A Summary relation of the Benefits and Accommodations that hath been Enacted, Ordained, and Granted to all such as have adventured for Lands in IRELAND, being forfeited there for the perfidious outrages, and barbarous cruelties, which the Irish Papists have committed upon the Protestants, both men, women, and children, Anno, 1641.
I. THat two millions and a halfe of those Acres may be assigned, allotted, and divided amongst them after this Proposition, viz. For each Adventurer of two hundred pounds, one thousand acres in Vlster; for soure hundred and fifty pounds, one thusand acres in Munster, for sixe hundred pounds, one thousand acres in Lenster, all according to the English measure, and consisting of medow, arrable, and profitable Pasture, the Bogges, Woods, and barron mountains being cast in over and above.
II. That out of these two millions and a halfe of acres, constant yearely Rents shall be reserved to the Crowne of England, after this Proportion, viz. Out of each acre thereof in Vlster, one penny; out of each acre in Munster, two pence farthing; out of each acre in Lemster, three pence.
III. Every one that doth so underwrite, shall at the time of his subscription pay downe the twentieth part of the totall summe that shall be by him then under-written; and in case that the residue of his first fourth part be not payd in to such persons as shall be appointed to receive the same, within the tenne dayes before limited, then such party shall not only forfeit the twentieth part of the summe totall formerly deposited, but so much more of his first fourth Payment to be added thereunto, as shall make the one moyety of the said first payment; and if the same Person shall faile in any other of the three payments, he shall then forfeit his entire first fourth part, and all the benefit of his subscription, which forfeiture shal accrue to the common benefit of the rest of the Under-writers.
That every Person which upon the 23. day of October, in the yeare 1641. or at any time after shall be in Rebellion, or levy Warre against the Kings Majestie within his Realme of Ireland, or shall willingly adde, assist, or countenance any person or persons in Rebellion against the Kings Majestie, shall loose and forfeit unto the Kings Majestie all right, title, Interest, Use and Possession which they or any of them or any other persons in trust for them.
That when the Rebels are subdued, a Declaration required to issue forth Commissions into all the said four Provinces of that Kingdome of Ireland for the surveying and setting forth of the said two millions and a halfe of acres, and after the same measured and set forth, shall indifferently divide the same by Lott amongst the severall Under-writes.
And that immediately after every Under-writer here, or assigne of any Under-writer shall have drawn his respective Lott.
Such under-writer, Heire, or Assigne shall be, and so shall be adjudged to be by vertue of this Act in the actuall possession and seisin of all the said Lands, with all things thereunto belonging mentioned in his said Lott, Enter upon, have and enjoy to himselfe and his Heires all and singular the Meadow, Arrable, profitable Pasture, Woods, Bogs, Loughs, Waters, Fishings, and barren Mountains, together with the Houses and Edifices thereupon, in his said Lot contained, with all Easements and Commodities thereunto belonging.
And which within three moneths after the allotment so to be made as aforesaid, shall have one thousand acres or more of the said two millions and a halfe of acres lying together in the Province of Lemster, or two thousand acres or more lying together in the Province of Connaught, or one thousand five hundred acres or more lying together in the Prouince of Munster, or three thousand acres or more lying together in the Province of Vlster, shall have power by vertue of this Act, for every such thousand, two thousand, fifteen hundred, and three thousand acres, to Create a Mannor within the limits of the said Lands respectively, and to receive Tenures, to hold of himselfe and his Heires, as of his said Mannor or Mannors at his will and pleasure; and that every such person shall have a Court Leet and Court Baron, and shall have full power to hold a Court Leet and Court Baron within the presence of every such Mannor, and to enjoyn all such Royalties, Franchises, Fines and Amercements, Suites, Services, and Immunities as to View, of Franke, Pledge, or Court Baron is usuall, and belonging, and also within each respective Mannor, to have and enjoy as foresaid all Deodands, Fellons, Goods, and goods of Fellons, of themselves together, with all Waifes and Strais.
That all such persons of the Dutch Nation being Protestants, and Subjects to the government of the States of the United Provinces of the Low Countries, as shall be desirous to under-write any summe or summs of money, according to the said Act, shall be admitted to such under-writings, untill the full summe of 200000. pounds shall be by them under-written, and so as the million of money propounded to be under-written by His Majesties Subjects of England, Scotland, and Ireland, be not subscribed before the admittance of any of the said Dutch Nation to subscribe as aforesaid.
That all and every Cities, Burroughs, and Towns Corporate which have perpetuall Communalty and succession, being within 60. miles of London, and all and every Companies, Guilds, and Fraternities of any Graft, Mysterie, or trade united and incorporated within the said Citie of London, or within any other Citie sixty miles distance thereof, which at any time before the 20. day of May, in the yeare of our Lord God, 1642. by their Citizens or Burgesses or any one of them respectively, for that place which he serveth in this present Parliament, or by their Mayor, Bayliffe, Master, Warden, or other head Officer of any of the said Cities, Burroughs, Towns Corporate, Companies, Guilds, or Fraternities as aforesaid shall under-write any such summe of money.
And every such person or body Politique shall pay the whole summe which he or they shall so under-write, or cause to be under-written unto the said four persons or any two of them before the said 20. of July, shall have measured out, and enjoyned according to the Plantation measure, that is to say, every acre thereof shall consist of eight score perches or poles, and every perch or pole shall consist of 21. foote.
The first recited acres are to consist of English measure, and no other or greater measure:
That all person and persons, Corporations and Bodies politick, which at any time or times heretofore have subscribed and payd in any summe or summes of money upon the late Ordinance of Parliament of the 30 th. of January, 1640. made for new loanes and Contributions, and that shall now againe subscribe and pay unto Mr. James Bunch, Mr. Thomas Foote, Mr. John Kendricke of London, Aldermen, and to Samuel Avery, Esquire, Treasurer appointed for that service, so much money as shall amount unto a full fourth part, as they or any of them have formerly subscribed and paid in, shall have a double proportion of Land for the whole, twice so much land as he or they were formerly to have had by and according to the said Act or Ordinance, and Irish measure, viz. every acre thereof to consist of eight score perches or pole, and every perch or pole to consist of 21. foot; and under the same rents and services, conditions, limitations, and provisions, and in as large and beneficiall manner and forme to all intents and purposes whatsoever, as in and by the said Acts of Parliament and Ordinances aforesaid is limited and expressed.
If any such person or persons formerly adventured, &c. shall under-write any more, or any other sum or summs of money then this fourth part of his former adventure shall amount unto; or if any other person of the English or Dutch Nation, that shall now denovo, subscribe and pay in any sum or sums of mone, for Rebel, Lands, shall have a like double proportion of lands for the same in manner and forme in all things, as the Adventurers aforesaid in the immediate foregoing Propofition are to have theirs.
All who have or shall under-write any summe or sums of money upon the said Propofition as aforesaid, and have formerly adventured and subscribed, or shall under-write and subscribe for Lands in the Kingdom at large shall be accommodated to have all his said Lands set out unto him as near the Cities Towns Corporation aforesaid, for which he shall so subscribe as may be provided alwayes, that no [Page 30] person or persons shall be admitted to subscribe upon or for any of the said Cities, Towns, Corporations, for a smaller sum then twenty pounds.
And every of them to make his or their respective Choyse and Election in which of the four Provinces aforesaid, he or they desireth to have his or their adventure and adventures of lands to lye, and shall have the same set out to him and them in such Provinces accordingly, if it may be provided that such choyse and setting forth as aforesaid do not prejudice the first Adventurers, whose lot shall fall in any of those Provinces.
That the time limited for the bringing in Subscriptions and payment of any sum of money for a full fourth part of any the former Adventurers for Land in Ireland, or otherwise upon the said Ordinance of the 14. July, 1643. shall be within twenty dayes next after the passing and printing of this present Ordinance by all such Persons, Corporations, or body politique as are in London, or within tenne miles thereof; that in case the said thirty thousand pounds shal not be advanced and paid within the said forty dayes, as is before declared, that then it shall and may be lawfull for any person or persons within seven dayes after the expiration of the said forty dayes, to advance and pay the full fourth part of any the said first Adventures, whereunto the said fourth part is, or shall not be then added; and upon payment thereof, shall have and take that advantage to himselfe which the said first Adventurers should, or might have payd by payment of the sayd full fourth Part by vertue of the said Ordinance of Parl. the 14. July, 1643.
Adventurers to joyn in one and the same lot as shall desire it, provided no one lot exceed 10000 l. & no more lots; for the Province of Munster then shal amount unto 110000 l. for the Province of Lemster 25000 l. for the Province of Vlster 45000 l. accounting all Mannors as doubled, brought in upon the Ordinance of the 14. July, 1643. and the 30. Novem. [Page 31] 1647. to make up the said sum; and in the second alotment for Counties, no one alotment not to exceed 50000 l. and no one lot for the County of Waterford, then shall amount to twenty thousand pounds; for the County of Limrick 3000. pounds; for the County of Typerary, 60000. pounds; for the County of Eastmeath, 55000. pounds, for Westmeath, 70000. pounds, for Kings County 40000. pounds, for Qu. County 40000. pounds, for the County of Autrim, 15000. pounds; for the County of Downe, 15000. pounds; for the County of Armagh, 15000. pounds. And shall accordingly give unto each of the said Adventurers a Certificate, what number of acres according to English measure is due unto him, either by force of the said Act, or in lieu and satisfaction of his proportion of acres of Irish measure, according to the said former Acts and Ordinances which certifie under the hands and seales of any five or more of the aforesaid Committee shall be a sufficient Warrant for every Adventurer receiving the same to make his claim in Ireland; a Transcript thereof in a Parchment Roll to be made and transmitted to the Chamber of London, there to remain as a publick Record.