Mountjoy (Earl of Devonshire) sails with O’Neill and O’Donnell for England 26th May, 1603. Patent to MacDonnell includes fourth of tidal Bann 28th May, 1603. King’s Letter appoints Chichester Governor Carrickfergus, with Belfast estate 8th August, 1603. King’s Letters regrant Tyrone to O’Neill 23rd August, and 1st September, 1603. Patents to Chichester under King’s Letter of 8th 10th September, and August 5th November, 1603. King’s Letter grants John Wakeman (Devonshire’s nominee) £100 a year 8th November, 1603. John Davies arrives as Solicitor-General 20th November, 1603. King’s Letter to Chichester, amending Letter of 8th August, 1603 29th December, 1603. Wakeman’s Patent of St. Mary’s Abbey 28th February, 1604. Wakeman’s Patent of Meath, Westmeath, and Kilkenny lands 5th March, 1604. Chichester’s Patents, under amended Letter, take Lough Neagh and the Bann for life 9th May, 1604. Chichester appointed Lord Deputy 15th October, 1604. King’s Letter grants Thomas Irelande £100 a year 6th December, 1604. Partition of Claneboy with James Hamilton and Hugh Montgomery January, 1605. Chichester sworn in as Deputy 3rd (? 24th) February, 1605. Thomas Irelande assigns £100 a year to Hamilton 26th February, 1605. King’s Letter to Hamilton for Claneboy, &c. 16th April, 1605. Chichester’s protest to Cecil against Hamilton’s grants 19th June, 1605. Chichester’s Commission for Inquisition into Hamilton’s grants 26th June, 1605. Inquisition at Antrim as to Hamilton’s grants 12th July, 1605. Chichester agrees to share spoil with Hamilton July, 1605. Hamilton granted Coleraine Priory and Bann tithe fishing (under Thomas Irelande’s Letter) 20th July, 1605. Hamilton assigns Coleraine Priory and Bann tithe fishing to Captain Thomas Phillips 23rd September, 1605. Thomas Jones, Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor 14th October, 1605. Wakeman’s power-of-attorney to Auditor Ware 21st October, 1605. Hamilton’s Patent for Claneboy (King’s Letter, 16th April) 5th November, 1605. Gunpowder Plot affects Anglo-Irish policy 5th November, 1605.