Catalogue description THE REVENUES.

Declaration of the yearly value of all the revenues within Ireland, both certain and casual, as the same were charged for the year ending at Michaelmas 6 Eliz., not according to the survey thereof, but as they be now demised and leased.

The charge of the revenue certain.--The possessions of the old inheritance, 867l. 22¼d. The possessions of attainted lands, 413l. 18d. The lands of Leix and Offayley evicted out of the possessions of the O'Mores and O'Connours by the Earl of Sussex, "over and besides the lands appointed to the forts, certain other lands yet undisposed, and the lordship of Gayshell in Offally, and the manor of Fornekolley in Leix, claimed by th' Earl of Kildare as parcel of his own inheritance:" 316l. 12s. 6½d., viz, in possession, 237l. 9s. 5d.; in reversion for 5 years yet to come, 79l. 3s. 0 [Sic.] ½d. The possessions of Saint John's of Jerusalem in Ireland, 764l. 12d. The possessions of divers monasteries and other religious houses now in charge, besides much more of the like possessions in sundry Irishmen's countries, uncharged for lack of a survey thereof, 5,773l. 5s. 4d. The tributes of certain Irishmen's countries, 27l. 5s. 4d. Escheated lands, 4l. 15s. 8d. Certain proxies delivered in exchange----- [Blank in MS.] late Bishop of Meath for the parsonage of Loughsowdye, 60l. 7s. Sum, 8,226l. 10s. 2¾d.

The charge of the revenue casual.--"The profits of subsidies in manner ordinary every year," 469l. 13s. 7d. The 20th part of the spiritualities this year as they have been yearly charged for the said [Sic.] five years, 317l. 10s. 0¾d. The revenue of wards' lands is esteemed to be worth yearly 133l. 6s. 8d., and is this year 589l. 3s. 6d. The profits of sheriffs' accounts are esteemed to be worth yearly 140l., and this year are but 90l. 3s. 0¾d. "Respects [i.e. respites?] of homage," worth yearly 20l.; this year 12l. 10s. 8d. The forfeiture of recognizances, worth yearly 26l. 13s. 4d.; this year, "null." The issues and profits of the Hanaper, worth yearly 100l.; this year, 234l. 11s. 3½d. The revenues of the first fruits, worth yearly 100l.; this year, 104l. 2s. 7½d. The revenues of bishops' lands, sede vacante, have been for five years past 1,300l. 7s. 8d.; this year 50l. Sales of wards worth yearly 66l. 13s. 4d.; this year 528l. 9s. 8d. Forfeits of merchandise have been within these five years past 1,902l. 15s.; this year, "null." Fines of liveries worth yearly 40l.; this year, 312l. 6s. 8d. The profits of the clerk of the crown's office, worth yearly 10l.; this year 6l. 9s. 4d. Sum, 2,717l. 0s. 11½d.

Sum total, 10,943l. 11s. 2¼d.

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Calendar of the Carew Manuscripts preserved in the Archiepiscopal Library at Lambeth, ed. J. S. Brewer & W. Bullen (6 vols., 1867-73), vol. I, document 245.