Fishmongers’ Proportion

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with his family [...] the said Castle or Capitall Messuage shall from time to time duringe the said terme of yeares be resident and inhabitant in and upon the foresaid Castle or Capitall Messuage and six other able and sufficient ten[a]nts with their ffamilies in and upon other the foresaid premisses, And shall dureinge the said terme grinde at his Ma[ies]t[ie]s mill w[i]thin the late Mannor of Wallworth or proporc[i]on of land called the ffishmongers proporc[i]on, All his and their mault corne [and] gra in w[hi]ch hee or they shall expend or use upon the premisses or beinge ground shall sell to any person or persons and pay for grindinge thereof to the miller of the said Mill for the time beinge the sixteenth parte of all the said mault corn and grain And shall doe suite at Courte Baron to be holden for such manor as his Majesty shall erect create or make upon or w[i]thin the said proporc[i]on from three weeks to three weeks if the same shal[l] be soe often held, And shall dur ing the said term keep susteine and mainteine the foresaid Castle or Capitall messuage and all other the foresaid Messuages and buildinges in good and sufficient reparations and shall within seaven yeares nowe next com[m]einge with dike and Dou ble quicksett where quicksett will growe and w[i]th other good and sufficient ffences and enclosures where quicksett will not growe divide sever and make the foresaid p remises into [...] several closes more then the same nowe are, And the same be ing so divided made and severed and all other the hedges and inclosures upon or belong ing to the foresaid premises shall keepe and mainteine well and sufficientlie ffe nced ditched enclosed and quicksetted dureinge the said terme, and shall yearelie dureinge the said term sett and plant upon some parte of the foresaid premisses twentie younge trees of oake or a sh fitt or likely to growe to be timber trees, and the same or others to bee sett and planted in the roomes and steads of such of them as shall happen to dye shall preserve maintaine and keepe from hurte and spoile dureinge the said terme And that upon reasonable request there shal[l] be allowed and sett out unto the said James and his assignes from time to time dureinge the said terme by the woodward or other officer of his Ma[ies]ty his heires and successors rough timber for buildinge and repaireinge the said house and other edifices and buildinges upon the premisses and howseboote in convenient places within the late County of London derry to be spent upon the premisses and not els where, And that the said James and his assigns shall and may from time to time dureinge the said terme have and take fireboot and hedge boote to be taken in and upon the rootes stumpes trunkes and bodies of deade trees fallen or lyeinge on the ground and not fit for build ing thornbushes shreadinges and lopps of trees and under woods growinge upon the premises if the same be there to be had the s ame to be spent upon the premi ses and not elsewhere, And the said James and his assignes shall dureinge the said terme have and keepe in readynes upon the premisses for the service of his Ma[ies]ty his heires and Successors three pikes three corsletts and three musketts furnished in such [...] as the same shall and may be allowed by the Muster Master of the place where the premisses are for the time beinge, And whereas the said James by his Acounte made and declared before the said S[i]r Raphe Whitfeld and Thomas ffotherley this present tenth day of September standeth indebted to his Ma[ies]tie in the sum[m]e of one hundred twentie nine pounds and tenn shillinges of lawfull money of Englande It is nowe further concluded and agreed betweene the said Com[m]issioners and the said James And Provided allwayes that if the said James his heires executors administrato[r]s or assignes doe not satisfie and pay unto his Ma[ies]ty his heires or successors into the Receipt of his highnes Exchequor in England or unto the hands of the Receiver of his Ma[ies]ty his heires or successors for the time beinge ffor the Reven[n]ue of London derry als[o] derry and Colerane or either of them the foresaid sume of one hundred twentie and nine pounds tenn shillinges in manner followeinge that is to say on or by the thirtieth day of May nowe next com[m]einge the sum[m]e of ffortie pounds sterlinge parte thereof and on or before the thirtieth day of November w[hi]ch shal[l] [...] one thousand six hundred and ffortie ffortie pounds sterlinge

Twenty trees Three pikes Three corslets Three muskets

with his family […] the said castle or capital messuage shall, from time to time during the said term of years, be resident and inhabitant in and upon the foresaid castle or capital messuage, and six other able and sufficient tenants with their families in and upon other the foresaid premises, and shall during the said term grind at his Majesty’s mill within the late Manor of Walworth or Proportion of land called the Fishmongers’ 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 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 foresaid castle or capital messuage and all other the foresaid messuages and buildings in good and sufficient reparations and shall, within seven years now next coming, with dikes and double quicksett where quicksett will grow and with other good and sufficient fences and enclosures where quicksett will not grow, divide, sever, and make the foresaid premises into […] several closes more then the same now are, and the same being so divided, made, and severed and all other the hedges 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 twenty young trees of oak or ash fit or 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 preserve, maintain, and keep from hurt and spoil during the said term, and that upon reasonable request there shall be allowed and set out unto the said James and 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 said house and other edifices and buildings upon the premises, and houseboot in convenient places within the late county of Londonderry to be spent upon the premises and not elsewhere, and that the said James 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 roots, stumps, trunks, and bodies of dead trees fallen or lying on the ground and not fit for building, 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 elsewhere. And the said James and his assigns shall, during the said term, have and keep in readiness upon the premises for the service of his Majesty, his heirs and successors three pikes, three corslets, and three muskets furnished in such […] as the same shall and may be allowed by the Muster Master of the place where the premises are for the time being. And whereas the said James by his account made and declared before the said Sir Ralph Whitfeld and Thomas Fotherley this present tenth day of September, standeth indebted to his Majesty in the sum of one hundred twenty-nine pounds and ten shillings of lawful money of England, it is now further concluded and agreed between the said commissioners and the said James, and provided always that if the said James, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns do not satisfy and pay unto his Majesty, his heirs or successors, into the receipt of his Highness’ Exchequer in England, or unto the hands of the Receiver of his Majesty, his heirs or successors for the time being for the revenue of Londonderry, also Derry and Coleraine or either of them, the foresaid sum of one hundred twenty and nine pounds ten shillings in manner following, that is to say on or by the thirtieth day of May now next coming the sum of forty pounds sterling part thereof, and on or before the thirtieth day of November which shall […] one thousand six hundred and forty, forty pounds sterling

twenty trees three pikes three corslets three muskets