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220 DUNHEVED. names of the tenants are entered alphabetically. We give a translation of the substance of the first entry : To this Court came Andrew Adam, and took of the Mayor and Commonalty of the borough aforesaid one tenement in streate, in which he now dwells, and which tenement he took at the last session : To hold to him, his heirs and assigns until the next session of land shall be held within the borough, Rendering therefor yearly 12s., in quarterly portions, and repairing the said tenement, in all things, where and when necessary, And doing suit at two law-courts annually within the borough ; And if, during the term, he shall remain away from his home more than a year and a day, (except on account of pestilence, persecution, trading beyond the sea, or on royal service, or by being detained in prison against his will, or for other lawful cause on the license of the Mayor and Commonalty), or, if the aforesaid rent shall, wholly or partially, be in arrear for one year, and no sufficient distress can be found upon the premises to satisfy such rent, then and thence- forth it shall be lawful for the Mayor and Commonalty to repossess themselves of the premises. There are sixty-one other tenants named as taking tenements on the like conditions. In some instances one person takes several tenements. The entry is then in this form : " The same A. B. afterwards took one other tene- ment, situate, &c, Rendering therefor yearly [xiij s.] at the times aforesaid : To hold as above!' On the 28th May, 1593, we find that, on a presentment, Thomas Battyn was fined I2d., for that "he keipeth a mastyve biche, and that William Hocken standeth in feare of his life for hym." On loose sheets, of about the same period, but not actually dated, are these entries : We pnte [present] the stewardes for not repayring the South Will, the West Will, and Syperis Will. Itm, whereas Mr. Maior and his brethren have ordered, inhibitynge every person wthin this Bourghe, from hensforthe, for any cause, of byeinge or sellinge, to repayre to St. Stephins on the Wenysdaye, under suche penalties as hereafter folowth; that is to saye, every free-man therein offend-