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——— ss rrr 
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All this was accomplished in the months of June and July, 1572. 
The next available document is fifty years later in date. Unless 
the contrary is stated, it will be understood that it is always on 
Mr. Mullings’ collection that we are drawing. According to this 
indenture, which was never executed, Chatterton sold his interest in 
May, 1572, before his agreement with the bishop, to certain persons 
in trust for William Rede. Edward Rede, his son and heir, now 
(1623) bargains and sells the advowson to the Bishop of Rochester, 
for the benefit eventually of St. John’s College, Oxford :— 
Tis InDENTURE Tripertite made the fower and Twentie 
ron oe day of June in the yeares of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord 
vir ‘James by the grace of god of England Scotland Fraunce and 
Ireland Kinge Defender of the Faith &c. That is to say of England Fraunce 
and Ireland the one and twentieth and of Scotland the six and fiftieth BetwrEn 
Henry Burley of Potterne in the Countie of Wilts gent. of the first parte the 
right reverend father in god John Buckeridge Lord Bisshopp of Rochester and 
Edward Read of Corsham in the Countie of Wilts Esquier of the seacond parte 
And the right worshipfull William Juxon Doctor of the Lawe President 
and the Schollers of St. John Baptist Colledge in the Universitie of Oxford of 
the third parte WaueErxas the advowson of Dreycott Follyat in the Countie of 
Wilts heerafter in these presents mencioned was heare to fore graunted by the 
Ff kee AD late Queene Elizabeth by hir Highnes Letters pattentes under 
1 # a the great seale of England bearing date the firste day of August 
in the sixt yeare of hir raigne to Richard Pipe and Fraunces 
Bowyer and thire heyres, And was afterwardes by indenture bearing date the 
-seaventh day of August in the sayd sixt yeare of the raigne of the sayd late 
Queene Elizabeth and inrouled in hir Majesties Court of Chauncery according to 
the statute in that case provided graunted by them the sayd Richard Pipe and 
Fraunces Bowyer to Thomas Chatterton esqr. and his heires And was afterwards 
1 May, in and by indenture bearing date the first day of May in the © 
AD.1 Bho. fowerteenth yeare of the reigne of the sayd late Queene Elizabeth 
and inrowled in her Majesties sayd Court of Chauncery according 
to the statute in that cause provided graunted by the said Thomas Chatterton to 
William Rede father of the [sayd] Edward Rede and to William Bowerman 
Richard Steevens George Burley Robert Burley and Edward Dowtinge and 
their heires in trust for the sayd William Rede and his heires since which tyme 
they the sayd William Rede, William Bowerman Richard Steevens George Burley 
Robert Burley and Edward Dowting are dead and the sayd Henry Burley doth 
_ onely survive as lawfull heire of the sayd George Burley the last surviving 
_ feoffee Nowe this Indenture further witnesseth that the sayd Henry Burley att 
the request and by the nomination and appoyntment of the sayd Edward Rede 
_and in performance of the trust reposed in him the sayd Henry Burley as lawfull 
heire unto the sayd George Burley as aforesayd and for divers other good causes 
and considerations him the sayd Henry Burley thereunto especially movinge 
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