City of Londonderry

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[...] garden [...] with [...] Excepting and reserving unto his m ajesty his heirs and successors all timber and timber trees mines and quarries in uppon or belonging to the p[re]misses or anie part thereof and reasonable and con venient ways and passages over the p[re]misses for other ten[a]nts of his ma[ies]t[ie]s other land there for the terme of one and twenty yeares from the ffeast of Th[e] an[n]unciac[i]on of the blessed Virgin Mary last past for and under the yearly rent of ffive pounds sterling paiable unto his ma[ies]tie his heires and succ essors 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 als[o] De rry and Colerane or either of them att the ffeasts of St Michaell Th[e] archangell and Th[e] an[n]unciac[i]on of the blessed Virgin Mary by equall porc[i]ons uppon condic[i]on that the said terme shall cease [and] be voyd if the said rent or any part thereof shal[l] be behind and unpaid by the space of ffifty dayes next after anie of the said ffeasts or daies of paim[en]t aforesaid and the said Stephen or some other able and sufficient ten[a]nt with his family shall from time to time during the said terme of one and twenty yeares be resident and inhabitant in and uppon the p[re]misses and that all the 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]tyes of the said late citty all such mault corne and grayne w[hi]ch he or they shall expend or use uppon the p[re]misses or being ground shall sell to any p[er]son or p[er]sons and pay for grinding thereof to the miller of the said mill or mills for the tyme being the sixteenth part of all the said mault corne and graine and keepe and mainteine th[e] aforesaid Messuages or tenements with th[e] appurten[a]nc[e]s during the said terme in good and sufficient reparac[i]ons and within ffive yeares next comeing well and sufficiently fence inclose and sett with quicksett or some other ffence or inclosure all th[e] aforesaid p[re]misses and the same soe well and sufficiently fenced inclosed and quicksetted shall keepe and mainteyne during the residue of the said terme and shall yearly during the said terme sett and plant uppon some part of th[e] aforesaid p[re]misses two young trees of oake or ashe fitt or likely to grow to be timber trees or some other trees if oake and ashe will not grow there and the same or others to be sett and planted in the roomes and steeds of such of them as shall happen to die shall mainteyne p[re]serve and keepe from hurt and spoile during the said terme and the said Stephen and his assignes shall during the said terme have and keepe in readines uppon the p[re]misses for the service of his ma[ies]tie his heires and successors one pike and Corslett furnished in such manner as the same shal[l] be allowed of by the muster master of the place where the p[re]misses are for the tyme being and that his ma[ies]tie wil[l] be pleased to confirme this agreeement by his l[ett]res patents under the great Seale of England and that the said Stephen 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 parte In witnes whereof the said Commissioners and the said Stephen have putt to their hands the day and yeare abovewritten:

Raphe Whitfeld Tho[mas] ffotherley 1639 Stephen Godfrey

Two trees One Pike and Corslet

John Kneeland 3.

The said nineteenth day of August the said Commissioners for and on his ma[ies]t[ie]s behalfe by vertue of the said Commission and John Kneeland of the late citty of Londonderry Brewer doe conclude and agree that the said John and his assignes shall have and hold all those two messuages or tenements with the brewhouse gardens backsides [and] buildings thereunto belonging o ne of w[hi]ch messuages and brewhouse were built by the said John att his own proper costs and charges and all the said p[re]misses are scituate and being in [...] tenure or occupac[i]on [...] assigns with all ways and passages thereunto belonging or formerly enjoyed therewith

[…] garden  […] with  […]. 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 reasonable and convenient ways and passages over the premises for other tenants of His Majesty’s other land there, for the term of one and twenty years from the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 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 Stephen 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 premises, and that all the 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 such 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 keep and maintain the aforesaid messuages or tenements with the appurtenances during the said term in good and sufficient reparations, and within five years next coming well and sufficiently fence, enclose, and set with quicksett or some other fence or enclosure all 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 shall yearly during the said term set and plant upon some part of the aforesaid premises two young trees of oak or ash fit or likely to grow to be timber trees, or some other trees if oak and ash will not grow there, 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 the said Stephen 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, one pike and corslet furnished in such manner as the same shall be allowed of by the Muster Master of the place where the premises are, for the time being, 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 Stephen 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 Stephen have put to their hands the day and year abovewritten:

Ralph Whitfeld Thomas Fotherley 1639 Stephen Godfrey

two trees one pike and corslet

 

John Kneeland 3.

The said nineteenth day of August, the said commissioners for and on His Majesty’s behalf by virtue of the said commission, and John Kneeland of the late city of Londonderry, brewer, do conclude and agree that the said John and his assigns shall have and hold all those two messuages or tenements with the brew-house, gardens, backsides, and buildings thereunto belonging, one of which messuages and brew-house were built by the said John at his own proper costs and charges, and all the said premises are situate and being in  […] tenure or occupation  […] assigns, with all ways and passages thereunto belonging or formerly enjoyed therewith,