A BOOKE OF Presidents WITH ADDItions of diuers necessarie Instruments meete for all such as desire to learne the manner and forme how to make Euidences and Instruments c. As in the Table of this Booke more plainly appeareth Imprinted at London for the Company of Stationers 1607. Cum Priuilegio The Contents of this Booke FIrst a perfect rule to know when the Termes begin and end and how many Returnes are in euery of them 2 A rule for 24. yeares to find out the yeare of our Lord the Prime the Epact Sonday letter Leap yeare Ashwensday Easter day Rogation weeke Whitsunday c. 3 A Kalender of the twelue Moneths with the Sunne rising and setting and the length of dayes and nights 4 A Table in the end of this booke with all the principall matters therein contained ¶ A necessary and perfect Rule to know when the Termes begin and end and how many Returnes are in euery of them Eight dayes before any Terme be The Exchequer openeth for certeintie Except the Terme of Trinitie That openeth but foure daies before truly Hillary Terme beginneth the 23. of Ianuary if it be not Sunday then the day following and endeth the 12. of February Which Terme hath foure Returnes that is to say Octau Hillarij Quind Hillarij Crast Purif Octa. Purif Easter Terme beginneth the 17. day after Easter and endeth the munday next after the Ascention day And hath fiue returnes Quind Paschae Tres Paschae Mense Paschae Quinque Paschae Crastin Ascen Trinitie Terme beginneth the Friday after Trinitie Sunday endeth the wensday fortnight after And hath foure returnes Crast Trinitatis Octab. Trinitatis Quind Trinitatis Tres Trinitatis Michaelmas Terme beginneth the ninth day of October and endeth the 28. of Nouember And hath eight returnes Octab. Michael ' Quind Michael ' Tres Michael ' Mense Michael ' Crast Animar ' Crast Martini Octab. Martini Quin. Martini In this Calender following you shall oftentimes finde this letter B the which signifieth such dayes as the Egyptians note to be dangerous to begin or take any thing in hand as to take a iourney or any such like thing An Almanacke for 24. yeeres to come The yeere of our Lord The Prime The Epact Sunday letter leap yeere Ashwednesday the first of Lent Easter day Rogation weeke Whitsunday 1599 4 14 G Febr. 21. April 8 May 14 May 27 1600 5 25 F E 6 Mar. 23 April 28 11 1601 6 6 D 25 April 12 May 18 31 1602 7 17 C 17 4 10 23 1603 8 28 B March. 9. 24 30 Iune 12 1604 9 9 A G Febr. 22. April 8 14 May 27 1605 10 20 F 13 Mar. 31 6 19 1606 11 1 E March 5 April 20 26 Iune 8 1607 12 12 D Febr. 18 5 11 May 24 1608 13 23 C B 10 Mar. 7 2 15 1609 14 4 A March 1 April 26 21 Iune 4 1610 15 15 G Febr. 21 18 14 May 27 1611 16 26 F 6 Mar. 24 April 29 12 1612 17 7 ED 26 April 12 May 18 31 1613 18 18 C 17 4 10 23 1614 19 29 B March 9 24 30 Iune 12 1615 1 11 A Febr. 22 9 15 May 28 1616 2 22 G F 13 Mar. 31 6 19 1617 3 3 E March 5 April 20 26 June 8 1618 4 14 D Febr. 18 5 11 May 24 1619 5 25 C 10 Mar. 28 3 10 1620 6 6 B A March 1 April 16 22 Iune 4 1621 7 17 G Febr. 14 1 7 May 20 1622 8 28 F March 6 21 27 Iune 9. ¶ A Rule to finde out Easter day In March after the first C Looke the Prime where euer it be The third Sonday after Easter day shall be And if the Prime on the Sonday be Then reckon that for one of the three Ianuarie hath xxxj daies Sunne riseth Houre 7.34 min. setteth 4.26 min. The day is 8. houres the night 16. 3 A Calend. Circumcision of Christ B 1  b 4 no. Octaues of s Steuen B 2 11 c 3 no. Oct. of s Iohn 3  d Pridie Oct. of Innocents B 4 19 e Nonas Oct. of Tho. Becket B 5 8 f 8 id Twelfe day 6  g 7 id Felix 7 16 A 6 id Lucian 8 5 b 5 id Agape virgin 9  c 4 id Pa. first her Sol in Aq. B 10 13 d 3 id Atlas Autumne 11 2 e Pridie Arcade martir 12  f Idus Hillary Bishop 13 10 g 19. cal Feb. Felicia 14  A 18 cal ' Maure B 15 18 b 17 cal ' Marcel 16 7 c 16 cal ' Antony B 17  d 15 cal ' Prisca 18 15 e 14 cal ' Wolstan B 19 4 f 13 cal ' Sebastian 20  g 12 cal ' Agnes 21 12 A 11 cal ' Vincint 22 1 b 10 cal ' Emercense Terme beg 23  c 9 cal ' Timothe 24 9 d 8 cal ' Conuers of S. Paul 25  e 7 cal ' Policarpe 26 17 f 6 cal ' Iulian 27 6 g 5 cal ' Valery 28  A 4 cal ' Theodore 29 14 b 3 cal ' Basill 30 3 c Pridie Victor 31 Februarie hath xxviij daies Sunne riseth Houre 7.15 min. setteth 4.45 min. The day is 10. houres the night 14.  