APPENDIX TO THE FRENCH EDITION

Dublin, 2nd Janry. 1580 {llnd year ofihe reign). Queen Elizabeth Dominâtes Walter de Montayne, Vice-Lieutenant of the County of Kilkenny (in Ireland).

Elisabeth, Dei gracia, Anglie, Francie et Hibernie regiua, fidei defensor, etc. Omnibus ad quos présentes littere pervenerint, salutem.

Sciatis quod constituimus dilectum nobis Walterum Walshe de Mountayne generosum, vicarium nostrum comitatus nostri Kilkennensis ; habendum, tenendum occupandum et excercendum officium illud prefato Waltero Walshe quamdiu nobis placuerit; ita quod firmas débitas comitatui predicto nobis annuatim redJat ; ac de omnibus aliis redditibus, exitibus et profituis comitatus predicti nobis ad saccarium nostrum Hibernie respondeat et compotum inde reddat, prout moris est. In cujus rei testimonium has litteras fieri fecimus patentes ; teste Thoma comité Ormonie et Ossori, thesaurario regni nostri Hibernie. Datum apud Dublin, secundo die januarii, anuo regni nostri xxiido.

Maimvaringe, Eeceptor Eegine.

(Act on parchment, small quarto, formerly sealed on double tag.)

Dublin, ith Jany. 1580 {22nd year of the reign). Queen Elizabeth orders Richard Sheethe and Eobert Eothe to receive the oath of Walter Walsh de Mouutagne, nominated Vice-Lieutenant of the County of Kilkenny.

(Original on parchment.)

Dublin, 29</t Novber. 1586 (28</i year of the reign). Queen Elizabeth nominates Walter Walsh, Vice-Lieutenant of the County of Kilkenny (in Ireland).

(Original on parchment.)

Dublin, lUh May \&1\.^ James i., King of England, of Scotlaud and of Ireland, approves the lease on fief passed between the late Walter Walsh of Castlehoell, in the County

' [The original must of course hâve heen in English (if net in Latin) but in the publication from which this is taken, it is in French. — Tb.]

of Kilkennj', Esquire, on the one part and Richard Grant of Corsoddy, and William Wale of Muckery in the County of Tipperary. The revenues of thèse lands will be delivered to Walter Walsh, after him to his wife, Elicie Cutler; after her to one of their five sons, Robert, Edmund, James, William and John Walsh ; after them to Robert Walsh, father of Walter Walsh. (Original on paichiiient.)

Dublin, Qth August (21st year of the reign in England). James l., King of England, Scotland and Ireland, referring to his letters patent dated at Westminster, 23rd Sept. 1622 (20th year of the reign), gives to Walter Walsh junior, cousin and heir of Walter Walsh of Castlehoyle in the County of Kilkenny (in Ireland), son of Robert Walsh, himself son of Waltei Walsh the aider, the héritage of the latter on payment of 57 pounds, sixpence eight farthings, Irish money, into the Treasury of Dublin. Witness Henry, Viscount of Falkland, Deputy General in Ireland.

(Original on parchment sealed witb double strip.)

Blackfryers near Kilkenny in Ireland, 8 April 1635, {old style). Attestation regardiug the aliénation by the late Walter Walsh of Castlehoyle (County of Kilkenny) of a fief sitnated at Earrenfelbine and Ballyferoge, for the benefit of P^dmund Walsh of Killmanalim, and of Agnes Walsh his wife, according to the rolls of the Chancellery of Ireland, under Charles i., — Notarial copy made in 1752 with numerous seals and attestations légal and diplomatie to be made use of abroad.

(Original on parchment.)

LETTERS OF 'ARRET' [DECREE] BEARING RECOGNITION OF NOBILITY IN FAVOUR OF ANTHONY WALSH.i

Louis by the grâce of God, King of France and of Navarre to our loved and faithfuP councillors, the persons holding our courts of Parliament and of the Accounts of Brittany and to ail our other officers and justiciaries whom it may concern, greeting.^

By decree given in our Council of State, we being présent, the lOth Novber 1753, on the request of our dear and well-beloved Anthony Walsh, Secretary of the King, of the Crown of France and of our finances, of Irish origin. We

See Translator's Appcndix C]

■' Féavix,' plural of ' léa!,' old French adjeotive.— Tr.] Salut.'— Tr.]

