496 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



fol. 5f". 10th May, 1599. 



As to the fee due Mr. Bruerton, schoolmaster, being (as he says) £15 stg., 

 the mayor to cause Mr. Panting and Mr. Gooding to be committed till 

 they pay so much as the rest on their account as sheriffs, out of which 

 Mr. Bruerton to be Satisfied. The key of the schoolhouse to be taken by the 

 mayor, and the munition to be placed in the upper rooms thereof. 



fol. 52\ 18th May, 1599. 



By ancient usage, the mayor and sheriffs of the Bullring should be at 

 charge in making a seemly show on May Day by muster, &c. They being 

 " tolerated" last May Day,- and commanded to make show on Ascension Day, 

 they contemptuously did not perform their duty. They to be called and 

 cited for contempt, and not to be delivered till they put in sufficient pawns 

 or enter into bond to perform their duty. 



fol. B3\ 22nd May, 1599. 



Mr. Panting commanded to bring a perfect book declaring his disburse- 

 ments about obtaining the money due for diet of soldiers during his shrievalty, 

 and what he paid of the odd pay, and what is "resting" of the £103 he 

 received, by which further steps may be taken to pay the debt due for 

 munition. 



fol. 63^. 27th June, 1599. 



The city needs a sufficient plumber to oversee the conduits ; Mr. Mayor 

 to write to Michael Quyck, now at Bristol, to send a workman, and a ton of 

 lead and forty pounds of tin. The expense to be borne by the city. 



[The entries in fols. 54, 55, 56, 57, will be found in Gilbert's " Ancient 

 Records of Dublin," vol. iii, pp. 529-532.] 



fol- 69\ 24th May, 1600. 



The entry under this date is in Gilbert's "Ptecords," save the following: — 

 For help of the suburbs, a barrel of powder to be delivered out of the city 

 store to Mr. Turner and Mr. Palles, to be divided among the inhabitants 

 of Thomas Street, Francis Street, and James' Street at ninepence per pound, 

 to be used for defence of the ward. The money to be left in the store where 

 the powder is, under the keeping of those who have the keys of the powder, 

 before delivery. It is to be remembered that Mr. Taylor has in his hands £5 

 for pikes, which is to be called upon. 



This above £3 13s. Qd. is paid to Mr. Taylor, now treasurer, and to be 

 charged on him this 10th June, 1601. 



