Skinners’ Proportion

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[...] all timber and timber trees storiers saplinges [and] great trees mines and quarries in upon or belonginge to the premisses and all such reasonable ways and passages over the p[re]misses for the Ten[a]nts and Occupyers of his Majesty’s other lands there as have formerly beene used And all the River of Loughfoyle and all other Rivers, Creekes and Streames in sor neere the premisses and the soyle and ground thereof and all the ffishinge and takinge of Salmons Eeles and other ffishe in the said Rivers C reeks and streames and every or any of them with free liberty for his M ajesty his heyres and Successors and his and their Ten[a]nts ffarmers and ff ishers of the said Rivers Creekes and Streames to make houses and drawe netts and doe any other thinge else whatsoever up[p]on the premisses concerning the said ffishinges for the Terme of one and twenty yeares ffrom the feast of Phillipp and Jacob now last past for and under the yearly rent of Thirteene Pounds Sterlinge paiable into the R eceipt of his Majesty’s Exchecq[uer] in England or unto the hands of the Rec eiver of his Ma[ies]ty his heyres and Successors for the tyme beinge for the revenue of Londonderry als[o] Derry and Colerane or either of them at the feasts of All S[ain]ts and Phillipp and Jacob by equall porc[i]ons upon condition that the said Terme shall cease and be void if the said rent or any part thereof shall be behind and unpayd by th e space of fifty days next after any of the said ffeasts or daies of p ayment aforesaid And the said Owen or his assignes shall att his or their p roper costs and charges within [...] yeares now next com[m]inge erect and build and fully finishe up[p]on the p[re]misses one sufficient and substanti al house of tymber stone or bricke after the manner of an English house two stories highe and conteininge ffower roomes att the least, And the said Owen or some other able and sufficient Ten[a]nt with his ffamily shall from tyme to tyme duringe the said Terme of yeares be resident [and] inhabitant in and up[p]on the aforesaid p[re]misses, and shall duringe the said Terme grind att his Ma[ies]t[ie]s Mill within the late Mannor of Pellipar or Proporc[i]on of land called the Skynners Proporc[i]on all his and their mault corne and grayne which he or they shall expend or use up[p]on the p[re]misses or being ground shall sell to any p[er]son or p[er]sons and pay for grindinge thereof to the miller of the said Mill for the tyme beinge the sixeteenth part of all the said mault, corne, and grayne, And shall doe suit att the Court Baron to be holden for such Mannor as his Ma[ies]ty shall erect create or make up[p]on or within the said Proporc[i]on ffrom three weeks to three weekes if the same shall be soe often held, And shall duringe the said Terme keepe, susteyne, and maintayne the aforesaid houses and all other the aforesaid buildings in good and sufficient reparations and shall within seaven yeares now next com[m]inge with di kes and double quicksett where quicksett will growe and with other good and sufficient fences and inclosures where quicksett will not growe devide sever and make the aforesaid p[re]misses into fower severall Closes more then the same now are and the same beinge soe devided made and severed and all other the hedges ditches and inclosures up[p]on or belonginge to the aforesaid p[re]misses shall keepe and maintayne well and sufficiently ffenced ditched inclosed and quicketted during the said terme And shall yearly duringe the said Terme set and plant up[p]on some parts of the aforesaid p[re]misses fower young trees of oake or Ashe fitt and likely to growe to be t imber 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 maintayne p[re]serve and keep from hurt and spoyle duringe the said Terme, And that upon reasonable request there shall be allowed and sett out to the said

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[…] all timber and timber trees, storiers, saplings and great trees mines and quarries in upon or belonging to the premises and all such reasonable ways and passages over the premises for the tenants and occupiers of his Majesty’s other lands there as have formerly been used. And all the River of Foyle and 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 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 thirteen 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 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 Owen 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 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 Owen, 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 aforesaid premises, and shall during the said term grind at his Majesty’s mill within the late Manor of Pellipar or Proportion of land called the Skinners’ 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, create, or make 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, sustain and maintain the aforesaid houses and all other the aforesaid 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, divide, sever, and make the aforesaid premises into four several closes more than the same now are, and the same being so divided, made, and severed, 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 quicketted during the said term. And shall yearly during the said term set and plant upon some parts 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 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 to the said

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