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154 DUNHEVED. The Official Pensions include Henry Bassele, 40s.; E. Ayscheton, Recorder of the town, for good advice in this year, 20s. ; Thos. Cork, Mayor's steward, 13s. 4d. ; B. Higowe, clerk of the Mayor, 1 os. ; and William Adam for the office of " le Sargeaunt," 10s. The Extrinsic Expenses show payments for John Catysby and another, Justices of the Lord the King, at the Lent Assizes ; to the Dean for closing the Church door when Mr. John Pascowe came to the visitation within the Town, id.; to John Page and Thomas Burneby, at the Summer Assizes, on matters between the town and John Wolgarn, gd. ; to the servant of the Lord the Prince, called "le Berehurd," at the Assizes, 2od. ; to the three " mynstralls " of the Lord "Chaunceler," 12& ; and to Will m Merchaund, chaplain, for keeping the mass of the Blessed Mary daily in this year, 10s. Wi?ie is given to the under-sheriff of Cornwall at the Law Commission held at Launston after the feast of Hilary; to Catesby and another ; the King's Justices ; to John Fortescu, Esq., for the body (corpore) of the King [as representing the King in person?]; to the Mayor and his fellows when the dis- agreement was between the inhabitants of the town and John Wolgarn; to Tresawell, under-steward of Cornwall, and the Justices at the Assizes; to E. Courtenay, Esq., when the Commissioners were at Launston, and to the under-sheriff, and under-steward at the same time. Total, 7s. o^d. The Necessary Expenses include one "walsheboorde," bought of Elie Crokker, for covering of one book in the Church, 2jd.; for one sheep-skin of Stephen Hopkyn for the same book, called " le Porteys ; ' [a breviary], id. ; to Ric. Nicollyn for " le ffrethynge " out- side " le Southyeat," id. ; for " yernest " given to Nich. Trerys, John Gelly, John Sadeler, and William Mennynnek, chaplains, for their services next year, 4d. ; costs of the Mayor and his fellows when Thomas Bonde surrendered himself to the Provosts in the town ; ditto when they made proclamation at the feast of Pentecost ; for "nayles;" for mending " le ffiesscheawmell " [flesh-shambles]; expenses, when the Mayor walked to inspect the land between the Mayor and the Prior, concerning lands in Codman [Goodmans- leigh, near St. Leonards]; for one hundred " latthes " for the Church called "fforest latthes;" to John Lawraunce for "le heawyng" and for "le settyng uppe" of" le cusston" in the angle (corner) of the chapel of the Blessed Mary; for roofing the "gild-aule;" for making " le heye yeate ;" to John Vyttor for " le fillyng" one