Volume containing lists of exemption from taxes, baronets created and knights dubbed, and authority for fees among other things:

ca. 1620-1790.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Ireland. Office of Arms
Summary:Includes the following:


Order signed by Sir Michael Creagh, as Lord Mayor of City of Dublin exempting Sir Richard Carney, Ulster King of Arms from payment of taxes, Knt., Oct. 12, 1688 (p. 1).

A true copy of an order by the Lord Mayor of Dublin exempting Sir Richard Carney, Knt., as Ulster King of Arms from Taxes, Impositions and charges laid upon him, July 20, 1685 (p. 3).

A list called "A book of the warrants of Impost ..." showing various tonnages of sack and gasconie wines against the names of various Bishops, Lords and Knights, c.1650 (pp. 5-7).

Certificate of exemption from Taxes in St. Werburghes Parish to Richard Kerney, also Carney, his Majesties Pursuivant of Arms, Oct. 7, 1675 (p. 17).

Statement as to exemption from taxes, etc. granted to Kings, Heralds, Pursevants of Armes, Aug. 4, 1550 with special reference to the exemption granted to Thomas Preston, King of Arms, Sept. 21, 1633 (pp. 19-23).

Certificate of exemption from Taxes of Richard Carney Jun., Ulster King of Arms, Sept. 5, 1683 (p. 25).

Copy of the King's Warrant, granting exemption from taxes to Richard St. George, Ulster King of Armes and Richard Carney, Athlone Pursuivant, Jan. 24, 1663 (pp. 27-30).

Writ of exemption from payment of taxes issued in favour of Richard St. George, Ulster King of Arms and Richard Carney, Athlone Pursuivant, Aug. 27, 1662 (pp. 31-32).

Order of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey that money levied in Taxation from the Heralds is to be returned to them, June 9, 1663 (pp. 33-35).

Warrant from Christopher Lovett exempting Richard Carney, officer of Armes from Taxes, Feb. 17, 1676 (p. 37).

Order exempting Thomas Preston, King of Arms and Albon Leverett, Pursuivant from Taxation, April 22, 1636 (pp. 43-44).

Scale of fees payable to Ulster's office, 1637 (pp. 45-54).

Copy of Letters Patent granted to Dr. William Roberts as Ulster King of Arms, April 15, 1639 (pp. 55-58).

Warrant for exemption of Richard Carney, Principal Herald of Arms from Taxation, 1656 (pp. 59-60).

Order to exempt Richard Carney from payment of taxes put into the last two Books of St. Warbrough's [Werburgh] Parish by some mistake, Nov. 4, 1675 (pp. 61-62).

Exemption from Taxation of Sir Richard Carney, Knt., Sept. 27, 1686 (pp. 63-34).

Exemption from Taxation of Sir Richard Carney, Knt., Nov. 12, 1689 (pp. 65-66).

Correspondence as to the exemption of Kings of Arms and Heralds from Taxation, 1635 (pp. 67-74).

Authority for fee of 13 shillings and 4 pence payable to the officers of Armes at the confirmation or translation of an Archbishop, a Bishop, a Banneret or Barronet, c.1633 (p. 75).

Statements of questions of precidency as between sons of Knights, Aldermen's wives, etc. with some answers, 1633-1641 (pp. 79-105).

Exemption from Taxation of Richard St. George, King of Arms and Richard Kearney, Athlone Gentleman Pursuivant, 1663 (pp. 83-86).

Order that Mr. Thomas Springham shall examine and make a return of the books and papers belonging to the Office of Heraldry, 1651 (pp. 105-108).

Order of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford requiring Mrs. Jane Molineux widow of Ulster King of Arms to return Official documents of the Ulster office, 1633 (pp. 109-112).

Instructions given by St. George, Ulster King of Arms to James Tyrry [Terry] , his Deputy for the County and county of the City of Lymerick and County of Clare to depict and paint funerall scutcheons, 1679 (pp. 109-110).

