Essex with all and singular Rights Members and Appurtenances whatsoever As also of and in all those Manors and Lordships of Bustingthorp otherwise Buslingthorp and Dunnesby in the County of Lincoln with their Rights Members and Appurtenances whatsoever And of and in all those Manors of Salthorp otherwise Saltrop otherwise Halthrop Chilton and Black-grove in the County of Wilts with their Rights Members and Appurtenances And of and in all those Lands and Pastures called Black-grove conteining by estimation 200. Acres of Pasture with the Appurtenances in Black-grove and Wroughton in the County of Wilts And of and in all those Manors of Mihenden otherwise Missenden otherwise called the Manors of Mussenden in the Parish of Wroughton Lydepard and Tregose in the said County of Wilts with all and singular their Rights Members and Appurtenances and of all that Manor of Elcomb and Park called Elcomb Park with the Appurtenances in the said County of Wilts And of and in all that Manor of Wattlescote otherwise Wigglescote otherwise Wiggetscete with the Appurtenances in the said County of Wilts And of and in all that Mannor of Wescot otherwise Wescet with the Appurtenances in the said County of Wilts And of and in all those Lands and Pastures conteining by estimation 100. Acres of Land and 60. Acres of Pasture in Wigglescot Wroughton in the said County of Wilts And of and in all that Manor of Vscot with the Appurtenances in the said County of Wilts And of and in all those two Messuages and 1000. Acres of Land 2000. Acres of Pasture 300. Acres of Pasture and 300. Acres of Wood with the Appurtenances in Broadhinton in the said County of Wilts And of and in all those Manors and Lordships of Campes otherwise Campes-Castle otherwise called Castle Campes with the Appurtenances situate lying being and extending into the Counties of CAMBRIDGE and ESSEX or either of them or elsewhere in the Kingdom of ENGLAND And also of and in all that Manor of Balsham in the County of Cambridge with all and singular Rights Members and Appurtenances whatsoever And also of and in all and singular those Messuages and Lands situate and being in the Parish of Hackney and Tottingham in the County of Middlesex with their Rights Members and Appurtenances whatsoever which Messuage was lately purchased of Will. Bowper Knight the said Lands in Tottenham now are or late were in the Tenure or Occupation of William Benning Yeoman And of and in all and singular Manors Lordships Messuages Lands Tenements Reversions Services Feedings Pastures Woods Advowsons Patronages of Churches and Hereditaments of the aforesaid Thomas Sutton whatsoever situate lying and being in the said Counties of Essex Lincoln Wilts Cambridge and Middlesex or any of them with all and singular their Rights Members and Appurtenances whatsoever in his demesn as of Fee And the said Jurors further say upon their Oath aforesaid That the said Thomas Sutton so thereof being seised before the time in which that is to say At the 4th Session of Parliament begun and holden by Prorogation at Westminster in the County of Middlesex the 9th day of February in the yeer of the Reign of our Lord James by the grace of God of England France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. the 7th and of Scotland the 3d. and there continued untill the 24th day of July then next following and then prorogued until the 16th day of October then next following amongst other things it was Enacted and established by Authority of the same Parliament as followeth in these words Humbly beseecheth your Majesty Your Loyal and dutiful Subject Thomas Sutton of Bedsham in the County of Cambridge Esquire That it may please your most excellent Majesty and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled To Enact Ordain Establish And be it Enacted Ordained and Established by the Authority aforesaid That in the Town of Hallingburn otherwise called Hallinborn Bowchers in the County of Essex there may be builded and erected at the Costs and Charges of your suppliant one meet fit and convenient House Buildings and Rooms for the abiding and dwelling of such number of poor People Men and Children as your suppliant shall name by limit and appointment to be lodged harboured abide and be relieved there And for the abiding dwelling and necessary use of one School-master and Usher to instruct the said Children in Reading Writing and the Latine and Greek Grammar And of one Divine and godly Preacher to instruct and teach all the rest of the same House in the knowledge of God and his word And of one Master to govern all these persons of in or belonging unto the same House And that the same shall and may be called The Hospital of King James founded in Hallingbury in the County of Essex at the humble Petition and at the only Costs and Charges of Thomas Sutton Esquire And that the Right Reverend Father in God Richard now Arch-Bishop of Canterbury and his Successors Arch-Bishops there Thomas Lord Ellesmore Lord Chancellor of England and such as after him shall succeed to be Lord Chancellors or Lord Keepers of the Great Seal of England for and during the time they shall so continue or be in the same Office Robert Earl of Salisbury Lord High Treasurer of England and such as after him shall succeed to be Treasurers of England and such as after him shall succeed to be Treasurers of England for and during the time they shall continue or be in the same Office The Reverend Father in God Launcelot Bishop of Ely and his Successors Bishops there Richard Bishop of Rochester and Dean of the Cathedral Church of Westminster and his Successors of and in the same Deanery Sir Thomas Foster Kt. one of the Justices of your Majesties Court of Common-Pleas usually holden at Westminster Sir Henry Hobart Knight your Majesties Attorney General John Overal Doctor of Divinity Dean of the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul in London and his Successors Deans there Henry Thursby Esquire one of the Masters of your Majesties Court of Chancery Thomas Fortescue Thomas Paget Geffrey Nightingale and Richard Sutton Esquires John Law and Thomas Brown Gent. and such others as shall be from time to time for ever hereafter chosen and nominated in and to the places and steads of such of them as shall decease by your suppliant during his life and after his decease by the most part of them which them shall be Governors of the said Hospital to be and succeed in and to the place and places of him and them deceasing shall and may be the Governors of the said Hospital and of the Members Goods Lands Revenews and Hereditaments of the same at all times hereafter for ever And that the same Governors and Hospital shall for ever hereafter stand and be incorporated Established and founded in name and indeed a body Politick Corporate to have continuance for ever By the name of the Governors of the Hospital
And that the said Thomas Sutton during his life and after his decease the Governours hereafter named and their Successors and the Survivors and Survivor of them and his and their Successors for ever and the Governours of the said Hospital for the time being and their Successors shall have full Power License and lawful Authority at his or their Wills and Pleasures from time to time and at all times hereafter to place therein such number of poor Children or Scholars as to him the said Thomas Sutton during his life and after his decease to the said Governours and their Successors and to the Survivors or Survivor of them and his and their Successors and to the Governours of the said Hospital for the time being and their Successors shall seem convenient And also one godly and learned Preacher to teach and preach the Word of God to all the said persons poor People and Children As also one learned able and sufficient person to be the School-Master of the said School and one learned able and sufficient person to be the Usher thereof to teach and instruct the said Children in Grammar And further we of our said special Grace certain Knowledge meer Motion have ordained constituted assigned limitted appointed and by these presents for us our Heirs and Successors do ordain constitute assign limit and appoint That the said House and other the premises shall from henceforth for ever hereafter be remain continue and be converted imployed and used for an Hospital and House and Place for the abiding sustentation and relief of such number of poor People Men and Children as the said Thomas Sutton during his life and after his death the Governours hereafter named and their Successors and the Survivors and Survivor of them and his and their Successors and all and every the Governours of the said Hospital for the time being and their Successors shall name assign limit or appoint to be lodged harbored abide and to be maintained and relieved there and for the abiding dwelling sustentation and relief of such number of poor Children as the said Thomas Sutton during his life and after his death the Governours hereafter named and their Successors and the Survivors and Survivor of them and his and their Successors and the Governours of the said Hospital for the time being shall from time to time name assign limit or appoint to be lodged harbored abide and to be maintained and relieved there And for the abiding dwelling sustentation and finding of one School-Master one Usher and one Preacher as is aforesaid and of one Master or Head of the said House and Hospital And that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Master Preacher School-Master Usher poor people Children Men and Officers of the said Hospital or therein to be placed for the time being to assemble be remain abide and cohabit together in the said Hospital And that the said Hospital shall for ever hereafter be incorporated named and called the Hospital of King JAMES founded in the Charter-House within the County of Middlesex At the humble Petition and onely costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esq And the same Hospital and Free-school by the name of the Hospital of King JAMES founded in the Charter-House within the County of Middlesex At the humble Petition and onely costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esq We do firmly by these presents for us our Heirs and Successors erect found establish and confirm to have continuance for ever And for the better maintainance and continuance of the said Hospital and Free-school and the said godly and charitable uses intents and purposes and that the same may have and take the better effect and that all and every the Manors Lands Tenements and Rents Reversions Services and Hereditaments Goods and Chattels granted conveied assigned devised willed limitted and appointed for the maintainance sustentation and relief of the persons aforesaid in the same Hospital may be the better governed used imployed and bestowed for the mantainance of the persosn in the said Hospital for the time being to have continuance for ever We Will Ordain and do appoint assign limit and name and for us our Heirs and Successors do grant and ordain by these presents That there shall be for ever hereafter 16. persons who shall be called Governours of the Lands Possessions Revenews and Goods of the Hospital of King JAMES founded in the Charter-House within the County of Middlesex At the humble Petition and onely costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esquire And for that purpose we have elected nominated ordained assigned constituted limitted and appointed and by these presents do for us our Heirs and Successors elect nominate ordain assign constitute and appoint The Right Reverend Father in God George now Arch Bishop of Canterbury our trusty and Well-Beloved Counsellor Thomas Lord Ellesmere Lord Chancellor of England our trusty and Well-Beloved Cosin and Counsellor Robert Earl of Salisbury Lord High Treasurer of England John the elect Bishop of London Launcelot now Bishop of Elie Sir Edward Coke Knight Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas Thomas Foster Knight one of our Justices of our Court of Common-Pleas Sir Henry Hobart Knight and Baronet our Attorny General John Overal now Dean of the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul in London George Mountain Dean of the Collegiate Church of Westminster Henry Thursby Esquire one of the Masters of our Court of Chancery Jeffery Nightingale Esquire Richard Sutton Esquire John Law Gentleman Thomas Brown Gentleman and the Master of the Hospital of King JAMES founded in the Charter House within the County of Middlesex At the humble Petition and onely costs and charges of the said Thomas Sutton Esquire and such person and persons as shall be from time to time Master or Masters of the said Hospital for and during such time as they shall be Master or Masters thereof to be the first and present Governours of the Lands Possessions Revenews and Goods of the Hospital of King JAMES founded in the Charter-House within the County of Middlesex At the humble Petition and onely costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esquire and that they and the Survivors of them and such as the Survivors or Survivor of them from time to time Elect and Chuse to make up the number of 16. when and as often as any of them or any of their Successors shall happen to decease or to be removed from being Governours or Governour thereoâ— shall be incorporated and have a perpetual succession for ever in Deed Fact and Name and shall be one Body Politick and Corporate And that the said persons and their Successors and the Survivors and Survivor of them and his and their Successors and such as shall be elected and chosen to succeed them as aforesaid shall be incorporated named and called by the name of the Governours of the Lands Possessions Revenews and Goods of the Hospital of King JAMES founded in the Charter-House within the County of Middlesex At the humble Petition