d Calend. S. Briget Fast 1 11 e 4 no. Purification of our Lady 2 19 f 3 no. Blase 3 8 g Pridie Gilbert 4  A Nonas Agathe 5 16 b 8 id Vedasti Amandi 6 5 c 7 id Anguli bishop B 7  d 6 id Paule Bishop 8 13 e 5 id Apolin Sol in Pisces 9 2 f 4 id Scholastica B 10  g 3 id Enostragie 11 10 A Pridie Eulalie Terme ends 12  b Idus Exantippa 13 18 c 18 Cal. Ma. Valentine 14 7 d 15 cal Faustine Ionite 15  e 14 cal Iulian virgin 16 15 f 13 cal Policron B 17 4 g 12 cal Simion 18  A 11 cal Tabini 19 12 b 10 cal Mildred 20 1 c 9 cal Lxix Martyrs 21  d 8 cal Cathedra S. Petri 22 9 e 7 cal Locus bisexti Fast 23  f 6 cal Mathias 24 17 g 5 cal Conuersio S. Pauli 25 6 A 4 cal Nestor 26  b 3 cal Augustine B 27 17 c Pridie cal Oswold B 28 March hath xxxj dayes Sunne ryseth Houre 6.18 min. setteth 5.42 min. The day is 12. houres the night 12. 3 d Calend. Dauid 1  e 6 no. Chad 2 11 f 5 no. Maurice 3  g 4 no. Adrian 4 1◠A 3 no. Eusebius Focas 5 8 b Pridie Victor 6  c Nonas Perpetue 7 16 d 8 id Felix 8 5 e 7 id Lx. Martirs 9  f 6 id Agapite 10 13 g 5 id Quiron Sol in Aries 11 2 A 4 id Gregorie bishop 12  b 3 id Theodore 13 10 c Pridie Candide 14  d Idus Longine B 15 18 e 17. Cal. Ap. Hilla Ionice B 16 7 f 16 cal Patricke 17  g 15 cal Edward 18 15 A 14 cal
the viij Betweene I. T. and E. M. Citizens Haberdashers of London on the one partie And I. B. and R. I. of the same City Grocers on the other party Witnesseth that whereas at the day of making hereof it is accorded couenanted concluded agreed between the said parties and either of the same parties by himselfe for his own part couenanteth granteth and bindeth himself to the other that they and either of them shall jointly as partners occupie together aswell in buying and selling of al maner goods wares and marchandizes as by factorship alienation exchange and otherwise aswell beyond the sea as on this side that is to say from the day of making hereof vnto the end and terme of v. yeares then next following fully to bee complet and ended During which time or terme either of the said parties shal be iust faithfull and true to other in buying and selling and otherwise as is aforesayd And all such lucre profit and increase gaine aduantage and winning as shall come and grow in buying selling any goods wares or marchandizes and otherwise during the said terme shal be equally parted and diuided between the said parties that is to say either of them to haue his iust and true portion or part of the gaines aforesaid And at all times within the said terme when it shall please either of the said parties to giue admonition or warning to other then either of them to make the other a iust true reckoning and account of the buying selling of all maner wares goods marchandizes and otherwise as is aforesaid and of the increase and aduantage that shall come and grow of the same And also it is couenanted and agreed betweene the said parties that if either of the said parties at any time within the said terme happen to loose by debts casualtie or otherwise any part or parcell of the occupying in buying selling of any goods wares and marchandizes and otherwise in maner and forme as is aforesaid so that it bee not by negligence colour or fained pretence and that immediatly proued that the same losse be borne equally between either of the said parties And also it is couenanted concluded and agreed betweene the said parties and either of themselues and for his owne part promiseth couenanteth and graunteth to the other that if any of them within the sayd terme which at this present time are not espoused happen hereafter to espouse and marry a wife that then forthwith it shall bee at the will and pleasure of the other whether the partie so espoused or maried shall any longer continue as partner according to the tenor forme aboue rehearsed And also it is agreed that if either of the parties happen as God defend at any time within the said terme to die then the executors or administrators of the goods chattels