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1587.

the land of Corrobagg and Cloghlacas with the fishing in the river called Awmore; 12,000 acres.

Signed: Christopher Hatton, Valentine Browne, E. Phyton, John Couper, Ro. Warre, Edward Rogers, Hu. Cuffe, Arthur Hyde, Hugh Worthe.

(24.) Certificate, 14 March 1586, of the lands in the county of Cork allotted to Phane Becher, of Hartlewaspaile, Hants, Hugh Worthe, of Somerton, co. Somerset, and Michael Sydnam, of Chellworthe, Somerset, and their tenants; sc., the county of Kinnalineaky in Carbrye, amounting to two entire seignories of 12,000 acres apiece, and one seignory of 6,000

acres.

Signed: Chr. Hatton, Valentine Browne.

(25.) Certificate, 14 March 1586, of the lands in the county of Cork allotted to Arthur Hyede, of Hardwell, Berks, and his tenants; sc., the castles and demesne lands of Ahcrasse, Derriwellane, Cargrinea, Manninge, Carginnede, and Cargeverycke; 12,000 acres.

Signed: William Herbert, E. Denny, William Trenchard, J. Couper, Henry Billingsley, Edward Rogers, Ro. Warre, Hu. Cuffe, George Robynson.

(26.) Certificate, 5 August 1587, of the lands in the counties of Kerry and Desmond allotted to Sir William Herbert and his associates, Walter Herbert and Miles Herbert; sc., the Castle of the Island with its lands, late the Earl of Desmond's; the castle called Coggerykerry, late the said Earl's, with the castles of Bally McAddam; the township called the Desarte, late Pronvells; the castle called Ardnegraughe, late Thomas Fitz David Gerold's, with the castle of Kilcosteney, and certain woods and lands of the aforesaid Thomas over against Monasfaly (?); the township[s] of Ballymarryshall, Nohovall, and Gortnecly, late the said Earl's; the castle and lands of Bally McRoddery and Bally McDaniell; the manor and castle of Terbert, late the Earl's; the townships and villages of Kilnawghtoune, lez Carrones, Glantalabowghe, Meolgham, and Glamnelowghsowghe, late the said Earl's, adjoining upon the manor and parcel of the same; the late friary or abbey of Lyslawghtye, with its lands; the parcel of land called the Downearde, within the parish of Killawghton, near to Terbert, late the said Earl's; the lands of Dyrremoyre, Garrentouna, and Kilwyrrelye, late the said Earl's, with certain lands called the Termonde, otherwise sanctuary land, adjoining to the land called Kyluyrreley, sometime belonging to the Corbo of Eaneskye; and all the lands of St. Senant; also certain parcels of land in Corkowwhyny, called Ballymoore, Downkyne, Ballyneach, Smerwick, with half Ferryter's land and island, with their appurtenances, Kae-clemminge, Karnelfa, Stradbaley, Ballegalley, and Balleduffre, late the lands of Gerald FitzRichard; amounting to 18,000 acres.

Signed William Herbert, Ed. Phyton, E. Denny, Edward Rogers, [Hu. Cuffe ?] Ro. Warre.

1587.

Sept. 13. 637. Vol. 605, p. 107.

Vol. 618, p. 9.

Sept. 30. 638. Vol. 605, p. 110.

(27.) Certificate, 31 May 1587, of the lands in the counties of Kerry and Desmond allotted to Charles Herbert, of Hadnock, in co. Monmouth, and his tenants, being one of the associates of Sir William Herbert, and who is to have 6,000 acres out of the 24,000 granted to Sir William and his associates; sc., the castle of the Currins, with the demesnes, advowson, and fishing there; the castle of Lemarkhael, with the demesnes thereof, within the parish of Ballimakheligoed, and the advowson of the church there; one parcel of land called Balleneniotin in the said parish; all the Knight's lands of Maglas escheated to the Queen, saving two ploughlands in Ballemareshall; the four quarters of the Cross, late MakShane's lands; another parcel called Ferrennanwicke and the lands called Knoppock, late in controversy between the said MakShane and the Earl of Desmond; the town and lands of Ballinclemesig and Killvalelach, escheated to the Queen, and part of it late the lands of Shane Oge MakShane MakThomas.

