Paginated manuscript, with an index, bound in tooled leather covers and embossed on the front cover Abstracts & Copys of Records, Relative to the Sexton, Casey, & Stackpole Familys. The manuscript comprises abstracts and copies of seventeen documents relating to the Sexten family; eight relating to the Casey family; and two to the Stackpole family. The documents relating to the Sexten family include a memorandum of a decree in favour of George Sexten in a dispute against James Roche concerning a title and possession of a store house (17 October 1531); grant to Edmond Sexten to be Chief Sewer of County Dublin (2 September 1532; in Latin); warrant to pass a grant of the monastery of St Mary’s House in Limerick to Edmund Sexten (24 September 1537); grant to Edmond Sexten of the fee farm of Limerick, with a release of all arrears then owing (1 August 1542; in Latin); free pardon to Edmond Sexten of all offences committed by him (14 December 1545); certificate by the Sheriff of County Limerick of Edmond Sexten having entered into security for his good behaviour (14 December 1545); grant of the office of Gauger and Searcher of Limerick to Humfry Sexten (10 June 1548); a protection to Humfry Sexten (23 April 1555; in Latin); grant to William Sidney of the custody and wardship of Stephen Sexten, brother and heir of Nicholas Sexten deceased (13 September 1558); grant to Edmond Sexten (son of Stephen Sexten) of the livery of his estate and lands (1 June 1559; in Latin); letter of King James I of England on behalf of Edmund Sexten’s favour (7 February 1608/9); grant to Edmond Sexten, his heirs and assigns for ever of several lands in the County and City of Limerick (10 July 1609/10; in Latin); abstract of an inquest held by Edmond Sexten in 1614 which proves that he was that year High Sheriff of County Limerick; abstract of letters patent showing that the wardship of John Gold, son and heir of Thomas Gold, deceased, was granted to Edmond Sexten (4 February 1623/4); inquisition taken at St Francis’s Abbey in County Limerick following the death of Edmond Sexten (22 January 1638; in Latin); inquisition (for which see P51/1/1/6) taken at the Tholsel of Limerick City in 1639 after the deaths of Edmond Sexten and his son Nicholas (9 October 1639; in Latin and English); and an inquisition taken at St Francis’s Abbey in County Limerick in 1639 after the deaths of Edmond Sexten and his son Nicholas (9 October 1639; in Latin and English). The documents relating to the Casey family include abstracts of letters patent creating William Casey Bishop of Limerick (23 October 1551); letters patent granting the wardship of Thomas Thornton, son and heir of Sir George Thornton Provost Marshal of Munster to James Casey and his assigns (5 June 1605); letters patent granting a pardon of alienation and mesne rates of lands in County Cork to James Casey and Ulick Roche (8 March 1629); letters patent granting special livery to Thomas Casey (18 November 1633); inquisition taken at Kilmallock after the death of Thomas Casey of Rathcannon, incorporating a family settlement made by Thomas Casey, his will, and a variety of other matters (12 March 1637; partly in Latin); inquisition taken at Newcastle, County Limerick after the death of Thomas Casey (10 July 1638; in Latin); bill filed in chancery by the Rev Stacpole Pery and other against Lord Vere Bertie and others relative to the Casey estate and family (25 January 1735); and Lord Bertie’s answer to the same bill (15 February 1737). The documents relating to the Stackpole family include a grant to Bartholomew Stacpole of Stacpole Court and several other lands in County Clare with liberty of keeping annual fairs (17 July 1676); and a deed of feoffment by way of family settlement made by Bartholomew Stacpole (3 November 1685).