the 22th day of June in this present 9th yeer of his Reign over England upon the humble Sute of the said Thomas to give License Power and Authority to him the said Thomas Sutton to place found and erect an Hospital and Free-school in the House called the late dissolved Charter-House besides Smith field in the County of Middlesex And like License Power and Authority for him the said Thomas Sutton at any time during his life to ordain appoint and place a Master of the said Hospital And that the said Hospital should be called by the name of the Hospital of King JAMES founded in the Charter House within the County of Middlesex at the humble Petition and onely costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esq And where furthermore by the said Letters Patents The Master of the said Hospital for the time being is ordained and appointed to be one of the 16. Governours of the Lands Possessions Revenews and Goods of the said Hospital And that the same 16. Governours are by the said Letters Patents incorporate to purchase and take Lands to them and their Successors for ever for the maintainance of the said Hospital by the name of the Governours of the Lands Possessions Revenews and Goods of the Hospital of King JAMES founded in the Charter-House within the County of Middlesex at the humble Petition and the onely costs and Charges of Thomas Sutton Esquire as by the said Letters Patents amongst other things more at large may appear By reason whereof there must be a Master made before such time as the said Thomas Sutton can convey the Lands intended by the said Thomas Sutton to be conveied for the maintaiance of the said Hospital unto the said Governours according to the said Letters Patents Now the said Thomas Sutton minding the performance of the said charitable Act hath according to the power given him by the said Letters Patents and by these presents doth place nominate constitute and appoint his Right trusty and Well-Beloved John Hutton Clerk the first and present Master of the said Hospital of King JAMES founded in the Charter-House within the County of Middlesex at the humble Petition and onely costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esquire To have and to hold the said Office Room and place of Master of the said Hospital to him the said John Hutton from henceforth during the good will and pleasure of the said Thomas Sutton In witnesse whereof the said Thomas Sutton hath put his Hand and Seal dated the 13th day of June in the yeer of the Reign of our said Sovereign Lord JAMES by the Grace of God King of England France and Ireland defender of the Faith c. And of Scotland the 45th And further the Jurors aforesaid say upon their Oath aforesaid That the aforesaid Thomas Sutton of all and singular the premises aforesaid in form aforesaid being seized Afterwards and before the time in which c. that is to say the first day of November in the yeer of the Reign of the said Lord the King that now is of England c. the 9th abovesaid made a certain Indenture between him the said Thomas Sutton of Balsham in the County of Cambridge Esquire of the one part And the Right Reverend Father in God George â—ord Arch Bishop of Canterbury Primate and Metropolitan of all England The Right Honourable Thomas Lord Ellesmere Lord Chancellor of England The Right Honourable Robert Earl of Salisbury Lord High Treasurer of England The Reverend Father in God John Lord Bishop of London The Reverend Father in God Launcelot Lord Bishop of â—lie Edward Coke Knight Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas Thomas Foster Knight one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas Henry Hobert Knight and Baronet the Kings Attorny General that now is John Overal Dean of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in London George Mountain Dean of the Collegiate Church of Westminster Henry Thursby Esquire one of the Masters of the Chancery Jeffery Nightingale Esquire Richard Sutton Esquire John Law Gentleman Thomas Brown Gentleman and John Hutton Clerk By the name of the Reverend Father in God George Arch Bishop of Canterbury Thomas Lord Ellesmere Lord Chancellor of England Robert Earl of Salisbury Lord High Treasurer of England The Reverend Father in God John Lord Bishop of London The Reverend Father in God Launcelot Lord Bishop of Elie Edward Coke Knight Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas Thomas Foster Knight one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas Henry Hobert Knight and Baronet Attorny General of the Lord the King John Overal Dean of the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul in London George Mountain Dean of the Collegiate Church of Westminster Henry Thursby Esquire one of the Masters of the Court of Chancery Jeffery Nightingale Esquire Richard Sutton Esquire John Law Gentleman Thomas Brown Gentleman and John Hutton Clerk Master of the Hospital of King JAMES founded in the Charter-House within the County of Middlesex at the humble Petition and at the onely costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esquire the first and present Governours of the Lands Possessions Revenews and Goods of the Hospital of King JAMES founded in the Charter House within the County of Middlesex at the humble Petition and onely costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esquire of the other part made and within 6. Moneths then next following that is to say the 4th day of November in the yeer of the Reign of the Lord JAMES now King of England the 9th abovesaid in the Court of Chancery of the Lord the King that now is at Westminster aforesaid then being in due manner of Record inrolled according to the form of the Statute in such case made and provided And whereof one part sealed with the Seal of the said Thomas Sutton to the Jurors aforesaid was shewed in Evidence bearing date the same day and yeer The Tenor of which Indenture followeth in these words This Indenture made the first day of November in the yeer of our Lord God 1611. and in the yeers of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord JAMES by the Grace of God of England France and Ireland defender of the Faith c. that is to say of England France and Ireland the 9th and of Scotland the 45th Between Thomas Sutton of Balsham in the County of Cambridge Esquire of the one part And the most Reverend Father in God George now Arch Bishop of Canterbury Primate and Metropolitan of all England The Right Honourable Thomas Lord Ellesmere Lord Chancellor of England The Right Honourable Robert Earl of Salisbury Lord High Treasurer of England The Right Reverend Father in God John Lord Bishop of London The Right Reverend Father in God Launcelot Lord Bishop of Elie Sir Edward Coke Knight Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas Sir Thomas Foster Knight one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas Sir Henry Hobart Knight and Baronet Attorny General of our Sovereign Lord the King John Overal Dean of the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul in London
George Mountain Dean of the Collegiate Church of Westminster Henry Thursby Esquire one of the Masters of our Court of Chancery Jeffery Nightingale Esquire Richard Sutton Esquire John Law Gentleman Thomas Brown Gentleman and John Hutton Clerk Master of the Hospital of King JAMES founded in the Charter-House within the County of Middlesex at the humble Petition and onely costs and charges of the said Thomas Sutton Esquire the first and present Governours of the Lands Possessions Revenews and Goods of the Hospital of King JAMES founded in the Chater-House within the County of Middlesex at the humble Petition and onely costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esquire of the other part Witnesseth That whereas It hath pleased the Kings most Excellent Majesty that now is By his Highnesse Letters Patents bearing date at Westminster the 22th day of June in this present 9th yeer of his Highnesse over England upon the humble Sute of Thomas Sutton to give License Power and Authority to him the said Thomas Sutton to place erect found and establish at or in the said House called the late dissolved Charter-House besides Smith-field within the said County of Middlesex One Hospital House or place of abiding for the finding sustentation and relief of poor aged maimed needy and impotent people As also to place found and establish at or in the said House One Free-school for the instructing maintainance and education of poor Children or Scholars And that the said Hospital should ever after be incorporated named and called The Hospital of King JAMES founded in the Chater-House within the County of Middlesex at the humble Petition and onely costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esquire And that he the said Thomas Sutton during his life and after his death the Governours and their Successors for ever should have full Power License and Authority to ordain appoint and place therein a Master a Preacher a School-Master and Usher and such number of poor people Scholars and Officers as they should think meet And in default thereof his Majesty his Heirs and Successors And where likewise our said Sovereign Lord the King Majesty by the said Letters Patents hath incorporated the said Lord Arch Bishop Lord Chancellor Lord Treasurer Iohn Bishop of London Bishop of Elie Sir Edward Coke Knight Sir Thomas Foster Knight Sir Henry Hobert Knight and Baronet John Overal George Mountain Henry Thursby Jeffery Nightingale Richard Sutton John Law Thomas Law Thomas Brown and the Master of the said Hospital for the time being by the name of Governours of the Lands Possessions Revenews and Goods of the Hospital of King JAMES founded in the Charter-House within the County of Middlesex at the humble Petition and onely costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esquire And moreover hath hereby granted License as well to the said Governours and their Successors to have take and purchase as also License and Authority to the said Thomas Sutton his Heirs and Assigns to give grant and assure unto the Governours and their Successors for the better continuance of the said Hospital and Free school for ever and for the better maintainance of the Master Preacher School Master Usher and such number of poor people Scholars and Officers of and in the said Office for ever as shall be therein placed as aforesaid And all and every the Manors Lands Tenements Rents Reversions Advowsons and Hereditaments hereafter herein mentioned to be granted or conveied as in the said Letters Patents amongst other things more at large may appear Since which said Letters Patents The said Thomas Sutton hath by his Deed under his Hand and Seal bearing date the 13th day of October last ordained and appointed the said John Hutton to be the first present Master of the said Hospital according to the purport Tenor and true meaning of the said Letters Patents And the said Tho. Sutton being minded in his life time to perfect the said godly charitable act himself and not to leave it to be perâ—ected after his death by others This Indenture therfore witnesseth That the said Tho. Sutton for and in consideration of the continuance of the said Hospital and Free-school for ever hereafter and for the better maintainance of the said Master Preacher School-master Usher poor people Scholars and Officers for ever hereafter with the Rents Revenews Issues Commodities and Profits of the Manors Lands Tenements Rents Reversions Advowsons and Hereditaments hereafter in these presents mentioned to be conveied and for and in consideration of the sum of 5. pound