hâve on the titles herewitli and for the causes there contained acknowledged the said Mr.^ Walsh as noble by name and by arms, and maintained in his nobility of ancient extraction, ordered tliat lie sliould be regarded as such, both in judgment [law ?] and outside, and that in conséquence he should enjoy for himself and his posterity, born and to be born in lawful marriage, the same houours, privilèges, pre-eminences, prérogatives, franchises and exemptions as are enjoyed by the nobles [' gentilshommes 'Y of the kingdom, so long as they live nobly and do no act derogatory to nobility, and that for this efiect he should be inscribed in the catalogue of the nobles, conformably to the régulation and decree of the 22d. March 1666 and 26th Feby. 1697, and ordered also that on the présent decree ail the necessary letters should be expedited, which the said Mr. Anthony Walsh has very humbly entreated us to graut to him. For thèse causes by the advice of our council, by thèse présents signed by our own hand we acknowledge (or recognise) the said Mr. Anthony Walsh to be noble by name and by extraction, w^e will and order that he should be regarded as such, as well in judgment as outside, and that in conséquence he shall enjoy himself and his posterity, born or to be born in lawful marriage, the same honours, privilèges, pre-eminences, prérogatives, franchises and exemptions as are enjoyed by the nobles and ' gentilshommes ' " of our kingdom as long as they live nobly and do no act derogatory to nobility ; that to this effect he shall be inscribed in the catalogue of the nobles, conformably to the régulation and decree of the 22d. March 1666, and the 26th Feby. 1697. Hère we make known to you that you hâve to register thèse présents and to exécute the contents of thèse ^ according to their form and ténor, stopping and causiug to stop ail troubles (difficulties) and hindrances, notwithstanding ail things to the coutrary. For such is our pleasure. Given at Versailles first day of December the year of grâce 1753, and of our reign the thirty-ninth.

Louis.

Par le Roy, Phélippeaux.

'Insinué' [inserted?] at Nantes the 9th June 1756, due the sum of 120 pounds includiug the four sliillings per pound, without further liability* according to the registration. Mionnet.

Eegistered at the office of the Court of the Parliament of Rennes on the final decree of 9th .Jany. 1754. Picquet.

' ['Sieur': this is .siinply a diminutive of the English significatioD. — Tr.]

'Monsieur' oflen used in law, and is of no ^ ['Icelles,' old term l'or 'celui-là,' celle-là or

spécial signification. — Th.] ceux ' only used in law. — Tr,]

2 [ïhe term is applied only to nobles, not in ■■ [' Sans tirer à conseç[uence.' — Tr.]

Eegistered at the office of the Chamber of tlie Accouuts of Brittany by

virtue of the decree of the same^ of the 6th Feby. 1754. Fleuey,

Office Clerk.

(Sealed on single tag.)

LETTEES PATENT CEEATING THE COUNTSHIP OF SEEEANT, GEANTED TO FEANÇOIS JACQUES WALSH, 1755

Louis, by the grâce of God, King of France, and of Navarre, to ail présent and to corne, greeting. We see with pleasure that the fertility of our kingdom, the mildness of the habits of our subjects, the wisdom of our laws and the modération of our government has attracted to it several foreign familles, who are able in the extent of our states to make establishments [settlements] advantageous for them and for our Kingdom, in order also to faveur thèse settlements and encourage them to multiply we should not neglect any opportunity of giving to thèse familles proofs of our goodness by adopting them among our other subjects by letters of naturalisation, preserving to them the prérogatives of their blrth by letters recognising their nobility and adorniug the possessions they may acquire by tlie titles of which they are susceptible ; it is by thèse same motives aud ou thèse same prlnciples that the brothers Walsh, born in our kingdom but Irish by orlgin, having by authentic titles satisfied us that they descended from an ancient noble house, which goes back to their nineteenth great-grandfather, Philip Walsh, surnamed the Breton" (in Irish, Brenagh) who in 1174 killed with his owu hand the admirai of the Danish Fleet which had invaded the country, and thereby acquired an immortal glory and great possessions in Ireland, which his descendants bave enjoyed and which they hâve augmented by illustrions alliances, and that the splendeur aud the riches of the Walshes in Ireland has subsisted as long as it has been permitted to subjects faithful to God and to their king to préserve their possessions and their titles. We hâve recognised their ancient nobility by the decrees of our Council and letters patent which our Parliament and our Chamber of comptability of Brittany hâve registered with a klnd of eagerness which well showed the satisfaction given to thèse courts by the titles which hâve been presented to us, and in which we hâve recognised the ancient noble extraction of the gentlemen Walsh. The distinguished proofs which they hâve given us of their zeal for our service, hâve also induced us to receive the very humble supplication made to us by M. François Jacques Walsh, Lord of the County of Serrant, of the barony of Ingrande, the chatelaintries of Champtoce, of Savenières, of Serrant, of the Eoche Serrant, of Belnoè-en-petit- Paris and other places, to unité thèse différent lordships and their dependencies and erect them into the Countship of Serrant for his legitimate posterity born and to be born, and » ['Icelle'— Old French.— Tr.] - [A Welshmau.— Tr.]

