Rainsford and Dighton families: Certificate of Commissioners - Settlement of Ireland

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Certificate of his Majesties Commissioners appointed for putting in execution an Act intitled an Act for the Explayning of some Dowbts arising upon an Act intituled an Act for the better Execution of his Majesties gracious Declaration for the Settlement of his Kingdome of Ireland and satisfaction of the several interests of Adventurers, Souldiers and other his Subjects there, etc., namely Sir Edward Smith, Lord Chief Justice of his Majesties Court of Common Pleas, Sir Edward Dering, baronet, Sir Allen Broderick, knight, Sir Winston Churchill, knight and Edward Cooke, esquire, reciting that John Briggs, gentleman, exhibited his Peticion before them on 8 March 1665/6, which Peticion came to a final hearing on 22 June 1666 in open Courte at the Kings Inns in Dublin, when it appeared to the Commissioners that the lands thereinafter mentioned were assigned to John Briggs or those under whom he claimed for their service as souldiers in the late Warr of Ireland, and unto transplanted or transplantable persons under whom John Briggs claimed as a Protestant Purchaser of lands in Connaught or Clare, and were in 1659 and 1663 in the actual seisin and possession of John Briggs, and witnessing that it was therefore adjudged that John Briggs was intituled to the following lands, viz: Cavanstowne containing 137 acres profitable 11 acres unprofitable plantation measure Brockaghbeg containing 249 acres profitable 93 acres unprofitable etc Mota part of Scriboge containing 166 acres profitable 11 acres unprofitable etc In Ballyderry als. Ballingider, part of Scriboge containing 129 acres profitable 6 acres unprofitable etc In Knockanaleagh, part of Scriboge containing 159 acres profitable In Ballyscanlan part of 103 acres profitable - acres unprofitable plantation measure In Castletowne Glanbower 143 acres profitable - In Clonemell? - Gillyduffe 129 acres profitable 15 acres unprofitable etc. In Cowlebane 145 acres profitable 66 ac. unprofitable In Raheene 213 acres profitable - In Gortnamungagh, situate in the parish of Kilbarran, barony of Lower Ormond co. Tipperary 137 acres profitable - 1710 ac. profitable 202 ac. unprofitable Inskine als Slefeene Quarter 9 acres profitable - - unprofitable plantation measure In Carrontemple Quarter 126 acres profitable - In Carrontemple, parcell of Cregballen-Cooly 70 acres profitable 143 ac. unprofitable plantation measure In Carrontemple, parcells of Cregballen-Cooly 90 acres profitable - In the parcells of Cregballen-Cooly 70 acres profitable 40 ac. unprofitable plantation measure In Ardineagh quarter 215 acres profitable - In Carragyne als.Carryine situate in the parish of Annaghdoom, barony of Clare and co. Gallway 40 acres profitable - 620 acres profitable 183 ac. unprofitable The said lands to be held by John Briggs in free and common soccage as of his Majesties Castle of Dublin under the Quittrents and yearely payments as follows: County £ s d Tipperary Cavanstowne 2 1 7 1. Brockaghbeg 3 15 7 2. Mota pt. of Scriboge 2 10 5 Ballyderry als Ballingider pt. of Scriboge 1 19 2 1. Knockanleagh pt. of Scriboge 2 8 3 2. Ballyscanlan pt. of Scriboge 1 11 3 2. Castletowne and Glanbower 2 3 5 1. Clonemell Gillyduffe 1 19 2 1. Cowlebane 2 4 - 2. Raheene 3 4 8 1. Gortmunagh 2 1 7 3. 25 19 5 County Galway Inskine als. Slefeene quarter, Carrontemple quarter, Cregballen-Cooley, and Ardinagh quarters 5 17 3 3. Carryclyne als.Currymeene 8 2 2. 6 5 6 1. Saving unto his Grace James Duke of Ormond such cheeferyes, rents and services as were due to him in 1641 for the premises in co. Tipperary, and saving unto Sir John Bourke, knight, such right and title as should be decreed him as a nominee of the lands of Carrygynheen als. Currymneene; The Commissioners' certificate being directed to his Grace James Duke of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant general and general Governor of Ireland, and to his Grace Michaell Lord Archbishop of Dublin, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and to his Majesties Court of Exchequer there, to the effect that effectual Letters Patent under his Majesties greate Seale of Ireland might be granted to John Briggs for the final Settlement and Confirmation of the premises. Signed: Edw: Smythe, Edward Dering, A. Brodrick, W: Churchill, Edw: Cooke. Seals: missing. With note: Int' Irrot' Philips Jo: Jeffreys Regr. Endorsed by the Lord Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland requiring his Majesties Attorney and Solicitor General or either of them to draw up a Fiant containing a grant from his Majesty to John Briggs according to the tenor of the said certificate. Given at his Majesties Castle of Dublin, 30th October 1666.