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A NOTE how the Plantation goes forward in Farmanoch, and what the Undertakers have done there, and their proceedings. MS 630, p. 113 22 Sep 1611
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Supplementary information: Calendar of the Carew Manuscripts preserved in the Archiepiscopal Library at Lambeth, ed. J. S. Brewer & W. Bullen (6 vols., 1867-73), vol. V, document 68.
Contents: (1.) Barony of Lorge.--First, Sir Edward Blanerhasset, whose son as agent for his father is there, and with him six persons, of which two have their wives, but whether they are to he leaseholders or freeholders he knoweth not until his father's coming. They are all well armed. They have made one English house, with three rooms beneath, a chimney, and an oven, with a loft, and part of the house is already thatched; some boards are already sawed for the loft and about fifteen trees felled and squared. For cattle they have four mares and a horse, and have brought a dozen head of cattle or thereabout. For lime and stone, I see none.
(2.) Thomas Blanerhasset has with him six persons, one a joiner, another a carpenter, and three other workmen, with one tenant. He has built a boat, and has broken stones for lime and some burnt; and thirty trees felled; some squared and sawed; a fair large Irish house built, with windows and rooms after the English manner, wherein is a new kitchen with a stove, chimney, and an oven. For cattle 3 horses, a mare, and some thirteen head of other cattle.
(3.) Barony of Clankelly.--Thomas Flowerdew, has with him six persons, one a carpenter, others freeholders or leaseholders; has built an Irish house with a chimney at the end, made of wattles, contrived in two rooms and a frame for a timber house of birch, most part of it to be set up within a Danes fort. He has a plough of mares and garrons, two English horses, an English mare, one cow, with some three or four bullocks for their provision, and some few arms.
(4.) Sir Hugh Worral has his brother there taking up his rent, but, as yet, nothing else goes forward.
(5.) Mr. Sudborough has with him eight men well armed including two sons and one Mr. Stookes, a leaseholder; he has contrived an Irish house into three rooms, and built a watteld chimney in it. He has one plough of mares and garrons, an English horse and mare, and 20 head of cows.
(6.) Robert Culvert has with him six persons furnished well with peers and pikes, and one leaseholder; has built an Irish house, in three rooms and a watteld chimney in the end. He has a plough of garrons and three English horses, and about fifteen cows; twenty trees felled towards building.
(7.) Barony of Knockninny.--Lord Burleigh. His agent, Mr. Mildrom, has 20 men well furnished with pikes and pieces; has a house built with six couples, the ends with a double chimney in the middle; 108 trees felled, and two kilns of lime burnt of the stones of Castleske. Cattle: 40 cows, and two ploughs of garrons and horses.
(8.) Sir John Wisherd, is newly come over with some 15 persons well armed; has two ploughs, is now sowing wheat; and likeliest to go forward of any of the undertakers.
(9.) Barony of Teragh.--Sir John Hume's man is there receiving his rent and duties, but nothing done.
(10.) Mr. Hamleton has come lately, and with him 10 people, with 14 garrons and horses, and is buying cattle daily; is about to set up a plough or two instantly. As yet nothing built
(11.) Mr. Dunbar's brother is there taking up his duties and rent, but doth nothing else that I see.
For all the rest some of them came and saw the land and went their ways, and what order they took I know not, and what is above written is all that I have seen. Witness my hand. Signed: Phillip Gatisfeth. Endorsed. Headed: 22nd Sept. 1611.
