HISTORY. 
house, to be called the council house of Derrie, to assemble in to nominate a recorder during 
behaviour; the provost or vice provost, recorder, and two senior aldermen to be justices of the 
peace, oyer and terminer, and gaol delivery. A gaol to be built at the expense of the inhabi¬ 
tants ; two coroners, a town clerk, a chamberlain or treasurer, a water-bailiff, a sword-bearer, a 
competent number of serjeants of the mace, and other inferior officers. The several trades to 
distinguish themselves into several companies or guilds, each to erect a common hall, and to make 
bye laws. The provost to be clerk of the market, escheator, and the king’s admiral and mayor 
of the staple. The corporation every Tuesday to keep courts, and to hold plea of all actions, 
and to have all the fines and amerciaments of the said courts, all waifs and estrays, felons’ goods, 
deodands, wrecks of the sea, all kind of tolls, (not formerly granted to any other by the crown), 
at the fee-farm rent of 6s. 8 d., licence to purchase lands to the amount of £300 a-year.— 
(2 Jac. I. 2 a . pars.f. R. 9.) 
About this period Sir Henry received still further marks of his sovereign’s favour, in reward 
of his services. 
“ Having received from Queen Elizabeth and King James a pension of 10s. a day, as colonel 
of the army in Ireland, and in augmentation thereof, 3s. 4 d. a day, as governor of Lough Foyle, 
during pleasure the king, [by letter of privy seal, March 22nd, 1603-4, and by patent, June 
14th, 1604], increased the same to 20s. a day, during life.”—(2 Jac. I. 2°. pars. f. R. 39.) 
1604. The connexion of Sir Henry Docwra with Derry, which, it might be supposed, was 
thus destined to terminate only with his life, was however, unfortunately, of but short duration. From 
a variety of causes, which are detailed in his narrative, and quoted in the county history, he was in¬ 
duced in this year “ to conclude a bargain with Mr. George Pawlett, a gentleman of Hampshire, selling 
him his house which he had built, with ten quarters of land he had bought and laid to it, all with 
his own money, and his company of foot, altogether for less, a great deal, than the very house alone 
had stood him in,” and after conferring upon him the vice-provostship of the town from the time 
of his absence, returned to England, and never after resumed the government of Derry. 
1608. The connexion with Derry of the vice-provost, Sir George Pawlett, was of still shorter 
duration, and had a far more disastrous close. Having, by insulting language and personal 
chastisement, exasperated Sir Cahir O’Dogherty, who at that time considered himself badly treated 
by the government, the young chief of Inishowen madly rushed into rebellion, and, after taking the 
fort of Culmore by treachery, and Derry by surprise, be put the governor, Pawlett, with his 
lieutenant Corbie and the garrison, to the sword, plundered the town, and reduced it to ashes. 
This event occurred on the morning of the 1st of May, and on the 18th of July following the ca¬ 
reer of Sir Cahir and his followers was closed by his death in the field. This daring revolt, together 
with the flight of “ the Earls,” in the preceding year, smoothed the way for the general confiscation 
of the six northern counties, and their plantation with British and Scottish subjects, professing the 
reformed faith—an object which the king had long had at heart. The general history of that plan¬ 
tation, as applicable to the county of Londonderry, having been already given in the County history, 
it is only necessary here to pursue such of its details as are more immediately connected with the 
city. 
1609. By the agreement concluded on the 28th of January, between the lords of the privy 
council and the committee appointed by the corporation of London, it was determined, among other 
things, that 200 houses should be built at Derry, and room left for 300 more ; and that 4000 acres, 
lying on the Derry side, next adjacent to the Derry, should be laid thereunto, bog and barren 
mountain to be no part thereof, but to go as waste for the city ; the same to be done by indifferent 
commissioners. That the bishop and dean of the Derry should have convenient plots of ground 
for the site of their houses at the Derry. That the lands of the city should be holden of the king 
in free burgage ; that the liberty of the city should extend three miles every way; and lastly, that 
60 houses should be built in Derry by the 1st November, 1611. 
1612-13. On the 29th of January this year the Irish Society was formed, who received 
their charter of incorporation on the 29th of March, under the name of the Governors and Assis¬ 
tants of the new Plantation of Ulster, the preceding charter having been surrendered. 
By this charter it is granted that the city or town of Derry, and all the castles, lordships, 
manors, lands, and hereditaments, and all others lying within the precinct or circuit of the same, 
are hereby united, consolidated, and for ever made and created an entire county of itself, distinct 
and separate. It is granted that the city or town of Derry should be called the city of London¬ 
derry, and all lands within the circuit of three Irish miles, to be measured from the middle of the 
city, to be within the liberties and jurisdictions thereof. That the citizens be incorporated by the 
name of mayor, commonalty, and citizens, consisting of a mayor, 12 aldermen, 2 sheriffs, a cham¬ 
berlain, and 24 chief burgesses. The mayor and sheriffs to be elected on the 2nd of January, and 
sworn in on the 2nd of February before the preceding mayor; to appoint a sword-bearer, serjeants 
at mace, and other inferior officers during pleasure. The king by this charter grants to the 
said London Society and their successors the entire island of Derry, and all the lands next 
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