of lawful Mony of England by the said Lord Arch-Bishop and other the Governours aforesaid paid which said sum of 5. pound he the said Thomas Sutton confesseth and acknowledgeth himself to have received of the said Governours and thereof doth acquit and discharge the said Governours for ever by these presents And in consideration of the yeerly Rent of 12. d. of lawful Mony of England hereafter in and by these presents reserved to the said Thomas Sutton and his Heirs And for divers other good and reasonable considerations him especially moving according to the said License of the Kings Majesty to him the said Thomas Sutton in that behalf given Hath bargained sold granted and confirmed and conveied and by these presents doth for him and his Heirs bargain sell give grant confirm and convey unto the said Governours of the Lands Possessions Revenews and Goods of the said Hospital of King JAMES founded in the Charter-House within the County of Middlesex at the humble Petition and onely costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esquire and to their Successors for ever All that the Mansion-house commonly called the Charter-house besides Smith-field in the said County of Middlesex And all and singular the Messuages Houses Courts Yards Gardens Orchards Closes and other Hereditaments within the County of Middlesex lately purchased by the said Thomas Sutton of the Right Honourable Thomas Earl of Suffolk And all those his Manors and Lordships of Southminster Norton Little Hallingbury otherwise Hallingbury Bowchers and Much Stanbridge in the County of Essex with all their and every of their Rights Members and Appurtenances whatsoever And also all those his Manors and Lordships of Bustingthorp otherwise Baslingthorp and Dunnesby in the County of Lincoln with their and every of their Rights Members Appurtenan whatsoever And all those his Manors of Salthorp otherwise Saltrop otherwise Halthorp otherwise Halstrop Chilton Black grove Vsscot Misenden otherwise Misenden Waklescot otherwise Wiglescot otherwise Wiglescet VVescote oâ—herwise Wescete and Elcomb in the County of Wilts with their and every of their Rights Members and Apurtenances And all those his Lands and Pasture Grounds called Black grove containing by estimation 200. Acres of Pasture with their Appurtenances in Black grove and Wroughton in the said County of Wilts And also all those Lands and Pastures containing by estimation 100. Acres of Land 60. Acres of Pasture with the Appurtenances in Wiglescote and Wroughton in the said County of Wilts And also all those his two Messuages
to the plea of the said Richard Horsted Tenant by his warrant aforesaid in form aforesaid pleaded to reply c. and the said Richard Horsted Tenant by hâ—s warranty aforesaid although sollemnly called came not again but in contempt of the Court departed and made default Therefore It is considered by the said Court That the said Nicholas Parker and Simon Patrick shall recover seisin against the said William Pelham of the aforesaid 8 Messuages with the appurtenances c. to hold to the said Nicholas Parker and Simon Patrick and their heirs acquitted from the said William Pelham and his heirs and also from the said Thomas Bowes and his heirs as also from the said Richard Horsted and his heirs for ever and that the said William Pelam have of the Lands and Tenements of the said Thomas Bowes to the value c. and that the said Thomas Bowes have of the Lands and Tenements of the aforesaid Richard Horsted to the value c. and that the said Richard Horsted be in mercy c. and hereupon at the self same Hastings at the petition of the said Nicholas Parker and Simon Patrick it was commanded to the Sheriffs of London that they to the said Nicholas Parker and Simon Patrick and their heirs for ever of the Messuages aforesaid with the appurtenances give full and peaceable seisin and how the said Command was executed that they make known unto the Court here at the next Hastings of London of pleas of Lands in the guildhall of the City aforesaid to be holden c. at which day that is to say â—t the Hustings of pleas of Lands holden in the Guild-hall London Monday next before the feast of Saint Philip and James in the year of the said Lady the Queen the 14 th aforesaid the Sheriff of London that is to say Henry Mils and John Branch retorned and certified to the Court here c. That they by virtue of the precept to them directed full and peaceable seisin to the said Nicholas Parker and Simon Patrick of the 8 Messuages with the appurtenances c. made to have according to the effect of the precept aforesaid as it was above commanded unto them c. as by the said recovery aforesaid under the seal of the office of the Mayraltie of the City aforesaid to the Jurors aforesaid shewed in evidence fully appeacheth And farther the Jurors aforesaid say upon their oath aforesaid that the said William Pelham in the Indenture aforesaid named and the said William Pelham against whom the said Nicholas Parker and Simon Patrick sued forth the writ of Right aforesaid is one and the same person and not another nor diverse And that the said Thomas Bowes Son and heir of the said Martin Bowes Knight and the said Thomas Bowes in the recovery aforesaid specified whom the said William Pelham vouched thereto warranty and the said Thomas Bowes above named is one and the same person and not another nor divers By colour whereof the said Nicholas and Simon afterwards and before the 8 th day of May in the year of the raign of the said Lady the Queen that now is the 14 th that is to say the first day of May in the 14 th year aforesaid in the Messuage aforesaid with the appurtenances amongst other things entred and were thereof amongst other things seised And farther the said Jurors say upon their oath aforesaid that the recovery aforesaid of the aforesaid Messuage with the appurtenances amongst other things in form aforesaid had was had with the assent and agreement of the said Nicholas and Simon William Pelham Thomas Bowes Son of the aforesaid Martin Bowes Knight and Richard Horsted and without any just title of the said Nicholas and Simon to the use of the said William Pelham his heirs and assigns for the farther his assurance of and in the aforesaid Messuage with the appurtenances amongst other things according to the form and effect of the Covenants and agreements of the said indenture of bargain and sale specified by the said Thomas Bowes Son of the said Martin Bowes Knight to the said William Pelham as before is said made by colour of which recovery as also by force of the aforesaid Act of Parliament of transferring of uses into possession the said William Pelham was seised of the aforesaid Messuage with the appurtenances amongst other things as the Law requireth and that afterwards that is to say the first day of December in the year of the raign of the said Lady the Queen that now is the 16 th the said Martin Bowes Son of the said Thomas Bowes Son of the said Martin Bowes Knight then being within the age of 21 years that is to say of 17 years dyed without issue of his Body Lawfully begotten And that the aforesaid William Pelham of the said Messuage with the appurtenances amongst other things as before is said recovered in form aforesaid being seised before the aforesaid time in which c. that is to say the 10 th day of September in the year of the Raign of the said Lady the Queen that now is the 27 th demysed the said Messuage with the appurtenances in the declaration aforesaid above specified to the aforesaid Edward Griffin to have to him and his assigns from the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel then next ensuing until the end and Term of 21 years then next following By virtue of which demyse the said Edward Griffin was of the said Messuage with the appurtenances possessed and that afterwards that is to say the 10 th day of January in the year of the said Lady the Queen that now is the 29th the aforesaid Thomas Bowes Son of the said Thomas Bowes Son and heir of the said Martin Bowes Knight into the Messuage aforesaid with the appurtenances in the declaration aforesaid above specified upon the possession of the said Edward Griffin thereof entred and then and there demysed granted and to farm let to the said Henry Page the said Messuage with the appurtenances to have to him his executors and assignes from the within written feast of the birth of our Lord then last past unto the end and Term of the within written Six years and that the said Edward Griffin afterwards that is to say the within written 11th day of January in the 29th year abovesaid into the Messuage aforesaid with the appurtenances upon the possession of the said Henry Page thereof did reenter and the said Henry from the possession of the Messuage aforesaid did expel and amove and that the said Thomas Bowes Son of the said Martin Bowes Knight and Father of the said Thomas Bowes Master of Arts yet living and being in full life that is to say at London in the Parish and Ward aforesaid But whether upon the whole matter aforesaid in form aforesaid found the entry of the said Thomas Bowes Master of Arts Son of the said Thomas Bowes Son of the said Martin Bowes Knight into the messuage aforesaid with the
appurtenances in the declaration aforesaid specified upon the possession of the aforesaid Edward Griffin be and in Law ought to be adjudged a lawfull entry in to the said Messuage or not the Jurors aforesaid are altogether ignorant and pray the advise of the Court here c. and if upon the whole matter aforesaid in form aforesaid found It shall seem to the Court here that the aforesaid entry of the said Thomas Bowes Master of Arts Son of the said Thomas Bowes Son of the aforesaid Martin Bowes Knight be a lawfull entry then the Jurors aforesaid say upon their oath aforesaid That the said Edward Griffin is guilty of the trespass and ejectment aforesaid as the said Henry within against him complayneth and assess the damages of the said Henry by the occasion of the trespass and ejectment aforesaid besides charges and costs by him about his sute in this behalf to 12 pence and for his charges and costs to 5 shillings and 4 pence and if to the Court of the said Lady the Queen here it shall seem that the aforesaid entry of the aforesaid Thomas Bowes Master of Arts Son of the said Thomas Bowes Son of the said Martin Bowes Knight be not a lawfull entry Then the Jurors aforesaid say upon their oath aforesaid That the said Edward Griffin is not guilty of the Trespass and Ejectment aforesaid as the said Henry Page within hath alleged And because the Barons here will advise of and upon the premises before they give their judgement thereof day is given to the parties aforesaid here untill 8 dayes of Saint Michael next comming to hear their Judgment because the Barons here thereof not yet c. at which day come the paries aforesaid by their Attorneys aforesaid and because the Barons are not yet avised of giving their Judgement of and upon the premises further day is given to the parties aforesaid here until from Ester day in 15. dayes next comming to heare their Judgement because the Barons thereof are not yet c. at which day came the said parties by their Attorneys aforesaid And upon this the premises by the Barons here seen and mature deliberation thereof had betwixt themselves because it seemeth to the said Barons that the aforesaid entry of the said Thomas Bowes Master of Arts Son of the said Thomas Bowes Son of the said Martin Bowes Knight is a Lawfull entry Therefore it is granted that the said Henry Page recover against the said Edward Griffin his possession of his term aforesaid then to come of and in the Messuage aforesaid with the appurtenances in the declaration aforesaid above specified and his damages by the occasion of the trespass and ejectment aforesaid to 54 shillings and 4 pence by the Jurors aforesaid in form aforesaid asseised as also further 8 pound and 10 shillings to the said Henry Page at his request for his charges and costs aforesaid by the Court here of encrease adjudged which damages in the whole do amount to 11. pound 4. shillings 4. pence and that the said Edward Griffin be taken c. And hereupon by a writ of the said Lady the Queen here issuing forth at at the request of the aforesaid Henry Page it is commanded to the sheriffs of London that to the aforesaid Henry they his full possession of his term yet to come of and in the Messuage aforesaid with the appurtenances in the declaration above specified without delay to him they give and how the said precept is executed that the said sheriff make it appear to the Barons of the Exchequer of the said Lady the Queen here the morrow of the Holy Trinity next to come and also it is commanded to the said Sheriffs that of the goods