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CV111 SOME NOTICE OF THE
The "Old shore," marked under the present Lords'
portico, had the greatest interest for Mr. Haliday, and
Dublin that S'. Fra. Annesley
hath relinquish! my promise to
him for Chichester House, and
that therefore now the bargayne
betweene me and yo for it (is) to
goe forward. As soone as the
conveyhances shall be drawen and
brought to Sr Tho. Hibbotts hee
will p'use them and send them
to me to be perfected w 011
I will
hasten in respect my occasions are
urgent for money wh"" was the
cheife cause I sell at such a lowe
rate. And thus, not doubtinge
of yo r
. p'formance herein, doe
for this tyme, wishinge yo" much
happiness, bid yo" very hartely
farewell.
" Yo r . assured friend,
"(Signed),
EDWARD CUICUESTER.
" Joymount, 29th Dec ber ,
1626.
(Addressed) '' To my very good
friend Sir Samuell Smyth, knt.,
give theis."
(Original with W. Monde Gibbon,
LL.D., Barrister.)
Sir Samuel Smyth made a lease
of the mansion-house, gate-house,
garden, and plantations to the
Rev. Edward Parry, D.D., who became
Bishop of Killaloe, and died
of the plague, the 28th of July,
1650, in his house "Chichester
House," On his death it passed
to his son, the Rev. John Parry,
D.D., afterwards Bishop of Ossory.
On 12th September, 1659, "the
Church of Christ meeting at
Chichester House," appointed Mr.
Thomas Hicks to preach and dis-
pense the Gospel at Stillorgan
and other places in the barony of
Rathdown as the Lord shall
enable him." (Book of Establish-
ment, Record Tower, Dublin Castle.")
In 1661 it was first made use of
for the sittings of Parliament.
On 5th April, 1661, 30 were
ordered to Mrs. Sankey on per-
fecting the writings on her part
concerning Chichester House,
" now to be made use of for the
Parliament." Vol. L., ibid.) On
26th April, 1661, Richard White,
of Dublin, merchant, demised to
Sir Paul Davis, knt., Clerk of
the Council, the great hall in
Chichester House, and one
chamber adjoining to the end of
the said gallery for H.M.'s use,
from 25th March last past, for
two years, at 60 per annum ;
and the said lease having expired
on 25th March, 1663, it was
thought fit by the Lord Deputy
and Council (says their Concordatum
Order of April 3, 1669),
to continue the lease, and the rent
was ordered to be paid him from
time to time, half-yearly, before-
"
hand. Signed at head " Ossory ;
and at foot: "Michael Dublin,
Cane. ; Ja. Armach "
Councillors).
(and other
Dated at the Coun-
cil Chamber, Dublin, 3rd April,
1669. (Auditor-General'. Records,
Records, P.R.O.), These wt-n
portions of the house probably
demised by Chichester, Smyth,
or Parry. In 1675 (25th of King
Charles II.) John Parry, Bishop
of Ossory, made a lease of
Chichester House to Sir Henry
Forde (Secretary to the Lord