From the very beginning, the greatest possible care was taken to keep out the Irish. The society, in 1615, sent precepts to all the companies requiring each of them to send one or two artisans, with their families, into Ulster, to settle there; and directions were also given, in order that Derry might not in future be peopled with Irish, that twelve Christ's Hospital and other poor children should be sent there as apprentices and servants, and the inhabitants were to be prohibited from taking Irish apprentices. Directions were also given to the companies, to repair the churches on their several proportions, and furnish the ministers with a bible, common-prayer book, and a communion cup. The trades which the society recommended as proper to introduce into Ulster were, weavers of common cloth, fustians, and new stuffs, felt-makers and trimmers of hats, and hat-band makers, locksmiths and farriers, tanners and fellmongers, iron makers, glass-makers, pewterers, coast fishermen, turners, basket-makers, tallow-chandlers, dyers, and curriers. The Christ's Hospital children arrived safe, and became the precious seed of the 'prentice boys. In 1629 the following return was made of the total disbursements by the Londoners in Derry from January 2, 1609, to this year:-- £ For 77-1/2 houses at 140 l. a house 10,850 For 33 houses at 80 l. a house 2,680 For the Lord Bishop's house 500 For the walls and fortifications 8,357 For digging the ditch and filling earth for the rampire 1,500 For levelling earth to lay the rampire 500 For building a faggot quay at the water-gate 100 For two quays at the lime kilns 10 For the building of the town house 500 For the quays at the ferry 60 For carriage and mounting the ordnance 40 For arms 558 For a guardhouse 50 For the platforms for bulwarks 300 For some work done at the old church 40 For some work done at the town pike 6 For sinking 22 cellars, and sundry of the houses not done at first, at 20 s. cellar, one with another 440 For the building of lime kilns 120 ______ 26,611 ______ Sum total, as given in the Commissioners' account 27,197 The exclusive and protective system utterly failed to accomplish its purpose in keeping out the Irish.