Registry of Deeds Index Project — Memorial Transcription
Memorial Number: 137065
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REGISTRY OF DEEDS
DUBLIN
TRANSCRIPTION OF A MEMORIAL–
[In margin:] Potter to Coveny & others. Registered the 24th Day of October 1760 at 5 o Clock in the afternoon.
No. 137065 To the register appointed by Act of Parliament for registering Deeds and Conveyances
Wills and so forth — Memorial of an Indenture of Lease bearing Date the tenth Day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty two
made between Thomas Potter of Fartha
in the Barony of Kinnealea and County of Corke
Gentleman
of the one part
and Bryan Coveny
Daniel Hurly
James Made and Denis Coveny
all in said County
of the other part
whereby the said Thomas Potter
for the consideration therin mentioned
did demise
let and
to farm
let unto the said Bryan Coveny
Daniel Hurly
James Meade and Denis Coveny
all that and those
that part of the lands of Fartha that the said Bryan Coveny and his partners now hold bound
described in the following manner
that is to say
on the South with the North ditch of the stone field and the North ditch of Bryan Scholly�s garden and the North ditch of James Meade�s garden
and said ditch leads to the road on the west with the road that leads from Fartha to Corke on the North
with the lands of Cullen on the East
with the lands of Ballinbridinig; with the appurtenances
to hold unto the said Bryan Coveny and his partners
their executors
administrators and assignees
from the twenty–fifth day of March then last past
for thirty–one years at the yearly rent of fifteen pounds sterling together with twenty shillings in laboring work. Witnesses to the execution of the said indenture of Lease are Lawrence Desmond
of Ballyfeard in the County of Cork
Joyner
and John Desmond of the same
Farmer
and this Memorial is witnessed by the said John Desmond and John Sullivan of the City of Corke
Gentlemen. —
Bryan – X – Coveney (his mark) (Seal).
Being present at signing and sealing the above memorial — John Desmond
John Sullivan. The above named John Desmond this day made oath that he saw the above mentioned lease of which the above writing is a memorial
duly executed by the above named Thomas Potter
Bryan Coveny
James Meade
Daniel Hurly and Denis Coveny
and also saw the said Bryan Coveny duly execute the above Memorial
and that deponent is a subscribing witness to said Lease and Memorial — John Desmond. Sworn before me at the City of Corke
the 18th day of October 1760
by virtue of a commission forth of his Majesty�s Court of the Exchequer in Ireland for taking affidavits
and I know Deponent — Roger Power. — Justices present: Robert Atkins
Warham St. Leger. Registered the 24th day of october at 5 o�clock in the afternoon.
Copied by Ann Watts. Transcribed with abbreviations spelled out and punctuation supplied by Frank Thompson.
Notes:
– Abbreviations spelled out
and punctuation supplied
by the transcriber.
– Fartha = townland in Ballyfeard civil parish.
– Kinnalea = Kinalea.
– James Made = James Meade (probably pronounced �made� at the time).
– Bryan Scholly = Brian Scully.
– Ballinbrinidig = (apparently) Ballintrideen townland
Ballyfeard civil parish
which touches the townland of Cullen in Cullen civil parish.
– A Lawrence Desmond
born in 1709
died in 1790 and is buried in Tracton churchyard.