Cookes Memoirs of Youghal written 1749, covering period 1618-1634

Published Journal of the Cork Archaeological & Historical Society, 1903
By Robert Day
Incomplete

1618
Christian Harford
Randal Brient
Jasper Walsh
Richard Boyle, Esq., son of the Rt. Honble Richard Boyle, Barron of Youghall, was presented with the freedom of the Corporation, which he was pleased to accept.
A proclamation against usary was sent down to this town by the Lord Deputy and Council of Ireland.
Goods forfeited, for non-payment of the duty town custom, and composition made for the same.
By the ancient custom of this town, no excommunicated person can put in suit of law any other person whatsoever, which is hereby continued.

1619
Willm. Bluett
Rd. Ronayne
Richard Ashe
It is this 11th day of January ordered and agreed by common and general consent of the Mayor, Recorder, Bayliffs, Burgeses and Commonalty of this town, that for any petty sume, debt or demand under ten shillings, none shall be hereafter arrested or attach’d by warrant, unless the party that owed it refused to come with the sargeant to the said Mayor, Recorder and Bayliffs, when he is by any of them sent for.
An order was made by the Mayor, Recorder, and Bayliffs, that if any person should be here imprisoned upon a plaint, and the plaintiff or his attorney bring not his declaration into the court in writing, or file it in the Town Clerk’s office, or serve the defendant with it within fourteen days after the arrest, that the defendant should be discharged out of custody.
Goods of a felo-de-se forfeited to the Corporation, and composition was made for the same.

1620
Wm Lewellin
Thos. Coppinger
Yiege O’Dawe
James Meaghy was this year elected, but would not stand mayor, therefore was fined £10 and committed to the marshall’s, and was not from thence discharged until he paid his fine.
Robert Cooke, Esq., (commonly called Linen Cooke), was made an inhabitant.
The Mayor’s accompts were ordered to be always read in publick court after they are delivered unto the mayor in being.
This year a proclamation concerning alehouses was sent down by the Lord Deputy and Council.

1621.
Thos. Holship
John Cotter
Peter Wingrove.
Any miller that takes above the sixteenth part, and that proved before the Mayor, Recorder or Bayliffs, to be committed during the pleasure of the mayor or bailiff who examinith the matter, and to pay five shilling to the poor before enlargement, and never to come more into the liberties with corn or to keep a mill.

A proclamation was sent down, forbidding noble-men from sending their children out of the King’s dominions to be brought up in any other country.
Goods seized on as forfeited, being foreign, bought or sold, and composition made for the same.

1622.
Edwd.. Gough
David Walsh
Edwd.. Stout.
James Lawler appointed town gunner of the fort, with a salary of forty shillings a year.
John Bayly made free, on condition to dress the dinners of several mayors.
All corn brought to market being unsold, is to be put up in the court-house loft, and not to be carried out of town in less than three market days.

1623.
Wm. Lewellin
Thos. Stout
Mauce Mansfield.
Maurice Mansfield deposed for not taking the oath of supremacy, and Owen O’Reij elected in his stead.
Bakers not to buy corn till 3 of the clock.
Several hides of leather not well tanned, were seized on by the seal master, according to the statute.

1624.
Willm. Bluett
Mattw. Browning
Jasper Portingal
Several proclamations from the Lord Deputy and Council of Ireland in regard of riots and unlaw

1630.
Pierce Meayr
Domk. Portingal
George Morgan
This year a proclamation from the Lord Deputy and Council of Ireland was sent down here against hoarding up corn in a time of scarcity, and that the same should be carried to the next market town, and there sold. Commissioners in each county and city were appointed to put this proclamation into execution.
Prince Charles was born the 2oth day of May in this year. It was observed that a star appeared all that day and two days thereafter. The sun was eclipsed, which would have happened had he never been born.
Leather seized on by the seal master, and composition made for them,

1631.
David Walsh
Wm. Portingal
Ambe. Coppinger
On the 4 day of November in this year, the Lady Day, the King's daughter was born at Saint James's.

1632.
Patk. Collins
Michl. Forrest
Jasper Gough
Adrian Coppinger was made sword-bearer.

1633.
Willm. Lambe
Jasper Collins
Jno. Lyime
James, Duke of York, was born the 15th day of October.
Edward Gough and Theobald Ronayne were chosen burgesses to serve in Parliament.

1634.
Thos. Stout
James Ronayne
Simon Gibons
A proclamation was sent down from the Lord Deputy and Council of Ireland for passing good farthings, and was proclaimed here in the most noted places of the town.
(Note: This proclamation was mainly directed against counterfitting the farthing
tokens of the realm, the punishment for which was cutting off the ears. Also
for limiting their legal tender, so that they should not be forced in undue quantity upon the labourers and mechanics in payment of their wages; " and that such
farthing tokens could be only used in exchange for sums not exceeding the
valus of twopence to any other person at any one time” – “Corporation Records”)