Chiefery

"Then those lands in the County of Cavan which was O'Rilie's country are all holden of the King ; and because the captainship or chiefery of O'Rilie is abolished by act of Parliament by Stat. 2d of Elizabeth, and also because, two of the chief lords elected by the country have been lately slain in rebellion (which is an attainder in law), these lands are holden immediately of his Majesty.

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Roderic drew all his forces against him; Dermot Mac Moroogh sent to Robert Fitz Stephens, that in all haste he should draw forces to the ayde of Donald Prince of Limirike his sonne in law, which was accordingly affected, where Roderic was foyled, lost his chiefery, and with shame enough returned to his own country.

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Thus, in 1953, an individual named Paul Yana filed a complaint with the administration, claiming that in 1949 he had paid the Chef Supe/rieur of New Bell, Joseph Mongo, 15 000 francs, six bottles of Tuborg beer, three bottles of rum, one bottle of wine, and one sheep, in exchange for a promised chiefery, but that Mongo had not made the appointment.

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I have said that Tautira was a large and powerful chiefery on the eastern side of the peninsula Taiarapu, which was balanced by Teahupoo, another large chiefery at the southern end.

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