The following "Proclamation
of 1653" was posted to the Co.Tyrone,
Ireland list by Teena - ivorie-samhoir@home.com
who has kindly given me
permission to post it to this
list.
Following the Proclamation
there was an attachment of names. I have
"only" copied the entry (group)
that included Boyds. If anyone would like
the "complete" listing of
names, just search the CoTyroneIreland mailing
list archives for: "Proclamation
of 1653" for the complete list. Karen
Proclamation of 1653
The proclamation on a proposal
to tranplant leading and/or land owning
Presbyterians in 1653 from
the Counties of Down and Antrim, to Munster.
This was published by the
commissioner's for the settling and securing of
Ulster Province.
"Whereas the right honourable
the commissioners of the commonwealth of
England have commissioned
us, for the settling and securing of these
parts from those disturbances
which the council of state did intimate
unto them were like to arise
here, through the designs of the
neighbouring Highlanders in
Scotland, and whereas many persons here have
(to our grief) too much confirmed
those fears; in discharge of that
trust reposed in us, that
the good people here of the English and
Scottish nation, who have
manifested their good affection towards the
present government, might
receive all due protection and encouragement,
we have thought fit as the
most probable expedient for the peace and
settlement of this province,
to transplant a certain number of such
persons as we judge (by reason
of their interest and disaffection) to be
therein most dangerous, into
the provinces of Leinster and Munster. And
that we might show our tenderness
towards them(not withstanding their
present temper) and that we
have no other end in this action, next to
preservation of the peace
in these parts, than their good and welfare;
We do hereby declare, that
the ensuing conditions or articles shall, God
willing, be made good to the
respective persons who shall be so
transplanted:
First,- Valuable consideration
in land, computed as the same worth in
the year 1640, shall be allowed
for the land, leases and houses of such
as shall be transplanted,
value as aforesaid, according to their
respective interests, and
the qualifications under which they do fall in
the printed act for settlement
of August 1652, entitled 'An act for the
settling of Ireland'. And
to that end, persons of judgement and known
integrity shall be, with all
convenient speed, appointed surveyors upon
oath of the value of the said
land, leases and houses of such as shall
be removed as aforesaid,according
unto such answerable satisfaction as
shall be given the aforesaid.
And whilst the said surveys are making,
the said persons now removing
shall be possessed of such land by an
estimate according to the
rule and proportion of the aforesaid. And the
places whereunto they shall
be transplanted, shall be the parts of the
counties Kilkennie, Typerarie,
and Waterford, the Barony of the Decies
in the county of Waterford
bordering upon the sea, and such other parts
of that countie near the city
of Waterford, where they may with security
inhabit, in such places as
the commissioners of the revenue or other
persons authorised within
these precincts shall appoint.
Secondly,- The said
persons shall hold such lands, if the lands unto
which they be tranplanted
be now waste, and shall pay no contribution
thereout, till November come
twelvemonth: after which time they are to
pay proportionable taxes with
the rest of their neighbours.
Thirdly,- The said persons
shall be allowed what wood is necessary
either for the building of
new or repairing of old houses on the said
lands; and the same shall
be appointed out of the commonwealth's woods.
Fourthly,- The said
persons shall and may enjoy by their agents the
profits of their lands they
now possess till November next ensuing the
date hereof. And notwithstanding
that it is the custom of the country
that all removers pay a years
contribution after removal in the places
from whence they remove; yet
for the further encouragement of the
persons so removing, it is
condescended that they shall pay the
contribution charged on the
lands they now possess in Ulster only during
the time of their holding
the said lands by their said agents and not
after the 1st of November
next.
Fifthly,- The State
shall, if the said persons desire it, take off all
their corn now upon the ground,
being made into meal, and delivered into
the public stores at a market
price and shall pay the money so due to
them for it at what place
they shall desire in Ireland.
Sixthly,- Convoys shall
be allowed for the persons and goods of such as
shall be so removed.
Seventhly,- The said
persons shall and may enjoy the freedom of their
religion, and choose their
own ministers; provided they shall be such as
shall be peaceable-minded
men towards the authority they live under, and
not scandalous: and such ministers
shall be allowed a competence for
their subsistence, suitable
with others in their condition.
Eightly,- Such of the
said persons who have no title to land shall have
leases, of so much as they
can be stock, at a valuable rent and
contribution free, if it be
waste when they enter upon it, till November
next come twelvemonth.
And we do further declare,
that all those who have signified their
willingness to remove on the
conditions tendered, as also any of the
rest that yet shall, by the
_ day of June next, signify their
willingness to the commissioners
of the revenue of the precinct of
Belfast, and give in sufficient
security to remove as aforesaid, shall
have these conditions fully
made good to them in as ample manner as they
are here tendered: And
for any other of these numbers who shall not, by
the day aforsaid, so declare
their intentions, and give security for
performance as aforsaid, we
shall in order to the public safety, enforce
them to remove into such places,
with abatement in the conditions, where
they may not be capable of
doing that mischief which they give us much
cause to believe they only
want power and opportunity to practise in the
places where they now are.
And because such persons may not pretend
ignorance of what is herein
declared,we have inserted their names at the
bottom of this declaration,
with the names of such other persons as we
find necessary to be removed
for the ends aforsaid: Further requiring
the commissioners of applotment
in each respective quarter to make known
to all and every of the said
persons undernamed what is herein declared,
who are to render an account
to the said commissioners of the revenue of
their proceedings herein,
with the names of such as are, or shall not
,be willing to accept of the
said proposals: to the end that such
proceedings may be made therein,
as shall be suitable to the proposals
aforesaid. Which we do hereby
authorize and require all officers and
persons concerned herein
to execute. Dated at Carrickfergus 23d of may
1653.
The following are some of the
names attched to the proposal of 23d May
1653 which was signed by Robert
Venables, Arthur Hill, William Allen
Jones, and Anthony Morgan.
The document can be found in the Bristish
Museum,and was printed by
William Bladen Dublin, Anno Domini 1653.
Route quarters:
Major John Stewart
Lieut-Col. Robert Kennedy
Captain James Stewart
Captain Alex Stewart
Fergus MacDougall
John Boyle
John Getty
Alex. Stewart
James Maxwell
Captain Marmaduke Shaw
John Henry
Cornet Robert Knox
Mr William Hutchin
Robert Henry
Alex Scott
Lieut. James Moncrief
Robert Harrute
Andrew Rowan
Thomas
Boyd
Samuel Dunbarr
Alexander Delap
Adam Delap
Anthony Kennedy
Major Hugh Montgomery
Cornet John Gordon
Captain John Huston
Lieut-Col Cunningham
John Bell
Mr Adam
Boyd
John Reid
Leiut Arch Campbell
Mr John Peoples
Mr Cathcart
Captain
Arch Boyd
Captain John Robinson
Lieut Thomas Stewart
quarter master Robert Stewart
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