of Ireland, with the explanation, amendment and supply of the same doubts and defects as it shall seem to be requisite and reasonable in that behalf to us, our heirs and successors.

And for the better giving, granting, securing and confirming the same premises to the same Society and their successors, according to the true intention of these letters patent, and the plain signification of the words in these our letters-patent contained, any thing in these presents to the contrary notwithstanding.

bers of the

oath of

And further we will, and by these presents for us, our heirs The memand successors, do ordain and firmly enjoining do command, Society to that the present governor of the Society aforesaid, and his de- take the puty above named, and all the assistants of the said Society by office; and these our letters patent above named and constituted, and all before' governors and assistants of the Society aforesaid, and every of whom. them hereafter by virtue of these presents to be named and elected, and all and every deputy of any such governor for the time being, before they or any of them be admitted to the exercise or execution of such office or offices, place or places respectively, shall take their corporal oath upon the holy evangelists, before the mayor of the city of London aforesaid for the time being, well and faithfully to execute such office and offices, place and places respectively; to which said mayor of the city of London aforesaid for the time being, we do by these presents, give and grant full power and authority from time to time to give and administer the same oaths.

And further we will, and by these presents, for us our heirs The alderand successors, do ordain and firmly enjoining do command, gesses, shemen, burthat the aldermen, chief burgesses, sheriffs, chamberlain, and all riffs, &c. to other officers and ministers of the said city of Londonderry, and take certain oaths; and every of them, in or by these our letters patent now named, before appointed, or constituted, or by virtue or according to the whom. tenor of the same our letters patent hereafter to be named, elected, or constituted, before they or any of them be admitted or do otherwise in that behalf enter upon the execution or exercise of the office or offices, place or places, to which so as aforesaid they are now respectively named, appointed, or constituted, or hereafter in form aforesaid to be named, elected, or constituted, shall take, and every of them shall take the oaths of allegiance and supremacy upon the holy evangelists, before the mayor or recorder of the city of Londonderry aforesaid for the time being, in the presence of the aldermen of the same city for the time being, or the major part of them; to which mayor and recorder of the city of Londonderry aforesaid for the time being, and either and every of them, we do, by these presents, give and grant full power and authority, from time to time, in form aforesaid to give and administer the said several oaths.

bers of the

And further we will, and by these presents for us our heirs and The memsuccessors do ordain and firmly enjoining do command, that the Society to governor and assistants of the said Society of the governor and as- take the sistants of London of the new plantation in Ulster within the realm of Ireland aforesaid, and the deputy of the same governor, and

like oaths.

These let

ment there

fectual.

all other officers and ministers of the same Society and every of them, in or by these our letters patent now named, appointed or constituted, or by virtue or according to the tenor of the same our letters patent hereafter to be named, elected or constituted, before they or any of them be admitted or do otherwise in that behalf enter upon the execution or exercise of the office or offices, place or places to which they are so aforesaid now named, elected or constituted respectively, or hereafter in form aforesaid to be named, elected or constituted, they and every of them shall take the oaths of allegiance and supremacy upon the holy evangelists, before such person or persons which by the laws and statutes of this our realm of England are appointed and designed or hereafter shall be appointed and designed to give and adininister such oaths.

their

And further, we will, and by these presents for us, our heirs ters patent, and successors do grant to the said Society of the governor and or the inrol- assistants of London of the new plantation in Ulster aforesaid and of, to be ef- successors, and to the said mayor and commonalty and citizens of the city of Londonderry aforesaid, and their successors, that these our letters patent, or the inrollment of the same, shall be in and by all things for ever firm, strong, good, sufficient and effectual in the law, against us our heirs and successors, as well in all our courts as elsewhere within our kingdoms of England and Ireland, without any confirmations, licences or toleration, in any manner hereafter to be procured or obtained of us our heirs or successors.

Non-obstante clause.

And notwithstanding the ill naming or ill reciting or not reciting the said territories, lands, tenements, advowsons, waters, rivers, fishings, piscaries, and other the premises by these presents before granted and confirmed, or any of them or any parcel thereof.

And notwithstanding the not finding of any office or inquisition of the premises, or any parcel thereof, by which our title ought to be found before the making of these our letters patent.

And notwithstanding the misreciting or not reciting of any demise or grant made of the premises or any parcel thereof, being of record or not of record.

And notwithstanding the misnaming, or not naming, or not truly naming any town, hamlet, parish, place or county in which the premises or any part thereof are or is.

And notwithstanding that of the names of the tenants, farmers or occupiers of the premises or any parcel thereof, full true and certain mention is not made.

And notwithstanding any defect of or in the certainty or computation or declaration or omission of, the true yearly value of the premises or of any parcel thereof, or of the yearly rent reserved of and upon the premises or of and upon any parcel thereof, expressed and contained in these our letters patent.

And notwithstanding any other defects in not naming or not truly naming any tenant, farmer or occupier of the premises or any parcel thereof.

And notwithstanding the statute made in the parliament of the lord Henry the Sixth, late king of England our predecessor, in the eighteenth year of his reign.

