A

CONCISE VIEW

OF THE

ORIGIN,

CONSTITUTION AND PROCEEDINGS

OF

The Honorable Society

OF THE

Governor & Assistants of London,

OF

THE NEW PLANTATION

IN

ULSTER,

WITHIN THE REALM OF IRELAND,

COMMONLY CALLED

THE IRISH SOCIETY.

COMPILED, PRINCIPALLY, FROM THeir records.

1842.

Printed by Order of the Court,

G. BLEADEN, LONDON.

HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY

MAY 15 1917

SUBSCRIPTION OF 1916

Concise View of the Irish Society.

An Account of the Siege of Londonderry,

Charter of Londonderry

Charter of Coleraine

Inquisitions

Narrative of Fishery Cause...

Page

V

vii

xi

1

Narrative of a Journey to Ireland. . . . . . Appendix cci

Report of the General Agent thereon....Appendix CCxvii

Report relative to Timber

...

..Appendix Ccxxi

Report of the Master of Coleraine School,

with the General Agent's Certificate

Appendix CCXxiii

Irish Society.

1821.

The Right Hon. JOHN THOMAS THORP, LORD MAYOR, Governor.

MATTHIAS PRIME LUCAS, Esq. (afterwards Alderman) Deputy Governor.

SIR JOHN SILVESTER, Bart. RECORDER

SIR RICHARD CARR GLYN, Bart. ALDERMAN

SIR JOHN PERRING, Bart. ALDERMAN

CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Esq. ALDERMAN

JOHN ATKINS, Esq. ALDERMAN

ROBERT ALBION COX, Esq. ALDERMAN

JAMES TRIMBEY, Esq.

WILLIAM ROW, Esq.

WILLIAM SANDELL ANGELL, Esq.

MR. JOSEPH FITZWILLIAM VANDERCOM, TREASURER
MR. RICHARD WOODWARD

MR. HENRY PRICHARD

MR. JOHN JACKSON

MR. THOMAS SAUNDERS

MR. JOHN SAUNDERS

MR. EDWARD HUGHES

MR. PHILIP GREEN, Jun.

MR. HENRY GILBERTSON

MR. HENRY JOHN ELMES

MR. EDWARD JAMES BOND

MR. WILLIAM DAY

MR. ROBERT HOGARD

MR. JOHN PLATT

MR. THOMAS WILTSHIRE.

ROBERT SLADE, Esq. SECRETARY

MR. HENRY SCHULTES, ASSISTANT SECRETARY
JOHN CLAUDIUS BERESFORD, Esq. GENERAL AGENT
DAVID BABINGTON, Esq. LAW AGENT

JOHN WEIR NEWSON, MESSENGER.