ther-Weft, Innerkething, Kilkenny, and Burnt-Island. James Snord, burgess of Saint Andrews.

City of Edinburgh.-Samuel Defborrow one of the commiffioners for the revenues, Geo. Downing efq. fcóut-mastergeneral.

Boroughs of Lannerick, Glasgow, Ruthergler, Rothfay, Renfrew, Ayre, Irwynn, and Dunbarton. Mr. John Wilk of Bromhouse. Boroughs of Dumfreizé, Sanclare, Lochmaben, Annand, Wigton, Kirkudbright, Whithorn, and Galloway.Major Jere miah Tolhurst efq. burgefs of Dumfrieze.

Boroughs of Peebles, Selkirk, Jedburgh, Lander, North-Berwick, Dunbar, and Haddington.—Mr. William Thompson burgefs of Haddington.

IRELAND.

Counties of Meath and Lowth.-Col. John Fowk governor of Drogheda, major Will. Cadogan.

Counties of Kildare and Wickloe.-Maj. Anth. Morgan, maf Will. Meredith.

County of Dublin.-Col. John Hewson of Lutterels Town efq. City of Dublin.-Daniel Hutchinson alderman.

Counties of Catherlough, Wexford, Kilkenny, and Queen's County.-Tho. Sadler efq. Daniel Axtell efq.

Counties of Weftmeath, Longford, and King's County.—The ophilus Jones, Tho. Scot.

Counties of Down, Antrim, and Armagh.-Col. Robert Venables, col. Arthur Hill.

Towns of Carrickfergus and Belfaft.-Major Daniel Redmond. Counties of Derry, Donnegal, and Tyrone.-Col. John Clark of Londonderry, Thomas Newburgh of Lifford in the county of Donegal efq.

Towns of Derry and Coleraine.-Ralph King efq.

Counties of Cavan, Farmannagh, and Monoghan.-Col. John Cole.

Counties of Kerry, Limmerick, and Clare.-Major gen. fir Had, drefs Waller, col. Hen. Ingoldsby.

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City

City and county of the city of Limerick and Kilmallock. Will. Purefoy efq.

County of Cork-Roger Boyle lord baron of Broghill.

Towns of Cork and Youghal. Col. Will. Jephfon.

Towns of Bandon and Kingsale. — Vincent Gookin efq. Counties of Tipperary and Waterford.-John Reynolds commiffary-general efq. Hierom Sankey efq.

Cities of Waterford and Clonmell.-Will. Halfey efq. Counties of Sligo, Rofcommon, and Letrim.-Sir Robert King kt. fir John Temple kt.

Counties of Galway and Mayo.-Sir Charles Coot, commiffarygeneral John Reynolds.

In this parliament, which reprefented the three kingdoms, the number of county members, and the change in the members for boroughs, are well worthy of attention: the counties are in capi tals, and the towns in small letters; the chief juftice Hale, and the nine peers, who were members of the house of commons, are marked in italicks. By one of the laws paffed in this parliament, and preferved in Scobell's collection, the customs and excifes were to be the fame in Great Britain and Ireland, and books of rates were formed according to this regulation: a circums stance which was mentioned in 1785 by the author in a speech, after the propofitions were laid afide in the Irish parliament.

THERE was another parliament called the 17th of September 1656 by Oliver Cromwell, for the three kingdoms; and a third alfo fummoned by Richard Cromwell, for the three kingdoms, the 27th of January 1658.

N° VI.

An INDENTURE containing a GRANT of all His MAJESTIES REVENUE of IRELAND, ordinary and extraordinary, certain and cafual whatsoever, (new and extraordinary aydes by future acts of parliament onely excepted,) to fir James Shaen and others for Seven years, to commence the 26th day of December 1675 inclufive.

Yielding and paying therefore unto his Majesty the fumme of twenty thousand pounds the last day of every calendar moneth; the first payment of twenty thousand pounds to be compleated and made at or before the last day of April 1676; and the last twenty thousand pounds at or before the last day of March 1683, gr within thirty dayes thereafter refpectively *.

HIS INDENTURE made the eighth

THE

day of April, in the eighth and twentieth year of the raign of our foveraign Lord Charles the second, by the grace of God of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland king, defender of the faith, &c. annoq. Domini one thousand fix

*The farm of the whole of the Irish revenue to fir James Shaen, &c. is inferted here, and was referred to elsewhere in this work*, because a very important revolution was effected by thofe grants of Charles the fecond in the conftitution: till this period the revenue was collected principally by the fheriffs, and the receipt and accounts were managed by a treasury board as in England; but the farmers under this grant appointed their own collectors, the whole fyftem of the receipt was changed, the offices of lord high treasurer and vice treasurers were rendered finecures, granted for life, and continued in the family of the earl of Cork, or devifed as penfions to non-refidents, contrary to the prefcriptions of an act of parliament; nor have they fince reverted to their original defign and destination.

Recital of

Forth's grant.

hundred feventy-fix: Between our faid fove raign Lord the kings majesty on the one part; and fir James Shaen of the Inner Temple, London, knight and baronet, his majesties furveyor general of Ireland, William Hill of Hillsbrough in the county of Downe in the kingdom of Ireland efq. William Ryder of the city of London efq. Thomas Hoare of Ilford in the county of Effex efq. Francis Sone of Eltham in the county of Kent efq. William Mufchamp of the city of Dublin in Ireland efq. Edward Richbell, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanian and John Gurney of London efqrs. and Thomas Sheridan of the city of Cork in the kingdom of Ireland efq. of the other part.

Whereas his faid majesty by his indenture of demife under the great feal of England, bearing date the twelfth day of July, in the one and twentieth year of his said majesties raign, did for the confiderations therein mentioned, demife, grant and to farm-let, unto John Forth, William Bucknall, William Dafhwood, Philip Jemmett, John Breedon, James Hayes, Dannett Forth, George Dashwood, William Mufchamp, Humphry Taylor and Ralph Bucknall, being the other parties to the faid indenture, the great branches of his majefties revenue in Ireland, (that is to fay) the cuftome and subsidie of tunnage and poundage, the duties of excife for goods imported,

imported, commonly called the forreign excise, the duties arifing from beer, ale, ftrong-waters, and other excifeable liquors, commonly called the inland excife, the duties arifing by hearthmoney, the duties arifing by licences to retail wines and ftrong-waters, and by licences for felling ale and beer by retail; as alfo the new quitrents, and other rents given unto his majesty by the acts of fettlement and explanation, together with divers other rents, duties and payments, in the faid indenture mentioned and expreffed; for and during several terms of years, which determined at the feaft of the nativity of our Lord God now last past, as in and by the faid indenture of demife, or the inrolment thereof, remaining upon record in his majefties high court of chancery at Dublin in Ireland, amongst divers clauses, powers, priviledges, covenants, refervations and agreement therein mentioned and contained, relation being thereunto had, may more fully and at large appear,

the lord Ra.

And whereas his faid majesty by a certain in- Recital of denture of covenants, under his great feal of Eng- nalagh's land, bearing date the fourth day of August in the grant. twenty third year of his said majesties raign, did for the confiderations therein contained, amongst other things covenant and agree, to and with Richard lord viscount Ranelagh, fir Alexander Bence,

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