And if any one either at present or in future shall be challenged concerning any of these things whatsoever which are granted to the aforesaid Abbey, they shall not be bound to answer therein to the monks, but to me and to my heirs shall it pertain to satisfy their challengers either by exchange or in another reasonable way, and to warrant and preserve entire to the monks whatsoever I have given to them. Therefore I strictly prohibit, upon forfeiture of ten marks, that no one maliciously vex or trouble them or their men or their servants, their goods or their possessions, or disturb them in any thing. Which, if any one shall presume to do it he shall know that he has fallen under the curse of God and mine likewise. And whosoever shall promote or maintain the said plane and my alms assigned to the same he shall find eternal reward with the benediction of God and mine.

These being witnesses, Jordan de Sachaville, John de Herlege, John Marshall, William de London ¹ Maurice de London, Walter Porcell, Baldwin Keting, Robert Keting, William Chevre ² , Nicholas Brü ³ , Phillip Clerk, and many others.

1428. In Easter term of this year another memorandum appears in the Exchequer Rolls respecting the annual pension of 13 marks paid by Tintern to Canterbury, reciting the statute made 2-3 Richard II at Westminster against Absentees, and the dates of the two parts in arrear; and stating that John, the present Prior of the Holy Trinity of Canterbury, appeared by his Attorney, William Chevers, and showed the Court that satisfaction for the said sums had been made to the King. ⁴

1543. In this year the following Inquisition, giving the names of the Jury, was taken upon Tintern, and is written in English. It differs in some respects which we have noted from the former Latin Inquisition of 32 Henry VIII., infra; and as it refers to the late King with a memorandum of indorsement showing it to be a copy, and the estate granted to Anthony Colclough, of whom presently, it must have been written after the 18th Elizabeth (1576), when the grant was made.

An office ⁴ found by virtue of a Commission directed to John Allen, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and other Commissioners appointed the 30th of August in the thirty-fifth year of the Reign of the late King Henry VIII. [1543] taken at Rosse in the County of Wexford before the said Commisioners by the others of these persons hereafter named.

Walter Devers de Clereston. ¹
Thome Siggen de Siggenston. ²
Thome Wadden de eadm [i.e., the same, of Waddingtown]. ³
Stephen Synott de Balitrante. ⁴
John fforlong de Horton. ⁵
John of Passagar. ⁶
Peter Prendergrast de Balifarnocke. ⁷
Phillipp Hore de Balishillan. ⁸
William Nevell de Ambroston. ⁹
Phillip fforlong de Carrickemayne. ¹⁰
William Sutton de Balyekerocke. ¹¹
Robert Prendergrast de Gurchyns. ¹²
Laurance Collen de Collyn. ¹³
Hamond Chevers de Killian. ¹⁴
Patrick Lamporte de Baliesier, and ¹⁵
Thoma Hore de Pole. ¹⁶

George Charleton, late of Gorey, Joyner, deposeth ¹ :
  "That about the 14th November last ² he was robbed, &c., of goods and chattels to the value of £102 by Luke Birne in the Co. Wicklow, gent, the first known and notorious Rebell in that County, and about 500 Rebells his souldyers under his comand. And about two daies after this Deponent, his wife and 3 children were all robbed and stript of their clothes by Mahowwne More of Cloneskyn in the said Co. of Wexford, Yeoman, Enogher O'Quidd of Gory, Art McDermott Ower of Gory, and other in their County. And about a fortnight after this, the Deponent being in the towne of Wexford, was by one .... Cheevers, Maior of said towne and a papist priest [ ordered ] to goe with the Rebells to assaulte H.M's fforte of Duncannon, whereupon this Disponent was forced for safety of his life yet against his will to goe against the same Caslte where he was comanded and thither brought by one Jasper Bowlan of Wexford, gent, Captain of this Deponent and of the rest then by the said Maior prest for that service, and by W^m Roch (a Romish priest) ; and this Deponent being kept there a souldjer, but indeed a prisoner, observed that there was in the league against Duncannon aforesaid one .... Mayler of Maylerstowne, gent, another Captain, one Rochford of ... Esq^re, another Captain, one Roch of Rochtowne, Esq^r, one Ralph Waddington of Enniscorphy, Esq^r, a fallen protestant, and a Justice of the Peace and Captain of 100 Rebells, one .... Codd of Codstowne, Esq^r, another Captain of 100 Rebells, and one Dermott McDoolin of .... Esq^r, a Captain of 300, one Walter Lacy of Enniscorthy, gent, formerly a protestant but lately turned papist who had formerly the keeping of Enniscorthy Castle and had delivered it to Sir Morgan Cavanagh of .... in County Carlow, K^t, a grand Rebell, and one Mr. .... Devereux of the Deepes, Esq^re, another Captain of the Rebells, and others whose names he knoweth not. And further saith that the Captains aforesaid, finding him to be an Englishman, suffered on of theire Souldyers to wound this Deponent in his left knee (of which he is lamed) saying that he is an Englishman and will discover us if he have liberty, and that by the meanes and perswasion of the said Mr. Devereux who begged for his liberty, this Deponent after 12 days restraint, was suffered to passe away and fly to his wife and children, and they are now all at Dublin in great want and misery. And further saith that it was a comon report amongst the Rebells aforesaid that they had a Comission from the King for doing what they did, and that they would not have an Englishman to live amongst them unless he would turn to Masse and sworne to be true unto them, or to that effect. And he did heare one of the Souldyers of Sir Thomas Esmond say that the said Sir Thomas and his Master had sent 50 Souldyers and 80 lbs. of powder to the said Luke Birne the Rebell and his Company against the Castle of Carnow in the Countly of Wicklowe."

