Veldon or Weldon of Raffin and Knock, later Gravelmount, Co. Meath, Ireland: "Old English" Roman Catholic gentry

[Richard Carruthers via]

Dear Listers,

I wonder if anyone would be kind enough to check my rendition of the
abbreviated Court Latin of this text into English? Please note that
while the document itself is post-mediaeval, it refers to events which
fall within the scope of this list.

In my English rendering, have capitalised three Latin abbreviations
[PUT x 2, and APPET] with which I had difficulty. I would appreciate
any clarification or pointers.

Thank you,

Richard

1631/2 Weldon of Raffin document in abbreviated Court Latin. Rendered
into English by Richard Carruthers, 4 January 2014.

Inquisitionum in officio rotulorum cancellariae Hiberniae
asservatarum, Repertorium. Volume 1. Ireland (Chancery) (1826). Great
Britain. Record Commission.
[image 316 of 538, otherwise unpaginated]
[page headings] Meath A.D. 1630-1
65,74--CAR. I [indicates IPM numbers 65-74 of the reign of Charles I]

Original text:

67) Ib' 21 Mar' 1631.
THO' VELDON de Raffin & Joh' Weston de Ballybaghell seis' fuer', de
feod', ad us' Ric' Veldon de Raffin & hered' s, de vil' & ter' de
Raffin contin' 1 castr', 6 mes' & 180 acr' ter', in Butterston, Nobber
& Littellrathe 4 mes' & 60 acr', in Rathbrann & Rathsallagh 2 mes' &
10 acr', Beggston 3 mes' & 40 acr', Knock al' Knogh & Lishyanston 2
mes' & 20 acr', Tullaghard 3 mes' & 60 acr', & in Trym 1 mes'. Sic
seis' existen', ide Tho' Veldon & Joh' Weston unacu psat' Ric' Veldon,
p fact' coru dat 21 sept' an' regni' nuper Regin' 9, concesser' pmiss'
in Raffin & Tullaghard Ric' Halfpenny de Harryeston & Joh' Crossan de
Kenraghton & hered' suis, ad us' sup dict' fact' indorsat', quoruquide
tenor sequit' in orig'. Ide Ric' Veldon obit 50 an' elaps'. Wil'
Veldon fuit ejus fil' & her'. -Ide Wil' Veldon, p fact' suu geren'
dat' 1 dec' an' regni dict' nup Regin' 28, concessit dia pmiss' Nic'
Veldon, Petr' Veldon & Hen' Veldon fil' Jac' Veldon nup de civit' Dub'
Mercator, & Ric' Veldon de Dromenston in co Mid', hered' & assign'
suis, ad us' in intencon' dict' fact' specificat', cujusquide fact'
tenor sequit' in orig'. -pd' Joh' Crossan obit 30 an' elaps'. -Wil'
Veldon etiam obiit. -Jac' Veldon fuit ejus frater & her'. -pd' Ric'
Halfpenny, p fact' suu geren' dat' 10 jun' 1600, concessit dia pmiss'
pd' Jac' Veldon & hered' suis, put p dict' fact' appet, cujus fact'
tenor sequitr in orig; virtute cujus, pd' Jac' fuit de pmiss' seis',
put lex postulat. -pd' Jac' p fact' suu geren' dat' 11 jul' 1601,
concessit pmiss' Nic' Boyle vicar' de Killpatrick, Jac' Toole de
Rocheston, & Tho' & Jac' Newtervile de Castleton & hered' suis, ad us'
in intencon' dict' fact' specificat', cujusquide fact' tenor sequitr
in orig'.--Ide Jac' Veldon obiit 30 maii 1618.--pd' Tho' Veldon est fil'
& her'd, & fuit etat' 25 annor' tempore mortis p[at]ris sui, &
maritat'.--pmiss' in Knock, Lishianston & Tullaghard tenent' de Re, p
svic' mil'; pmiss' in Raffin tenebant' de vicecom' Gormonston, ut de
maner' suo de Nobber, p sexta pte un' feod' mil'; pmiss' in
Butlerston, Nobber & Littlerath tenent' de dict' vicecom', ut de
maner' pd', p sect' cur'; pmiss' in Rathbran & Rathsallagh tenent' de
baron' de Slane, ut de maner' suo de Slane, p annual reddit'; pmiss'
in Beggston tenentr de [ ] Fleming, ut de maner' suo de Seddan, p
fidelitat' & sect' cur'; & pmiss' in Trym tenentr de Re, p reddit' 1d.

Translation by RHBC-Z, 7 January 2014

(67) The same place, 21 Mar. 1631[-1632]
Thomas Weldon of Raffin and John Weston of Ballybaghell were seised in
fee to the use of Richard Weldon of Raffin and his heirs of the town
and lands of Raffin containing 1 fortified mansion, 6 messuages, and
180 acres of land; in Butterston, Nobber, and Littelrathe 4 messuages
and 60 acres; in Rathbrann and Rathsallagh 2 messuages and 10 acres;
Beggston 3 messuages and 40 acres; Knock alias Knogh and Lishyanston 2
messuages and 20 acres; Tullaghard 3 messuages and 60 acres; and in
Trym 1 messuage.

