BOOKS, ETC., PRINTED AT CORK, 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES.

1731.

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"Flora: a Ballad Opera." [Authority, Mr. W. J. Lawrence.] [1747?] "A Candid & Impartial Account of the Behaviour of Simon Lord Lovat, from the Time of his Death Warrant was delivered, &c., &c." (Thomas Cumming). 12mo. Title leaf + 24 PP. [National Library

(Joly). In bound Pamphlets.]

"The Thistle; A Dispassionate Examine of the Prejudice of Englishmen in general to the Scotch Nation, &c., &c. The Rose, being a Detection of the pernicious Tendency of Two Libels, &c., &c." (Thomas Cumming). 12mo. 56 pp. "Price stitched in blue paper 4d." [National Library (Joly). In bound Pamphlets; E. R. McC. Dix.]

[1748?] "The Nature, Folly, Sin and Danger of being Righteous over-much; With a particular View to the Doctrines and Practices of certain Modern Enthusiasts being the Substance of Four Discourses lately Preached in the Parish Churches of Christ-Church, and St. Lawrence Jewry, London, &c." The Rev. Joseph Trapp, D.D. (M. Pilkington, in Castle St.) 12mo. 64 pp. [E. R. McC. Dix.]

1748. "A Serious Answer to Dr. Trapp's four Sermons on The Sin, Folly and Danger of Being Righteous over-much 'Extracted from Mr. Law." John Westley, M. A., Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford. (George Harrison). 12mo. 60 pp. +2 leaves (Hymn). [E. R. McC. Dix.]

1754. "The Proceedings of the Honourable House of Commons of Ireland In Rejecting the Altered Money-Bill, on December 17, 1753, vindicated by Authorities, &c., &c." (G. Harrison). 12mo. 92 pp. [E. R. McC. Dix.]

1754. "Chinese Tales; or, Stories told in China, &c., &c." Written in French by M. Guelette, and rendered into English, &c. 3rd Edition in English. "Corke; Printed for J. Robertson, at the Sign of the Naked-man with a Bunch of Keys in his Pocket, near the Bridge." 24mo. 212 pp. [E. R. McC. Dix.]

1758. "Observations on the Internal use of the Solanum; or Nightshade. Thos. Gataker, Surgeon to Westminster Hospital. 3rd Edition. (Eugene Swiney, near the Exchange). 12mo. 84 pp. [T. P. C. Kirkpatrick, Dublin.]

60 pp.

1761. "Coriolanus, A Tragedy, &c." Jas. Thomson (Eugene Swiney, near the Exchange). 12mo. Collation-Pp. 1 and 2, half title and blank verso; pp. 3 and 4, Title page and blank verso; p. 5, Epilogue; p. 6, "The Persons Represented"; pp. 7-57, Play; pp. 58 and 59, Epilogue; and p. 60, A Catalogue of Books To be had of Eugene Swiney, &c. [Revd. R. S. Maffett, Sandymount, Co. Dublin.]

[1765? n. d.] "The Revenge. A Tragedy, &c." E. Young, LL.B. "Printed for the Booksellers." 12mo. 72 pp. [Revd. R. S. Maffett.] 1765. "The Padlock. A Comic Opera. [N. Massey, Catalogue No. 6.]

[1765?] "The Ghost, a Comedy." "Printed for the Proprietors." 12mo. 24 pp. [National Library (Joly), Plays.]

1765. "The Intriguing Chambermaid. A Farce." Henry Fielding. "Cork; Printed, and to be had of Thomas Wilkinson in Winetavern St." 12mo. 24 pp. [National Library (Joly), Plays.]

[1766?] "Instructions for Children." 5th Edition. (Phineas and George Bagnell, Castle St.) 12mo. 36 pp. [E. R. McC. Dix.]

1769. "A Select Century of Cordelius's Colloquies; with English Notes. Wm. Willymot, LL.D. 12th Edition. To which is added a Parsing Index, &c., by S. P." (Eugene Swiney, near the Exchange). 12mo. 252 pp. + leaf (Catalogue of Books). [E. R. McC. Dix.]

