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the above named parties to these presents (except Edward Blean, 

 Thomas Smith and John Bull) do every of them by himself 

 respectively, by these presents, covenant, and grant, for the 

 heirs, executors, farmers, and assigns, of every of them by himself 

 respectively, to and with the said William Hinde, his heirs and 

 assigns, that every of them respectively, their heirs, executors, 

 farmers and assigns, will content and pay, or cause to be con- 

 tented and paid unto the said William Hinde, his heirs and 

 assigns, for every of their several Lordships, Messuages, Tene- 

 ments, Freeholds, Copyholds or Leaseholds, respectively, thirty 

 shillings apiece, of lawful money of England, as parcell of the 

 forty shillings levy aforesaid, towards the payment of the three 

 hundred pounds of like lawful money of England, at or in the 

 Church Porch of Cottenham aforesaid, upon the five and twentieth 

 day of March, which shall be in the year of our Lord God one 

 thousand five hundred and ninety eight ; which three hundred 

 pounds is granted unto him the said William Hinde, in considera- 

 tion of this present agreement. And the said above named John 

 Russel, Thomas Jackson the elder, George Pepys the elder, 

 Robert Banks, Thomas Jackson the younger, Thomas Humfrey 

 and John Brigham, the elder, being the seven men, receivers of 

 the rents of the Lands, given towards the common charges of the 

 said Town of Cottenham, do further covenant, and grant to and 

 with the said William Hinde, his heirs and assigns, by these 

 presents, that they the said John Russel, Thomas Jackson the 

 elder, George Pepys the elder, Robert Banks, Thomas Jackson the 

 younger, Thomas Humfrey, and John Brigham the elder, or some 

 of them, will pay or cause to be paid at the Church Porch afore- 

 said, one and fifty pounds of lawful money of England, towards 

 the payment of the residue of the said aforementioned sum of 

 three hundred Pounds, upon the first day of November, which 

 shall be in the year of our Lord God one thousand five hundred 

 and ninety eight, until which said day it is provided by these 

 presents, the said seven men or some of them, shall receive and 

 take towards the payment of the said fifty one pounds all the 



