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.