Rich. Caulfield Council Book of Cork & early annals

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A CHARTER TO DE GRANTFD TO TilE COMPANY OF CLOTIIIERS.

house sent to the Corporation-yard, and the Cage set up in the North West corner of the yard before Shandon Church. That a lease be passed under the Common Seal to Nicholas White of tho Fish Shambles, for 20 years at 5li. per annum, he entering a bond for 14l·i. for arrears due from him pursuant to an B.orrreement made with Ald 00 • Chartres and Goddard. Present- Mr. Mayor, Sher. Gosse ; Alden. Crone, ChartrPs, Goddard, Whiting, Cottrell, Delahoyde, N. Rogers, Philips; Mr. Terry, Common Speaker; Mr. Walker, Browne, Allen, Lamhley, Wilson. 3 Dec., 1712. Ald. Will. Chartres being sworn a. Justice of the Peace on the death of Ald. Crofts, a,nd Ald. Will. Goddard, being ,ChamLerlu.in, desiring to Lo acquitted from his Aldermanship of the Warll, AlJen. John Whiting and Rowland Delahoyde were elected in their stead. On reading the Petition of the Clothiers and other artificers carrying on the Woollen Manufacture in this City and County, praying a new Charter, ordered, that pursuant to the Grant made to the Mayor, &c., by the Charter of King Charles I., they be incorporated by the name of Master, Wu.rdcnR, and Company of Clothiers of the City of Corke, and to have a Charter under the Common Seal granted to them. Present-- Mr. Mayor, Sher. French; Alden. Chartres, Whiting, Knapp, Francklyn, Delahoyde, Philips; Mr. Browne, Lambley, and Wilson. 5 Jan., 1712. On reading the deed made by the Mayor, &c., to John Hodder, Esq., dec., ordered, that the 5li. per annum granted be paid for ever to the heirs of said Hodder, to the use of the poor of said City, on S. Thomas's day yearly, according to the tenor of said deed. "Whereas William Dunscombe, Esq., hath granted to the Minister and Church-Wardens of the parish of St. Mary, Shandon, a messuage with the appurtenances, lately held under him by Dennis Murphy, boatman, dec., by a lease of 99 years at a rent of 5li. per annum, which messuage is part of the North Strand of the City heretofore set by the Mayor, &c., to ljoblet Dunscombe, Esq., dec., for a term of •..•.. years, of which ...... are yet unexpired, now upon a charitable disposition for the better securing

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