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A83332 An ordinance or declaration of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for the encouragement of adventurers to make new subscriptions for townes, cities, and lands in Ireland. Having taken into their serious consideration the sad condition of that realm, and of what ill consequence the losse of that kingdome would be to this both in respect of religion and otherwise. Die Veneris. 14 Julii. 1643. Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance or declaration shall be forthwith printed and published. I Brown Cler. Parliamentorum. England and Wales. Parliament. 1643 (1643) Wing E2114; Thomason E60_15 5,918 12

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by the blessing of God that War shall come to be ended and for the better propagation of Religion and abolishing of Popery and Superstition out of that Land and civilizing of that Kingdom the said Lords and Commons have set out the City and Corporation of Lim●rick with the Island of Enishcattery and the Fishings of the River there and twelve thousand Acres of confiscated and profitable lands medow and pasture lying next contiguous and adjacent to the said City round about lying and being in the Province of Munster with Woods Bogs and barren mountains cast in to bee hereafter granted and conveyed to such Person and Persons as aforesaid their Heirs and Assignes as shall now adventure and disburse money for the same at the rate and valuation hereafter mentioned viz. That shall disburse the sum of thirty thousand pounds currant money of England for the same and paying the sum of six hundred and twenty five pounds yeerly rent to the Crown And have ordained and set out the City and Corporation of Waterford l●ing and being in the said Province of Munster with fifteene thousand Actes of like forfeited and profitable lands medow and pasture Bogs Woods and barren mountains to be likewise cast in and lying contiguous and adjacent to the said City to be hereafter granted and conveyed to such person and p●rsons as aforesaid their Heirs and Assigns as shall now adventure and disburse the sum of thirty thousand pounds and pay the like yeerely rent of sixe hundred and twenty five pounds unto the Crown for the same And have ordained and set out the Towne and Corporation of Galloway lying and being in the Province of Connaught with ten thousand Actes of like forfeited profitable land medow and pasture with woods Bogs and barren mountains to be cast in and to lie contiguous and adjacent to the said Towne and Corporation to be in like manner granted and conveyed to such person and persons as aforesaid their Heires and Assigns as shall now adventure disburse the sum of twenty five thousand pounds for the same pay the yeerely rent of five hundred and twenty pounds to the Crown for the same And have ordained and set out the Town and Corporation of Wexford lying and being in the Province of Leinster with six thousand Actes of like escheated profitable lands medow and pasture with woods bogs and barren mountains to be cast in and to lie adjacent and contiguous to the said Towne and Corporation and to be likewise granted to such person and persons as aforesaid their Heirs and Assignes as shall now adventure and disburse the summe of seven thousand five hundred pounds for the same and pay the yeerly rent and fee-farme of one hundred fifty sixe pounds foure shillings and foure pence to the Crowne for the same and all and every the same respectively to be holden of his Majestie in free and common Soccage as of his Castle of Dublyn in the said Realm and and every of them to be incorporated again de novo and to have such Liberties Freedomes and Immunities granted unto them and every of them respectively as are now granted to the City of Bristol in this Realm by any Charter and Charters whatsoever and such other Priviledges and Immunities as be contained and intended to the said Adventurers for Lands in Ireland in the Acts of Parliament aforesaid for subscriptions for Lands in that Realm And it is further Ordained and Declared by Authority aforesaid That in case the respective sums whereat the said Cities Townes Lands and premises last mentioned aforesaid are respectively valued and apprized shall not be wholly under-written for yet then and in such case all and every such under-writer and under-writers as shall subscribe any sum or sums of money for to have any part or parcell thereof shall have granted and conveied unto him his heires and Assignes such and so much in proportion thereof as his and their Adventure and Adventures shall severally and respectively amount unto according to the said respective valuations to be set out unto him and them by indifferent Commissioners by the Lords and Commons to be therefore hereafter named appoynted And the said Lords and Commons doe further Ordaine Declare for a more cleere and full Plantation of the said Cities Townes and Corporations That all Chantry Lands Lands and Tenements given unto superstitious uses for maintenance of Popish Priests and Idolatrous Masses Drentalls Diriges and the like And all Lands and Tenements given for maintenance of Lazors and Lazarous people and concealed in possession and Occupation of such who are now or hereafter shall be Rebels have beene by their Ancestors enjoyed by many descents and which shall not become