Harviestown and the mill thereunto belonging PoleHore Bolgerstown and Muchy-wood and Mullindery with the appurtenances all lying and being in the County of Wexford And that he the said Philip Hore shall have hold possess and enjoy all and singular the premisses to him and his Heirs against the Kings Majestie his Heirs and Successors and against the said Sir George Lane and his Heirs and all claiming by from or under them or any of them by virtue of this or the said former Act with all the rights members and appurtenances Rents issues and profits and all other advantages whatsoever to them and every of them belonging and appertaining to the use of him the said Philip Hore his Heirs Executors and Administrators respectively for ever Subject unto such rents and services as the same are lyable unto by this Act This present Act or any other Act Law Statute Ordinance Order Grant Decree Outlawry Attainder Record Provision Sequestration Distribution Allotment Iudgement or Conviction or any other clause matter or thing to the contrary notwithstanding His Majestie having taken to his Princely consideration the many faithfull and acceptable services of Sir George Hamilton Knight performed aswell to his late Majestie of Glorious Memory as to himself in the Warrs of Ireland and that in severall qualities as Captain of Horse Colonel and Captain of Foot Governour of the Castle of Nenach and other capacities for which there were arrears to great value accrued to the said Sir George Hamilton before and after the fifth of June One thousand six hundred forty nine which though not stated are by agreement and consent between him and other the Commissioned Officers and Trustees serving in Ireland before that time reduced to five thousand pounds sterling Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the said Sir George Hamilton shall in full satisfaction of all personal arrears due unto him for his service in Ireland in the several imployments he had there before and after the said fifth day of June One thousand six hundred forty nine be satisfied the summ of five thousand pounds sterling out of the security set a part and designed by this and the said former Act for satisfaction of the arrears of such Commissioned Officers as served His Majestie or his said Royal Father in the Warrs of Ireland at any time before or after the fifth of June One thousand six hundred forty nine in such manner as by the said agreement is directed this Act or any other Act or matter to the contrary notwithstanding Provided Alwayes and be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That where any lands Tenements or Hereditaments which were seized sequestred or set apart upon account of the late Rebellion or Warr have been given and granted by any particular clause or provision in the said former Act mentioned or by any Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England or under the Great Seal of Ireland to any person or persons whose estates therein were confirmed by the said former Act or are confirmed by this present Act and whereof a third part hath not been already evicted by some Decrees herein confirmed the lands granted to his Royal Highness James Duke of York George Duke of Albemarle Arthur Earl of Anglesey Roger Earl of Orrery Charles late Earl of Mountrath Richard Lord Baron of Coloony Charles late Earl of Falmouth Theobald Earl of Carlingford Henry Lord Arlington John Lord Kingston Chidley Coot and Thomas Coot Esquires the relict and Heirs of Sir Simon Harcourt and the relict and Children of Colonel George Cook Sir William Pen Sir Theophilus Jones Sir George Ayscough the Orphans of Colonel Owen O Conell Sir George Rawdon Baronet Sir George Lane Edward Vernon Esq Erasmus Smith Esq and the lands conveyed or mentioned to be conveyed by John Parker to certain Trustees for pious uses which Trustees are hereby made responsible to the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour and Governours and Council there for the time being touching the execution and performance of the said Charity and the lands granted to any person or persons in satisfaction of arrears due for service done in Ireland or in satisfaction of any debt owing to them for provisions for the Army or Navy in Ireland and the lands which by the said former Act are restored to former Proprietors onely excepted That there and in such cases the said Provisoes Clauses Grants and Letters Patents shall be understood and so are hereby declared to be good and valid for no more than two full third parts of the Lands Tenements and Hereditaments therein mentioned and thereby granted and as to one third part of the Lands Tenements and Hereditaments therein contained shall be and so are hereby declared to be null and void Any thing in the said Provisoes Clauses Letters Patents or in the said former Act or in this present Act contained to the contrary notwithstanding Nevertheless such Grantees and all those who claim under them shall have like liberty of Retrenchment and in like manner and form as Adventurers and Souldiers are to have by the rules of this Act and the third part so as aforesaid to be retrencht shall remain and be vested in His Majestie His Heirs and Successors to be disposed and applyed to such uses as other forfeited lands by this Act ought to be Any thing herein before contained to the contrary notwithstanding Provided also and be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That out of all the Lands which have been decreed to any Irish Papist Popish Recusant or Roman Catholick by virtue of any Decrees not grounded upon some particular Proviso in the said former Act and made by the Commissioners for execution of the said former Act after the second day of July in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty three and herein confirmed one years rent according to the values the same were let at in the year One thousand six hundred fifty nine over and above all other the rents and payments by this Act imposed or made levyable shall be raised and levyed and paid unto the Receivers herein after mentioned by two even and equal payments the first payment thereof to begin upon the first day of November which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty and seven and the second payment thereof to be upon the first day of November which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty and eight under the penalty following That is to say every person lyable to the payment of any part of the said years rent and making default and failing to pay the same by the space of twenty days next after any the days and times wherein the same ought to be paid shall be chargeable and is hereby charged with double the sum which ought to have been paid as aforesaid to be levyed by Process out of His Majesties Court of Exchequer in like manner as any other the rents herein before
