Observations.

42.

Knoscar and Kiled-260 0 0 260 0 0 Dudley Bagnall. Nath. Evans.

Nath. Evans,

Nath. Evans.

0 446 2 0 Dudley Bagnall. Nath. Evans.

No. II. (See Supra, p. 43).

SINCE the foregoing sketch was in type, the following account of Colonel Walter Bagnal's death has come to the writer's notice. It is contained in a manuscript in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin (Class F. Tab. 3, No. 28), entitled "An Aphorismicall Discovery of Treasonable faction by N. S." Some former possessor of the volume, giving the title in the fly-leaf, in a handwriting of the same period adds to the initials, N. S., "who styles himself Secretary to Owen Roe O'Neal, General of the Irish Rebell Army, being an account of most passages of the Rom: Catholick Army and Clergy in Ireland from 1641 to 1653, with copys of many Bulls and Ires, &c., from the Pope and Clergy of Rome."

The work is an extremely long one, being a folio volume consisting of 230 closely written folios (making 460 pages) in a miniature hand. The author (as will be perceived from his English), had evidently long dwelt abroad, apparently in Spain or Flanders, and the purport of his work (after glorifying the martial deeds of Owen Roe O'Neill, and his particular army), is to charge the party or "Faction" in the Confederate Assembly and Army that adhered to Ormond's views, with Treason," and with the failure of the Irish Cause. The numbers within brackets refer to the sections of the MS.

A. D., 1652." The three provinces, Linster, Monster, and Conaght, are now quiet under the enemies commands without any opposition; for what partie did sticke to Bryan M'Phelim in Linster, are goen for the North, as above mentioned, fewe did adhere in Conaght to Dowaltagh [ . . . . ], and Christopher Kelly, and Mortagh o'Bryan, in Monster, all tories, as the enemie now a days tearmes all the Irish. The common enemie having nothing to do in the foresaide Provinces other than executions; all marshallsies full of people to be tryed; all men found guiltie of death that have been accessarie to the death of any Englishman or English adherente. Upon this score, notwithstanding this now peace, our hostages for compliance of Kilkenny Articles (No. 938 mentioned) are now arraigned pursuant to the 9th article of their own proper acte, and the 9th Resolve (No. 930). With much adoe Lord Clanmaliry was reprieved (after long indurance), until further time. But Colonell Bagnall, a prime gentleman, and a great Pillar of faction was condemned of death for hanging an English boore upon presumption of being a spie, the first yeare of this comotion. When Bagnall sawe how the world went wth him, was mightie penetent for what he had formerly acted, engeniously acknowledginge his irreparable oversight, advising the multitude standinge by to beware that they taste not the same cupe that he now brinds [sic] unto them, assuringe them that he is worthly searved, cursinge and banninge all such as occasioned his haultinge in soe just a cause. Many other things to this tyme have this Gentleman uttered; many sharpe and shower reprehensions he gave the enemie, but desired to be bulletted alive like a souldier, and not hanged (as his sentence implyed), like a malefac

tour, which was granted. Verily, if not misleade, this gentleman had verie good partes; he was boulde, audacious, couragious, well bred, fluent in deliverie, liberall, and well descended. But was spiteful, arrogant, presumptuous, and envious (which, God forgive him); after all his pleadinges was shott to death."-Folio 227, face.

No. III. (See Supra, p. 145).

EVERY Irish proprietor before going down with his family into captivity in Connaught, and leaving his ancient castle, with its demesne lands, and farms, to be divided among the officers and conquering soldiers of the Republican army of England, was obliged to return a "Particular," and obtain a certificate in the following form, to be presented to the Commissioners at Loughrea, in the County of Galway, whose office it was to set out provisional allotments to the transplanted, competent to the stock of cattle brought with them. By reference to these Certificates from the Commissioners of Revenue of the precinct whence the transplanter removed, the Loughrea Commissioners were enabled to set him down either as a Freeholder (i. e. Proprietor), or as a Tenant. The description of the personal appearance was a check upon frauds; and the quantity of the tillage had connexion with the Assessments which were levied upon Stock and Crop, or (according to the expressive Irish phrase) upon " Corne and Horne."

"By the Commissioners within the precinct of Clonmell. "Number of Certificate and tyme of presenting. No. 1, folio 1.