we hâve also determined to grant him this favour on the récognition which his authors, (the writers of the original deeds) hâve given to us, or the ' fiefs servants ' (the deeds delivering over the fiefs ?) rendered to the Lords of Serrant, in wliich récognitions, as also in the judgments and arrestments, they took formerly the title of Counts of Serrant ; ^ we are besides informed that this estate is adorned with one of the most beautiful ' Châteaux ' in our kingdom, so that with the union solicited it will form a revenue of about 50,000 'livres,' and will be composed of an ancient barony which has the finest rights and five great ' chàtellenies ' [lordship over a domain with a castle], from which a number of fiefs hold. Thèse are the considérations which hâve determined us to agrée to the érection of the county [countship] which he desires for his laud, and we hâve been willing to grant him the letters necessary for this.

For thèse causes and for other considérations, we hâve of our spécial favour, fuU power, aud royal authority, joined, united, and incorporated, and by thèse présents signed by our hand, unité and incorporate to the said land and lordship of Serrant, the barony of Ingrande, the ' Chàtellenies' of Champtocé, of Savenierès, of Serrant, of La Eoche-Serrant, of Belnoè-en-petit-Paris, circumstances and dependencies of which Mr. Walsh is proprietor, that they may henceforward form only one and the same estate, fief and lordship, which are hère created, erected and elevated, and by thèse présents create, erect, and elevate in title and dignity of Countship, under the dénomination of Serrant, to be enjnyed by the said Mr. Walsh and his legitimate posterity, born and to be born, under the name, title, and dignity of Comte de Serrant ; we will and it pleases us that they should so style, name, and qualify themselves in ail acts whether in judgment or outside, and that they should enjoy the honours, rights of arms and of blazon, of autliorities, prérogatives, ranks, pre-eminences in relation to war, assemblies of states and of nobility, the same as the other counts of our kingdom ; again even if they should uot be particularly specified we will in like mauner that ail vassals, sub-vassals, and others holding nobly or otlierwise ^ of the said count should in future yield faith and homage and give their récognitions, reports, and déclarations, the case occurring, under the name of the Comte de Serrant, and that the officers exercising the justice of the said county entitle their sentences and judgments under this said name, without however any removal or change of compétence of jurisdiction or feudal dependence, and without interférence with the royal cases, of which the justice will belong to our bailles and stewards ; nor that by reason of the présent the said Mr. Walsh, should be held towards us, or his vassals and tenants towards him, to other greater rights and duties than those which they owe at présent, without however lessening or prejudicing the rights and duties, if any are due

' [This must refer to the ancient proprietors of the funds hère given to Mr. Walsh. — Tr.] 2 [' En roture,' not noble. — Tr.]

to others thaa ourselves; northat on the failure of heirs-male iulawful marriage we, or the kiogs our successors could not claim the said lands to be united to our domaiu, but only that they would return iu the same and similar state that they were in before thèse présents. Hère we give and annoimce to our loved and faithful councillors, the persons holding our Courts of Parliament and assistants of Paris, that they hâve to see registered the présent letters of union and érection, and to make the said Mr. Walsh enjoy and use their contents as also his legitimate posterity born and to be born, peacefuUy aud perpetually, stopping and causing to stop ail troubles and contrary hindrances, saviug always our rights and those of others ^ in everything. For such is our pleasure, and in order that it may be a thing fixed and stable for ever we bave had our seal put to thèse présents.

Given at Versailles, in the month of March, the year of grâce 1755 and of our reign the fortieth. Signed Louis; lower down 'par le roi,' Phélippeaiix ; at side visa McœhauU. (Sealed on ' ravelled cords ' - of red and green silk.)

Thèse letters patent were registered 1° at Angers, 9th April ; 2° at the Parliament of Paris, 16th July ; 3° at the Court of Assistants, the 30th of the same month ; i° at the Office of the Stewardry ^ of Angers, 5 Septm. of the same year 1755.