February which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty six under the penalty following that is to say every person liable to the payment of any part of the said years Rents and making default and failing to pay the same by the space of twenty days after any the days and times wherein the same ought to be paid shall be chargeable and is hereby charged with double the sum which ought to have been paid as aforesaid to be levied by Process out of His Majesties Court of Exchequer in like manner as any the Rents whereof the said Earl of Orrery and Lord Massereen were appointed Receivers by the said former Act might have been levied and if need so require like course is to be taken for the ascertaining of the value of lands charged with the said years rent and of returning the same into the Exchequer to remain and be a charge upon Record as in and by the said former Act in case of the said other rent therein secured was appointed And the said Receivers herein after appointed are to accompt for and pay unto Arthur Earle of Anglesey Vice-treasurer of Ireland or to the Vice-treasurer of Ireland for the time being all and every the summs of money by them to be received Nevertheless it is hereby declared and Enacted that all and every the summs of money formerly paid to the Earl of Orrery and Lord Vice-Count Massareen in pursuance of the said former Act shall be allowed to the person and persons so paying the same his and their Heirs Executors and Assignes in full discharge of so much of the rent payable by this Act as the moneyes so as aforesaid payd do or shall amount unto and the two half years rents payable to the said Earl of Orrery and Lord Vice-Count Massereen by any Adventurer or Souldier their Heirs Executors or Assignes by virtue of the said former Act shall be and are hereby from henceforth discharged And in case the monies to be raised as aforesaid shall fall short of the summ of three hundred thousand pounds then it shall and may be lawful to and for the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour and Council there for the time being to tax and assess upon all the lands in Ireland so much more money as together with what hath been before raised and allowed by virtue of this Act shall make up the full and just summ of three hundred thousand pounds sterling and to cause the same to be assessed distributed raised and levied by such wayes and means as they shall think fit observing therein all the equality and indifferency that can be And Arthur Earl of Anglesey Vice-treasurer of Ireland or the Vice-treasurer for the time being is hereby required and enjoyned to pay or cause to be payd out of the moneyes to be received as aforesaid unto the Kings Majestie the summ of fifty thousand pounds and also unto and amongst such Commissioned Officers who served before the fifth of June One thousand six hundred forty nine and have not yet received any satisfaction in lands or money and amongst the Heirs Executors and Assigns of such Commissioned Officers and other persons intitled to be satisfied within their security such summs of money as the Commissioners for Execution of this Act having respect to the arreares already stated shall by any warrant under their hands and Seals or the hands and Seals of the Major part of them direct and appoint until the whole sum of One hundred thousand pounds shall be fully satisfied and payd and the warrant or warrants under the hands and Seals of the said Commissioners or the Major part of them together with the acquittance or acquittances of the party or parties who shall receive any money thereupon shall be unto the said Vice-treasurer a sufficient discharge for so much as the said acquittances extend unto which said One hundred thousand pounds so as aforesaid appointed to be payd is hereby declared to be in lieu and recompence of and in full satisfaction for the years rent payable out of the lands of those Souldiers who had lands set out for their arrears in the year One thousand six hundred fifty three and the year and halfs rent payable by those other Souldiers who had lands set out for their arrears in the years One thousand six hundred fifty five One thousand six hundred fifty six One thousand six hundred fifty seaven One thousand six hundred fifty eight One thousand six hundred fifty nine The payment of which said rents shall from henceforth cease and determine and the persons and estates there with charged or chargeable by the said former Act shall be and are hereby thereof for ever acquitted and discharged And whereas several clauses in His Majesties Gracious Declaration of the thirtieth of November in the twelfth year of his Raign and in the former Act do intitle His Grace James Duke of Ormond and the Lady Dutchess His Wife to great quantities of forfeited lands in the Counties of Catherlagh Galloway Waterford Dublin Kildare Meath Cork Kerry Kilkenny and Tipperary and other places and if the same were extended to the utmost would greatly obstruct and hinder the Settlement now intended Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the full summ of