Ham's settlement released to him all their rights; and so did his sister Johan, after her husband had died in rebellion.
Sir Charles died in 1600 leaving no lawful issue; but he had at least one son, a minor.[1]
Apparently then the lands, castles and duties attached to the lordship had reverted to the Crown. As to the rest of the inhabitants their claims were apparently set aside on the pretext that they held no estates known to the Common Law; although up to the time of the plantation they had been treated as freeholders in various dealings with the government.
Ely had 931 plough lands, each of 200 acres.[2]
Of these the Lord had had 37 in demesne, and a chief rent out of the rest of the country amounting to £70 lls. 7d. Under the plantation scheme young O'Carroll was to have ten plough lands; fifty other natives were to have forty plough lands divided between them; certain lands were set apart for forts, glebes, &c. Seven plough lands were already held by letters patent, and the residue—thirty plough lands—was to be divided among British servitors and undertakers.
The actual area taken from the clansmen here was not very great, since most of the lands set aside for the British settlers could have come from
- ↑ Cal. St. Paps., July, 1613, p. 386, Viscount Butler, guardian of John O'Carroll, to have liberty to surrender and get a regrant of his estate.Cal. St. Paps., 1612, p. 278, asserts that it had been found by office that the country of Ely with divers seignories and castles had descended to John on the decease of Sir William and Sir Charles.It was asserted that John's mother was already married when she married Sir Charles.
- ↑ The real area of Ely is 102,900 statute acres.
