114 THE HISTORY OF NEWMARKET. [Book VIII. 



Norfolk, Suffolk, Cainbridg, York, and in the Cities of York, 

 Norwich, London, and Westminster. And that the Lords 

 Commissioners of the Great Seal of England be authorized 

 and required to pass the same under the said Great Seal, 

 accordingly : And that the Committee who made this Report, 

 be authorized and impowered to set down what Fees shall be 

 taken for the passing of the said Patents, for easing the Charge 

 of the Petitioners ; and that no Fees be taken for the same. 



" Resolved, That the Direction of the said Patent be, ' To 

 the Overseers of the Poor, to make the several Collections.' 



^'■Resolved, That the Time of the Continuance of the said 

 Patents shall be, the Space of Six Months, and no longer, 

 from the Time of passing the said respective Patents." — Vide 

 "Journals of the House of Commons," vol. vii., pp. 300*^, Siocr. 



The following lists of benefactions were formerly painted 

 against the wall of the east end of All Saints' Church : one 

 on the south side and the other on the north : — 



" Richard Pickes Gent, did give by his last will and testa- 

 ment to the poor people of both parishes in Newmarket 

 yearly 10 stone of beef, & 10 dozen of twopenny bread to be 

 distributed upon Christmas eve, & half a hundred of salt fish 

 to be distributed the second Friday in Lent, & 40* to be dis- 

 tributed in manner following, viz. 20^ upon Easter Eve, & 20* 

 upon Whitson eve, of which the poor of this parish to have the 

 one half And also he did give 40^ a year forever to have the 

 Bell rang at 8. of the clock at night, & four in the morning in 

 winter time, and at nine of the clock at night in sumer time. 

 All which guifts are issuing & going out of his house called 

 the Greyhound in this parish for ever." 



" Mark Proudfoot Gent, gave to the poor of this parish on 

 the 10 day of Feb. 1658, the sum of ^5 for ever. Mrs. Agartha 

 Millecent gave 2d^ Y ann. for ever payable out of a house in 

 Bury, whereof 10^ to the Minister & 10^ to the poor of this 

 parish. John Markant gave 6' S** Y ann. to y® poor of this 

 parish payable now by the Lord Alington. . . . Hudson gave 

 to y^ poor of this parish 6^ 8*^ a year for ever, payable out of 



