c. 1190-1265. The Dublin Guild Merchant Roll
The guild roll of medieval Dublin is the earliest-known town record extant in Britain and Ireland, and is certainly one of the best preserved and most striking documents of its kind. The roll was compiled between 1190 and 1265 and contains the names of those admitted annually to the merchant guild of Dublin with, for the early years, a record of fines paid on entry. The guild members came primarily from settlements in Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland but also from towns throughout Western Europe, from Scandinavia to Italy. In many instances the occupation of members is recorded in the text which is Latin, with occasional entries in English and French. The roll provides unique information on the social and economic history of medieval Dublin and its relationship with Europe in a time of notable and cultural developments.
Henricus de Traci 91/2 Sol (=schillings)
Hii subscripti intraverunt in Gilde-mercaturam civitatis Dublinie William de Cestria et Waltero unred existentibus prepositis anno regni Regis Henrici xlvii (1262-3)
Willelmus de Trasy
Clark,
Mary ed (1999) The Dublin Guild Merchant Roll c. 1190-1265. Dublin
Corporation.
1171-1301 Calendar of Documents
Aug 11 1220
Oxford. Henry de Trascy attended meeting on the future of Ireland. Pat 4 Henry III p1 m3 dors.
1285 Michaelmas Roll
of Receipts
Wexford: Alan le Norreys for not having Richd Tracy, for whom he had given mainprise - ½ mark
1289 Easter -
Thursday April 28
Dublin: Willm Tracy, because he did not come when summoned - ½ mark
1298-9
Thomas Tracy (attorney) Pat. 28 Edward I m.33
Calendar of Documents Ireland
1171-1301. Vol 1 p.144, Vol 3 p.48 & 222, Vol 4 p.274. HMSO 1875.
1295-1307 Calandar of the Justiciary Rolls
1302 Wexford
John Burell
and Gregory Ohony servingmen of Walter Kyng attached to answer Ric. Tracy for
that, with said Walter, they entered a wood of the said Ricard, called the
Pollrith and carried away rods and against peace, came and cannot deny it.
1302 Wexford
Ric Tracy
complains about John de Ocle and the right of way to the Pollrith.
1306 Louth
Gilpatrick
McMahoun, in this court at Atherde, on Wednesday after Epiphany last
acknowledged that he owed to…Robert Tracy, for one afer, 40d…
1307 Old
Ross, Wexford
Ric Tracy
holds two carucates 60a in Leffeth and Polryth, and renders yearly 57s 4d
without suit.
1311 Louth
Robert Tracy
and others charged that Richard Gernoun, Sheriff of said county, the escape of
William McNeel in going to Drogheda Castle with William Le Yong.
1312
Waterford
Yet of
please of the Crown and Delivery of gaol at the same
Walter
Ohatherne and William Otrassy, charged that they on Trinity Sunday at the ninth
hour, entered the Church at Holy Trinity, Waterford, and there broke a chest
before the alter of St. John Baptist and out of said chest robbed a breviary
worth two marks and a chalice worth 20s., come and say they are clerks and
neither can nor ought to answer here. And thereupon come one Henry, commissary
of Mathew, Bishop of Waterford, with letter patent of the bishop by which the
bishop assigned Henry as his commissary, to demand all and singular clerks
charged at please of the crown at this day before the judiciary and demand
Walter and William in the bishops name to be delivered to him as clerks. And
that it may be known why they ought to be delivered to the said commissary
inquiry proceeds more fully into the truth of the premises by the underwritten
jurors to wit, Jordan de Bristoll, Robert de Gloucestre, Robert Toukere, David
Tayllour, Robert le Marischall, William le Tylere, Henry Goer, Walter Large,
John son of Richard, Richard le Tayllour, Robert le Rede and Walter le Keu who
say that Walter is not guilty therefore he is quit. They say that William is
quilty therefore let him be delivered to the commissary to be kept in the
bishops prison as are convicted under fitting penalty. He has no chattels.
14th
May 1314 Tipperary
Jordan, son
of Patrick Nelltylle and others of his following, who feloniously slew Roland
Tracy and William Kerdiff at Ringnagonagh and robbed them of 30 cows.
Calandar of
the Justiciary Rolls Ireland Vol I 1295-1303 p.391,394 Vol II 1305-7 p.280,349.
HMSO 1914
1303 Red Book of Ormond
The Red Book of Ormond is a 14th century manuscript (with some portions supplied from a 15th century transcript) of legal records pertaining to the Ormond family in Ireland. It was written in Latin by an English speaker.