and chattels of the said Edward Griffin in their Balywick the said 11. pound 4. shillings and 4 pence for the damages aforesaid in form aforesaid recovered they do execution and that the said money when they have so levyed they have before the Barons here at the aforesaid Term to the said Henry Page or to his Attorny in this behalf then here to be paid c. And that afterwards the said Lady the Queen that now is sâ—nt her writ under her great seal ouâ— of her Chancery to the Treasurors and her Barons of the Exchequer â—ere directed which is enrolled in the remembrance of this Exchequer of the 31th year of the Raign of Queen Elizabeth that now is that is to say amongst the Records of Esther Term remaining with the remembrancer of the said Lady the Queen here The tenor of of which writ followeth in these words ss Elizabeth by the grace of God of England France and Ireland Queen defender of the faiâ—h c. To the Treasuror and her Barons of the Exchequer greeting because that in the Record and process and also of giving of Judgement of a plea which was in our Court before you the aforesaid Barons in our Exchequer aforesaid by bill between Henry Page our debtor and Edward Griffin of a certain trespass and Ejectment of his Farm to the said Henry by the said Edward done as is said Error manifest hath intervened to the grevious damage of the said Edward as of his complaint we have received And whereas in a statute in Parliament of the Lord Edward late King of England the third our Progenitors at Westminster in the year of his Reign the 31th holden made amongst other things it was agreed and established That in all cases touching us and other persons where one complaineth of Error done in the Exchequer the Chancellor and Treasurer shall do to come before them in some Chamber neer unto the Exchequor the Record and Process out of the Exchequor and taking to them Justices and other sage persons such as shall seem fit to them to be taken and also calling before them the Barons of the Exchequor aforesaid to hear their informations and causes of their Judgments and hereupon shall dulie examine the business and if any Error shall be found to correct the same and to amend the Rolls and after to send the same into the said Exchequor to make thereof execution as in the statute aforesaid more fully is conteyned we therefore willing Error if any be according to the form of the aforesaid statute to be corrected to the parties aforesaid full speedy Justice in the premises to be done Command you that if Judgement thereupon be given That then the Record process aforesaid with all things touching the same before our Chancellor of England and you the aforesaid Treasurer in the Chamber next unto the Exchequer aforesaid called the Councel Chamber the third day of June next to come you cause to come that the said Chancellor and you the aforesaid Treasurer seeing and examining the Record and process aforesaid and your informations being heard you the said Barons farther in this behalf with the Council of the Justices and other sages do that which of right and according to the form of
with the appurtenances in the declaration aforesaid above specified at the time of the said recovery in the aforesaid Court of Hustings in the Guild Hall of London in form aforesaid had for which cause the entry of the said Thomas Bowes Master of Arts into the Messuage aforesaid with the appurtenances in the said Declaration aforesaid specified was not lawfull Item in this also it is Erred for that the aforesaid recovery was had in the said Court of Hustings before the 8th day of May in the yeare of the Reign of the Lady the Queen that now is the 14th and that the said Thomas Bowes who before was Tenant for Term of life was vouched in the said Court by the aforesaid William Pelham in the said Recovery named to warrant the Messuage aforesaid with the appurtenances amongst other things which Thomas afterwards by Summons by his Attorny appeared in Court and freely the Messuage aforesaid to the said William did warrant and farther vouched to warrant the aforesaid Richard Horsted who present in the same Court the Messuage aforesaid with the appurtenances farther warranted and afterwards made default by which Judgement against the said William Pelham in the said Recovery was given and execution thereof in the form aforesaid was had so as the said Thomas Bowes Master of Arts of the remainder without any demand in the Messuages aforesaid with the appurtenances to have stood utterly excluded and for that cause the aforesaid entry of the aforesaid Thomas Bowes Master of Arts into the said Messuage with the appurtenances after the said Recovery in form aforesaid had and executed was unlawfull 1. Item in this also it is erred because it was found that before any entry of the said Thmas Bowes Master of Arts the Judgement aforesaid was fully and in due manner executed after which Execution so had although the said Thomas Bowes Master of Arts before the Execution aforesaid had had title of Entry Yet the said Thomas by the Law of the Land into the Messuage aforesaid after the Eexcution aforesaid so had could not enter Item in this further it is erred because it is found by the Jurors aforesaid That the said Thomas Bowes the Father c. who was Tenant for Term of his life of the Messuage aforesaid with the Appurtenances is yet living and is in full life And so the aforesaid Entry of the said Thomas Bowes Master of Arts in the Messuage aforesaid with the Appurtenances in form aforesaid during the life of the said Tho. Bowes his Father made ought not to be adjudged lawful And for these causes the Judgement aforesaid for â—he said Henry Page against the said Edward Griffin and all thereupon depending upon the Bill aforesaid against the said Edward in form aforesaid spoken and exibited is not sufficient in Law and he prayeth That the said Judgement aforesaid for the Errors aforesaid and others in the Record and processe aforesaid being be revised annulled and utterly holden for none and that he unto all which by the occasion of the Judgement aforesaid given he lost he be restored And further the said Edward Griffin the Writ of the Queen to warn the said Henry Page that he should be before the said Chancellor and Treasurer in the Court aforesaid at Westminster to hear the Record and processe aforesaid and also the Errors aforesaid and further to do and receive what should be just in the premises c. And it was granted to him retornable upoÌ„ Tuesday the 28 th day of Octo. next following c. At which day before the aforesaid Chancellor and Treasurer in the Court aforesaid at Westminster came the said Henry Page by his Attorny aforesaid And the Sheriffs of London that is to say Richard Gourney and Stephen Soame now sent by Thomas Bickliff and Humphry Walsingham good and lawfull Men of their Baliwick That they did warn the said Henry Page that he should be before the Chancellor and Treasurer aforesaid in the aforesaid Chamber at the day and place aforesaid to do and receive as the said Writ commanded and required And thereupon the said Edward by John Hawkesworth his Attorny came likewise and demanded the hearing of the Record and Processe as also of the Errors aforesaid And they are read unto him c. which being read and heard The said Henry Page said That in the Record and Processe aforesaid made in the giving of the Judgement aforesaid it is in nothing erred and prayed that the Court here proceed as well to the Examination of the Record and the Processe aforesaid as the causes aforesaid for Errors alleged And that the Judgement aforesaid in all things might be affirmed And because the aforesaid Chancellor and Treasurer would advise of and upon the premises before they give their Judgement day is given to the parties aforesaid here that is to say in the Chamber aforesaid until Tuseday the 11 th day of November next following to hear their Judgement c. At which day before the aforesaid Chancellor and Treasurer in the Chamber aforesaid at Westminster come the parties aforesaid by their Attornies aforesaid And because the aforesaid Chancellor and Treasurer are not yet avised of giving their Judgement of and upon the premises further day is given to the parties aforesaid before the aforesaid Chancellor or Treasurer in the Chamber aforesaid untill Tuseday the 18th day of November then next following to hear their Judgement c. At which day before the aforesaid Chancellor and Treasurer in the Chamber aforesaid at Westminster come the parties aforesaid by their Attornies aforesaid And because the aforesaid Chancellor and Treasurer are not yet avised of giving their Judgement of and upon the premises further day is given to the parties aforesaid untill Tuesday the 25 th day of November following to hear their Judgement c. At which day before the aforesaid Chancellor and Treasurer in the Chamber aforesaid at Westminster come the parties aforesaid by their Attornies aforesaid and because the aforesaid Chancellor and Treasurer are not yet avised of giving their Judgement of and upon the Premises further day is given to the parties aforesaid here before the aforesaid Chancellor and Treasurer in the Chamber aforesaid untill Tuesday the 27 th day of January next following to hear their Judgement thereof c. At which day before the aforesaid Chancellor and Treasurer in the Chamber aforesaid at Westminster aforesaid come as well the said Henry Page by John Hawkesworth his Attorny aforesaid as the aforesaid Edward Griffin by Rich. Hatton his Attorny aforesaid and thereupon the said Henry sayd That the said Edward his Writ aforesaid for correcting of Errors against the said Henry in this case further to prosecute or maintain ought not because he saith That after the last continuance of the Plea aforesaid that is to say after the aforesaid Tuesday that is to say the 25 th day of November from which day the Plea aforesaid was last continued untill this day that is to say
against Iohn Lambert in the custody of the Marshal c. of a plea of Trespass and Ejectment of him out of his Farm and are pledges of sute Iohn Doo and Richard Roo which Bill followeth in these words ss Buck Theophilus Adams Gentleman complayneth of Iohn Lambert in the custody of the Marshal of the Marshalsey of the Lady the Queen before the Queen her self being for that that is to say That whereas one Robert Snelling Gentlemâ—n and Thomas Butler Gentleman the 23 th .. day of May in the year of the Reign of the Lady the Queen Elizabeth that now is of England the 36. at the Town of Buckingham in the County aforesaid had demised and to Farm Letten to the said Theophilus 1 Messuage and 10 Acres of Land to the said Messuage neer lying called the Conigree situate lying and being in the Town of Buckingham aforesayd in the County aforesaid To have to the said Theophilus and his assigns from the aforesaid 23 day of May in the 36 year aforesaid untill the end and Term of 10 years from thence next following and fully to be compleat and ended by virtue of which demise the same Theophilus afterwards that is to say the 16 day of April in the year of the Reign of the said Lady the Queen that now is the 39 into the aforesaid Tenements with the appurtenances entred and was thereof possessed until the aforesaid Iohn Lambert afterward that is to say the same 16 day of April in the 39 year aforesaid with force and Arms c. into the Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances upon the possession of the said Theophilus thereof entred and him the said Theophilus from his Farm thereof his Term aforesaid not yet ended ejected expelled and amoved and from his possession thereof held out and yet holdeth out and other harms to him did against the peace of the said Lady the Queen that now is to the damage of the said Theophilus of 20 pound and thereof he bringeth sute c. and now at this day that is to say Monday next after 8 dayes of Saint Michael this Term until which day the aforesaid Iohn Lambert had licence to imparl to the Bill aforesaid and then to answer c. before the Lady the Queen at Westminster came aswel the aforesaid Theophilus Adams by his Attorny aforesaid as the said Iohn Lambert by Iohn Harborn his Attorny and the said Iohn Lambert defendeth the force and Injury when c. and saith that he is not there of guilty and of this putteth himself upon the Country and the said Theophilus likewise c. and therefore a Jury thereof was to be before the Queen at Westminster upon Monday next after the morrow of the Purification of the blessed Lady Mary by whom c. and who neither c. Because aswel c. Day is given to the parties aforesaid thence c. of which day the Jurors aforesaid between the parties aforesaid of the plea aforesaid were put in respit before the Lady the Queen at Westminster