Mercers’ Proportion

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p[re]misses or any part thereof and all such reasonable ways and passages over the premises for the ten[a]nts and occupiers of his Majesty’s other lands as have formerly been used and all the River of Bann and all other rivers cree ks and streames in the foresaid premises and the soile and ground thereof and all the fishing and takeing of Sallmons E els and other ffishe in the said rivers creekes and streames with free lib[er]ty for his ma[ies]tie his heires and successors and his and their ten[a]nts and ffarmers and the ffishers of the said rivers creekes streames and ffishings to make houses and draw their nets and doe any other thing else whatsoever uppon the p[re]misses concerning the said ffishings for the terme of one and twenty yeares from the ffeast of Phillip and Jacob now last past and under the yearly rent of tenn pounds sterling paiable into the Receipt of his ma[ies]t[ie]s Exchequer in England 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 also 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 ffif ty days next after any of the said ffeasts or dayes of paim[en]t aforesaid And the said ffrancis Barnaby his executors or administrators or some other able and sufficient tenant wi th his family shall from tyme to tyme during the said terme of yeares be resident and inhabitant in and uppon the aforesaid p[re]misses and shall grind att his ma[ies]t[ie]s mill called Swetra mill within the said late Mannor of Mercers or Proporc[i]on called the Mercers Proporc[i]on all his and their mault corne and graine which he or they shall expend or use uppon the premisses or being ground shall sell to any person or persons and pay for grinding thereof to the Miller of the said Mill for the tyme being the sixteenth part of all the said mault corne and graine and shall doe suite att the Court Barron to be holden for such Mannor as his Majestie shall erect uppon or within the said Proporc[i]on from three weekes to three weekes if the same shal[l] be soe often held and shall during the said terme keep sustain and mainteyne the aforesaid messuage and all other the afor esaid buildings in good and sufficient rep[ar]ac[i]ons and yearly during the said term shall make tenn rodds of good fence with dikes and double qui cksett [...] in and uppon the aforesaid p[re]misses for inclosing the same and d ividing the same into severall parcells and the same being soe made all other the hedges ditches and inclosures uppon or belonging to the premises shall keepe and mainteyne well and sufficiently fenced ditched enclosed and quicksetted during the said terme and shall yearly during the said terme sett and plant uppon some part of the aforesaid p[re]misses three young trees of oake ashe or ellme fitt and likely to grow to be 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 one muskett furnished in such manner as the same shall and may be allowed by the mustermaster of the said County for the time being and that uppon reasonable request there shal[l] be allowed and sett out unto the said ffranncis or his assignes from tyme to tyme during the said terme by the Woodward or other officer of his ma[ies]tie his heires and successors rough timber for house boot and allsoe other wood for ploughboote and cartboote in convenient places uppon the premises to be spent upon the premises and not elsewhere [...]

Three trees One M usket

premises or any part thereof, and all such reasonable ways and passages over the premises for the tenants and occupiers of his Majesty’s other lands as have formerly been used, and all the River of Bann and all other rivers, creeks, and streams in the foresaid premises and the soil and ground thereof, and all the fishing and taking of salmon, eels, and other fish in the said rivers, creeks, and streams, with free liberty for his Majesty, his heirs and successors, and his and their tenants and farmers and the fishers of the said rivers, creeks, streams, and fishings to make houses and draw their nets and do any other thing else whatsoever upon the premises concerning the said fishings, for the term of one and twenty years from the feast of Phillip and Jacob now last past, and under the yearly rent of ten pounds sterling payable into the receipt of his Majesty’s Exchequer in England, 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 fifty days next after any of the said feasts or days of payment aforesaid. And the said Francis Barnaby, his executors or administrators, or some other able and sufficient tenant with his family shall, from time to time during the said term of years, be resident and inhabitant in and upon the aforesaid premises and shall grind at his Majesty’s mill called Swatragh mill within the said late Manor of Mercers or Proportion called the Mercers’ 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 the court baron, to be holden for such manor as his Majesty shall erect 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 aforesaid messuage and all other the aforesaid buildings in good and sufficient reparations, and yearly during the said term shall make ten rods 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, all other the hedges ditches, and enclosures upon or belonging to the 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 aforesaid premises three young trees of oak, ash, or elm fit and likely to grow to be 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 one musket furnished in such manner as the same shall and may be allowed by the Muster Master of the said county for the time being, and that upon reasonable request there shall be allowed and set out unto the said Francis 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 house boot and also other wood for ploughboot and cartboot in convenient places upon the premises, to be spent upon the premises and not elsewhere […]

three trees one musket