13. Extent of the Manor of Cloncorri (Cloncurry, Co. Kildare) 8th
November 1304
… De Crayn McTressy pro j cotagio dim. estang xij virgat iiijd. …
… De Conelath McTressy pro j cotagio j estang. ijd.
De Euercath McTressy
<pro> j cotagio j estang. ijd. …
… De Mardauth McTressy pro j cotagio dim. estang et v virgat. ijd.
…
26. Extent of the Manor of Thorles (Thurles) 18th May 1303
… De Herde Tracy pro – ob. quad. quia per Willelemum Le Brode ob.
quad.
De Willelmo le Brode –
ob. quad. quia dominus oneratur pro eo jd. ob. …
… De heredibus Philipi le Croker videlicet pro Rogero Clericio
xixd. ob.
… De eisdem Herde Tracy jd. …
… De eisdem pro Petro Danial xiiijd. ob. et ad festum Santi
Michaelis xiiijd. ob. quad.
… De eisdem Herde Tracy ijd. ob.
Summa ad pacha xvijs. iijd. ob. quad. et ad festum Santi Michaelis
xvijs. viijd. Inde subtrahantur iiijs. ob per annum ut in particulis
subscriptis et sic onus domini summatur per ann. xxxs. xjd. ob. quad. Inde
Agneta Croker xd. et ad festum Santi Michaelis xd. quad. pro. xiij. acris et
dim. quas tenet nominee dotis et per manus Thome le Grete iijd. et per manus
Willelmi de Preston id. ob. quad. et ad festum Santi Michaelis ijd. et inter
Johannem fil. Rogeri et Thomam le Grete iijd utroque termino et per Johannem
fil. Rogeri Cort. iijd. et per eundem Johannem fil. Rogeri vd. ob. quad. …
92. Extent of the Manor of Carkenis (Co. Limerick) 5 June 1300
… De Ricardo de Any pro ix acris de terra McGorman per ann. ixs. …
White,
Newport B. ed. (1932) The Red Book of Ormond. Dublin: Irish Manuscripts
Commission. pp.33, 78, 79, 80, 157
1154-1509 Calendar of Documents
1306-7
Richard Tracy holds 2 carucates and 69 acres of land in Le Fech and Polrych, and yearly renders thereoff 57 s. 4d. without suit.
Pat 20 Edward III (AD 1347?)
112. R Concess’ Simoni Otrassy Hibnico qd ipse & posteri de corpe suo utantr legib’ & consuetud’ anglic’, & lidum ten’ licite adquire possint. Kylmehallok 28 Aug. - Siles cartas hent Joh’ & Ada Otrassy.
Pat 15 Richard II (AD 1392?)
22. R P mcapcoem Hug’ Tracy & Nichi White de co’ Lym’ comis’ John Yong de eod’ co’ custod’ trear’ qu fuer’ Johis Mauncell mil’ in Chaumpeneyestou in co pdco. Kylmehallock, 20 Aug.
COMMENT:
From these early medieval documents, there appears to be two distinct
spellings of Tracey. One appears to be
Norman (e.g. Tracy, de Traci) while
the other appears to be Irish (e.g. Otrassy, McTressy ).
John OTracey (Otrcassny) cleric of Clonfert d., a commission. Reg. Suppl. 987, fo 88r (13 March 1494) the commission concerns the execution of Innocent VIII’s mandate to collate the parish church of ?Lickmolassy (Bicharalace), d. Clonfert, detained by Thady Olorkan (Olarcaryn) ostensible priest, to Otracey. Cf CPL XIV, p.221
Boyle LE ed (1998) Calendar of Papal Letters Volume XVII, Part II, 1492-1503, Alexander VI. Irish Manuscripts Commission, Dublin.
Anno 1647 28 Novembris. Intercedente et testificante in scriptis Doctore Fayo
Clonfertensis. Parochialis (ecclesia) loci Killiemor de Longford fructus 40 librarum, pro Donato O Trussi, presbytero dictae dioecesis. (Probably the parish known formerly as Killimore-Bolloge, in the barony of Longford, co. Galway, and now comprising also Tiranascragh.)
