into the Counties of Colran, Dunnegall, Tyronne, Armagh, & Antrym. The Cittie of Dublyn beinge defolate by the flaughter of the Easterlinges, who were the auncient Inhabitants thereof, was given by King Henry the Second vnto the Cittie of Briftoll to be inhabited, wh without any chardge to the Kinge, Bristoll did vndertake & p'formed, whofe pofteritie doth there continue vnto this daye. This plantacon thus p'formed to the p'petuall prayfe of Briftoll was not the leaft cawfe of civilizinge & fecuringe that pte of the countrie. It were to be wished this noble precedent were followed by the Cittie of London in theis times, wth foe much the more alacritie, as in abilitie & meanes they doe excell them, & foe much the rather that the comodities wch the Cittie of London fhall reape hereby doth farre furpaffe the proffitt that woulde redownde to Bristoll by th' other. And therevppon the fayde Mr. Wardens, togeather with the fayde Affiftents here affembled, advisedlie confideringe, as well of the fayde p'cepte & motives or proiecte, as of the fayde printed Booke, have accordinge to the fayde p'cepte nominated Mr. Anthony Loda, Mr. Will. Pennyfather, Mr. Will. Millett, & Mr. Robert Johnson of this Companie, beinge thoughte to be men of judgement & experience, fitt to joyne wth the like nomber off fowre men of ev'rie of the other Companies of this Cittie, amongeft themselves to confider of & fett downe in wrytinge fuch reasons, orders, demandes & other circumftaunces as are fitt to be remembred, required, or performed in the vndertaking of foe worthie & hoble an accōn. And therevppon Certificate was made & given to the Right Hoble the Lord Maior, in answere of the forefayde precepte, as followeth. The form of Mr. Warden's Certificate to the Right Hoble. the Lord Maior, in answere of the forefayde precepte. To the Right Hoble. Sr. Humfrey Welde, The Certificate of vs, Robert Cocks, Edmond Pefhall, & Tymothie Batherft, Wardens of the Companie of Grocers, wthin the fayde Cittie. Accordinge to the tenor of yo' Lordshipp's p'cepte to vs directed, bearinge date the firste of this inftant Julie, wee, togeather wth certen of the Affiftants of ow'. fayde Companie, havinge affembled o'felves, & uppon advise & delibate confideracon had, as well of the fayde p'cepte, & of the coppie of the motives & reasons to induce ye Cittizens of this Cittie to vndertake a Plantacon in the northe p'e of Ireland, as It is rather curious that the Lord Mayor, at this particular period, was himfelf a Grocer. alfoe of a prynted Booke conteyninge a colleccon of fuch orders & condicions as are to be observed by the fayde undertakers vppon the diftribucion of the escheated lands in Ulfter, latelie received by yo' LordP from the Lords of his Mats. moft Hoble. Privie Counfell, & to the fayde p'cepte annexed, beinge read unto vs, we have nominated Mr. Anthony Loda, Mr. Willm. Pennyfather, Mr. Will". Millett, & Mr. Robert Johnson, brothers of this Companie, beinge by us thought to be men of judgem* & experience, fytt to joyne wth the like nomber of fowre men of everie of the Companies of this Cittie, amongest themselves to confider & fett downe in wrytinge, fuch reasons, orders, & demandes, wth other circumftaunces as are fytt to be remembered, required, or p'formed in the vndertakinge of foe worthie & hoble. an accōn: Humblie referringe the further confideracon thereof to yo' good Lordshipp. JOHN GROVE. 26 July, Lord Mayor's precept as to the Plantat" of Ireland, was read this day to a Cowrt or Gen' Affembly of the Company, as 1609. follows: To Mr. and Wardens of the Company of Grocers. By the Maior. Whereas two several precepts have been heretofore directed to you and other Companies, concerning a Plantation in Ireland, with an intent and purpose that "the Committee by you named fhould have conferred with his Matie's Counsel of the realme of Ireland concerning the fame: But, by reason of fome misstaking, the Committees of yo❜. fevrall Companies made awnswere in writinge, before anye conferrence had with his Matie's fd Counfell of Ireland, which was ill accepted by the Lords of his Matie's moft ho. Privy Counfell, as hath been publicklye delivered at a full affemblye: Whereupon, I and my brethren th' Aldermen, with the advice of divers of the chief commoners, entreated Mr. Recorder to enforme the Lordes, that the answere formerly made, proceeding out of mistaking, and not entent of any undutiful entent or purpose; and, therefore, there was nominated for conferrence with the Counsell of Ireland, towching the matter projected, - Sir Thomas Bennett, Sir Thomas Lowe, Sir Leonard Hallydaye, Sir Henrye Rowe, Sir James Pomberton, Mr. Bond, Mr. Leate, Mr. Wheler, Mr. Meggs, Mr. Greene, Mr. Sade, Mr. Rob'. Middleton, Mr. Fox, Mr. Speringe, Mr. Claxton, Mr. Creyford, commoners, to treate and conferre concerninge the fayd Plantacōn, and to make report to me and my brethren th' Aldermen, what should passe in that conferrence, that fuch furtherance may be given to the accion in hand as the honor of fuch an offer deferveth. Now forasmuch as the said Commyties, after 1617. a full and large conference had with the Counsell of Ireland, have receaved fuche fatisfaction, as well for the honour of the accion, the good that may come to this kingdom and Cittie by the fame, as the profit that is likelie to redownd to the particuler adventurers as have given good encouragem to the Committees and others to become adventurers therein; and libertie is also given for further fatisfaction, that all things fhall be answerable to that which is reported, that certen men be chosen and fent by us, to viewe the place, and make returne unto us; foe that yf it prove not conformable to that wch be reported and proffittable for the vndertakers, wee may be at libertie to leave this vndertaking; anye thing now done notwithstanding. These are, therefore, in his Matie's name, to will and require you, upon Wednesday morn3 next, to assemble in yo' Comon Hall all the Aldermen of yo' Company, & the fowre Committees by you formerly named, and all other, the Affiftants, Livery, and men of note of yo' yeomanrye, by especiall fummons then and there to understand and be enformed of the whole proceedings, &c." He further orders a book to be made of all their names, and what each would willingly contribute, in order that his Maj' might be informed of the readiness of the City, and to the end that any of the Comp3 then abfent with proper excufe, might be fined for his contempt, and afterwards dealt with accordingly. Deliberation having been had, a lift follows of subscribers, beginning with Humphrey Weld Lord May1. £50, and a Certificate of the result, directed to his Lordship. The whole sum subscribed by the City was £20,000, of which the Grocer's Company paid, by instalments, their proportion of £1748. The definitive allotment of the lands did not take place until the Allotment year 1617, as is manifeft from the following particulars inferted in the Company's books.