Ironmongers’ Proportion

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[...] Mannor of Lizard

The Tenthe day of August in the ffifteenthe of his ma[ies]t[ie]s reigne Annoq[ue] D[omi]ni 1639 the aforesaid S[i]r Raphe Whitfeld and Thomas ffotherley his ma[ies]t[ie]s Commissioners for and on his ma[ies]t[ie]s behalfe by vertue of the said Commission and Neale ffullerton of Camos in the late county of Londonderry gent[leman] doe conclude and agree that the said Neale ffullerton and his assignes shall have and hold all that Towneland commonly called or knowne by the name of Balliwilliam with th[e] appurten[a]nc[e]s in Camos aforesaid or by whatsoever other name or names the same be called or knowne conteining by estimac[i]on Ninety acres Irishe measure and one messuage [and] all edifices and buildings thereuppon and allsoe all waies and passages unto 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 mynes and quarryes in uppon or belonging to the p[re]misses or any p[ar]t thereof and all such reasonable waies and passages to the p[re]misses for the ten[a]nts and occupiers of his ma[ies]t[ie]s other lands as have formerly binn used and all the River of Bann and all other rivers creekes and streames in the Province of Ulster and the soile and ground thereof and all the ffishing and takeing of sallmons Eeles and other ffishe in the said rivers creekes streames and ffishings and 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 for and under the yearly rent of ffowerteene 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 als[o] Derry and Colerane or either of them att the ffeasts of All Saints and Phillip and Jacob by equall porc[i]ons upon condition that the said terme shall cease and be voyd if the said rent or any p[ar]te thereof shall be behind and unpaid by the space of ffifty daies next after any of the said feasts or dayes or paim[en]t aforesaid and tha[t] the said Neale ffullerton or some other able [and] sufficient ten[a]nt with his family shall from time to time during the said terme of yeares be resident and inhabitant in and uppon th[e] aforesaid p[re]misses and shall during the said terme grind att his ma[ies]t[ie]s mill within the late Mannor of Lizard or p[ro]porc[i]on of land called the Ironmongers proporc[i]on all his and their mault corne and graine w[hi]ch he or they shall expend or use uppon the p[re]misses or being ground shall sell to any p[er]son or p[er]sons and pay for grinding thereof to the Miller of the said Mill for the tyme being the sixteenth part 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 within 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 messuage all other the foresaid buildings in good and sufficient reparac[i]ons and shall within five yeares now next coming with dike and quicksett where quicksett will grow and with other good and sufficient fences and inclosures where quicksett will not grow sever and devide th[e] aforesaid p[re]misses into fower severall closes and parcells att the least and the same being soe made severed and devided and all other the hedges ditches and inclosures uppon or belonging to th[e] aforesaid p[re]misses shall keepe and mainteyne well and sufficiently fenced inclosed [and] quicksetted during the said terme and shall yearly during the said terme sett and plant uppon some p[ar]t of the p[re]misses fower young trees of oake or ashe fitt and likely to grow to be timber trees and the same or others to be sett and planted in the roomes and steads of such of them as shall happen to dye shall mainteine p[re]serve and keepe during

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[…] Manor of Lizard

The tenth day of August in the fifteenth of his Majesty’s reign, annoque domini 1639, the aforesaid Sir Ralph Whitfeld and Thomas Fotherley, his Majesty’s commissioners, for and on his Majesty’s behalf by virtue of the said commission, and Neil Fullerton of Camus [Macosquin] in the late county of Londonderry, gentleman, do conclude and agree that the said Neil Fullerton and his assigns shall have and hold all that townland commonly called or known by the name of Ballywilliam, with the appurtenances in Camus [Macosquin] aforesaid or by whatsoever other name or names the same be called or known, containing by estimation ninety acres Irish measure, and one messuage and all edifices and buildings thereupon, and also all ways and passages unto 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, mines, and quarries in, upon, or belonging to the premises or any part thereof, and all such reasonable ways and passages to the premises for the tenants and occupiers of his Majesty’s other lands as have formerly been used, and all the River of Bann and all other rivers, creeks, and streams in the province of Ulster and the soil and ground thereof, and all the fishing and taking of salmon, eels, and other fish in the said rivers, creeks, streams, and fishings, and liberty 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, for and under the yearly rent of fourteen 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 by the space of fifty days next after any of the said feasts or days or payment aforesaid, and that the said Neil Fullerton 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 aforesaid premises and shall, during the said term, grind at his Majesty’s mill within the late Manor of Lizard or Proportion of land called the Ironmongers’ Proportion, all his and their malt, corn, and grain which he 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 messuage, all other the foresaid buildings, in good and sufficient reparations and shall, within five years now next coming, with dikes and quicksett where quicksett will grow and with other good and sufficient fences and enclosures where quicksett will not grow, sever and divide the aforesaid premises into four several closes and parcels at the least, 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 well and sufficiently fenced, enclosed, and quicksetted during the said term, and shall yearly during the said term set and plant upon some part of the premises four young trees of oak or ash fit and likely to grow to be timber trees and the same or others to be set and planted in the rooms and steads of such of them as shall happen to die shall maintain, preserve, and keep during

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