Crown Survey of Lands
Villita de Grayglin (p.139)
Et sunt ibidem 40 acre terre, una acra prat, et una acra pasture
quas Willelmus Tracye modo occupant et reddit…
Villata de Balmaglyn (p. 140)
Et sunt ibidem 36 acre terra arrabilis quas Johannes Tracye
(Dercye B)…
Domini 1517 (p. 249)
An indenture to Richard Tressy of Lexlep, myller on the milles of
Mainoth & Lexlep for terme of 7 yeris…dated 20th day of December
anno 10° H Octavis [1518]
Crown Survey of Lands 1540-41. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Tudor Fiants
1548 22nd March
Pardon to ... Rory Trassy, kern, of Buttlerswood (Kilkenny) Cal. PP. p.175, Art. 23
1554 28th January
Patent of pardon to John Malone of Taghdowe, Wm Trassye of Grayge glene, and John Trassy, of Conestown, Co. Kildare, Husb.
1564 3rd August
Pardon to Luke O Toole of Castlekevin...Tiege O Trasse, kern, servant (Wicklow)
1566 10th July
Pardon to ... Edmund O Trasy of Ballynebranaghe (Ballynabranaghe, Carlow)
1566 16th August
Pardon to ... Thady O Trasse, Kern (Wicklow)
1573 20th April
Pardon to ... Rory O Trassye, Teig O Trassye of Tynnekill (Laois)
1576 8th May
Pardon to ... Edm O Trosse, kern, Cloghan (Galway)
1576 21st November
Pardon to ... Morrougho O Treassa of Pouleston (Kilkenny)
1582 19th September
Pardon to ... Teig m’Wm O Tresye of Loghreaghe (Galway)
1582 20th September
Pardon to ... David Roo O Trassy, Ballendirre (Galway)
1583 3rd May
Pardon to ... Moragh O Tressy, Tumoltagh O Tressy (Galway)
1585 31st May
Pardon to ... Tumoltagh O Trassy m’Rory Oge (ie Tumoltagh son of Rory son of Rory), kern, John Trassy alias Shane Fyn of Kilmore, clerk (Galway)
1585 3rd June
Pardon to ... Tho Oge O Trassie of Ballynatolhoe (Galway)
1585 27th June
Pardon to ... Wm O Treasie of Kilcayarin (Galway)
1586 6th June
Pardon to ... Owen O Trassie of Killimerboll (Galway)
1591
Pardon to ... Cahill O Treassa of Ineskillin, priest (Fermanagh)
1591 26th November
Pardon to ... Teige O Tressy of Clonecony (Galway)
1592 13th June
Pardon to ... Wm O Tressy of Knynagha (Galway?)
1601 21st April
Pardon to .. Edm O Trassie of Ballinehawe (Limerick)
1601 5th July
Pardon to ... John O Trasie of Diserte (Limerick)
1601 7th August
Pardon to ... Rowland O Treaghie of Knockancostian (Limerick?), John O Trassy of Lish Caruell, piper (Liscarroll Cork?)
1601 25th August
Pardon to ... John O Trahse of Pallice (Limerick)
1602 1st May
The vicarage of Ballisax (Ballysax), Diocese of Kildare, vacent by the resignation of John Tracye (Tracie), clerk. (Kildare)
1602 7th July
Pardon to ... Melaghlin O Trasy of Ballinehesgrigh (Galway)
1602 1st December
Pardon to ... Donell O Trasy of Horetowne, Husb. (Wexford)
1603 12th March
Pardon to ... Teige Trasie of Cotlandstoune (Kildare)
kern = light-armed foot soldier
The Irish Fiants of the Tudor sovereigns. (1994)
De Burca, Dublin.
Carew Mss.
1586 Ulster
The county of Down...The captain of Kilultoe is Cormac McNeyl, who likewise has brought by Sir N.B. from the bondage of the O’Neyles. “This country afore the Baron’s wars in England was possessed and inhabited by Englishmen, and there doth yet remain there an old defaced castle, which still beareth the name of one Sir Miles Tracy.”
The kings this time upon the hill of Garyston...They were seven kings upon that hill at that time walking; for which cause it was called the hill of Trasse, as though you would say there these kings trassyd there, and walked, for that was their place of meeting for that purpose. They also appointed the prince or king of Leynster...called Deyrmot Lawedyarge.
1st Oct 1611
Meath - Peter Tracy, rector of Rathmore and Richard Tirrell of Flower, 12 Eliz, for payment of such first-fruits as were due - 20 l. Str.
CIV.-38. John otherwise Shane O'Tressie, Neale O'Tressie,
Rowrie O'Tressie. Mar. 6th Donegal
Jac I (2) Com’ Civit’
Kilkenny
Kilken’ 18 April 1623
…Roger Trassy, al’
mes’ in pd’ vico modo in occopacon’ assing’…
Charles I (3) AD 1629 Fermanagh
...& ½ tat’ de Kiniahan Patric’ O’Tracy...
