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Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



S. Feah-cis-stkeet. 



125. (100) Hexey Eustace, master of S. Anne's gild, Hemy 

 1 Feb., "White and Thomas Mulghan, wardens, grant to Mathew 

 1467. Beenane, of Dublin, merchant, a shop with a garden in 



S. Francis-street, in the suburbs, lying between said street 

 towards the east, and land lately of Dealtri Plunket towards the west ; 

 the land of the vicars of S. Patrick's towards the south, and the land 

 of the friars of S. Francis' House towards the north. To hold for 

 30 years, at the yearly rent of 45., silver. [Seal.] 

 bated 1 February, 6° Edward lY. 



126. The master and wardens of S. Akn"e's gild (after reciting 

 14 Sept., that three messuages in S. Francis-street, granted to 



1670. Mathew Goodwyn, late of Dublin, merchant, at a rent of 

 15s. Qd.^ afterwards came to Christopher "White, of Dublin, 

 alderman, deceased, and so continued in fee-farm to 1639, when he 

 surrendered and accepted a lease from the gild, as of four messuages on 

 the King's pavement on the east to the ground of Donbeight on the 

 west ; from the Town ditch on the south, to S. John's ground on the 

 north — 26^ yards from east to west, and 33 yards from north to south, 

 all which by conveyances came to William Higgins, deceased, and is 

 now come to sir Paul Davys ; and further reciting that the premises 

 were demolished since the rebellion, and that two houses had been 

 erected since the Restoration ; and the Gild, by order of 26 July, 1653, 

 entered in the Gild book, fol. 94b, ordered that all ancient estates 

 were to be restored, Paul Davys petitioned, and by Gild order of 

 26 July, 1670, he was to have a fee-farm), now grant said sir Paul 

 Davys, H. M. Principal Secretary of State for Ireland, the above 

 premises, to hold for ever, at the yearly rent of 15s. Qd. 



Dated 14 September, 1670. 



[In dorso). — ISTo. I, Ledger folio, 195. 



[For premises in S. Francis-street, see also No. 119.] 



S. Geoege's-lajs^e. 



127. (581) Lease, dated 2 May, 1571, Nicholas Fitz simok-, 

 2 May, alderman, master of S. Anne's gild, Patrick Gygen and 



1571. sir George Bruen, chaplain, wardens, to Jajies Fitz simon, 

 son of said Nicholas, of two gardens, by east the lane called 



