with a free loope fishing at the salmon leap of the river of the Bann, in the said county of Coleraine; and that the said monastery or abbey, with the said lands and fishings, lately came to his majesty's hands and possession by force of the said statute of dissolution of monasteries; and that the late abbot of the late abbey or monastery or house of canons of St. Peter and Paul of Ardmagh, was before and at the making of the said statute of dissolution of monasteries seized in his demesne, as of fee in right of the said abbey, of and in four balliboes of Ath Giwe, with the tythes thereof and other the appurtenances, in the said barony of Coleraine, and the said four balliboes of land also came lately to his majesty's hands and possession by force of the said act or statute of dissolution. And further, the said jurors do upon their oaths say and present, that the late bishop of Derry, both before and at the making of the said statute of the attainder of Shane O'Neale, in the 11th year of the late queen Elizabeth, seized in fee in right of his bishoprick of Derry, of and in several rents, customs, and refections issuing out of several herenagh lands and tythes within the barony of Conaght, in the said county of Coleraine, in form following: viz. out of the balliboe of herenagh land belonging to the parish church of Tawlaghtard ten shillings sterling per annum, and out of another balliboe of herenagh land belonging to a chapel called Donovoron, in the said parish of Tawlaghtard, ten shillings sterling per annum ; which said two balliboes of herenagh land are parcel of the two ballybetaghs of herenagh land of Tawlaghtard, and that the herenagh holdeth the rest free; and out of the herenagh's third part of the tithes of the said parish of Tawlaghtard twenty shillings sterling per annum, and one refection yearly upon the said two balliboes, and upon the said third part of the tithes in the said bishop's visitation, and not otherwise; and also out of the herenagh land of Allowa, containing three balliboes, one yearly refection only in the said bishop's visitation, but no other rent; and out of the herenagh's third part of the tithes of the parish of Allowa, six shillings and eightpence sterling per annum; and also out of the herenagh land of Domchoes, containing two quarters and two balliboes, viz. Drumore and Utullane in the parish of Domchoes, eight shillings and eightpence per annum; and out of the herenagh's third part of the tithes of the said parish, six shillings and eightpence sterling per annum ; and also for one yearly refection, and a refection yearly as before; and also out of the herenagh land of Boydafeigh, containing one quarter, five shillings sterling per annum; and out of the herenagh's third part of the tithes of the parish of Boydafeigh six shillings and eightpence per annum refection yearly upon the whole in the said bishop's visitation, and not otherwise; and also out of the herenagh land of Towlaghtfinleggan, containing two quarters, twenty shillings sterling per annum, and one yearly refection as before; and out of the herenagh's third part of the tythes of the parish of Towlaghtfinleggan, and also out of the herenagh land of Boyneboe containing half a quarter, five shillings

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sterling per annum ; and out of the herenagh's third part of the tythes of the parish of Boyneboe, five shillings sterling per annum, and a refection; and also out of the herenagh land of Bannocher, containing two quarters; and out of the herenagh's third part of the tithes of the parish of Bannocher, thirteen shillings and fourpence sterling per annum, and a refection as aforesaid. And further the said jurors do upon their oaths find and present, that in the said barony of Kennaght are the several parishes underwritten: viz. the parish of Tawlaghtard, wherein is both a parson and a vicar, and the tithes of the said parish are all paid in kind, whereof one third part is paid to the said parson, one other third part to the said vicar, and the other third part to the herenagh of Tawlaghtard as aforesaid; and that they, the said parson, vicar, and herenagh, are to bear the charge of repairing and maintaining the parish church there as before; and that the parson and vicar paid twelvepence a piece proxies to the said lord bishop of Derry; and there is likewise one garden of glebe belonging to the said vicar, and also the parish of Allowa, wherein is both a parson and vicar, and that the tithes of this parish are paid in kind, one third part whereof to the parson, another third part to the vicar and the other third part to the herenagh; and that the said parson, vicar, and herenagh, are to maintain and repair the parish church at their own charges equally to be borne; and that in the said paris hare two gardens of glebe belonging to the vicar, there, and that the parson and vicar paid twelvepence a piece proxies to the bishop of Derry; and also the parish of Dromchoes, whereof there is a parson and vicar, and that the tithes of the said parish are paid in kind, one third part whereof is paid to the parson, another third part to the vicar, and the other third part to the herenagh, who are to bear the charge of repairing and maintaining the parish church equally as before; and that the parson and vicar of this parish, paid unto the bishops of Derry two shillings a piece proxies; and also the parish of