1599-1600 Calendar of Documents
p.29
Henry Tracy, servant of the Earl of Essex
p.35
The Privy Council to the Earl of Essex
Find from this hasty dispatch by Mr. Tracy, that he is not satisfied with their letter of April 17 sent by Mr. Darrell.
p.41
Earl of Essex to the Privy Council
After writing of my other letters, the same day that I ended them, here arrived my servant H Tracy with your Lordships letters of the 14th.
p.60
The Privy Council to the Earl of Essex
Acknowledge his letters sent by Mr Tracy, Mr Darrell and Sir Francis Darcy.
29/9/1601 Waterford p.88-9
The Mayor of Waterford and others to the English Privy Council
Relates the arrival of the Spaniards at Kinsale:- Pray send us help here. We have always been loyal and will do our best to defend this city with the last drop of our blood. Pray deliver to the bearer, Nicholas Luke, 300 pikes 50 halberts and two last of powder for provision and defence of the city, for which we pay Her Majesty Treasurer of War here.
Signed by Edward Geoghe, Mayor of Waterford, George Sherloke (county) Sheriff and Thomas Tracy Borough Sheriff
Names of the drivers for the expedition to Connaught...John Trasny
1653
p. 451...John Tracy (limerick?)
8th October 1653 p. 469
That the following will abide by what lots he drawn for them...John Tracy
1662 p.650
A true abstract of the several debentures of the officers and soldiers belonging to Captain John Gallands company for their services since 1649 and their claims that are added thereunder...John Tracy...Certified and examined by (Sir) John Pettie; and with note signed by same, that this list contains several debentures satisfied in Captain John Gallands lot. In part satisfaction of his debt there was set out 5,597 acres, 2 rods in the liberties of Coleraine and Co. of Londonderry and 2169 ¼ acres in the barony of Kilconway, Co. Antrim.
13th August 1664 p.424
Council Chamber Dublin
The sum of...was charged on you for the King by virtue of an order of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in the Parliament assembled dated 31/7/1661...Viscount Tracy of Rathcoole £20...
p.425
We find that the eight subsidies granted by the King in the present parliament there is yet unpaid by you...Viscount Rathcoole £100...
CI 16 William Crowe PM
30 Jan 1628
…a mes & garden on the N of New St now or lately occupied by Thomas Trasy baker.
Calendar of Inquisitions.
Irish Manuscripts Commission.
3rd March 1642-3
Receipt for £10 from Edward Baglehole or Baggelholl through John Tracy
6th
September 1653
John Tracy or Tracey, subscribed for land in Ireland in 1642. He made no disposal of his investment by assignment or by his will, and is now dead. John Tracey, now living, is his reported son and lawful heir. Signed Mayor of Bideford.
13th
August 1653
Certificate by the Mayor & of Exeter
The receipts above are for sums really the property of Baglehole & Tracy, who may dispose of them accordingly.
25th March 1659
List of Persons who drew lands.
Barony of Kenry, Co. Limerick
South-West Quarter...John Tracy...
That Capt. George Tracy, commanding Major General Ireton’s troop in Ireland, was upon his coming to England, desired ….
1612 Plantation of Ulster
Sir Paul Tracy, 30 foot soldiers
n.1965 p.1492
British Museem 39,955.6; 39.960; 39,970 Add. Charters for maintaining 30 foot soldiers in the plantation of Ulster 1612
1666 Certificates for Adventurers, Soldiers
John Trasey XXIV 32
John Trassyes XXIV 38
Car II August 29 1676
Licence to erect lotteries in Ireland
Capt Walter Tressy
Analecta Hibernica no.6 p.390
Earl of Donnegalls Reg
Ensn Willm Trac(e)y
Neither this surname nor that of Tracy, for which it seems to have been intended, is to be found on the Rolls of Attainders of 1691.
D’Alton, John (1880) Illustrations, Historical and
Genealogical of King James Irish Army List 1689. Vol. II. 2nd edition,
London.
The Irish “Hudibras”, printed in London, 1698, to ridicule and vilify the Irish, thus describes the gentlemen of the ancient English families of the Pale who were as fond of the harp as the Irish:
“There was old Treicy [Tracy], and old Darcy,
Playing all weathers on the clarsey,
The Irish harp, - whose rusty metal
Sounds like the patching of a kettle.”
Prendergast, John P (1865) The Cromwellian settlement of
Ireland.