of the partie so deceased shall truely without any couine or guile make a iust and true accompt and ready paiment and deliuery of all such increases and gaines as then shall bee remaining to the other liuing And moreouer it is couenanted and agreed betweene the said parties that if either of them be fouÌ„d vntrue in his receiuing or accompt contrary to the true meaning of this present Indenture to the value of xx s. sterling then the same partie so found defectiue to forfeit and pay to the other an C. pounds sterling without any delay according to the tenour and true meaning of this present Indenture And to all and singuler couenants promises conditions and payments aforesaid on either partie to bee truely without couin or fraud obserued fulfilled and kept in maner and forme as is aforesaid either partie for him his executors bindeth himselfe to the other in the summe of three hundreth pounds sterling well and truely to be paid by these presents In witnes whereof the parties aforesaid to these Indentures interchangeably haue set to their seales Giuen the day and yere abouesaid ¶ An Indenture for a Prentice HEe Indentura testatur quod G. H. filius W. H. de comitatu D. husbandman posuit seipsum apprenticium E. W. ciui Haberdasher LondonÌ„ ad artem suam qua vtitur erudiendum secum more apprenticij sui commoraturum deseruiturum à festo omniuÌ„ Sanctorum anno regni Regis H. octaui c. vsque ad finem terminum octo annorum extunc ê“ximo sequentium plene complendorum Durante quo termino praedictus G. praefato E. tanquam magistro suo benè fideliter deseruiet secreta sua celabit praecepta sua licita honesta libenter vbique faciet Damnum eidem magistro suo non faciet nec ab alijs fieri sciet ad valorem duodecim denariorum per annuÌ„ vel amplius quin illud pro posse suo impediet aut statim dictum magistrum suum inde praemoniet Bona dicti magistri sui non deuastabit nec ea alicui illicite accommodabit Fornicationem in domibus dicti magistri sui nec extra non committet matrimonium non contrahet ad talos seu aliqua alia ioca illicita non ludet Tabernas non frequentabit cum bonis suis proprijs aâ—t alienis durante dicto termino sine licentia dicti magistrisui non marchandizabit A seruitio suo pÌ„dicto non recedet nec se elongabit sed in omnibus tanquam bonus et fidelis appâ—enticius benigne se gerat habebit per dictum terminum Et pÌ„dictê° E. praefat G. apprenticium suum in arte sua qua vtitur meliori modo quo sciuerit aut poterit docebit tractabit informabit vel faciet informari debito modo castigando Inueniendo omnia sibi necessaria vt victum veslituâ—h lineum laneum calciamentum lectum sufficientem per totum dictum terminum Et ad istas conuentiones omnes singulas ex parte dicti apprenticij bene fideliter tenend ' perimpleÌ„duÌ„ in forma vt supra idem apprenticius firmiter se obligat ê‘ pnÌ„tes In cuius rei testimoniuÌ„ partes pÌ„dictae his indenturis sigilla sua alternatim apposuerunt M. D. tunc Maior ' ciuitatis LondonÌ„ R. H. H. S. tunc vicecomÌ„ eiusdem ciuitatis Dat LondonÌ„ c. anno supradicto ¶ An Indenture for a Prentice in English THis Indenture witnesseth that T. S. the son of I. S. of new Sarum in the Countie of Wilshire marchant hath put himselfe apprentice with W. Webbe of New Sarum aforesaid in the countie of Wilshire tailor and after the maner of an apprentice with him to dwell from the feast of Christmas next comming after the date hereof vnto the end and terme of viij yeres then next ensuing and fully to be complete By all which said terme the said T. apprentice to the said W. as his Master well and faithfully shall serue his secrets shall keepe his commaundements lawfull and honest euery where shall do no fornication in the house of his
