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VII. 



SOME ANCIENT DEEDS OF THE I'AKISIIES OF ST. CATHEiaNE 

 AND ST. JAMES, DUBLIN. 



1296-174.^. 

 By HENKY F. TWISS, T.S.O., Litt.D. 



Reiul FKiiituAiiv 24. I'nblislied May 1G, 191!). 



The original early deeds of St. Catherine's parish, Dublin, now extant, which 

 are in custody of the trustees, arc nineteen in number. There is also in the 

 rector's hands an old volume which contains transcripts of these, as well as 

 of several leases, subsequent in date, tlie period covered by all extending 

 from 1296 to 174'i The nineteen deeds are kept in blue numbered 

 envelopies in a safe that is opened by three separate keys, standing in the 

 passage between St. Catherine's Church and the vestry. They are numbered 

 as in the present calendar, save that Nos. 11 and 12 in it are I'J and 1 1 of 

 the deeds ; 15 and 1 9 are not two of the series of originals ; 16, 17, 18, 20, and 

 21 in the calendar are accordingly numbered 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19. The 

 old volume was at one time in the possession of the late Mr. Edward Evans, 

 of Corn-market, the well-known antiquaiy, and it contains se\eial historical 

 notes signed by him. The book was presented in 1914 to the rector, who 

 gladly took charge of it. This MS. copy gives the deeds in the same order 

 as the calendar, except that it transposes the order of Nos. 16 and 17, and 

 omits 14 and i! 1 , while it is the sole authority for Nos. 15 and 19. Together 

 with the original deeds in the blue numbered envelopes there was an old 

 transcript of each deed. Nos. 1 to 5 and l-'i of these, however, arc now 

 missing. The numeration on these old transcripts corresponds to that in 

 tlie margin of tiie livans Jis. The original of No. 3 is at present misi^ing ; 

 but the paper in which it was folded inside the blue numliered envelope is 

 marked " Exhibited, C. McCready, E.C.B., 29/6/72," so that the original was 

 evidently in existence in 1872. Deeds 2, 5, 6, II, as well as the missing 

 No. 3, are folded in papers also marked, "Exhibited, C. jMeCready, li.C.B., 

 29/6/72." The present assistant secretary, It.C.B., lias licen asked to trace 

 the missing original deed. 



The older documents, from 1296 to 15^.'!. had been transcribed and 

 translated by me many years ago on behalf of llie tlien rector, lle\. Canon 



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