fifty thousand pounds sterling be payd out of the moneyes aforesaid unto his said Grace James Duke of Ormond now Lord Lieutenant of Ireland His Executors Administrators or Assignes which the said Vice-treasurer is hereby required and enjoyned to pay or cause to be payd out of the moneyes aforesaid unto His said Grace or unto such other person or persons as His Grace shall appoint which is hereby declared to be in lieu and recompence of and in full satisfaction for all such forfeited and forfeitable estates titles interests claims or demands in or to any Mannors lands Tenements or Hereditaments mediately or immediately held as of any of the Mannors of the said Duke or the Lady Dutchess of Ormond His Wife or heretofore granted by His Grace or any of his Ancestors or by any of the Ancestors of the said Lady Dutchess in Fee Farm or Fee tail and of all and singular the statutes judgements Mortgages and other real securities for money given made acknowledged or entred into by any person or persons holding as aforesaid to any other forfeiting person or person not declared innocent to all which premises the said Duke and Dutchess respectively hy his Majesties said Declaration and by the said former Act are intitled and of all mean rates issues and profits thereof since incurred and now due to His Grace other than what is already received to his use for which he is hereby acquitted and of all and every the Reversions and Remainders which the said Duke or Dutchess now hath or have expectant upon the said forfeited and forfeitable Estates tail which Estates Interests and other the benefits and advantages herein before mentioned are intended and so are hereby declard to
paid their purchase money to His Royal Highness or his Commissioners or to the Executors of such Regicides who have since answered the same upon their accompts to His Royal Highness or his Commissioners and other than the lands and Houses granted or intended to be granted unto James Duke of Ormond and the Lady Dutchess his Wife or either of them by this or the said former Act and other than the lands granted unto Michael now Lord Archbishop of Dublin heretofore Lord Bishop of Cork and the lands granted unto Francis Lord Aungier and other than the lands granted to Sir George Lane before and confirmed in and by the said former Act and other than the lands settled upon Hercules Huncks by the said former Act which shall remain to them their Heirs and Assignes accordingly and other than the lands which have been decreed away by the Commissioners for Execution of the late Act shall be and are hereby declared to be and continue vested in his Royal Highness and his Heirs as fully and amply with all the like benefit and advantage as by the said former Act is mentioned discharged of all Rents services and payments by this or the said former Act reserved created or imposed but subject to the same Rents services and payments as other lands by this Act ought to be in case his Royal Highness or his Heirs shall alien or demise the same otherwise than forlives or years reserving the full Moyery of the improved Rent And where any lands formerly set out in satisfaction of any Adventures or arrears or any other lands whatsoever due to the said Regicides or any of them have been evicted or recovered from his Royal Highness his Heirs and Assignes by virtue of any such decrees as aforesaid Be it further Enacted That some other like quantity of profitable and forfeited lands according to the down Survey equal in number of acres to those which have been so evicted and within the Counties of Dublin Lowth Kildare and Cork or some of them if it may be or otherwise elsewhere be forthwith set out by the Commissioners for Execution of this Act and allotted to his Royal Highness and his Heirs to be held as aforesaid And further that all deficiencies which have happened to all or any the persons whose estates by the said former Act or this present Act are vested in his Royal Highness and his Heirs or which have happened to their or any of their estates be fully satisfied and supplyed out of some other forfeited lands to be set out by the Commissioners for Execution of this Act and allotted to his Royal Highness and his Heirs to be held as aforesaid and that all moneys lent or disbursed by any of the said persons or hy any others for them or any of them for Provisions Arms or Ammunition for support of His Majesties Army in Ireland in the beginning of the Rebellion there be likewise satisfied out of the Lands and Houses for that purpose according to His Majesties Declaration in the said Act of Settlement to be set out by the Commissioners for execution of this Act and allotted to his Royal Highness his Heirs and Assignes to be held as aforesaid Any thing in this or the said former Act to the contrary notwithstanding Saving always unto Arthur Earl of Anglesey such Right and Title of in and to such part of the premisses as he the said Earl of Anglesey hath or ought to have by virtue of the said former Act or this present Act or by virtue of an Indenture of Lease under the hand and seal of his Royal Highness made between his Royal Highness of the one part and the said Earl of Anglesey on the other part bearing date before the passing of this Act Any thing in this or the said former Act to the contrary notwithstanding Provided always and be it Enacted That this Act shall not extend or be any ways construed to take away or be prejudicial unto any Estate Right Title or Interest of George Duke of Albemarle his Heirs or Assigns of in or to any Lands Tenements or Hereditaments accrewing to him or them by virtue or in pursuance of the said former Act or one other Act intituled An Act for the securing several Lands Tenements and Hereditaments to George Duke of Albermarle Any thing herein before or after expressed to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding And it is further Enacted That the Ferry at Wexford with all the profits and other the Rights and