or his sufficient deputy or deputies And to haue and to hold the said wages and yerely fee of iiii d. a day and the sayd herbage and pannage together with all other commodities profits and aduantages appertaining to the same immediatly after the death of the said I. W. in as large and ample maner as the said I.W. or any other persons heretofore had or occupied for the terme of life of the said T. P. the same yeerely fee or wages of iiij d. a day to be payed by the hands of the Baily of the towne of L. for the time being of the issues profits reuenues of the same manor of L. at two feasts in the yeare that is to say at the feast of S. Michaell the Archangell and the Annunciation of our blessed Lady sant Mary the Virgin by euen portions The first paiment therof according to the rate to begin at the first feast of the said two feasts next after the death of the said I. W. And if it happen the said yearely fee or wages of iiij d. a day to be behind and not paid by the space of one Moneth next after any of the feastes afore rehearsed at which it ought to be paid that then it shall be lawful to the said I.S. in the foresaid manor of L. c. to enter distraine and the distresses there found to driue carrie and beare away and with him to hold keepe and retaine till such time as all the portion of the said yearely fee or wages of iiij d. a day so due behind hand be fully contented and paid with the arrerazes if any there be In witnesse whereof c. ¶ A Letter patent of yearely annuitie with diuers other clauses of fees REx c. omnibus ad quos hoc praesens scriptum peruenerit Salutem Sciatis quod nos in consideratione bon fidelis seruitij per dilectum nobis in Christo N. ante haec tempora impensi dedimus concessimus ac per praesentes damus concedimus eidem N. quandam annuitatem siue annualem redditum 50. li. sterlingorum annuatim Habendum percipiendum gaudendum recipiendum de exitibur reuentionibus proficuis hanaperij nostri praedicti per manus clerici vel custodis eiusdem hanaperij nostri pro tempore existentis Habendum annuatim percipiendum praedictam annuitatem siue aunualem redditum 50. li. praefato N. pro termino vitae suae naturalis de exitibus reuentionibus proficuis eiusdem hanaperij per manus clerici vel custodis dicti hanaperij ê“ tempore existenÌ„ ad festa Annunciationis beatae Mariae virginis Sancti Michaelis archangeli aequis porcionibus super sola demonstratione harum literarum nostrarum patentium seu earum irrotulament in dicto hanaperio nostro fact ' vel alibi praefato custodi pro tempore existent ostens absque aliquo breui vel aliquibus breuibus siue mandatis extra cancellariam nostram super easdem literas nostras patentes prosequend ' ac praefato clerico aut custodi aliquatenus dirigend ' Dedimus etiaÌ„ coÌ„cessimus ac per praesentes damus concedimus eidem M. pro termino vitae suae vnum doliuÌ„ vini VastonienÌ„ annuatim percipiendum durante vita sua per manus Pincernae nostrae Angliae pro tempore existent deliberandum de illo vino quod idem pincerna noster pro tempore existens habebit recipiet ad vsum nostrum ratione officij sui pÌ„dicti Necnon damus concedimus eidem N. pro termino vitae suae annuatim taÌ„tum serici Anglicae Veluet de serico nostro de garderoba nostra tantum penulam de cadem garderoba nostra annuatim percipiend ' deliberand ' per manus Magistri garderobae nostrae pÌ„dict ' pro tempore existentis quantum satis erit seruiet ad faciendum praedictam vnam togam de serico Anglicae Veluet penulatam annuatim pro termino vitae suae de illis sericis Anglicae Veluet penulis de quibus idem Magister de garderoba nostra pro tempore existens annuatim recipiet habebit ratione officij sui praedicti Ac etiam damus concedimus eidem N. annuatim durante vita sua duas damas idoneas videlicet vnam Anglice a Bucke of season in aestate aliam Anglice a Doo of season in hieme in magno parco nostro de W. in comitatu nostro de S. annuatim capiend Habend ' tam per seipsum quam per aliquem aliuÌ„ siue aliquos alios per ipsum assignand ' per custodes in parco nostro pro tempore existent eidem N. deliberand ' Et volumus et concedimus quod bene liceat licebit praefato M. assignatis suis durante vita sua praedicta annuatim venari fugare in eodem parco nostro pro praedictis duabus damis capiend ' et interficiend ' eas abinde cariand ' asportand ' habend ' vbicunque placuerit ad voluntateÌ„ suam sine impedimento nostri hereduÌ„ nostrorum forestariorum parcariorum aliorum officiariorum ministrorÌ„ quoruÌ„cunque durante vita sua Et vlterius damus concedimus eidem N. centum lib. sterlingorum