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i^ccortfs of tfjc Countj) of Dcvtjp. 



By \V. A. Carrington. 



HE following is a copy of an original Indenture, 

 dated 15th April, 1618, in the po.ssession of the 

 Duke of Rutland, with schedules annexed, between 

 John Stevenson, servant of Sir George Manners, 

 of Haddon, late Gustos Rotulorum for the Gounty of Derby, 

 of the one part, and William Deane, Glerk of the Peace, 

 under Sir WiUiam Gavendish, of Hardwick, then Gustos 

 Rotulorum, of the other part, reciting the delivery by the 

 said John Stevenson, on behalf of the said Sir George Manners, 

 late Gustos Rotulorum, unto the said William Deane, on 

 behalf of the said Sir William Gavendish, of all the Gounty 

 Records mentioned in the schedules annexed thereto. 



Wm. Deane. 



This Indenture made the xv'*" day of Aprill in the yere 

 of the raygne of our soueraigne Lord James by the grace of 

 God of England ffrance and Ireland Kinge defender of the 

 faith, &c. the sixteene and of Scotland the one and fiftieth 

 Betweene John Stevenson servant to S'. George Manners of 

 Haddon in the Gounty of Derby Knight late Gustos Rotulorum 

 of the said Gounty of the one parte and William Deane 

 gentleman Gierke of the peace of the same Gounty vnder 

 S.'. William Gavendishe of Hardwicke in the said Gounty of 

 Derby Knight now Gustos Rotulorum of the said Gounty of 

 the other part Wittneseth that the said John Stevenson by 

 the appointment of the said S.'. George Manners hath delivered 



