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annexed schedule. That Plt. appointed James Magragh to be his agent to receive the rents from said tenants. That said lands of Aghabane being in possession of John Beaty alias John Betty, he promised to attoen? tenant to Plt. but he failing to pay his rent Plt ordered his friend and receiver of rents, said James Magragh, to distrain John Beaty alias Betty, which he did on 17 January, 1707 [-8] upon said lands of Aghabane Viz; 6 horses and 6 mares and put same in the pound; but John Beaty alias Betty replevined the sd. cattle and the replevin was removed to the Court of Common Pleas, where Plt pleaded his title (as set out above) and John Beaty pleaded and confessed that Robert Craige was seized as aforesaid of sd lands of Aghabane, but that before said judgement and elegit had been issued, he (Craige) being so seized did demise said lands of Aghabane to William Irvine on 3 Nov. 1692 for term of 21 years from 1 May then next at £6-10/- rent for the first 2 years, and £9-15/ for next three years and £13 for rest of the term, and that on 1 Nov. 1707 Wm. Irvine desired John Beaty to put his said cattle on said lands of Aghabane and the cattle continued there till James Magragh distrained them. That James Magragh demanded the rents from the rest of the tenants which they have refused to pay until John Beaty's plea is determined, and also they wd not pay to Magragh until they had orders from George Dennistown, and his brother Arthur Dennistown who are agents for Robert Craige. That George Dennistown is married to Jane Craige alias Dennistown, sister of the whole blood to Robert Craige. That Plt. applied to George and Arthur Dennistown, and George Dennistown insists the estate is his and he would not allow the tenants to pay their rents to Plt. That Plt. has found George Dennistown had £500 due to him for a marriage portion charged on the estate of Robert Craige in Scotland, but that George Dennistown being an ingenious man proposed to take a mortgage for said £500 charged on Robert Craige's estate in Ireland; and that Robert Craige being in debt and judgements having been attained against him, he was advised by George and Arthur Dennistown to buy off said judgements in the name of them the sd George and Arthur Dennistown, and to convey his estate in Ireland to George Dennistown in consideration of said debts so purchased and for said £500 marriage portion. That accordingly Robert Craige took up £1,500 from Sir Wm. Handcock and £800 from the exors of John Topham, and gave said sum to George and Arthur Dennistown, and by that money they did purchase several mortgages and judgements upon Robert Craiges estate in Ireland, and when that was done Robert Craige conveyed several land in cos. Cavan and Leitrim to George Dennistonwn and his heirs in Oct. 1703, and George Dennistown gave a defeazance to Robert Craige to recover said estate on payment of £2,600, and leave his defeazences in the hands of George Dennistown, although no more is due to George Dennistown but said £500 marriage portion. That the money laid out to buy said mortgages and
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