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GATE KEEPERS. 105 At its foot is the following entry [Latin] : "Keepers of the North Gate, Walter Tolla and William Horn ; Keepers of the South Gate, William Bodyer and Thomas Bylker ; Keeper of the West Gate, Richard Tolle. The names of the gate keepers are not mentioned in either of the previous accounts. It is remarkable that Wat Tyler's rebellion occurred in this year, 1381. The populace had long been verging on revolt, by reason of the Poll Tax (three groats a head), and probably the gov- erning bodies were becoming alarmed, and were adopting protective measures. [It should be noted that we have, throughout this work, where the original documents are in Latin, given an English translation, and that where the original words or some of the words are in English we have preserved these, with their peculiarities and variations in spelling.] In 1382 Richard Adam, chaplain, granted to Thomas Grovys- yend and Johanna, the daughter of John Piper, his cellar over the shop which Robert Bilker held of him for a term of years, with an easement to be made to the said cellar, extending itself thence to the ditch called Casteldich, which cellar and shop the grantor had of the gift and feoffment of John Piper, and was situate in the free borough between the tenement of John Keche, which was lately of Henry Lanrak on the south part, and the tenement of John Cork on the north part. Witnesses : Henry Fox, Mayor, John Wechydon and Walter Prust, Provosts, John Page, and Robert Piyk. Given at the borough on the Sunday next after the feast of St. John (May) before the Latin Gate, 5 Richard II. [Two seals are attached, the first having a good impression of " cross keys."] In the year 1383 [6 Richard II.] the King, by Letters Patent, recited and confirmed the rights of the respective Burgesses of Launceston and Dunheved, as found by the Justices of Assize in the year 1302. (See page 82.) In 1384 WyclifTe finished the first English translation of the Bible, and died.