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Mr. Worsley himself, in the following survey of the adventurers; nor were any artists admitted by him to work upon that subsequent undertaking, but such as had been formerly employed on mine." This work was performed jointly by Mr. Worsley and Dr. Petty, for which the order will be found in the Appendix. It is alluded to again at pp. 127 and 136.
In this chapter, at page 47, line 7, "forced" is "forfeited," in the Lansdowne Manuscript.
CHAPTER VIII.
Pages 54-62.
This Chapter contains an official report on the Strafford Survey of the county of Tipperary, which may, perhaps, be taken as an example of the much larger portion of that work, which extended over the whole province of Connaught; and it possesses a peculiar value, as, from the almost total destruction of the maps and documents of that survey, by fire, in 1711, it is the only account of any importance which remains.
The survey would appear to have been made with great care, and to have been by far the most valuable work of that nature which had then been performed in Ireland. On that account the destruction of the maps and books was a serious loss, as, in consequence of Connaught having been originally excepted from Dr. Petty's work, it was the only detailed survey existing of that province.
It has indeed been doubted whether the Strafford maps of the county of Galway were ever made, or at least completed, and but few surveys in that county were afterwards made by Dr. Petty. It will be observed that none are noticed in this Report, and, except the surveys of towns, no notice now remains of any among the few fragments saved from the fire, and preserved among the valuable records in the Paymaster of Civil Services' Office. It will be recollected, also, with what difficulty, and at how late a period, Lord Strafford succeeded in his effort to establish the "Title for the King" in that county. There are, however, estate maps in the possession of several families still residing there, which are traditionally believed to be duplicates of Strafford's maps, and Dr. Petty appears to have found sufficient materials for his small county map, subsequently engraved. Among the many curious volumes in the depository above referred to, is one of the Barony-Books of Tipperary, described by Worsley in this Report, page 55, identified, by bearing the same figures and certificates, with its original "parchment" cover still remaining.
It had been agreed that the Doctor was to make use of this survey of Tipperary, so far as it should prove available; and the order of Council, of 14th May, directed that the documents relating to the baronies which were to be set out for the satisfaction of the army, should be given over to him. To the commissioners' order of the 22nd of the same month, therefore, at page 54, we owe the report here given of the whole county.
