Catalogue description EARL OF DESMOND.

A true copy of the feoffment made by Gerald, Earl of Desmond, testified under the Lord Deputy and Council's hands, which appeareth to be made 7 weeks after the combination, 1574.

Charter of Gerald FitzGerald, Earl of Desmond, Lord of Decies and Ogonull, and Lord of the liberty of Kerry, granting in fee to James Butler, Lord Baron of Donboyne, John Powar, Knight, Lord Baron of Curraghmore, and John FitzGerald, FitzEdmund, all his baronies, manors, lands, tenements, and other hereditaments in the counties of Kerry, Limerick, Cork, Waterford, and Tipperary, or elsewhere in Ireland. He has appointed Maurice Shighan and Robert Liston, his bailiffs and attorneys, to enter and take seizin in all the said hereditaments, and to deliver them to the said Barons and FitzEdmund.

Dated 10 Sept. 1574 ; 16 Eliz.

Whereas I, the aforesaid Earl, have enfeoffed James, Baron of Donboyne, and Redmond Everett and their heirs, 15th March, 13 Eliz., of the baronies of Glinogry, alias Glinoger, Any, Fidemore, and others, in co. Limerick ; the true meaning of the same feofment, and also of the last recited feofment, is, that the several feoffees be seized of all the premises, to the use of me, Gerald, Earl of Desmond, and Dame Elinor, my wife, and the survivor of us. The intent also of the above written feofment is, that the said feoffees be seized of the residue of my lands in Ireland to my use during my life, and afterwards for the payment of my debts, until they be fully paid ; and after that my feoffees, their heirs and assigns, shall receive so much of the profits of my lands as shall amount to 1,000l., for the preferment of each of my daughters, which at the time of my death shall not be preferred ; and after that my feoffees shall be seized to the use of my son and heir Lord James and of his heirs male ; the remainder to the use of the heirs male of my father James, late Earl of Desmond ; the remainder to the heirs male of my grandfather John, late Earl of Desmond ; the remainder to the heirs male of my great grandfather Thomas, once Earl of Desmond ; the remainder to my brother Thomas FitzGarrald, and his heirs male ; and for lack of such heirs male, the remainder to my said son James and his heirs for ever.

Signed : Gerott Desmonde.

Present at the ensealing and delivery hereof to the feoffees and to Shighan and Liston : John Synott, Roger Skiddie, William Galway, Thomas Copinger, Richard Power, Edmond Gould, Charles Bay.

Present when Morice Shighan and Robert Liston, attorneys to the said Earl, delivered livery and seizin in Traly, in co. Kerry, to the within named feoffees, in name of seizin of all the said Earl's lands in the said county: Richard Butler, John Oge McCragh, Gille Duffe McMahowna, John Gradie, Edmond Scone.

Present when Shighan and Liston delivered livery and seizin in Carigrogham in co. Cork to the feoffees, in name of seizin of all the Earl's lands in the said county: Richard Power, James Roch, Mahowne O'Leine, Thomas FittsEdmond Butler, Bary Oge Bary, Nicholas Roche.

Present when Shighan and Liston delivered seizin in Mocolpe in co. Waterford to the feoffees, in name of seizin of all the Earl's lands in the said county : John Sinott, Morice FittsGerrott, John Oge McCraghe, Charles Boy, Nicholas Roche.

Present when Shighan and Liston delivered seizin in Beladrohill in co. Tipperary to the feoffees, in name of seizin of all the Earl's lands in the said county : Richard Butler, Charles Boy, Edmund Comy[n ?], Thomas Hurley.

Copia vera." Signed: J. Perrott; Ad. Dublin.; R. Gardner; Edward Brabason; Edward Waterhowse; Geff. Fenton.

Copy. The charter in Latin.