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appears as one of the lessors is made to another State official, John Allen, 

 Clerk of Her Majesty's Ordnance in Ireland [nos. 180 (177), 181 (178)]. This 

 lease is one of the few which bear a personal touch, for the lessee endorsed 

 on his counterpart ten years later a deed of gift to " my welbeloved friend 

 Maurice Smith, of Dublin," in trust for his daughter Alison Smith, whom 

 John Allen describes as "my god-daughter.'" 



The deeds go down to the year 1704, and among the later deeds will be found 

 some interesting details of the rebuilding of St. John's Church in 1680 

 [no. 196 (123)], and of rates levied upon the parish for various civic purposes, 

 such as for the repair of the highroad leading from Bloody Bridge to 

 " Twatling Street," and for " turning an arch over the Brook there " 

 [no. 199 (196)]. The last deed is a Dublin clo^kmaker's agreement for the 

 repair of the Church clock [no. 203 (200)]. 



An Appendix on the subject of the seals still attached to these deeds has 

 been kindly added to this paper by Mr. E. C. E. Armstrong, Member of the 

 Academy. 



CALENDAE. 



The deeds are akranged ajs'd numbered in chronological order. The 

 number enclosed in brackets shows the library numbek clearly 



MAKKED UPON EACH DEED. 



1 (i). William Cumin grants to Geoffry de St. Audoen all that land of 

 his in Dublin which lies between the land which belonged to Almeric le 

 Wude & that which belonged to Jordan the tSniith, having a frontage of 

 27 feet, & extending in the same breadth from [ ] to the hall of 

 the Mill of the Church of the Holy Trinity. Eent one pair of white gloves 

 at Michaelmas or fourpence sterling annually to grantor or his heirs, which- 

 ever they prefer, & six shillings half-yearly at Easter & Michaelmas. The 

 said Geoffry is bound to grantor or his heirs, when they come to Dublin, to 

 provide hospitality for them & four horses without hindrance, & to give them 

 at their departure one & a half " gronnocs " of corn & one & a half trusses of 

 hay, at demand. Eine of six shillings for non-performance of contract. 



Witnesses, Thomas le Corner, then Mayor, William de Flamstede & 

 Ualph le Hore, then Provosts of Dublin, Eobert Pollard, Ealph le Porter, 

 llenry Buys, John de Bristol!, William fitzEoger, Querardus Copping, & 

 many others. (circa 1231-2). 



2 (2). Elena Suetman, widow, daughter of William Suetman, grants to 

 Henry le Mareschal, citizen of Dublin, a plot of land in the parish of 



