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136 DUNHEVED. Nativity of St. John the Baptist, and, to the chief lords of the fee the accustomed rents and services. Witnesses : John Wytte, chaplain, John Stevyn, Peter Pyke, John Body, and Thomas Bassell. Given on the day of March next after the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle, 37 Henry VI. Margery Pedeler [probably the same Margery, but now de- scribing herself as], of Launston, in her pure virginity, gave to Simon Tredidon all her messuages, lands, and tenements, rents, and services, with all their appurtenances, which she had within the borough of Douneheved, and which she lately had of the gift and feoffment of John Attecourt of Launston aforesaid, mercer : To hold to the said Simon for his life, of the chief lords of the fee, &c. Witnesses named Thomas Wyndesore, John Stevyn, Thomas Cork, Henry Basely, and John Body. Given on the Sabbath-day in the feast of St. Luke, 39 Henry VI. The Borough Expenses of the year 1460 are entered on a roll headed " Douneheved Burgh : " John Page, Mayor, Thomas Dassell and Stephen Enabill, stewards, from the feast of St. Katherine 38 Hen. VI. to the same feast 39 Hen. VI. The Churchwarde?is charge, among other things, for " papir " bought on which to enter expenses, for painting one " pax," [query symbol of peace] and the tabernacle on the altar of St. Thomas. The Celebration of the Obits, of Peter Burdet, Master Thomas Gybbe, Susan Tharrap, Thomas Peverell, a general obit for the souls of all the benefactors of the whole Commonalty of the borough, and for Henry Tawer : Also " paid to the clerk of St. John for the souls of John Page and his friends this year, and for continuing the obits in the Kalendar, and for the souls of all the benefactors of the Commonalty yearly celebrated by and the parishioners." Pensions of the Priests. Four at 106s. 8d. each. Rents paid to the coheirs of Landew and some others, as before, to Sir William the Prior of Launson for lands of one John Page (3jd.), to Matilda Sondercok for lands in Peneyglvyn (i5d.), to Roger Mayow, to John Page for a tenement outside Westgate, and to the Provosts of Temple. Total, £4 2s. 8d. Pensions of Officers. To the Mayor, 40s. ; to Edward Aysshe- toun, Recorder of the Mayor and Commonalty, 20s. ; to Thomas Cork, Mayor's steward, and for his services about this year's