Priviledges thereunto belonging or therewith used and enjoyed shall be and are hereby vested and settled in the said George Duke of Albemarle and shall be held and enjoyed by the said George Duke of Albemarle his Heirs and Assigns And whereas several Lands and Tenements whereof the said George Duke of Albemarle was seized by virtue of one or both the Acts before mentioned have been evicted or recovered from the said George Duke of Albemarle by virtue of certain Decrees lately made by the Commissioners for execution of the said former Act and some Incumbrances have likewise by Decree of the said Commissioners been allowed and charged upon the Lands of the said George Duke of Albemarle for redemption whereof the said George Duke of Albemarle hath paid and satisfied the full sum of Eight hundred pounds Be it further Enacted That the Commissioners for execution of this Act do forthwith set out and allot to the said George Duke of Albemarle and his Heirs or Assigns out of the lands in the County of Wexford now or lately held in Custodiam of His Majestie by Sir Richard Clifton Knight so much other land as may be equal in quantity of profitable acres to what hath been so Decreed and Evicted as aforesaid and in value to such Incumbrance as hath been recovered and satisfied as aforesaid which lands so as aforesaid to be allotted shall be held and enjoyed by the said George Duke of Albemarle his Heirs and Assigns as fully and amply as the lands so Evicted and Decreed as aforesaid might have been held in case no such Decree or Eviction had been Any thing in this or the said former Act contained to the contrary notwithstanding Provided always and be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Right honourable Thomas Earl of Southampton Lord high Treasurer of England Anthony Ashley Lord Ashley Chancellor and Vndertreasurer of His Majesties Court of Exchequer Sir Orlando Bridgeman Knight and Baronet Lord chief Iustice of His Majesties Court of Common Pleas at Westminster and Sir Henry Vernon Knight and Baronet shall have hold and enjoy to them their Heirs and Assignes all that the Castle Mannor and Abbey of Eniscorthy in the County of Wexford and all the Mannors Towns Vills Lands Tenements Territories and Hereditaments late of Robert Wallop late of Farley-Wallop in the County of Southampton called Kilbeg Cloine Tumsalow and Effernock or by what other name or names soever they are known or called with their and every of their
Sir Courtney Pool Baronet and other the persons intitled to the said estate so long as the said Lord Vice-count shall have issue male of his body were still to continue their possession Nevertheless His Majestie being desirous that all just interests should be provided for and being willing to extend his mercy unto the said Nicholas Lord Vice-count Nettervill as far as may stand with His Iustice is graciously pleased that it may be Enacted and be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Commissioners for execution of this Act doe forthwith set out unto the said Edward Smith Esq Sir Courtney Pool Baronet and other the persons intitled to the lands of the said Lord Vice-count their Heirs and Assigns their several and respective two third parts which by the rules of this Act they ought to have and after such two third parts set out shall restore the said Lord Vice-count Nettervill unto the possession of all and singular the Mannors Castles Lands Tenements Reversions Remainders and all other Hereditaments Right Title and Interest whatsoever in the said Kingdom of Ireland with his deceased Father and Grandfather or either of them or any other person or persons in trust for them or either of them or to their or either of their use or uses or any other or others to whom he may or can derive as heir or otherwise had held or enjoyed or of right ought to have held or enjoyed on the Two and twentieth of October One thousand six hundred forty one Rectories and Parsonages Impropriated and Appropriate Tythes excepted and that the said Lord Vice-count shall hold and enjoy all and singular the Lands Tenements and Hereditaments so restored according to such Estate Right and Title as he ought to have had in the same in case he had been adjudged innocent and no other and also shall be and is hereby restored in blood to all intents and purposes Any thing in this present Act or the said former Act or any other Act Law Statute Ordinance Order Outlary Attainder Record Provision Sequestration Distribution Allotment Iudgement Conviction or Decree or any other matter clause or thing to the contrary notwithstanding And because the Estate Right and Inheritance of in and unto several Lands Tenements and Hereditaments is by several clauses in this Act vested and settled in or otherwise disposed of unto several persons in the said several and respective clauses particularly named and mentioned whereby great prejudice may arise unto others whose right was not intended to be barred or extinguished if a timely remedye be not provided Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That in all and every such clauses it shall be understood and so is hereby Declared That all the right title and interest either in law or equity which any person or persons Body Politick or Corporate their Heirs Executors Successors or Assignes or any of them had on the Two and twentieth day of October One thousand six hundred forty one or at any time since other than His Majestie His Heirs and Successors and those who shall or may claim by from or under His Majestie His Heirs and Successors or any of them by virtue of this or the said former Act and other than such person or persons Bodies Politick or Corporate their Heirs Executors Successors and Assigns whose right is particularly mentioned to be barred and excluded shall be and is hereby preserved unto them their Heirs Executors Successors and Assignes respectively as fully and amply as if a particular saving of Rights had been annexed to and repeated in