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appurtenances in dowhlinge the rent to he paid 

 yerly at his excheker of Carnarvon, hy equal por- 

 cions. Also, the said beschers maye have the 

 Sessions of Carnarvon and merioneth shires holden 

 yerely for ever one at yo' said towne of Conwey, 

 to bring the said Towne which is nowe in Decaye, 

 and doth paye yerely to the king's grace £x\. and 

 od money of ffee ffearme, into her former and 

 prosperous welth and estate, and they shall dailie 

 praie for the prosperous estate of the king's grace, 

 and of his Realme. Also, to provide that noe 

 Capitall officer to the king's grace, or to any other 

 lord or Lordes in Northweles shall brue alle to 

 sell,' or retaile anie wynes in any place of North- 

 weles, for by occasion thereof as well the kings 

 tenants of the cuntrey be pilled and oppressed as 

 yo' besechers greatly hindered. Also knowe that 

 iij barrlie cornes taken out of the mids of the eere 

 make an ynch, xij ynches make a foote, xvj foote 

 and a halfe make a perch of land, and xl" perches 

 in length & foure in breth make an acre of land 

 and iiij acres make a yeard of land and v yeards 



' The Englishmen did not brew good ale: Cwrw Aberconuy 

 gorau pel pellnf; Aberconwy ale the further off the better ; says 

 the old proverb. 



