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a bond to Adam Usher dated 22 March 1696[-7] conditioned to pay said £70 rent. That the said articles were by the direction and consent of the parishioners of the parish of Lissan taken by PLTs as said Henry Burnett, deceased, in trust for the general benefit of said parishioners of the parish Lissan, to the end that said £70 should be applotted and levied upon all the parishioners according to every parishioner’s holding in said parish. That pursuant to said articles PLTs and said Henry Burnett, deceased, became possessed thereof and for some time after applotted and levied said £70 per annum upon the several parishioners and PLTs paid said £70 by the direction of Adam Usher to the Rev. John Farquhar of Lissan aforesaid, Cleric, who was curator of said parish under Adam Usher, and in as much as PLT’s had great confidence and trust in John Farquhar they never asked or received receipts for their payments. That in 1698 there happened several disputes among the PLTs about applotting said £70 which was like to cause law suits at a great expense, and that the said Adam Usher happening to come to said parish of Lissan at that time he did propose to arbitrate in the matter to which PLTs consented. That Adam Usher accordingly applotted the £70 per annum on the Parishioners according to every man’s holding; together with some small allowance made to PLT’s as collectors of same, which method was carried on for several years, and PLTs collected said £70 per “annum and a considerable overplus which they regularly paid to Rev. John Farquhar. Now so it is Adam Usher and John Farquhar combined together and with one David Espye and one Matthew Mac Carman do intend to deprive PLT’s and the parishioners of the benefit of said demise, pretending that PLTs surrendered that demise several years ago, and that Adam Usher has made a new demise of said tithes to said Rev. John Farquhar, David Espye and Matthew Mac Carman to hold to them during Adam Usher’s incumbency; and they also pretend that PLTs (who never got receipts for their payments from John Farquhar) are much in arrear, although in truth PLTs have paid said rent regularly and owe no arrear, &c, &c.
Bill entered 25 June 1709.
Exchequer Bill:-
70 John Cochran, Deborah his wife, Christopher Irwine, Esq., John Irwine, William Humphry’s, and Gerrard Irwine, PLTs. John Betty, John Coyne, James Johnston, Robert Spence, and John Foster, her majesty’s Atty. Gen. Defts.
Bill 30 April 1711. Ans. James Johnston 20 Nov. 1711 Mr. Robert Spence 6 Dec. 1711. Ans. Coyne and Betty 2 Feb. 1711[-2] Ref. 18 Nov. 1712. Ans. the Attorney General. 23 June 1715.
Plaintiffs John Cochran of Crovenesh, county Fermanagh, gent., and
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