every such clause any thing in this Act contained to the contrary notwithstanding And whereas in and by the said former Act the fractions of od pounds shillings and pence were to be struck off and deducted out of all sums of money Debentures Certificates or Decrees for Arrears Adventures Publick Debts Reprizes or other allowed Interests which according to the said Act were to be ascertained stated or settled and the fractions of od acres roods and pearches were also to be deducted out of the respective proportions of lands which should be granted or settled in satisfaction of any of the aforesaid interests so as such deductions did not exceed the hundredth part of the money or lands out of which such Deductions were to be made which Deductions were appointed to be satisfied as intirely as might be in such convenient proportions and places as the Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being should appoint and reserved to be disposed to such uses as His Majestie His Heirs or Successors should appoint His Majestie is graciously pleased that it may be Enacted and be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That no fractions of od pounds shillings or pence or of od acres roods or pearches or any satisfaction for the same be at any time hereafter made or given unto His Majestie His Heirs or Successors or unto any other person or persons claiming the benefit thereof by virtue of any Patent Grant or other Assignment from His Majestie but that the same be for ever released and discharged and that all and every the clauses in the said former Act touching and concerning the giving or reserving such fractions and the satisfaction thereof unto His Majestie His Heirs and Successors shall be and are hereby repealed and made void to all intents and purposes as if the same had never been had nor made Any thing in this or the said former Act to the contrary notwithstanding And whereas the survey admeasurement of certain lands in Ireland was heretofore undertaken and finished by Sir William Petty Knight upon an agreement made with the Souldiers to have for his pains one penny for every acre so surveyed and admeasured as aforesaid whereof part hath been already paid and some doth still remain in arrear to the end therefore that satisfaction be made to Sir William Petty for what remains unpaid by the Souldiers their Heirs or Assigns and for His better encouragement to finish the several Mapps and Descriptions of this Kingdom Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours of Ireland for the time being with any six or more of His Majesties Privy Council shall have power to examine how much of the said penny the acre hath been already paid and for what lands and how much thereof remains behind and unpaid and to give Order or Orders Warrant or Warrants for the levying and receiving one penny per acre out of all the lands in the admeasurement whereof he was imployed that have been or shall be appointed to be set out for satisfaction of arrears out of which such acrige was agreed or ought in justice to be paid and hath not been already paid and to give such further encouragement to the said Sir William for the finishing of the said Mapps as they shall think fit And that it shall and may be lawful to and for Sir
breaking out of the said Rebellion and Warr unto the last end thereof behaved himself with great courage and diligence in His Majesties service and suffered great hardships and extremities from the said Irish Rebells by reason of such his fidelity and Obedience to the Crown of England until at last being taken prisoner by them he was forced for fear of his life to subscribe their Oath of association and having so gained his Liberty did immediately fly unto Dublin and there submitted himself to the now Lord Duke then Lord Marquess of Ormond His Majesties Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and continued there ever after serving His Majestie and his Authority to the uttermost of his power The consideration whereof inclined His Majestie to mention the said Sir Thomas Sherlock in his late gracious Declaration amongst the names of those few persons whom His Majestie was pleased to appoint to be restored to their former estate without any further Proof of their innocency which said Sir Thomas Sherlock was afterward by the Commissioners for Execution of the said former Act adjudged a nocent person upon no other grounds or evidence than the enforced subscription of the Oath of association as aforesaid His Majestie therefore being very unwilling to proceed with such rigour and strictness towards any of his good Subjects or to suffer a Decree so severe to continue any longer in force to the ruine of the said Sir Thomas Sherlock and his Family is graciously pleased That it may be Enacted and be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Commissioners for Execution of this Act shall forthwith and without any previous reprizall restore unto Paul Sherlock Esq sonn and Heir of the said Sir Thomas Sherlock and his Heirs the possession of the principal and capital Messuage or seat and also one third part of all and singular the Messuages Mannors lands Tenements and Hereditaments whereof the said Sir Thomas Sherlock or any other person or persons in trust for him or to his use were seized or possessed upon the two and twentieth of October One thousand six hundred forty one Impropriations and appropriat tithes excepted and shall also with all convenient speed restore the whose residue of the said lands and Tenements Impropriations and appropriate tithes excepted the respective Adventurers or Souldiers their Heirs or Assignes now in possession thereof or claiming the same being first satisfied their respective two third parts and for their several and respective improvements which will be due to them by the rules of this Act and from and after such restitution so made as aforesaid the said Paul Sherlock shall hold and enjoy to him his Heirs and Assignes all and