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y' Sonday apon All Halowen day and apon y' Sunday next after 

 Ester by oone of y" saide parissh prestis. The wich preste we wull 

 shall have atte every tyme for his labour viii''. And y' parissh 

 clerk, to remember hit, atte every tyme iiii''. paied by y' said keper, 



XLV. Item. We wull that there be an Obite yerely kepte in 

 y^ Parrish Church of Hay tesbury for y' sowles aforesaide : y" Friday 

 nexte afore Whitsonday. And y° 2 parish prestes have everich of 

 theyme vi"*. The Keper viii*. The bretherhede preste vi''. The 

 parissh clerk, iiii''. The 2 Deacons of y' church everych of theyme 

 iiid. And y' belleryngers iii*. And xiii"*. to be distribute in almes 

 the same day to xiii poreraen and women of y" same parish, but not 

 of ye Almeshous. And that ther be purveyed yerel}' by y' saide 

 keper as moche brede and ale and chese as to y' comfort and relev- 

 j'ng of all thos as shall come to y" Dirige as wull extende to y' some 

 of iiii'. And also that ther be allowed yerely to ye prebendaries 

 vi"*. for wex brennyng apon an herte [wax light burning upon a 

 hearth'] in ye tyme of y' saide Obite. 



XLYI. Item. We wull also that y^ saide poremen and woman 

 and theire successors in their furste admyssion or reception into y' 

 saide house in presens of y° saide Margarete duryng her liff, and 

 after hir deth in presens of y' saide John Mervyn duryng his liff, 

 and after his deth in presens of y° forsaide Keper for y' tyme beyng 

 make an othe apon y° holy Evangelies and Gospells as to that that 

 perteyneth to theyme or eny of theyme in this partye as soon as 

 they mow conveniently. The forme of y' wich othe is thus : — " I, 

 A.B., that am named into a poreman to be resceyved into this 

 almeshous after y* forme of y^ Statutes and ordynaunces of y° saide 

 hous in as moche as they long and touche me, to my power from hens 

 fortheward duryng my liff in y° saide house withoute eny fraude 

 will them keep : So help me God and my holydome, and by these 

 holy gospells wich I touche and ley my hande apon." The forme of y* 

 same othe be made for a woman, chaunged that is to be chaunged. 



XLVII. Furthermore we sette and ordeyne, that this our 

 present foundacyon or ordynaunce and every chapiter of y' same 

 statutes, before y° saide poremen and woman for y^ tyme beyng by 

 y' saide keper of y° saide hous every quarter of y' yere atte y^ leste 



