Freehold Lands
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[...] after the building of the said howse be resident and inhabitant in and upon the said house and premisses and shall within [...] years now next ensuing at his and their own proper costs and charges well and sufficiently with ditches and quicksett where quicksett will grow and with other good and sufficient fences and inclosures where quicksett will not growe sever [and] part all the said premises from the other lands of his Ma[ies]tie [and] his tenants and from the lands of other persons neere adioyninge unto the premises and the same shall from tyme to tyme preserve and keepe and the said George Canning his heires or assignes shall not nor will not demise or let the premises or any part thereof nor voluntarily nor willingly suffer the same or any part thereof to come to the hands or possession of any person or p[er]sons whatsoever that shall not then before have taken the oaths of Alleagiance and supremacy before some Justice of the Peace or others in that behalfe lawfully authorised and shall from time to tyme and att all tymes hereafter have keep and maintaine in readines in the said howse soe to be built for the service of his Ma[ies]tie his heires and Successors two musketts furnis[he]d and two pikes and two Corsletts furnished in such manner as the same shall be allowed by the Mustermaster of the County in which the premisses are for the tyme beinge, And the said George shall up[p]on reasonable request have assigned and sett out to him by the Woodward or other officer of his Ma[ies]tie soe much good and sufficient rough tymber in and up[p]on the premisses if the same be there to be had as shall be fit and necessary to be used in the buildinge of the said howse the same to be spent up[p]on the premisses [and] not elsewhere, And that his Majesty will be gratiously pleased by Letters Patents under the great seale of England to ratifye and confirme this agreement, And that the said George Canning shall covenant [and] grannt thereby for him his heir s executors administrators [and] assignes to p[er]forme what is h ereby agreed on his part, In Wittnes whereof the said Com[m]issioners and the said George Canninge have sett to their hands the day and year abovewritten:
Raphe Whitfeld Tho[mas] ffotherely 1639 George Canning
two muskets T wo pikes and Tw o corsletts
William Canninge 9.
The said sixth day of August the aforesaid Com[m]issioners for and on his Majesty’s behalfe by vertue of the said Commission and William Canning of Desert Toughill in the late County of Londonderry Esq uire do conclude and agree that the said William Canning his heirs and assignes shall have, and hold for ever, All that Towneland com[m]on ly called or knowne by the name of Colcroskean with th[e] appurt enances or by whatsoever other name or names the same be called or knowne And all the Cabyns, edifices, and buildings thereup[p]on all which premises are lyinge and beinge in Erragill within the proporc[i]on of land called the Iro[n]mongers Proporc[i]on or late Mannor of Lizard in the late county of Londonderry and allso all waies and passages to
[…] after the building of the said house be resident and inhabitant in and upon the said house and premises, and shall, within […] years now next ensuing at his and their own proper costs and charges, well and sufficiently, with ditches and quicksett where quicksett will grow and with other good and sufficient fences and enclosures where quicksett will not grow, sever and part all the said premises from the other lands of his Majesty and his tenants and from the lands of other persons near adjoining unto the premises, and the same shall, from time to time, preserve and keep, and the said George Canning, his heirs or assigns shall not nor will not demise or let the premises or any part thereof nor voluntarily nor willingly suffer the same or any part thereof to come to the hands or possession of any person or persons whatsoever that shall not then before have taken the oaths of allegiance and supremacy before some Justice of the Peace or others in that behalf lawfuly authorised, and shall, from time to time and at all times hereafter, have, keep, and maintain in readines in the said house so to be built, for the service of his Majesty, his heirs and successors two muskets furnished and two pikes and two corslets furnished in such manner as the same shall be allowed by the Muster Master of the county in which the premises are for the time being. And the said George shall upon reasonable request have assigned and set out to him by the Woodward or other Officer of his Majesty so much good and sufficient rough timber in and upon the premises, if the same be there to be had, as shall be fit and necessary to be used in the building of the said house, the same to be spent upon the premises and not elsewhere. And that his Majesty will be graciously pleased by letters patent under the Great Seal of England to ratify and confirm this agreement. And that the said George Canning 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 George Canning have set to their hands the day and year abovewritten:
Ralph Whitfeld Thomas Fotherely 1639 George Canning
two muskets two pikes and two corslets
William Canning 9.
The said sixth day of August, the aforesaid commissioners for and on his Majesty’s behalf by virtue of the said commission, and William Canning of Desertoghill in the late county of Londonderry, esquire, do conclude and agree that the said William Canning, his heirs and assigns shall have and hold forever all that townland commonly called or known by the name of Coolcoscreaghan, with the appurtenances, or by whatsoever other name or names the same be called or known. And all the cabins, edifices, and buildings thereupon, all which premises are lying and being in Errigal within the Proportion of land called the Ironmongers’ Proportion or late Manor of Lizard in the late county of Londonderry, and also all ways and passages to