Signed William Herbert, William Trenchard, E. Denny, Edward Rogers, Ro. Warre, Ed. Phyton, Hu. Cuffe, Pha. Becher.*

SIR JOHN PERROT to SIR GEORGE CAREW.

I have received their Lordships' letters in your behalf of the 21st of July last, touching the arrears of 125l. for the land held of her Majesty. I would have had the contents presently performed had I not been prevented, being now at Trydathe with all the chief gentlemen of the law. As soon as I return to Dublin I will accomplish your pleasure. Trydathe, 13 September 1587. Signed.

P. 1. Addressed. Endorsed.

2. Copy of the preceding.

The ORDNANCE.

Warrant by Sir John Perrot, Lord Deputy, to Robert Gardyner, Chief Justice of her Majesty's Bench, Geoffrey Fenton, principal Secretary of State, and Captain Francis Barkley, provost-marshal of Connaught, to survey and inventory her Majesty's ordnance in the storehouse in the castle of of Dublin or elsewhere, lately in the charge of Jaques Wyngefeild, deceased, or Henry Fysher his clerk; summoning before them Henry Nolan, late servant to the said Fysher.

Dublin, the last of September 1587.

Signed at the beginning.

P. 1. Endorsed.

* All these certificates are on parchment, indented. Nos. 3, 4, and 19 are copies. Nos. 10, 17, 18, 23, and 24 are in the handwriting of Sir Valentine Browne.

1587. Oct. 10.

Vol. 618, p. 7a.

Oct. 25.

Vol. 618, p. 7a.

Nov. 21.

Vol. 605, p. 114.

639.

640.

641.

SIR GEORGE CAREW to the QUEEN.

Although he can scarcely presume to trouble her Majesty, as none of his services can justly challenge reward, yet since it has pleased her to bestow an office upon him, he should hold his poor reputation utterly dejected, and his fortune undone, unless he may enjoy that of which she thought him worthy. "I beseech your Highness to consider the equity of my cause; first, how that I was encouraged by the Lord Deputy to deal with my uncle; then my composition thoroughly concluded with him; lastly, the time of your Majesty's gift, which was long before his death was known in Ireland; moreover, my mean estate, not any way possessing one foot of land, together with the continual service of the poor family whereof I am descended, who have at no time spared to spend both lives and patrimony as a due debt in your Majesty's service." "Contrarywise he [Sir Thomas Perrot], fortunate, not tasked with my poverty, without regard of your word passed, which becomes us all most reverently to obey, pleadeth advantages. How plentifully after his father's death he shall taste of your gracious bounty, may be justly proved to the value of 1,2001. by the year."

I beg your Majesty to continue in your gracious intention, for the better support of his family, "who holds his life only dear in hope to lose it in doing your Majesty some acceptable service. This 10th of October 1587. Your Majesty's most humble servant, to die at your feet. G. C." Copy. P. 1.

SIR GEORGE CAREW to the QUEEN.

Though I have no cause to mistrust your Majesty's favour, yet being so hardly mated with an adversary so mightily friended, I hope you will pardon my bold attempt. The supposed right, namely, your Majesty's former grant, on which he stands, is, I suppose, well known to be void in law. But I, neither respecting the equity of my cause, nor the inability of his patent, do rely myself upon your Majesty's grace, trusting more to your word than any other assurance. Notwithstanding, if it shall so seem good to your princely will, and some consideration be used that you may rest satisfied, I am content to submit myself to your pleasure, whose incomparable virtues, accompanied with nature's rarest perfections, have been evermore by all men most worthily esteemed the world's glory and our age's wonder.

Dated by Carew's clerk, "To the Queen, 25 October 1587."
Copy. P. 1.

The ORDNANCE.

Warrant from Sir John Perrot, Lord Deputy, to Sir George Bowrchier, Knight, Sir Henry Harington, Knight, Sir Thomas

1587.

Nov. 30.

Vol. 605, p. 115.

Dec.
Vol. 618, p. 13a.

Vol. 614, p. 245.

642.

643.

