The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-10-26

WILL An Albanian this was poor pun oue IL was Pop
ably decorosy laughed att "cannot fail in good service to
ST. Albanp Accordingly, the Abbot prayed that the mon
asery be exempted from the the Bishops
of Lincoln Adrian granted the privilege and great the
pride and manifold the rbuatons that ensued in
auence The end of this Pope unfortunate honorable to
himself Italian in fashion, He steadily refused consecrae
TO bishopric the unworthy and incapable of powerful
Roman noble out of revenge, it is said, Adrian was
"potoned" his drink poisoned and Herewith ends
the leknown story of the Langley lad who being denied
a cell st. Albans pontfcal throne at Rome
Chronica Monaseri s. Albani.
THE BULL POPE ADRIAN ". TO KING HENRY H.
An account of this document is given by the various Irish
historians particularly in Mac Geoghegans Ireland and
Langans Ecclesiastical History. Pope Adrian w. by
Nicholas Breakspeare by birth Englshman; he
monk of St. Albans and elected Pope in 1884, and
died in 1852 Being personal friend of King Henry II, of
England it is said he influenced to grant him Bull
comforting him the sovereignty of Ireland and it is stated
in Hammers Chronicle Up 215 that King Henry sent
monk named John of Salisbury and Others depuaton
to Rome solicit this Bull from Adrian, who granted it in
the year 1885, at which time Henry meditated invasion
of Ireland But King Henry postponed this object and it is
stated by Mac Geoghegan that the Empress Matilda, the
kings mother opposed to the publication of the Bull
and the invasion of Ireland King Henry to Ireland
in iii, and returned to England in 1172; and Adrians
grant of Ireland to him confirmed by Bull Brief of
Pope Alexander III in according to Langan Heating
states that Adrans Bull published at Waterford, in
meeting of bishops and clergy before this time; and accord
ing other accounts, the Bull produced in 172 by
King Henry the council of bishops and clergy which he
had convened Cashel but Lanigan correctly that
the Bulls of Adrian and Alexander were for the first time
publicly read at Waterford in the year 1175 at meeting of
prior of Wangod who had been sent with these documents
from England, accompanied by William Fih Adelm de
Burgo afterwards lord deputy of Ireland Thus it appears
the Bull of Adrian kept private and not published till
twenty years after had been received by King Henry The
Bull oAdrian represented forgery by Mac Geoghegan
and in Cambrenss Evesus these writers being of opinion
that fabricated facilitate the conquest of Ireland by
the English but Lanigan who considered the best author
y on the subject maintains that absolutely authentic
document The Bulls of Adrian and Alexander given in
Latin in the French edition of Mac Geoghegan and in Eng
fish in the edition by Duffy of Dublin, in which the Bull of
Adrian is translated as follows:
health and apostolical benedcon.
"Thy greatness, is becoming Catholic prince is laud
ably and successfully employed in thought and Intention to
propagate glorious upon earth, and lay in heaven
the rewards of happy eternity by extending the boundaries
of the Church, and making known to nations which
unnsruced and still ignorant of the Christian fith its
truths and doctrine by roofing the seeds of vice from the
thou seekes the counsel and protection of the Apostoca
See in which undertaking. the exalted thy design will
be- united with prudence the propitous trust will
be thy progress under benign Providence, since happy
issue and end always the result of what has been under
taken from an ardor of faith and love Of religion
at is not indeed to be doubted that the kingdom of Ire
land and every island upon which Christ the of justice
hath shone and which has received the principles of the
Christian faith belong of right to ST. Peter and to the holy
Roman Church, (Which thy majesty likewise admits from
whence the fully mpant in them the seed of faith
that seed which acceptable to God and to which We after
minute investigation consider that conformity should by
us be rigidy required Thou, dearest in Christ
hast likewise sgned to us that for the purpose of subject
ing the people of Ireland laws and eradicang vice from
amongst he thou art DESTROYS of entering that isand and
also Of paying each house annual tribute of penny
St Peter and of preserving the privileges of its churches
pure and indebted We therefore, with approving and fav
orabe views commend thy pious and audable DESIRE and
aid thy undertaking give to thy petition our grateful
and willing consent that for the extending the boundaries of
the Church, the restraining the prevalence OF vice. the I'M
poyement of morals the impanng of virtue and propaga
ton of the Christian religion thou enter that island and
pursue those things which shall tend to the honor OF GOD
and the salvation of his peoples and that they may receive
thee with honor and thee their lord the privilege
of their churches continuing pure and unreraned and the
secure to St. Peter and the holy Roman Church If thou
therefore, deem what thou hast projected in mind possible to
be completed study to nst good morals into that people
and act SO that thou myself and such persons thou wilt
judge competent from their faith words and actions be
instrumental IN advancing the honor of the Irish Church.