forfeited by this Rebellion shall be cast into the Purchase and Purchases of the said Cities and Townes respectively as parcell thereof shall by Act Acts of Parliament hereafter to passe in England Ireland be made as subject lyable to the said Plantation And for satisfying of the said Adventurers their subscriptions as any other the said Rebells Lands forfeited and to be forfeited and Confiscate therein whatsoever And al the Adventurers Estates in whatsoever their Adventures for Lands Tenements herein formerly mentioned shal be in like manner hereafter secured unto them confirmed by Act and Acts of Parliament to passe both in England and Ireland for the same end and purpose as aforesaid And it is further Ordained and Declared by authority aforesaid That all and every such person persons as aforesaid who have or shall under-write any sum or sums of money upon the said Propositions for any the Cities Townes and Corporations aforesaid and have formerly adventured subscribed or shall underwrite and subscribe for Lands in the Kingdome at large shal be accommodated to have all his said Lands set out unto him as neere unto those Cities Townes and Corporations aforesaid for which he shall so subscribe as may be provided alwayes that no person or persons shal be admitted to subscribe upon or for any of the said Cities Townes and Corporations for a smaller sum then Twenty Pounds And it is further Ordained and Declared by Authority aforesaid that all and every Officers and Commanders in all or any the Brittish Armies in Ireland that shall and doe continue in the said Service and within six moneths next after the day of the date of this Ordinance shall subscribe al or any part of such sum and sums of mony as now is or shall grow due and owing unto him and them or any of them for his and their pay and entertainment the same subscriptions to be either taken and received here in such way as is formerly directed for other Adventurers or by and before the severall Committee and Committees to be hereafter chosen imployed by the House of Commons and this Committee into the severall Provinces of that Kingdome for the better managing of that War the same subscriptions to be taken Recorded by them the said Committees respectively in their respective Provinces into which they shall be sent and imployed to be afterwards returned by both Houses of Parliament shall have and injoy such proportion proportions of Lands or of Cities Townes Corporations for the sum and sums of money to be subscribed and in manner and forme in all things as other the Adventurers herein aforesaid are for to have theirs granted and set out unto them by and according to the limitation of this present Ordinance And the said Lords and Commons doe further Ordaine and Declare that it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Adventurers and every of t●em now at the time of their subscri●ing for Lands againe as aforesaid or within one moneth afterwards to make his and their respective choice and Election in which of the foure Provinces aforesaid he or they desire to have his and their Adventure and Adventures of Lands to lye And the said Treasurers receiving the same declared under his their hand hands in writing in a Book as a Record thereof for that purpose to be kept shall have the same set out unto him and them his and their heires and Assignes in such Province accordingly if it may be Provided that such choice and setting forth as aforesaid do not prejudice the first Adventures whose lots shall fall in any of those Provinces And it is further Ordained and Declared by Authority aforesaid that all and every such Monies Wares Goods Commodities Armes or Ammunition which either now are or which at any time hereafter shall be either lent or given by the English or Dutch Protestant Churches and Classes in Holland Zealand and other parts and places beyond the Seas to whom this businesse and affaire for the Reliefe of Ireland hath beene already or shall hereafter be recommended shall be brought into the Treasury aforesaid or otherwise be ordered and disposed of by the said Committee for the service aforesaid in manner and sort as other the monie by them to be received is herein declared and appoynted to be imployed And it is further Ordained and Declared by Authoritie aforesaid that the Committee of the House of Commons and Adventurers in London aforesaid or any eight or more of them shall and may by such Agents and Ministers as they shall therefore intrust and imploy to Communicate this Affaire into whatsoever other parts places of this Kingdome as they shall think fit for taking subscriptions receiving of money according to the severall propositions aforesaid according to all and every such other propositions as for the service aforesaid shal hereafter by both Houses of Parliament be made and Ordained and that the said Committee or any eight or more of them shal may reward with fit rewards salaries all such as they shal do thus imploy for the better proceeding in carrying on the said worke to make doe perform whatsoever other matters things shall conduce and be necessary for the better proceeding of the businesse as they the said Committee or any eight or more of them shall from tune to time order appoynt being always ready to give an accompt of their proceedings to both Houses of Parliament when they shall be thereunto required FINIS