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Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



fol. 17\ 14th September, 1583. ^ . 



The mayor aud aldermen, assembled iu the Tolsell, called before them 

 John Lennan, alderman, nominated mayor, and asked him whether he would 

 keep his dwelUng during his mayoralty in the liberties of the city. He 

 answered that if he ipight not dwell in his own house out of the liberties, he- 

 would have dwelt within, and other answer he would not make. ■ Owing to 

 the imcertainty of this answer, he to be committed to ward till he consent to 

 dwell in the liberties, according to ancient usage. 



fol. 18^. 20th September, 1583. 



Said Lennan to have £10 for house rent in the city. To incite him to get 

 in the city debts, he to have £18 out of them. 



fol. IS^. 5th February, 1585. 



The east side wall of the Tolsell in need of repair. Eichard Eownsell, 

 jSTicholas Ball, Eichard Pagan, and John Forster to agree with Hugh 

 Oboghell, mason, or any other good workman, to take same in hand. 



fol. 19\ 10th September, 1585. 



Thomas Smith, treasurer, to be paid the balance of his account, he being 

 now appointed to disburse certain money towards building of Christ Church, 

 being part of a grant made by the city to said church. 



fol. 19''. (No date.) 



Thomas Gerall, sheriff, to pay £10 for placing two soldiers in every 

 alderman's house, he to be committed till he pay or dehver his pawn. 



fol. SO^. 21st July, 1587. 



The election of Eichard Fagan as mayor to stand, and he to enter into 

 recognizances in £1000, to appear before the mayor. If he refuse, he to be' 

 put in ward. 



fol- 21\ 6th October, 1587. 



Letter from Sir Francis Walsingham, Knt., Her Majesty's Chief 

 Secretary, on behalf of one Frithe's wife, inhabitant of this city, and not free 

 of same, for permission to use her " semestry " in the city. Leave granted, 

 to next assembly, she to buy all her stuff from city merchants only. 



[In margin.] On a letter from the Secretary, a woman (not being free) is 

 admitted to use the trade of a sempstress. 



fo^- ^1^- 22nd November, 1588. 



Ordered that a place be appointed on the Cork hUl where the free fishers 

 of this city shall stand to " utter " their fish ; and out of the city revenues 