until Monday next after the Month of Easter in the year of the said Lady the Queen that now is the 41 th for default of Jurors c. At which day before the said Lady the Queen at Westminster aforesaid come the parties aforesaid by their Attorneys aforesaid And the Jurors of the same Jury being called come likewise who to say the truth of the premises chosen tryed and sworn say upon their Oath that long before the time of the Trespass and Ejectment aforesaid that is to say the 5 day of the month of June in the year of our Lord 1431 and in the year of the Reign of King Henry the 6 after the conquest the 9 one Iohn Barton the Elder was seised of the aforesaid Messuage and of 6 Acres of Pasture parcel of the aforesaid 10 Acres of Pasture in the Declaration aforesaid specified in which it is supposed the Trespass and Ejectment aforesaid to be done amongst other in his demesn as of Fee and so thereof of the Messuage aforesaid and of the said 6 Acres of Pasture with the appurtenances parcel c. seised c. Enfeoffed William Brampton to have and to hold to him and his heirs to the behoof and use of the aforesaid Iohn Barton the Elder and his heirs By virtue whereof the aforesaid William Brampton was seised of the Messuage and 6 Acres of Land parcel c. with the appurtenances in his demesn as of Fee to the use of the aforesaid Iohn Barton and his heirs and the aforesaid William Brampton so thereof being seised the aforesaid Iohn Barton afterwards that is to say the aforesaid 5 day of the Moneth of June in the year of our Lord 1431 in the said year of the Reign of the said late King Henry the 6. the 9 aforesaid at Buckingham aforesaid made his Testament and last will within written of the aforesaid Messuage and 6 Acres of pasture parcel c. amongst other things in these words c. In the name of God Amen ss The 5 day of the Moneth of June 1431 of the late Reign of King Henry the 6 after the Conquest of England the 9 I Iohn Barton the Elder being of perfect minde and good memory do make and ordein my present Testament Indented conteyning my last will in this manner Imprimis I give and recommend my soul to God and my omnipotent Creator and Saviour and to the blessed Mary the Virgin his Mother and to all the Saints and my body to be buried in the Church of the blessed Peter the Apostle of Buckingham that is to say in the Church of Saint Romwold in the same place wherein a Marble stone for my burying I have ordeined and appointed and for this my burial there to be had I give to the building of the body of the said Church 40 shillings also I will and Ordain that speedily after my death there be celebrated for my soul 4000 Masses for the celebrating of which I give 16 pound 13 shillings 4 pence and for his payns who about this shall imply him self that fully faithfully and speedily it be performed 6 shillings 8 pence Item I give to the religious men under written that they as soon as by my Executors or their deputies they be acquainted of my death so speedily as conveniently it may be done every order of them say a Placebo and Dirige by note and the day following the Mass of Requiem with note for my soul the souls of my Father and Mother my friends and Benefactors and for the souls of all the faithfull departed that is to say to the Master and Brethren of the house and Church of Saint Thomas the Martyr of Canterbury called of Acons London 40 shillings to the Master and Brethren of the Hospital of Saint Bartholemew in west Smithfield London 40 shillings to the Abbot and Covent of Bethesden in the County Buckingham 100 shillings to the Prior and Covent of Luffeild 40 shillings to the
Prior and Covent of Cheitwood 40 shillings to the Prior and Covent of Snelsale 20 shillings to every order of the 4 orders of Fryars Mendicants in the Town of Northampton 20 shilling to every order of â—he 4 orders of Fryars Medicants in the Town of Oxford 20 shillings to the Covent and Fryars Minors of Aplebury 20 shillings to every order of the 5 orders of Fryars in the City of London 20 shillings Also I bequeath to the Brother of Iohn Vpton 100 shillings that he for my Soul celebrate for one whole year next after my death and I will that all the religious men aforesaid by my Executors or their Deputies be charged that they especially pray for my soul Item I give and bequeath to Iohn Barton the younger my Brother all my Tenements together with all the Tenements which late were Roger Plirets which I purchased with the Rents and Services together with the Reversion and all their appurtenances in the Town of Buckingham in the County of Buckingham to have and to hold all the Tenements aforesaid with their appurtenances to the aforesaid Iohn my Brother for the Term of his life upon the Conditions following that is to say that the said Iohn my Brother during his life find one fit Chaplein and honest to celebrate for my Soul and the Souls of my Father Mother Brothers Sisters Benefactors and my friends and of all the faithfull deceased at the Altar of Saint James in the aforesaid Church of the blessed Peter dayly and I will and ordain that the aforesaid Chaplein all Festival dayes be present at Matines and Vespers in the quire of the Church aforesaid and I will that the said Chaplein every day within the Church aforesaid the Mattines of Saint Mary and after the Matines of the day with certain howers Canonical and these to be ended every day the said Chaplein before he goeth to Mass read a part of the Psalter of David so alwayes that from the said Chaplein every week be said one whole Psalter of David and afterwards dayly when he is not troubled with sickness that he go to Mass which Mass ended before he go from the Altar he read the Psalm de profundis with the prayer festina and dayly after dinner as it shall seem best to him that the said Chaplein say in the said Church of the blessed Peter a Placebo and Dirige with 9 Readings time of Easter excepted which time of Easter he say Officium mortuorum with 3 Readings according to the use of Salisbury and following every day of the same time of Easter the Psalter of the blessed Mary the Virgin and that afterwards follow the commendations of Souls with the prayer Tibi Domine commendamus after that he say vesperas de die and afore the vespers of Saint Mary and that the said Chaplein if not hindred with sickness every day that he shall in the default of saying Mass in the said Church of Saint Peter that he give to one of the poor of the Town of Buckingham aforesaid 1. penny I will also that the said Chaplein make his aboad alwayes there yet that the said Chaplein every year have recreation by the space of 15 dayes so alwayes as the said Chaplein supply his turns by another Chaplein or every day of the said 15 dayes do give to one of the poor of Town of Buckingham a penny And I will that the aforesaid John my Brother yearly during his life pay to the said Chaplein in the aforesaid Church of Saint Peter for his mayntenance and his pains as before is said done and to be done 10 Marks of Lawfull mony of England out of the issues and profits of the Tenements aforesaid so alwaies that the said Chaplein of the said sum of 10 Marks for his sallery or stipend reputed himself contented from no other any stipend to be received or taken And I the said John Barton the Elder will and ordain in the Testament aforesaid that the said Chaplein and his successors to the office and service aforesaid be chosen ordained preferred admitted and received by the Master and Brethren of the house or Church of Saint Thomas the Martyr of Canterbury called of Acon London aforesaid and his successors for ever and if they do not behave themselves well and honestly or if they shall neglect or refuse to do or perform the charges aforesaid by the said Masters and Brethren and their successors or by their sufficient deputies from the said office or service they be removed and expelled and another fit Chaplein in the place of the said Chaplein for his faults removed expelled or by death failing or otherwise howsoever from the said office or service ceasing or departing by the aforesaid Masters and Brethren of the house or Church of Saint Thomas aforesaid and his successors be chosen ordained preferred admitted and received so as the Lord Bishop of Lincoln who for time shall be or the Arch-Deacon of the place or the Prebendary of the Prebend of Buckingham or other in their name upon the Election Ordination Preferring Admission and remotion or amoving of the said Chaplein no jurisdiction or power have or claym hereafter in any manner therefore let the said Master and Brethren and their successors take care upon the peril of their souls and as they will answer the same before the most high Judge that neither for Favour Love Prayer or Price they ordain any Chaplein into the aforesaid office or service admit or receive but an honest and an approved person as much as his conversation can appear to them and that the aforesaid Chaplein to the said office and service to be admitted in his first admission the aforesaid Master and Brethren of the house and Church of Saint Thomas aforesaid and their successors take his corporal Oath upon the holy Gospel all and singular the charges aforesaid without fraud or deceit or any dispensation upon them to the contrary notwithstanding in the manner and form aforesaid above declared will and faithfully to be done and performed as much as humane frailty will admit and that every Chaplein to the said office or service to be admitted in his first admission finde and make to the Masters and Brethren of the house and Church of Saint Thomas the Martyr of Canterbury said of Acon London aforesaid for the time being sufficient security for the Ornaments of the said Altâ—r of Saint James belonging safely and securely to keep and in their resigning and ceasing to render back and deliver And moreover that the said John my Brother during his life finde in the Town aforesaid 6 poor men or women to pray for my soul and the souls aforesaid every day forever and that he give every week during hâ—s life to every one of the same poor 4 pence and also to every one of â—hem their dwelling as by the will of God for them I have appointed and ordained and also that the said John my Brother all his life finde one
Lamp burning every day and night before Saint Romwald in the Church of the blessed Peter aforesaid as now is found and maintained and that my said Brother during his life hold or cause to be held my Anniversary and of my Father and Mother yearly in the day of the Translation of Saint Benedict in the Church of the blessed Peter aforesaid in which Anniversary the said John my Brother yearly two wax lights at the Dirige and the day following at the Mass one at the head and the other at the feet of my Sepulcher burning every wax light to contein 3 pounds which Funerals of me being completed I will that all that which shall be remaining of the said wax lights be sent and remain to the Altar of Saint James aforesaid upon the Candlestick there being to the Chaplain of my Chancery aforesaid to serve every festival day at Mass as long as it may last and that the aforesaid John my Brother during his life finde yearly one competent torch to serve at the Altar aforesaid And I will that all the aforesaid Tenements Rents and Services with the reversions and all their appurtenances after the decease of the said John my Brother whole remain to Margaret and Isabel my Sisters for the term of their lives and the life of the longer liver of them To be holden of the Chief Lords of the Fee by the Services thereof due and of right accustomed upon condition that the said Margaret and Isabel during their lives do perform and observe all and singular the charges before limited in form aforesaid and after the death of the said Margaret and Isabel I will all the aforesaid Tenements Rents and Services with the reversions and all their appurtenances wholy to remayn wholy to William Fowler To be holden to him and his heirs of his body Lawfully to be begotten of the chief Lords of the Fee by the services thereof due and of right accustomed upon condition that he the said William and his heirs do perform and keep all and singular the charges above written in the form aforesaid for ever And if it shall happen the said William Fowler to dy without heir of his body Lawfully begotten that from thence all the aforesaid Tenements Rents and Services with the reversions and all their appurtenances whole remain to John Somerton my Cousen and the heirs of his body Lawfuly begotten to be holden of the chief Lords of the Fee by the services thereof due and of right accustomed upon condition that he the said John Somerton and his heirs all and singular the charges above written in form aforesaid fulfill and