History Of Bandon PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIY. PEACE PROCLAIMED--THE DOWN SURVEY--HELL OR CONNAUGHT-- TOLERATION OF OLIVER CROMWELL THE QUAKERS FIRST VISIT BANDON--MRS. BABYLON'S LOOKING-GLASS--DEATH OF OLIVER CROMWELL DR. BRADY BORN IN BANDON CHARLES II. PROCLAIMED KING--THE IRISH ASK TO BE RESTORED TO THEIR ESTATES--THE ACT OF SETTLEMENT THE DISSENTERS SEEK FOR LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE--INTOLERANCE OF THE CHURCH PARTY--JUDGE BERNARD. In 1653, by an act of the provost and town burgesses, dated April 21, the following were appointed "to see after the courtyards of this garrison: " Messrs. Brooke, Withers, William, Dunkin, Bennett, Beamish, Deane, Woodroffe, Smith, Fuller, Hewett, Bathurst, Poulden, Withers, Nicholas, Landon, Jackson. On the 26th of September, it was declared that the rebels were subdued, and the rebellion appeased and ended. After everything had settled down, there was a great deal of consultation amongst the authorities as to how they should arrange to pay off the army, and dispose of the forfeited estates. This difficulty was at length solved by Lord Broghill, who, at a general council of war, proposed that the kingdom should be surveyed, the number of acres ascertained, and their quality set forth. This being done (the Down survey), * * All the plates of the maps of the baronies, amounting to two hundred and fifty-two, being on board a ship in the reign of Queen Anne, were captured by a French privateer, and taken into St. Malo. It is surmised that they are now in some of the French archives. As to the maps themselves, a large number were destroyed by a fire in the surveyorgeneral's house in Essex Street, in 1711. a fixed sum was placed on the lands, varying in value from four shillings per acre down to even one penny. Upon these estimates, the soldiers...