Boroughs of Ireland (continued). Open. Counties. Close. Date of Charter. No charter appears. 118. Notes and Observations. 1 Baltimore is one of King James's Boroughs, having the right of election in the Sovereign and the twelve free Burgesses only, without the intervention of the Commonalty. It is only put down as an Open Borough. 2 Bandon. The same observation likewise applicable to Bandon. 3 Cork City. Although the date of the Charter is put down the 7th James I., yet it appears that several former Charters had been granted so far back as Henry III., and members returned to Parliament from 1374. 4 Mallow is one of King James's Boroughs, having the right of election in the Provost, and twelve Burgesses only. It is only put down as an Open Borough. 5 St. Johnstown sent no members to Parliament till 1661. 6 Downpatrick. This Borough was incorporated previously to the date of the Charter set down. The Charter set down is merely a grant of protection to the "Mayor, Bailiffs, and Commons of the City of Dune." It did not, however, send Members to Parliament till 1613. 7 Newry appears to me, from the Abstract set forth in the MS. Parliamentary Register, to be one of King James's Close Boroughs, having the election in the Provost and twelve free Burgesses only, and not, as set forth in No. 1, in the inhabitants at large. Query: Why set down as an Open Borough? 8 Drogheda has several earlier Charters than that set down. 10 Galway has several Charters previous to that put down: although the Charter here set down is a confirmation Charter, and presupposes prior ones. 11 Dingle-Icouch. The date set down in the MS. P.R. is 5 J. I., June 6, 1607; but it appears that a former Charter was granted 28th Elizabeth without further date, which I have accordingly set down. Dingle sent Members to Parliament in 1585. 12 Ardfert. No Charter appears in MS. P.R., but a grant of fairs and markets to Thomas, Lord of Kerry, the date of which I have here set down. No Members were sent to Parliament by Ardfert till 1634. 13 Athy. It appears that Members for this Borough were returned in the Parliament of 1559, though no previous Charter appears to that set down. 14 Kildare returned Members from the year 1559. 15 Naas returned Members to the Parliament of 1559, i. e. ten years before the Charter set down. 16 Callan returned Members for the first time Anno. 1585. No Charter is set forth in MS. P.R. Ergo, query, whence the date set down is taken. 17 St. Canice. There is no Charter peculiar to St. Canice set forth in the MS. P.R. It appears that St. Canice, or Irishtown, was incorporated with Kilkenny, October 16, 1608, and April 11, 1609, and formed a component part of that Corporation. This shows that, previously to this period, notwithstanding the documents set forth in the MS. P.R., the Borough of St. Canice was not a Corporation in itself. The date set down is taken from the exemplification of a record in the King's Bench, which (as appears by the MS. P.R.) 29 Car., their being a separate Corporation is confirmed: by the same record, as well as by the MS. P.R., it appears, that the first time Members were sent from St. Canice to Parliament was Anno. 1661. 18 Gowran. The date set down here is not of the first Charter. It appears, by the MS. P.R., that Gowran, or Ballygaueran, was incorporated February 6, 1414, 8 Henry V., but re-incorporated, as the town had fallen to decay, by the Charter set down. This Borough had sent no Members to Parliament prior to 1613. 19 Innistroge. This town sent Members to Parliament in 1585, and it appears by the Charter set down to have been an ancient Burgh. Several Charters appear prior to the one set down, but this is a confirmation of them all. 21 Knocktopher. Though this Corporation is asserted to be by pre scription, yet it does not appear that any Members were sent to Parliament prior to 1661. 22 Thomastown was incorporated by the name of Grennan, and several Charters were granted previously to that set down. Kilmallock. It appears that this was a Corporation prior to the date set down. 24 Limerick City. Charters were granted previously to that set down. Ardee. The date set down is only the date of an inspeximus. It appears from MS. P.R., that no Charter is forthcoming prior to that of 12 Anne, Feb. 28, 1712, but Members have been returned to Parliament since 1559. I have set down this as an open Borough, although stated in No. 1 to be close, because the Ruxtons have only an influence in it, but by no means command it. 26 Carlingford. The date here set down is of the first Charter, although it appears that, at this date, the town was a corporate town. The date set down in the margin of MS. P.R., is 17 Jac. I, Aug. 9, 1619, by which Charter the town at present acts. It sent Members to Parliament in 1559. 27 Prior Charters were granted to this town. It sent Members to Parliament in 1559. 28 Duleek. No Charter appears, but 2 J. II., 1686, March 26, an exemplification is made of an Act passed 20 Edw. IV., 1481, from which it appears that Duleeke was at that time a town corporate. No members, however, were sent to Parliament till 1661. 29 Kells sent Members to Parliament, Anno. 1559. 30 Ratrath sent no Members to Parliament previously to 1661. 31 Cashell. This I have put down as an open Borough, though in fact it is, as set down in No. 1, under the influence of Pennefather, and never contested. It sent Members to Parliament, 1585. Clonmel. This I have put down as an open Borough, though, in fact, it is set down in No. 1 as under the influence of Lord Mountcashel, and never contested. It sent Members to Parliament 1559. 33 Clogher. Although no Charter appears, yet no Members were returned by Clogher to Parliament previously to 1613. April 20, 1629, 5 Car. I., letters patent are granted to the Bishop of Clogher, that the City should be erected into a Corporation. 34 Dungarvan. The date here set down is of an Act of Parliament set forth in a Charter granted by J. 1, 7th year of his reign, Jan. 4, 1609, by which Charter the Corporation is incorporated anew. The town sent Members to Parliament, Anno. 1559. 35 Lismore sent no Members to Parliament previously to 1613. The Corporation is constituted of 24 free Burgesses, which differs from the usual complement of J. I.'s Charters. 36 Tallagh sent no members to Parliament till 1613. The Corporation constructed like Lismore. Fore. This town returned no Members to Parliament till 1634. 38 Mullingar sent Members to Parliament in 1559. 39 Bannow sent no Members to Parliament till 1634. 40 Clonmines sent no Members to Parliament till 1634. 41 New Ross had several Charters previous to that set down, was an ancient Corporation, and sent Members to Parliament in 1559. 42 Taghmon sent no Members to Parliament previously to 1634. 43 Wexford. The Charter set down is a confirmation of former Charters; the Corporation was more ancient. It sent Members to Parliament 155-. I have put it down an open Borough, though under the influence of Richard Neville and Lord Ely, and seldom contested. PRINCIPAL BOROUGHS OF IRELAND, Arranged according to the amount of Hearth and Window Duty, and according to the Number of Houses in 1800. CARRICKFERGUS. - From the north-east side of the town leading to the seaside, unto a stream or small river called Copland Water, which divideth the townland and the land belonging to the Bishop of Down and Connor. From the seaside, along by the said waterside to a ford called Annagulmyn, alias Clabesford, being N.N.W. from the outing of Copland Water into the sea; which ford is the farthest part of the bounds of the arable land, meadow, and pasture, belonging to the town that way. From Clabesford W.S.W. along the mearne and ditchside, to the south end of Lough Morne, and so from thence W.S.W. to a mearne and mark called 1 |