keep for ever and if it shall happen him the said John Somerton to dy without heir of his body issuing That from thence all the aforesaid Tenements Rents and Services with the reversions and all their appurtenances whole remain to William Purfrey my Cousen and the heirs of his body Lawfully begotten to be holden of the Lords of the Fee by the services thereof due and of right accustomed upon condition that the same William Purfrey and his heirs aforesaid do perform and observe all and singular the charges above written in form aforesaid for ever And if it shall happen the said William Purfrey to dy without heir of his body issuing from hence I do give and bequeath that all the aforesaid Rents and Services with the reversions and all their appurtenances whole remain to the Master of the house of Saint Thomas the martyr of Acon London aforesaid to have and to hold to him and his successors Masters of the same house of Saint Thomas to the end and Term of 40 years from thence next following and fully to be ended and after the said Term to be ended that all the Tenements aforesaid Rents and Services with the reversions and all their appurtenances remayn to the Master of the Hospital of Saint Bartholomew in West Smithfield London aforesaid to have and to hold to the same Master and his successors Masters of the said Hospital of Saint Bartholomews to the term and end of 40 years from thence next ensuing and fully to be compleated to every of them upon the condition following that is to say that every of the said Masters and their successors during their Terms do and perform all and singular the charges above limited in form aforesaid And if it shall happen the said John my Brother during his life in fullfilling the charges aforesaid to make default or not to perform the same or all the aforesaid Tenements during his life not sufficiently to repair sustain or the same or any parcel thereof to alien or to let the same at a lower rate in prejudice to the other persons in remainder aforesaid named that then it shall be Lawfull to the said Margaret and Isabel into the aforesaid Tenements Rents and Services with the reversions and all their appurtenances to enter and the same to hold as in their remainder aforesaid without the contradiction of any one And that from thence the estate of the said John my Brother shall altogether cease and be of no value and if it shall happen the said Margaret and Isabel during their lives in doing and performing of all the charges aforesaid to make default or the same not to fulfil or all the Tenements aforesaid during their lives not sufficiently to sustain and repair or them to al en or demise as before is said or be negligent to enter if cause as aforesaid shall happen that then it shall be Lawfull to the aforesaid William Fowler and his heirs aforesaid into all the abovesaid Tenements Rents and Services with the reversions and all their appurtenances to enter as in his remainder aforesaid and the same to hold without any contradiction and that then the estate of the said Margaret and Isabel as aforesaid altogether to cease and be of no value And if the aforesaid William Fowler or his heirs aforesaid in doing and performing to make default or not to fulfil or all the aforesaid Tenements not sufficiently to be sustained or repaired or to be aliend or demised as before is said or be negligent to enter if cause as before is said shall happen that from thence it be well Lawfull to the abovesaid John Somerton and his heirs abovesaid into all and singular the aforesaid Tenements Rents and Services with the reversions and all their appurtenances to enter as in his remainder aforesaid and the same to hold without any contradiction and that from thence the estate of the aforesaid William Fowler and his heirs aforesaid as is aforesaid shall cease and be of no value And if it happen the aforesaid John Somerton or his heirs aforesaid in doing and performing all and singular the charges aforesaid to make default or the same not to fulfill or all the aforesaid Tenements not sufficiently to uphold and repair or to alien or demise the same as above is said or that they be negligent to enter if cause
as before is said shall happen that from thence it shall be well Lawfull to the aforesaid William Purfrey and his heirs aforesaid into all the Tenements aforesaid Rents and Services with the reversions and all their appurtenances to enter as in his Remainder aforesaid and the same to hold without any contradiction and that from thence the estate of the said John Somerton and his Heirs aforesaid in all the Tenements aforesaid altogether to cease and be of no value And if it happen the said William Purfrey and his Heirs aforesaid in fulfilling all and singular the charges aforesaid to make default or the same not to repair or all the aforesaid Tenements not sufficiently to uphold and repair or the same to alien or demise as above is said or they be negligent to enter if cause as before is said shall happen That then the state of the said William Purfrey and his Heirs altogether cease and be of no value And that from thence It be lawful to the said Master of the House of the Holy Martyr of Acon London and his Brethren of the same House and their Successors into all the aforesaid Tenements Rents and Services with the Reversions and all their appurtenances to enter and in the Remainder of their Term aforesaid To be holden in form aforesaid And if it shall happen the said Master and Brethren of the House of St. Thomas aforesaid or their Successors aforesaid in doing and fulfilling all and singular the charges above specified to make default or the same not to fulfil Or all the Tenements aforesaid as above is said not sufficiently to uphold and repair or they be negligent to enter if cause shall happens as before is said That from thence It shall be lawful to the Master of the Hospital of St. Bartholmew aforesaid and the Brethren of the said Hospital and their Successors into all the aforesaid Tenements Rents and Services with the Reversions and all their appurtenances to enter as in the Remainder of their Term aforesaid and that then the estate of the said Master of the House of St. Thomas aforesaid to cease And if it happen the said Master and Brethren of the Hospital of St. Bartholmew aforesaid in doing and fulfilling all and singular the charges above declared to make default or the same not to perform or all the Tenements aforesaid not sufficiently to uphold or repair That then it shall be lawful to my right Heirs unto all the aforesaid Tenements Rents and Services with the Reversions and all and singular their appurtenances to enter and the same to hold without any contradiction whatsoever for ever supporting all the charges aforesaid as above is said as they will for me and them before the most high Judge Answer And because this my last Will was made and ordained for the good of the Souls of my Father and Mother and of my own Soul and the Souls of my Brothers and Sisters Friends and Benefactors I pray and charge the said John my Brother as for me and himself he will answer it that all his life time he oversee the government of the Chauntry aforesaid land that the charges aforesaid in this my last Will and Testament declared be inviolably fulfilled and kept And that he give notice to all those who in manner aforesaid shall have any estate in the said Tenements Rents and Services with the Reversions and all their appurtenances that they know the Tenor of this my last Will and Testament And I will that my Feoffees of the Tenements with the appurtenances which my poor men now dwell in because the same is not dividable that they make such estate after my death to all those above named as they have of my bequest of and in Tenements in Buckingham aforesaid to the use of the said Poor their dwelling upholding the Reparations of the said Tenement of the aforesaid Pâ—or as often as need shall require And because I doubt lest the Tenements aforesaid be sufficient to uphold all the abovesaid charges by reason of the great charge of repairing thereof I will that my Feoffees presently after my death make such estate to all those above named of all those my Lands and Tenements in the Towns of Barton Moreton Gravecase with the Prebend of Lemburgh Thornborough Hillesden Waterstratford Shatdeston and Foycale in the County of Buckingham And of all those Lands with the Appurtenances in the Fields of Buckingham As also of my Lands and Tenements in Worton in the County of Oxford and of my one Tenement in the Town of Oxford in which the Feoffees shall have as they have of my gift of and in the Tenements of Buckingham aforesaid so as they may sufficiently uphold all the charges aforesaid and receive and take what is reasonable for their labour and pains Item I will that my Executors or one of them according to their Assignment upon the Good-fryday next after my death cause him who shall preach at the Cross in the Church-yard of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul London to the prayers there of the people recommend my Soul to the Congregation there assembled For which recommendation and that he pray for my Soul I will that the Preacher have 40. pence Item I will that the Three Preachers who in the Church-yard of the New Hospital of the blessed Lady without Bishops gate London in the 3. dayes in the Week of Easter next after my death shall preach recommend my Soul to the Prayers of the faithful People there assembled and that every one of the said Three Preachers for the same recommendation of my Soul and that they pray for my Soul have 40. pence And I will that my Executors during one whole year next after my decease every Lords-day cause the Preacher at the Cross in the Church-yard of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul aforesaid Preaching specially recommend my Soul to the prayers of the people there assembled for which Recommendation every of the said Preachers have 4. pence Item I give to Mr. Robert Forset my Chaplain of London 10. pound That the said Robert specially celebrate for my Soul and pray for it for 8. years next following my decease taking yearly for his sallary 100. shillings if he so long live And if he shall dye within the said Term of 8. years that then the said Robert make the residue which thereof shall remain to be distributed unto pious uses for my Soul and the Soul of the said Robert Item I give to Margaret my Sister 100. shillings and a silver Cup with a cover belonging to it Item I give to Isabel my Sister 100. shillings and a silver Cup with a cover belonging to it that the said Margaret and Isabel pray for my Soul And to this Testament containing my last Will well and truly and faithfully to be performed and inviolably to be fulfilled I ordain and appoint my Executors John Barton my Brother and Alexander Sprot Citizen and Cloath worker of London and the said Robert
