'Mr. Cheesey.—Instructions for Kerry.
'By Sir William Petty.
'1. When you goe into Kerry find out Cornelius Sulivane of Dromoughty, in the barrony of Glanneroughty, and take directions from him for goeing into all the woods in the 2 barronyes of Glanneroughty and Dunkerron, and particularly those of Glancurragh, soe as to satisfie yourself what clift ware, ship tymber, house timber, and other wooden commodityes may bee made out of them, and at what charges they may bee brought to the water-side, how far each respective wood.
'2. I would have you take the best accoumpt you can of all the staffes and other clift-ware which now lyeth upon the river, and examine by all the meanes you can what part of them was brought from any other than my woods, and to oppose the shipping of any untill all controversyes of that point bee cleared, to prevent the cutting of any wood but by my order, to bringe in English and Protestante workmen in the greatest number you can, assureing all such who are able and honest they shall have the best incouragement in Munster, and forbidding all tenants from paying any rent to any but myself or my order.
'I would have you encourage Sandford and Sellberry, and lett Sandford goe on with his boate, slender worke, such a one as may be able to carry 20 tunne to Corke or Lymericke, and sett as many hands as you thinke convenient to worke upp the timber already fallen into clift-ware, and sawing-tymber, according to such scantlings as I have given you.
'And to agree with as many as you can to take the rent of the land or stocke for their wages.
'To take care that noe pipe staffes coming from any other woods be shipped before they have paid the lawfull dutyes and customes for the same.
'To consider what conveniencey is for making of sale for beefe and fish.
'Dublin, dated the 24th of May, 1666.'[1]
- ↑ History of the Kingdom of Kerry, pp. 279-80.
