Berry— The " Friday Book,'' 1567-1611. 491 



fol.36''. 13th May, 1597. 



■ The niimher of soldiers comuig to the city increasing, it is requisite that. Cess for 

 notwithstanding there is order to the contrary, the aldermen should help the quartered in 

 other citizens to bear the charge, considering the present scarcity and the 'it}'- 

 poverty of the poor neighbours. It is ordered that the sheriffs place the 

 soldiers in such sort as that the aldermen shall not bear any. In respect 

 whereof, every alderman shall pay twelve pence each day for the number of 

 soldiers now in the city and who are coming. This sum to be taken and 

 levied every day for one week by Mch. Burran, to begin on the coming of 

 the supply now expected, and to continue no longer than the mayor and , .-T^^'i 



aldermen see good. Provided it be not hurtful to the former grant of freedom 

 to the aldermen by the Assembly. 



fol. S7\ 29th June, 1597. 



The following question arose on the issuing forth of this general hosting, sheriffs to 



Whether any of the sheriffs should go in person, as chief leaders of the '^'"^ 



•^ o JT ; companies in- 



company, and which of them. Agreed that of ancient custom and precedent, hostings. ., i^ 

 one of them is appointed to go ; and so it is now ordered that one of them go 

 with the companies pressed forth for the city, the sheriffs to agree between 

 them which shall go. 



fol. 37\ 1st July, 1597. 



There are to issue forth of this city three score men to serve Her Majesty Cess for 

 for forty days in the wars, who are cessed on the citizens and inhabitants, ^° ^^^^' 

 according to ancient custom. As soldiers, captains, gentlemen, and clerks, 

 being inhabitants of the city, claim to be exempted from the charge, it is 

 ordered that the mayor take steps to compel payment of their portion. 



fol. S8\ 5th July, 1597. 



[Entry unfinished and scored out. Its commencement is similar to that ■ , . 



of the succeeding entry.] ■ - 



fol. 39\ 5th August, 1597. 



Edward Loftus, recorder, and John Elyot, alderman, to have a lease of Lease, 

 twenty messuages, 1000 acres arable, 600 acres pasture, 100 acres wood, and ^g_ ' 



200 acres moor, in " Colla Salvi (Sancti) Salvatoris, in Glindelaghe " ; one 

 messuage, 200 acres of land, 100 acres pasture, in Eathdromyn [Eathdrum] 

 Eectory of Sancti Salvatoris, Eathdromyn and Killaghe, tithes, &e., within the 

 county of Dublin, to begin from Easter last, and to end Easter next. lu 

 considera,tion for this they, have paid the treasurer £10. 



