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ANCIENT DEEDS. 167 cowhouse outside the Southgate. Under Rents of Curtenay are, 3s. 4d. for one horse, and 8d. for twelve lamb skins. Casualties. 3s. 4d. of William Carpenter for "his discharge of rent" [in English]; i8d. for 3IDS. of wax for two "torchis" burning over John Lenna; 6d. for the bell for father John Martyn ; i6d. for two burning " torchis " at the funeral of John Hauke, vicar of Lamerton; 2s., of Oliver Calwodle, given to the Church for beating the bell, and " torchis " for funerals; 5s. i£d. of Stephen Yeme, to provide bread to be placed near the High Cross on every Sabbath-day in the year. The Rent for the Almshouse was 4s. Three chaplains and seven other persons enter the brotherhood of the borough. Total receipts for the year, ^£67 19s. o^d. ; and expenses, ^"44 10s. 4^d. 1506. Deed. We, John Perys, mayor of the free borough of Dounehevyd, and the eight Aldermen, with the assent of all our Commonalty, grant to Henry Spedygowe, blacksmith, all our tenement, with the adjacent garden, situate within the borough, between the tenement of John Burneby on the south, and a tenement of the Mayor and Commonalty on the north, and the Royal highway on the west, and the Mayor's garden on the east : To hold to the said Henry and Johanna his wife, and the heirs of their bodies, for ever, Rendering therefor yearly 6s. sterling, in four quarterly payments, and doing suit at our Court, and per- forming all services belonging to the same. Powers of distress are reserved for defaults. Usual warranty of title by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty. Witnesses: John Meryfyld, Thomas Susan, and Walter Jaan. Given at the borough 12th November, 21 Henry VII. Spedygowe's seal (an anchor) attached. 1509, 21st June, i Henry VIII. Comprehensive Royal Charter, pardoning all offences against the State committed by the Mayor and Commonalty of Dounhevedburgh to the 23rd April then last. 1 st March (15 12), 3rd Henry VIII. Thys Indenture made the fyrste daye off Marche, the yere & reyne off Kyng Henry the viijth the Third yere, as bytwene John Bonaventure, esquyer, mayr off lanston, Henry Trecarell, John Roche, Wyllm Susan, John Pers, Robert Hawke, John Lauerans, aldermen off the same towne, and Nychus Adm, off low, Wytnyssyth that the sayd mayr