to solicit from all collectors, who may chance to see these lines,
information relative to the _Bishops of Ossory_. I am at present engaged
on a work which will comprise that portion of Harris's edition of Sir
James Ware's _Bishops of Ireland_ bearing on the see of Ossory. The
following names are those concerning whom, especially, information,
either original or by reference to rare printed books, will be most
thankfully acknowledged:--

John Parry Succ. 1672 Ob. 1677.
Benjamin Parry Succ. 1677 Ob. 1678.
Michael Ward Succ. 1678 Trans. 1679.
Thomas Otway Succ. 1679 Ob. 1692.
John Hartstong Succ. 1693 Trans. 1713.
Sir Thos. Vesey, Bart. Succ. 1714 Ob. 1730.
Edw. Tennison Succ. 1731 Ob. 1735.
Charles Este Succ. 1736 Trans. 1740.
Anthony Dopping Succ. 1740 Ob. 1743.
Michael Cox Succ. 1743 Trans. 1755.
Edward Maurice Succ. 1755 Ob. 1756.
Richard Pococke Succ. 1756 Trans. 1765.
Charles Dodgson Succ. 1765 Trans. 1775.
William Newcome Succ. 1775 Trans. 1779.
Sir John Hotham, Bt. Succ. 1779 Trans. 1782.
Hon. W. Beresford Succ. 1782 Trans. 1795.
Thos. L. O'Beirne Succ. 1795 Trans. 1798.
Hugh Hamilton Succ. 1799 Ob. 1805.
John Kearney Succ. 1806 Ob. 1813.

I may state, that I have access to that most excellent work _Fasti
Ecclesiæ Hiberniæ_, by Archdeacon Cotton, who has collected many