296 Ancient Statutes of Heytesbury Almshouse. 



putte into y*^ Cofer with iii keyes, safe to be kept to ye use of y^ 

 said hous :) as by pry vacyon or ammotion of the saide keper from 

 his office, pension and place, that he had in y^ same hous, if his 

 obstynacy and malice hit aske and requyre ; the wich pryvacion or 

 ammotion shall utterly be made and done by y^ saide Deane his 

 Officiall or Comyssary having power in this parti of y* same Deane, 

 if he cannot lawfully do his purgation of ye said crymes. And 

 furdermore if y^ keper of ye same hous for y*^ tyme beyng fall unto 

 eny sekenesse as it is possible, or become blinde and so contynue in 

 y^ same long tyme or evermore so that y« masses and other dy vyne 

 servyces by y" same keper during his said infirmyte may not be 

 saide, and also the other thyngis concernyng his office may not be 

 don by y' space of a quarter of a yere ; we wull and ordeyne that 

 then another Chapeleyn be founde with y" expenses of y aforesaide 

 keper for y" tyme beyng and of his porcyon be hired, for to sing 

 masses and other dyvyne servicez that longeth or sbulde belong to 

 y^ keper of y" forsaide hous during such maner Infirmyte, after y" 

 discression of y" saide Margarete during her liff, and after her deth 

 after y" discression of y^ saide Deane, his Officiall or Comyssary, 

 on lesse thanne he can finde atte his propre coste a sufficiente 

 deputee to here his chargis ; that is to say, an Ussher to teche 

 grammer and to have y"= oversight of y poremen and woman by 

 thadvise of y° saide Margaret, &c. And furthermore if it so be 

 that that y' saide keper have eny contynuell sykenesse not cureable 

 for y" wich he may not execute the ordynauncez of this premysse, 

 that thanne he to be putte downe and discharged of his saide office, 

 and a nother sufficient Keper be presented to y'' same by y' said 

 Margaret whyle she lyveth, and after her dicesse by y saide 

 Chaunceler for y^ tyme beying ; and in his absens by y® saide 

 Deane and chapiter. And if ye saide Chapeleyn wull abide in 

 y^ place, we wull and ordeyne that he have mete and drynke for 

 his sustynaunce, and have yerely in monay paied by thandis of hym 

 that shalbe keper there, xxvi% and viii*. 



XV. Item. We wulle that he that shall att all tymes hereafter 

 happe to be hygh Stuard of y« Lordship of Haitesbury for y« tyme 

 beyng, have y' oversight of y' said Maners and lordshippes of 



