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or Boats below or to the Town Creeke or arm of the Sea Aforesaid and 
Hereafter there to be loaded or unloaded Charged or discharged and 
all such Woole Hides. Sheepeskines Tin Lead and other the premisses 
from the said Town Creeke or Arm of the Sea Aforesaid to Anny 
our Citties or Towns of us our Heirs or Successors in our said land 
of Ireland may take and Carry away in Boats Barges or Lighters or 
other Vessels Whatsoever or in anny other manner remove from the 
Said Town of Mallaghide by land And that the Said Thomas and His 
Heirs may Receive all the Customs Aforesaid and All Other Customs 
or Duties Usually Accustomed to be Paid or Payable within our said 
Land or in or Within any Other our Ports Cities or Towns of Our 
land of Ireland Aforesaid nor may anny of the Officers or Ministers 
of us Our Heirs or Successors within Our said Land Receive the Same 
without the Impeachment of Us our Heirs or Successors or any of 
our Justices Lieutenants Deputies or other Officers or Ministers of us 
our Heirs or Successors in anny Manner Whatsoever and that the said 
Customs of Us our Heirs or Successors within our said Land of Ireland 
Towards Us our Heirs or Successors or our Justices Lieutenants or 
other our Deputies therefrom Shall and may be Acquitted and Dis- 
charged for Ever. To Have Levy and Recieve the Customs Aforesaid 
to the aforesaid Thomas and his Heirs by His own proper hands or 
that of his Ministers Servants or Officers Whatsoever for Ever And 
that the said Thomas and His Heirs may have a private seal or seals 
for the sealing of letters of Cocquet ! for the Receipt of the Customs 
on all kind of Merchandize Comeing to or Going from the said Town 
Creeke or Arm of the Sea of Mallaghide * as well by Land as by Water 
Coastwire or by Anny Arm of the Sea from Henceforth which said 
Cocquets So by the Aforesaid Thomas or His Heirs Officers or Ministers 
So Sealed and under the Seal or Seals Afforesaid Shall be sufficient 
and Valid in law and of as much Authority as such Cocquets are made 
and Sealed with in any other Cities or Towns of our land of Ireland 

? A custom house seal. Letters of Cocquet were sealed documents certi- 
fying that goods had been duly entered. 
* According to Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837), the 
inlet of Malahide is four miles from Howth, and extends four miles up the 
country; it is dry at low water, but at high water vessels drawing ten or 
eleven feet may enter the creek and lie afloat in the channel. At the 
entrance is a bar having one foot at low water, and the channel is divided 
by a gravel bank called Muldowney; both the channels are narrow and 
tortuous, and are of dangerous navigation without the assistance of a pilot. 
Malahide Castle commands a fine view of the town and Bay of Malahide. 
Contiguous to the castle are the remains of the ancient church, for ages 
the place of sepulture of the proprietors of the castle. 
