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Breviate

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A breviate of the whole book, wherein you shall find the leaf in the first column wherein every chief tenant’s men are placed, the next showeth the quantity of ground they hold, [and thereafter] the numbers of their men and their arms.1

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The County of Cavan

Acres Men Swords Pikes Muskets Calivers Snaphances Halberds
[3]2 Sir Steaphen Butler his undertaker’s lands 2,000 164 31 7
[7] Sir Fauncis Hammilton out of his underaker’s lands 3,000 113 24 25 6 1 9
[10] Sir James Cragg out of his undertaker’s lands 2,000 54 16 15 6 1
[11v] Sir Archbald Atchison out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 20 14 8 5
[12] Sir Edward Bagshaw out of his undertaker’s lands 1,500 32 5 3 1 4
[13] The Lady Waldrum out of her undertaker’s lands 2,000 54 5 4 1
[14] Mr Taylor out of his undertaker’s lands 1,500 85 15 11 1 10 1
[16] Mr Moynes out of his undertaker’s lands 2,000 28 4 1 1 3 1
[16v] Mr Amis and Mr Greenham out of his undertaker’s lands 1,500 9 5 4 1 [1]
[17] Sir Henry Pearce out of his undertaker’s lands 3,000 16 7 6 2
[17v] Mr John Hammelton out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 44 10 3 1 1 6
[18v] Mr William Bayly out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 34 5 3 2
[19v] Mrs Hammilton Widow out of her undertaker’s lands 1,000 5 5 3 2
[20] Sir Edward Fish out of his undertaker’s lands 2,000 48 7 2 5
[21] Servitors and Churchlands: the Earle of Fyngall 1,500 28 4 1
[21v] The Bishop of Killmoore: his churchlands 2,000 36 4 2 1 1
[22v] The town of Cavan 1,000 18 3 1 1
[23] The Churchlands of Drumgowne 300 7 2 2
[Total] 795 166 100 17 8 46 3

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The County of Armagh

  Acres Men Swords Pikes Muskets Calivers Snaphances Halberds
[24] Anthony Coope Esquire out of his undertaker’s lands 3,000 155 18 7 5 2 4
[27] Mr John Dillon out of his undertaker’s lands 1,500 34 6 2 2 2
[27v] Mr Waldrum out of his undertaker’s lands 2,000 45 9 2 5
[28v] Mr Stanway out of his undertaker’s lands 1,500 16 2 1 9
[29] Mr Satcheuerall out of his undertaker’s lands 2,000 104 3 8 1 9
[31] Mr Richard Cope and Mr Obbins out of their undertaker’s lands 2,000 24 8 2 3 4
[31v] Sir William Brumlagh out of his undertaker’s lands 2,500 42 27 16 1 8 4
[32v] The Lord Mountnorrice out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 33 11 3 3 4
[33v] Sir Archbald Aitchison out of his undertaker’s lands 3,000 56 4 28 7 2
[35] Mr John Hammelton out of his undertaker’s lands 2,500 113 53 42 2 7 9
[37v] The Lord Grandison out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 31 9 1 3 3
Servitors and Churchlands
[38v] The Lord Grandison 1,500 21 5 1 2
[39] Sir Henry Boocer 2,000 10 4
[39v] Sir Charles Poynes 500 27 9 2 1
Churchlands
[40v] The Lord Primate 5,000 127 70 11 3 4 15
[43v] The Lord Calfeild 3,000 56 56 23 12 9
[45] Mr Richardson Minister 300 8
[Total] 902 295 146 28 50 70

