Haberdashers’ Proportion

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The eighth day of August in the ffifteenthe yeare of his ma[ies]t[ie]s reigne Annoq[ue] domini 1639 the foresaid S[i]r Raphe Whitfeld and Thomas ffotherley his ma[ies]t[ie]s Commissioners for and on his ma[ies]t[ie]s behalf by vertue of the said Commission and Margarett mc Leland of Drumacose in the late county of Londonderry widdow for her selfe and for and on the behalfe of Robert mc Leland son of William mc Leland deceased and of the said Margarett doe conclude and agree that the said Margarett and Robert and their assignes shall have and hold all that T ownland commonly called or knowne by the name of Nockeede with th[e] appur tenances in Drumacose aforesaid or by whatsoever other name or names the same be called or knowne containing by estimac[i]on ffowerscore and eight acres Irishe measure and now or late in the tenure or occupation of the said Margarett or her assignes and all Cabbins edifices and build ings thereupon and all waies and passages to th[e] aforesaid p[re]misses or any part thereof belonging or formerly enioyed therewith Excepting and res[er]ving unto his ma[ies]tie his heires and successors all timber and timber trees storriers saplings and great trees mynes and quarr ies in and up on the p remisses or any part thereof and all such reasonable waies and passages over the premises for the ten[a]nts and occupiers of his ma[ies]t[ie]s other lands as have formerly binn used and all the rivers of Bann and Loughfoyle and all other rivers creekes and streames in or neere the premises and the soile and ground thereof and all the ffishing and takeing of sallmons Eeles and other ffishe in the said rivers creekes and streames with free lib[er]ty for his ma[ies]tie his heires and successors and his and their ten[a]nts and ffarmers and the ffishers of the said rivers creekes and streames to make houses draw their netts and doe any other thing else whatsoever uppon the p[re]misses concerning the said ffishings for the terme of one and twenty yeares from the ffeast of Phillip and Jacob now last past and for and under the yearly rent of ffive pounds sterling paiable into the Receipt of his ma[ies]t[ie]s Exchequer in England or unto the hands of the Receiver of his ma[ies]tie his heires and successors for the tyme being for the Reven[n]ue of Londonderry also Derry and Colerane or either of them att the ffeasts of All Saints and Phillip and Jacob by equal porc[i]ons Uppon condic[i]on that the said terme shall cease and be voyd if the said rent or any part thereof shal[l] be behind and unpaid ffifty daies next after anie of the said ffeasts or days of paim[en]t aforesaid and the said Margarett and Robert or their assignes shall att their proper costs and chardges within ffive yeares now next coming erect and build and fully f inish upon the p[re]misses one sufficient and substantiall house of timber stone or bricke after the mann er of an Englishe house two stories highe and conteining fower roomes att the least and the said Margarett and Robert or some other able and sufficient ten[a]nt with his family shall from time to tyme during the said terme of yeares be resident and inhabitant in and uppon the foresaid p[re]misses and shall grind att his ma[ies]t[ie]s mill within the late Mannor of ffreemore or Proporc[i]on of land called the Habberdashers proporc[i]on all his her and their mault corne and graine w[hi]ch he shee or they shall expend or use uppon the p[re]misses or being ground shall sell to anie person or persons and pay for grinding thereof to the Miller of the said mill f or the time being the sixteenth p[ar]t of all the said mault corne and graine and shall doe suite att the Court Barron to be houlden for such Mannor as his ma[ies]tie shall erect uppon or wit hin the said Proporc[i]on from three weekes to three weekes if the same shal[l] be soe often held And shall during the said terme keepe susteine and mainteine th[e] aforesaid house and all other th[e] aforesaid buildings in good and sufficient reparac[i]ons and shall within seaven yeares now next comeing with dikes and quicksett where quicksett will grow and where quicksett will not growe w[i]th other good and sufficient fences and inclosures devide and sever th[e] aforesaid p[re]misses into four severall closes or p[ar]cells and the same being so made severed and devided and all other the hedges ditches and enclosures upon or belonging to the aforesaid premises shall keepe [and] mainteyne

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[…] Manor of Freemore

The eighth day of August in the fifteenth year of his Majesty’s reign, annoque domini 1639, the foresaid Sir Ralph Whitfeld and Thomas Fotherley, his Majesty’s commissioners, for and on his Majesty’s behalf by virtue of the said commission, and Margaret McClelland of Drumachose in the late county of Londonderry, widow, for herself and for and on the behalf of Robert McClelland, son of William McClelland, deceased, and of the said Margaret, do conclude and agree that the said Margaret and Robert and their assigns shall have and hold all that townland commonly called or known by the name of Keady with the appurtenances in Drumachose aforesaid or by whatsoever other name or names the same be called or known, containing by estimation four-score and eight acres Irish measure and now or late in the tenure or occupation of the said Margaret or her assigns, and all cabins, edifices, and buildings thereupon, and all ways and passages to the aforesaid premises or any part thereof belonging or formerly enjoyed therewith. Excepting and reserving unto his Majesty, his heirs and successors all timber and timber trees, storiers, saplings and great trees, mines, and quarries in and upon the premises or any part thereof, and all such reasonable ways and passages over the premises for the tenants and occupiers of his Majesty’s other lands as have formerly been used, and all the Rivers of Bann and Foyle and all other rivers, creeks, and streams in or near the premises and the soil and ground thereof. and all the fishing and taking of salmon, eels, and other fish in the said rivers, creeks, and streams, with free liberty for his Majesty, his heirs and successors, and his and their tenants and farmers and the fishers of the said rivers, creeks, and streams to make houses, draw their nets, and do any other thing else whatsoever upon the premises concerning the said fishings, for the term of one and twenty years from the feast of Phillip and Jacob now last past, and for and under the yearly rent of five pounds sterling payable into the receipt of his Majesty’s Exchequer in England, or unto the hands of the Receiver of his Majesty, his heirs and successors for the time being for the revenue of Londonderry, also Derry, and Coleraine or either of them at the feasts of All Saints and Phillip and Jacob by equal portions. Upon condition that the said term shall cease and be void if the said rent or any part thereof shall be behind and unpaid fifty days next after any of the said feasts or days of payment aforesaid, and the said Margaret and Robert or their assigns shall, at their proper costs and charges within five years now next coming, erect and build and fully finish upon the premises one sufficient and substantial house of timber, stone, or brick after the manner of an English house two stories high and containing four rooms at the least, and the said Margaret and Robert or some other able and sufficient tenant with his family shall, from time to time during the said term of years, be resident and inhabitant in and upon the foresaid premises and shall grind at his Majesty’s mill within the late Manor of Freemore or Proportion of land called the Haberdashers’ Proportion, all his, her, and their malt, corn, and grain which he she or they shall expend or use upon the premises, or being ground shall sell to any person or persons and pay for grinding thereof to the miller of the said mill, for the time being the sixteenth part of all the said malt, corn, and grain, and shall do suit at the court baron to be holden for such manor as his Majesty shall erect upon or within the said Proportion from three weeks to three weeks if the same shall be so often held. And shall, during the said term, keep, sustain, and maintain the aforesaid house and all other the aforesaid buildings in good and sufficient reparations, and shall, within seven years now next coming, with dikes and quicksett where quicksett will grow and where quicksett will not grow with other good and sufficient fences and enclosures, divide and sever the aforesaid premises into four several closes or parcels, and the same being so made, severed, and divided and all other the hedges, ditches, and enclosures upon or belonging to the aforesaid premises shall keep and maintain

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