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When the Commissioners got to work m Fermanagh, they commenced with the barony of Gthmeeily, or CrancfeHy, now dlonkelly. This barony or plantation preelnot fa In the extreme eastern part of the county, and con- taina 30,922 acres. Ita northern bdrder eonslritB of upland tracts, but the enrfaoe generally is low-lying, and slopes to the southwest, form- ing a ipart of the east side in the basin Bystem of the Erne. Olonkelly is a comparatively small barony, and contains only f>art of the two parishes tff Clones and Galloon. Ite onto Httte village ia fcaified Rosslee. The Oom> misstoners only could find 'lb it 5,000 acres of arable land, which they marked off into four proportions— two of the mlddlesfee, 1,500 acres eadh,'and flwo of the small size, 1,000 acres each These four proportions made five of 1,000 acres each, which were afterwards allotted to five English Undertakers, 'Whose names are as fottbw, vel?-*»ir Hugh Worrall,
Knight ; Robert Bogas, Esq. ; Robert Calvert, gent; John Sedborough, Esq.; and Thomas Flowerdew, Esq. When these English planters had been fully twelve months in possession, Sir George Oarew reported from Clonkelly as follows:— "Thomas Flowerdew, 2,000 acres; Is resident ; has oast a trench about an old rath, and Is building an English house of 50 feet long and 22 feet broad ; providing materials. John Sedboroogh, 1,000 acres ; Is resident with his wife and family ; has felled timber, raised stopes, set np an oven and two chimneys in his house, and intends to go in hand with his bawne. Robert Calvert, 1,000 acres ; is resident ; has built a house after the English fashion ; has two families of English, unto whom be will give estates ; six other families have pro- mised to come to him at May next. Robert Bogas, 1,000 acres ; has not appeared, nor any for him ; nothing done." Of Sir Hugh Worrell it is stated by a soribe named Philip Gatisfeth, " that he [ Worrell] hath his brother there taking up his rent, but as yet nothing goes forward."
Not much is known of the five planters above named. 1. Sir Hugh Worrell was a lawyer and had some employments as an agent for the Government. He wanted to undertake for a large proportion of 2,000 acres, but only suc- ceeded in purchasing the small one of 1,000 acres called Ardmagh from Thomas Plumsteed. As an apology for his delay in attending to plantation duties, there is the following note to Chichester from the Council in London :— " Sir Hugh Worrell, Knight, undertaker in Ulster, being detained by suits beyond the time pre- scribed by the proclamation, prays a licence of absence for two months, which we have granted. And, one of his deputies settled there to oversee his proportion being dead, he has appointed one Richard Cotes in his room, under whose charge he intends to send over presently twenty English to inhabit part of his propor- tion. We accordingly accept the said Cotes as
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his deputy, so as he send over the ssid twenty English presently. April 30, 1611." 2. Robert Bogas was one of the forty applicants for the whole County of Fermanagh, as above mentioned. On that list be named his place of residence in England, Dehsham Paik, Suffolk j bat in his grant he is styled of Braham in Brantham, Suffolk. He soon sold his propor- tion of Oloncain to Edward Hatton, and does not appear to have ever visited it. 3. Robert Calvert's place of residence in England is not known. He settled for a time on his proportion of Gortgunan, and expended a little in improve- ments, but he soon sold his lands to George Ridgeway, a brother of Sir Thomas Kidgeway, the Treasurer at War. 4. John Sedborough's place of residence in England is not known, but he became an energetic planter. Philip G-atis- feth, above quoted, has mentioned that " Mr. Sudborough has with him eight men well armed, including two sons and one Mr. Stookes, a leaseholder ; he has contrived an Irish house into three rooms and built a wattled chimney in it ; he has one plough of mares. and garrons, an English horse and mare, and twenty bead of cows." He died before 1629, and his granddaughter, Barbara, the child of his deceased son, Peter Sed borough, became his heir. She was nineteen years of acre at the time of her grandfather's death, and soon afterwards married John Mayne. In 1630, the lands of Gortgunan were sold to Lord Robert Dillon and Francis Annesley, who had been created Lord Mountnorris. 5. Thomas Flowerdew was one of the forty applicants for the whole County of Fermanagh, and on that list it was stated that he had come from Hetherset, in the County of Norfolk. Philip Gatisfeth, perhaps an assistant of Sir George Oarew, stated that ** Thomas Flowerdew has built an Irish house with a chimney at the end made of wattles, contrived into two rooms, and a frame for a timber house of birch, most part to be set up in a Dane's Fort." He
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