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and fires for airing the sheets, etc., providing lavender- 

 water and roses, and other necessaries per- 

 taining to the office, as well as £\ for his charies i. 

 state uniform yearly, as set for that length 

 in the following copy of the grant : — 



" Charles by the grace of God king of England Scotland 

 France and Ireland defendo"" of the faith &'' To o'' right trusty 

 and wellbeloued Councello'' Thomas lord Coventrye keep' of 

 o'' greate Scale of England Greeting. Wee will & command 

 you that vnder o'' said great Scale you cause o*" tres to be 

 made forth patents in forme following Charles by the grace 

 of god king of England Scotland France and Ireland defendo'' 

 of the faith &'' To all to whom these ^sents shall come Greet- 

 ing Know VEEy* we for diuers good causes and consideracons 

 vs therevnto especially movinge haue given & graunted & by 

 these %^'"snts for vs o'heires & successo''^ doe giue & grant vnto 

 o'' w^ellbeloued servant Rowland Roberts the keepinge or 

 offices of Keeper of o*" Wardrobes at o'" house of RovSTON & 

 Newmarkett in o'' Counties of Cambridge & Sufifolke or one 

 of them And him the said Rowland Roberts the keep' of o*" 

 Wardrobes of o'' said houses at Royston and Newmarkett we 

 doe make ordeyne constitute and appoint by those ^'sents 

 To haue hold exercise enioye and occupie the said keeping 

 or offices of Keep, of o'" Wardrobe of Royston and Newmarkett 

 aforesaid to the said Rowland Roberts by himselfe or by his 

 sufficient deputie or deputies duringe the Terme of his naturall 

 life. And further of o'" more especiall grace certen knowledge 

 & mere mocon we haue giuen & graunted & by these f^'snts 

 for vs o'' heires & successo'"* do giue and graunt vnto the 

 said Rowland Roberts for the exercisinge & occupieing of 

 the said offices of keeping of o^' wardrobes at o'" houses 

 at Royston & Newmarkett aforesaide the wages & fee of 

 Twelue pence of lawfull money of England by the Daie, To 

 haue & yearly to receive and take the said fee of Twelue 

 pence by the daie to the said Rowland Roberts and his 

 asignes for & during the terme of his naturall life out of the 



