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grounds belonging to the Black Friars. Term, rent and covenants as in 

 no. 176 (173) above. Signed with grantee's mark. 



8th July, 1582. (In English.) 



Endorsed with signatures of witnesses as in no. 176 (173) above. Attached 

 is a memo, on paper, signed with the signature of Richard MacManis & 

 the marks of Edward Bealiug & Tady DojTies, stating that, in accordance 

 with the terms of the lease, Anne Savadge was warned on the 25th Feb., 

 1601/02 to rebuild the house within a year, but that before the year expired, 

 viz., on March 11th, the proctors made a new lease to James Carroll.' 



(In English.) 



179(176). Eichai-d Dufi'e & James Bedlowe, merchants, proctors of 

 St. John's Church, grant to Eichard Conran, " water-balive," a house in 

 " the Fishambles Streete," formerly demised to Stephen Casse deceased, 

 measuring 58 feet in front, bounded on the west by the Queen's highway, on 

 the east by the KUl Garden, on the south by Richard Flodye's, & on the 

 north by " an olde house where one Thomas Holmes dweled." Term, 61 

 years. Rent £3 6s-. 8</. English. Covenants for repair, re-entry, distraint 

 for eight weeks' arrears of rent, &c. 



Signed by grantee " Richard Condran." 



25th March. 1586. (In English.) 



Endorsed with signatures of grantors & grantee & of the following 

 witnesses : — James Fanes, N. Kenney, John Morgaue, Peter Calf " parish 

 clerke of St. John's," Thomas Flemyng, William Lahissie ; also with the 

 following note: — "These houses assigned over to the dean and chapter in 

 trust for the prebend of St. John's. Anno 1633." 



180(177). Charles Colthorpe, esq., her Majesty's Attorney general of 

 Ireland, & John Morgan, smith, proctors of St. John's Church, grant to John 

 Allen, Clerk of her Majesty's Ordnance in Ireland, and Alison Merry, his 

 wife, a house in Oxmantown, bounded on the north by the Maiy Lane, on the 

 south by a house belonging to St. John's Church, on the east by a house 

 belonging to St. John's Church " which one Robert Hangane late or sometime 

 dwelled in," & on the west by certain void messuages of William Talbott & 

 others at the Giglott Hill. Term, 61 years. Rent 13s. 4f/. English. Covenants 

 for repair, re-entry, distraint for two mouths' arrears of rent, &c. 



Signed on behalf of the grantees " J. Allen." 



24th Jan. 1593/4 & 36 Eliz. (In English.) 



Endorsed with signatures of witnesses : — Edmund Warren, Thomas 

 Chapman, Richard Longford. 



'See no. 184 (181) below. 



