Ironmongers’ Proportion

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William Wilkes 8.

The thir teenth day of the said monet h of August the said commissioners for and on his ma[ies]t[ie]s behalfe by vertue of the said Commiss ion and William Wilkes of Aghadowey in the late county of Londonderry gent[leman] doe conclude and agree that the said William Wilkes and his assignes shall have and hold all those townlands and halfe townelands commonly called or knowne by the severall name or names of Gortenaghe gromaghe Ringrashe Balliglaskart Gortfaddy and Sh[...]aghe with th[e] appurten[a]nc[e]s in Aghadowey aforesaid or by whatsoever other name or names the same be called or knowne conteining by estimac[i]on two hundred fourty and ffive acres Irishe measure and all houses cabbins edifices and buildings thereuppon all w[hi]ch p[re]misses now are in the tenure or occupac[i]on of the said William Wilkes or his assignes and allsoe all waies and passages unto th[e] aforesaid p[re]misses or anie 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 storiers saplings and great trees mynes [and] quarries in uppon or belonging to the p[re]misses or any p[ar]t thereof and all such reasonable waies [and] passages over the p[re]misses for the ten[a]nts and occupiers of his ma[ies]t[ie]s other lands as have formerly bin 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 lib[er]ty to make houses and draw 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 Two and ffourty 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 uppon condic[i]on that the said terme shall cease and be voyd if the said rent or anie p[ar]t thereof shal[l] be behind and unpaid by the space of ffifty daies next after any of the said ffeasts or dayes of paim[en]t aforesaid And the said William Wilkes or some other able and sufficient ten[a]nt with his family shall from time to time during the said terme 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 persons and pay for grinding thereof to the Miller of the said mill for the time 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 create or make 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 mainteyne th[e] aforesaid messuage and all other th[e] aforesaid buildings in good and sufficient reparac[i]ons and shall within ffive yeares now next comeing with dike and double quicksett where quicksett will grow and with other good and sufficeint fences and inclosures where quicksett will not grow devide sever and make th[e] aforesaid p[re]misses into eight severall closes more then the p[re]misses now are and the same being soe devided made and severed and all other the hedges ditches and inclosures uppon or belonging to th[e] aforesaid p[re]misses shall keepe and mainteine 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 th[e] aforesaid p[re]misses twelve 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 steeds of such of them as shall happen to dye shall mainteyne p[re]serve and keepe from hurt and spoile during the said terme and shall att his and their propp[er] costs [and] charges during the said terme have and keepe in readines upon the aforesaid premises

xli i li. Eight closes Twe lve trees

William Wilkes 8.

The thirteenth day of the said month of August, the said commissioners for and on his Majesty’s behalf by virtue of the said commission, and William Wilkes of Aghadowey in the late county of Londonderry, gentleman, do conclude and agree that the said William Wilkes and his assigns shall have and hold all those townlands and half townlands commonly called or known by the several name or names of Gortenaghe gromaghe, Ringrash [Ringrash Beg and Ringrash More], Balliglaskart, Gortfaddy, and Sh[…]aghe with the appurtenances in Aghadowey aforesaid, or by whatsoever other name or names the same be called or known, containing by estimation two hundred forty and five acres Irish measure, and all houses, cabins, edifices, and buildings thereupon, all which premises now are in the tenure or occupation of the said William Wilkes or his assigns, 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, storiers, saplings and great trees, mines and quarries in, upon, or belonging to 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 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 and draw 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 two and forty 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 of payment aforesaid. And the said William Wilkes or some other able and sufficient tenant with his family shall, from time to time during the said term, 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, create, or make 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 and all other the aforesaid buildings in good and sufficient reparations and shall, within five years now next coming, with dikes and double quicksett where quicksett will grow and with other good and sufficeint fences and enclosures where quicksett will not grow, divide, sever, and make the aforesaid premises into eight several closes more then the premises now are, and the same being so divided, made, and severed, 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 aforesaid premises twelve 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 from hurt and spoil during the said term, and shall at his and their proper costs and charges during the said term, have and keep in readiness upon the aforesaid premises

xlii pounds eight closes twelve trees