Registry of Deeds 311-86-207141
No. 207141 Sharp to Meredith Reg[istere]d 12th Feb[rua]ry 1776 at 12 at noon
A Memorial of an Indented Deed of Lease bearing date the thirteenth day of Dec[embe]r
one thousand seven hundred and sixty eight and made between Anthony
Sharp of Roundwood in the Queens County Esq[ui]r[e] of the one part and Mathew
Meredith of Rerymore in the S[ai]d County Farmer of the other part Whereby the S[ai]d
Anthony Sharp for the cons[iderat]ions therein ment[ione]d did Demise and Set to the said
Mathew Meredith all that and those that [form] part of the Town and Lands of Clarahill
then in the poss[essio]n of the s[ai]d Mathew Meredith and formerly in the poss[ession] of Thomas
Meredith and his and their undertenants cont[ainin]g one hundred and fifty four acres or
thereabouts profitable Land plant[atio]n measure be the same more or less set lying and being
in the Barony of Tenehynch and Queens County aforesaid tog[ethe]r with liberty of Turbery
on the Mountain of Clarahill and Coolamoony suff[]s for the use of such person or
persons as sho[ul]d live on the prem[is]es during the said Demise as also liberty of usual
road or roads of Drawing the same Excepting and always reserving out of the said
Demise unto the s[ai]d Anthony Sharp his heirs and assigns all Timbers Trees and young
Growth of all woods and underwoods and all Quarries Mines Minerals Royalties whatsoever then
Standing growing or being or to stand grow or be in or upon the s[ai]d Demised prem[is]es or any part
thereof w[i]th full and free liberty for the s[ai]d Anthony Sharp his heirs and ass[ign]s to fell dig up and carry
away the same and also liberty for him and them and their serv[an]ts to hunt hawk and fish
and fowl upon the s[ai]d Demised prem[is]es or any part thereof To hold the s[ai]d prem[is]es with the
appur[tenance]s unto the s[ai]d Mathew Meredith (except as before excepted) his heirs and Assigns for and during
the Term of Ten years from the Twenty fifth day of March then last past and from and immediately
after the Determination of the s[ai]d Term then the s[ai]d Mathew Meredith to have and to hold the
s[ai]d Demised prem[is]es for the life of Lois Meredith other[wi]se Calcutt his wife at the
yearly rent of eighty pounds for the Term of Ten years and from and immediately after
such Determination the increase and additional rent of Ten pounds Ster[ling] for and during the
natural life of the s[ai]d Lois Meredith other[wi]se Calcutt to be paid as therein ment[ione]d
tog[ethe]r with the yearly duty of one hundred w[eigh]t of good and merchantable Cheese which said
Deed is witnessed by Dan[ie]l Delany of Castletown in the Queens County Gent and Joseph
Calcutt of Mountrath in the same County Esq[ui]r[e] and this mem[oria]l is witnessed by the s[ai]d
Joseph Calcutt and by Willcocks Robinson of the City of Dublin Gent – Matt[he]w Meredith seal
Signed and Sealed in the presence of – Jo Calcutt – Willcocks Robinson – The above named
Joseph Calcutt maketh oath that he saw the Deed of w[hi]ch the above writing is a mem[oria]l duly
Signed Sealed and Executed by the above named Anthony Sharp and Mathew
Meredith and that he also saw the s[ai]d Mathew Meredith duly sign and seal the
s[ai]d Mem[oria]l and Saith that he this Dep[onen]t is a subscribing witness to the s[ai[]d Deed
and Mem[oria]l and that the name Joseph Calcutt thereto resp[ective]ly subs[cribe]d as a witness
is this Dep[onen]ts proper name and hand writing and that he delivered the s[ai]d
Deed and Mem[oria]l to John Macabe Gent. Dep Reg[istra]r on the twelfth day of Feb[rua]ry
1776 at or near twelve O Clock at noon – Jo Calcutt – Sworn before
me the 12th day of Feb[rua]ry 1776 – Jno Macabe Dep Reg