singular the lands and Tenements so restored in as full and ample manner as he or they might have done if no such Decree had ever been had or made any thing in this or the said former Act contained to the contrary notwithstanding And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Commissioners for Execution of this Act shall restore unto Nicholas Bourke of Limerick Sonn and Heir of James Bourke his Heirs and Assignes the principal and capital Messuage whereof he the said Nicholas or his Father or any other in trust for them or either of them or to their use were seized or possest the two and twentieth of October One thousand six hundred forty one and also two thousand acres thereunto adjoyning or so much thereof as they or either of them or any other to their use were seized or possest of on the said two and twentieth of October and that so much other forfeited and undisposed land be likewise set out and allotted unto the said Nicholas Bourke and his Heirs and within such County and Barony as the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour and Governours of Ireland and Council there shall direct and appoint And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Commissioners for Execution of this Act shall forthwith restore unto the Lord Vice-count Gormanston and his Heirs all and singular the Messuages Mannors lands Tenements Rents Reversions Remainders and Hereditaments to which he is not already restored by some Decree of the Commissioners for Execution of the said former Act herein confirmed and all other the estate Right Title and interest whatsoever whereof the said Lord Vice-count Gormanston or Nicholas late Lord Vice-count Gormanston his Father or any other person or persons to their use or in trust for them or either of them were seized or possessed the two and twentieth of October One thousand six hundred forty one Impropriations and appropriate tithes excepted the Heirs or Assignes of Charles late Earl of Mountrath now having or claiming the same being first satisfied by an allotment to them and their Heirs of so much forfeited lands as may be equal in quantity and number of profitable acres to the lands so as aforesaid to be restored and being also first satisfied and paid or otherwise secured for the Rents issues and measne profits received and detained by the said Lord Vice-count Gormanston and his Agents since his entry on the premisses or to be received and detained until such allotment shall be made as aforesaid according as the same shall be ascertained by the Commissioners for Execution of this Act and at such times and in such manner as they shall appoint and from and after such Restitution made as aforesaid the said Lord Vice-count Gormanston shall hold and enjoy to him his Heirs and Assignes all and singular the lands Tenements and Hereditaments so restored this Act or any other Act Record Vtlary or Attainder or any other matter or thing to the contrary notwithstanding And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Commissioners for Execution of this Act shall forthwith restore unto John Grace of Court-stown Esq and Colonel Richard Grace and their respective Heirs all and singular the Messuages lands Tenements and Hereditaments except Impropriations and appropriate tithes and except the houses in Kilkenny which they or either of them respectively or any other person or persons in trust for them or either of them respectively had held or enjoyed upon the Two and twentieth of October One thousand six hundred forty one and which are not already restored to the said Richard Grace by some decree of the Commissioners for execution of the said former Act herein confirmed the respective Adventurers or Souldiers their Heirs or Assigns now in possession thereof or claiming the same being first satisfied their respective charges and proportions and for their several and respective improvements which will be due to them by the rules of this Act and from and after such restitution so made as aforesaid the said John Grace shall hold and enjoy to him and his heirs all and singular the Lands Tenements and Hereditaments so to be restored and the said Richard Grace shall hold enjoy to him and his Heirs the lands so to be restored Any thing in this or the
assigned shall be and are hereby vested in his Majestie his Heirs and Successors and discharged of the uses or trusts in this or the said former Act expressed any thing in this or the said former Act or any other Act matter or thing to the contrary notwithstanding And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the fifty four persons herein after named That is to say The Earl of Westmeath the Lord Vice-count Ikerryn The Lord Baron of Dunboyne The Lord Baron of Trymletstown The Lord Baron of Upper-Ossory The Lord Bermingham Baron of Athunry Colonel Richard Butler Sir Richard Barnwell Baronet Sir Redmund Everard Baronet Sir Dermott O Shagnussey Knight Master Edmund Fitz Gerald of Balymalo Master Thomas Butler of Killcomell Master _____ Macnemarra of Crevagh Master David Power of Kibolane Master Donnogh O Callaghan of Clonmeen Master Barnard Talbott of Rathdown Conly Geoghegan of Donore who were mentioned amongst the thirty eight persons in his Majesties late Gracious Declaration and were restored after reprizalls set out and for whom no provision hath yet been made and also the Heirs of Sir Lucas Dillon Knight the Heirs of Sir Valentine Blake Baronet Sir Robert Talbott Knight Sir Richard Blake Knight Doctor Gerrard Fennell Geoffry Browne John Browne of the Neale John walsh Thomas Terrill Edmund Dillon Francis Coghlan of Kilcolgan in the Kings County Robert Nugent of Cartlanstown Sir John Bourke of Derry-Maclaghney Thomas Arthur Esq Doctor in Physick Gerald Fleming of Castle-Fleming and Bartholemew Stackpoole Esquires who were also mentioned in the said former Act to be restored to their former estates as aforesaid and for whom no provision hath yet been made And also the Lord Baron of Brittas Master