"We, the said Commissioners, do hereby certify that John Hore of Bally mac maag, and Mathew Hore of Shandon, in the Co. of Waterford, in pursuance of a Declaration of the Commissioners of the Parliament of England for the Affairs of Ireland hath, upon the 23d of January, 165354, delivered unto us in Writing a Particular containing therein the name of himself and such other persons as are to remove with him, with the quantities and qualities of their respective stocks and tillages, the contents whereof are as followeth, viz.:-1. John Hore of Bally mac maag, adged seventy, graye, tall stature, freeholder; tenne cowes, five garrans. 2. Edmond Hore, son to the said John, adged tenne yeares, browne hair. 3. Owen Crumpon of the same, adged thirty; black, middle stature, Servant. 4. James Daton, of the same, adged sixteen, flaxen haire, Servant. 5. Morrish Caffon of Ballidonnack, adged thirty-foure, brown, lowe, Servant. 6. Mathew Hore of Shandon, adged thirty-one, browne, middle, freeholder; eight cows, two hundred sheep, seventy-nine garrans, five cows, forty-two acres of wheate and beare, seaven of Pease. 7. Mary Hore, wife of the said Mathew, adged twenty-five, white, tall. 8. Mary Hore, daughter to the said Mathew, adged nine, flaxen; three cows, two heifers. 9. Margaret Hore, daughter to the said Mathew, [adged] foure, flaxen,

lowe; three cows, and two bullocks. 10. Bridget Hore, daughter to the said Mathew, adged seaven, white, lowe; three cows and two yearlings. 12. Patrick Hore, son to the said Mathew, adged five, white, lowe; five cows and one yearling. 13. Martin Hore, adged three, flaxen; tenne cows and one yearling and thirty-six sheepe. 14. Murtagh Morrochoe of Grage, adged thirty-seaven, browne, middle, tenant; two cows and one yearling, fifteen sheepe, one garran. 15. Nicholas Power of Shandon, [a lged] sixtie, graye, middle, servant. 16. Edmund Cally, &c., &c., &c.

"The substance whereof wee conceive to bee true. In witness whereof wee have hereunto sett our hands and Seals, the 26th of January, 1653–4. "CHAS. BLOUNT, SOL. RICHARDS, HEN. PARIS."

This "Particular" enumerates and describes in like manner all the several members of twenty-five families, some of them tenants, others of them Burgesses of Dungarvan, others widows, and single men, who had agreed to transplant with John Hore of Bally mac maag, Esq., and his son Mathew Hore of Shandon, Esq., both of them proprietors residing in the parish of Whitechurch, in the Barony of Desies without Drum, and the Co. Waterford, three miles north west of Dungarvan.

"By the Commissioners of Revenue within the precincts of Lymerick.

"Wee, the Commissioners, doe hereby certify that Sir Nicholas Comyn of Lymerick, Kn'., upon the 19th day of December, hath delivered, &c., Vizt.: the said Sir Nicholas Comyn, adged fiftie yeares, midle stature, flaxen haire, leane face, and benumbed of one side of his body of a dead palsie. His Lady, Catherine Comyn, adged thirty-five yeares, flaxen haire, midle stature. Honora ny McNamara, servant, adged twenty yeares, brown haire, midle stature. Having noe substance, but expecting the benefitt of his qualification."

The following entries, in a more contracted form, are by the Commissioners within the precincts of Clonmel :

No. 158, folio 18.-"James Lord of Dunboyne, in the C°. Typperary, &c., on the 19 Dec, 1653, twenty-one persons, foure cows, tenne garrans, two swine. Dated 30 January, 1653-4.

"II. PARIS, CHAS. BLOUNT, SOL. RICHARDS." "Dame Katharine Morris of Lathragh, in the Co. of Typperary, on 14 Dec. 1653, one hundred and thirty-five persons, one acre and a-half of summer corn, tenne cows, sixteen garrans, nineteen goates, two swine. Dated 16 January, 1653-4. "H. P., C. B., S. R.”

"Pierce Lord Viscount Ikerin, in the County of Typperary, on 25 January, 1653-4, seaventeen persons, sixteene acres of winter corne, foure cows, fyve garrans, twenty-foure sheepe, two swyne. Dated 25th Janu ary, 1653-4. "DL. ABBOTT, SOL. RICHARDS, C. BLOUNT."