224 1363–75.—The reason for taking into the king’s hand two marks, rent payable to Thomas, archbishop of Dublin, out of a carucate of land in Balligossan, co. Dublin, is that John, late archbishop (minister) acquired the carucate from a late king to hold for ever, and long before the Statue of Mortmain he granted the carucate to the prior and convent of the house of St. Patrick, Holmpatrick, for ever at a rent of two marks. For this reason the two marks of rent were taken into the king’s hand, and so remain.

c.1484 May 1.—John, archbishop of Dublin, for the welfare of the souls of himself and his successors grants to the poor canons1 of Holmpatrick2 a carucate of land near their house; it is called Ballygossane alias Cabbragh Hill, and having observed their poverty he acquired it for them from the king: to hold of the archbishop3 and his successors for ever; rent, two marks, one at Michaelmas and one at Easter4.

265 1521 Oct. 3.—John, Archbishop of Dublin (considering the slenderness and scantiness of the rents and emoluments of the church or priory of Holmpatricke, and also the disputes which he and his predecessors had with the prior and convent about a yearly rent of 26s. 8d.1 claimed by the archbishops from the prior and convent out of a carucate of land called Ballygossan or Cabbragh-hill, or any other carucate however styled or wherever situated) quits claim thereto for ever with consent of his chapters, and grants all his right and title in Ballygossan or Cabbragh-hill and the rent of 26s. 8d. to James now prior of the said priory, to the convent and their successors {lch. 266} for ever2; reserving to him and his successors 3 lb. of wax yearly at Michaelmas. The said rent of 26s. 8d. is to be divided thus: to the sub-prior, 5s., and to each canon 3s. 4d. The prior and convent are to keep the archbishop’s obit conventually on the morrow of All Saints every year, in solemn manner with

lch. 179: [nóta Alen 1530c.] … 27 Called Cobbraghe hill or Balygussane; our predecessors remitted it [the rent] for 3 lbs. of wax not yet paid; but perhaps it was given back by another royal donation…