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By the Rev. W. H. Jones. 247 
COPY OF THE ORIGINAL DEED 
RELATING TO 
Cerumber’s Endowments at Crowbridge. 
Gao alle Grewe Christen People to whome this present writing 
indented tripartite shalle come, I JAMES TERUMBERE of Trowbrigge, 
in the Counte of Wilteshire, marchaunt, sende greting in owre Lord God ever- 
lasting :—UWhereas I the saide James have by my dedc of feoffement with 
a warraunt of attornney in the same sealled with my seale bering date the 
xiiii* day of Januarie the first yeare of the reigne of King Richard the thrid, 
enfeoffed Henry Long, Thomas Tropenell, Humphrey Seymour, Squiers; Waltier 
Dauntesey, John Kaynell, Thomas Halle, John Frensshe, Edward Baron, James 
Halle, William Raynolde, William Alcombe, William More, William Longe, 
Walter Barbour, William Clyvelode, Reynolde Whytechurch, Thomas Adams, 
John Solas, Waltier Whyte, John Sely, Thomas Lovell, John Gore thelder, 
John Gore the yonger, John Stephyns, John Dober, Richard Pyper, William 
Syleockys, John Smyth the elder, John Smyth the yonger, William Bygge, 
Thomas Boye, Nicholas Twyney,Jamys Longe,James Whyte, and Jamys Barbour, 
and to theym pleynly delyvered season! by John Holme and Robert Dasshet myn 
attourneys in this behalve named in the saide warant of and in alle my mesuages, 
londes, tenementes, medowes, lesues, pastures, wodes, rentes, reversions and 
Services with thappurtenaunces in Trowbrigge, Stodeley, Broughton Gyfforde 
and Bradeforde in the Countie of Wilteschire and Bekyngton in the Countie of 
Somersette:—@u habe to theym and to their heirs for ever to thuse and 
entente to perfourme thereof the wille of me the saide James Terumbere ;— 
Huowwe pe that I the saide James Terumbere by these presentes declare 
my wille and entente of and upon the saide feoffement touching the saide londes 
and tenements with thappurtennces in fourme folowing, that is to say, Jfirst 

that the saide ffeoffees and every of them and alle othre theire estate hereafter 
having, shalle pleinly perfourme fulfille and observe my wille and ordeynce by 
me ordeyned and hereafter declared, that is to wite, @hat alle the saide 
_ ffeoffees and every of them shall within seven dayes after that thei be required 
by me the saide James Terumbere by thadvise of my lerned counsaile make a 
lawfulle gifte and graunte by theyr dede sufficient in lawe to me the saide 
James Terumbere of andin an annuell rent of xvi by the yere going 
oute of the said londes and tenementes and other premisses with the appurten- 
aunces, @a have and perceyve the saide annuelle rente to me the saide James 
Terumbere and to myn assignes for terme of my lyfe atte the festes of Ester, 
 Nativite of Saint John Baptiste. Saint Michell tharchaungele, and Nativite of 
our LorpE Gop, by even porcions with a clause of distresse in the saide dede to 
be conteyned to distreyn in the same londes and tentes for the arrerages of the 
same rente if it be behinde unpaide in parte or in alle by a moneth after any fest 
of payment thereof:—QAny Also that the saide feoffees and every of theim 
* That is, seisin, or, legal possession. 
