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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1805. 



64. Item ; Whether any be let to 

 farm by the master of this house for 

 term of years, and for how many 

 years ; and especially whether they 

 be letten for small sums, or for less 

 sums than they were wont to be 

 letten for, (o tlie intent to have great 

 sums of ready money before-haud ? 



65. Jicin ; Whether he do en- 

 force, comj)eI, or constrain his 

 brethren, or any of them, to con- 

 sent to the sealing of any leases, 

 grants, farm holds, annuities, corro- 

 dies, or any other alienations ? 



56. Item; >Vhether the plate and 

 jewels, or any part or parcel there- 

 of, or of an)' other moveable goods 

 of this house, be laid to pledge, 

 sold, or alienated for a time, or for 

 ever ? for what cause, and to 

 "whom ? or otherwise embezzled or 

 consumed ? 



57. Item ; Whether the master of 

 this house be wont to give, under 

 his seal of office, or convent-seal, 

 farms, corrodies, annuities, or of- 

 fices, to his kinsfolk, alliances, 

 friends, or acquaintance, for term 

 of years, or otherwise, to the 

 hurt, hindrance, damage, and impo- 

 Terishment of this house ? 



58. Item; Whether he be wont 

 to grant any patent, or coven t-scal, 

 nfithout the consent of his brethren ? 



5(). Item ; Whether the covent- 

 seal of this house be surely and 

 safely kept under three keys ; that 

 is to say, one rem.iining and being 

 in the custody of the master, and 

 tht other two in the custody of two 

 seniors ? 



60. Item ; Vv'hether the mnni- 

 ments and evidences of the lands, 

 rents, and revenues of this house, 

 be safely kept from vermin and 

 moistness ? 



61. Item; Whether the master 

 do keep hospitality, according to 



the ability of his house, and in like 

 manner as other fathers hereof have 

 done heretofore ? 



62. Item ; Whether the master 

 of this house, in receiving any no- 

 tice, being of willing and toward 

 mind to enter into religion, hath de- 

 manded or received, or convented to 

 receive, any money, rewards, or any 

 other temporal commodities, of him 

 so entering, or willing to enter, or 

 of any other his friends ? and whe- 

 ther, for not promising, granting, 

 or giving such rewards or gifts, any 

 hath been rejjelled and not received ? 



63. Item; W^hether the novices, 

 and others received into religion, 

 have a preceptor and master deputed 

 unto them, to teach them grammar 

 and good letters ? 



64. Item; Whether any senior 

 of this house be deputed to declare, 

 inform, and instruct them their rules, 

 and whereunto they shall be bound- 

 en to observe and keep, after their 

 profession ? 



65. Item ; Whether any of yon 

 have taken upon him the habit and 

 profession of your religion, chiefly 

 for the intent, hope, or trust, to be 

 made head and masterof this house ? 



66. Item; Whether the master of 

 this house, in giving any advocation, 

 nomination, presentation, or colla- 

 tion, of any parsonage, vicarage, 

 chapel, or beneiice of the patronage 

 and gift of this house, do take, or 

 use to take, atiy manner of pension, 

 portion, or other commodity or 

 gains ; or else doth make any con- 

 vention or compaction, whereby 

 any lucre may ensue to him in that 

 behalf? 



67. Item; Whether he do receive 

 or use to receive, the fruits and re- 

 venues of every such benefice vacant, 

 or use to borrow any money of him 

 to whoui he iutendeth to give such 



benefice 



