Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers RARE BOOK & COLLECTORS SALE 6th & 7th, December 2022

73 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 507. The Death of General Wolfe, 1759 Manuscript: A contemporary Manuscript Poem, on the Death of General Wolfe, consisting of four eight line stanza on single folio sheet. The poet imagines Brittania mourning for her dead hero. To comfort her, Jupiter sends Mercury to inform her that Wolfe is not dead but promoted (‘prefer’d’) to heaven, where his services are required to suppress a rebellion by the Giants. As a m/ss. (1) * Gen. James Wolfe was one of the most illustrious British Generals of the 18th Century. His capture of Quebec in 1759 and his death from a French cannon, shot in the moment of victory made him a national hero. €100 - €150 508. Irish Merchant in 18th Century Maryland, U.S.A. Co. Louth: [Edward Fottrill] An 18th Century Manuscript Legal Document relating to lands owned in Baltimore, granting power of attorney on behalf of the heirs of the Estate Robert and Acsah Taffee, Signed by Forbes and Thwaites and are attested by those of ten merchants and inhabitants, dated 10 July 1764. Paper document, as a manuscript, w.a.f. (1) €100 - €150 509. Two 18th Century Italian Certificates Documents : A. Engraved plate measuring 37 cms x 50 cms depicting the Pope, saints, angels, and the four Roman basilicas (St Peter, St John Lateran, St Mary Major and St Paul). MS text in Latin granting the suppliant a plenary indulgence. No signature or date. B. MS certificate in Italian measuring 29.5 cms x 43 cms with engraved headpiece, whereby Alessandro Mariscotti, commandant of the Castel Sant’ Angelo and Commissary General of ships, towers and fortresses, confirms the appointment of Paolo Bellil, Capitano di Marinari, as master of the ship San Carlo, 1767. Rare. as m/ss, w.a.f. (1) €80 - €120 510. Co. Cork: [Sir Robert Tilson] An 18th Century Indenture relating to leases to William Galwey of Mallow, for a small Orchard, (part of the Townland of Annabella), for three lives (all members of the Royal Family) dated 21 August 1774 from Sir Robert Tilson (Dean of Dromore, Co. Cork). On vellum with seals etc. As a manuscript, w.a.f. (1) €100 - €150 511. French Revolution: d’Eglantine (Fabre) 1750 - 1794 . Three manuscript inventories (in French) of the household effects of Fabre d’Eglantine and his wife, including the clothing of Madame Fabre, furniture, utensils etc. etc. As manuscripts, w.a.f. (1) * Fabre d’Eglantien was a French actor, dramatist and politician. A native of Carcasonne, he married in 1778 Maria Strasburg Nicole Godin; they had two sons, Theodore and Jules. He played a prominent part in the French Revolution, being private secretary to Danton. He conceived a new role for the theatre as a contributor to revolutionary culture, and was involved in the creation of a new French calendar. He was accused of profiteering, and was guillotined along with other Dantonistes. €150 - €250 512. Ireland’s Most Infamous Judge, 1788, Earl of Norbury Co. Tipperary: Indenture (paper) dated 30 April 1788 between Charles Archbishop of Cashel and John Toler of Dublin, His Majesty’s Second Serjeant at Law. Renewal of lease of the town and lands of Leoghmackevoge in the barony of Eliogarty and Ikerrin, Co. Tipperary, to hold for 21 years at £50 rent. Signed by both parties. Witnesses: Daniel Delaney, Samuel Cooper MP; William Kingsley, Austin Cooper. Archbishop Charles Agar was the builder of the present cathedral in Cashel; he was subsequently translated to Dublin, was created Earl of Normanton, and died in 1809. Toler became in 1800 Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas, was created Earl of Norbury, and is of course the infamous “hanging judge” of 1798 ill fame. He died in 1831. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) €300 - €400 506. Co. Meath Document (1746) with connection to Dean Swift Co. Meath: An exemplification of common recovery suffered on the lands of Donouer or Donore, Co. Meath, 12 Feb 19th George II [1746]. On vellum, in English. Royal portrait at top left hand corner. Across the top a scroll of vine leaves sprouting (rather improbably) an English rose and a Scottish thistle. Seal of the Irish Court of Common Pleas. 76 x 72 cm [30 x 28 ½ inches], seal diameter 11.5 cm [4 ½ inches]. An impressive document. Prior to 1834 it was illegal for the owner of an entailed estate to sell any part of his lands. Lawyers, however, found some ingenious methods of evading this restriction, one of which was a fictitious lawsuit in which the owner was said to “suffer a common recovery”. An “exemplification of common recovery”was generally an impressive (and no doubt expensive) document – large, written on vellum in an ornate script, headed with the royal portrait and national emblems, and bearing the large seal of the relevant court. The legal phraseology was often extremely complicated, but so formulaic that it was seldom written out in full. In this case, the owner was Joseph Robbins of Dublin and the intending purchaser George Birch, also of Dublin; Thomas Barnes of Kilkenny is also mentioned. The case was heard before Henry Singleton, politician and judge, now mainly remembered for his friendship with Jonathan Swift. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) €300 - €400