B11/34 from ‘An Account of Fines - made up to ye
25th. March 1709’
(At the end of the book-Report on the 15 year
period 1690-1705).
That the said Lordship and Mannor of Carlow
produced so much short of the Annual income proceeded-from the late Warr
in Ireland and several fiers that have happened in the saide Towne and the
insolvencies of tennants occationed thereby. Many of the tennants being so
disabled by the Warr and fier that they were not able to repaier their
houses and much less rebuild their waste plots occationed by the Fiers
that have happen’d, and at this day there is not above 3 or 4 houses in
the whole Towne that are sufficient defence against wind and weather, and
if effectuall care be not soon taken for the improvement for the towne the
reversion will be worth no more than the ground it stands on: Therefore
its my Lady Henriettas Present and my Lord Thomond’s future intrest to
take those methods as may conduce most to the improvement of the Towne
which hath hitherto suffre’d not only by fier and Warr, but also near 800£
a year by the negligence of the late School master who when he was put
into the school had upwards of 60 scholars and hath but 4. The verry
Townes People being obleig’d to send their children to oth. schools which
doth not only impoverish them of their [blank] but doth deprive them of
the advantage they did thereby make by Boarders -
For the remedy of which I have represented the
same to the Archbishop of Dublin at his Triannual visitation who did
promise me to displace the present schoolmaster and put in any other that
my Lord Thomond should nominate if his Ldship would continue to the scool
the IOu per ann. formerly allowed by his Ldships ancestors.
Another Inconveniency the Towne leith under is by
the Burgesses who of Twelve have but two live in the towne and others are
Gentlemen of the County and make all the Persons that are dealers in the
Towne freemen on purpose to deprive my Lord of the Customes which by
charter are due to her J Conour and if any goods are embarqued or landed
they do the same in the Queens County, and tho’ my Lord Thomonds
Inheritance the Justice of the Peace there will not suffer the Receivers
of my Lds. to take the same.
Therefore its heighly necessary that a new Charter
should be taken out confineing the Burgises to be Inhabitance of the Towne
and allso the Sovereigne; and to gett the grant of a Faier and Markett in
the Graige which would not only advance the towne but my Lords Customes
above 30£ per ann.
The towne of Carlow is the best situated and most
convenient towne for the carrying on any trade or mannufacture haveing the
advantage of the River Barrow and Burren and within adayes journy of the
Citty of Dublin. But the poverty of the place is such that the present
inhabitants are not all able to pay their present rents the towne
consisting chiefly of alehouses for the Entertainment of travelars which
they have least in a great measuer also for want of houses fitt to receive
them in and they choose rather to lie 5 miles short of Castle Dermot or
Tullagh or goe 5 miles beyond to Loghlin-bridge where they can meet with
better entertainment for themselves and horses, an the Lord Killdare who
owneth Castle Dermot, the Lor Chief Justice Doyne who owneth Tullagh, and
Mr Pearcy who owneth Loghiinbridge are all verry industerous to improve
their townes and draw of the Inhabitance from Carlow each place not being
Distant about 5 miles from it.
Therfore in the next place I have to consider what
method is most likely to improve Carlow and enable the Tennants to pay
their rents repaier their houses and Build up the Wast plotts.
And certainly nothing can do it but Trade an none
more proper then the Linnen Manufacture by the report of a person that
came from the North of Ireland and went downe to Carlow on Purpose to see
the place by dirrection of my lady Bindon.
(He goes on to suggest that now the Earl of
Thomond come of age Carlow need not lie under the same circumstances as
before but that a Linnin Manufactury could now be set up there).
- Petition from Protestants of the County of
- Carlow
on the Act of Resumption 17021
BL.Ms Add. Charter 195352
To the Kings most Excellent Majesty
The Humble Address of the High Sherrife, Justices
of the Peace Grand Jury Gent and freeholders a the County of Catherlagh
att their 21st Sessions held a Carloe the fourteenth day of Jan. 1701/2.
Your Majestis faithfull and loyall subjects, the
Protestants of this your Majestis Kingdome of Ireland. Lyeing under soe
Great pressures and difficulties from the late Act of Resumption and the
Execution thereof that they apprehend the utter Ruine and Beggary of
several protestant families must be the Consequence Doe Humly:, fly to yor
Majestis favour and Goodness for Relief therein Beseeching yor Majesty the
Restorer of their Religion Rights, Laws and Libties once Againe Graciously
to take their Distressed condition into your Pious and Princely
consideration and by such methods as shall seem most Expedient to yor
Majesty in conjuncion with your Great Council now assembld in England
(upon whome under God the Hopes and Expectacions of the Protestant work
are fixed) - to apply suitable remedies to the Evil soe universally felt
and complained of by yr Majestis Brittish and Protestant subjects how
[here?] from the said Act a Executed and Construed; seventies which we are
confiden could never have been Intended ‘em by the Great and Judicious
Legislators.
May it Please you Majesty to suffer us on this and
every other occasion with all humility to assure you Majesty that your
Protestant Subjects of this Kingdom are all soe deeply sensible of their
owne Duty and true Intrest as well as of the many Royall favours and
Inexpressible Benefitts Received by them from yor. Majesty, with yor
Constant and Tender Care of them, that as nothing can ever shake their
fidelity and firm allegiance to yor. Majesty, soe none of yor. Majestys
Subjects in any of yor. Dominions will on all occasions Show more forward
and Ready zeal for maintaining and Defending yor. Majestys Sacred person
and Government; the Protestant Religion, the Laws Liberties and Rights of
the Crown and Kingdom England against all opposers whatsoever than your
Majestys Protestant subjects of Ireland.
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