Westropp — Early Italian Maps of Ireland from 1300—1600. 386 



Genoa. — This is also, like Florence, important to the question of the maps ; 

 but the answer is less satisfactory. The Irish had a hospital at Geuoa, before 

 the Norman Invasion of Ireland, about 1160, and in 1252 Henry Mancell, of 

 Ireland, was ransomed from the Saracens by the Genoese. Though Ireland 

 seems to have had no recorded direct trade with the Genoese, the ships of the 

 latter were no strangers on the English coast and across the track of Irish 

 commerce with Flanders. In 1306 two Genoan galleys were impressed 

 to load wool in London, Sanuis, and Antona (Sandwich and Southampton), 

 and a certain Leonardo of Genoa was commissioned to borrow five more 

 in 1317 for the war of Edward II against Bruce. There was frequent 

 communication with Flanders,' and the French fleets contained many 

 Genoan vessels. 



Lucca. — The Lucca merchants, like those of Florence, played an important 

 part in the early commercial history of Ireland. So early as in ] 171 we find 

 a Richard of Lucca and Franc of Louvain following the Norman invaders into 

 Ireland. Richard made payments to the Jews in the Irish Accounts of 1178 

 and 1179. In 1260 Cynus de Mancino of the " Riky " company, son of 

 Master Jacobus de Rickobardi, was in Dublin. In 1275 King Edward issued 

 a writ to the Bailiffs of Ireland in favour of Luke de Luk and his fellows, 

 merchants of Lucca, having appointed these as warders and bailiffs to receive 

 the customs of Ireland along with the merchants of Florence.' In 1279 

 Percival of Lucca, of the Associated Merchants, and Leonard Teste, of Lucca, 

 were found to be clipping the Irish coinage. Percival of Lucca traded in wool 

 and hides in 1280 ; and in the following year Alexander, a Lucca merchant, 

 succeeded Orlandinus of Podium in the custody of the Dublin mint, and its 

 profits were shared by Bandinus " Paunsy " and Reymund of Lucca. ^ The 

 merchants made a loan "for the service of Conewy." The name* is elsewhere 

 used for Cuinche or Quin in Co. Clare, where a fine monastery stands on the 

 remains of a large castle. The Cathreim Thoirdhealbhaigh and Annals of 

 Inisfallen tell how, while the fortress was being built in 1280, Prince 

 Donchad O'Brien came to buy wine there and was murdered beneath its walls. 

 Baruncinus Walter and his associates exported 600 sacks of wool in 1282-3 ; 

 and £200 is mentioned as then owing by Bendinus " Panick " and " Reyner 



'Genoese. — For the hospital, see "Making of Ireland " (citing Sehulze, " Gesohichte mittel- 

 alterliehen handels"), p. 85. For general notes, see Cal. Doc. Ir. under dates; Close Eolls, 

 Just. Ecills ; Close Roll, 37 Hen. Ill, m. 3. 



^ "Calendar of Fines," vol. i, p. 60. 



^ All, of the Ricardi. I omitted Eeyner Broccholi. 



* If not Conway. 



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