ON THE LOCAL TAXATION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN. 319 time to time appoint by warrant under our signe manual, We taking into our princely con- sideration the constant loyalty of our good and ancient city of Dublin, do thinke fitt as a mark of our grace and favour toward them, to grant and allow the yearly sum of five hundred pounds sterling, for the better support of the lord mayor, sheriffs, commons and citizens of our said city, which our will and pleasure is, shall be paid them half yearly by even and equal portions, out of the said sum of three thousand one hundred and " thirty- five pounds, seven shillings and nine pence, so to us reserved; the first payment to be on the twenty- ninth of September next ensuing the date hereof; We do therefore will and require you forthwith to give your orders for the executing of the said allowance in the present establishment of that our kingdom, particularly mentioning the same to be paid out of the aforesaid fund ; and for so doing these our letters shall be, as well unto you as unto the commissioners of our treasury and the commissioners of our accompt, and all other our officers and ministers whom it doth or may concern, a sufficient warrant and discharge. Given at our court at Whitehall the seventeenth day of September one thousand six hundred seventy- two, in the four- and- tvventyeth year of our reign. By His Majesty's command. Arlington. To our right trusty and right well beloved cousin and counsellor, Arthur Earl of Essex, our Lieutenant General and General Governor of our Kingdom of Ireland. R. Wogan, Deputy Keeper of the Rolls. Appendix N° 30. If II GRANT of Customs to Lord Mayor, Commons and Citizens of the City of Dublin. CHARLES the Second by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, & c. To all whom these presents shall come, greeting: WHEREAS the lord mayor, sheriffs, commons and citizens of Dublin, by their petition, have humbly informed us, that several of our royal predecessors, kings and queens of England, have been graciously pleased for the portage, murage and paveage of the said city, to grant unto them several charters for the receiving and taking the island customs, commonly called the customs of the gates, for such things as are brought into the said city, and suburbs thereof, there to be exposed to sale, and for such things as are carried out of the said city, of the validity of which charters some doubts have lately arisen, and the said lord mayor, sheriffs, commons and citizens of our said city of Dublin, have therefore humbly besought us, that we would be graciously pleased, by a new charter to grant and confirm to them and their successors for ever, the having, receiving and taking the said customs: And whereas We having referred the consi- deration of the said matter to our right trusty and right well beloved cousin and counsellor Arthur Earl of Essex, our lieutenant general and general governor of our kingdom of Ire- land, to report to us what he should think fit to be done thereupon; in obedience whereunto, our said lieutenant by his report, bearing date the twentieth day of March in the year one thousand six hundred seventy- five, signified to us his opinion, that he had considered of the said petition, and did conceive it necessary for our service, that We should grant our royal letters, requiring our lord lieutenant or other chief governor or governors of Ireland for the time being, to cause effectual letters patents to be passed under the great seal of our said kingdom of Ireland, containing our grant and confirmation unto the petitioners, for the having, receiving and taking the said customs to them and their successors for ever, in as large and ample manner as they have been formerly granted to them by any other charters, letters patents, from us and our royal predecessors, and have by them been enjoyed accord- ingly by virtue of the same ; and that it would be also for our service if We should so think fit, that a provisoe should be inserted in the said letters patents, that the profits of the said customs for the term of seven years, should be disposed to such public uses for the benefit of the said corporation, as our lieutenant or other chief governor or governors and council for the time being, should think fit to direct and appoint: And whereas We were also pleased to refer the said petition and report to our right trusty and right well beloved cousin and counsellor Thomas Earl of Danby, our high treasurer of England, who fully agreed there- with ; Know ye therefore, That We taking the premises into our princely consideration, and being graciously pleased to place some marke of our favour upon the said city, for their past loyalty and services to us and our royal predecessors, and also the better to encourage and enable them to perform the same for the future, of our special grace, certain knowledge and mere motion, by and with the advice and consent of our said right trusty and right well beloved cousin and counsellor, Arthur Earl of Essex, our lieutenant general and general governor of our said kingdom of Ireland, and according to the tenour of our letters, under our privy signet and signe manual, bearing date at our court at Newmarket, the sixth day of April in the eight- and- twentieth year of our reign, and in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred seventy- six, now inrolled in the rolls of our high court of Chancery in our said kingdom of Ireland, have given, granted, released and confirmed, and by these for us. our heirs and successors, We do give, grant, release and confirm to the presents, tor us, lord mayor, sheriffs, commons and citizens of the said city of Dublin, all those customs, commonly called the customs of the gates, for such things as are or at any time hereafter shall be brought into the said city of Dublin, or suburbs thereof, there to be exposed to sale; and 549' also