or the Charter-House and all and singular the before mentioned premises and every part and parcel thereof with the Appurtenances unto the said Thomas Sutton his Heirs and Assigns for ever in manner and form aforesaid against him the said Thomas Earl of Arundel and Surrey and his Heirs and all and every other person and persons lawfully claiming by from or under him shall and will warrant and for ever more defend by these presents And the said William Lord Howard and his Heirs the said Capital Messuage or Mansion-house called Howard House or the Charter-House and all and singular other the before mentioned premises and every part and parcel thereof with the Appurtenances unto the said Thomas Sutton his Heirs and Assigns for ever in manner and form aforesaid against him the said William Lord Howard and his Heirs and all and every other person and persons lawfully claiming by from or under him shall and will warrant and for ever defend by these presents In witnesse whereof the parties above named to these present Indentures interchangealy have set their Hands and Seals the day and year above written 1611 as by the same Indenture dated as before is said appeareth All and singular whichpremises by the Indenture a-aforesaid in form aforesaid Bargained are known and vulgarly called and at the time of the Bargain aforesaid were known by the name of the late dissolved Charter House besides Smith field By colour of which Bargain Sale and Inrollment aforesaid As also by force of a certain Act in Parliament of the Lord Henry late King of England the 8th at Westminster aforesaid the 4th day of February in the year of his Reign the 27th Of transferring uses in possession to be holden made and provided The same Thomas Sutton in all and singular the bargained premises called the late dissoved Charter-House besides Smith field with the Appurtenances whereof c. entred and was thereof seised in his Demesn as of Fee And so thereof being seized The Lord JAMES now King of England the 22th day of June in the yeer of the Reign of the said Lord the King now of England c. the 9th abovesaid at Westminster aforesaid made his Letters Patents sealed with his Great Seal of England and to the Jurors aforesaid shewed in Evidence The Tenor of which followeth in these words JAMES by the Grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. To All to whom these presents shall come Greeting Whereas At the last Session of Parliament last past One Act was made and passed Entituled an Act to confirm and enable the Erection and Establishment of and Hospital a Free Grammar-school and sundry other godly and charitable Acts done and intended to be done and performed by Thomas Sutton Esquire as by the same Act of Parliament more at large it doth and may appear And whereas since the said Act The said Thomas Sutton hath purchased to him as his Heirs of our Right Trusty and Well-Beloved Cosin and Counsellor Thomas Earl of Suffolk Lord Chamberlain of our Houshold A great and large Mansion-house commonly called the late dissolved Charter-house besides Smith field together with divers Houses Buildings Courts Yards Gardens Orchards Closes and other Hereditaments to or with the same Mansion-house used or enjoyed or reputed as part parcel member or belonging thereunto within our County of Middlesex Which Mansion house and other the premises the said Thomas Sutton doth conceive to be a more fit and commodious House and Place to place erect and found the said Hospital and Free-school and other the godly and charitable uses aforesaid then in Hallingbury otherwise Hallibury Bowchers in the said Act mentioned And to that end the said Thomas Sutton hath been an humble Suter unto us That we would be graciously pleased to give License Power and Authority unto him the said Thomas Sutton to found erect and establish an Hospital and Free school other the godly and charitable uses by him intended in the said House called the late dissolved Charter-House besides Smith field in our said County of Middlesex And to incorporate the Governours hereafter named to be a Body Corporate and Politick and to have perpetual succession for ever in fact deed or name And by such name of Incorporation as is hereafter mentioned to have full authority and lawful capacity and ability to purchase take hold receive and have to them and their Successors for ever Manors Lands Tenements Rents Annuities Pensions Hereditaments Goods and Chattels as well of us our Heirs and Successors as of any other person or persons whatsoever for the better maintainance of the said Hospital Free-school and other godly and charitable uses aforesaid Know ye therefore That we graciously affecting so good and charitable a work of our princely disposition and care for the furtherance thereof and of our special Grace certain Knowledge and meer Motion Have given granted and confirmed and by these presents do give grant and confirm for us our Heirs and Successors unto the said Thomas Sutton his Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns and to every of them full Power License and lawful Authority at all times hereafter at his and their Will and Pleasure to place erect found and establish at or in the said House called the late dissolved Charter House besides Smith field and other the premises within our said County of Middlesex One Hospital-House or place of abiding for the finding sustentation and relief of poor aged maimed needy and impotent people As also that the said Thomas Sutton during his life and after his death the Governours hereafter named and their Successors and the Survivors or Survivor of them his and their Successors for ever And the Governours hereof for the time being and their Successors shall have full Power License and lawful Authority at his oâ— their Wills and Pleasures respectively from time to time and at all times hereafter to place therein such Master or Head of the said Hospital and numbers of poor peole Men and Children and such other Members and Officers of the said Hospital as to him the said Thomas Sutton during his life and after his death to the said Governours and their Successors and to the Survivors or Survivor of them and to his and their Successors and to the Governours thereof for the time being and their Successors shall seem convenient And further we of our special Grace certain Knowledge and meer Motion Have given granted and confirmed and by these presents do give grant and confirm unto the said Thomas Sutton his Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns and to every of them at his or their Wills and Pleasures full Power License and lawful Authority at all times hereafter to place erect found and establish at or in the said House called the late dissolved Charter-House besides Smith field and other the premises in our County of Middlesex One Free-school for the instructing teaching maintainance and education of poor Children or Scholars
School-Master Usher Members Officer Officers of or for the said Hospital as he the said Thomas Sutton during his life and after his decease the Governours for the time being and their successors or the more part of them shall think meet and convenient nevertheless if the Rents Reversions or Profits of all or any of the Manors Lands Tenements and Hereditataments Goods or Chattels at any time to be granted and conveyed to the said Governours of the said Hospital and their successors for the maintenance of the people in the said Hospital shall happen to increase or to be raised or augmented to a better or greater yeerly valew theu formerly the same was or that the Rents Revenues and Possessions of the said Hospital shall be further increased by the determination of any former estates in any of the said possessions of the said Hospital otherwise that all and every such increase shall be imployed to the mayntenance of more and other poor people to be placed in the said Hospital or to the further augmentation of the allowances of those persons that for the time being shall be in the said Hospital according to the true Intent and meaning of these presents and shall not be converted or imployed to an private use And also we do by the presents for us our Heirs and successors will grant and ordayn that when soever and as often as any of the said places or Rooms of any of the said Master Preacher School-master or Usher Poor men or Children Scholars Members or Officers or any of them shall happen to become void by Death Resignation Deprivation or otherwise that then and so often it shall and may be Lawfull for the said Thomas Sutton during his life and after his death for the said Governours for the time being and their successors or the most part of them within one Month after such avoydance by writing under the Seal of the said Thomas Sutton during his life and after his death by the siad Governours for the time being and their successors under their Common Seal to nominate appoint other meet person and persons in the Rooms place and places of them and every of them so deceasing resigning or otherwise becoming void and if in case the said Governours and their successors for the time being or the most part of them shall not within two Months after such avoidance nominate assigne and appoint as is aforesaid that then and so often and in every such case from and after the death of the said Thomas Sutton it shall be Lawfull for us our Heirs and successors by Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England or Privy Seal to nominate and appoint meet Person and Persons to all and every such Office Rooms Place and Places as shall remain void for the time aforesaid by the default of the said Governours and their successors as is aforesaid And we do further of our special grace certain knowlege and meer motion for us our Heirs and successors give and graunt that the said Master Preacher School-Master Usher Poor Men Children Scholars Members and Officers of the said Hospital and every of them shall be allowed ordered directed visited placed or displaced by the said Thomas Sutton during his life and after his death by the said Governours and their successors and the most part of them according to such allowances Rates Statutes and Ordinanâ—ns as shall be appointed set forth made devised or established by the said Thomas Sutton during his life in writing under his hand and Seal and after his death by the Governours for the time being and their successors or the more part of them under the said Common Seal And further we have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant to the said Thomas Sutton during his life by writing under his hand and Seal and to the said Governours and their successors for the time being or the more pare of them after his decease under the said Common Seal to make set down and appoint such Rates Statutes and Ordinances for the Rule Government and well ordering of the said Hospital and of the Master Preacher School-Master Usher Poor People Children Scholars Members and Officers for the time being and for their and every of their Wages ' Stipends and allowances for and towards their or any of their Mayntenance and Relief as to the said Thomas Sutton during his life and after his decease to the said Governours and their successors for the time being or the more part of them shall seem meet and convenient And that the same Orders Rates Statutes and Ordinances so by him them or any of them to be made set down and prescribed as aforesaid shall be and stand in force and strength in Law to all constructions intents and purposes the same not being repugnant to our Prerogative Royal nor contrary to the Laws and Statutes of this Realm of England nor unto any Ecclesiastical Canons or Constitutions of the Church of England which then shall be in force And that for the better Government of the said Hospital the said Thomas Sutton during his life and after his decease the said Governours for the time being or the most part of them or such and so many of them as the said Thomas Sutton shall by his writing under his hand and Seal thereunto assign appoint and nominate shall and may after the decease of the said Thomas Sutton have full power and Lawfull authority to visit order and punish place or displace the Master Preacher School-Master Usher Poor People Sholars Members and Officers of the said Hospital and every of them and to order reform and redress all and every the disorders misdemeanours offences and abuses in the persons aforesaid and every of them or in the said Hospital or Free-School or in or touching the Government Order and disposal of the same And to censure suspend deprive and displace the said Master Preacher School-Master Usher Poor People Scholars Members and Officers and all and every or any of them as to him the said Thomas Sutton during his life and after his death to the said Governours for the time being and their successors or the more part of them or to such and so many of them as the said Thomas Sutton by his writing under his hand and Seal shall thereunto assigne nominate and appoint as shall to him or them respectively seem fit just and convenient so allwaies that no visiâ—ation act or thing in or touching the same be had made or done by any person or persons during the life of the said Thomas Button other than by the said Thomas Sutton and after his death by the said Governors for the time being and their successors or the more part of them or by such or so many of them as the said Thomas Sutton by his writing under his hand and Seal shall nominate and appoint thereunto And we of our further special grace certain knowledge and meer motion and by our supream
