cers are re

take notice

pies without

ward.

officer and officers, whom the fame doth or may And all officoncern, are hereby ftrictly commanded and. re- quired to quired to take notice hereof, and permit the hereof, and same to be done accordingly; as alfo to examine, to atteft copcompare, attest and sign fuch constats, and cop- fee or sepies of any of the faid records in their respective cuftodies, as shall be prepared and offered them by the faid fir James Shaen, William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis Sone, William Muschamp, Edward Richbell, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanyan, John Gourney and Thomas Sheridan, their executors, administrators, deputies and affignes, and that without demanding any fee, reward or recompence for any fuch fearch, perufal, taking of notes or coppies, which are to be written by or at the charge and cost of the faid fir James Shaen, William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis Sone, William Mufchamp, Edward Richbell, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanyan, John Gourney and Thomas Sheridan, their executors, administrators, depu-. ties, agents or affignes, but to be examined and attested by such officer or officers in whose custody and keeping the fame are, or by his or their deputies or clerks, and that without any other warrant or authority in that behalf, and without any fee, charge, lett, delay, denial or interruption in or about the same.

And

All returns and records

to be kept

in the far

majefties re

cer, or other

cer.

And his majesty is graciously pleased, and by these presents, for himself, his heyres and fuccefmers chief fours, doth will, command and require, that all office by his and fingular the said returns and records of and membran- concerning the faid annual rates, payments, rents proper offi- and duties of hearth-money, and other the premiffes already returned, and also those that shall hereafter be from time to time returned into the court of exchequer, during the continuance of this present grant or demife, fhall be placed and put in fuch house or place as the faid fir James Shaen, William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis Sone, William Muschamp, Edward Richbell, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanyan, John Gourney and Thomas Sheridan, their executors, administrators and affignes, fhall from time to time have and appoint for their chief office, in or near the city of Dublin, for the ordering and managing all the matters and things for or any way concerning the collecting and levying of the duties aforefaid, and that the returns. and records fo remaining in the faid chief office, shall be in the poffeffion and under the care and inspection of his majesties remembrancer, or other proper officer, his deputy or deputies; yet fo as that the said fir James Shaen, William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis Sone, William Mufchamp, Edward Richbell, Stanhop

Mill, Lawrence Stanyan, John Gourney and Thomas Sheridan, their executors, administrators, fubftitutes, agents and affignes, for their more speedy, convenient and perfect managing of the several annual payments, rents, duties and premiffes hereby granted or demifed, may from time to time, during the continuance of this prefent grant or demife, have liberty to view, inspect, search and examine, and take coppies of the fame; the fame coppies to be made by the said fir James Shaen, William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis Sone, William Mufchamp, Edward Richbell, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanyan, John Gourney and Thomas Sheridan, or by such person or perfons, as his majesties remembrancer, or his deputy for the time being fhall allow of, without any fee, reward, or other charge to be payd for the fame : and that all and every the returns and records of and concerning the premiffes, which do or fhall hereafter remain in the hands of the respective clerkes of the peace, recorders of cities, or town-clerks, or other perfons refpectively, fhall be placed and kept in fuch convenient house or place in every respective county, city or town, convenient where every under-farmer, deputy, fubftitute or place of

officer of the faid fir James Shaen, Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, A a

VOL. II.

All returns which are in

and records

the hands of

any clerk of the peace, cities, townare to be

recorders of

clerks, &c.

put in fuch

every coun

William ty, city and

town as the

Francis farmers or

Sone,

their officers

may have free accefs

to.

Sone, William Mufchamp, Edward Richbell, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanyan, John Gourney and Thomas Sheridan, their executors, adminiftrators and affignes, for the fame county, city, town or place, may have access to the fame, to view, search, examine and take coppies of them, and that both the faid records in the chief office, and refpective places where the records shall be kept by the clerk of the peace, townclerks, and recorders of every county, city, town or place, they the faid fir James Shaen, William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis Sone, William Mufchamp, Edward Richbell, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanyan, John Gourney and Thomas Sheridan, their executors, adminiftrators and affignes, and every All bookes of their under-farmers, deputies or agents, as concerning they fhall appoint, fhall have free access to the hearth-mo- fame, at all reasonable and convenient times, for the purposes aforefaid, without any fee or fees, or other charges for the fame. And for the enamifies (ex. bling the faid fir James Shaen, William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis Sone, to be in his William Muschamp, Edward Richbell, Stanhop majesties courts, and Mill, Lawrence Stanyan, John Gourney and other offices) are to be de- Thomas Sheridan, their executors, administra

and writings

the rents,

ney, winelycenfes,

and other

the pre

cept fuch as are by law

livered up to

the farmers. tors and affignes, to pay the faid certain yearly rent or fumme herein before referved, and to

execute

execute and discharge the trusts and powers by these presents committed and granted to them; they are hereby authorized and impowered to demand, take, receive and keep, all and every other books, returns, duplicates, rolls, accompts, furveyes and writings, any wayes relating unto the faid revenue of the hearth-money, winelycences, rents and other the premiffes in whofe hands foever they be, for his majefties use and service, other than fuch as are to remain as records in his majesties office of remembrancer, or other proper offices in the exchequer, or any other of his majefties courts at Dublin, or with the respective clerks of the peace, recorders, or town-clerkes, or other perfon in whofe hands they are by law to be kept, as aforesaid, and the same to lodge and dispose of, where they may most conveniently be made ufe of for the faid fervice, in the faid chief office or under-offices respectively, and all and every person or persons now or formerly imployed in and about the faid revenue, and others who have any of the faid writings in their custody and keeping, are hereby commanded and required to deliver up the fame accordingly (faving that onely fuch perfons who have not finished their accompts, or collected or levyed their arrears due to them, may have the use thereof for the perfecting of their accounts, A a 2

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