'Berhy— The "Friday Book," 1567-161 1 . 503 



fol. 76^ 29th September, 1603. 



The following aldermen, who absented themselves on the chief Assembly Aldermen 

 and station days, to pay fines of £5 to the treasurer : — Eichard Fagan, Philip 

 Conran, James Jans, George Yonge, Thomas Plunkett, Patrick Browne, 

 Eobert Kenedy. 



fol 77^ 24th February, 1604. 



The money borrowed from several citizens for victuals for soldiers was Victuals for 

 delivered into the store, as the Lord Deputy would have charged the poor ^'^ '*^^' 

 citizens. Agreed that the mayor borrow £20, for which the city seal to be 

 security, to be repaid in two months. 



fol. 77\ 27th February, 1604. 



The money in the mayor's hands received of the masters of corporations Poundage. 

 to be sent to England, £10 in silver to be spent in getting a saving in the 

 Act of Parliament for poundage, according to an order in the council book in 

 England. The mayor to write to Mr. Hadsor, or Mr. Eobert, or Mr. John 

 Barnewall, and to appoint the money to one of them for the purpose. 



[In margin.] This £10 delivered to Mr. Fox to be carried over. 



fol. 78\ 11th May, 1604. 



John Ellyot, alderman, petitioned to be allowed to decline the mayoralty, Mayoralty, 

 owing to inability to support ic, and for another to be elected, notwith- 

 standing the law of succession that bound him. Agreed that he have 

 £100 out of casualties, towards bearing the charge. 



fol. 78^ and 79. The entries will be found in Gilbert's " Ancient Eecords 

 of Dublin," vol. iii, p. 536. 



fol.80\ 8th March, 1605. 



Francis Taylor and John Arthur, aldermen, to be appointed to prosecute Debts due the 

 against the executors and widow of William Gough, alderman, deceased, for '''^y* 

 debts, &c., due the city ; costs of the suit to be paid by the treasurer of the 

 city. Said Taylor and Arthur also to prosecute the effecting of a charter 

 according to the King's grant. Costs to be paid by the treasurer. 



■fol. 80=. 22nd April, 1605. 



' As to maintaining the charter wherein the mayor is made escheator, Mayor as 

 and now brought in question in the Exchequer : agreed that Francis Taylor ^^° ®^ °^' 

 and John Arthur solicit the council of the city. Messrs. Henry Burnell, 

 John Meed, Eobert Barnewall, counsellors-at-law, to be entertained of this 



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