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xii''. xiii''. or xiiii''. y° bushell, that tbenne we wull that they have 

 wekely vii'. ii"". And if y' pris of whete be atte xv"*. a busbell or 

 above, than we wull that y° saide poremen and woman resceyve 

 every w ike for their sustyuaunce vii'. viii^ And if it happe whete 

 to be atte ii'. a busbell, ii'. iiii*., ii". vi^, ii'. viil^, or at a gretter 

 pris, as hit hath ben and hereafter may happe to be ; than we wull 

 duryng the season of that derth of whete that y° said poremen and 

 woman have wikely in agmentation toward their sustynaunce above 

 such summes as be above specefied, and hit can be thought resonabill 

 by y'' saide Keper, and by th'advice and oversight of hym that 

 shalbe Hygh Steward of the Lordshippe of Haytesbury for y' tyme 

 beyng. The wich monay, if whete be atte an high price, we wull 

 that it shalbe take owte of y' Cofer where that there monay shalbe 

 putte safe to be kepte. And if whete be at iiii'*,, v"*., vi*., or vii"*. 

 a busshell, as monay may be spared wikely of y^ forsaide vi^ viii"*., 

 thanne we wull that all such monay that is so spared wikely be 

 putte unto y° forsaide Cofer with iii keys safe to be kepte till such 

 tyme as corne or vitaille be dere of price. The wich monay so 

 spared when that corne or vitaille is grete chepe we wull that hit 

 shall helpe y" poremen in their lyving when that derthe 

 comyth, 



XXXYII. Item. We wull and ordeyne that y° saide keper for 

 y° tyme beyng shall purvey or do to be purveyed for ye saide 

 poremen, that is to say, for every poreman yerely, if hit nede, 2 

 paire of hosyn, 2 paire of shone with lether and hempe to clowte 

 theme, and 2 shertys for every man if hit be nede. And for y* 

 woman in like wise. And over thys, onys in 2 yere or 3 yere, we 

 wull that y^ saide poremen have gownys and hodis of white wollen 

 cloth with " Jhu. Xrt.," in blak letters sette upon their gownes, 

 apon y° breste bifore, and apon y'= shulders behynde. And such 

 gownes, hodys, cotys, skertys, hosyn or shone as remayneth after 

 y'' deth of eny of y" saide poremen, we wull that hit shalbe dis- 

 tribute as necessite shall requyre to such of y" poremen as shall 

 happe to overlyve. And that y° woman be allowed yerely above 

 her wagis v\ to buy her a Cirtull \Jiirtle'\. 



XXXVIII. Item. We wull that y' woman of y' saide hous 



