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Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



'I'heir fees and costs to 



city counsel to assist the recorder in the matter. 

 be paid by the treasurer. 



fol. SI and 5:?^ Entries will be found in Gilbert's " Ancient Eecords of 

 Dublin," vol. iii, pp. 537-8. 



fol. 82^. . 5th November, 1605. 



Commissions are directed to the mayor, &c., for trial of capital crimes, 

 &c., and other commissions to the escheator's office ; whereas, by charters, 

 none but the mayor can enquire ; if these precedents be allowed, the city 

 is likely to lose its liberties. Agreed that the mayor is to refuse to sit by 

 virtue of these commissions, until it be adjudged whether the charters are 

 sufficient to exclude the commissions in these points. Mr. Burnell and such 

 learned counsel as the mayor and recorder name, to be retained, to defend 

 the charters. The city to bear the costs. 



fol. 83\ 21st December, 1605. 



James Bee, goldsmith, called to take the office of sheriff, in place of James 

 Taylor, deceased, did not attend the meeting: fined £20, silver, of harp 

 shillings, and to be committed by the mayor to the marshalsea, until the fine 

 be paid. 



fol. S3^. 21st November, 1605. 



Mr. Preston in contempt, as Bee ; he to be committed until he pay £5 

 fine. 



Agreed that Robert Mason, schoolmaster, have a warrant for 50 shillings, 

 old silver, for keeping the free school from Michaelmas last until Christmas 

 next. 



fol. 84.\ 21st November, 1605. 



The place of James Taylor, late sheriff, deceased, vacant. We elect 

 Richard Browne, merchant, to be sheriff from this to Michaelmas next. 



fol. 5^\ 31st March, 1606. 



Eates for coals to be as follows : — 



Moscyn coals 13s. 4d of harps the ton, from this to Easter, and from 

 Easter to Michaelmas, 10s. 8d. harps. Scottish coals and Parten coals, 

 10s. M. in harps, a ton, till Easter ; and from Easter to Michaelmas, 9s. id. in 

 harps. 



M ^o\ 22nd September, 1606. 



Sn- John Terrill, Knt.,and Nicholas Barran, alderman, to make choice of 

 a butt of good sack and two hogsheads of Gascon wine, at as cheap a rate as 



