Appendix. 81 
ix. (1566.) Orders to tradesmen, signed by Anthony Forster. 
x. Letter to Anthony Forster, from Robert Dudley, Earl of 
Leicester, about preparations at Kenilworth Castle for the 
Lord Keeper Bacon’s visit. 
No. I. (p. 53.) 
(4th Edw. VI., A.D. 1550, 24th May.) Covenant by John Dudley, 
Earl of Warwick (afterwards Duke of Northumberland) to settle 
Cokkisford Priory, Co. Norfolk, and other lands, on his son, 
* Robert Duddeley, Esquyer,” upon his intended marriage with 
Amye, daughter and heir of Sir John Robsart, Kt. (Original at 
Longleat.) 
‘This Indenture made the xxiiijth day of May in the fowerth year of the 
raign of our Soverayne Lorde Edwarde the sixth by the grace of Godof England 
Fraunce and Ireland Kinge, Defender of the faythe and in earth of the Churche 
of England and also of Ireland the supreme head Betwene the right honorable 
John Earle of Warwyke, Viscounte Lysle, of the honorable order of the gartyr 
knight and lorde grayte Mayster of the Kinge’s moost honorable householde on 
thone partie and Syr John Robsert knyght of thother partie Wytnesseth that 
the said parties bene fully condiscended and agreed that a maryage shortely upon 
thensealinge hereof shalbe hadd and solempnyzed betwene Robarte Duddeley 
_esquyer one of the yonger sonnes of the said Erle and Amye Robsart daughter 
and heyre apparaunte to the said Syr John Robsart if the said Robarte and 
Amye will thereunto condiscend and agree and in consideracion of the said 
maryage eyther of the said parties dothe covenante and graunte to & with the 
other in manner and forme folowinge, that ysto say. Fyrste Whereas our saide 
soverayne Lorde the Kinge by his letters Patents bering date at Westminster 
the xx day of Maii last past dyd amongest other things geve and graunte to 
the said Erle and hys heyres the reversion and reversions of all that his Scyte 
Cyreuyte and Precincte of the late Pryory of Cokkysforde and of all that the 
manor of Cokkysforde in the countie of Norfolk with all theyre rights members 
& appurtenances whatsoever they were to the said Pryory lately belongynge & 
aperteyning & late being parcell of the possessions and revenues of Thomas late 
‘Duke of Norfolk of high treason attaynted, and of all & every the howsings 
_buyldings gardynes orchards lands and soyle within the said Scyte & precyncte 
of the said late Pryory of Cokkisforde, and of the Rectories and Churches of 
_ Est rudham West rudham Brounsthorpe and Barmer & the moytie of the Rectorie 
of Burneham and also of the manors and farmes of Est rudham West rudham, 
Barmer, Tytlesale, Syddisterne Thorp market & Bradefylde with all theyre 
rights members & appurtenances whatsoever they be to the said late Pryory of 
Cokkesforde lately belonginge & apperteyning, and of the advocacion & right of 
patronage of the Vycarages of the said Churches of Est rudham West-rudham 
Brounsthorpe & Barmer aforesaid & of the moytie of the adyocacion of the 
VOL. XVII.—NO. XLIX. G 
