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Rh Charles I. 1$a$ pars d. R. 18.—The King, in his letter under the Privy Signet, directed that Sir Gerard should he sworn a Privy Councillor as his predecessors had been.—The King thus writes in 1643: Whereas we have special occasion to use your advice in matters which very much import our Kingdom of Ireland, our will and command is, that upon receipt of these our letters you prepare yourself to repair to attend our further pleasure here, at such time as you shall receive directions from our Justices there to that purpose, and thereof you are not to fail, as you tender the good of our service, and the restoring of that poor kingdom to some degree of happiness. Given at our Court at Oxford, 17 day of October, 1643. To our trusty and right well-beloved Sir Gerard Lowther, Knt., Chief Justice of our Court of Common Pleas in Ireland; his license of absence was dated 24 Feb. 1644.-19 Charles I. fac. R. 13.

Sir, Knt.,—continued by Richard Cromwell the Protector,—patent, Westminster, 7 Oct. 1658.—Behaviour. —6$a$ pars fac. R. 15.

,—Lowther deceased, 3 April, 1660, and buried at St. Michan's.—Privy Seal, Whitehall, 30 Nov. 1660,—patent, Dublin, 19 Jan. 1661.—Pleasure.—12 Charles II. 1$a$ pars d. R. 5.

Sir, Knt.,—Donellan deceased,—Privy Seal, 13 June,—patent, 27 June, 1665.—Pleasure.—Harr.—17 Charles II. 1$a$ pars d. R. 36.