Lease
Collection object
1989.0251
H.57.7 W.77.6
Manuscript on parchment. Lease by Lawrence Clayton to William Bagg, merchant of Cork, of Gortnegross, Ramsin and Scarteen being part of the ploughland of Short Castle, Co. Cork. Dated 29th August 1706. Written on a single sheet of lined parchment with wide left margin. Folded up at the bottom and held together with a strip of parchment on which is the signed seal of William Bagg. Red wax seal depicting a mailed forearm with clenched fist. Witessed on reverse. Folded in three horizontally, then in half and half again. Annotated on the outer fold with the contents. Outer cover stamped with the rectangular blue stamp of the Irish Land Commission, and the oval stamp of the Land Judges Deeeds Office overstamped "Finally Delivered". Pin pricks for laying out the lines down edge of left margin.
Persons in text; Colonel Randall Clayton, John Lord Baron of Kingston, Barony of Duhallow, Joshua Savery of Kiltere, Thomas White, Edward Dodworth tenant of Kilknockan; Alderman Edmond Knapp tenant of Dromdowne; John Morrison of Clareen; Richard Carlis of Gortnacross; Thomas Chorkley (dcd) of Gortnacross; Humphry Chorkley father of Thomas; Mary Bagg also Ballars wife of William; John Bagg, brother of William; A.Clayton, Lerry? and Thomas Ruby witnesses; A NiCallaghaun, Abraham Lawson and George Hood witnesses to memorandum. Places in text; Short Castle of Moyallow; road from Moyalow to Ballyslogh,
Persons in text; Colonel Randall Clayton, John Lord Baron of Kingston, Barony of Duhallow, Joshua Savery of Kiltere, Thomas White, Edward Dodworth tenant of Kilknockan; Alderman Edmond Knapp tenant of Dromdowne; John Morrison of Clareen; Richard Carlis of Gortnacross; Thomas Chorkley (dcd) of Gortnacross; Humphry Chorkley father of Thomas; Mary Bagg also Ballars wife of William; John Bagg, brother of William; A.Clayton, Lerry? and Thomas Ruby witnesses; A NiCallaghaun, Abraham Lawson and George Hood witnesses to memorandum. Places in text; Short Castle of Moyallow; road from Moyalow to Ballyslogh,
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