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A26024 The institution, laws & ceremonies of the most noble Order of the Garter collected and digested into one body by Elias Ashmole ... Ashmole, Elias, 1617-1692.; Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677.; Sherwin, William, fl. 1670-1710. 1672 (1672) Wing A3983; ESTC R16288 1,216,627 828

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grant_v by_o they_o first_o to_o the_o king_n that_o by_o his_o grant_n afterward_o to_o the_o college_n its_o title_n may_v be_v better_o strengthen_v the_o 26._o of_o october_n in_o the_o same_o year_n the_o king_n grant_v to_o the_o say_v custos_fw-la and_o college_n and_o their_o successor_n 15._o one_o hundred_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o be_v receive_v out_o of_o the_o farm_n of_o the_o town_n of_o northampton_n and_o pay_v they_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o bailiff_n of_o that_o town_n for_o the_o time_n be_v at_o easter_n and_o michaelmas_n by_o equal_a portion_n towards_o their_o sustentation_n and_o maintenance_n and_o the_o supportation_n of_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o chapel_n it_o be_v at_o the_o instance_n of_o the_o founder_n and_o therefore_o we_o mention_v it_o here_o that_o the_o bailiff_n and_o communality_n of_o yarmouth_n grant_v to_o the_o college_n the_o first_o of_o april_n anno_fw-la 26._o e._n 3._o under_o their_o common-seal_n a_o colleg_n last_o of_o red_a herring_n yearly_a well_o dry_v and_o cleanse_v to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v take_v this_o corporation_n into_o their_o prayer_n but_o some_o say_v it_o be_v enjoin_v they_o as_o a_o penance_n for_o murder_v a_o magistrate_n among_o they_o moreover_o the_o founder_n grant_v to_o they_o and_o their_o successor_n 18._o july_n anno_fw-la 26._o e._n 3._o the_o 1._o manor_n of_o ewer_n near_o weybrigg_n with_o its_o appurtenance_n in_o buckinghamshire_n the_o manor_n of_o craswell_n with_o its_o appurtenance_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o bray_n in_o the_o county_n of_o berks_n and_o a_o certain_a weare_n call_v braybrok_n place_v in_o the_o river_n of_o thames_n with_o all_o the_o land_n and_o tenement_n in_o the_o say_a parish_n convey_v unto_o he_o by_o sir_n john_n philibert_n together_o with_o the_o knight_n fee_n and_o advowsons_n of_o church_n chapel_n chantery_n and_o other_o thing_n whatsoever_o to_o the_o say_a manor_n land_n and_o tenement_n belong_v or_o appertain_v and_o the_o 23._o of_o