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gold the most parte of the said diamonds being pointed and some Tabletts 

 Item faier peir of Beads of faier Agates w' litle Knappes of gold sett betwene 

 everie of the said stones and a Tassell of golde and blacke silke sett in a 

 Knappe of gold white enameled in the toppe thereof. Item a Girdle of gold 

 having xxvij litle Rubies sett in xxvij Bullions* of gold and two faier litle 

 peerles sett uppon golde betweene the said Bullions and ther ap'eth in one 

 place to lack two peerles. Item a Billemente of xx" faier litle_table diamounds 

 Bett in Bullions of gold black enameled. Item an under Billemet of xxv Rubies 

 sett in litle Bullions of gold black enameled. Item a neck lace or chaine of 

 litle Knappes of gold black enameled having in the same xxij litle Rock Rubies 

 and xx] faier litle peerles. Item an under Billimente of white Satten havinge 

 in the same xlj faier peerles set between everie of them w' litle Knappes of 

 golde blacke enameled Item a neck lace or Billemente of peerle of a lesser 

 Borte cont' iiij^^vij peerles Item vij Ropes of faier Rounde peerles of sev'all 

 lengthe and severall bignesse sealed together w' the printe of a mans hedd 

 on thoneside and a Beasts hedd on thother sidef Item a Billemente of xx" 

 Rubies sett uppon xx" Bullions of gold black enameled w* peerles settogether 

 betweue every of the said Bullions and the same sette uppon Black Vellat 

 Item a Billemente of x faier diamonds and xj rock Rubies sett in xxj Bullions 

 of gold black enameled uppon black vellat. And the said S' William bathe 

 by like ordre Receaved of the said lord Treasorer all thes obligacons Billes 

 and Specialties hereafter ensueing made to the S' Willm Sharington by sundrie 

 psonnes founde at the house of the same S' Willm at Lacocke aforesaid which 

 were delivered to thands of the said Lorde Treasorer by John Perte gent as 

 hereafter at lardge is conteined that is to saye First one obligation bearing 

 date the vj"" of January anno Henr' viij"' xxxviij™ wherby it ap'eth that George 

 Knighte of Bristowe standeth bounde to S' Willm Sharington, Knighte in the 

 some of cc'' for the pamente of c" Item one other obligacon .... the 

 xxij"" of Septembr anno Regis Edwardi Sexti primo .... Nicholas 

 Poynes Knighte and Thorn's Throckmerton .... in three hundreth 

 markes^or .... two hundreth markes Item foure other severall 

 obligacons . . . . xij"" of Septembre Edwardi Sexti primo .... 

 Edward Baynton J oweth unto S^ W. S. the some of fowre score pounds 

 Item one bill .... xiiij of Septembre .... primo .... Edwardi Sexti 

 Will'm Coke of Lacock oweth .... for wolle xvij", xvj', whereof is alreadie paid 

 as ap'eth by the backe of the said Bill xij" Item one bill .... viij"' 

 daye of Aprell . . . . E. Sexti primo .... Thoms Shapman of 

 Bristowe marchaunte and Ministre unto the heires of Nicholas Thorne and 

 Company of the said Towne bathe receaved of S"' W. S; three hundrethe 

 Fodder of Leade at c' the Fodder amounting to a thowsand five hundreth 

 pounds to be paide in four yeares. Item one Bill .... xviij of Julye 



* Bullions : buttons or studs. — Halliwell. 

 t Probably a clasp set with a cameo, representing one of the Janus-like com- 

 binations of heads not uncommon in antique gems, e.g., Plato and Socrates, 

 Dionysus and Aphrodite, etc. 



X Edward Baynton, of Rowdon, near Chippenham. 



