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yearly_a salary_n and_o a_o certain_a clerk_n who_o be_v schoolmaster_n there_o have_v x_o li._n per_fw-la a_o wage_n but_o by_o the_o survey_v b._n make_v in_o 37_o h._n 8._o the_o land_n and_o tenement_n with_o the_o tithe_n of_o wylmyncote_n certify_v to_o belong_v thereto_o be_v value_v in_o the_o whole_a at_o 50_o l._n 23_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o at_o which_o time_n it_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v a_o mansion_n house_n for_o the_o priest_n having_z 5_o chambers_z 1._o garden_n and_o a_o dovehouse_n appertain_v to_o the_o same_o and_o that_o one_o ...._o dalum_fw-la be_v master_n of_o the_o grammar_n school_n there_o have_v x_o li._n per_fw-la a_o annuity_n as_o also_o that_o the_o four_o priest_n of_o the_o say_v gilled_a have_v yearly_a salary_n of_o cvi_o s._n viij_o d._n apeice_n and_o that_o the_o other_o officer_n be_v these_o viz._n a_o john_n combâ—s_n steward_n of_o all_o the_o land_n and_o possession_n belong_v thereto_o have_v xx_o s._n per_fw-la a_o fee_n a_o cook_n serviteur_n to_o the_o priest_n x_o s._n per_fw-la a_o a_o clerk_n serve_v in_o the_o chapel_n there_o iiii_o s._n per_fw-la a_o the_o bailiff_n or_o collector_n of_o the_o rent_n xxvi_o s._n viij_o d._n per_fw-la a_o and_o there_o be_v this_o far_a observable_a from_o the_o say_a survey_n viz._n that_o once_o a_o year_n at_o receive_v the_o officer_n account_n there_o be_v a_o feast_n make_v of_o ancient_a custom_n to_o which_o the_o whole_a fraternity_n with_o their_o tenant_n and_o fermor_n do_v resort_v there_o be_v liii_o s._n iiii_o d._n assign_v for_o defray_v the_o charge_n of_o itâ—_n that_o the_o annual_a allowance_n for_o wine_n and_o wax_n spend_v in_o the_o chapel_n be_v xl_o s._n to_o the_o say_v 4_o priest_n for_o several_a diriges_fw-la there_o sing_v vi_fw-la s._n viij_o d._n and_o to_o 4_o poor_a people_n who_o be_v of_o the_o same_o fraternity_n and_o fall_v to_o decay_v in_o their_o estate_n liii_o s._n iiii_o d._n per_fw-la a_o among_o they_o beside_o which_o it_o further_o appear_v that_o k._n h._n 4._o before_o specify_v be_v account_v the_o founder_n thereof_o and_o that_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o say_v survey_v one_o of_o the_o priest_n belong_v thereto_o then_o teacher_n of_o the_o grammar_n school_n do_v use_v to_o celebrate_v divine_a service_n within_o a_o chapel_n stand_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o say_a town_n in_o regard_n that_o the_o parish_n church_n situate_v out_o of_o the_o town_n be_v so_o far_o distant_a from_o a_o great_a part_n thereof_o that_o many_o impotent_a and_o poor_a people_n can_v not_o well_o resort_v thereto_o which_o chapel_n be_v re-edify_v 167._o in_o a_o very_a beautiful_a manner_n as_o be_v yet_o to_o be_v see_v by_o hugh_n clopton_n sometime_o lord_n major_a of_o london_n and_o dedicate_v to_o the_o holy_a trinity_n towards_o the_o late_a end_n of_o h._n 7._o time_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o testament_n but_o of_o he_o i_o shall_v speak_v more_o parti_fw-la 〈…〉_o clopton_n on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o this_o chapel_n be_v a_o fair_a house_n build_v ibid._n of_o brick_n and_o timber_n by_o the_o say_v hugh_n wherein_o he_o live_v in_o his_o late_a day_n and_o die_v ibid._n on_o the_o south_n side_n of_o which_o chapel_n stand_v the_o grammar_n school_n found_v ibid._n by_o one_o jolepe_v a_o master_n of_o art_n bear_v in_o this_o town_n near_o which_o he_o have_v some_o patrimony_n that_o he_o give_v ibid._n thereto_o and_o near_o to_o the_o say_a school_n stand_v a_o almeshouse_n which_o before_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o gilled_a have_v x_o poor_a people_n maintain_v ibid._n therein_o by_o that_o fraternity_n of_o the_o holy_a cross_n before_o speak_v of_o which_o school_n and_o almeshouse_n by_o the_o letter_n pat._n 13._o of_o incorporate_n this_o town_n in_o 7_o e._n 6._o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v continue_v
sept._n in_o 50._o of_o his_o reign_n require_v the_o baron_n of_o his_o exchequer_n that_o he_o shall_v receive_v no_o prejudice_n for_o not_o make_v his_o account_n at_o michaelmas_n short_o ensue_v forasmuch_o as_o he_o be_v then_o in_o attendance_n upon_o his_o person_n there_o that_o be_v the_o time_n when_o the_o castle_n undergo_v a_o six_o month_n siege_n as_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o show_v to_o who_o also_o the_o king_n about_o the_o same_o time_n grant_v â—_o the_o custody_n of_o all_o the_o castle_n land_n and_o tenement_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr ferrer_n earl_n of_o derby_n then_o in_o rebellion_n signify_v his_o royal_a pleasure_n to_o all_o the_o tenant_n of_o those_o land_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v answerable_a to_o he_o concern_v they_o according_o neither_o be_v he_o in_o less_o reputation_n with_o edw._n 1._o as_o it_o seem_v for_o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o that_o king_n reign_n he_o have_v commission_n 9_o with_o william_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n then_o earl_n 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