Turning loose our efforts to get more information about the Henry
Hollingsworth we found and published in the June issue, we are sorry to
report that nothing more has surfaced.  It was expected.  This will be a 
gathering of thoughts and references already printed here long ago, but 
so widely scattered in time that current subscribers may not know about
them.
    The Historical Manuscripts Commission, 14th Report, Appendix, Part 
VII., (18  ) (being) The Manuscripts of the Marquis of Ormonde preserved 
at the Castle, Kilkenny, Vol. One, Muster Rolls of Regiments and Compan-
ies, 16th April 1644, the Muster of Dublin, is the lengthy title of the 
ancient work which we first noticed in HR in the Issue No. One of April,
1965, on page 49, the inside back cover which was deleted in all reprints
due to some printing problems.  This muster lists:

(1) Xiii p. 166 FRANCIS HOLLINWORTH, private, Col. Lord Lambert's Rgt.
(2) Xxiv, p. 171 HUGH HOLLINWORTH, pivate, Sir John Rotherham's Companie
(3) Xxviii, p. 172 JOHN HOLLINWORTH, pvt, Capt. John Farrer's Companie.

    Years later, we obtained photocopies from the Dublin National Lib-
rary, of the original manuscript entries.  Yes, your cynical editor's
jaded eye is always looking for mistakes.  It was feared that "Hugh" in
print might be an error for "Henry' or a form of Henry.  But even in the 
ancient 17th century script of the original, it is clearly Hugh.  Though 
it is of course, possible that even this manuscript was a copy of an 
earlier one in which such a mistranscription occurred, it is unlikely.
Besides, "Hugh" is a name of choice among the Hollinworth/Holligworths
at Mottram, Cheshire, and this private soldier could well have come from
there (original registers on film in our possession).
    We traced two of these soldiers in later records; at least, we found
men of the names Francis and John, as follows, also previously report-
ed here:
    (A) Francis Hallinworth, Gent., a titulado (holder of land) in the
"1659 Census" (really a 1660 poll tax as Tenison Groves observes each 
time he uses it in his voluminous manuscripts) for the Parish of Rath-
aspick, Barony of Moygoish, Co. Westmeath, townland Rathowen (Edward) 
or Rathowen-Edward as it is in the tax. (A Census of Ireland in the
Year 1659, by Seamus Pender, p. 512.) In the totals, of the 12 persons
residing in the townland (no other names given), only two were English,
the rest Irish.  We assume that the two English are Francis Hallinworth 
(probably Hollingworth) and a wife.  It is our understanding that no min-
or children appear in the tallies of this poll tax, since they were not
taxable.  (If the 1990s I.R.S. had been there, perhaps this would be 
remedied!) Therefore, if Francis had a familly of young children, there is
no way we can tell from these totals. The modern townland of Rathowen
(Edward) - on which lies the town of Rathowen - is in the Poor Law Union
of Granard, contains 93 acres, 3 roods and 19 perches British Statute
Measure, and is in the Registration District of Granard. Other parts of
the Parish of Rathaspick are in the Mullingar PLU and RD. (This is as of 
19th Century Ireland.) If you want to visit, this will help you.
    (B) John Holinworth's name turns up again in the H.M.C. Manuscripts 
of the Marquis of Ormonde, 9th Rept. (1884) Appendix. He signs as a

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