Fishmongers’ Proportion

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and other fish in the said Rivers, Creeks, and streames, with free libertie for his Ma[ies]ty his heires and successors and his and their Ten[a]nts and ffarmers and the ffishers of the said Rivers, Creeks, streames and fishinges to make howses and drawe their netts and doe anie other thinge whatsoever upon the premisses concerninge the saide fishinges ffor the Terme of one and twenty yeares from the ffeast of Phillip and Jacob now last past for and under the yearely rent of six pounds [and] tenn shillings sterlinge Payable into the Receipt of his Ma[ies]t[ie]s Exchequor in England or unto the hands of the Receivor of his Ma[ies]ty his heires and successors for the time beinge for the revenue of London Derry als[o] Derry and Colerane or either of them at the ffeasts of All Saints and Phillip and Jacob by equall porc[i]ons Upon condic[i]on that the said t erm shall cease and bee voide if the said rent or anie parte thereof shall b e behind and unpaid ffiftie dayes next after any of the said ffeasts or dayes of pay ment aforesaid And the said Arthur and his assignes shall at his and their proper costs and charges within ffive yeares nowe next com[m]einge erect build and fu lly finish upon the premisses one sufficient and substantiall house of timber stone or brick after the manner of an Englishe house two stories high and conteineinge fower rooms at the least And the said Arthur or some other able and sufficient Ten ant with his ffamyly shall from time to time dureinge the said terme of yeares be resident [and] inhabitant in and upon the foresaid premisses, And shall dureinge the said terme grinde at his Ma[ies]t[ie]s Mill within the said late Mannor of Wallworth or proporc[i]on of land called the ffishmongers proporc[i]on All his and their Mault corne and graine, 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 corne and graine, And shall doe suite at the Courte Baron to bee holden for such Mannor as his Ma[ies]ty shall erect make or create upon or within the said proporc[i]on from three weeks to three weeks if the same shal[l] be soe often held And shall dureinge the said terme keepe and susteine and mainteine the foresaid house and all other the foresaid buildinges in good and sufficient repaireac[i]ons And shall w[i]thin ffive yeares nowe next comeinge with dikes and double quicksett where quicksett will growe or other good and sufficient ffences and inclosures where quicksett will not growe well and sufficiently devide sever and inclose the foresaid premisses into three severall closes or percells more then the same nowe are and the same beinge soe made devided and inclosed, and all other the hedges ditches and inclosures upon or belonginge to the foresaid premisses shall keepe and mainteine well and sufficiently fenced ditched inclosed and quicksetted dureinge the saide terme, And shall yearely dureinge the said terme sett and plant upon some p[ar]te of the foresaid premisses three younge trees of oake or ashe fitt and likely to growe to be timber trees and the same or others to be sett and planted in the roomes and steads of such of them as shall happen to dye shall mainteine preserve and keepe from hurt and spoile dureinge the said terme, And that upon reasonable request there shal[l] be allowed and sett out unto the said Arthur or 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 repareinge the foresaid howse and howseboote, in convenient places within the late County of London derry to be spent upon the premisses and not elsewhere, And with this further agreement and upon condic[i]on that if the said Arthur doe not within three yeares nowe next com[m]einge usuallie repaire to Church and in all thinges conforme himselfe to the orders and discipline of the Church of England, That then if the Attorney generall in England of his Ma[ies]ty his heires and successors for the tyme beinge shall under his hand in writinge expresse or declare That it is the will and pleasure of his Ma[ies]ty his heires or successors that the said Arthur or his assignes shall noe

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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 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, for and under the yearly rent of six pounds and ten shillings 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 Arthur and his assigns shall, at his and their proper costs and charges within five years now next coming, erect, build, and fully finish upon the premises one sufficient and substantial house of timber, stone, or brick, after the manner of an English house two stories high and containing four rooms at the least. And the said Arthur 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 foresaid premises, and shall, during the said term, grind at his Majesty’s mill within the said 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 the court baron to be holden for such manor as his Majesty shall erect, make, or create 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 and sustain and maintain the foresaid house and all other the foresaid buildings in good and sufficient reparations, and shall, within five years now next coming, with dikes and double quicksett where quicksett will grow or other good and sufficient fences and enclosures where quicksett will not grow, well and sufficiently divide, sever, and enclose the foresaid premises into three several closes or parcels more then the same now are, and the same being so made, divided, and enclosed and all other the hedges, ditches, 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 three young trees of oak or ash fit and 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 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 Arthur 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 building and repairing the foresaid house, and houseboot in convenient places within the late county of Londonderry, to be spent upon the premises and not elsewhere. And with this further agreement and upon condition that if the said Arthur do not within three years now next coming usually repair to church and in all things conform himself to the orders and discipline of the Church of England, that then if the Attorney General, in England, of his Majesty, his heirs and successors for the time being, shall, under his hand in writing express or declare that it is the will and pleasure of his Majesty, his heirs or successors that the said Arthur or his assigns shall no

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