Hi The beat goes on [#H: This is the Certificate issued by the Palatine Commissioners by way of acceptance of the accounts of Thomas Southwell, in support of his claim for funds from the Queen's Bounty - which has now run out. And Queen Anne has been succeeded on the throne by George of Hanover, a German-speaking Protestant who knew no English. This King was much maligned by historians and commentators over the centuries, but he achieved a great deal of positive benefit in his lifetime - I am told.] ***START HERE*** Entry Book of King's & Queen's Letters & of Reports &c 1E-2-13 in Rec Off Dublin Vol 21 pages 162-5 Certificate dated 24 June 1714 by the Commissioners of Palatines in Ireland That they have vouched the account of Sir Thomas Southwell set out at page 162 of the same volume with the Palatines settled on his estate for & until 25 March last 1714 and found it correct and they go on as follows And Whereas Mr Joseph Moland, the sworn Surveyor, of the city of Dublin, was ordered by Us to go down to Rathkeale and other lands in the county of Limerick belonging to the said Sir Thomas Southwell, and there to view and inspect into the state of the Palatine families settled thereon &c As also to make a true Return of the several species and value of the lands set out to them by the said Sir Thomas Southwell as the same are really worth, and might be set for to others, without the houses being built thereon, with the value of the Timber given by the said Sir Thomas Southwell towards building the said houses, which he returns as following, viz 280 Acres All Meadow and Arable land worth 10s p.annum per acre but is now let to the Palatines for 3 lives at 6s p.an p.acre whereby is lost to Sir Thomas Southwell £56 p.ann. which at 10 years purchase amounts to £560 Real value yearly £140 Set to Palatines at yearly £84 Loss yearly £56 Loss for three lives at 10 years purchase £560 200 Acres Arable Meadow & Pasture worth 7s p.an. per acre but is let to the Palatines for 3 lives at 6s p.an per acre Real value yearly £70 Set to the Palatines at yearly £60 Loss yearly £10 Loss for 3 lives at 10 years purchase £100 427 Acres Arable Meadow & Pasture at 6s p.an per acre and the same set to the Palatines for 3 lives at 6s p.an p.acre Real value yearly £128. 2s Total Loss yearly £66 Total loss for 3 lives at 10 years purchase £660 Timber delivered to the said Palatines by Sir Tho Southwell for 55 houses as per said Report worth £275 Timber delivered to same for 50 small cabins as per said Report worth £58 15s Total £993 15s ***END HERE*** [The superb analysis of the Palatine experiment, "People Make Places" by Patrick O'Connor, guesses that the term "three lives" meant 31 years (p.36)] Bye bye Terry