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The County of Fermanagh

  Acres Men Swords Pikes Muskets Calivers Snaphances Halberds
[46] The Lord Ballfource out of his undertaker’s lands 5,000 95 37 11 3
[48] Sir William Coale out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 58 49 14 3 7
[50] Mr Archdall out of his undertaker’s lands 2,000 41 20 1 3 7 2
[51] Mrs Hammilton, widow of the late archibishop of Cashell, out of her undertaker’s lands 1,500 24 22 14 1
[51] Sir John Humes out of his undertaker’s lands 3,000 88 52 37 1
[53] Mr George Hume out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 28 21 7 1
[54] Sir Gerrard Lowther out of his undertaker’s lands 2,000 47 40 17 9 13
[55] Mr Hannings out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 24 12 8 1 2 2
[56] Mr Flowerdew out of his undertaker’s lands 2,000 30 10 7 1 3 2
[57] Mr Franncis Blennerhasset out of his undertaker’s lands 1,500 24 4 1
[57] Mr Leonard Blennerhasset out of his undertaker’s lands 2,000 21 8 6 2
[58] Sir Hugh Woorrell out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 19 6 1 2
[58v] The Bishop of Kilfenora out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 22 13 10 3
[59] Mr Waterhouse out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 12 3 3
[59v] Mr Hatton out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 24 15 19 2 3
[60] Mr Sudburroh out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 16 6 11 1 3
[61] Sir John Dunbar out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 10 10 5 4 1
[61] Mr Adwick out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 6 1 2
[62] Sir Steaphen Butler out of his undertaker’s lands 3,000 92 22 9
[64] The town of Enniskillen 32 32 10 5
The servitors, natives, and churchlands planted with British
[65] The Lord Dillon out of his servitor’s lands 1,500 27 16 5
[66] Sir William Coale out of his servitor’s lands 1,000 13 13 5 1
[67] Captain Roger Atkinson out of his servitor’s lands 1,000 25 8
[67] Sir Ralph Gower out of his servitor’s lands 1,000 31
Churchlands
[67] The Lord Hastings out of his Churchlands 1,500 41 15 4 2
[68] Mr Archdall out of his Churchlands 1,000 14 5 4
[69] Mr Leonard Blennerhasset out of his Churchlands 500 7
[69] The Lady Browerton out of her Churchlands 2,000 15 11 6
[71] Lieutenant Graham out of his Churchlands 200 8 8 3 2 2
[71] Mr Fullerton out of his Churchlands 120 2 2
[71] Mr Willobye out of his Churchlands 500 6 4 3
[71] Mr Hugh Montgumery out of his Churchlands 500 11 7 2
[Total] 913 476 224 24 46 56 5

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The County of Tyrone

  Acres Men Swords Pikes Muskets Calivers Snaphances Halberds
[72] Sir James Erskin out of his undertaker’s lands 3,000 138 58 27 3 7 4
[75] Sir William Steward out of his undertaker’s lands 4,000 130 64 32 7 11 8
[77v] Sir Henry Tychbourne out of his undertaker’s lands 2,200 54 28 13 4 4
[78v] Sir William Parsons out of his undertaker’s lands 1,500 59 31 18 1 2 2
[79v] Mr Richard Coape out of his undertaker’s lands 1,500 28 16 15 1 1
[80] Mr John Leigh out of his undertaker’s lands 2,000 17 8 4 3 1
[80v] Mr Archbald Hammilton out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 25 21 5 2 3
[81] Sir Andrew Steward out of his undertaker’s lands 4,500 93 86 45 20
[83] Mr Henry Steward out of his undertaker’s lands 1,500 46 27 7 3 3 7
[84] Captain Sanderson out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 34 18 9 1 4
[85] Mr Symmonton out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 28 8 3 4
[85v] Mr Richardson out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 26 10 4 4
[86] Mr Lyndsey out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 65 22 7 1 7
[87] The Lord Hastings out of his undertaker’s lands 2,000 25 18 3 2 1 8
[87v] Sir Pearce Crosby out of his undertaker’s lands 3,000 47 28 5 4
[88v] Captain Mervin, out of his undertaker’s lands 6,000 57 38 16 8 2 9
[90] Mr Dromond out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 15 15 11 1 2
[90v] Sir George Hamilton out of his undertaker’s lands 2,500 54 50 8 3 7
[91v] The Countess of Abercorne out of her undertaker’s lands 2,000 40 36 7 3 7
[92v] The Master of Abercorn 2,500 51 39 10 1 1 14
[93v] Sir William Hammilton out of his undertaker’s lands 2,750 43 42 22 1 18
[94v] The town of Strabane 208 121 43 5 8 47 2
Servitors and Churchlands
[98v] The Lord Primate’s Churchlands 4,000 58 18 5 8
[100] The Bishop of Clogher out of his Churchlands 3,000 64 22 10 4 4 2
[101v] Mr William Hammilton out of this Churchlands 1,000 14
[102] The Lord Viscount Chichester out of his town of Dungannon and the rest of his servitor’s lands 2,000 31 10 1 1
[103] The Lord Viscount Powerscourt out of his servitor’s lands 1,220 46 33 1 1 4 10
[104] The Lord Calfeild out of his servitor’s lands 1,240 12 12 1 2 2
[104v] Sir Bawerley Newcom out of his servitor’s lands 2,000 30 15 10 1 4 5
[Total] 1,538 896 341 42 53 197 7

