Mercers’ Proportion

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seventy-five pounds sterling paiable into the Receipt of his ma[ies]t[ie]s Excheq[ue]r 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] Derry and Colerane or either of them att the ffeasts of All Saints and Phillip and Jacob yearly by equall porc[i]ons uppon condic[i]on that the said terme shall cease and be void if the said rent or anie p[ar]t thereof shal[l] be behind and unpaid ffifty daies next after anie of the said ffeasts or daies of paim[en]t aforesaid and that the said Thomas Churche or some other able and sufficient ten[a]nt fitt for habitac[i]on in the said Capitall messuage with his family shall from tym e to time during the said terme of one and twenty yeares be resident and inhabitant in and uppon the foresaid Capitall messuage or Mannor house and that there shal[l] be resident and inhabitant uppon other the foresaid p[re]misses during the said terme tenn other able and sufficient ten[a]nts with their families and that all the ten[a]nts and inhabitants of the said p[re]misses shall during the said terme grind att his ma[ies]t[ie]s mill within the said late Mannor of Mercers or Proporc[i]on of land called the Mercers Proporc[i]on all his and their malt 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 p[er]sons and pay for grinding thereof to the Miller of the said mill for the time the sixteenthe p[ar]t of all the said mault corne and graine A nd shall twice in every yeare of the said terme keepe the said Court Leete and cause the matters and p[ro]ceedings of the said Court yearly to be fairly written and ingrossed in a Booke and at the end of the said terme deliver upp the said Booke to the use of his ma[ies]tie his heires [and] successors And that the said Thomas Churche and his assignes shall within five yeares now next comeing erect and build and fully finishe uppon the p[re]misses one good and sufficient house after the manner of Englishe houses two storyes highe and to conteine fower roomes att the least and keepe and mainteine the foresaid Capitall Messuage or Mannor house and all other the foresaid houses edifices and buildings in good and sufficient rep[ar]ac[i]ons during the said terme and shall within seaven yeares now next comeing make sever and devide the foresaid p[re]misses with dike and double quicksett where quicksett will grow and with other good and sufficient fences and inclosures where quicksett will not growe into six severall closes more then the same now are and the same being soe severed inclosed and made and all other the hedges ditches and inclosures uppon or belonging to the foresaid p[re]misses shall keepe and mainteine well and sufficiently fenced ditched inclosed and quicksetted during the said terme and shall yearly during the said terme sett and plant uppon some part of the foresaid p[re]misses tenn young trees of oake or ashe fitt or likely to grow to be timber trees and the same or others to be sett or planted in the roomes and steeds of such of them as shall happen to dye shall mainteine p[re]serve and keepe from hurt and spoile during the said terme and att his and their costs and chardges shall keepe cleane and decent and well and sufficiently repaired scoured and emended from time to time during the said terme one leading staffe one drum and Coulours thirteene corsletts and pikes furnished and nine musketts furnished delivered and left in the hands and custody of the said Thomas Churche and att the end or other determinac[i]on of the said terme shall leave and deliver the same upp att the said Capitall messuage to the use of his ma[ies]tie his heires and successors and that uppon reasonable request there shal[l] be allow ed and sett out unto the said Thomas Churche or his assignes 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 for houseboote uppon the said p[re]misses in convenient places to be spent uppon the p[re]misses and not elsewhere and that the said Thomas Church 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 uppon the dead trees and woods lyeing on the ground and thornes bushes shreadings and lopps of trees and underwoods growing uppon the p[re]misses if the same be there to be had the same to be spent uppon the p[re]misses and not otherwise And that the said Thomas Churche and his assignes shall within two yeares now next comeing fence inclose and incopice with dike and double quicksett tenn acres Irishe measure of the woods and wood grounds parcell of the foresaid p[re]misses and the same fences and inclosures shall well and sufficiently keep and preserve during the said terme and allsoe the same tenn acres shall during the said term preserve and keep as coppicewoods from hurt and spoile and uppon every fell

lxxv li. One House Six Closes Tenn trees thirteen corslets and pikes Nine M uskets To in coppice ten acres

seventy-five 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 yearly 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 that the said Thomas Church or some other able and sufficient tenant, fit for habitation in the said 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 foresaid capital messuage or manor house, and that there shall be resident and inhabitant upon other the foresaid premises during the said term ten other able and sufficient tenants with their families, and that all the tenants and inhabitants of the said premises shall during the said term grind at his Majesty’s mill within the said late Manor of Mercers or Proportion of land called the Mercers’ 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 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 that the said Thomas Church and his assigns shall, within five years now next coming, erect and build and fully finish upon the premises one good and sufficient house after the manner of English houses, two stories high and to contain four rooms at the least, and keep and maintain the foresaid capital messuage or manor house and all other the foresaid houses, edifices, and buildings in good and sufficient reparations during the said term, and shall within seven years now next coming make, sever, and divide the foresaid premises with dikes and double quicksett where quicksett will grow, and with other good and sufficient fences and enclosures where quicksett will not grow, into six several closes more then the same now are, and the same being so severed, enclosed, and made, 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 ten young trees of oak or ash fit or likely to grow to be timber trees, and the same or others to be set or 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 at his and their costs and charges shall keep clean and decent and well and sufficiently repaired, scoured, and emended from time to time during the said term one leading staff, one drum and colours, thirteen corslets and pikes furnished, and nine muskets furnished, delivered, and left in the hands and custody of the said Thomas Church, and at the end or other determination of the said term shall leave and deliver the same up at the said capital messuage to the use of his Majesty, his heirs and successors, and that upon reasonable request there shall be allowed and set out unto the said Thomas Churche 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 houseboot, upon the said premises in convenient places to be spent upon the premises and not elsewhere, and that the said Thomas Church 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 dead trees and woods lying on the ground and thornbushes, shreaddings and lops of trees, and underwood growing upon the premises if the same be there to be had, the same to be spent upon the premises and not otherwise. And that the said Thomas Church and his assigns shall, within two years now next coming, fence, enclose, and encoppice with dikes and double quicksett ten acres Irish measure of the woods and woodgrounds parcel of the foresaid premises, and the same fences and enclosures shall well and sufficiently keep and preserve during the said term, and also the same ten acres shall during the said term preserve and keep as coppicewoods from hurt and spoil, and upon every fell

lxxv pounds one house six closes ten trees thirteen corslets and pikes nine muskets to incoppice ten acres