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tliese presents shall come greeting. Whereas the Office 

 of chief Housekeeper of our House at New- Newmarket. 

 markett in the County of Cambridge is now voide 1660. 

 and in our guift and dispose by the death of Robert ^^® Palace. 

 Baker deceased Our Late Servant in that place. Knowe yee 

 therefore that wee in consideracon of the good and faithful 

 seruice done vnto vs by Robert Ford the elder of Newmarkett 

 aforesaid and of like seruice to be '^formed vnto vs by Robert 

 Ford the younger sonne of the said Robert of our especiall 

 grace %l'^ have given and granted by these presents &'^ vnto 

 the said Robert Ford the younger the Office of Custody and 

 Keeping of our said House at Newmarkett aforesaid And 

 him the said Robert Ford the younger chiefe keeper of our 

 said house and of the Stables Brewhouses and all other 

 Outhouses edifices Backsides and grounds whatsoever now 

 built or hereafter to be built there and which doe now belong 

 or shall hereafter belong and appertaigne to our said house 

 Wee doe make Ordaine & appoint by these "^""sents. To HAUE 

 hold and enioy the said Office of Custody and keeping of our 

 said House at Newmarkett together with the Stables Brew- 

 houses and all other the ¥""misses to the said Robert Ford the 

 younger during his naturall life together with all ^fitts and 

 commodities to the same belonging or in any wise app'taining 

 in as large and ample manner as the said Robert Baker Robert 

 Lindsey Thomas Lovett or any If'son or "^'sons had held or 

 enioyed or ought to haue held or enioyed the same. And 

 further we haue given and granted And by these ¥'sents do 

 give and grant vnto the said Robert Ford the younger for the 

 Keeping of o"" said House the wages and Fee of twelue pence 

 by the Day of lawfull money of England. To have and 

 yearely to receive the said Fee &° during his natural life, 

 payable out of our Treasury half yearly at the usual feasts 

 &*^ . . . And further know yee that we have likewise given 

 and granted &'^ vnto the said Robert Ford the younger the 

 Office and place of Keeper of our Garden now belonging to 

 our said House and of any other Garden that shall hereafter 

 belong to the said house. To HAUE hold exercise and enioy 

 the said office &'^ And FURTHER &'' for the exercisinfr of the 



