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Had they beene delt w th all as they deserved, 

 In miserie and want they might have sterv'd 

 I list not treate particularlye here, 

 What there levvde words and misdemeano's were : 

 It seem'd the spyte and envie w ch they had 

 Against their brother's wydowe made theim mad. 

 But she was mylde, for had she not beene soe, 

 She easely might have wrought their overthrowe : 

 Yet she forgave them : and to end the stryfe, 

 A yearly rent of fourtie pounds for lyffe, 

 Was granted Mistris Buck : and therw th all, 

 The Ferme wherein she dwelt in Somershall. 

 Assur'd to her for lyffe, worth little lesse 

 Then Twentie poundes a yeare, (as manie ghesse.) 



Sir Robert Vernon. 

 Unto S r Robert Vernon his good frende, 

 Who had taen paynes in making such an end 

 As is foresaid, twixt him and Atkinson, 

 In signe of thankfulnes for kyndnes done, 

 (Not that he thought him anie neede to have) 

 Tenne pounds a yeare duringe his lyffe he gave. 



Mr. Edward Pole. 

 To Maister Edward Pole* his kindsman deare, 

 Who was his kynd companion manie a yeare, 

 And liv'd in House with him at Sudburye, 

 He did appoint that there should leased be 

 A Ferme in Mackley w ch one Twist possest, 

 (Of all y e Lordship conted for y e best) 

 Duringe y e terme of fourtie yeares and one, 

 At twelve pence rent reserved therupon. 



Mr. Everard, his Wyffe, & Sonne. 

 Unto John Everard and Jane his wyffe, 

 And John their sonne successivelye for lyffe, 



* We have not been able to ascertain in what way either Edward Pole or 

 the next named, John Everard, were kinsmen of John Vernon. 