* of the lands. "A view of the proportion of the country lands allotted unto the right worshipfull the Company of Grocers of London, made the 12th of February, 1617. "At a Court of Common Council convened foon afterwards, Mr. Alderman Cockayne, the Governor of the Irish Society, represented to the Court, and to the Mafters and Wardens of all the feveral Companies then affembled, that a divifion of the estates, which was proposed to be made in Ireland, belonging to the Plantation, had been made into twelve parts, which were particularly expreffed on twelve feveral sheets of paper, the fame being numbered from one to twelve inclufive; and that, answerable to those proportions, the Committee for the Plantation had prepared twelve pieces of paper, each piece having one of the aforefaid numbers thereon, which were rolled and tied up feverally, like lots, each lot referring to some one of the fame twelve proportions of land; which twelve lots were brought into the Court, by the Governor, in a box by themselves." Concife View of the Irish Society, p. 34 Upon the Moyes, alias the Muffe, are fituate, "One ftone house of one ftory, and half flated, containing from out to out, or within the walls, 36 feet in length, 20 feet in breadth, having a flanker or outlet of ftone of 12 feet fquare; the walls are 14 feet high. The fhafts of the chimneys, the door-cafes, windows and coigns, both within and without the house, are made of free stone. This house contained a kitchen, hall, buttery, and three lodgingchambers, and hath four chimneys. "One other house of the fame materials and contents. "Two other houses conjoined, of the fame materials and contents severally. "The walls of two other houses conjoined, of the fame materials, brought up to the height of 10 feet, having timber, lath, flate and lime in place for the finishing thereof. "One house of one story, and half the roof flated, containing within the walls 32 feet in length, 18 feet in breadth, and 14 feet high, and hath 4 rooms & 3 chimneys.” "One stone house of one ftory, and half the roof in flating, containing without the walls 38 feet in length, 18 feet in breadth; the walls are 14 feet high, whereunto is added, on the one fide thereof, 2 rooms for a buttery and a milk-house of stone in form of fish-head. This house hath otherwise 4 rooms with chimneys." "One ftone house of one story and a garret flated, containing within the walls 30 feet in length, 20 feet in breadth; the walls are 10 feet high. It hath 2 rooms, 2 garrets and chimneys." "All these houses stand within view of each other." "Upon Belud. "One ftone house, not yet covered, of 2 ftories and a garret, containing within the walls, in length 42 feet, in breadth 21 feet, whereunto is added a porch and stair-case of stone. The walls are 7 feet high. A hall, kitchen, pantry and a parlour upon one floor, and, under the parlour, a cellar; over which rooms are intended to be made 10 other chambers, garrets and closets; the roof, flate and lime are ready for the covering thereof, and it has 4 chimneys." ter. 1619. "One ftone house the walls, in length 30 Upon the Mornceys. of one story and half flated, containing within feet, and in breadth 15 feet; it hath 14 rooms and 2 chimneys. Thefe two buildings laft-mentioned are within a quarter of a mile of each other." "Upon Midown. "One mill, with a house of stone and timber, are building. The ftone and timber in the place." Upon Edenreaghmore. "One ftone houfe is to be builded before Bartholomewtide next, by one Andrew Rinningham, Gent", according to the covenants in that behalf made.” N. B. The tenants of all the houses are named. To the preceding lift is added a notice from the Governor and Committee of Irish Lands, requiring the speedy finishing and furnishing of a church by this Company upon their proportion of land, for the honour of God. It alfo enjoins the providing of fufficient arms and powder for defence of the country. On the 23d July 1619, is inferted a long letter from a Mr. Goodwyn Mr. Good- of Londonderry, informing the Court that he had made Livery of wyn's LetSeifin of their manor to their proper ufe and behoof, in presence of a competent number of witneffes; namely, to Mr. Freeman, tenant of the Goldsmiths, for their proportion, which next adjoined this Company's land, and James Vaughan, Gentleman, a tenant of the Fishmongers' proportion. As touching their Barony and Castle, he adds, "fuch are the difficulties accompanying this plantation, that take we never fo fure and orderly course in our best judgments for the execution of our affairs, yet many times the fuccefs does not answer our care and travel; for fo it is, that a proclamation being published the laft year, commanding the Irish to depart upon certain pain before the firft of this month, and afterwards to be at His Majesty's pleasure, that the most of them are fleed from off the land, to our great lofs in rent and hindrance in buildings, wherein they served us as labourers, and to bring materials in place; our workmen, alfo, are but few, of little skill, and lefs honefty; to whom, if we make any payment beforehand, they leave our work behind, and many times are, by unneighbourly practices, enticed from us." He states, in continuation, that their timber-work is framed at Coleraine, and from thence brought |