Item 64 - Royal Grant of Land by King Charles II

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UGA LE/LE37/2/1/64

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Royal Grant of Land by King Charles II

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  • 25/04/1667

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ROYAL GRANT OF LAND BY KING CHARLES II

Preamble: In the spirit of the acts of parliament providing for his kingdom of Ireland, and specifically for soldiers and "adventurers" (5 October 1666), granting lands to John Ewer. Also listing officers appointed to the commission for executing the named Acts of Parliament, including James Duke of Ormond, Sir Edward Smythe, Chief Justice of Common Pleas Edward [Dering], Sir Winston Churchill, and Edward Cook esq.

Lands granted: Ballymakeogy [Ballymackeogh] and Clunbunny, Barony of Owny, County Tipperary, totalling 1,602 acres 2 rods, 10 perches plantation measure. Specifying that [Ballymackeogh] contains 935 acres, 1 rood, 14 perches, and Clunbunny 54 acres, that these were seized following the rebellion of 1641

Grantee: Captain John Ewer.

Rent: £15- 5pence- 3 farthings p.a., half-yearly (Michaelmas/Annunciation).

Witness and undersigned: Lieutenant General and Governor of the Kingdom of Ireland [Earleton Eyham].

Other: Various endorsements of 10-11 July 1667, one signed Hugh Wormington. Elaborately illuminated superscription with a portrait of the King, and initials "Charles the second by the grace of [God]..."

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      LE37/64

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      27/06/2013
      11/07/2025

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