and 1000. Acres of Land 2000. Acres of Pasture 300. Acres of Meadow 300. Acres of Wood with the Appurtenances in Broadhinton in the said County of Wilts And all those his Manors Lordships of Campes otherwise Camps Castle otherwise called Castle Camps with the Appurtenances situate lying and being and extending into the Counties of Cambridge and Essex or either of them or elsewhere within the Realm of England And also all that his Manor of Balsham in the County of Cambridge with all and singular the Rights Members Appurtenances thereof whatsoever And all those his Messuages and Lands situate lying and being in the Parishes of Hackney and Tottenham in the County of Middlesex or in either of them with their and either of their Rights Members and Appurtenances whatsoever which said last mentioned Messuage was lately purchased of Sir William Bowyer Knight and the Lands in Tottenham now are or late were in the Tenure or Occupation of VVilliam Benning Yeoman And also all and singular the Manors Lordships Messuages Lands Tenements Rents Reversions Services Meadows Pastures Woods Advowsons Patronages of Churches Liberties Priviledges Franchises and other Hereditament whatsoever of the said Thomas Sutton situate lying and being or to be had taken and enjoyed within the said County of Essex Lincoln Wilts Cambridge and Middlesex or in any of them with all and every their Rights Members and Appurtenances whatsoever And all Letters Patents Indentures Deeds Charters Extents Court Rouls and other Writings Minuments and Evidences whatsoever concerning the premises or any of them or any part or parcel of them or any of them Except and allwaies foreprized out of these presents the Manors or Lordships of Little Hallingbury and Haddestock or either of them or to the said Manors of Little Hallingbury and Haddestock or either of them belonging or appertaining To have and to hold the said Mansion-House called the Charter-House besides Smithfield And all and every the said Manors Lordships Messuages Parks Lands Tenements Reversions Services Advowsons Liberties Franchises Priviledges and Herediataments and all other the premises with their and every their Members and Appurtenances except before excepted unto the said Governours of the Lands Possessions Revenews and goods of the said Hospital of King JAMES founded in the Charter-House within the County of Middlesex At the humble Petition and onely costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esquire and their Successors for ever upon special trust and confidence That all singular the Rents Issues Revenews Cōmodities and profits of all singular the said Manors Houses Lands Tenements Hereditaments and other the premises with their Appurtenances shall be for ever hereafter from time to time truly faithfully and wholy distributed converted and imployed by the said Governours and their Successors to and for the maintainance continuance of the said Hospital and Free-School and of the Master Preacher School-Master Usher poor people Scholars Officers of and in the said Hospital and Free-school for the time being and at all times hereafter and from time to time for ever according to the true intent purport and meaning of the said Thomas Sutton and according to the Tenor and purport of the said Letters Patents and of these presents and to none other trust use confidence interest purpose or imployment whatsoever Yielding and paying therefore yeerly unto the said Thomas Sutton and his Heirs the yeerly Rent of 12. pence at the Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist yeerly to be paid And when and as of often as the said yeerly Rent of 12. pence shall be behind and unpaid at any Feast whereon the same ought to be paid That then and so often It shall be lawful for the said Thomas Sutton and his Heirs into the pemises and into every or any part or parcel thereof to enter and distrem and the distresse and distresses there taken to take lead and carry away and with him and them to detein until he and they be satisfied of the said Rent and the Arrerages thereof if any may be In witnesse whereof the parties first above named to these present Indentures interchangeably have set their Hands Seals the day and yeer first above written And further the Jurors aforesaid say upon their Oath aforesaid That the aforesaid Thomas Sutton of the aforesaid premises with the Appurtenances in the County of Middlesex as before is said being seised The said Thomas Sutton after the aforesaid Indenture of Bargain Sale of the premises with the Appurtenances whereof c. by the aforesaid Thomas Earl of Suffolk to the aforesaid Thomas Sutton made and after the Inrollment of the aforesaid Indenture and before the Letters Patents aforesaid by the said Lord the King that now is as is said made and before the aforesaid Indenture made Between the aforesaid Thomas Sutton of the one part And the aforesaid George Arch-Bishop of Canterbury Primiate and Metropolitan of all England and others of the other part bearing date the first day of November in the yeer of the Reign of the Lord the King that now is the 9th abovesaid Appointed one Richard Bird to be Porter of the said Messuage called the late dissolved Charter-House besides Smith-field of the aforesaid Thomas Sutton which Richard Bird continued Porter of the said Messuage after the said Indenture made Between the aforesaid Thomas Sutton of the one part the aforesaid George Arch-Bishop of Canterbury and others of the other part bearing date the aforesaid first day of November in the yeer of the Reign of the said Lord the King that now is the 9th abovesaid until the death of the said Tho. Sutton And further the Jurors say upon their Oath aforesaid That the said Thomas Sutton afterwards and before the time in which c. that is to say the second day of November in the yeer of our Lord 1611. made his Testament and last Will in Writing amongst other things as followeth in these words And my Will and meaning is That unlesse the said Sir Francis Popham the said Lady Ann his Wife do or shall give to mine Executor or Executors A general Acquittance or Release to the elect above mentioned That then as well the said Legacy of 2000. Marks so willed to be given to the said Sir Francis Popham and Ann his Wife as also the other several Legacies given and bequeathed to every of the said Children of Sir Francis Prpham and the Lady his Wife shall remain and be to the use of mine Executor or Executors to be wholly disposed and given by them within one whole yeer after my decease yeerly to the mending of the High-wayes and partly to poor Maids Mariages and partly to the Releasing of poor men that lie in Prison for Debt and partly to the poor people of my intended Hospital when it shall please God it be established and erected Also I give for and towards the building of my intended Hospital Chapel and School-house the sum of 5000. pound Item I
and onely costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esquire And them by the name of Governours of the Lands Possessions Revenews and Goods of the Hospital of King JAMES founded in the Charter-House within the County of Middlesex At the humble Petition and onely costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esquire One Body Corporate and Politick by that name to have perpetual succession for ever to endure We do by these presents for us our Heirs and Successors really and fully incorporate make erect ordain name constitute and establish And that by the same name of the Governours of the Lands Possessions Revenews and Goods of the Hospital of King JAMES founded in the Charter-House within the County of Middlesex at the humble Petition and onely costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esquire they and their Successors and the Survivors and Survivor of them and his and their Successors the persons to be elected and chosen as aforesaid shall for ever hereafter be incoporated named called and shall by the same name have perpetual succession for ever And that they by the same name be and shall be and continue persons able and capable in the Law from time to time and shall by that name of Incorporation have full Power Authority and lawful capacity and ability to purchase take hold receive enjoy and have to them and their Successors for ever as well Goods and Chattels as Manors Lands Tenemēts Rents Reversions Annuities Hereditamēts whatsoever as well of us our Heirs Successors as of the said Th. Sutton his Heirs Executors or Assigns or any other person or persons whatsoever And also that the said Governours for the time being and their successors shall have full power and Lawful authority by the aforesaid name of Governours of the Lands Possessions Revenues and Goods of the Hospital of King James founded in Charterhouse within the County of Middlesex at the humble Petition and only Costs and Charges of Thomas Sutton Esquire to sue and be sued implead and to be impleaded to answer and to be answered unto in all manner of Courts and Places that now are or hereafter shall be within this our Realm or elsewhere aswell Temporal as Spiritual in all manner of Sutes whatsoever and of what nature and kind soever such Sutes or Actions be or shall be in the same and as ample manner and form and to all intents constructions and purposes as any other person or persons Bodies politick or corporate of this our Realm being persons able in Law may do And furthermore We will and grant by these presents for us our Heirs and Successors unto the said Governours for the time being and their successors that they and their successors shall have and enjoy for ever a Common Seal wherein shall be engraven the name and Arms of the said Thomas Sutton whereby the said Corporation shall or may Seal any manner of Instrument touching the same Corporation and the Manors Lands and Tenements Rents Revenues Annuities and Hereditaments Goods Chattels and other things thereunto belonging or in any wise touching or concerning the same Nevertheless it is our intent and meaning that the Governours for the time being and their successors nor any of them shall do or suffer to be done at any time hereafter any Act or thing whereby or by means whereof any of the Manors Lands Tenements Rents Reversions Annuities or Hereditaments of the said Corporation or any Estate Interest Possession or Property of or in the same or of any of them shall be conveyed Vested or Transferred in or to any other whatsoever contrary to the true meaning hereof only than by such senses as are hereafter mentioned and that in such manner and form as is hereafter expressed and not otherwise And that such construction shall be made upon this Foundation and Incorporation as shall be most beneficial and availeable for the maintenance of the Poor and for the repressing and of all Acts and devises to be mentioned or put in Ure contrary to the true meaning of the presents And therefore our will and plasure is and so for us our Heirs and successors we do ordayn that the said Governours for the time being or their successors or any of them shall not make any Lease Grant Conveyance or estate of any the Manors Lands Tenements or Hereditaments which shall exceed the number of 21. yeers and that either in possession or not above two yeers before the end or expiration or determination of the estate or estates in posseffion whereupon the accustomable yeerly rent or more by the greater part of five yeers next before the making of any such Lease reserved due and payable shall be reserved and yeerly payable during the continuance of every such Lease And also we do ordayn grant and appoint by these presents for us our Heirs and successors that so often and whensoever any one or more of the said Commissioners for the time being or any other Governour or Commissionor that shall be chosen hereafter shall fortune to depart his life or to be removed from his or their place of Governour or Governours that then and so often the residue of the said Governour or Governours and their successors shall be continue and remain incorporate by the name of the Governours of the Lands Possessions Revenues and Goods of the Hospital of King James founded in Charter House within the County of Middlesex at the humble petition and only costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esquire to all intents constructions and purposes according to to the true meaning of these presents as if all the said Governour and Governours had continued and that then and so often it shall be Lawfull for the rest of the Governours or the greatest number of them to elect nominate chuse and appoint one or more meet person or persons according to the true intent and meaning of these presents into the Room and place or Room and Places of every such Governour or Governours which shall so depart this life or be removed which person and persons so nominated elected chosen and agreed uppon by the said Governours or the greater number of them shall be and shall be taken and reputed to be from the time of his and their election to be from thenceforth together with the others Governours of the said Hospital And after this manner to proceed whensoever and as often as need shall require And the same election to be made within two Moneths that any of the said Governour or Governours shall depart this Life or be removed and that the aforesaid Thomas Sutton during his life and after his decease the said Governours for the time being or the more part of them shall have full power and authority to nominate assigne appoint and shall and may name assign and appoint when and as often as he and they shall think good such number and numbers of person and persons as he and they shall think convenient to be Poor men Children and Scholars Master Preacher