1771. "The Hibernian Chronicle." Vol. III., No. 51. Thursday, 27th June. (William Flyn). Folio. 11 by 9. 8 pages of 3 columns each. [The Revd. Thomas Gogarty, C.C., Termonfeckin, Co. Louth.]

1774. "A new Roman History by Question and Answer, &c., &c." With a complete Index. By the Author of the 'History of England by Question and Answer.' 4th Edition. "Printed for Thomas White, Bookseller." 12mo. IV. and 342 pp. and 7 leaves. [E. R. McC. Dix.]

[1780?] "Cato," a Tragedy. "Cork; Printed and Sold by Thomas Wilkinson in Winetavern Street, Dublin. 12mo. 72 pp. [National Library (Joly), Plays.]

1782. "The Gentleman's and Citizen's Cork Almanac For the year of Our Lord, 1782, &c." By Timothy Delany, Teacher of Mathematics. (J. Sullivan, opposite the Exchange). 12mo. 56 pp. [E. R. McC. Dix.]

1783. "Complete Spelling Book." West. (T. White). 12mo. 312 pp. [N. Massey.]

1792. "Elements of Grammar, &c., &c." G. Neville Ussher. 3rd Edition. (Anthony Edwards, 6 Castle St.) Svo. XII. + 94 pp. [N. Massey.]

1794. "Address to the Ladies and Gentlemen of Cork." Thos. Ferdinand O'Rourke. (Haly). 8vo. (Imperfect). [E. R. McC. Dix.]

1795. "Reflections on the Seven Days of the Week." Mrs. Talbot. 9th Edition. (A. Edwards, Castle St.) 24mo. 64 pp. [N. Massey.]

1797. "The Complete Measurer; or, the Whole Art of Measuring. In Two Parts, &c." Wm. Hawney. 13th Edition. (Jno. Haly, King's

Arms, Exchange). 12mo. XII. + 332 PP. Folds in sixes. [Revd.

R. S. Maffett (Imperfect at end and cut down.)]

1798. "The Last Speech and Dying words of Martin McLoughlin, &c." (A. Edwards, Castle St.) 16mo. 16 pp. [National Library (Joly), Bound Pamphlets.]

N. D. Same. Another Edition. Svo. 16 pp. Cork, printed and Sold in Dublin by R. Cole. [National Library (Joly), Bound Pamphlets.]

1798. "Letter to Joshua Spencer, Esq., occasioned by his Thoughts on an Union." (J. Haly, M. Harris, and J. Connor). 8vo. 18 pp. [Chief Secretary's Library, Dublin Castle (Pam. Vol. 55).]

N.B. The writer was Wm. Johnston (?)

1798. "Arguments for and against an Union, &c., Considered." The Second Edition. [Chief Secretary's Library, Dublin Castle.]

1798. "An Exposition of the Doctrine of the Catholic Church, &c." The Rt. Revd. James B. Bossuet. Translated from the French by Rt. Rev. Wm. Coppinger. 2nd Edition. (J. Cronin). 24mo. 144 pp. With "Principles of Roman Catholics." 18 pp. and Index 4 pp. [N. Massey]. 1800. "Songs, Duets and Chorusses in the Pantomimical Drama of Obi; or, Three-fingered Jack." Mr. Fawcett. (G. Cherry, Patrick St.) 24 pp. [E. R. McC. Dix.]

12mo.

1800. "Report of the Proceedings of the Committee of the Cork Society for bettering the Condition, etc., of the Poor." (J. Connor, Chatterton's Buildings). 8vo. 28 pp. [E. R. McC. Dix.]

Cork Cuverian and Archæological Society.

SESSION 1867-8.

(Continued from Vol. X., page 190.)

PROFESSOR HARKNESS, F.R.S., President, in the chair.

