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of hym to whom y* provysion and admyssion of such poremen and 

 woman for y^ tyme shall perteyne, on lesse than eny lawfuU cause, 

 or straite nede, fall or happe in this partie. Nevertheles it shalbe 

 lefefuU to y^ said keper for y'^ tyme beyng for hys recreation to 

 walke a myle or 2 for his recreation atte certayne tj'^mes, not 

 absentyng hymselfe from his place by nyghtys tyme. 



IV. Item. We wull and ordeyne that the keper of y^ same houa 

 for the tyme being, wen he shall go oute of the boundes or precinte 

 of the saide parish into y" towne or out of y" towne, that he depute 

 and make his deputee oone of y^ poremen moste discrete that may 

 execute his office in all thyngis till he returne agayne. 



V. Item. We sette and ordeyne that the keper of the same hous 

 for the tyme beyng have y^ reule and governaunce of the same 

 house of y' poremen and woman there for the tyme abidyng, for 

 evermore. And that anone after the admyssion and advauncement 

 of the keper that shall or is to come in the forsaide house all times 

 afterward, before that the same keper take or have eny admynys- 

 tration in the same, make a playne and trewe Inventory of all 

 the goodis of the same hous founde there in y° tyme of his admyssion 

 and perfection, in presence of y' forsaide Margarete or hir deputee 

 in this party, duryng her liflP, and after hir death in presens of 

 the forsaide John Mervyn duryng his liflf, and after the discesse of 

 thayme, in y" presens of y"" officiall of y" Deane of Salisbury havyng 

 ordynary Jurisdiction within y" parissh of Haytesbury if he be then 

 there present, in presens of the parissh preste of Haitesbury (the 

 forsaide Officiall beyng absent), in presens of the 2 parissh prestis 

 of the Church of Haytesbury beforesaide, and of 2 discrete men by 

 the saide prestis for the tyme to be chosen, and of 2 other discrete 

 men of the same hous. 



YI. Also we desire, exorte and beseche y ^ Deane of Salisbury for y* 

 tyme beyng that hit please hym bi his own persone or bi his Officiall 

 or Comyssary havyng ordynary jurisdiction within y^ Parissh of 

 Haitesbury, yerely atte his visitation in Haitesbury to calle before 

 hym yo saide keper, poremen and woman. And to se and here this 

 present ordynaunce redde afore y' saide keper, poremen and woman : 

 and in presens of 4 discrete personys of the same towne, to be 



