Skinners’ Proportion

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Phillipp and Jacob now last past for and under the yearly rent of [...] fower pounds sterlinge paiable into the Receipt of his Majesty’s Exchequer in England or unto the hands of the Receivor of his Ma jesty his heirs and Successors for the tyme beinge for the Revennue of Londonderr y also Derry and Colerane or either of them att the fffeasts of All S[ain]ts and P hillip and Jacob by equall porc[i]ons, Up[p]on Condic[i]on that the said Ter m shall cease and be voyd if the said rent or any part therof shall b e behind and unpayd by the space of ffifty daies next after any of th e said ffeasts or dayes of paym[en]t aforesaid, And the said Richard and Richard or their assignes shall att their or some of their prop[er] Costs [and] chardges within five yeares now next com[m]inge erect and build [and] fully finishe up[p]on the p[re]misses two sufficient and substantiall houses of timber bricke or stone after the Manner of English houses every of the said houses to be two stories highe and to conteine four roomes att the least, And the said Richard and Richard or two other able and sufficient Ten[a]nts with their ffamilyes shall from tyme to time during the said terme of yeares be resident [and] inhabitant in [and] upon the foresaid premisses and shall duringe the said Terme grind at his Majesty’s Mill or Milles within the late Mannor of Pellipar or prop ortion of land called the Skynners Proporc[i]on, all his [and] their mault corne [and] grayne which he or they shall expend or use up[p]on the premisses or beinge ground shall sell to any p[er]son or p[er]sons and pay for grindinge thereof to the Miller of the said Mill or Mills for the tyme beinge the sixeteenth part of all the said Mault corne and grayne And shall doe suit att the Court Baron to be holden for such Mannor as his Ma[ies]tie shall erect, create or make up[p]on or within the said Proporc[i]on from three weekes to three weekes if the same shall be soe often held, And shall duringe the said Terme keepe, susteyne, and maintayne the aforesaid houses and all other the aforesaid buildings in good and sufficient rep[ar]ac[i]ons, and shall within seaven yeares now next com[m]inge with dike and double quicksett where quicksett will growe, and with other good and sufficient ffences and enclosures where quicksett will not growe devide sever and make the aforesaid premisses into eighteene severall closes more than the same now are, and the same beinge soe devided, made and severed and all other the hedges ditches and Inclosures upon or belonginge to the aforesaid p[re]misses shall keepe and maintaine well and sufficiently ffenced, ditched, inclosed, and quicksetted during the said Terme. And shall yearly duringe the said terme sett and plant up[p]on some part of the aforesaid premisses eighteene young trees of oake or ashe fitt or likely to growe to be Tymber trees, and the same or others to be sett or planted in the roomes or steeds of such of them as shall happen to dye shall maintayne p[re]serve and keepe from hurt [and] spoyle duringe the said Terme And that up[p]on reasonable request there shall be allowed and sett out unto the said Richard and Richard and their assignes from tyme to tyme duringe the said Terme, by the Woodward or other Officer of his Ma[ies]ty his heires [and] Successors rough Tymber for building and repairinge the said houses, and houseboote in convenient places within the late County of Londonderry to be spent up[p]on the p[re]misses and not elsewhere, and that the said Richard and Richard and their assignes shall and may from tyme to tyme duringe the said Terme have and take fireboote, and hedgeboote to be taken in and up[p]on the roots stumps truncks, and bodies of dead trees fallen or

T wo houses Eighte en clos es Eighteen Trees

Phillip and Jacob now last past, for and under the yearly rent of […] four 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 therof 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 Richard and Richard or their assigns shall, at their or some of their proper costs and charges, within five years now next coming erect, and build, and fully finish upon the premises two sufficient and substantial houses of timber, brick, or stone after the manner of English houses, every of the said houses to be two stories high and to contain four rooms at the least. And the said Richard and Richard, or two other able and sufficient tenants with their families, shall, from time to time during the said term of years be resident and inhabitant in and upon the foresaid premises and shall during the said term, grind at his Majesty’s mill or mills within the late Manor of Pellipar or Proportion of land called the Skinners’ 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 or mills, 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, 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 aforesaid houses and all other the aforesaid 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 aforesaid premises into eighteen several closes more than the same now are, and the same being so divided, made, and severed, and all other the hedges, ditches, and enclosures upon or belonging to the aforesaid 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 eighteen young trees of oak or ash fit or likely to grow to be timber trees, and the same or others to be set or planted in the rooms or steads of such of them as shall happen to die shall maintain, preserve, 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 Richard and Richard and their 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 houses and houseboot in convenient places within the late county of Londonderry, to be spent upon the premises and not elsewhere, and that the said Richard and Richard and their 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

two houses eighteen closes eighteen trees