OCTOR RICHARD CAULFIELD said-I have great pleasure in laying before you my second contribution from the unpublished public records towards the illustration of the history of this county at the close of the reign of Elizabeth. The document for consideration is a "Report by Henry Smith of the State of Munster, 30th of October, 1598." The State paper embraces a wide field, and treats of the revolutionary condition of the counties of Kerry, Limerick, Cork, and Waterford. From the record it appears that the English settlers were at this time generally established through Munster; not only were they in possession of the walled towns, but they also occupied the outlying castles, which were also to some extent fortified with ammunition and men. Whilst the English thus enjoyed temporary security within the fortified towns and fortresses, the native Irishman naturally regarded such intrusion of the stranger within his gates and occupying his green pastures as unwarrantable and unjust, and seeing his ancestral inheritance so unrighteously transferred to others, watched every opportunity from his secret dwelling, as he lurked in the concealment of the wood, of dispossessing and dispersing the new occupants. No sooner, then, had the trumpet note of rebellion sounded-and at this time every valley echoed with it, for it was music to the native's ear-than the clans descended from the hills, and rallying at the shout of the battle, set the Queen's authority at defiance. That the English who occupied these towns, which were distant at considerable intervals, should feel alarmed, is not much to be wondered at, seeing themselves surrounded by relentless foes; indeed the severe rebuke, or rather the charge of cowardice implied in this report, seems uncalled for.

A universal panic seems to have simultaneously taken possession of the entire body of settlers in Munster, and we know from these records that many of them adopted their new abode, some with reluctance and others hastily, without any enquiry as to what was the character of this strange people amongst whom they were about to sojourn; and it is probable that not a few of them only wished for some plausible excuse to return once more to their own land; and the following reasons are assigned by some for deserting the charge entrusted to them. In an account of the The Proceedings of the Undertakers of Munster at this time we read: "Mr. Denfill Rogers hath a segniorie allotted to him called Tarbert, and hath been here two several years, but now deserted, not fiking his rent." "Knocktemple, in the County of Cork, is esteemed to be about 6,000 acres, but no Undertaker will have it by reason of the barren soil." "Sir William Courtenay hath a segnoirie allotted to him,

but never proceeded in the enterprise, the cause we know not." By her Majesty's articles the rent to be paid for every acre in the counties of Waterford and Cork is a penny and three parts of a penny; in the County Limerick twopence farthing; and for each acre in the County Desmond and Kerry fourpence; and yet, notwithstanding these low figures for wide tracts of the fruitful plains of our Island, it is not surprising that the purchasers were few, seeing the social condition of the English who hazarded a residence in Ireland such as is here described. There is one point of interest in this report, and that is, that it has preserved the names of the families who then occupied, the descendants of some of whom are still in possession at this day. "In the beginning of October the unfortunate news of rebellion in Munster and the general combination of the Irish throughout the land against the Englishmen came to Dublin, when the most Hon. Earl of Ormonde, Lord Lieutenant, understanding thereof, according to her Majesty's direction preparing for the service in Leinster for the winter following, and having appointed sufficient garrisons for the northern frontiers, directed his course through Leinster for Munster to subject the rebels. He took from Dublin, October 4th, these companies : Sir Harrie Power, knt., captain of 200 foot; Captain Harrie Shefield, sergeant-major-leader of 100 foot; Capt. Laurence Esmonde, 100 foot; Capt. Thomas Lane, 100 foot; Captain John Parker, 100 foot; Captain Richard Greame, 100 foot; Captain Henry Foliott, 100 foot; Captain William Warren, Captain Wm. Eustace, 100 foot; Captain Edmund Tobyn, and Lieut. Eustace of Earl of Kildare's foot. The horsemen at his appointment met him, viz.: Sir Walter Butler, knt., 50 horse; William Taffe, Lieut. Sir Henry Nonce, 50 horse; Capt. John Butler, 20 horse. When he came to Kilkenny, where he staid only one night, with his sweet lady the Countess, his wife, he sent for the noblemen and gentlemen of the county to accompany him, and there came Lord Power, the Lord of Dunboyne, with others, the Lord Lieutenant understanding that Pierce Lacy, a gentleman sometime of good sort in the County Limerick, but then in open action against her Highness, had drawn unto him the traitors of Leinster-Captain Tyrrell, Rory McRory, and others, and were ready to lay siege to Kilmallock, with all the forces they could make. Ninth of October the Lord Lieutenant came to Kilmallock unlooked for, the rebels had determined to assault the town, but had warning, and finding themselves weak, faint hearts and white livers had they, yea, and a number of false hearts, determined to yield up the town for the safeguard of their lives, but when the Lord Lieutenant's trumpet sounded, and they understood it was the most noble Earl of Ormonde, they opened their gates and received him, and for joy they threw up their caps, signifying their life and goods were safe.

The Lord President of Munster being sent for durst not, no, not in the Province committed to his care (as he said) travel without a strong guard from the Lord Lieutenant (such was the weak sight of that Government), who satisfied his request. The 4th, the Lord President came to him to Kilmallock, and the cry of the Englishmen followed him, saying his cowardly disposition was the cause of all their overthrow, the which, gentle reader, shall afterwards more at large appear. Then came also to Kylmallock noblemen and gentlemen of Munster, as followeth-The Lord Roche, and Lord Barry and others. At Kylmallock news came to the Lord Lieutenant that Ormonde Ossorie and all his counties were burning

and destroyed by the rebels Donnell Spaniagh, William McHubbert, Phelim Fynine, and that the traitors in Munster determined to burn Moyallo, whither the Lord President dwelled. The Lord Lieutenant's answer was that he would be avenged of them that spoiled his country upon his return, but he would have special care of the service in Munster, so he left a strong garrison in Kylmallock and marched towards Moyallo, the traitors' camp being but three miles from there. Afore he came thither the rebels had burned Buttevant, a town of the Lord Barries, and were within a mile of him [he leaving the foot companies behind] for all the swiftness of his horsemen could not overtake them. They took the wood and bog and ran away. At Moyallo he ordered that the thatch of the houses should be pulled down and burned, to save the rebels a labour, for the whole town being English came away to their shame. Donel called there. McCarthy Reagh, Lord of Carbery, met him with three score foot and twenty horse all furnished. 17th October, he came to Cork, mustered the town, viewed their strength. The townsmen fearing a further burden and charge to be imposed upon them, undertook to defend the town. The Lord Lieutenant dealt with the best of the inhabitants of Kinsale, and being a like sort, undertook their defence. He came to Youghal the 20th, mustered the town, found them weak, but great store of beef to be salted, which he commanded to be saved for the, army, and left there for their defence Capt. Forde, Major Kingsmill, and Capt. George Flower, with the company. The Lord Lieutenant found generally that cities and corporate towns, few excepted, were very badly or not at all furnished with weapons and munition. Neither did they fortify themselves [such was their negligence]. The miserie of the Englishmen was great, the wealthier sort leaving their castles and dwellinghouses, their victuals and furniture, made haste into the walled towns, where there was no money within ten miles. The meaner sort [the rebels having overtaken them] were slain, men, women and child, and such as escaped came all naked to the towns, their moan was great, the sight lamentable. The Lord Lieutenant was therewith much moved, and specially seeing how shamefully the Undertakers in general, very few [not past three or four] excepted, did forsake their castles and strong houses before any enemy entered the County Limerick, which so animated the traitors in pride to go forward, no resistance being offered, or one shot discharged out of any castle, so that the very Irish churls, their tenants, and country people, took the spere of their landlords and ran to the enemy, furnished with the arms and munitions which the undertakers had in their castles, to her Highness's great dishonour and their own deserved shame and dishonour for ever. In the County Limerick these castles were meanly forsaken, Pallice, Ballinoylly, of Sir Henry Oughtread, Knight, who, together with his lady, fled to Limerick, leaving sixteen men in his house, which in two days came away. Edward Fitton, sheriff of the county, fled to England, leaving Glanlougher House and lands to the rebels. Bourchier, having Richard Rowler for his tenant, in Loughgurre, put in Sir George Browne, who by treachery gave all to the rebels. Ulick, Newcastle, Clancluyn, Portnead of Sir Wm. Courteney, knt., who neglecting his segniory, put servants in trust that were careless of the defence. Conrag, Foyne, Shanith of Mr. Trenchard, his executors after his decease left all open to the enemy. Terbert and Bellanecarey, of Justice Gould, forsaken. Mr.