"Might not some
machinery resembling the tails of fish be placed behind a boat so as to be
moved with greater effect than common oars, by the force of wind or steam?"

ANON.

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ANCIENT CHATTEL-PROPERTY IN IRELAND.

The Memoranda Roll of the Exchequer, 4 & 5 Edward II., membrane 14.,
contains a list of the chattel-property of Richard de Fering, Archbishop of
Dublin, which had been sold by Master Walter de Istelep, the custos of said
See, for the sum of 112l. 10s. 9-3/4d. sterling, consisting, amongst other
things, of--

iij affr', price xijs.
xiij bobus, iiij_li_. vs.
xlvij acr' warrectan' & rebinand' ibidem, lxxs. vjd.
ij carucis cum apparatu, iiijs.
v crannoc' frumenti ad semen & liberationes famulorum ibidem sibi
venditis per predictum custodem, xxijs. vjd.
xj crannoc', iij bussellis aven', xxxixs. iijd.
iij carucis cum apparatu, vjs.

The chattel-property of Sir James Delahyde is set forth upon the Memoranda
Roll 3 & 4 Rich. II., mem. 3. _dorso_, and is as follows:

"Unu' collobiu' de rubio scarleto duplucat' c[=u] panno rubio, unu'
collobiu' duplex de sanguineto et Bukhorn', unu' collobi[=u] duplex, de
sanguineto et nigro, unu' gip' de serico auro int'text furrat' c[=u]
menivero, unu' gyp' de rubio et nigro furrat' cu' calibir', unu' gyp'
furrat cu' grys, unu' paltok' de nigro serico, unu' paltok de nigro
panno, unu' paltok' de nigro Bustian, duo cap'icia, una' pec' de rubio
Wyrset, unam pec' de nigro Wyrset, una' pec' panni linei vocat'
Westenale, quinq; pec' Aule pro camera & Aula, tres curtynis c[=u] uno
celuro de rubio Wyrset, quinq; mappas, duas pelves c[=u] lavatorio &
quatuor p'ia secular'."

Upon the attainder of William Fytzhenry of Dublin, "Capytayn," in the reign
of Edward VI., it was found by inquisition that he had "unum torquem aureum
ponder' septem uncias d[=i]," put in pledge for 20l., and worth 22l.
sterling. In this reign "quinque vasa vocat' fyrkyns de prunis" each worth
6s. 8d.; a firkin of wine, 5s., "a fyrkyn de aceto," 6s. 8d.; "quinque
tycks", worth 11s. 8d. each; and "duas duodenas cultellorum," worth 4s.,
{395} were brought to Dublin from St. Mallow in Brittany. In this reign
also 200 "grossos arbores," near Drogheda, were valued at 16l.; 18 "porcos"
were worth 40s.; 3 "modios frumenti" worth 20s.; and 5 "lagenas butteri,"
20s. During this reign a sum of 300l. was paid out of the T