City of Londonderry

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The nineteenth day of August in the fifteenth year of his Majesty’s reign Annoq[ue] D[omi]ni 1639 the foresaid Sir Ralph Whitfeld and Thomas Fotherley his ma[ies]t[ie]s Commissioners for and on his ma[ies]t[ie]s behalfe by virtue of the said Commission and Edward Rowley of Castell Roe in the late countie of Londonderry esquire doe conclude and agree that the said Edward Rowley and his assignes shall have and hold Two cottages or tenem[en]ts one tannhouse and one orchard with th[e] appurten[a]nc[e]s in the late cittie of Londonderry als[o] Derry conteining by estimac[i]on nine and ffifty perches and now or late in the tenure or occupac[i]on of [th]e said Edward Rowley or his assignes with all waies and passages thereunto belonging or formerly enioyed therew[i]th Excepting and res[er]ving unto his ma[ies]tie his heires and successors all timber and timber trees mynes and quarryes in uppon or belonging to the p[re]misses or any part thereof and all such reasonable waies and passages over the p[re]misses for the ten[a]nts and occupiers of his ma[ies]t[ie]s other lands as have formerly binn used and allsoe all the ffishings and takeing of sallmons Eeles and other ffishe in [th]e river and ffishings of Loughfoyle and in all the rivers creekes and streames within the Province of Ulster and in everie of them and the soile and ground thereof with free lib[er]ty for his ma[ies]tie his heires [and] successors and his and their ten[a]nts ffarmers and ffishers of the said rivers and ffishings or either of them to make houses shedds and other convenient places for lodging of ffishermen and others to be imployed in and about the said rivers creekes and ffishings or any of them and to draw their netts and carry their ffishe on land and doe anie other thing else whatsoever uppon the p[re]misses concerning the said ffishings for the terme of one and twentie yeares from the ffeast of the Annunciac[i]on of the blessed virgin Mary now last past for and under the yearly rent of ffive pounds sterling paiable unto his ma[ies]tie his heires and successors into the Receipt of his ma[ies]t[ie]s Exchequer in England or unto the hands of the Receivor of his ma[ies]tie his heires and successors for the tyme being for the Reven[n]ue of Londonderry als[o] Derry and Colerane or either of them att the ffeasts of St Michaell Th[e] archangell and Th[e] annunciac[i]on of the blessed Virgin Mary by equall porc[i]ons Uppon condic[i]on that the said terme shall cease and be void if the said rent or any part thereof shal[l] be behind and unpaid by the space of fifty days next after anie of the said ffeasts or daies of paim[en]t aforesaid and the said Edward Rowley or some other able and sufficient ten[a]nt with his family shall from tyme to tyme dur ing the said terme of one and twenty yeares be resident and inhabitant in and uppon th[e] aforesaid premisses and that all inhabitants w[hi]ch during the said terme shal[l] be uppon the p[re]misses shall grind att such mill or mills as his ma[ies]tie hath or as he his heires or successors shall erect or have within the lib[er]ties of the said late Citty all his and their mault corne and graine w[hi]ch he or they shall expend or use uppon the p[re]misses or being ground shall sell to anie person or persons and pay for grinding thereof to the miller of the said mill for the tyme being where the same shal[l] be soe ground the sixteenth part of all the said mault corne and graine and keepe and mainteine th[e] aforesaid cottages and tanhouse with th[e] appurten[a]nc[e]s during the said terme in good and sufficient reparac[i]ons and within ffive yeares next ensueing well and sufficiently fence inclose and sett with double quicksett or other good and sufficient inclosures all the ffences and inclosures belonging to th[e] aforesaid p[re]misses and the same soe well [and] sufficiently fenced inclosed and quicksetted shall keepe and mainteine during the residue of the said terme. And that his ma[ies]tie wil[l] be pleased to confirme this agreem[en]t by his L[ett]res patents under the great Seale of England and that the said Edward shall coven[a]nt and grant thereby for him his heires executors administrators and assignes to p[er]forme what is hereby agreed on his part In witnes whereof the said Commissioners and the said Edward Rowley have putt to their hands the day and yeare abovewritten:

Raphe Whitfeld Tho[mas] ffotherley 1639 Edw[ard] Rowley

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Stephen Godfrey 2.

The nineteenth day of the said monethe of August the said Commissioners for and on his Majesty’s behalfe by vertue of the said Commission and Stephen Godfrey of Londonderry als[o] Derry [...] do conclude and agree that the said Stephen Godfrey and his assignes shall have and hold [...] messuage or tenement [...]

The nineteenth day of August in the fifteenth year of His Majesty’s reign, annoque domini 1639, the foresaid Sir Ralph Whitfeld and Thomas Fotherley, his Majesty’s commissioners, for and on His Majesty’s behalf by virtue of the said commission, and Edward Rowley of Castleroe in the late county of Londonderry, esquire, do conclude and agree that the said Edward Rowley and his assigns shall have and hold two cottages or tenements, one tan-house, and one orchard, with the appurtenances, in the late city of Londonderry, also Derry, containing by estimation nine and fifty perches and now or late in the tenure or occupation of the said Edward Rowley or his assigns, with all ways and passages thereunto belonging or formerly enjoyed therewith. Excepting and reserving unto His Majesty, his heirs and successors, all timber and timber trees, mines, and quarries in, upon, or belonging to the 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 also all the fishings and taking of salmon, eels, and other fish in the river, and fishings of Lough Foyle and in all the rivers, creeks, and streams within the province of Ulster, and in every of them and the soil and ground thereof, with free liberty for His Majesty, his heirs and successors, and his and their tenants, farmers, and fishers of the said rivers and fishings or either of them to make houses, sheds, and other convenient places for lodging of fishermen and others to be employed in and about the said rivers, creeks, and fishings or any of them, and to draw their nets and carry their fish on land 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 the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary now last past, for and under the yearly rent of five pounds sterling payable unto His Majesty, his heirs and successors, 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 St Michael the Archangel and the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 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 by the space of fifty days next after any of the said feasts or days of payment aforesaid, and the said Edward Rowley or some other able and sufficient tenant with his family shall, from time to time during the said term of one and twenty years, be resident and inhabitant in and upon the aforesaid premises, and that all inhabitants which, during the said term, shall be upon the premises shall grind at such mill or mills as His Majesty hath or as he, his heirs or successors shall erect or have within the Liberties of the said late city, 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 where the same shall be so ground the sixteenth part of all the said malt, corn, and grain, and keep and maintain the aforesaid cottages and tan-house with the appurtenances during the said term in good and sufficient reparations, and within five years next ensuing well and sufficiently fence, enclose, and set with double quicksett, or other good and sufficient enclosures, all the fences and enclosures belonging to the aforesaid premises and the same so well and sufficiently fenced, enclosed, and quicksetted shall keep and maintain during the residue of the said term. And that His Majesty will be pleased to confirm this agreement by his letters patent under the Great Seal of England, and that the said Edward 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 Edward Rowley have put to their hands the day and year abovewritten:

Ralph Whitfeld Thomas Fotherley 1639 Edward Rowley

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Stephen Godfrey 2.

The nineteenth day of the said month of August, the said commissioners for and on His Majesty’s behalf by virtue of the said commission, and Stephen Godfrey of Londonderry, also Derry,  […], do conclude and agree that the said Stephen Godfrey and his assigns shall have and hold  […] messuage or tenement  […]