312 APPENDIX TO REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEE, & c. which our said city or citizens of Dublin is, or are incorporated; and notwithstanding any other defects, cause, matter or thing, whatsoever, to the contrary thereof. In witness whereof We have caused these our letters to be made patent. Witness our aforesaid lords justices of our said realm of Ireland, at Dublin, the twentieth of April in the thirteenth year of our reign- R. Wogan, Deputy Keeper of the Rolls. Appendix N° 25. GRANT unto the Lord Mayor of Dublin, & c. to have a Foot Company. CHARLES the Second, by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith and so forth; To all men to whom these presents shall come, greeting: WHEREAS We thought fit, in testimony of our gracious acceptation of the eminent services performed unto us by our trusty and well beloved Alderman Robert Dee, late mayor of Dublin, who appeared signally instrumental in our happy restoration, during the time of his mayoralty, in our city of Dublin, in our said kingdom of Ireland, to confer upon him, the said Alderman Dee, the command of a foot company in our standing army in that our kingdom: And whereas, the whole body of the citizens of that our city did give cheerful and timely evidences of their loyalty, with those who appeared most active in our service there : And whereas, We have thereupon thought fit, not only to take special notice of the same, but also to place upon them a lasting mark of our gracious sense thereof; Know ye, therefore, that We, of our special grace, certain knowledge and mere motion, by and with the advice and consent of our right trusty and well beloved counsellor, Sir Maurice Eustace, knight, our lord chancellor of our said kingdom of Ireland, and of our right trusty and well beloved cousin and counsellor, Roger Earl of Orrery, our lords justices and governors of our said realm of Ireland, and according to the tenor and effect of our letters, bearing date at our court at Whitehall, the one- and- twentieth day of October, in the thirteenth year of our reign, and now enrolled in the rolls of our high court of Chancery, in our said realm of Ireland, have given and granted, and by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, do give and grant unto the mayor of our said city of Dublin, that shall happen to be imme- diately after the decease of the said Alderman Robert Dee, and the successive mayors of that our city for the time being, successively, that the office, place and command of captain of the foot company, now possessed by the said Alderman Robert Dee, together with all such allowances of salary and pay as by our establishment in our said kingdom of Ireland is to be given to such captain or officer of the foot; To have and to hold the said office, place and command of captain of the said company of foot, together with all such allowances of salary and pay as by our establishment in our said kingdom of Ireland is to be given unto officer of foot, unto the mayor of our said city of Dublin that thall so happen to be imme- diately after the decease of the said Alderman Robert Dee, and the successive mayors of that our city for the time being successively, during the time of their mayoralty, and conti- nuance of the said command in manner aforesaid: Provided always, and our will and pleasure is, that the said mayor that shall happen upon the death of the said Alderman Robert Dee to be in the said office, and all other the said successive mayors, be first approved of by us, or such other our governor or governors of our said kingdom of Ireland as hereafter shall be, to the persons capable of bearing the said mark of our princely favour : And to the end that this our grant may be effectual, and at all times hereafter accordingly executed and performed, our further will and pleasure is, that these our letters patents be entered amongst the Acts of Council of our said kingdom of Ireland, and in all other places where the same shall be necessary: And our further will and pleasure is, and We do by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, will and continue our treasurer, vice trea- surer, general receiver and treasurer at wars of our said kingdom that now is, or that at any time hereafter shall be for the time being, and every of them, and every other person or persons whatsoever to whom it shall belong, that they and every of them, upon the sight of these our letters patents, or the enrollment thereof, shall pay or cause to be paid unto the mayor of our said city of Dublin that shall happen to be immediately after the death of the said Alderman Robert Dee, and the successive mayors of our said city of Dublin for the time being, and which shall have the command of the said company of foot, all such allow- ances of salary and pay as by our establishment in our said kingdom of Ireland is to be given to such officer of foot as aforesaid, from and after and during so long time as such company shall stand and be under their commands severally and successively as aforesaid, at such days and times, and in such manner and form as shall be appointed by us, our heirs and successors, by our said establishment; for doing whereof, these our letters patents, or the enrollment thereof, shall be to them and every of them, sufficient warrant and discharge in that behalf. In witness whereof, We have caused these our letters to be made patents. Witness our said justices of our said realm of Ireland, at Dublin, the eighth- and- twentieth day of February, in the fourteenth year of our reign. R. Wogan, Deputy Keeper of the Rolls.