ANCIENT CHATTEL-PROPERTY IN IRELAND.

The Memoranda Roll of the Exchequer, 4 & 5 Edward II., membrane 14., contains a list of the chattel-property of Richard de Fering, Archbishop of Dublin, which had been sold by Master Walter de Istelep, the custos of said See, for the sum of 112l. 10s. 9¾d. sterling, consisting, amongst other things, of—

iij affr', price xijs.

xiij bobus, iiijli. vs.

xlvij acr' warrectan' & rebinand' ibidem, lxxs. vjd.

ij carucis cum apparatu, iiijs.

v crannoc' frumenti ad semen & liberationes famulorum ibidem sibi venditis per predictum custodem, xxijs. vjd.

xj crannoc', iij bussellis aven', xxxixs. iijd.

iij carucis cum apparatu, vjs.

The chattel-property of Sir James Delahyde is set forth upon the Memoranda Roll 3 & 4 Rich. II., mem. 3. dorso, and is as follows:

"Unu' collobiu' de rubio scarleto duplucat' cū panno rubio, unu' collobiu' duplex de sanguineto et Bukhorn', unu' collobiū duplex, de sanguineto et nigro, unu' gip' de serico auro int'text furrat' cū menivero, unu' gyp' de rubio et nigro furrat' cu' calibir', unu' gyp' furrat cu' grys, unu' paltok' de nigro serico, unu' paltok de nigro panno, unu' paltok' de nigro Bustian, duo cap'icia, una' pec' de rubio Wyrset, unam pec' de nigro Wyrset, una' pec' panni linei vocat' Westenale, quinq; pec' Aule pro camera & Aula, tres curtynis cū uno celuro de rubio Wyrset, quinq; mappas, duas pelves cū lavatorio & quatuor p'ia secular'."

Upon the attainder of William Fytzhenry of Dublin, "Capytayn," in the reign of Edward VI., it was found by inquisition that he had "unum torquem aureum ponder' septem uncias dī," put in pledge for 20l., and worth 22l. sterling. In this reign "quinque vasa vocat' fyrkyns de prunis" each worth 6s. 8d.; a firkin of wine, 5s., "a fyrkyn de aceto," 6s. 8d.; "quinque tycks", worth 11s. 8d. each; and "duas duodenas cultellorum," worth 4s.,

were brought to Dublin from St. Mallow in Brittany. In this reign also 200 "grossos arbores," near Drogheda, were valued at 16l.; 18 "porcos" were worth 40s.; 3 "modios frumenti" worth 20s.; and 5 "lagenas butteri," 20s. During this reign a sum of 300l. was paid out of the Treasury to Sir William Seyntloo, for the purpose of fortifying, &c. the Castle of Dyngham, called "The Governor of Offayley," of which sum he paid to Matthew Lynete, the Clerk of the Ordnance,—

For the hire of 4 carts from Dublin to the forte, 28th December, 71s. 1½d. ster.

3 other carts from Dublin to the sayd forte, 27th March, 2 Edw. VI., 40s.

The carters that came from Dublin to the forte, 15th January and 19th April, 2 Edw. VI., for the hire of 4 cartes by the space of 6 dayes, 53s. 4d.

In the 6 Edward VI. the goods of Thomas Rothe of Kilkenny, merchant, which were seized by a searcher at Waterford, consisted of "30 pecias auri vocat' Crussades," and "un' wegge argenti ponderant' xvj uncias argenti precij cujuslibet uncie, 4s."

In the same year the property of Andrew Tyrrell, a merchant of Athboy, consisted of—

Unam fardellam sive paccam, containing Sterling.
unam peciam de lychefeldkerfeys, price 36s.
Unam peciam de greneclothe 4l.
Di' duoden' pellium vocat' red leese 3s. 4d.
2 duoden' de orphell skynnes 8s. 4d.
6 duoden' de Rosell gyrdels 12s.
Sex libr' de Brymstone 2s.
3 dudoen' de playng cardes 10s.
Un' gross' de fyne knyves 48s.
26 libr' cerici voc' sylke 8l. 13s. 4d.
Un' gross' de red poynts [104s. or 4s.]
Un' duoden' de pennars [102s. or 2s.]
Sex libr' de bykeres 102s.
1000 pynnes 20d.
Sex rubeas crumenas 2s.
Un' bagam de droggs 4s.
Un' burden' de stele 3s.
Sex boxes de comfetts 12s.
6 duoden' de lokyng glasses 18d.
Un' bolte de threde 2s. 8d.
Duas fyrkins de soketts 5s.
Duas duoden' de combes 12d.
2 lb. of packethrede 6d.
1 doz. of great bells 16d.
One payre of ballaunce 8d.
One piece of red cloth 4l.

In Queen Mary's time, in Ireland, a yard of black velvet was valued at 20s. sterling; a yard of purple-coloured damask, at 13s. 4d. sterling; and a yard of tawny-coloured damask, at 10s. sterling.

The foregoing have been taken from the ancient records of the Irish Exchequer.

James F. Ferguson.

Dublin.