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LETTERS PATENT CONVEYING LANDS
ARMAGH.
Charter, 15 Dec.
1617.
of the master of the free school at Donegal, in the said county of Donegal, for the time being for ever; And also to have, hold and enjoy the aforesaid towns, townlands, hamlets, or parcels of land of Drishen, Derrynishe, Cloneknouck, Drombargy, Dashe-sheogh, Carrowreogh, Dromcanny, Dromcarte, Commer and Derrycolaght, Dromcarne, Dromduffe, Dromelawnishe, Lismomly, and M ( ) aforesaid, in the said county of Fermanagh, with all and singular their and.
every of their rights, members and appurtenances wheresoever, to the aforesaid James Archbishop of Armagh, and his successors for ever, to the sole and proper use and behoof of the master of the free school at or near Lisgoole, in the said county of Fermanagh, for the time being for ever ;
And also to have and hold and enjoy the aforesaid towns, townlands, hamlets, poles or parcels of land of Terchony, Tanevanan, Dromknaive, aforesaid, with all and singular their and every of their rights, members and appilrts wheresoever, in.
the said county of Cavan, to the aforesaid James Archbishop of Armagh and his successors for ever, to the sole and proper use and behoof of the master of the free school at the town of Cavan, in the said county of Cavan, for the time being for ever ;
To hold all and singular the premises above by these presents granted, or mentioned to be granted, with all and singular their rights, members and appiirts wheresoever of us, our heirs and successors, in free, pure and per¬ petual alms : And whereas it has been properly made known to us that the aforesaid masters of the free schools are not, nor is any of them, nor were they or any of them, on the aforesaid eighth day of July, bodies corporate and politic, or persons by the law of our kingdom of Ireland, able or capable to acquire, have, enjoy or possess lands, tenements and hereditaments, or the use of lands, tenements and hereditaments for ever, in succession, as other bodies corporate and politic are able and accustomed to do; we, careful of the position, the aforesaid masters in this particular, of our more abundant special grace, certain knowlege and meer motion, we will, and for us, our heirs and suc¬ cessors, firmly enjoining, we order and command, and the aforesaid Archbishop of Armagh, for himself and his successors, doth covenant and grant with us, our heirs and successors, that he, the aforesaid Archbishop and his successors, shall permit the masters of the free schools aforesaid for the time being, and every of them respectively, to have, hold and enjoy all and singular the premises, with the appurtenances above by these presents granted, to their use and behoof, as is above respectively limitted, according to our royal inten¬ tion above expressed, without molestation, disturbance or impediment of the •aforesaid Archbishop of Armagh, his successors or assigns :
And further, of our more abundant special grace, certain knowlege and
meer motion, we will, and by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, we do grant to the aforesaid James Archbishop of Armagh and his successors, that we, our heirs and successors, yearly and from time to time will exonerate and save harmless, as well the aforesaid James Archbishop and his successors, and every of them, as all and singular the premises above by these presents granted, or mentioned to be granted, and every parcel thereof, against us, our heirs and successors, of and from all and all manner of corrodies, rents, fees, annuities, pensions, portions, sums of money, and charges whatsoever, of or for the premises above by these presents granted, or any parcel thereof, to us, our heirs or successors issuing or payable, or upon the same, against us, our heirs and successors, charged or to be charged : We are therefore willing, and firmly enjoining, we order as well Treasurer, Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer of our kingdom of Ireland, as all and singular Auditors and other officers and ministers of us, our heirs and successors, wheresoever of our said kingdom of Ireland, for the time being, that they and every of them, upon the only shewing of these our letters patent, or the enrollment of thorn, without any other writ or warrant from us, our heirs or successors, in any manner to be obtained or procured, shall make, and from time to time cause to be made to the aforesaid James Archbishop of Armagh and his successors, full, entire and due allocation and manifest exoneration of and from all and such cor¬ rodies, rents, fees, annuities, pensions, portions, sums of money, and other charges whatsoever, out of the premises before granted, or any parcel thereof,
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