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 and trouble: the very charges in the admeasuring, and what necessary exspences they have been att in soe long waiting, is more by many pounds then what is yet received for the same, besides the loss of time.

Now uppon frequent comming or goeing to the said Doctor to enquire of him when I should goe about the said subdivision, hee still told me that there was a great debate or trouble concerning the quality of lands in the said county of Kerrey.

Ffurther, it is a generall report in this city, nay even throughout most part of this dominion of Ireland, that the returnes of the lands made by the admeasures of the said county of Kerrey, doth demurr, if not alltogether hinder, the proceedings in satisfying the army in this dominion.

Therefore I, the said Smith, thought it my duty to present these lines to you Lordshipps, allthough my plots and bookes are allready returned in with the said Humphreys, by which said bookes and plots I did thinke wee should have given very good satisfaction or content, otherwise wee might have saved many pounds and many dayes worke more than ordinary, that wee spent about the said admeasurement, if possible to make it without exception. Better were it for us not to be, then that the said Humphreys and my selfe should be the molestors of soe many honourable and judiciouse men, besides the multitude. Therefore I humbly crave that your Lordshipps may a litle, with patience, hear me in our vindication, to give you a full account of our proceedings, and the grounds therof; because I understand there is a misinterpretation or construction put uppon our returnes.

Therefore I againe crave your patience, hoping that your Lordships, uppon consideration of the ensueing particulars, a meane proportion will be found betwixt the two extreames that the lands in Kerrey are desired to be set out att. The manner of our proceedings was in this sort, vizt:

When wee came first in the countrey, wee viewed the place in a generall way, considering the lands to be exceeding bad, and was about not to returne any part of the said countrey profitable, but only arable and good pasture, though our instructions did make mention of severall kinds of pasture which did include and reach the worst pasture, vizt, rocky, fursy, heathy, mountaine, and bog, &c. butt yet it was soe bad, that wee intended to proceed. Butt then, comming to the more remote part, vizt, Iveragh, Dunkeron, Glanneroughty barronyes, the greatest part of Corkeaguiny barrony, the parishes of Kilcommen,