And notwithstanding any other defects in the not truly and rightly naming of the nature, kind, form, quantity or quality of the premises or any parcel thereof.

And notwithstanding any law, statute, provision, ordinance, direction, restraint, or any other thing cause or matter what

soever.

death of

And we of our further special grace, certain knowledge and The King mere motion, for us our heirs and successors, do pardon, remise, releases release, and for ever quit claim, to the mayor and commonalty received and citizens of our city of London, and to all and singular com- since the panies and bodies politic of the same city which heretofore pur- Charles the chased any part of the premises in these our letters patent men- First for the tioned and granted, or heretofore granted by the said letters purchase of patent of our said grandfather, and all and every of them, and all any of the premises. and every of their successors whomsoever, and every member of them, and every of them, and every other person whomsoever, all and singular sums of money which they or any of them have received by pretence or colour of the said letters patent of our grandfather aforesaid, or otherwise howsoever since the death of our illustrious father; or for the honours, manors, lands, tenements and hereditaments, customs, fishings, and other things whatsoever in the same letters patent expressed and contained; and all rents, duties, customs, covenants, conditions, accompts, claims, and demands whatsoever, which we, our heirs or successors, have or may have, or challenge for or concerning the premises, or any parcel of the same.

to be sealed

Also we will, and by these presents, for us, our heirs and suc- These letcessors, do grant to the said Society of the governor and assist- ters patent ants of London of the new plantation in Ulster aforesaid, that they without fine may and shall have these our letters patent, in due manner made to the and sealed under our great seal of England, without fine or fee crown, great or small, in any manner therefore to be yielded, paid, or made to us in our hanaper, or elsewhere to our use.

in six

Provided that the governor and assistants of London of the new if inrolled plantation in Ulster aforesaid do inroll, or cause to be inrolled, months. these our letters patent in the office of the remembrancer of the treasurer of our exchequer in England, within six months after the date hereof, to the end the same may there remain of record

to our use.

Witness the king at Westminster the tenth day of April in the Teste. fourteenth year of his reign.

We have caused the tenor of our said letters patent to be exemplified by these presents, at the request of the said Society of the governor and assistants of London of the new plantation in Ulster aforesaid.

In witness whereof, we have caused these our letters to be made patent.

Witness myself at Westminster, the eleventh day of January, in the eighteenth year of our reign.

GRIMSTON and PINDAR.

Grants by the Society recited

Repeal of the said Charter recited

Page

XIII

ib.

King Charles the First's promise of restitution recited. ib.
Reasons of the present Grant

The city of Derry, and other granted premises, to be the
county of Londonderry

The City to be called Londonderry .

Extent of the Liberties thereof

ib.

XV

. ib.

ib.

Extent of the Liberties of Coleraine

Inhabitants of Londonderry incorporated

And made capable to purchase, grant, and demise

One Chamberlain

Twenty-four Burgesses

ib.

ib. xvii ib.

. ib.

ib.

. ib.

The Mayor and Common Council empowered to make
By-Laws

ib.

xviii

ib.

Their Ordinances not to be repugnant to the Laws of
Ireland.

And to be certified to the Society within four months. ib.
And to be approved or disapproved by them within six

The first Mayor named, and how long to continue
The first Twelve Aldermen named

The two first Sheriffs named, and how long to continue
The first Chamberlain named, and how long to continue
The first Twenty-four Burgesses named quam diu, &c.
The Irish Society created

Of whom the same shall consist

The Society incorporated, and by what name
Made capable to purchase

And to sue and be sued

To have a Common Seal

To be yearly elected, when, by whom, and in what manner ib.
The first Governor, Deputy Governor, and twenty-four
Assistants named

When the first Election shall be

The Governor and Assistants removeable, and how to be supplied in case of death or removal

xxiii

xxiv

ib.

The Assistants to take the Oath of Office, and before whom

ib.

ib.

XXV

ib.

The Society, or any Nine (the Governor or his Deputy being one), to hold Courts

The Society to appoint their Officers

The Governor or Deputy to appoint times of meeting
Whom the Common Council of Londonderry shall con-
sist of.

By whom the Mayor shall be chosen, and when
Oaths to be taken by him, and when

How long he shall continue

But to be removeable, and by whom

And how to be supplied in case of death or removal
New Mayor to be sworn, and before whom
When the Sheriffs shall be chosen

In case of death or removal, how to be supplied
How long the New Sheriffs shall continue

Aldermen and Burgesses to be sworn, and before whom
Aldermen removeable, and by whom

In case of death or removal, how to be supplied.
Aldermen to continue quam diu, &c.

. ib.

xxviii ib. xxix ib. . ib.

ib.

ib.

The Common Council to fine such as refuse the office of
Mayor or Aldermen, and to what extent
How those Fines shall be recovered
Sheriffs refusing to serve to be fined, and to what extent ib.
How their Fines shall be levied

All the said Fines granted to the Corporation
The Mayor and Sheriffs to be resident in the city
Chief Burgesses to be removeable, and by whom
And how to be supplied in case of death or removal
To be sworn, and before whom