RARE BOOK & COLLECTORS’ SALE 12th -13th December 2023

69 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 566. Lease of Cork Property, with small Map, 1730 Cork City : Indenture on vellum dated 28 September 1730 between John Rogerson, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, and William Duggan of Cork, shopkeeper. By the terms of his marriage settlement with his now wife Elizabeth [Duggan], Rogerson is empowered to make leases of the estate settled on him in Cork. He now grants to Duggan “all those ruinous houses and a piece of ground on the west side of Mallow Lane in the parish of St Mary Shandon”. The dimensions and bounds of the property are given. Small m/ss map of the premises attached. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) *John Rogerson, son of Sir John Rogerson, was an ambitious and successful lawyer. On his death in 1741 his estate was divided amongst his four daughters. €200 - €300 567. Detailed Early Lease of House Sites in Dublin, 1677 Rogerson (Sir John) Indenture on vellum, in very neat handwriting, dated 1 October 1677, between John Rogerson of Dublin, merchant, and Mortagh Dowling of Dublin, Esq . Lease of two small pieces of ground on the south side of Essex Street, adjoining the Council Chamber, on which Dowling is to build a substantial brick house, the specifications of which are described in detail. To hold for 91 years at 6s.8d per annum. Small armorial seal of Dowling. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) * John (later Sir John) Rogerson was a wealthy and energetic Dublin merchant, property developer, a future lord mayor of Dublin, & M.P. €300 - €400 568. Earl Wandesford’s Claim, c. 1765 Co. Cork Lands: M/ss., 7 large foolscap pages listing in great detail the property in Cork city held by Eponetus Cross, who died in 1702, and mentions more vaguely his “large estate” in the county. The descent of the property is then given in equal detail, the principal beneficiaries being his granddaughter Susannah, wife of George Wandesford, Viscount Castlecomer, and grandson WilliamWallis. Lady Castlecomer left Cork when very young and lived in England. On finding out that she was entitled to a share of the property in Cork, she employed “a Person” to collect her rents, but she was only allowed to receive whatever William Wallis was prepared to give her. On her death (1757), her son John (created Earl Wandesford in 1758) claimed the missing bits and the arrears of rent, but on coming over to Cork he found that the property had greatly deteriorated. With WilliamWallis now dead, as is his only son “the late” Barachias Wallis (died 1765), so Wandesford claims his share of the property fromWilliam’s daughters, Helena (the wife of John Colthurst) and Clotilda (a minor, through her uncle and guardian Robert FitzGerald Uniacke). The notary tasked with drawing up the case is enjoined to “make the Bill full strong as the nature of the Case will require so as that we may have satisfactory answers from all parties”. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) €250 - €350 569. Co. Carlow: 1752- The Examination of Michael McGrath, a Cotter, of Kilconnor, Carlow dated 16th April 1752. McGrath states he met William Ling of Cruttenclogh, Kilkenny at “the fayre of Clonegal”. Ling had one black springing cow marked on her hind quarter with the letter B and one dark brown heifer for sale. McGrath bought the cow and Edward Clowry of Shangarry, Carlow bought the heifer. McGrath believed the cow was not honestly come by as it had been sold too cheap. William Ling produced a voucher from Miles McDaniel of Crossnee, Queen’s County who vouched and gave his hand for the honesty of the cow. On the 3rd of April 1752 McGrath had the cow grazing at Kilconnor when Daniel Whelan, James Whelan, Michael Fitzgerald and several others from Kilkenny came and drove the cow away, claiming it was the “property of Daniel Whelan and stole from him”. With Jury return finding Ling and McDaniel guilty of stealing the cow. (1) €180 - €220 570. With very large Manuscript Map, 1741 Co. Dublin : Grant of lands in the Parish of Monkstown . Indenture on vellum, dated 9th December, 1741 in which George Byrne of Cornellscourt issues to Edmund Shanley of Dublin, a fee farm grant of part of Newtown in the parish of Monkstown, Co Dublin. The property is described in some detail. Fine large m/ss map attached, drawn by Thomas Cave. As a m/ ss. (1) €250 - €350 566 569 568