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Fiants of the Tudor monarchs

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 Notes

1. Fiant is short for “Fiant litterae patentes.” They were warrants to the Chancery authority for the issue of letter patent under the Great Seal. They dealt with matters ranging from commissions for appointments to high office and important government activities to grants of “English liberty” and “pardons” to the humblest of the native Irish.

2. Fiants were generally issued by the Dublin bureaucracy and rarely directly by the Monarch.

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Fiants issued in reign of Edward VI (1546/7-1553) Fiant 407 - King Edward VI. Giles Hovenden Grant of Land 1549 Lordship of Killabban ''Lease to Giles Owenton, Gentleman, for 21 years of the lands of Killoban, Cowlenaghe, Tankardstown, Skanaghe, Ballylyan, Cowlgarran, Biellanefarran, the Breanagh alias Brackanagh, Ballyntaggart and Garrynarhout. The mears of the Lordship of Killoban are the water of the Barrow to Boeredrigen, thence to the water of Dowglasse (Douglas) and so to Cloneshallan, then by Cloneycoyren, Togherclonepiers, Trarulogh alias Ramelagheneggower and Skeaghkalle to the Barrow; Skeaghagh and the halfendell of Ballyanlying without the circuit. The said lordship was parcel of the possessions of the traitor O'More.'' If you were to translate the place names to modern ones you would probably know where the boundaries actually were! PH. Source of document is from Peter Hovenden. Year 1551.  No. 927.   Robert Shethe Kilkenny Merchant. Licence to alienate to James Walshe of Waterford, merchant, a moiety of the rectory of Kilmocahill, Co Carlow, held by John Langton, for a term of years. To be held forever.   Source: https://oshea.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/fiants.pdf