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PRESENTMENTS. 221 inge to forfeite his fredome, and every other person xij. We now, by pntmt, do confirme the same, and also do lykevvise for goinge to Leffton market. By lease, dated 39 Eliz. [1597], William Piper, then Mayor, and the then Commonalty of the borough, demised to Nicholas Tregodeck and Richard Trefusys, esquires, "all those two chambers, lyeing within the bourroughe of Dunhevett alias Laun- ceston, betweene the landes of Richard Woode, esquire, on the north and west parts, and the landes of the said towne on the south part, and the street leading towards the church of Mary Magdalen on the east part, which chambers were late in the tenure or occupacon of George Greynvile, esquyer, deceased:" To hold the said chambers to the said Tregodeck and Trefusys for their natural lives, and the life of the longest liver of them, under the yearly rent of i2d., if demanded. [These, doubtless, were the Recorder's Chambers.] 30th April 1599, a jury of twelve, upon their oath, present Philip King, " being sworen a Burgys, to have opposed himselfe, the xxviij of this instant Aprell, against the state of this Towne, as an Instrument to drawe from the Towne th' inheritance of certaine landes, called Claterdon Wales, to straungers, contrary to his othe taken in that behalfe." In another page of the same book is a second entry respecting this offence of Philip King, he being, however, there charged jointly with Samuel Carpenter and George Ware (also sworn burgesses). The Jury also charged Mr. John Glanville, for that he delivered certain Town lands, viz., a piece in Pennygillam, to Mr. Richard Gedye, contrary to the ancient custom and constitutions of the borough. Mr. Glanville is further charged for that he, being an Alderman of the borough, contrary to its constitutions and his oath, took a pledge of Samuel Carpenter, and was a common disturber of the neighbourhood, and a breaker of the Queen's peace, and "for that he doeth aide and assist banquerouts [bankrupts], and dis- turbers of Her Ma' 8 peace, against the officers of this towne." Mr. William Grilles, and his servant Thomas Kenver, are pre- sented for "extorcon used and taken of th' inhabantantes of this towne, and country nere here aboutes, in weighing their woll and yarne." Also "Mr. Mayor for suffering of such extorcon to be vsed and taken, and for suffering of smale weightes and measures, w th in this towne, w th out reformacon."