Deed 1767 250 363 164364
Rev James North Borrisokane Co Tipp and Cornwalls demise to Thos Reed farmer 20 acres.
Part of the photo of first page is obscured by something. Spellings are inconsistent, not corrected here.
Transcription:
The indented lease bears date the twenty fourth day of February one thousd seven hundred and sixty seven and made between John Cornwall Aledr Cornwall and the Revd James North of Borrisakane in the county of Tippry of the one part and Thos Reed of the same farmer of the other part . . . by the said John Cornwall Alexr Cornwall and James North in considn of the rents and covts therein mentd did demise to the sd Thoms Reed all that and those the half of the land which he the sd Thos Reed holds . . . partnership with Wm Alloway computed to be seventeen acres by the same more or less as also the land he the sd Reed now holds [excepting ….] computed to be twenty nine acres be the same more or less situate in and near Borroskeane in the said Co of Tippry commencing the first day of Novr last past for the term of ninety nine years at the rent of . . . shillg by the acre for each of the said seventeen acres as also the . . . . . . . seven shillg and five pence by the acre for each of sd twenty nine acres which lease was duly executed by the above named Alexr Cornwall . . . Thomas Reed and also signed and sealed by the said Alexr Cornwall in the presence and with the seal of the said John Cornwall & James North by virtue of a letter of attey from them to the said Alexr Cornwall in the presence of Riley Towers of the city of Dublin esqr and John Hayes and Joseph Teriss of the said city gent and the sd meml was also signed & sealed by the said Thomas Reed in the presence of the said John Hayes and Geo Byrne of the city of Dublin gents
Thos Reed (seal)
Signed sealed in presence of John Hayes, George Byrne John Hayes gent maketh oath Etc etc
Sworn the 28th Febry 1767
(CN email 17 Mar 2009)