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XXXIII. 



: ■ Translation. — Award. — A. D. 1593. 



•\-- Whereas a dispute has arisen concerning the rent of Gabhair, be- 

 itveen the Earl (of Thomond) and Teige Mac Mahon, to wit, the 

 Earl taking rent on the land, and the Bishop (of Killaloe) doing the 

 jsarae ; said Teige considered that both ought not to do so ; wherefore 

 the parties have consented to submit the matter to the arbitration and 

 decision of us whose hands are hereunto subscribed, to wit, Morier- 

 tach cam Comorban of Seanan, Donald Mac Gorman, Bryan Mac 

 Mahon and Dermot Mac Morogh, and have bound themselves by 

 oath to abide by our decision. We do, (after hearing evidence, 

 that said land had been circumstanced thus, viz. 3 quarters paying 

 rent to O'Brien and 1 quarter to the Bishop, before the arbitrators 

 had allocated their claims equally between them,) do adjudge that 3 

 quarters of the land shall henceforth pay rent unto tlie Earl to 

 amount of 15s. annually, that the 4 cows which he had taken on the 

 land are to be in payment of the past arrear of rent and the trespass 

 committed against his steward, that he is henceforth peaceably to re- 

 ceive the rent of said 3 quarters. In witness whereof we, the arbitra- 

 tors aforesaid, have set our hands to this writing, at Clone the 9th 

 day of July 1593. The quarter which we award to the Bishop is 

 that which shall be proved to have been the quarter originally 

 charged with his dues. 



Muriertach Cam. 



Donald Mac Gorman. 



Bryan Mac Mahon. 



Diermoid Mac Morogh. 



