Drapers’ Proportion

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Generall in England of his Ma[ies]ty his heirs and successors for the time being shall under his hand in writinge express and declare that it is the will and pleasure of his Ma[ies]ty his heires or Successors that the said Owen or his assignes shall noe longer hold or enioy the af oresaid premises that then and from thenceforth this p[re]sent Contract and agreement and the grannt and lease thereup[p]on to be made shall cease det ermine and be voyd any thinge in these p[re]sents or in the said grannt or lease to be conteyned to the contrary thereof not any wise notwith standing In Wittnes whereof the said Com[m]issioners and the sa id Owen Modder O haggan have putt to their hands the day and y ear abovewritten:

Raphe Whitfeld Tho[mas] ffotherley 1639 owen moder O Hag[g]an

William Rowley 8.

The aforesaid seaven and twentieth day of September the aforesaid Com[m]issioners for and on his Ma[ies]t[ie]s behalfe by vertue of the said Com[m]issi on and William Rowley of Tubbermore in the late County of Londonderry gent[leman] doe conclude and agree that the said William and his assign s shall have and hold all those ffower severall Townelands com[m]only called or knowne by the severall names of Drumcorredy Brackaghrel Clony als[o] Clonan and Tullenagee [...]ssen and all that halfe Towneland com[m]only called Donne[...]yn or by whatsoever other name or names the same or either of them be called or knowne with their appurtenanc[e]s in Maghara, Killcronoghan Ballynaskreene and Desert Lynn in the said late County conteininge by estimac[i]on one thousand and eight hundred acres Irishe measure with all waies and passages to the p[re]misse s or any part thereof belonginge or formerly enioyed ther ewith with the like excepc[i]ons and for the term of one and tw enty years from the ffeast of Phillip and Jacob now last past for and under the yearly rent of Three score pounds [...] sterling payable in such manner and att such daies and times and with under and up[p]on such further and the like condic[i]on covenants and agreements as in the foresaid agreem[en]t made by the said commissioners and [...]tts beforenamed are conteined w[i]th this further agreement that the said William Rowley and his assigns shall within [...] yeares now next com[m]inge ffence ditch and incoppice with dikes and double quicksett thirty acres of Irish measure of the Woods and Woodgrounds p[ar]cell of the aforesaid premisses and the same w[i]th good and sufficient ffences and enclosures shall well and sufficiently p[re]serve and keepe as coppice Woods from hurt and spoyle duringe the said terme and up[p]on every fell that shall be made thereof shall new Incoppice the same after [th]e manner and usage in England And shall allso preserve and keepe up[p]on every acre of the aforesaid Woodground so to be encoppiced up[p]on every fellinge and cutting of the said Woods so to be Incoppiced thirty young storiers and thirty standalls of oake or Ashe fitt to make tymber or tymber trees. In Wittnes whereof the said Com[m]issioners and the said William Rowley have putt to their hands the day and yeare abovewritten:

Ralph Whitfeld Thomas Fotherley 1639 William Rowley

lx l i. [...] One house Twel ve closes Twel ve trees One P ike and Cors let To inc oppice Thirty acres

General, in England, of his Majesty, his heirs and successors for the time being, shall, under his hand in writing, express and declare that it is the will and pleasure of his Majesty, his heirs or successors that the said Owen or his assigns shall no longer hold or enjoy the aforesaid premises, that then and from thenceforth this present contract and agreement and the grant and lease thereupon to be made shall cease, determine, and be void, anything in these presents or in the said grant or lease to be contained to the contrary thereof not anywise notwithstanding. In witnesss whereof the said commissioners and the said Owen Modder O’Haggan have put to their hands the day and year abovewritten:

Ralph Whitfeld Thomas Fotherley 1639 Owen Modder O’Haggan

 

William Rowley 8.

The aforesaid seven and twentieth day of September, the aforesaid commissioners for and on his Majesty’s behalf by virtue of the said commission, and William Rowley of Tobermore in the late county of Londonderry, gentleman, do conclude and agree that the said William and his assigns shall have and hold all those four several townlands commonly called or known by the several names of Drumconready, Bracaghreilly, Clony, also Clonan [Clooney], and Tullynagee, […]ssen, and all that half townland commonly called Donne[…]yn, or by whatsoever other name or names the same or either of them be called or known, with their appurtenances in Maghera, Kilcronaghan, Ballynascreen, and Desertlyn in the said late county, containing by estimation one thousand and eight hundred acres Irish measure, with all ways and passages to the premises or any part thereof belonging or formerly enjoyed therewith, with the like exceptions and 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 three-score 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 foresaid agreement made by the said commissioners and […]tts beforenamed are contained, with this further agreement that the said William Rowley and his assigns shall, within […] years now next coming, fence, ditch, and encoppice with dikes and double quicksett thirty acres of Irish measure of the woods and woodgrounds parcel of the aforesaid premises, and the same with good and sufficient fences and enclosures shall well and sufficiently preserve and keep as coppicewoods from hurt and spoil during the said term, and upon every fell that shall be made thereof shall new encoppice the same after the manner and usage in England. And shall also preserve and keep upon every acre of the aforesaid woodground so to be encoppiced, upon every felling and cutting of the said woods so to be encoppiced, thirty young storiers and thirty standalls of oak or ash fit to make timber or timber trees. In witnesss whereof the said commissioners and the said William Rowley have put to their hands the day and year abovewritten:

Ralph Whitfeld Thomas Fotherley 1639 William Rowley

lx li. […] one house twelve closes twelve trees one pike and corslet to encoppice thirty acres