Rich. Caulfield Council Book of Cork & early annals

1025

ADMISSION OF FREEMEN.

ment be published in the newspapers that the Mayor will receive proposals for keeping the North and South Main Street. in complete repair for seven years, security being given. It., that the New Market shall be flagged with -the flagstones proposed to be furnished by Sam I. Hobbs and Will. Flaherty, -~h<> are to be paid 7s. 6d. a square yard for so many square yards of flagging as the markets be found to contain when finished; It., £10 to Christ. Allen, Esq., for the use of a plot of ground for a Fruit Market, for one year. That Strettell Jackson, gent., one of the land waiters of this City; Brad- shaw Popham, Cotton Manufacturer ; Arthur Herbert, of Brewsterfield, Esq. ; James Sealy, of Bandon, Esq. ; Thomas Hillgrove, of Tralee, gent. ; William Lumley, of Ballymaloo, Esq.: John Pursell, Counc.-at-Law, Esq.; . John Spread, gent., son of John S., of Forrest, Esq. ; Revd. John Sealy, Clk. of Bandon ; Jasper Farmer, gent. ; Isaac Jones, Esq. ; Simon Vokes, mercht. ; ·Thomas Holmes, of Oysterhaven, gent. ; James Colthurst, of Springfield, gent; Thomas Gonnell, cooper ; John Besnard, sail-cloth manufacturer ; Joseph White, mariner ; John Pyne, of Mount Hedges, gent. ; George Smith, grocer; Robert Shaw, of Woodstock, Co. Galway, Esq. ; Robt. For- sayeth, gent. ; Henry Harding Parker, Esq., eldest son of Michrel P., Esq. ; Eustace Stawell, Esq., Counc.-at-Law, be admitted freemen at large; and the Rt. Ron. Henry Grattan in a Silver box. Present:-Mr. Mayor and Sheriffs ; .Alden. Wetherall, Maylor, Webb, Rowland, Travers, Butler, Owgan, Morrison, Sir J. Franklin, Kent; Mr. Willcocks, and C. S. 1 Nov., 1787. James Kingston, Esq., Mayor. That Thomas Purefoy, Esq., eldest son of William P., Esq., and John Travers, gent., of Abbey Street, be admitted freemen at large. Ordered, that £158 6s. 8d. be advanced to Mr. John Bray, the Lamp Contractor, being the cost of 500 new Globe lamps, heading, and burners, and 1000 new burners and cross wires for the old lamps, to be repaid by him when collected. That Richard Allen, mercht., having served John Harris, do. ; Major Gen. Patterson, now in this City ; and Lieut.-Co~ Marlborough Parsons Sterling be admitted freemen at large. 129

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