A BRIEF COLLECTION of the CUSTOMS in the several parts of Ireland hereafter mentioned,...

Wexford.--29th Elizabeth, 4l. 19s. 9d.; 30th, 6l. 8s. 5¼d.; 31st, 19l. 10s. 0½d.; 32nd, 50s.; 33rd, 4l. 5s.; 34th, 115s. 2¼d.; 35th, 60s. 5½¼d. Total 36l. 8s. 10½¼d. Seventh part, 5l. 4s. 1½d.

Rosse.--42nd Elizabeth, 13s. 6d.; 43rd, 12s. 4d.; 44th 114s. 1st James, 8l. 17s. 6d.; 2nd, 7l. 17s. 2d.; 3rd, 25l. 10s. 1½d.; 4th, 4l. 6s. 2d.=53l. 10s. 9½d. Seventh part, 7l. 12s. 11½¼d.

Waterford.--The 41st Elizabeth, 156l. 15s. 7½d.; 42nd, 131l. 9s. 1¾d.; 43rd, 92l. 4s. 8½d.; 44th, 111l. 19s. 4½d. 1st James, 61l. 13s. 0½d.; 2nd, 71l. 9s. 2d.; 3rd, 91l. 4s. 5½d. Total 716l. 3s. 7d. Seventh part, 102l. 6s. 2¾d.

Mem.--Nothing above deducted for fees of officers of the customs in the said port which are certified to be per annum 18l. 12s. 6d.

Drogheda.--3rd James, ending 12 February 1605, 99l. 7s. 11d.; 4th, ending 12 February 1606, 115l. 14s. 9d.=215l. 2s. 8d. Half, 107l. 11s. 4d.

Mem.--Nothing above deducted for rent of the Custom House, 110s., nor for officers fees, 16l., being certified to be 21l. 10s.

Carigfergus.--43rd Elizabeth, 97l. 13s. 2d.; 44th, 18l. 16s. 3d. 1st James, 76l. 0s. 3d.; 2nd, 95l. 0s. 12d.; 3rd, 66l. 3s. 1½d.; 4th, 45l. 12s. 9¾d. Total 399l. 6s. 7¼d. Seventh part, 66l. 11s. 1¼d.

Mem.--The town doth challenge by charter one third part of the customs, nevertheless we have fully charged the same. Also there is nothing deducted for fees of officers of the customs, certified to be 26l. 13s. 4d.

Youghall.--42nd Elizabeth, 100s.; 43rd, 10l.; 44th, 6l. 10s. 1st James, 15l.; 2nd, 20l; 3rd, 20l. 10s.; 4th, 12l.=70l. Seventh part, 10l.

Mem.--Nothing above deducted for fees of officers of the customs, certified to be per annum 11l. 13s. 4d.

Kynsale.--41st Elizabeth, 112s. 11d.; 42nd, 4l. 11s. 4d.; 43rd, 2l.; 44th, 2l. 1st James, 27s. 4d.; 2nd, 45s. 10d.; 3rd, 30s. 4d.; 4th, 54s. 6d.=18l. 2s. 3d. Seventh part, 60s. 4½d.

Derry and Ballishannon.--4th James, only 35l. 3s. 10d.

Corke.--41st Elizabeth, 59l. 7s.; 42nd, 45l. 4s. 3d.; 43rd, 38l. 6s. 4d.; 44th, 36l. 19s. 4d. 1st James, 36l. 11s. 5d.; 2nd, 11l. 11s. 8d.; 3rd, 27l. 11s. 7d.=255l. 11s. 7d. Seventh part, 36l. 10s. 2½¼d.

Mem.--Nothing above deducted for officers' fees, certified to be 18d. in every pound received.

Dingley Cushe.--2nd James, 7s. 6d.; 3rd, 10s. 4d.; 4th, 8s. 8d.=26s. 6d. Third part, 8s. 10d.

Dublyn.--43rd Elizabeth, 274l. 12s. 5d.; 44th, 382l. 10s. 9d. 1st James, 363l. 6s. 2d.; 2nd, 340l. 9s. 2d.; 3rd, 64l. 18s. 2d.; 4th, 278l. 16s. 10d.; 5th, ending 20th April 1607, 185l. 8s. 7d.=189l. 10s. 7s. 1d. Seventh part, 270l. 0s. 3½d.

Mem.--Nothing above deducted for fees of officers certified to be per annum 15l.

Dundalke.--42nd Elizabeth, 106s.; 43rd, 8l. 15s.; 44th, 7l. 10s. 1st James, 24l. 18s.; 2nd, 9l. 19s.; 3rd, 6l.; 4th, 71s. 6d.=65l. 19s. 6d. Seventh part, 9l. 8s. 6d.

Gallwaye.--From Michaelmas 1603 until Michaelmas 1606, 72l. 17s. 6d. Third part, 24l. 5s. 10d.

Mem.--In the certificate for Gallwaye, there is set down for impost of wine within the said three years the sum of 1.163l. 0s. 8d., which is not above charged in this medium.

Lymericke.--3rd James, ending 13 July 1605, 10l. 11s. 9½d.; 4th, 46l. 7s.; 5th, ending May 1607, 84l. 10s. 8½d.=141l. 9s. 6d. Third part, 47l. 3s. 2d.

Dungarvan.--3rd James, 7s.; 4th, 6s. 11¼d., 13s. 11¼d. Half, 6s. 11½¼d.

Sum total of the said medium in the several parts aforesaid per annum, 725l. 13s. 9½d.

Mem.--It doth not appear by the certificates above that there is anything charged for the subsidy of 12d. in the pound (if any such be due) for goods and merchandise brought in or carried out of the said realm by denizens or strangers, but only the custom of 3d. in the pound paid by strangers, and the customs upon prohibited goods passed by license. Neither have we made any charge for impost of wines or any other impost, nor for any goods carried custom free by virtue of any license or warrant, if any such there were.

And we have not made any allowance or deduction of fees due to officers of the customs, nor for rents of Custom Houses as they are not set down in many of the certificates aforesaid.

17 Aug. 1607; but headed 1611, and placed among the papers of that year.

Signed: Fra. Gofton, R. Sutton.

Endorsed by Carew.