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Londonderry

  Acres Men Swords Pikes Muskets Calivers Snaphances Halberds
The names of the chief tenants who hold the plantation lands in the county of Londonderry belonging to the Companies of the City of London
[105] The City and Liberties of Londonderry 2,000 599 333 55 77 6 4
[117] Sir Robert Macklelan 6,000 192 118 54 1 14 20 1
[121] Mr Harrington 3,000 57 44 11 1 10 18 1
[122] Mr Freeman the elder: his men appeared with the City and Liberties of Londonderry
[123] Mr Freeman the younger 3,000 42 19 6 2 12
[124v] The Lady Cooke 3,000
[124v] Mr Wall, Mr Hartopsson in tow 3,000 48 29 9 15 1 1
[125v] Mr Caning 3,000 122 85 61 26 1 3
[128] Mr Church 3,000 87 52 21 2 30 3
[130] Mr Conway 3,000 102 52 12 1 6 6
[132] Mr Barker 3,000 45 16 1 2 1
Mr Whistler 3,000
[133v] The town and Liberties of Coleraine 1,500 357 251 69 48 38 53 8
The Servitors, Natives, and Churchlands in the County of Derry where the British inhabit
[140] Sir Thomas Phillips’s Servitor’s Lands 3,000 121 89 16 3 44 25
[142v] Mr Graidy, his Natives Lands 1,000 10 3 3
[143] The Lady Maccleland’s Churchlands 2,000 48 35 12 4
[144] Mr Barrasfoord’s natives lands 1,000 36 6 4 1
[145] The Lord Pimrate’s Churchlands 1,000 11 4
[145v] Mr Dawson’s Churchlands 500 13 3 1 1 2
[146] Magharrah and Desert Martin out of Servitors and Churchlands 700 40 25 3 2
[Total] 1,930 1,164 335 178 149 152 18

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The County of Antrim3

  Men Swords Pikes Muskets Calivers Snaphances Halberds
The numbers of men mustered in the above said county, but the particular quantity of lands there are no divided into thousands of acres as in the six escheated Counties
[145] The Earl of Antrim out of his lands, being half that county 947 418 6 1 3 1 1
[165] Out of Mr Adare’s lands, Lord of Kinhilt there appeared 135 76 36 2 1 15
[168] Out of Mr Edmonston’s lands there appeared 151 79 56 1
[168] Out of Mr Peter Hill his lands there appeared 11
[171] Out of Mr Redding’s lands there appeared 15
[171v] Out of Mr Dallway’s lands there appeared 38
[172v] Out of Sir John Clotwoorthy his lands there appeared 229
[177] Out of Mr Upton’s lands there appeared 92 2 4
[Total] 1,618 575 102 3 4 17 1

