48 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



&c., of Dublin fiom 1229, the date at which King Hemy the Third granted 

 to the citizens the priNilege of choosing their own chief magistrate, &c., down 

 to the year 1447, when the Assembly Eolls, which are printed in Sir John 

 Gilbert's " Calendar of Ancient Records of Dublin," commence. 



The original documents consulted with this end in view include — 

 numerous ancient deeds connected with the city of Dublin, dating from 

 A.D. 1246. Bex No. 1207. MSS. Room, Library, T.C.D. ; ancient deeds of the 

 parish of St. Werbiirgh, dating from about A.D. 1243, to which access was 

 kindly permitted by the Eev. W. J. M'Creery, b.d., rector; deeds of 

 St. Catherine's Parish, from 1295 ; deeds of the Religious Gild of St. Anne in 

 St. Audoen's Church, from 12S5 ;' ancient deeds of the church of St. John 

 the Evangelist, from A.D. 1249, in the Library, T.C.D. (MSS. room) No. 1477 ; 

 deeds of the church of St. Nicholas within, from A.D. 1282, now in the Public 

 Recortl Office; Register of the Abbey of St. Thomas the Martyr, Dublin, 

 which contains copies of ancient deeds from about 1285 (Haliday Collection, 

 Royal Irisli Academy); Pipe Rolls series, from 13th Henry III to 15th 

 Henry VI.' There are also three rolls in Trinity College Library, which 

 contain lists of mayors and bailiiTs of Dublin from the commencement of the 

 fifteenth centurj* — one from 1406-7, classed E. 3. 18 ; a second from the 

 same date, classed K 3. 28 ; and the third from 1418-19, classed E. 2. 19. 

 Another list, dating from 1406, is to be found in the British Museum 

 (Additional MSS. 4791, f. 141), which I have collated with the lists in 

 Trinity College. 



In addition to these original documents, have been used the Calendar of 

 Christ Chui-ch Deeds ; Calendar of Patent and Close Rolls, Ireland ; 

 Sweetman's Calendar of Documents relating to Ireland; Calendar of 

 Justiciar)- Rolls, Ireland (Pub. Rec. OfT. series); Register of the Priory of 

 All Hallows, Dublin (Irish Arch. Soc.) ; Obits of Christ Church, Dublin, 

 (Irish Arch. Soc.); Calendar of the Chartulary called " Dignitas Decani," of 

 St. Patrick's Cathedral e<l. Dean Bemardj, Proc. RI.A., vol. xxv., sec. C, 

 p. 481 ; and the following works edited by Sir John Gilbert : — Historical and 

 Municipal documents ; Calendar of Ancient Records of Dublin, voL i ; 

 Chartularies of St. Mary's Abbey, vols. I and u ; Register of the Abbey of 

 St, Thomas the Martyr, Dublin. 



A Charter of King Henrj- the Third in 1229 authorized the citizens of 

 Dublin to elect annually from among themselves a loyal, discreet, and proper 



' Calendar, by H. F. Berry, Proc B.I.A.. toI. xxr., lec. C, p. 21. 



* A CatOo^ie of these, to 10th Edwmrd II, has nnw been made, and has appeared in the 36-39 

 R. porU, D.K.B. 



