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Documents from Thomond Papers, Petworth House Archive
unto the said Donogh O Bryen and after his decease to Donat second Earl
of Thomond son and heir of Donogh O Bryen as aforesaid through which
means his posterity as tenant at will enjoyed the said land 3 ploughlands
of Ballimcloone paying and being liable to such rent and impositions as
was reserved upon them by Donat second Earl of Thomond, Donogh Earl
of Thomond, and Donat late Earl of Thomond. All which the relations
hereof will manifestly prove.
[on side of document]: as may approved by a certain[?] Irish indenture in
the possession of Henry now Earl of Thomond
James McEnnerhiny his relation touching the above land
As he saith that Loughlen McCloone late of Cullinagh parcel of the said 3
ploughland of Ballimacloone mortgaged a quartermeere of the said land
unto Nicholas Strich late of Limerick which by the said Loughlen’s allowance
redeemed by John McNemarra late of Dangenivigeene. The said
Loughlen being sensible of his error in immortgage the land aforesaid
without power or authority from the late Earl to whom the land properly
belonged, submitted himself by petitioning unto the late Earl pretending
that mere necessity and poverty enforced him to immortgage the lands
and in his supplication requested that the difference should referred to
2 indifferent men to be composed which upon John McNemarra late of
Danganbrack deceased and James McEnerhini were by uniform consent
of the said late Earl and Loughlen elected for dividing that difference; who
made an order therein which now remains in my Lord’s hands; wherein
the circumstance of the matter contained.
4 sir De r M O t O Mallun, Ba r O n O f Gl e a n O M a l u n & cu e r c h y , 1630–31
(PHA Ms C6/4)
Rightful worshipful and much respected cousin, my silence that hereunto
proceeded not of fault of memory of the obligation, and natural inclination
I owe to my deceased right honourable lords, your father, and brother and
to all your most noble ancestors, but rather that I feared my service, and
letters should not be acceptable to you, being absent for so many years and
now with this peace between our king and these parts, and understanding
also by Mr James Aylmer, that you will embrace my service, and letters,
I make bold to offer you by those unadorned lines in English, in which I
have but little skill, my humble duty and give notice how my kinsman in
my absence, and without my consent as chief and supreme of their [sept]
in Gleanomalun and other lands annexed, have passeth [sic] over their
deeds indented to my most honourable Lord your father for the half of the
said lands, and received an indenture under his honour’s hand, and seal,
bearing date the 23 September 1606 to maintain them quietly, and their
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