THE PETITION OF ROBERT MIAGH, MAYOR.
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ciency of the Sheriffs of the said City from time to time, doth undergo sundry inconveniences and gross absurdities, to the great discredit and pre- judice of the City in general, and against the orderly government which otherwise would be there, occasioned principally and only by some of the chief and sufficient men there, who, to avoid being elected Sheriffs, procure some privilege to themselves. And on the other side, the Aldermen of the said City are so powerful tha~ they will suffer none of their children to be elected to that office, by reason whereof poor men and youths, not able to undergo so weighty a place, are upon necessity elected, the whole City and the due government thereof thereby scandalled, and his Majies. service greatly neglected. May it therefore please your Lops. to recommend the consideration of the premises unto the Right Honl. the Lo. President of Munster, that his Lop. may call before him the said Mayor and some of the Aldermen of the said City, and take such order therein, that no man may henceforth be elected Mayor of the said City but such as formerly have been Sheriffs, or hereafter shall bear office, and that no man pretending by their Charter, privilege, or exemption, or any of the Aldermen's children, shall be excused being elected and executing the said office. And that every person who shall bear the said office of Sheriff shall in his turn be Mayor of the said City, if he be of ability, means, and judgment, according to the custom of London, Dublin, and all other well-governed cities. And he shall pray, &c. Dublin Castle, the 29'" of Feb., 1635. We recommend this matter unto our very good Lord the Lord President of Mounster, to be taken into consideration, and to do therein as his Lop>. in his judgment shall think fit. WENTWORTH. 24 June, 1636. The Mayor, &o., of Corcke are required to conform themselves answerable to th~ request of this Petition, and to make a law among themselves con- formable thereunto, otherwise, that the Mayor and some other of the Alder- men, well instructed, do appear before me to show good cause to the con- trary. ·w·. ST. LEGER.
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