He [George Cook] writes again on April 6 ["Diurnall," p. 1813] of the results of his expedition into Wicklow. The result of these operations and the stringent regulations put in force was the emigration to "foreign parts" of most of the leaders of the Irish Rebellion in both the above Counties. By the year 1652 the whole of Ireland was in subjection to the Parliamentary party.

In connection with these expeditions in the north of the County in the spring of the year 1651, we have a curious petition and answer to it, respecting certain arbitrary acts which are alleged to have taken place at the house of George Cheevers, at Ballynaclash, in Killila Parish, Ballaghkeen South. This house was situated close to Blackwater harbour on the coast, and my ancestor, who was engaged to one of Mr. Cheevers's daughters, was staying as a guest there at the time.

Patrick Longe¹ petitions the Duke of Ormonde in May, 1664, stating:

"That during the tyme of the late warre, the petitioner being Lieutenant of Horse to Colonel Walter Bagnal under your Grace's command, was by his said Colonel (after the taking of Kilkenny, Laghlinbridge, Catherlogh, and other considerable places, by the late Usurpers) commanded to joyne his troop to Sir Thomas Esmonds, and to observe his commands until further orders from his said Colonel ; which the petitioner obeying and being afterwards commanded by the said Sir Tho^s Esmond to march together with Captain Esmond and Captain

page break footnote Wale to Ballineclassy in the County Wexford, where the enemy intended to settle a garrison, and [having had orders] to reduce the same to an incapacity of affoording quarter or other accomodacion to the enemy,¹, whereby HM's interest and forces in other partes of teh said County might be better secured and preserved, which your petitioner having effected in obedience to command and in order to HM's service as aforesaid, was for soe doing sued before the Usurpers in the year 1658, by one Philip Hore of Kilsalchan,² and branded with appellacions of a Tory, a Papist, and a Rebell, whereas the said Hore knew very well that your petitioner had always been of the Royal partie and a Protestant; whereupon the petitioner being sensible of the malice, injusice, and partiality of the powers then in being, was for his safety necessitated to compound with and pay unto the said Hore the sum of £12 sterling, which, as the case then stood with your petitioner, lay very heavy upon him. May it therefore please your Grace to require the said Philip Hore to pay back to your petitioner the sum of £12 most unjustly forced from hime, as aforesaid, together with his damages sustained by occasion therefore amount to £20 st. at the least, or to appeare before your Grace and show [cause] to the contrary (if any hee can). And,&c.

(Sd). "Patrick Long."

Dublin Castle, 6 May 1664. The above named Phillip Hore is hereby required to give the petitioner satisfaction concerning his demand in this petition menconed, or to appeare before me and shew cause to the contrary. (Sd). "Ormonde." The reply to this puts a very different complexion on it, as will be seen:

"Answer of Philip Hore to the petition of Lieut Pat Longe.

"May it please yo^r Grace, Whereas it is alleadged by the petitioner that hee, being Lieutenant to Colonel Walter Bagnall, about the yeare 1650, did by order of Sir Thomas Esmond, march to Balleneclash in the County Wexford, the house of George Cheevers Esq^re, to make it incapable, as hee pretends, of receiving a garrison of the enemy; the truth is, may it please yo^r Grace, that the said Lieut. P. Longe came into the said hhouse about the said time with a party of the Birnes and Tooles of Glanmalier, and having spoken to the said Cheevers and his wife, the daughter of Sir Richard Butler of Knocktocher,³ told them they were of Sir Walter Dungan's party, on which Mr. Cheevers opened his gate, they passing their parol not to offer the least injury. And after the said Longe, with the rest of his party had been friendly entertained, the said Longe gave order immediately to burne the said house, it being but a small plantation house, and noe way fit to be guarrisoned; on which the said M^r Cheevers desired but 3 hours to turne out his goods, which was denied, and he, with his wife and children were all stript and plundered, and the defendant Philip Hore, plundered by the said Longe and his partie to the value of £200. And further the said Philip for answer saith that Sir Tho^s Esmond, upon application [being] made by page break footnotes M^rs Cheevers unto him for redress for the said burning and plundering, did declare, under his hand and seal, that he never gave order unto the said Longe for the burning of the said house. And the said Philip further saith and denieth that ever he called the said Long a tory, Papist, or Rebel,¹ ...