Mercers’ Proportion

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of All Saints and Phillip and Jacob yearly by equal portions upon condition that the said term shall cease and by 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 ffeasts or daies of paim[en]t aforesaid and [th]e said Francis Haward or his assignes shall att his or their propp[er] costs and chardges w[i]thin [...] yeares now next coming erect and build and fully finishe uppon the p[re]misses one sufficient and substantiall house of timber stone or bricke after the manner of an English house two stories or more highe and conteining six roomes att the least, and the said ffrancis his executors administrato[rs] or assignes or some other able and sufficient ten[a]nt with his family shall from time to time during the residue of [th]e said terme of yeares after the said house soe builded be resident and inhabitant in and uppon the foresaid p[re]misses and shall during the said terme grind att his ma[ies]t[ie]s mill in Killreaghe aforesaid all his and their mault corne and graine which he or they shall expend or use uppon the p[re]misses or being ground shall sell to any person or p[er]sons [and] pay for grinding thereof to the Miller of the said mill for the time being the sixteenth p[ar]t of all the said mault corne and graine and shall doe suite at the Court Barron to be houlden for such Mannor as his ma[ies]tie shall erect upp on or within the Proporc[i]on of land called the Mercers Proporc[i]on or late Manor of Mercers 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 the foresaid messuage [and] all other the buildings uppon the p[re]misses in good and sufficient reparac[i]ons and yearly during the said terme shall make fourty perches of good fence with dik es and double quicksett in and uppon the aforesaid p[re]misses for inclosing the same and dividing the same into severall p[ar]cells and the same being soe made and all other the hedges ditches and inclosures uppon or belonging to the foresaid p[re]misses shall keepe and mainteine well and sufficiently fenced ditched inclosed and quicksetted during the said terme and shall yearly during the s[ai]d terme sett and plant uppon some p[ar]t of the foresaid 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 mainteine p[re]serve and keepe from hurt and spoile during the said terme and shall att his and their propp[er] costs and chardges during the said terme have and keepe in readines in the aforesaid messuage for the service of his ma[ies]tie his heires and successors two musketts furnished in such manner as the same shall and may be allowed by the mustermaster of the said late county for the time being and that uppon reasonable request there shal[l] be allowed and sett out unto the said ffranncis Haward or his assignes from time to time during the said terme by the Woodward or other officer of his ma[ies]tie his heires and successors rough timber for building and repairing [the] aforesaid house and houseboote and allsoe other wood for ploughboote and Cartb oot in convenient places upon the p[re]misses to be spent uppon the premisses and not elsewhere and that the said ffrancis Haward and his assignes shall and may from tyme to tyme during the said terme have and take fireboote and hedgeboote to be taken in and uppon the thornes bushes shreadings and lopps of trees and underwoods growing uppon the p[re]misses if the same be there to be had the same to be spent uppon the p[re]misses and not otherwise and that his ma[ies]tie will be gratiously pleased to ratifie and confirme this agreem[en]t by his l[ett]res patents under the Great Seal of England and that the said ffrancis Haward shall coven[a]nt and grant thereby for him his heires executo[rs] adm[ini]strators and assignes to p[er]forme what is hereby agreed on his part In witnes whereof the s[ai]d Com[missione]rs and the said ffranncis Haward have put to their hands the day and year abovewritten:

Ralph Whitfeld Thomas Fotherley 1639 Francis Haward

One House Twelv e trees T wo musketts

of All Saints and Phillip and Jacob yearly by equal portions, upon condition that the said term shall cease and by 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 Francis Haward or his assigns shall at his or their proper costs and charges within […] 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 or more high and containing six rooms at the least, and the said Francis, his executors, administrators, or assigns or some other able and sufficient tenant with his family shall, from time to time during the residue of the said term of years after the said house so builded, be resident and inhabitant in and upon the foresaid premises, and shall during the said term grind at his Majesty’s mill in Kilrea aforesaid 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 Proportion of land called the Mercers’ Proportion or late Manor of Mercers, 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 foresaid messuage and all other the buildings upon the premises in good and sufficient reparations, and yearly during the said term shall make forty perches of good fence with dikes and double quicksett in and upon the aforesaid premises for enclosing the same and dividing the same into several parcels, and the same being so made and all other the hedges, ditches, and enclosures upon or belonging to the foresaid premises shall keep and maintain well and sufficiently fenced, ditched, enclosed and quicksetted during the said term, and shall yearly during the said term set and plant upon some part of the foresaid 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 in the aforesaid messuage for the service of his Majesty, his heirs and successors two muskets furnished in such manner as the same shall and may be allowed by the Muster Master of the said late county for the time being, and that upon reasonable request there shall be allowed and set out unto the said Francis Haward or his assigns from time to time during the said term, by the Woodward or other Officer of his Majesty, his heirs and successors, rough timber for building and repairing the aforesaid house, and houseboot, and also other wood for ploughboot and cartboot in convenient places upon the premises, to be spent upon the premises and not elsewhere, and that the said Francis Haward and his assigns shall and may from time to time during the said term have and take fireboot and hedgeboot, to be taken in and upon the thornbushes, shreddings and lops of trees and underwood growing upon the premises if the same be there to be had, the same to be spent upon the premises and not otherwise, and that his Majesty will be graciously pleased to ratify and confirm this agreement by his letters patent under the Great Seal of England, and that the said Francis Haward shall covenant and grant thereby for him, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns to perform what is hereby agreed on his part. In witness whereof the said commissioners and the said Francis Haward have put to their hands the day and year abovewritten:

Ralph Whitfeld Thomas Fotherley 1639 Francis Haward

one house twelve trees two muskets