de dono regardo nostro de exitibus reuentionibus proficuis hanaperij nostri praedicti prouenieÌ„t siue crescent per manus praedicti clerici eiusdem hanaperij pro tempore existentis Soluend ' deliberand ' indilate post ostentioneÌ„ sibi harum literarum nostrarum patentium absque compoto siue aliquo alio inde nobis vel heredibus nostris reddendo seu soluendo pro praemissis seu aliquo praemissorum Et volumus concedimus quod praedictus clericus de hanaperio nostro protempore existenÌ„ praedictus Magister de garderoba nostra pÌ„dicta pro tempore existenÌ„ habeat plenam allocationem coram quibuscunque Auditoribus Iudicibus nostris in quibuscunque curijs locis super specialibus compotis suis faciend ' de exitibus reuentionibus proficuis seperalibus ratione officiorum suoruÌ„ nobis emergeÌ„tibus siue crescentibus videlicet dictus clericus hanaperij nostri protempore existente tam pro anuuali solutione praed ' annuitatis siue annualis redditus L. li. quam pro dictis centum libris de regardo nostro pÌ„fato M. vt premittitur per nos concess Et praedictus Magister garderobae nostrae praedictae pro deliberatione dicti annualis serici siue veluet penularum annuatim ad faciend ' praefat N. vnam togaÌ„ penulatam Eo quod expressa mentio de veto annuo valore aut aliqua alia certitudine praemissorum seu eorum alicuius aut de alijs donis siue concessionibus per nos aut aliquem progenitorum nostrorum praefat N. ante haec tempora fact ' in praesentibus minime facta existit aliquo statuto ordinatione actu restrictione prohibitione siue prouisione aut aliqua alia re causa
that the said Ordinarie shall institute and induct the said Sir Iohn Parson of the said parish Church and Parsonage Whereupon it is couenanted concluded and fully agreed betweene the said parties either of them couenanteth and graunteth to and with the other of them by this Indenture in manner and forme following that is to wit the said Sir Iohn for him and his executors conenanteth and graunteth to and with the said sir Simond by these presents that the same sir Iohn at such time as hee shall be lawfully instituted and inducted Parson of the said parish Church and Parsonage shall make or cause to be made to the said sir Simond such a good sure sufficient and a lawfull bond as shall be reasonably aduised or deuised by the said sir Simond or his learned counsel for the assurance suertie and sure payment of an annuable pension of vij pounds of good lawfull money of England to be paid to the said sir Simon or his assignes vpon the Font stone in the body of the Cathedrall Church of S. Paul in London at two termes of the yeare that is to wit on the day of All Saints betweene the houres of nine eleuen of the clocke before noone of the same day three pounds ten shillings and on the day of Pentecost betweene nine and eleuen of the clocke beforenoone of the same day three pounds and ten shillings and so from yeare to yeare one after an other then next and immediatly following during the naturall life of the said sir Simond the first terme of payment thereof to begin on the day of All Saints now next comming And also that the said sir Iohn and his executors at all and euery time and times hereafter shall cleerely acquite and discharge and saue harmelesse the sayd sir Simond and his executors and euery of them aswell against the King our Soueraigne Lord as against all and euery other person or persons of and for all maner of dismes subsidies taxes and tallages and all other charges whatsoeuer they bee beeing due to be paid and borne out for the said benefice And moreouer the sayd Sir Iohn couenanteth and graunteth to and with the sayd sir Simond by these presents that the same Sir Iohn within xiiij dayes next and immediatly after that hee shall bee so instituted and inducted shall by his deed sufficient in the law clearely remit and release vnto the said sir Simond all and all maner actions suits quarrels debts debates accompts trespasses iniuries demaunds whatsoeuer they be which against the said sir Simond and his executors euer hee hath had or hereafter shall now haue aswell by reason of dilapidations of the said Church