Boydafeigh, in which parish is both a parson and a vicar, and that the tithes of the said parish are also paid in kind, to the parson, vicar, and herenagh as before; and that they the said parson, vicar, and herenagh are to bear the charge of repairing and maintaining the parish church equally; and that the said parson and vicar paid twelvepence a piece proxies to the bishop of Derry; which said three parishes last recited are called by the name of Termonconny; and also the parish of Towlaghtfinleggan, whereof there is both a parson and a vicar, and that the tithes of the said parish are paid in kind, one third part to the parson, another third part to the vicar, and the other third part to the herenagh, who likewise are to bear the charge in repairing and maintaining the parish church there equally, and that the parson and vicar paid twelvepence a piece proxies to the lord bishop of Derry; and that in this parish there is one garden of glebe belonging to the vicarage there; and also the parish of Boymaboe, whereof there is both a parson and a vicar, and that all the tithes

of the said parish are paid in kind, one third part whereof to the parson, and another third part to the vicar, and the other third part to the herenagh, who are likewise to bear the charge of repairing and maintaining the parish church equally; and that the parson and vicar paid twelvepence a piece proxies to the bishop of Derry, and that there belongeth to the vicarage of the said parish one garden of glebe land; and also the parish of Bannocher, whereof there is both a parson and a vicar, and that the tithes of the said parish are paid in kind, one third part to the parson, another third part to the vicar, and the other third part to the herenagh, who are to bear the charge of repairing and maintaining the parish church equally as before; and that the parson and vicar paid twelvepence a piece proxies to the bishop of Derry, in which parish also is one garden of glebe land belonging to the vicar there. And further the said jurors do upon their oaths find and present, that the late abbot of the late abbey or priory of Dungevin was both before and at the making of the said act of the dissolution of monasteries, seized in his demesne as of fee in right of his house, of and in the said abbey or priory of Dungevin, and eight balliboes of land with the tithes thereof, and of the whole parish to the said abbey or priory belonging, which said abbey or priory, together with the said lands and tithes lately came to his majesty's hands and possession, by force of the said statute or act of dissolution of monasteries. And further the said jurors do upon their oaths find and present, that the lord archbishop of Armagh is seized in fee, in right of his archbishoprick, of and in the yearly rent of two marks sterling, per annum, issuing out of the herenagh land Clonie, containing one quarter; and there is also the fishing of two small pools to the said land belonging, all lying and being in the barony of Annagh: and further, they say, that the said herenagh land, and fishing of Clonie, now is and hath been in the possession of the bishop of Derry, ever since the wars of Shane O'Neill. And further the said jurors do upon their oaths find and present, that the dean of Derry, both before and after the making of the said statute of the attainder of Shane O'Neill, in the 11th year of the reign of the said late queen Elizabeth, was seized in his demesne as of fee, in right of his deanery, of and in the two quarters of land called Ballyowen in the parish of Annagh within the barony of Annagh: and further the said jurors do upon their oaths find and present, that the lord bishop of Derry, both before and until the making of the said statute of 11th Elizabeth, was seized in fee in right of the said bishoprick, of and in several rents and customs and duties issuing out of certain lands and portions of tithes within the said barony of Annagh, as followeth: viz. out of the herenagh land of Faughenvallie, containing two quarters, known by these four names, viz. Killewilly, Tulleveny, Cullowe, and Killeitra, the rent of ten shillings sterling per annum, and also thirteen shillings and fourpence sterling in his visitation and not else, in lieu of a refection, which refection or sum of money in lieu thereof, was equally borne by the parson and

vicar, and herenagh, of the parish of Faughenvally; and also out of the herenagh's third part of the tithes of the said parish ten shillings sterling per annum; and also out of the herenagh land of Camer, containing one quarter, the yearly rent of ten shillings sterling per annum: and out of the herenagh's third part of the tithes of the said parish of Camer, ten shillings sterling per annum a refection in the said bishop's visitation, and not else and they also say, that in the parish of Annagh there is a quarter of herenagh land, out of which the bishop of Derry had no rent or refection issuing. And further the said jurors do upon their oaths find and present, that in the said barony of Annagh are the several parishes ensuing, viz. the parish of Faughenvally, whereof there is both a parson and a vicar, who paid unto the bishop of Derry twelvepence a piece proxies; and that the tithes of the said parish are paid in kind, one third part thereof to the parson, one other third part thereof to the vicar, and the other third part to the herenagh, who are to