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The County of Donegal

  Acres Men Swords Pikes Muskets Calivers Snaphances Halberds
[179] The Duke of Lennox out of his undertaker’s lands 4,000 166 100 14 25
[182] Sir John Conningham out of his undertaker’s lands 2,000 124 70 38 3 2 8
[184v] The Lady Conningham out of her undertaker’s lands 2,000 66 33 10 1 8 1
[186] Sir John Kingmell out of his undertaker’s lands 2,270 45 40 8 1
[187] Captain Mansfeild out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 16 10 2 1
[187v] Sir John Willson out of his undertaker’s lands 2,550 66 52 9 1 2 5
[189] Mr Benson out of his undertaker’s lands 1,500 39 21 4 1 2 3
[190] Mr Steward Lord of Dunduff out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 61 44 14 1 8
[191] Mr Cahoune Lord of Luce out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 9 6 4 8 1
[191v] Captain Davis out of his undertaker’s lands 2,000 25 13 5 1 3
[192] Mr Harrington out of his undertaker’s lands 4,000 57 55 16 7 1 18
[193] Mr Alexander Steward out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 32 17 9 1 5
[193v] Mr John Conningham out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 59 28 10 14 2
[194v] Mr John Steward out of his undertaker’s lands 1,000 13 8 1
[195] The Earle of Annandall out of his undertaker’s lands 10,000 143 4 1
[197v] Mr William Farrell out of his undertaker’s lands 1,500
Servitors and Churchlands
[198] The Bishop of Rapho his churchlands 2,700 150 95 12 1 1 14
[200] The Deane of Rapho his churchlands 300 7 5 1
[200v] Churchlands of Tayboyne 6
[201] The Lo: Chichester his servitors lands in the barony of Eneshone 174 128 4 5 8 3
[Total] 1,258 746 162 20 8 119 8
All the rest of the servitors in the County of Donegal, who inhabit the barony of Kilmacrenan and the barony of Tirhugh, caused not their British to appear at the general muster at the time and places appointed according to the warning given them.

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The County of Down4

  Men Swords Pikes Muskets Calivers Snaphances Halberds
The number of men and their arms mustered in the county of Down, but there is no division into thousands of acres of the lands of that county.
[204] The Earle of Kildare out of his lands there appeared 125 78
[206v] The Lord Crumwell out of his lands there appeared 480 229 106 25 2 2 10
[215] The Lord Viscount of Ardes his men and arms 1,317 757 399 113 1 2 14
[238] The Lord Viscount of Clannyboyes his men and arms 1,778 1,588 1,107 247 60 172
[264] The Lord General belonging to his ironworks there appeared 28
[264v] The Bishop of Down out of his lands and out of the Savages lands being natives there appeared 93 47 9 1 1 2
[266] The Bishop of Drummoore out of his lands there appeared 156 133 8
[268v] Mr Robert Melvin out of his lands there appeared 52 16 4
[269v] Mr Ward out of his lands there appeared 8
[269v] Lieuftenant Burris out of his lands there appeared 8
6 great horse and men completely armed out of the Lord Clannaboyes his outrisings 4,045 2,848 1,633 386 63 177 27

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The County of Monaghan5

  Natives, Servitors and Churchlands Men Swords Pikes Muskets Snaphances Calivers Lances
[270] Sir Robert Loftus out of his Abbey lands in Clones 14 2 4
[270v] Mr Art Oge McMaughen out of his outrisings 6 foot, 3 horses 9 4 1 3
[271] Cullo McEver McMaughen out of his outrisings 8 foot, 4 horse 8 6 2 4
[271v] Patrick Duff McCullo McMaughen out of his outrisings 2 foot, 1 horse 2 2 1
[272] Ross Bann McMaughan out of his outrisings 1 horse
[272v] Art Roe McMaughan out of his outrisings
[273] Neal McKenny out of his outrisings 4 foot, 2 horse 5 1 1 2
[273v] The British of the town of Monaghan 14 2 4
[274] Mr Acklish British tenants out of his Churchlands
[274v] Mr Auldridg his British tenants out of his natives’ lands 45 32 21 1 1
11 horse 93 60 42 2 2 2 11

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The total of every particular county within the province of Ulster

In the County of Men Swords Pikes Muskets Calivers Snaphances Halberds Lances
Cavan 795 166 100 17 8 46 3
Armagh 902 295 146 28 50 70
Fermanagh 913 476 224 24 46 56 5
Tyrone 1,538 896 341 42 53 197 7
Londonderry 1,930 1,164 335 178 149 152 18
Antrim 1,618 575 102 3 4 17 1
Donegal 1,258 746 162 20 9 119 8
Down 4,045 2,848 1,633 386 63 177 27
Monaghan 93 60 42 2 2 2 11
The Total 13,092 7,226 3,085 700 384 836 69 11