Haberdashers’ Proportion

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well and suff iciently fenced enclosed and quicksetted during the said term and shall yearly during the said term sett and p lant uppon some part of the aforesaid premises four young trees of oake or ashe fitt and likely to grow to be timber trees and the same or others to be planted in the roomes and steeds of such of them as shall happen to dye shall m aintain preserve and keepe from hurt and spoile during the said terme and shall att his and their p[ro]p[er] co sts and chardges during the said terme have and keepe in readines uppon th[e] aforesaid premisses for the service of his ma[ies]tie his heires and successors one muskett furnished in such manner as the same shall and may be allowed by the mustermaster of the county in w[hi]ch the p[re]misses are for the tyme being and that uppon reasonable request there shal[l] be allowed [and] sett out unto the said Margarett and Robert or their assignes from time to tyme during the said terme by the Woodward or some other officer of his ma[ies]tie his heires and successors rough timber for building the aforesaid house and houseboote in convenient places within the late county of Londonderry to be spent uppon the premisses and not elsewhere. And that his ma[ies]tie will be graciously pleased to ratify and confirme this agreement by his l[ett]res patents under the Great Seal of England and that the said Margarett and Robert shall covenant and grant thereby for them their heires executors administrators [and] assignes to perform what is hereby agreed on their parts In witnes whereof the said Com[m]ission[er]s and the said Margarett have putt to their hands the day and yeare abovewritten:

Ralph Whitfeld Tho[mas] ffotherley 1639 The marke of Margarett McLeland

The tenth day of the said monethe of August the said Com[m]issioners for and on his ma[ies]t[ie]s behalf by vertue of the said Commission and Thomas mc Leland of Drumcose in the late county of Londonderry gent[leman] and William mc Leland of Boveeve in the said late county gent[leman] do conclude and agree that the said William and Thomas and their assignes shall have and hold all those three Townelands commonly called or knowne by the severall name or names of Boleaghe Garreduff and Gortcorbery begg with th[e] appurten[a]nc[e]s in Balteagh and Drumachose or by whatsoever name or names the same be called or knowne containing by estimation ffive hundred acres Irish measure And all that watercorne mill [...] in Boleaghe aforesaid and the toll and moulture thereof and all waters streams watercoursers and other profitts and commodityes thereunto belonging and [...] mill with th[e] appurten[a]nc[e]s in Garreduffe aforesaid and all messuages houses edifices and buildings uppon th[e] aforesaid p[re]misses and allsoe all waies and passages to th[e] aforesaid p[re]misses or any part thereof belonging or formerly enioyed therewith Excepting and res[er]ving unto his ma[ies]tie his heires and successors all timber and timber trees storriers saplings and great trees mynes and quarryes in uppon or belonging to the p[re]misses or any p[ar]te 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 fomerly binn used and all the rivers of Bann and Loughfoyle and all other rivers creekes and streames in the Province of Ulster and the soile and ground thereof and the ffishing and takeing of sallmons Eeles and other ffishe in the said rivers creekes streames and ffishings and lib[er]ty to make houses [and] draw netts, and do any other thing else whatsoever uppon the p[re]misses concerning the said ffishings for the terme of one and twenty yeares from the ffeast of Phillip and Jacob now last past for and under the yearly rent of ffowerscore and ffifteene pounds sterling payable 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

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well and sufficiently fenced, enclosed, and quicksetted during the said term, and shall yearly during the said term set and plant upon some part of the aforesaid premises four young trees of oak or ash fit and likely to grow to be timber trees, and the same or others to be 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 during the said term, have and keep in readiness upon the aforesaid premises for the service of his Majesty, his heirs and successors one musket 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 that upon reasonable request there shall be allowed and set out unto the said Margaret and Robert or their assigns, from time to time during the said term by the Woodward or some other Officer of his Majesty, his heirs and successors, rough timber for building the aforesaid house and houseboot in convenient places within the late county of Londonderry, to be 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 England, and that the said Margaret and Robert shall covenant and grant thereby for them, their heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns to perform what is hereby agreed on their parts. In witness whereof the said commissioners and the said Margaret have put to their hands the day and year abovewritten:

Ralph Whitfeld Thomas Fotherley 1639 The mark of Margaret McClelland 

The tenth day of the said month of August, the said commissioners for and on his Majesty’s behalf by virtue of the said commission, and Thomas McClelland of Drumachose in the late county of Londonderry, gentleman, and William McClelland of Bovevagh in the said late county, gentleman, do conclude and agree that the said William and Thomas and their assigns shall have and hold all those three townlands commonly called or known by the several name or names of  Bolea, Carrydoo, and Gortcorbery Beg, with the appurtenances in Balteagh and Drumachose, or by whatsoever name or names the same be called or known, containing by estimation five hundred acres Irish measure. And all that water corn-mill  […] in Bolea aforesaid, and the toll and multure thereof, and all waters, streams, watercourses, and other profits and commodities thereunto belonging, and  […] mill with the appurtenances in Carrydoo aforesaid, and all messuages, houses, edifices, and buildings upon the aforesaid premises, and also all ways and passages to the aforesaid premises or any part thereof belonging or formerly enjoyed therewith. Excepting and reserving unto his Majesty, his heirs and successors all timber and timber trees, storiers, saplings and great 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 fomerly been used, and all the Rivers of Bann and Foyle, and all other rivers, creeks, and streams in the province of Ulster and the soil and ground thereof, and the fishing and taking of salmon, eels, and other fish in the said rivers, creeks, streams, and fishings, and liberty to make houses and draw nets 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 Phillip and Jacob now last past, for and under the yearly rent of four-score and fifteen 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

iiiixx xv pounds