A contemporary narrative of the proceedings against Dame Alice Kyteler, prosecuted for sorcery in 1324, by Richard de Ledrede, bishop of Ossory / edited by Thomas Wright.

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1843
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Credit: A contemporary narrative of the proceedings against Dame Alice Kyteler, prosecuted for sorcery in 1324, by Richard de Ledrede, bishop of Ossory / edited by Thomas Wright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    He was a commissioner to inquire into the lands of those who assisted Edward Bruce, 1320. His son Eustace succeeded him in 1336. P. 4. Prioratum de Kenles.—Kells was a walled town in the county of Kilkenny; it was founded by Geoffery Fitz Robert, who obtained the barony of Kells from Strongbow ; it was made a borough, and received a charter of incorporation for the health of his soul and that of earl Richard his lord. In 1193 the same Geoffrey founded here a priory for regular canons of St. Augustin, and brought the priests from the priory of Bodmin in Cornwall; viz. Reginald de Aclond, Hugh le Rous, Alured and Algar, of whom Reginald was the first prior, and was succeeded by Hugh le Rous. Alured was first prior of Inisteoge; and Algar, being sent to Rome, be- came a bishop in Lombardy. Geoffrey granted considerable possessions to this house, and in due time the prior was summoned to parliament, and became one of the lords spiritual of the Irish Parliament, and so continued till the dissolution of monasteries. The barony of Kells was granted to Arnold le Poer for life; and on his death it was granted to Walter de Birmingham, nephew to John earl of Louth, who was summoned to parliament as lord of Kells in Ossory, and died in 1350 ; his only son, Walter, dying without issue, his only sister Margaret became his heir, and carried the barony in fee to the Prestons; her son Christopher Preston became lord of Kells in Ossory, and was also a peer as lord of Gormanstoun. Robert Preston, her 'great-grandson, was allowed precedence of the lord of Slane, as /ord of Kells in Ossory, in 1462. This town is now but a small village, containing altogether about 1700 inhabitants, chiefly agriculturists. At the dissolution the priory was granted to James earl of Ormond. Ib. Zn partibus de Clomore.—There are two places called Clonmore in the county of Kilkenny, one of which is a parish and a rectory near Carrick on Suire. Ib. Stephanus le Powwer.—He was of a junior branch of the lord Arnold's family, and son of another Stephen, who married Margaret, daughter and heir of Andrew de Birmingham. He held the office of serjeant or bailiff of the cantred now called the barony of Overk, one of the baronies or hundreds, as they are termed in the English counties, whose duty it was to execute the writs and warrants of the seneschal of the counties palatine and the sheriffs of other counties. In many counties of Ireland in these early times offices were hereditary. The branch of the noble family from which Arnold descended was from Walter le Poer, who was lord of the manor of Dumbratyn and Rathgor- muck, in the county of Cork, and married Feya, daughter and heir of