A Memoir

THE

ADVERTISEMENT.

HE Author acknowledges with great satisfaction, that he derived considerable information from a former Map, executed by Mr. M'Crea, and in the possession of the Grand-Jury of the county of London-Derry.

He is also indebted for the Tables on the subject of Climate, and on the Rates of Provisions, to his late esteemed friend, Doctor Patterson of LondonDerry.

If there be any other to whom he owes particular thanks, he begs indulgence for unintentional neglects.

OMISSION.

Page 256, the following paragraph was accidentally omitted: "Mr. · Torrens has lately built a good house on his estate of Derrynoid. Already there is such progress in improvements as affords a good earnest of future embellishment and advantages."

ERRATA.

Page 4, line 6, for year safter read years after.

33, for noe, read one.

for the date 1515, read 1615, and transpose the same to its true place in the Chronological order.

24, for 14 to each two acres (Irish), read 1 acres (Irish) to each inhabitant. 14, for rival characters of real, read real characters of rural.

2, for 12 to 20, read 8 to 12.

28, for any another, read any other.

6, for been abled, read be enabled.

The order of precedency of the Companies, as given in the Chart, was taken from a living authority; but on comparing it afterwards with Oldisworth's Book of Arms, it appears that the following is the ancient order, and should therefore be substituted after No. 6.

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MEMOIR.

PART I.

HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION.