The valuation in the King’s book is 50 [Pounds] 
HISTORY. 
nal canons were, however, not restored, but in their place a chapter was constituted, consisting 
only of a dean, archdeacon, and three prebendaries, namely, those of Cumber, Moville, and Agha- 
dowey. 
“ The Deanery is endowed with domains, glebes, and with all the tithes and perquisites of 
three parishes, the cures of which he [the Dean] serves by himself and assistants. The Domain 
Lands of the Deanery are called Ballyowen, and contain by the old survey about 706 acres. 
The Parishes belonging to the Deanery are Templemore, alias Temple-Derry, Clondermot, and 
Faughanvale. These ly round Londonderry, and extend in some places ten miles from the city, 
which city, with all liberties thereof, ly in these parishes. 
“ The King is Patron of the Deanery. ’’ 
sterling. 
“ The Parish of Dunbo is the living of the Archdeacon. 
“ The Archdeacon and Prebendaries are merely nominall, having no jurisdiction, nor is there 
any obligation on them to attend the Cathedral, except when a Chapter is called, or an ordination 
requires their attendance. They are endowed no otherwise than plain rectors, each having the 
glebes and tithes of a Parish for his subsistence, and they are obliged to reside and have cure of 
souls, as much as any other Rectors in the diocese.”—( King's MS. Visitation Book). 
“ It were much to the honour and advantage of the Cathedrall that new letters patent should 
be taken out for settling the chapter, in which more members may be added, and those obliged to 
attend the Bp. and Cathedrall at least at ordinations and examinations of clergymen, and at 
such other solemn acts as require the presence of clergyman by the Canons. 
“ These following Rectories are all in the Bps. gift, and may be erected into prsebends, being 
of good value and able to bear it: Clonleigh, Urney, Badoney, Tamlagh Finlagan, Fahan, Tam- 
lagh O’Crily, and Bally na Screen.” 
“ The Dean and Chapter were anciently a Corporation, but lost their records in the Civil 
Wars of Ulster, on which consideration B. Charles 1st, by his letter, dated November 20, the 7th 
year of his reign, [1632], ordered letters patent to be granted them, the grant for which patent is 
in the rolls, but the patent, if ever taken out, is lost.”— [King). 
“ By patent, dated September 17th, 1634, King Charles granted a license to the Society of 
the Governors and Assistants of London of the new plantation in Ulster, to alien in mortmain to 
Bishop Bramhall and his successors, the Church, or fabric of a church, lately built in Derry, 
together with a chancel, a library, a vestry house, and Tower, belonging to the same, and also a 
church yard and place of burial lying about the same, to the end that they might be consecrated 
to the service of God, to have and to hold to the Bishop and his successors in frank almoyne, 
together with a clause for the use of the inhabitants of Derry, alias Templemor.”— {Rolls, 10 
Char. 1 ,p.D). 
Diocese. —According to bishop Downham’s Visitation Book, the diocese consisted originally 
of 45 parishes, besides 2 peculiars—Dungiven and Agivey: but these latter have since become 
parishes. These were divided into 4 rural deaneries :— 
1. Derry alias Templemore —containing Templemore, Moyville, Coldagh, [Culdaff] Clon- 
ragh, [Cloncha] Clonmanny, Donaghclontagh, Fathan, Diser-tegny. 
2. Mohey■ —containing Donaghkiddy, Leckpatrick, Camus juxta Mourne, Clonloy, Donagh- 
more, Urney, Ardstraw, Lamfyll, Termonmungan, Drumragh, Cappy, Badoney. 
3. Bynagh —containing Drumachose, Tamlaght-Finlugan, Balteagh, Bovevagh, Banagher, 
Cumber, Aghlowe, Tamlaght Ard, Faughanvale, Clondermot, Dunbo, Camus juxta Bann cum 
Macosquin, Aghadowey, Disertogbill, Killowen, Arregall. 
4. ' Rathlowry, alias Maghera —containing Maghereragh [Maghera], Inistede of Bally- 
nescullen [Ballyscullion], Ballinascreen, Tamlaght O’Crilly, Killaloughy, [Killelagh], Kilreagh 
[Kilrea], Disertmartin, Termoneny, Kilcronaghan. 
“ There is but one parish in the diocese that wants a glebe—Termonamongan: there is no 
sinecure within it, every rectory being entire with the cure annexed.” 
Patronage.- —“The patronage of the bishop extends at present to all the parishes except the 
corps of the deanery, which is in the gift of the crown, and those of Dungiven and Banagher, which 
are in the gift of the lessee of the Skinners’ Company of London. It appears, however, from the 9th 
of the original articles of agreement between the corporation of London and the crown, in 1609, that 
the city of London “ should have the patronage of all the churches, as well within the said city 
of Derry and town of Coleraine, as in all lands to be undertaken by them.” By the new charter 
of Charles the 2d, under which the Irish Society now hold, they were given “ the advowsons, 
donations, free dispositions, and rights of patronage of all and singular, the rectories and churches 
of Towlaght Finleggan [Tamlaght Finlagan], Tawlaghtare [Tamlaghtard], Anlowe [Aghanloo], 
Bonacher [Banagher], Boyvanney [Bovevagh], and Boydafeigh [Balteagh], in the barony of 
Kennaght aforesaid, in our said late county of Coleraine, now Londonderry. And also the ad¬ 
vowsons, donations, free dispositions, and rights of patronage of all and singular, the rectories and 
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