So seised, the same Thomas Weldon and John Weston both possessed/gave
seisin/sub-infeudated Richard Veldon by deed indented dated the 21st
of September in the ninth regnal year of the reign of the former Queen
[i.e. 21 September 1567], and granted the premises in Raffin &
Tullaghard to Richard Halfpenny of Harryeston & John Crossan of
Kenraghton & their heirs, to the uses aforesaid and endorsed,
according to the tenor of the original [deed]. This same Richard
Veldon died 50 years ago [i.e. circa 1581-82]. William Veldon was his
son & heir. This William Veldon, by his own deed dated the 1st of
December in the 28th regnal year of the said former Queen [i.e. 1
December 1585], granted the said premises to Nicholas Veldon, Peter
Veldon & Henry Veldon son[s] of James Veldon formerly of the city of
Dublin merchant, and to Richard Veldon of Dromenston in the county of
Meath, and to their heirs and assigns, to the intended uses specified
in the said deed, equally following the tenor of the original deed.
The aforesaid John Crossan died 30 years ago [i.e. circa 1601-2].
William Veldon also died. James Veldon was his brother and heir. The
aforesaid Richard Halfpenny, by his own deed dated the 10th of June
1600, granted the said premises to the aforesaid James Veldon & his
heirs, PUT by the said deed APPET, which deed followed the tenor of
the original; by virtue of this, the aforesaid James was seised of the
said premises, PUT law postulates [states]. The aforesaid James
[Veldon], by his own deed dated the 11th of July 1601, he granted the
premises to Nicholas Boyle, vicar of Killpatrick, James Toole of
Rocheston, & Thomas & James Newtervile of Castleton & their heirs, to
the intended uses specified in the said deed, in conformity with the
original. This same James Veldon died on the 30th of May 1618. The
aforesaid Thomas Veldon is his son & heir, and was of the age of 25
years and more at the time of the death of his father, & married
[i.e., a husband, and b. ca 1592/93]. The premises in Knock,
Lishianton & Tullaghard are held of the King, by military service; the
premises in Raffin are held of Viscount Gormonston, according the
custom of his manor of Nobber, for a sixth part of a knight's fee; the
premises in Butlerston, Nobber & Littlerath are held of the said
Viscount, as of his manor aforesaid, by sect' cur' [i.e. as enrolled
in a section [sect'] of the manor court [cur'] rolls?]; the premises
in Rathbran & Rathsallagh are held of Lord Slane, as of his manor of
Slane, by an annuity paid; the premises in Beggston are held of [blank
in the original] Fleming, as of his manor of Seddan, by fealty & sect'
cur' [see prior interpretation]; & the premises in Trym are held of
the King, by the payment of 1d [i.e. a denarius, or, in English, one
penny].

Research Note: The Castleto[w]n Newtervile (more commonly Netterville)
connexion (to Thomas and James) above may indicate that James Veldon
used them as feoffees for his son and heir, Thomas Veldon, because
they were in-laws to Thomas Veldon, his heir, whom the foregoing
record states was married by the time James Veldon, his father, the
document's nominal arrangement maker, had died. This stems from the
claim made in John Lodge's 1789 work, "The Peerage of Ireland", vol.
4, p. 204, re 'Netterville, Viscount Netterville', that John
Netterville's 6th and youngest daughter (he also had two sons, James
and Richard), who is unnamed, married "---- Weldon, of Raffin, Esq.".
If true, this marriage statement gives us greater understanding of the
foregoing document while the document itself sheds light on the
statement in the Netterville pedigree in the Peerage account, by
giving it greater substance. RHBC-Z note, 1 May 2014.

1631/2 Weldon of Raffin document in abbreviated Court Latin. Rendered
into English by Richard Carruthers, 4 January 2014.

Inquisitionum in officio rotulorum cancellariae Hiberniae
asservatarum, Repertorium. Volume 1. Ireland (Chancery) (1827). Great
Britain. Record Commission.
[image 335 [col. 2] of 540, otherwise unpaginated]
[page headings] A.D 1663-1675 Meath 4, 6--Car. II [indicates IPM
numbers 4-6 of the reign of Charles II]

Original text:

(6) Ib' 1 Nov' an' 27. [indicates 1 Nov. 27th regnal year of King
Charles II, i.e. 1675]
ROB' TALBOTT MIL', 22 oct' 1641, fuit seis', de feod', de vil' & ter'
de... --THO' VELDON nup de Raffine in co' Mid', eode die, fuit seis', de
feod', de vil' & ter' de Knocke contin' 288 acr', jacen' in bar' de
Murgallen ; & continuavit inde seis' usque irrupeon' dict' nup
rebellion', racone cujus rebellion' dict' vil' & ter' sequestrat'
fuer'.

Translation by RHBC-Z, 15 March 2015
(6) [According to the Inquistion held] at the same place, on the 1st
of November 1675,
Sir Robert Talbott, on the the 22nd of October 1641 was seised in fee
of the town and lands of...
THOMAS VELDON formerly of Raffine in the County of Meath, on the same
day, was seised, as of fee of the town and lands of Knocke [Knock]
containing 288 acres lying in the barony of Murgallen [i.e.
Morgallion] ; and he continued to be seised thereof until the outbreak
of the said late rebellion, and by reason of his rebellion the said
town and lands were sequestrated.