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upon to improve the same, and every parcel of them, for our most 

 singuler profitt and advantage, whereupon we understand that our 

 said commissioners have endeavoured themselves, surveying and 

 approving the same accordinge to our saide commission and 

 pleasure, and have made graunte and promisse of lease of cer- 

 taine of our landes and tenements within our saide county, to the 

 tenor and eftect of a schedule, to these our Ires annexed, to cer- 

 taine persons, to have and to hould to them and their heires for 

 terme of lyfe or lyves, or for term of yeares, after the custome of the 

 manor, by copie of court roll, for execution and accomplishment 

 whereof we have authorised, and by these presente authorize and 

 gave you full authoritie and power, by these our Ires, callinge 

 unto you the saide Sir John Boothe, and by his advyse, to sett and 

 lett all suche of our saide landes and tenements as bee or lye within 

 your saide office, to the said personns, for suche rents yearlie as 

 bee contained in the said schedule, to have and to houlde to them 

 and to their heires or otherwise, for term of liefe or yeares, at the 

 libertie or choise of our said tenantes, and for the full accomplish- 

 ment of the said promise and graunte, taking sufficient security of 

 the said persons for the sure paimente of the same rente, as yee 

 shall see best and most convenient. And also that upon 

 the death or exchaunge of everie tenant, that yee make 

 newe lease or leases to such personne or personnes after 

 the deathe or exchaunge of any such tenant or tenants of the same, 

 as tlie same land shall happen to be granted by you, takinge of 

 everie suche tenant as shall happen to exchange or decease, one 

 whole yeare's rent of the said tenant ; and that yee shall take for a 

 fine accordinge as other our tenentes there, beinge copiehoulders 

 tyme out of mynd, gave, and used to paie in such cases, over and 

 above their ancient and oulde yearlie rent of the same, provyded 

 and alwaie forseene, that yee, by color of your said leases, doe not 

 demyse our said rent, fynes, and gersomes, nor other duties, due 

 and demandeable for us in that parte. And these our Ires shal bee 

 unto you at all tymes sufficient warrant and discharge in this be- 

 halfe : whiche our Ires wee will that yee doe enter into your court 



