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town of Carrickfergus is governed by a maior, Jheriffe, 

 and aldermen, endowed with great pr'wiledgeS) and is 

 the (hire town. At Belfaft my Lord Chichefter hath 

 another dainty {lately pallace y which is indeed the gloryc 

 and beauty of that town alfo, where he is moft refi- 

 dent, and is now building another brick wall before his 

 gates ; this is not fo vail and large as the other, but 

 more convenient and commodious j the very end of the 

 lock toucheth upon his garden and backfide ; there are 

 alfo daintie orchards, gardens, and walks planted. 



Neere hereunto Mr. Arthur Hill (fon and heir of Sir 

 Moyfes Hill) hath a brave plantation,* which he holds 

 by leafe, and which has flill forty years to come ; the 

 land is my Lord Chichefter's, and the leafe was made 

 for fixty years to Sir Moyfes Hill by the old Lord Chi- 

 chefter. This plantation, it is faid, doth yield him i ooo/. 

 per annum. Many Lancafhire and Chefhire men are 

 here planted ; they fit upon a rack rent, and pay five or 

 fix fhillings an acre for good ploughing land, which 

 now is clothed with excellent good come. 



From Belfaft to Linfley (Lifna) Garvin, is about feven 

 miles, and is a paradife in comparifon of every past of 

 Scotland. Linfley Garvin is well feated, but neither 

 the town or country thereabouts well planted, being 

 almoft all woods and moorUh, until you come to Drom- 

 ; this town belongs to my Lord Conoiua^ who 



* Plantation means an eftate planted with people. 



hath 





