Grocers’ Proportion

Folio D7r (change)

[...] River of Loughfoyle with all other rivers creekes and streames in or near the premises and the soil and ground thereof and all the ffishing and taking of sallmons eels and other fish in the said rivers creekes and streames and every or anie of them with free lib[er]ty for his Majesty his heirs and successors and his and their ten[a]nts ffarmers and ffishers of the said rivers creeks and streams to make houses and draw their netts and doe any other thing else whatsoever upon the p[re]misses concerning the said ffishings and allso [...]e in the said Towneland called Carnokelley for ffewell for his Majesty’s ten[a]nts for the terme of one and twenty years from the ffeast of Phillip and Jacob now last past for and under the yearly rent of One hundred and threescore pounds sterling paiable into the receipt of his ma[ies]t[ie]s Excheq[ue]r in England or unto the hands of the Receivor of his Majesty his heires and successors for the time being for the Reven[n]ue of Londonderry als[o] Derry and Coleraine or either of them att the ffeasts of All Saints and Phillip and Jacob by equall portions upon condition that the said terme shall cease and be void if the said rent of any part thereof shall be behind and unpaid ffifty daies next after anie of the said ffeasts or dayes of payment aforesaid And the said Robert or some other able and sufficient ten[a]nt fit for habitation in the said castle or Capitall Messuage with his family shall from tyme to tyme during the said term of one and twenty years be resident and inhabitant in and uppon the said Castle Capitall Messuage or manor house and that during the said terme there shall [...] be resident and inhabitant uppon the aforesaid p[re]misses [...] other sufficient ten[a]nts with their families and that they all shall grind att his Majesty’s mill within the foresaid late Mannor or Proporc[i]on all his and their mault corne and grain which he or they shall expend or use uppon the p[re]misses 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 p[ar]t of all the said mault corne and graine and shall twice in every year of the said terme keepe the said Court Leete and cause the matters and proceedings of the said Court yearly to be fairly written and ingrossed in a booke and att the end of the said terme deliver upp the said Booke to the use of his ma[ies]tie his heires and s uccessors And keep and maintain the aforesaid Castell Capitall Messuage or Mannor h ouse and all other the aforesaid houses edifices and buildings in good [and] sufficient reparac[i]ons and shall within seven yeares now next coming with dike and double quicksett where quicksett will grow and with other good and suff icient fences and enclosures where quicksett will not grow make sev er and devide the aforesaid p[re]misses into three closes more then the same now are and the same being so severed devided and made and all other the hedges ditch es and inclosures uppon or belonging to the aforesaid p[re]misses shall keep and maintain well and sufficiently fenced ditched inclosed and quicksetted during t he said term and shall during the said terme yearly sett and plant up on some p[ar]t of the aforesaid premises forty young trees of oake ashe or ellme fitt or likely to growe 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 die shall mainteine p[re]serve and keepe from hurt and spoile during the said terme and shall at his and their proper costs and chardges att all tymes hereafter during the said terme have and keep in readiness upon the foresaid Castle or Capitall messuage and p[re]misses for the service of his Majesty his heirs and successors tenn pikes and t en corsletts furnished tenn musketts furnished and two halberds furnished in such manner as the same shall and may be allowed by the mustermaster of the countie in which the premisses are for the time being And the said Robert or his assignes shall att his or their propp[er] costs and charges within [...] years now next coming erect and build and fully finishe uppon the p[re]misses fower sufficient and substantial houses of timber stone or bricke after the manner of Englishe houses every of the said houses to be two st ories high and to cont ain fower room s at the least And that uppon reasonable request there shal[l] be allowed and set out to the said Robert or his assigns from time to time during the said terme by the Woodward or other Officer of his ma[ies]tie his heires and successors rough timber and stones for building the foresaid houses and houseboote and allsoe yearly tw[...] young trees to plant as aforesaid in convenient places within the said County of Londonderry to be sett and planted uppon the p[re]misses and not elsewhere and that the said Robert and his assignes shall and may from time to time during the said terme have and take fireboote and hedgeboote to be taken in and upon the rootes truncks stumpes and bodies of dead trees fallen or lyeing upon the ground and not fitt for building [...] thornes bushes shreadings and lopps of trees and underwoods growing upon the p[re]misses if the [...] the same to spent upon the p[re]misses and not elsewhere And that his ma[ies]tie wil l be graciously pleased to ratify and confirm this agreement by his l[ett]res patents under the great Seale of

Clx li.Three closes ffourtie Trees Tenn Pikes Tenn Corsletts Tenn Musketts Two Halberds Fower Houses

[…] River of Foyle with all other rivers, creeks, and streams in or near the 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, and every or any of them with free liberty for his Majesty, his heirs and successors, and his and their tenants, farmers, and fishers of the said rivers, creeks, and streams to make houses and draw their nets and do any other thing else whatsoever upon the premises concerning the said fishings, and also […]e in the said townland called Carnokelley [Carnakilly Upper] for fuel for his Majesty’s tenants, 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 one hundred and three-score 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 of 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 Robert or some other able and sufficient tenant, fit for habitation in the said castle or capital messuage 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 said castle, capital messuage, or manor house, and that during the said term there shall […] be resident and inhabitant upon the aforesaid premises […] other sufficient tenants with their families, and that they all shall grind at his Majesty’s mill within the foresaid late manor or 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 twice in every year of the said term keep the said court leet and cause the matters and proceedings of the said court yearly to be fairly written and engrossed in a book, and at the end of the said term deliver up the said book to the use of his Majesty, his heirs and successors. And keep and maintain the aforesaid castle, capital messuage, or manor house and all other the aforesaid houses, edifices, and 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, make, sever, and divide the aforesaid premises into three closes more then the same now are, and the same being so severed, divided, and made, 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 during the said term yearly set and plant upon some part of the aforesaid premises forty young trees of oak, ash, or elm fit or 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 shall at his and their proper costs and charges at all times hereafter during the said term have and keep in readiness upon the foresaid castle or capital messuage and premises, for the service of his Majesty, his heirs, and successors, ten pikes and ten corslets furnished, ten muskets furnished, and two halberds furnished in such manner as the same shall and may be allowed by the Muster Master of the county in which the premises are for the time being. And the said Robert or his assigns shall, at his or their proper costs and charges within […] years now next coming, erect and build and fully finish upon the premises four sufficient and substantial houses of timber, stone, or brick 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 that upon reasonable request there shall be allowed and set out to the said Robert 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 and stones for building the foresaid houses, and houseboot, and also yearly tw[…] young trees to plant, as aforesaid, in convenient places within the said county of Londonderry, to be set and planted upon the premises and not elsewhere, and that the said Robert and his 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, trunks, stumps, and bodies of dead trees fallen or lying upon the ground and not fit for building, […], thornbushes, shreddings and lops of trees and underwood growing upon the premises, if the […] the same to spent upon the premises and not elsewhere. And that his Majesty will be graciously pleased to ratify and confirm this agreement by his letters patent under the Great Seal of

Clx pounds.three closes forty trees ten pikes ten corslets ten muskets two halberds four houses