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now in occupation of said Richard Edwards, for 41 years ; rent [torn] .S pence. 

 Witnesses, Fra. Aungier, I'eter Clayton, Tho. Edwards, Dancer Hancock. 



No. 49. Indenture, 19th Oct., 1651, Joini Woodes and Natlianiel Foulke, 

 proctors (in consideration of 10/., paid by Captain William Meare.s in 1607 

 towards the building or repair of St. Werburgh's church, and also in perform- 

 ance of a decree of the Commissioners for Administration of Justice, enjoining 

 same), let to John Kennedy, Dublin, Esq., executor of Meares, a house or 

 messuage on the south side of the church door, eleven yards long, and four 

 yards broad, with a small room on the entry going to said church ; bounding 

 on the north to said church ground, which Edward Jones now holds; on the 

 east, to the church walls ; on the west to the street ; and on the south to the 

 west end of the south wall of the church; to hold from 2 Oct, 1649, for 

 61 years; rent, 40 shillings yearly. 



Witnesses, Thomas Morrison, William Bladen, liobert Deey, Sankey 

 SuUiard, Jo. Woodcoeke, Eich. Heydon, Giles Eawlins. 



{In dorso) The Watch House, Werb. St. 



No. 50. Indenture, 11 Oct., 1666, James Yates and John Harrison, 

 churchwardens, in consideration of his surrender of a lease made to John 

 Kennedy, deceased, father of grantee, on 19 Oct., 1651, pursuant to order of 

 the parishioners dated 22 Sept., 1663, let to George Kennedy (as in No. 49), 

 to hold from 29 Sept., 1663, for 70 years ; rent, 30s. yearly. [vSeals.] 



Witnesses, Henry Yeates, llichard Carney,^ Stephen Hackney, Will. 

 Pridham. 



(In dorso) Werburgh St., adjoining to or part of the present schoolhouse, 

 Mary Kennedy, widow and e.xecutrix of George Kennedy, in consideration 

 of 130/. gives up this lease to Rev. Theo. Bolton, minister, James Dowan, 

 skinner, and Ed. Morton, glover, churchwardens, 10 Oct., 1710. 



No. 51. Lease, 26 Sept. 1668, Richard Younge and George Stoughton, 

 churchwardens of St. Werburgh's, to Anne Hoyle, spinster, (reciting that 

 John Lany and Michael Howard, churcliwardens, by deed of 26 Nov. 1605, 

 let to Gerald Young, Dublin, alderman, a tenement, buildings, ami garden in 

 St. Werburgh Street, wherein James Eyan dwelt, with an orchard back of said 

 messuage, on the south of the house wherein Walter Lock, baker, dwelt, and 

 an orchard adjoining to the Cowe lane of said city, on the east ; tiie church 

 land of St. Werburgh's on the west ; also one other tenement in Castle Street, 



' Sir Richard Carney, Kiit., a portrait-painter. In l(i.^.^. Principal McrnUl ox Arms ; 

 1661, Athlone ; 1683, Ulster King of Arms. His will was proved in 1092 (Dublin Dio.). 

 For account of him see Dictionary of Irish Artists. \V. G. Strickland. 



