Town of Coleraine

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[...] twenty years from the feast of Phillip and Jacob last past for and under the yearly rent of six pounds sterling payable in such manner and att such dayes and times and with under and uppon such further and the like condic[i]on coven[a]nts and agreements as in the aforesaid agreement made by the said Commission[er]s and John Eaton beforenamed are conteyned In witnes whereof the said Com[missioner]s and the said William Heath have putt to their hands the day and yeare abovewritten:

Raphe Whitfeld Tho[mas] ffotherley 1639 William Heath

vi li. Sixe Trees One pike [and] corslett

The said ffifteenth day of July the said Commissioners for and on his ma[ies]ties behalfe by vertue of the said Commission and William Parrott one of the Aldermen of the towne of Colerane aforesaid and Richard Smith of Colerane aforesaid Carpenter doe conclude and agree that the said William Parrott and Richard Smith and their assignes shall have and hold one peece of voyd ground in Colerane aforesaid lyeing against the garden pale of John Ley northeast and the bancke of the Rampier there southeast and the garden of Tristram Beresford th[e] elder esquire south west and conteining one hundred and ffifty foote in length and fowerscore and fower foote in breadth on that end that lyeth [...]said garden of the said John Ley with all waies and passages thereunto belonging or formerly enioyed therewith for the term of one and twenty years from the ffeast of Phillip and Jacob now last past for and under the yearly rent of Six shillings and eight pence of lawfull money of England paiable unto his ma[ies]tie his heires and successors into the Receipt of his ma[ies]ties Exchequer in England or 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 al[l]s[o] Derry and Colerane or either of them att the ffeasts of All Saints and Phillip and Jacob by equall porc[i]ons Upon Condic[i]on that the said terme shall cease and be voyd if the said rent or any 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 Parrott and Richard Smith or one of them their or one of their assignes shall att his or their prop[er] costs and chardges within fower yeares now next ensueing erect build and fully finishe upon the p[re]misses one sufficient and substantiall dwelling house of timber stone or bricke after the manner of an Englishe house two stories high and conteining fower roomes att the least. And that the said William Parrott and Richard Smith or one of them or some other able and sufficient ten[a]nt with his family shall from tyme to tyme after the yeares be resident and inhabitant in and uppon the said p[re]misses and g rind att his ma[ies]ties mill in Colerane aforesaid all his and their mault corne and graine w[hi]ch he or they shall expend or use uppon the foresaid p[re]misses and being ground shall sell to any person or p[er]sons and pay for the 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 keep and maintain

vi s. viii d. One House

[…] twenty years from the feast of Phillip and Jacob last past, for and under the yearly rent of six pounds sterling payable in such manner and at such days and times and with, under, and upon such further and the like condition, covenants, and agreements as in the aforesaid agreement made by the said commissioners and John Eaton beforenamed are contained. In witness whereof the said commissioners and the said William Heath have put to their hands the day and year abovewritten:

Ralph Whitfeld Thomas Fotherley 1639 William Heath

vi pounds six trees one pike and corslet

 

The said fifteenth day of July, the said commissioners for and on his Majesty’s behalf by virtue of the said commission, and William Parrott, one of the Aldermen of the town of Coleraine aforesaid, and Richard Smith of Coleraine aforesaid, carpenter, do conclude and agree that the said William Parrott and Richard Smith and their assigns shall have and hold one piece of void ground in Coleraine aforesaid, lying against the garden pale of John Ley northeast and the bank of the rampier there southeast and the garden of Tristram Beresford, the elder, esquire, southwest, and containing one hundred and fifty foot in length and four-score and four foot in breadth on that end that lyeth […]said garden of the said John Ley, with all ways and passages thereunto belonging or formerly enjoyed therewith, 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 six shillings and eight pence of lawful money of England payable unto his Majesty, his heirs and successors, into the receipt of his Majesty’s Exchequer in England, or 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 Parrott and Richard Smith or one of them, their, or one of their assigns shall, at his or their proper costs and charges within four years now next ensuing, erect, build, and fully finish upon the premises one sufficient and substantial dwelling house of timber, stone, or brick after the manner of an English house two stories high, and containing four rooms at the least. And that the said William Parrott and Richard Smith or one of them or some other able and sufficient tenant, with his family shall from time to time after the years be resident and inhabitant in and upon the said premises, and grind at his Majesty’s mill in Coleraine aforesaid all his and their malt, corn, and grain which he or they shall expend or use upon the foresaid premises, and being ground shall sell to any person or persons and pay for the 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 keep and maintain

vi shillings  viii pence one house