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PRIZAGE OF WINES MORTGAGED.
to be Chamberlain and receiver of the city revenue, and so to continue till xxiii Oct. next, to be then accountable before the Mayor, &c., for his receipts, &c., and then another to be chosen, and so from year to year ; and same day it was agreed by common consent and assent of the Mayor, &c., that no Sheriff hereafter of the co. of the City shall have any intermeddling with the City revenue, but only such Chamberlain as shall be appointed and sworn yearly to be accountable for his receipts every year before the Mayor, &c. 18 .Aug., 1609. The Mayor, &c., for the sum of 250 pounds, paid by Sr. Dominick Sars- field, Knt., Second Justice of the King's bench in Ireland, and Recorder of this City, towards the payment of certain debts of the City and Corporation, upon the employment of their agents, towards his Majesty and the Councell, for certain suits tending to the benefit of this City and Corporation, have sold by their deed bearing date 17 Aug., 1609, unto Mr. Edmond Tyrry fz. Edmond, of this City, Ald., and Patrick Roche fz. Morris·fz. Richard, of this City, gent, their heires, &c., for the use of William Sarsfield, son·and heir of said Sir Dominick, his heires, &c., the just fourth part of all the prize wines due, whioh shall come and be due unto said City, viz., the half of the whole moiety of the said prize wines now in their hands and here- tofore not mortgaged, as well .the half or moiety of the new customs out of such wines not prizable, viz., the moiety of 26s. Bd. out of every ton of Spanish wines, and the moiety of 20s. out of every ton of Gascoyne wines, upon condition that whenever the Mayor, &c., shall pay unto said Edmond and Patrick for the use of William, the sum of 250 pounds, between May 1 and July 31, any year hereafter, that then the Mayor, &c., shall possess their former estate, &c. 29 Aug., 1609. The Mayor, &c., for the sum of 125 pounds paid by John Meade, of this city, Esq., towards the payment of certain debts of the said city and cor- poration, upon the late employment of their agents, towards his Majesty and the Councell, for suits tending to the benefit of the city and corpora- tion, have by their deed bearing date 27 Aug., 1609, sold unto said Meade, his heirs, &c., all the eight part of the whole prize wines which shall come
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