Rich. Caulfield Council Book of Cork & early annals

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SOUTH-EAST PART OF TilE WALLS TO BE PULLED DOW~.

to be repaid him back again out of the first money that shall be brought in by the constables on account of the Court-house, the money to be paid to Mr. Perrie, and repaid back again by him for the first use. Whereas Sir Math. Deane had an order of Council entered 5 Jan., 1692, for a lease of 199 years of a small house back of St. Peter's Church, and no lease has since been taken out, ordered, that if the lease be not taken out within 21 days said order be void. Whereas an order of Council, same day, was entered for Ah.l. Rt>gors having the waste plot of ground between the King's Old Castld and tho river t.hat runs under the Shambles, on conditions in said order mentioned· This day, Ald. Rogers relinquishes all the right, &c., in said plott, in re- gard the Corporation will not allow the 20 pounds fine he is to pay for same out of a debt of like sum due from the Corporation to him. Present-The Mayor; Ald. French, the Mayor elect; Altlcn. Dunscombc, Newenham, Wright, Alwin, Rogers; Mr. Walker, Mr. l'errie, Air. Terry, Mr. Crone. 10 Sep., 1694. Whereas a Complaint has been made unto us by the Society of whole- sale and retailing merchants, that notwithstanding tho Charter granted u~to them by us, several persons not qualified, Roman Catholics and others, in contempt of said Charter, do keep open shops and expose their goods for sale, we therefore advise the Master of said Company from time to time to y_ shut the shops of said refractory persons, and seize their goods that they I \ shall expose to sell by retail 1 That a letter of Attorney, under the City Seal, be given to Ald. Rogers' empowering him to receive the money due from the Society of Vintners of the City of London unto the Alms-house of the City of Cork to 25 March next, being two years. Whereas the South-east part of the walls of this City is n_ow ready to fall down, ordered, that what Mr. Sher. French shall expen$1 about rmlling the same down be paid him out of the City revenues. 30-2

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