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HISTORY & LITERATURE 13 MARCH 2016
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1747 Louth. Warrant for the arrest of Brabazon
Eccleston, late Sheriff of County Louth.
A one-page manuscript document signed Richard
Morgan, J. Burroughs and Arthur Dawson.
Originating from the Normandy area of France
the Brabazon family achieved high status in
England after the Norman Conquest. It is possi-
ble that some Brabazons came to Ireland and to
Louth as early as the 14th century, however it is
William Brabazon who, venturing to this country
in the 16th century, is currently recognised as the
source of the Brabazon lineage in Ireland. He was
appointed Lord Treasurer and Lord Chief Justice
during the 1530s and died in 1552 leaving two
sons: Edward Brabazon who became the first Lord
Ardee and from whom the Brabazons of Rath are
descended, and Anthony Brabazon, whose family
prospered in Co. Mayo. Brabazon Eccleston is a
great grandson of Anthony; his mother Arabella
Brabazon married her first cousin by the same
name.
6 x 7½in. (15.24 x 19.05cm)
Estimate €100-€150 £78-£117
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1753 The 124 Patriots of Ireland, bronze medal
Struck on the occasion of the defeat, in the Irish
Parliament of the Altered Money Bill. Obverse
“The Speaker and Liberty”, in the central reserve a
relief portrait of Henry Boyle, later Earl of Shan-
non; reverse, “The 124 Patriots of Ireland”; in the
central reserve a harp with royal crown. Exergue,
“December 17 1753”. 35mm.
Estimate €150-€200 £117-£156
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1763 - 1960 Legal documents
A collection of six manuscript legal documents,
mostly relating to properties in Ireland, includ-
ing an 1842 mortgage deed on vellum on lands
at Granny East, Co. Roscommon; together with a
typewritten 1960 valuation of the chattels of Capt.
W. Clarke, Ard na Greine, Enniscorthy. (7)
Estimate €100-€150 £78-£117
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1742 pattern officer’s sword 61st Regiment of
Foot, South Gloucestershire.
spiral grip and heart-shaped guard engraved Rt
LXI - 5/2. Lacking scabbard, Blade length 29ins
(74cm)
Estimate €100-€150 £78-£117