128 campion's historie of the man, rather then the fault, a day was limited for the justifying of the bill, the party being appre- hended and respited thereunto. This dealing, the Bishop (who durst not stirre out of Kilkenny, to pro- secute his accusation) reputed partiall; and when by meanes thereof the matter hanged in suspence, hee infamed the said Prior, as an abbettour and favourer of Arnolds heresie. The Prior submitted himselfe to the tryall, and three several Proclamations were cryed in Court, that any man might lawfully come in and in- dict, accuse or say evidence against the Iustice : none came : then passed the Councell a decree, commanding to appeare atDivelin, all Bishops, Abbots, Prvors, the Majors of Divelin, Corke, Limericke, Waterford, Droghedah, the Sheriffes, Knights, and Senischalls of every shire. Out of them all they sorted sixe In qui - sitours, which in secrecie examined the Bishoppes and persons aforesaid one by one, who with universall con- sent deposed for thePryor, that to their judgements hee was a zealous and faithfull childe of the Catholique Church. The meane while deceased le Power prisoner in the Castle, and because he stood unpurged, long he* laye unburyed. Sir Iohn Darcye Lord Iustice. d The Irish of Leinster made insurrections, so did Ma- goghigan in Meth, and Obrien in Mounster, whom William Earle of Vlster, and lames of Ormond van-
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