Above is a copy of a paper which I have transcribed, but of note is the signature of Sir Anthony Colclough (his writing is better than mine, I wonder if he was left handed like me and many of my family!)
Some more extracts from a History of Tintern:
Anthony Colclough: (italics are mine JC)
John Isham from Brynanston Dorset England was Grand Seneschal of Co.Wexford, it seems the Sir Anthony had a dispute with this man, the Seneschal (king's steward or representative, the land holder JC.) had during the continuance of this lease ; also the Crown reserves the right of redemption on the death of lessee by payment of 200 marks, August 28th, 3 and 4 Phil. and Mary.'
It appears that Anthony Colclough, who obtained a lease and finally a fee-farm grant of this Abbey (Tintern) and its possessions, whose introduction into our County history is noticed under the annals of the year 1562..., had the reversion of the lease of the above manors from Fras. Agarde, whose sister. Clare, he had married, presumably a marriage settlement ; so that on the grant of the lease to. Isham, who held the office of Seneschal, and as such best fitted to occupy that disordered district, Colclough found himself much wronged. and applied for and obtained a constat, or certificate from the Exchequer Court of what appeared upon Record concerning the case, and was re-instated in the possession of his lease.
The following is from the Acts of the Irish Privy Council
Apud Dubliniam, xvii" die Maii, anno .1558 :=
Wheare (for whereas) the manors of Rosegarlande and Kilcohan, in the countie of Wexford, were, under their majesties lettres patentes, by sir Anthony Sentleger. then lorde deputie here, leassid to Frauncis Agarde, esquire, whose intereste in the same farmes Anthony Colcloglie had and enjoyed. And after, apon thoffice of seneschalship of the saide countie given to Philip (John) lsam and suggestion by hym made to the quenes majestic he obtayned her graces lettres dyrected to the right honnorable the lorde Fitzwalter, lorde deputie of lrelande, and to the lorde chauncellor of the same. commaundyng them by vertue of the sayde lettres to call in the sayde Anthony Colcloghes lease, and ymediately apon the cancellyng thereof to make oute a newe lease of those parcells to the sayde seneschal as in the saide lettres ys furder expressid. Wherupon the saide Anthony, fynding himself moche wronged, made his humble suete to the queries majestic beseching her in pitying his case to gyve order for his remedy, whoose highness, by her instructions delyverid to us, her saide deputie, under her graces hande and here enrollid, dyd in the behalf of the sayde Anthony insert this clawse following :And where humble requeste hathe byn made unto ther majesties on the behalfe of Anthony Colcloghe, who by their highenes order was put out of possessyon of the manors of Rosegarlande and Kylcohan and his lease thereof cancellid, ther majesties will and pleasure ys. apon due consideracion of the case, that ther saide deputie cawse ther chauncelor ther to give unto said Colcloghe a constat of that his lease in suche forme as in like cases ys accustomed to be grauntid, and therby restore hym to the tryall of his right and intereste ; with suche furder order as to the upright execution of justice in that case appertayneth. Whiche clawse by waye of questyon we sente unto the judge and other ther majesties lernyd counsaill to knowe their resolution upon the same, who concludid as followeth : We thinke and take the lawe : yf Anthony Colcloghe had the possession of the above namyd manors by force of the saide lettres patentes above specyfied, at tyme of cancelling of the same, and nowe having a constat of the same oute of the chauncery, then he to be restored to his former estate and possession, like as he had at tyme of the saide cancelling. Whereupon, wayeng ther resolucyon. and having the same confirmed with ther hands, we did call bothe the parties before us and gave order that the saide Anthony shulde be restored agayne to the possession of the saide farmes and that the said seneschall shulde advoide the same, lyke as the said Anthony and Patrike Browne, by our order and dyrectiort were apon their majesties former lettres secluded from the same. Whiche order taken by the lorde chauncellor apon our resolucyon we have, for the like observation thereof, on the saide Anthony Colcloghes behalf, cawsid the same to be insertid in the fyne hereof as followeth : Thorder taken bytwene Phillip Isam and Patrike Browne ys that the said Patricke shall have and enjoye all the lande and profites till Mychelmas nexte ensuyng the saide order, paying all suche rentes as was due unto ther saide majesties at Mychelmas aforsaid, and that the said Patrike shulde sowe all his fallowe at his pleasure, payeing Phillipe Isam for every acre of the same fallowe a bushel] of suche come as shalbe sowen upon the premysses after the measure usid in the said countie of Wexforde, and that the said Phillipe shall have fourthwith a chamber within the house of Rossegarlande for to buylde apon the premisses at his pleasure, and at Mychelmas to have the possession of the [w]hole. housses, moving no tenantes out of their tenanteryes till Maye. Whiche order we woll that the saide Phillip Isam, Anthony Colcloghe and Patrick Browne shall nowe also observe and kepe in advoyding of the possession of the saide Phillipe, so as yt may appeare either partie to have advoydid the possession by like order and therby indyfferente justice mynystered.
Sd. T. SUSSEX, H. CANCELLARIUS, HENRY SYDNEY, GEo. STANLEY, HENRY RADECLYFFE, JOHN PARKER, GERALD AYLMER, JOHN TP,AVERS.