repair and maintain the parish church equally at their own charge. And that before and until the said statute of 11th of Elizabeth, the dean of the cathedral church of Derry was parson here, in right of his deanery, and also the parish of Camer, whereof there is both a parson and a vicar, and the tithes of the said parish are paid in kind, one third part whereof to the parson, another third part thereof to the vicar, and the other third part to the herenagh, who are to bear the charges of repairing and maintaining the parish church; and that in the said parish is one garden of glebe belonging to the vicarage there: and also the parish of Annagh, whereof there is both a parson and a vicar, and that the tithes of this parish are paid now to sir Thomas Phillips, but by what right the jurors know not: and also the parish of Clandermott, whereof the dean of Derry was parson, and received the whole tithes in kind in right of his said deanery, and that there is not any vicarage; and further the said jurors do upon their oaths say and present, that the late abbot of the late dissolved abbey or monastery of Columkill of Derry, both before and at the making of the said statute of dissolution of monasteries, was seized in his demesne as of fee, in right of the said abbey, of and in the two balliboes of Grangeah in the barony of Annagh, with the appurtenances, and that the said lands came lately to his majesty's hands by force of the statute of dissolution of monasteries. And further the said jurors do upon their oaths find and say, that all presentations in right of patronage and advowsons of churches within the said county of Coleraine, do of right belong and appertain to the king's majesty in right of his imperial crown: but they also say, that the bishop of Derry might, and did until the said statute of 11th Elizabeth, place a clerk in any parsonage or vicarage being void, until the king either presented or bestowed the advowson upon the bishop or some other person soever. And further the said jurors do upon their oaths present and say, that the temporal lords never received any rents or duties, out of the termon or herenagh lands of the said county of Cole

raine, but that Shane O'Neill in the beginning of his rebellion compelled the tenants of the said termon and herenagh lands to give him sundry uncertain rents and customs, which the said jurors find to have been extorted wrongfully and de facto as an unlawful exaction, and not de jure or as a lawful rent. And further touching the original of corbs and herenaghs, and of the termon lands of the said county of Coleraine, the said jurors do upon their said oaths find and say, that Donnell Mac Hugh O'Neill, king of Ireland, did long before any bishops were made in the said kingdom of Ireland, give unto certain holy men, whom they called sancti patres, several portions of land and a third part of all the tithes, to the end they should say prayers, and bear a third part of the charge for repairing and maintaining the parish church, the other two third parts being borne by the parson and vicar, to whom the rest of the tithes is yearly paid, and also for their own honour and sustentation; and that afterwards the said holy men did give unto several septs. several proportions of the said lands, and placed one or more of them in every parish, and withal gave unto him a third part of the tithes of that pa rish, to hold both the said land and the third part of the tithes for ever, according to the course of tanistre, free from all exactions, and that for that cause the land was called termon or free, and the tenants thereof some since were called corbe, and some since herenagh, and that the said corbe or herenagh was to bear a third part of the charge in repairing and maintaining the parish church, and that the said portion of land and the third part of the tithes so continued free unto the corbe or herenagh for many years, until the church of Rome established bishops in this kingdom, and declared that every corbe and herenagh should give unto the bishop within whose diocese be lived, a yearly pension more or less, according to his proportion out of his entire herenaghie, consisting of the said land and the said third part of the tithes, and that thereunto the said corbe and herenaghs submitted themselves, but held their herenaghie free for ever, and could not be removed by any of the temporal or spiritual lords, or other persons whatsoever. And further the said jurors do upon their oaths find and present, that the difference of termon corbe or herenagh consisteth only in this; that the termon is the name of the land, and all termon land is herenagh land, and hath all the privileges of herenagh land, but herenagh land, hath not always as ample privileges of the termon land; and also the said jurors do upon their oaths find and present, that all castles, manors, lands, tenements, and hereditaments what, soever, the rents and duties belonging to the lord archbishop of Armagh, and all and singular abbies, monasteries, priories, and religious houses, and the lands above mentioned to belong thereunto only excepted, are now or lately come into the act or possession of his majesty by the said act of attainder of Shane O'Neill and others, made in the 11th year of the reign of the late queen Elizabeth. Lastly, the said jurors do upon their oaths find and present, that the said king's majesty that now is, being seized