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dom, wealth, and piety, in that Kingdom generally during his whole life ; married first to *
* * * by whom he had two daughters. 11 -
The third son, Grawin, after due improvements in humanity at home, is bred a merchant in Glas-
gow ; becomes a great and successful proficient therein ; purchases, possesses, and manages some
lands in Scotland, at the foot of Clide, in * , and some lands in Ireland, at Hollywood,
near Belfast ; obtains a lease of the great Bann, near Colrain, and provides himself with three mer-
chant ships, and carries the product of the aforesaid lands and fishings and other commodities of
this country abroad, and brings home to Scotland, especially to Glasgow, and * , viz., the
Northern sea-ports and Dublin, wines and other effects from the places to which he had carried his
other effects, and so becomes very wealthy and great in his station and way of living.
our Kingdom of England into Ireland, and to those other
parts of Ulster, particularly Claneboy and 'the Ards,' (the
antient Retreat of the Rebells,) and erected roofed For-
tresses, and improved them with buildings such as are
in Villages and Toivns, restraining the Rebells, or for the
sake of the better preservation of life, restoration and
bringing back of religion, the increase of the Kepublick,
and the advantage of those in power, and he has procured
the tranquility of the Province of Ulster, of our special
grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, We have
erected, preferred, and created the aforesaid Sir James
Hamilton to be Viscount Claneboye in our County of
Down, in our Kingdom of Ireland, and him the said
James Viscount Claneboye aforesaid, by the tenor of
these presents, we do erect, prefer, and create, and have
given, granted, and preferred, and by these presents do
give, grant, and prefer to the said James the name, stile,
state, degree, dignity, title, and honor of Viscount Clane-
boye aforesaid. To have and to hold the same name, state,
stile, degree, dignity, title, and honor of Viscount Clane-
boye aforesaid, with all and singular pre-eminences and
and other honors to such name, state, stile, dignity, de-
gree, title, and honor of Viscount Claneboye appertaining
or belonging to the aforesaid James Hamilton, and the
heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, and to be be-
gotten, for ever : Willing, and by these presents granting
for us, our heir and successors, that the aforesaid James,
and his heirs male aforesaid, may successively bear and
have, and every of them may have and bear the name,
state, degree, stile, dignity, title, and honor of Viscount
Claneboye aforesaid, and be successively called and known,
and each of them be called and known, by the name of
"Viscount Claneboye aforesaid, and that the same James
and his heirs male aforesaid successively shall be held in
all things Viscount Claneboye, and as a Viscount of our
said Kingdom of Ireland shall be held and reputed, and
every of them be held and reputed, and they may have,
hold, and possess, and every of them may have, hold, and
possess, a seat, voice, and place in Parliament, and in the
publick meetings and Councils of us, our heirs and succes-
sors, within our Kingdom of Ireland, amongst other Vis-
counts, and before all Barons of our said Kingdom of Ire-
land, as Viscount Claneboye ; and also the said James and
his heirs male aforesaid may enjoy and use, and each of
them may enjoy and use, by the name of Viscount Clane-
boye, all and singular such rights, privileges, pre-emi-
nences, and immunities to the degree of Viscount of our
said Kingdom of Ireland truly and of right appertaining,
which other Viscounts of our said Kingdom of Ireland
before this time more decently, honorably, and quietly
used and enjoyed, or at present use and enjoy. And, be-
cause by the encrease of the state and high dignity, the
expence and high charges are necessarily increased, and
that the said James, and his heirs male aforesaid, may and
can, and each of them may and can, the better more de-
cently and more honourably maintain and support the
said degree of Viscount Claneboye, and the charges im-
posed on the said James and his heirs male aforesaid,
therefore, of our more abundant grace, We have given and
granted, and by these presents for us, our heirs and suc-
cessors, We do give and grant to the aforesaid James, and
his aforesaid heirs male for ever, the fee or annual rent of
thirteen pounds six shillings and eightpenee, current money
of Ireland, by the year : To have, levy, and receive annu-
ally the said fee or annual rent of £13 Gs. 8d. to the said
James, and his aforesaid heirs male aforesaid, out of the
issues, rents, and profits great and small, customs and
subsidies granted or due to us, or hereafter to us, our
heirs and successors to be granted or due, coming, in-
creasing, or emerging within the Port of our City of
Dublin, to be paid by the hands of the collector of us,
our heirs and successors, of the customs and subsidies of
us, our heirs and successors, there for the time being, at
the Feasts of Saint Michael the Archangel and Easter, by
equal portions. We will also and so forth. Without fine
in the Hanaper and so forth : Altho' express mention and
so forth. For Witness whereof and so forth.— Witness the
King at Westminster, the fourth, day of May.
" By Writt of Privy Seal."
k Her sirname was Simpson, and one of their daughters,
Jane, was the wife of Archibald Edmonstone, of Braiden-
island, in the County of Antrim, Esq. He was married a
second time to Kachel Carmichael, by whom he had twenty-
two children, who will be mentioned in the next chapter.