644.

Williams, Knight, Lancelot Alford, and Mighell Kettlewell,
to survey the ordnance and munition belonging to her
Majesty in the castle of Dublin, which have been very ill
preserved, and a great part thereof wasted, decayed, and
made unserviceable through the negligence of the officers there.
Dublin, 21 November 1587. Signed.
Annotated by Carew.

P. 1.

GARRISON at ENNESCORTHIE.

Warrant from Sir John Perrot, Lord Deputy, to Henry Parkiens, clerk of the Ordnance, and Robert Newcomen, deputy to the Victualler, authorizing them to prest a bark of Carlingford, now in the harbour of Dublin, to be sent to Ennescorthie with victuals and munition for furnishing the garrison there. Allowance to be made according to the usual

rates.

Dublin, 30 November 1587. Signed.

P. 1. Endorsed: A commission to take up a bark to Wexford, which was done and agreed for 538. 4d. ster.

SIR GEORGE CAREW to the EARL OF LEICESTER. I have diligently attended, ever since your repair into England, to speak to your Lordship. The continual favour which you have ever showed to my brother and me from the time when we were servants to you and your brother, emboldens me to ask the continuance of your kindness. A question has arisen between Sir Thomas Perrot, whom you have great reason to favour, and myself about my uncle Wingfield's office in Ireland, granted unto us both. Perrot's patent, granted by his father, is, in the opinion of the Queen's counsel, of no validity. Mine is derived from the Queen; and I have to ask that, with your good will and favour, I may enjoy the same. I acknowledge him to be a gentleman of great worth, and one that honours your Lordship greatly; but in this I will not yield to him or any one else.

Dated, December 1587.

Copy. P. 1.

DANIEL [KAVANAGH], BISHOP of LEIGHLIN, to SIR JOHN
PERROT, LORD DEPUTY.

According to your letters of the last of February, I bave made diligent inquiry throughout my diocese of all churches and chapels ruinated and waste, the names of which I have sent you, beseeching you to take redress therein.

Undated. Signed.

1587.

Vol. 635, p. 87.

Vol. 635, p. 88a.

Vol. 611, p. 317.

645.

646.

II. Names of Churches and Chapels either ruinated or waste in the diocese of Leighlin.

This list contains above 100 names.

Note.-"As for free schools, there is not any in my diocese."
Pp. 6. Endorsed.

2. Copy of the preceding.

SIR JOHN PERROT.

"The names of the principal men in Connaught that combined together in this last rebellion in Sir John Perrot's government;" commencing with "Sir Morroghe ne Doe and his sons, with all the rest of the Flarties and Joyes." Copy. P. 1.

ESCHEATED LANDS.

"A Draft of Instructions for Sir Valentine Browne [concerning the escheated lands in Munster, anno 1587].” Upon your arrival in Ireland, acquaint the Lord Deputy with your instructions, and with the memorials set down by the Attorney-General here.

Some controversies have arisen between the lords, freeholders, and others of Munster, and certain of the Undertakers, about the title of such lands as are escheated by the attainder of the late Earl of Desmond. For deciding these her Majesty has purposed to send commissioners into that realm about the end of this next summer, to hear and determine all pretended claims; and for their better instructions she has caused search to be made in the records here, as well in the Tower as elsewhere, upon certain points set down by the Attorney-General, tending to the strengthening of her title. Charge the Lord Deputy to give order to meet persons to make like search in the records at Dublin; and if any such be found, to take order that the said records may be conveyed into Munster for the use of the commissioners.

As the commissioners cannot take their journey until August next, her Majesty sends you thither beforehand to prepare some things that are needful for the expedition of the service. Require the Lord Deputy to grant out a commission to the President and Vice-President of Munster, the Treasurer of the Wars of that nation, yourself, Sir Edward Waterhouse, the Chief Justice of Munster, her Majesty's Solicitor, and James Golde, late Attorney in the said province, authorizing you to call before you such as pretend title to any of the attainted lands, and examine their claims. It is supposed that such proofs as the lords and freeholders will produce" will consist chiefly upon the deposition of witnesses.

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*These words in brackets are in Carew's hand.

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