Tute Sonn to Andrew Boy Tute of Cullanmore in the County of Westmeath Esq Master _____ Walsh Heir of David Walsh of Bally-Beaghan in the County of Tipperary Esq Sir Edmund Bourke Baronet Sonn to Sir Vlick Bourke of Giusk in the County of Roscomon Baronet Deceased Sir Thomas Esmond Baronet Sir Lucas Dowdall Knight Sonn of Lawrence Dowdall of Athlumney in the County of Meath Esq Master _____ Walsh Heir of Walter Walsh of Castle Hoyle in the County of Kilkenny Esq Edward Wall of Ballinikill in the County of Catherlagh Esq Master _____ Butler Sonn of Theobald Butler Sonn of James Butler of Derry-Luscan in the County of Tipperary Esq James Tobyn of Killaghee in the County of Tipperary Esq Richard Butler of Ballinikill in the County of Tipperary Esq Philip Purcell of Ballyfoyle in the County of Kilkenny Esq Sir Edmund Fitz Gerald of Clanlish in the County of Limerick Baronet Peirce Walsh of Abbey Owhney in the County of Limerick Esq John Power of Doneile in the County of Waterford Esq Peirce Power of Money Largy in the County of Waterford Esquire William Brabazon the Heir of Anthony Brabazon of Balinaslo in the County of Roscomon Esq Daniel O Brien of Dnogh in the County of Clare Esq Lord Vice-count Iveagh Sir Edward Fitz Harris of Clogh-Notefoy in the County of Limerick Baronet John Cantwell of Mokarky in the County of Tipperary Esq and their Heirs and Assignes shall by the Commissioners for Execution of this Act be restored unto their severall and respective principall Seats That is to say unto their severall and respective principal Messuages Houses or Castles Kilmedan and the lands thereunto belonging excepted or in case they have severall Messuages Houses or Castles to such of their severall messuages Houses or Castles Kilmedan and the land thereunto belonging excepted as they shall respectively choose within two months after the first sitting of the Commissioners for Execution of this Act and unto two thousand acres of land thereunto adjoyning if they or any of them their or any of their Ancestors or any other in trust for them or any of them or to their or any of their use were seized or possessed of so much upon the two and twentieth of October One thousand six hundred forty one and were thereunto lawfully and rightfully intitled And in case they or any of them their or any of their Ancestors or any other in trust for them or any of them or to their use were not seized or possessed upon the two and twentieth of October One thousand six hundred forty one of two thousand acres as aforesaid then unto so much thereof as they were seized or possessed of as aforesaid and which lyes contiguous to their respective principall Seats and if any of the four and fifty Persons herein before named shall be found to be in possession of any messuage and lands thereunto adjoyning which to them or any of them did rightfully belong upon the said two and twentieth day of October One thousand six hundred forty one and the lands so possessed shall be found to exceed the quantity of two thousand acres it shall and may be lawfull to and for the Lord Lieutenant or other Cheif Governour or Governours of Ireland and Councill there for the time being to cause so much thereof as shall exceed the quantity of two thousand acres to be retrenched and cut off in such way and manner as they shall think fit and the land so retrencht shall remain and be vested in His Majestie to the end that the same may be further disposed to the uses of this Act And for the better support of such of the four and fifty Persons herein before named who shall not have two thousand acres near adjoyning and lying contiguous unto his and their respective Seats to which they are to be restored or having two thousand acres shall not be thought to be thereby sufficiently provided for It is further declared and Enacted That it shall and may be lawfull to and for the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour and Governours of Ireland and Council there for the time being upon due consideration had of the several and respective cases and merits of the persons aforesaid to direct and appoint the Commissioners for Execution of this Act to set out and allot or cause to be set out and allotted unto any of the persons aforesaid or their Heirs so much of the forfeited lands which shall remain undisposed after the several Protestant interests herein before provided for shall be satisfied as the said Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours Council shall think fit Provided alwayes That nothing herein contained shall extend to restore or intitle the said Sir Thomas Esmond Baronet to the possession of any Messuages Mannors lands Tenements or Hereditaments whereof George Duke of Albemarle is now in possession by himself or his under-tenants or any wayes intitled thereunto but that the same shall be held and enjoyed by the said George Duke of Albemarle his Heirs and Assignes any thing herein before contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Provided also That if any person or persons shall within the space of six monthes next after the Royal assent to this Bill actually given alleage before the
Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Gobernours of Ireland and Council there that the said Sir Edward Fitz Harris hath committed any Massacre Murther or other such like Heynous Crime or cruelty upon the persons of any of his Majesties good Subjects shall prove the same by such witnesses or other evidence as the said Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours and Council there shall think good proof that then and in such case it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governour or Governours and Council there by order of the Council to declare and adjudge him the said Sir Edward Fitz Harris to be guilty of the Crime or cruelty so alleaged and proved as aforesaid and upon such declaration and judgement the said Sir Edward Fitz Harris and his Heirs shall be and are hereby made incapable of any benefit or advantage in and by this present Act given or of any restitution as aforesaid but shall remain and be to all intents and purposes in the same plight and condition as he or they would have been if the said Sir Edward Fitz Harris had not been named in this present Act Any thing herein before contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding And it is further Enacted That all and every the Adventurers Souldiers and Commissioned Officers who served before the fifth of June One thousand six hundred forty and nine their Heirs and Assigns who are to be removed to make way for the restitution of the four and fifty persons herein before named or any of them shall be first satisfied by some other forfeited lands to be set out and allotted to them by the Commissioners for execution of this Act equal in value worth and purchase to the Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments from whence they are to be removed and all and every the Protestant Purchasors in Conaght and Clare shall be first satisfied by an allotment of land equal in value unto the lands from whence they are to be removed And be it further Enacted and declared by the Authority aforesaid That where any person or persons now in the possession of any Messuages Lands Tenements or Herements ought to be reprized for the same and after reprizals first set out to be removed from thence to make way for the restitution of any of the fifty four persons herein before named their Heirs or Assigns or for the restitution of any other person or persons herein before or after mentioned who by the Rules of this Act is made restorable after previous reprizals that there and in such case it shall and may be lawful to and for all and every the person or persons so as aforesaid appointed to be removed to have receive and keep the rents issues and profits of all and singular the Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments whereof they are now in possession to their own use and behoof without any accompt to be therefore made or rendred until the Commissioners for execution of this Act shall have set out and allotted unto the person or persons so as aforesaid appointed to be removed such forfeited lands by way of reprizal as they shall adjudge to be due to them by the rules of this Act And all and every person and persons who after reprizals set out and allotted by the Commissioners shall refuse to accept of such reprizalls and shall detain and keep the possession of the lands from which they ought to be removed shall account for and pay unto the person who ought to be restored all the Rents and profits received from the time of setting out such reprizalls untill the restorable person shall be put into actual possession of the same any thing here in before or after contained to the contrary notwithstanding And be it further Enacted That all and every the Leases which have been made Bonâ Fide of any the lands or Tenements which by virtue of any clause in this Act are to be restored shall be held and enjoyed by the several and respective Tenants during their respective Leases they paying the Rents and services thereupon reserved and performing the covenants and agreements therein contained unto the person or persons to whom the Reversion thereof shall appertain but if such Leases have been made in consideration of a fine paid and by reason thereof a Lesser Rent hath been reserved than otherwise the premisses were worth to be let then the person to be removed shall pay or cause to be paid unto the person to be restored the said fine and shall be satisfied for such fine so paid by such an allotment of so much other forfeited lands as after the rate of eight years purchase may be Equivalent thereunto And it is further declared That no Restitution made unto any of the persons herein before named The Restitution of Francis Lord Bermingham Baron of Atthunry excepted shall any way extend to alter or diminish the right which the Officers who served before the fifth of June One thousand six hundred forty and nine can or may claim by virtue of this or the said former Act to the benefit arising from the Redemption of Mortgages Statutes Staple and Iudgements which do or may incumber the premisses so to be restored Nevertheless the four and fifty persons so as aforesaid to be restored their Heirs and Assignes The Lord Bermingham excepted shall have full power and Authority at any time within the space of two years next after the Royall assent to this Bill given to Redeem all and every the Mortgages Statutes and Iudgements which have been entred into by any forfeiting person or person not decreed innocent and do incumber the premisses so as the moneys thereupon due and owing for such part of the incumbrances as are within the security set a part for the Commissioned Officers who served before the fifth of June One thousand six hundred forty and nine be paid and satisfied unto their use the payment whereof shall be and is hereby declared a sufficient discharge of such incumbrance and no possession is to be delivered of the premisses untill the respective forfeited Incumbrances thereupon lying be paid and satisfied as aforesaid And all and every the Mortgages Statutes and Iudgements which have been entred into to any forfeiting person or person not declared innocent and do incumber the premisses or any part thereof herein before appointed to be restored unto the said Francis Lord Bermingham Baron of Atthunry shall be and are hereby released barred discharged and extinguished And the Commissioners for Execution of this Act are to set out so much other forfeited land as may be sufficient to satisfie the Officers who served before June One thousand six hundred forty nine for the several forfeited Incumbrances within their security and extinguished as aforesaid And to the end that the Protestants who upon or since the Seaventh of May One thousand six hundred fifty nine have been in the actual possession of any