The English conquest of Ireland. A.D. 1166-1185; Mainly from the 'Expugnatio hibernica' of Giraldus Cambrensis - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 Excerpt: ...holte yn Englond, he lete tha? sette: whych statutj, yn the wordes that thay weren) the? I-swewed, ys non 11 harme thegh me expresse ham here:--Naracio. chapter XXVIIl. the yer of OU? lordes Incarnactoii) M.c.lxxij, the forme ye? that pe kynge of en'gland, henry, Irland wan; at'cfwheT1 Crystyen), bysshoppe of lysmore, & legat of pe court of Rome1; 16 under the Doughe?, Erchebytshoppe of Casshell; laurenj, Erchebysshoppe Legate of dyuelyii); Cathel, erchebysshoppe of Connaght; wyth leed the Bishop bysshoppes, Abbotes, priours, & many other prelates of holy 'chyrche yn Irland, throgh the same kynges commaundement 20 comen) to-gedde? yn pe See of Casshel; &, for pe state of holy chyrch to brynge yn-to bette? fowrme, helden the? ha? conssaylle. To thys conseyl, comeii) these from the kynge I-sent: a noble man Statutes or Rolf, abbot of byldewdys; Ralf, Erchedekene of landaf; Nychol »4 tionsmade ne prest, & othe? many, the kynges clerkes & hys messagers. at it:--The statutes o? constytuctons of that consaylle ben) these here nien shall I-wrytten, & by the kynges auctoryte I-stablet. C The fyrst ys, put away that crysten men In Irland shvllen leueii) ha? kynnes-wommen iS t Fol I3. f & he? sybbes, whyche pay have a? thys I-hold to ha? wylle out of spoushode, & lawfully spouse othe? wowtmen, & spousehede lawfully concubine hold'. That othe? ys, that the chyldreii), at pe chyrche dorre women shullen) ben) I-primseined' of the prestes hond, & yn pe holy 33 and marry fantstones yn ha? moder chyrches to be I-fulled The thrydde, legally. 2. Children 1 Late sidenote in MS.: 'Establishment of orders for the Clergy, and shall be matters of Religion.' baptized iu 2 repudiato cognatarum et affinium contubernio, legitima contrahant...