1562. In the early part of this year Anthony Colclough, before mentioned, a member of a respectable Staffordshire house, and employed for many years before this in various military capacities, chiefly as one of the Constables of the Marches, residing at Leighlin Bridge in connection with Bryan Jones, Constable of Carlow, for the ruling of the disorderly septs of the Kavanaghs and others, and the protection of the borders from their raids, took up his residence at Tintern. having purchased the remainder of the lease from, and become the assignee of, Thomas Wood, who had been granted a lease for 40 years in 1552.
The earliest letter in the State Papers we have from Colclough is dated from Carlow, in 1548, in connection with the suppression of Cahir McArt's rebellion, and is shown in our general history of the County, but there is evidence that Colclough's services date some ten years before this, viz., from the 31st year of Henry VI I I.'s reign as is stated on Colelough's tomb in Tintern Church. He as an exceedingly active and capable man, and was rewarded for his services eventually by a fee-farm grant of the Abbey and a knighthood. The late H. F. Hore states that " Colclough was Captain of the Pensioners, in " which post and others of great charge, he continued a most faithful "servant during the life of Edward VI. and Queen Mary, and until the " 27th year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and then died the 9th December, 1584." 1 From this gentleman the estate of Tintern has descended to the present owners, his descendants, so that the property has been in the same family for more than no years.
On the 4th of May, 1562, the Lord Justice Fitzwilliams writes to Cecil in connection with the revolt of the Ketings of Kilcowan : "May it pleas you ther hath hapenyd of a late a burnynge upon serten the Quene's Ma(ry). lands in the Countie of Wexford which on Anthony Cockley ( this is the first source I have seen with the phonetic spelling of our name JC) doth occupy and is dayly looked to have more - so servyd which is in the hands of Inglyshe men, the fact is by lawe treason, and not done without the consent of some [of] the best among themselves. The open rebellesly continually within the Shier, and not on wyll follo or pursu them!'
Colclough had very hard work on his first arrival in this district to curb the rebellious tribes, and to induce a respect for English law and order out of fear. Some of the early English settlers who joined cause with the natives were the most difficult to control, and it is only owing to his indomitable energy that later on he was able to produce some order and security against raids, forays, burnings, and sometimes murders, in this district which he describes as a hotbed of the Cavanaghs. We find him at Limerick, Carlow, Leighlin bridge, Ross, and in the 12th (year of JC) Elizabeth, residing at Rosegarland. In the latter case it is probable that he resided here only temporarily until the houses, &c., which he complains of being burned at Tintern were rebuilt. Fortunately the Abbey was so strongly built that little damage by fire or raid could be effected.
In 1566 Colclough applies to the English Privy Council for a fee- farm grant of the Abbey and lands at the same rent, with a fine of zoo marks, and engages himself to defend the same for the safety and quietness of the country.
" To the R'. Hon"' the Lords of H.M.'s most hon . prevey Counsell. Yo Supplyante Anthonye Colclughe of Tyntern in the Countie of Wexford in Ireland, gent, that where[as] the same yo' (your JC) Suppliante bath by the space of 28 yeres remayned in contynuale service within the said Realme without any pece of recompense to hym made for the same, as by the Rt. Hon. the Lord Deputy's letters nowe written unto your honnors in the favor of yo' said Suppliante " maye appeare, during which tyme he hathe not onlye hadd his howses "and goods burnte and spoylde to his great loss and hynderance, but also bath byn at Sunderye tymes in great daunger of his Lyff in defaulte of necessarye fortyfycacion of the said Abbey of Tyntern, whereof yo' said Suppliante is now ffarmor of, for manye yeres yet to cum, which fortyfycacion and defence thereof yo said Suppliant is not able upon his present estate to mayntayne, as the said Lord "Deputy and the Rt. Hon. the Erie of Sussex dothe well knowe, for which cause yt hath pleased the said Lord Deputy to wrytte unto yo' honnors in the behaulf of yo' said Suppliant whereby he hath ben encouraged presently to make his repayre unto you most humblye " besechinge the same to be a meane unto the Queene's Ma(ry) for the " furtheranc of his said sute, the affecte whereof ensuethe, yt may please yo' hon Lordships to be advertised that yd. said Suppliante doth desyre the said Abbey of Tinterne with his appurtenance and all other comodytyes thereunto belonging in fee farme to hym and his heyres paying there for yerely the accustomed Rente, with the some of 200 marks unto the Ouene's Man for and in the name of a fyne, which Abbey yo r said Suppliante nowe holdethe as farmor unto H.M. for many yeres yet to cum. In tender consyderacon of the premisses and for that the said Abbey of Tyntern lyethe uppon the borderes mette to be fortyfyed and defended against her Highnes enymyes, and for that that yo' said Suppliante is contented to stande bounde for the defence therof, for the better savetye and quietnes of the Counterey, yt may please yo' Honors to grante this requeste, as yo' said Suppliante shall praye for the preservacion of yo' honors "estate Lounge to contynue with dayly encrese of the same."
[Unsigned and undated.]
Endorsed. "August 1566. A Coolclowghes suplicacon to the " Councill."
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