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134 DUNHEVED. the Wednesday next after the feast last named ; paid John Asseidford for riding to Plymouth to carry one letter of le herbynger of sawdiers, is. 4d.; paid John Aysschford for gon- povvder, 7d. ; expenses about le sawdiers on the Thursday next after the feast of St. Augustine, 13d.; paid to le herbynger of Lord Ryvers, 3s. 4d. ; paid to a doctor for attending a sawdier who was wounded, 8d. ; paid the Dean for his office in the time of the Visitation, 8d. ; expenses of the Mayor, &c, on two occasions ; expenses about the men of Northyll, 2s. 2^d.; ditto, about their horses, 3d.; ale to them, id.; wages to John Dawe for at Graystone to inquire after the sawdiers there, id.; expended upon Wm. Porter, captain of the sawdiers, 6d.; for white bread ; food for horses, &c; lodgings, &c, for the Justices ; expenses for Wm. Goyding and John Sadeler for riding to Tavy- stok for the of the priest there; expenses of Wm. Ayssheton's horses, 6d. ; for 3 doz. jints for the armour of the men on St. George's Day, 4d. ; for one fourth of the tax of the Lord the King, 14s. 2d.; reward given to the servant of the Lord Duke of Exeter, i2d.; reward given to the crier of the Justices of Assize, 8d.; paid Wm. Thomas, a sawdier, is. 2d.; paid Borlace and William Menwynek, burgesses of parliament, 13s. 4d., &c. Expended for wine. Among these items are, for wine given to William Aysscheton, to Richard Kelly, to John Arundell, Esq., to Hugh Cortenay, to the receiver of the Lord the King ; bread and wine to the wife of Nicholas Aysscheton, to the Justiciars, to John Copeston, to the Mayor and his fellows, to the wife of Hugh Cortenay, to the Baron of Carew, to the receiver of the Lord Hungerford, to the escheator of Cornwall and Devon, to Master John Weryng, to the servant of John Arundell, and to John Cokworthy. The hundred years' war of England with France had now just terminated — disastrously for England. Henry VI. was a weak prince, whose affairs had been mainly directed by rival noblemen throughout the country. Men of unquiet spirits, no longer employed in foreign conten- tion, began to excite disorders at home. The Duke of Suffolk, whose name appeared a few pages back, had been impeached and slain. The Duke of Somerset had sue-