Carlow Town
Appeal of the People
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Appeal of the People of Carlow for Funds to Rebuild Town To you, Lord Justice and Council of our Lord the King of Ireland, the Commons of the town of Cathirlagh make known, that whereas now of late the said town, houses and all the corn and other goods were burned, wasted and destroyed by McMorough, OKarroll and all the other Irish enemies of our said Lord the King of the parts of Leinster and Munster, so that they can in no wise as yet build in the said town, nor sustain the people there without aid, succour and relief from our said Lord the King, and besides this the said Commons, for the greater part, have gone from the said town to divers other parts, to the very great injury of the entire land of Ireland, and great comfort of the said enemies, and those, who tarry there have it in mind to go and better themselves; wherefore the said Commons pray that it may please you, of your most noble lordship, to consider the above mentioned mischiefs, and grant them a sufficient allowance to rebuild the said town and mansions, in resistance to the said enemies, and in comfort to the lieges of our Lord the King; and this, as a work of charity, considering that the said town is the head and comfort of Leinster and besides, most noble Lords, that it may please you to give orders that the gates and barriers of the said town be repaired. Indorsement. Let the suppliants have of the treasure and by gift of the King twenty pounds, and let them be paid to William Burton and Thomas Taillour of Cathirlagh to expend and divide, according to equity, amongst those who are willing to reinhabit the town there each in proportion to his building, by the supervision of the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer there, and thereon let there be made a writ of liberate in due form to the said Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer in Ireland. Given the first day of November, the sixteenth year of our Lord King Richard the Second. (1382). From a Roll of the Proceedings of the Kings Council in Ireland 1392-1393 Source: CARLOVIANA Vol. 2 New Series No. 22 Dec. 1973 p. 37
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