Historical account of the Macdonnells of Antrim

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Glins, by force of the limitacons aforesaid, yeilding and paying therefore and thereout yearely unto the
said Randall Lord Viscount Dunluce, now Marquess of Antrim, and the heires males of his Body and
for want of such heires to such as for the time being should be inheritable to the prmisses in Dunluce
aforesaid, by force of the limittations of uses thereof before in the said intent declared, the full and
and iust sume of fforty shillings ster. currant money of and in England, att the ffeasts of allsaints, and
Phillip and Jacob, by even and equall porcons, as a cheiffe rent due to the said Lord Viscount and his
heires as aforesaid, and also yeilding ffifty pounds ster. currant money of and in England, unto the said
Lord Viscount and the foresaid heires males of his body, att the ffeasts of St. Michaell the Archangel],
yearly, for a proporcon of his Majesties rent, and alsoe payeing, beareing, and dischargeing for and out
of the prmisses in the said four severall Toughs a rateable and proporconable part of all generall host-
ings, riseing out, cess press, and other duties whatsoever, which shall be imposed by the state, for the
King's service, or as the said shall soe or otherwise growe due and be payable, and after the same
rate as others of the lands of the said Earle of Antrim and of his heires shall be charged and assessed
and not otherwise, except the yearly rent payable to his Ma tie > his heires, and successor, which is to
be payd and discharged from time to time, yearely, by the said Lord Viscount of Dunluce and the
heires males of his Body, and for want of such heires by such by whom, for the time being, the Kings
rents are appointed to be paid as aforesaid.
The further intent of the said ffeoffement is, and always was, that the ffeoffees, theire heires, and
assignes, should stand and be seised of all the Manno rs . Castles, and messuages, Rectories, Tythes,
Abeyes, Monastaries, Religious houses, advowsons, courts, priviledges, libertyes, and other here-
ditam's whatsoever, in the said deed comprised, except the prmisses of Dunluce aforesaid, alsoe the
said former uses thereof thereby limitted, respectively ended and determined to the use of the said
Randall Lord Viscount of Dunluce, now Marquesse of Antrim, and the heires males of his body, and
for want of such heires to the use of the aforesaid Allexander M'Donell second sonn of the said Earle
of Antrim and the heires males of his body, and for want of such heires to the use of the third Sonne
which the said Earle of Antrim should have, and the heires males of his body, and for want of such
heires to the use of the fourth sonne which the said Earle of Antrim should have, and the heires males
of his Body, and for want of such heires to the use of the fifth sonne which the said Earle of Antrim
should have, and to the heires males of his Body, and for want of such heires to the use of the heires
males of the Body of the said Earle of Antrim, and for want of such heires to such further uses as the
said Earl of Antrim, by his last will and Testament, or any other instrument, in writeing, should limitt,
declare, or appointe. Provided, neverthelesse, and the true meaneing of the said deed alwayes was,
that such of the aforesaide daughters of the said Earle of Antrim as should be first marryed, should
be first paid her porcon, by force of the said intent to her to be paid, and soe every of the rest in order
as they should happen to be marryed, and to all equally according to their age, PROVIDED nevertheless,
and the true meaneing of the said deed was, that the said Sr Randall M'Donell, Earle of Antrim,
should have full power, liberty, and authority, from time to time, and at all times thereafter, under his
hand and seal, to change, alter, and revoke all, any, or soe many, of the uses in the said deed specified
(the use limitted to the said Dame Alice only accepted), and to add to them, or any of them, or declare
such further uses as hee should think fitt ; and that the said Earle of Antrim should have full power,
liberty, and authority, to make such and soe many leases, for years, for life, or lives, and such and soe
many estates in ffee, or ffee tayle, as hee should think fitt, of all and singuler the prmisses (except
before excepted) to any person, or persons, att his will and pleasure, and to recall, frustrate, and make
voide what uses hee pleases of the aforesaide uses (except before excepted), and that the said ffeoffees,
theire heirs and assignes, should stand and be seised of all and singuler the prmisses, in the said deed
comprised, to such uses as the saide Earle of Antrim should soe newly limitt, declare, or appointe any
use or uses, in the said intent limitted or declared, or any thing in the said deed contayned to the
contrary notwithstanding.
And that the said late Earle of Antrim afterwards made his last will and Testament, in writeing