Parsonage as by any other reason or cause from the beginning of the world vnto the day of the date of the said Letters of acquitance And furthermore the sayd sir Iohn for him and his executors couenanteth and granteth to and with the said Sir Simond by these presents that he the same Sir Iohn or his assignes before the feast of all Saints now next comming shall deliuer or cause to bee deliuered to the sayd Sir Simond or his assignes a good sure sufficient and a lawfull decree vnder the seale of the said Ordinarie whereby or wherewith the sayd Parish Church shall stand and bee sufficiently charged and bound for the assurance and sure paiment of the said yearely pension of vij l. to be paid to the said Sir S. or his assignes during the life naturall of the sayd sir S. after the forme abouesaid And also the said sir Iohn couenanteth and graunteth by these presents that in case one Th. H. Esq one of the Patrons of the said benefite his heires or assignes doe not feale the presentation whereby the said sir Iohn should bee presented Patron of the said Parish Church parsonage that then the said Sir Simond shall bee restored againe to his said benefice without any let gainsaying or interruption of the said sir Iohn or any other person or persons by or for him the foresaid resignation or any other couenant aboue specified to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding And the said sir Simond for him his executors will and graunteth by these presents that if the said sir Iohn well and truely performe obserue and keepe all and euery the couenants graunts promises and paiments abouesaid which on his part are to be performed obserued fulfilled and kept in manner and forme aboue rehearsed That then an obligation of the date of these presents wherein the said sir Iohn and one William Browne of the parish of saint Dominicke in the said County of Cornwall yeoman be iointly holden bounden to the said sir Simond in CC. Markes sterling shall be voide and had for nought or else it shall stand in full strength and vertue In witnesse whereof the said parties to these Indentures interchangeably haue set to their seales Giuen the day and yeare aboue writen ¶ An Indenture where the executor of the second leasee graunteth ouer his estate with a stocke THis Indenture made betweene Agnes Iohnson of London widdow late the wife and executrix of the Testament and last will of William I. while he liued Citizen Haberdasher of London on the one partie and William H. Citizen and Haberdasher of London on the other partie Witnesseth that where W. Kellot c. by his Indenture dated c. demised graunted and let to ferme to I. Harison citizen while he liued Mercer of London which wise and execurrix one W. T. citizen and Mercer of London hath maried all that his tenement with shops sellers sollers and other the appurtenances set and being in B. in the parish of saint Martins next to Ludgate of London late being two tenements and the which the said Iohn H. sometime held and occupied To haue and to hold to the said I. his executors and assignes from the feast of the Natiuitie of Saint Iohn the Baptist last before the date of the said Indenture vnto the end and terme of twentie yeares then next ensuing and fully to be complet and fulfilled Yeelding and paying therefore yearely to the said W. his heires assignes sixe poundes sterling at foure termes in the yeare in the Citie of London vsually by euen porcions together with diuers other couenants articles and clauses in the said Indenture expressed as by the same Indenture at large may appeare And where also the said William T. by his Indenture dated the x. day of Ianuary in the xxiij yeare of the Raigne of our soueraigne Lord king Henry the eight bargained graunted and sold to the said W.I. his executors and assignes all his estate interest and terme of yeares that then were due and for to come to of and in the premisses by force whereof the said William I. entred into the said tenements and other the premisses and was thereof possessed accordingly for the terme aforesaid and so dyed thereof possessed It is now bargained couenanted condiscended