Crossle Record
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at ƒ 13-13? rent. That said Hugh Sweeny was apapist (sic) and was disqualified from taking said lease. That Plt. has as a Protestant Discoverer applied to Hugh Sweeny to deliver to Plt possession of said lands and to account to Plt. for the profits thereof. Now so it is Hugh Sweeny combining with John Beatty the elder of Monaghan, gent. who pretends he has purchased said lease and all the interest of Hugh Sweeny therein by virtue of some order of Court issued against the goods of Hugh Sweeny directed to the Sheriff of Co. Monaghan, and has accordingly purchased said lands by deed of sale from said Sheriff; which if so, Plt charges that same must be deemed in trust for Plt. who is the first real Protestant Discoverer; and now Hugh Sweeny combines with said Oliver Anketill, and John Beatty the elder to defraud Plt. and do refuse to give Plt possession of said land or lease. Prays for writs agst Defts to answer in the premises. Bill entered 20 July 1753.
Exchequer Bill
Arthur Beatty and William Tweedy exors of Charles Beatty [and Mary Beatty, widow — Note: this is marked out with a single line, then above it is written (sic)---CB] Plts
John Smith, Richard Bartlett, Walter Brampston, Edward Beatty, Charles Beatye (sic), Claud Beatye (sic), William Beatye (sic) and William Eccles (and Mary Beatye (sic), widow), Defts. Bill entered 6 Dec. 1732; amended 15 Feb 1732 [-3].
Answer of Smith, Bartlett & Brampston 26 January 1732 [-3].
Plaintiffs Arthur Beatty and William Tweedy both of Co. Cavan, exors of the will of Charles Beatty, decd, shew. That John Beatty, father to Plt. Arthur, being inter alia [Transcriber Note: appears to be some sort of legal term] possessed of a farm called Gortendarrogh, situate in Co. Fermanagh [Transcriber Note: Fermanagh is written above crossed-thru word Monaghan. Then there is a margin note about Monaghan being written on the original bill.] for 61 years from 1 May 1675, made his will dated in 1681, by which he, inter alia, devised his interest in Gortendarragh in the following words: "I leave to my sons Samuel and Robert my interest in Gortendarragh with all the rest belonging to it to be Equally (sic) divided between them at the discretion of my Exors” and he soon after died. That said Samuel Beatty died in his minority intestate and s.p. having three brothers viz: said Robert and Charles Beatty and Plt. Arthur Beatty and one daughter [error for sister] Anne Beatty alias Smith, after whose death said Robert Beatty entered into said farm of Gortendarragh under colour (sic) of survivorship by the death of Samuel his brother, and did afterwards mortgage the lease thereof to one Nicholl and put him in possession thereof, and went abroad in the Army and died in Flanders sometime in the year 1710 intestate and without any lawful issue, but left issue a natural son called Francis Beatty by one Jane King a woman with whom he lived. That upon the death of Robert Beatty said Charles Beatty, brother to Plt. Arthur, acted as admor (sic) of the goods of Robert and also of said Samuel his brother. That said mortgage
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