Treatise in Latin on the differencing of Arms, c.1630 (pp. 117-118).

A Treatise on the Armorial differences to distinguish the younger sons, c.1640 (pp. 119-121).

Precedent that two persons cannot be created into one officer of Arms, c.1640 (p. 125).

Foundation of certain monasteries in Ireland, c. 1640 (pp. 127-128).

List of dates of appointments as King of Arms of Colgrave, William Leverett and Albon Leverett 1577 - 1618 (p. 135).

Licence by Ulster King of Arms to James Neale of the City of Waterford as a Herald's Painter, June 19, 1640 (pp. 137-138).

List of Knights of the Bath made at the Coronation of King Charles I., 1626 (pp. 139-140).

Notes of the examination of all who attended Dr. Roberts Ulster King of Arms when he proclaimed the Peace at Limerick and elsewhere, with mention of the wounds inflicted on him, 1646 (pp. 131-134).

Extract from the will of Richard Whethrell who died in 1752 establishing a Trust to build and maintain a Latin school and a Library at Rathfarnham, c. 1780 (pp. 143-144).

Form of introducing a Lord Chancellor, 1759 (pp. 145-146).

The Form of the Lords Justices giving audience to the City of Dublin, to the College, to the clergy of the Established Church or of the French Church, dissenting teachers or Quakers, c. 1750 (pp. 147-154).

Form of Swearing in the Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin in the presence of the Lord Lieutenant, c.1750 (pp. 155-156).

Memorial from Hawkins, Ulster, appointing the celebrations for the Prince of Wales birthday, which falls on a Sunday, to be made on Monday, 1715 (pp. 157-158).

Query by John Anstis, Garter as to whether Smythe, Viscount Strangford is of blood with Archbishop Chicele and therefore founder's Kin of All Souls College, Oxford, 1746 (p. 159).

Copy of Letters Patent creating Thomas Preston to be Ulster King of Arms, Sept. 21, 1634 (pp. 165-167).

Writ exempting Heralds from the payment of Taxes, Jan. 24, 1663 (p. 169).

The Articles of Peace made by the Marquis of Ormonde and his Majesties Commissioners appointed to treat with his Majestys Roman Catholic Subjects, March 28, 1646 (pp. 171-207).

The manner of introducing a Peer into Parliament, c. 1700 (p. 173).

Affidavit of Denis Hughes of Benburb, Co. Tyrone that about 20 souldiers of Charlemont's Regt. commanded by Capt. Shaw and Lovat Frazer released his prisoner William Korgue at Moy, Sworn April 6, 1641 (p. 177).

Copy of a Funeral Certificate of Thomas Shea of Kilkenny sometime Mayor thereof, who died October 10, 1636 (p. 210).

Appointment of James Hyde to be Messenger Extraordinary in the Kingdom of Ireland, May 1, 1785 (pp. 211-214).

Memoire of the investing an Knight of the Bath of Sir Charles Coote by the Lord Lieutenant undated, c.1800 (pp. 215-216).

Claim by John Patrickson, Usher and Keeper of the Council Chamber for Fees on the creation of Peers and Knights, 1790 (p. 219).

List of 81 Baronets of Ireland created from Aug. 7, 1620 - May 10, 1780 (p. 223).

List of Knights dubbed, 1566-1622 (pp. 225-238)

True copy of Patent under the Great Seal of England granting a scale of fees by way of largess to kings of armes, heralds and pursuivants, Oct. 10, 1628 (p. 239).

Copies of a Writ of exemption from Taxation of Kings of Arms, Heralds and Pursuivants made by the Courts of Exchequer and the writ of Priviledge, 1640 (pp. 243-246).
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In collection: Genealogical Office Manuscript Collection
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Citation:Genealogical Office Manuscripts Collection, National Library of Ireland
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Notes:Available on microfilm: POS. 9216

Physical description: 1 volume (121 pp).

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