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Title
Letters patent of Victoria To The Mayor, Aldermen And Burgesses Of The Borough Of Kilkenny Granting Additional Power And Authority To Hold Fairs In Kilkenny, 2nd April 1862
Subject
Patent of Victoria, granting unto the Mayor, Alderman and Burgesses of the Borough of Kilkenny and their successors for ever, full power and authority to have and to hold fairs in the city of Kilkenny; to be held on the second Wednesday in every month , instead pf the first Thursday with a fair eve on the Tuesday preceding, and also a fair to be held on the 1st May and 28th September in every year. Yielding and paying the yearly sum of £2 2 shillings sterling.
Description
This is a large piece of parchment, with a beautifully illustrated border surround. A portrait of Victoria can be seen in the top left corner. In the right corner the holy bible is depicted with a crown above it and a sword and sceptre.
The text reads:
Victoria by the grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, queen, defender of the faith, and so forth, to all unto whom these presents shall come, greeting. Whereas it appears to us by an inquisition taken by virtue of her majesty's writ and of ad quod damnum issued in pursuance of our warrant given on the memorial of the mayor aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Kilkenny that the granting of a fair to be held in the city of Kilkenny on the second Wednesday in every month instead of the first Thursday in every month as at present with a fair eve on the Tuesday preceding and also a fair to be held on the first day of May and the twenty-eight day of September in every year unless either of said last mentioned days should happen to fall on Sunday, and in such case on the day after, would be no damage, hurt or prejudice to her majesty or any of her majesty's subjects who may now have or hold fairs in the neighborhood of Kilkenny City. Know ye therefore that we of our special grace, certain knowledge and mere motion by and with the advice and consent of our right trusty and right well bloved cousin and counsellor George William Frederick, earl of Carlisle, K.G., our lieutenant general and general governor of that part of our said United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Ireland have given and granted and by these presents for us, our heirs and successors, we do not give and grant unto the mayor, alderman and burgesses of the borough of Kilkenny and their successors for ever full power and authority to have and to hold in the city of Kilkenny one yearly fair to be held on the second Wednesday in every month instead of the first Thursday in every month as at present with a fair eve on the Tuesday preceding.
And also a fair to be held on the first day of May and twenty-eight day of September in every year unless either of the said last mentioned days should happen to fall on Sunday and in such case on the day after.
And further of our special grace, certain knowledge and mere motion, by and with the advice and consent aforesaid, we have given and granted and by these presents we do give and grant unto the said mayor, alderman and burgesses of the borough of Kilkenny and their successors for ever full power and authority to have and to hold in the said city of Kilkenny the said yearly fair to be held on the second Wednesday in every month as at present with a fair eve on the Tuesday preceding.
And also a fair to be held on the first day of May and twenty-eight day of September in every year unless either of the said last mentioned days should happen to fall on Sunday and in such case on the day after together with a court of pye power during the said fairs, yielding and paying unto us, our heirs and successors the yearly sum of two pounds two shillings sterling for said fairs. And our further will and please is that these our letters patent or the enrolment thereof shall be in all things firm, good, valid and effectual in the law without any further grant from us, our heirs and successors to be had, procured or obtained, provided always that these our letters patent be enrolled in the Landed Estates Record Office in Dublin that in part of our said United Kingdom called Ireland within six months next ensuing the date of these presents otherwise these our letters patent to be void and of no effect anything herein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding. In witness whereof we have caused these letters to be made patent. Witness George William Frederick, earl of Carlisle, our lieutenant general and general governor of Ireland at Dublin the second day of April in the twenty-fifth year of our reign. Enrolled in the office of the rolls of her majesty's high court of chancery in Ireland, on the tenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty two. [Signed] John [?]Cleely, deputy keeper of the rolls. Enrolled in the Landed Estates Record Office, Dublin, this 28th day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty two. Fee £1 1s 0d paid [Signed] W. H Hardinge, keeper of the records vol. 23 patents, page 260, 28th April 1862. [signed at the centre above the seal] Ralph[illegible], clerk of the crown and hanaper.
The text reads:
Victoria by the grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, queen, defender of the faith, and so forth, to all unto whom these presents shall come, greeting. Whereas it appears to us by an inquisition taken by virtue of her majesty's writ and of ad quod damnum issued in pursuance of our warrant given on the memorial of the mayor aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Kilkenny that the granting of a fair to be held in the city of Kilkenny on the second Wednesday in every month instead of the first Thursday in every month as at present with a fair eve on the Tuesday preceding and also a fair to be held on the first day of May and the twenty-eight day of September in every year unless either of said last mentioned days should happen to fall on Sunday, and in such case on the day after, would be no damage, hurt or prejudice to her majesty or any of her majesty's subjects who may now have or hold fairs in the neighborhood of Kilkenny City. Know ye therefore that we of our special grace, certain knowledge and mere motion by and with the advice and consent of our right trusty and right well bloved cousin and counsellor George William Frederick, earl of Carlisle, K.G., our lieutenant general and general governor of that part of our said United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Ireland have given and granted and by these presents for us, our heirs and successors, we do not give and grant unto the mayor, alderman and burgesses of the borough of Kilkenny and their successors for ever full power and authority to have and to hold in the city of Kilkenny one yearly fair to be held on the second Wednesday in every month instead of the first Thursday in every month as at present with a fair eve on the Tuesday preceding.
And also a fair to be held on the first day of May and twenty-eight day of September in every year unless either of the said last mentioned days should happen to fall on Sunday and in such case on the day after.
And further of our special grace, certain knowledge and mere motion, by and with the advice and consent aforesaid, we have given and granted and by these presents we do give and grant unto the said mayor, alderman and burgesses of the borough of Kilkenny and their successors for ever full power and authority to have and to hold in the said city of Kilkenny the said yearly fair to be held on the second Wednesday in every month as at present with a fair eve on the Tuesday preceding.
And also a fair to be held on the first day of May and twenty-eight day of September in every year unless either of the said last mentioned days should happen to fall on Sunday and in such case on the day after together with a court of pye power during the said fairs, yielding and paying unto us, our heirs and successors the yearly sum of two pounds two shillings sterling for said fairs. And our further will and please is that these our letters patent or the enrolment thereof shall be in all things firm, good, valid and effectual in the law without any further grant from us, our heirs and successors to be had, procured or obtained, provided always that these our letters patent be enrolled in the Landed Estates Record Office in Dublin that in part of our said United Kingdom called Ireland within six months next ensuing the date of these presents otherwise these our letters patent to be void and of no effect anything herein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding. In witness whereof we have caused these letters to be made patent. Witness George William Frederick, earl of Carlisle, our lieutenant general and general governor of Ireland at Dublin the second day of April in the twenty-fifth year of our reign. Enrolled in the office of the rolls of her majesty's high court of chancery in Ireland, on the tenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty two. [Signed] John [?]Cleely, deputy keeper of the rolls. Enrolled in the Landed Estates Record Office, Dublin, this 28th day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty two. Fee £1 1s 0d paid [Signed] W. H Hardinge, keeper of the records vol. 23 patents, page 260, 28th April 1862. [signed at the centre above the seal] Ralph[illegible], clerk of the crown and hanaper.
Creator
Kilkenny Corporation
Source
Kilkenny County Council Library Service
Rights
Kilkenny County Council Library Service
Relation
Reference taken from the book 'Treasures Of Kilkenny - Charters and civic records of Kilkenny City' by John Bradley
Format
1 skin of parchment and ink. Seal Attached in perfect condition depicting Queen Victoria enthroned. Obverse: Victoria with a sceptre on horseback and the inscription: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIARUMREGINA FIDEI DEFENSOR