290 THE HISTORY OF NEWMARKET. [Book V. 



erected waren Called WiLBRAHM BUSHES betwixt o'' towne 

 of Newmarket and Shelford in o'" County of Cambridge And 

 the office of keeping of o' game of all sortes w^'^in ten miles 

 compasse of the same And him the said John Bancks keep[er] 

 of o"" said Warren and of o"^ said Game there wee did make 

 ordayne constitute and appoint by the same ;^res patents : To 

 haue hold exercise and enioy the said office and every of 

 them to the said John Banks by him selfe or his sufficient 

 Deputy or deputies during his natural life. And further of 

 o'" more ample grace certen knowledge and mere mocon wee 

 did giue and graunt vnto the said John Banks for the exer- 

 cising of the said office of keep of o^' hare warren the wages 

 and Fee of two shillings of Lawfull money of England by 

 the day and for the keeping of o'" said game the wages and 

 Fee of two shillings of like Lawful money of England by the 

 day. To haue and yearly to receaue the said severalle Fees 

 and allowances to the said John Bankes and his assignes 

 from the Feast of St Michaell-th-Archangle then last past 

 before the date of the same ;^res patents during his naturall 

 life out of o'' treasure remayning in the receipt of o'' said 

 Excheq'' by the handes of o'' treasuro'' and Chamberlaynes 

 there for the time being at the Fowre vsuall Feasts of the 

 yeare (that is' to say) at the Feaste of the birth of o'' Lord 

 God the Annunciacon of the Virgin Mary the Nativity of St 

 John Babtist and St Michaell th' Archangell by even porcons 

 to be paid together w*^** all other allowances proffitts and Com- 

 odities to the same offices or any of them due belonging 

 incident or apperteyning as by the said ^res patents more 

 plainly at large it doth and may appeare W"^^' said John 

 Bankes is yet living as wee are credibly in formed. KNOW 

 ye therefore that wee of o' especiall grace certayne know- 

 ledge and mere mocon in consideracon of the good faithful 

 and acceptable service done vnto us by o'" welbeloved Servant 

 Robert Vernon Esqr. o'^ Avenor, have giuen and graunted 

 and by these prntes for us and for o'" heyres and Successor's 

 do giue and graunt vnto the said Robert Vernon the Custody 

 and keeping of o' said house at Newmarket in the County of 

 Suffolk, And him the said Robert Vernon keep[er] of o^" said 



