First-Fruits

Ned Southwell told me the other day he had a letter from the bishops of Ireland, with an address to the Duke of Ormond, to intercede with the Queen to take off the First-Fruits.

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I put the ill conduct of the bishops about the First-Fruits, with relation to Eltee and me, strongly upon Killaloe, and showed how it had hindered me from getting a better thing for them, called the Crown rents, which the Queen had promised.

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But before this commission was despatched the Queen had granted the First-Fruits and Twentieth Parts to the Irish clergy.

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Pray let everybody know, upon occasion, that Mr. Harley got the First-Fruits from the Queen for the clergy of

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I am advised not to meddle in the affair of the First-Fruits, till this hurry is a little over, which still depends, and we are all in the dark.

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First-Fruits and Twentieths, which brought in about 2500 pounds a year.

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I have now leave to write to the Primate and Archbishop of Dublin, that the Queen has granted the First-Fruits; but they are to take no notice of it, till a letter is sent them by the

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First-Fruits — I let them alone till Mr. Harley gets the

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Ormond know how the affair stood of the First-Fruits.

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I have not seen Mr. Harley since; but hope the affair is done about First-Fruits.

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