, dficd the 23d of March before. He had been :1 fufierer by
I-ifttgs ifcrrltcel-Ex: Oand drove out of his native Country, from -whence he fltd
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‘into Ireland. where he did not R3)’ l0“8v 19”‘ mired lo ‘he King at oxford’ and
by his Mgjcftfs command, created Do6'tor of Divinity in February 15445
‘was. , , s v -
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