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e._n 4._o
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dean_n and_o canon_n by_o the_o prior_n and_o convent_n of_o dunstaple_n the_o licence_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o be_v obtain_v for_o that_o purpose_n the_o 3._o 15._o of_o november_n anno_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la 19_o in_o exchange_n for_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o wedenbeck_n in_o bedfordshire_n the_o dean_n and_o canon_n have_v by_o their_o deed_n under_o their_o chapter_n seal_n convey_v unto_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o the_o 53._o manor_n and_o rectory_n of_o ivor_n in_o buckinghamshire_n the_o manor_n of_o dammery_n court_n in_o dorsetshire_n and_o divers_a other_o land_n rent_n portion_n and_o pension_n in_o the_o county_n of_o somerset_n hants_n middlesex_n oxford_n and_o sussex_n for_o which_o they_o have_v no_o recompense_n in_o his_o life_n nevertheless_o by_o his_o last_o 32._o will_n and_o testament_n he_o appoint_v they_o satisfaction_n and_o thereby_o charge_v and_o require_v his_o son_n and_o all_o his_o executor_n and_o likewise_o all_o 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the_o yearly_a value_n of_o 600_o l._n to_o the_o dean_n canon_n and_o their_o successor_n for_o ever_o to_o the_o use_n in_o the_o will_n and_o for_o maintenance_n and_o performance_n of_o such_o other_o ordinance_n and_o thing_n as_o he_o and_o the_o say_a executor_n shall_v limit_v and_o prescribe_v to_o they_o as_o also_o for_o the_o assurance_n of_o other_o land_n of_o the_o annual_a value_n of_o 160_o l._n 2_o s._n 4_o d._n to_o be_v make_v to_o the_o dean_n and_o canon_n in_o recompense_n of_o the_o land_n they_o have_v release_v and_o assign_v to_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o be_v please_v by_o his_o letter_n patent_n bear_v testae_fw-la at_o hampton_n court_n the_o 7._o day_n of_o october_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n to_o give_v and_o grant_v to_o the_o say_a dean_n and_o canon_n the_o rectory_n impropriation_n parsonage_n chapel_n portion_n and_o tithe_n here_o name_v viz._n the_o rectory_n and_o church_n of_o 5._o bradnynche_n northam_n iplepen_n 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of_o bedwyn_n the_o vicarage-house_n of_o ikelington_n the_o money_n call_v marriage-money_n dirge-money_n and_o
a_o ten_o or_o other_o imposition_n out_o of_o their_o spirituality_n or_o the_o commons_o of_o england_n shall_v give_v a_o ten_o or_o fifteen_o or_o any_o other_o tax_n out_o of_o their_o temporality_n or_o movable_a good_n or_o that_o the_o king_n and_o his_o heir_n shall_v cause_v his_o own_o demain_fw-fr to_o be_v tax_v or_o that_o the_o pope_n shall_v impose_v any_o tax_n or_o imposition_n upon_o the_o clergy_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o give_v the_o same_o to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o heir_n this_o college_n with_o all_o its_o land_n and_o possession_n shall_v be_v whole_o free_v thereof_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v free_a from_o any_o charge_n of_o array_v soldier_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o heir_n and_o from_o send_v they_o for_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o seacoast_n and_o from_o every_o fine_a or_o composition_n for_o the_o same_o that_o their_o house_n as_o well_o those_o within_o the_o castle_n of_o windesor_n as_o elsewhere_o shall_v be_v free_a from_o any_o livery_n of_o the_o king_n steward_n marshal_n purveyor_n officer_n and_o servant_n and_o from_o the_o like_a officer_n of_o the_o queen_n or_o any_o of_o their_o child_n or_o of_o the_o peer_n or_o noble_n and_o that_o the_o say_v officer_n shall_v not_o intermeddle_v there_o without_o the_o leave_n of_o the_o custos_fw-la and_o canon_n and_o their_o successor_n that_o no_o duke_n earl_n baron_n or_o nobleman_n nor_o any_o steward_n marshal_n escheator_n sheriff_n coroner_n bailiff_n or_o officer_n nor_o any_o other_o person_n of_o what_o condition_n soever_o shall_v upon_o any_o colour_n lodge_n or_o stay_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o custos_fw-la or_o canon_n without_o their_o consent_n that_o they_o the_o say_v custos_fw-la and_o canon_n and_o their_o tenant_n shall_v for_o ever_o be_v free_a from_o payment_n of_o toll_n paviage_n picage_n barbicanage_n terrage_n pontage_n murage_n passage_n paiage_n lestage_n stallage_n tallage_n carriage_n pesage_n and_o from_o 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