66 CHILDREN OF THE CHAPEL AT BLACKFRIARS 
Immediately after the death of Edwards the last of October, 
1566, William Hunnis was appointed in his place as Master of the 
Children of the Chapel. Within six months thereafter, namely 
in April, 1567, Hunnis was in like manner commissioned to take 
up children. This commission is modeled upon the preceding one 
to Edwards, with additions of a few words and one new provision 
as to lodging the children. Thirty years later the Hunnis com- 
mission became in turn itself the model from which the commis- 
sion to Gyles, already quoted,? was copied word for word. 
The use later made of the commission to Gyles, as dealt with in 
succeeding pages of the present history, raises into peculiar im- > 
portance the precedent commission to Edwards and especially 
this commission to William Hunnis.? 
The wording of the grant part of 
the Privy Seal is copied in the pat- 
ent as is usual, with varied orthog- 
raphy, however, and the direction 
to the Keeper of the Great Seal is 
of course omitted in the Patent. 
The last sentence beginning “In 
witnes” is replaced in the Patent 
by the date of its issue, “In wittnese 
&c yeoven the tenth daye of Janu- 
18 April, 1567. 
Memorandum quod xviij° die 
Aprilis Anno Regni Reginge 
E: nono ista billa dliberata fuit 
Domino Custodi magni Sigilli 
apud Westmonastertum exe- 
quenda. 
Clizabeth & [signature] 
Elizabeth by the grace of god &c 
ary To all maiors Sheriffes Bayliffes 
per breve de priuato Sigillo &c.” Constables and all other o* officers 
* Supra, 60°. greatinge For that it iss mete that 
*I have found both Privy Seal 
and Patent of Hunnis’s commission 
in the Public Record Office, and 
publish, as in all similar cases, from 
the Privy Seal, as of prior author- 
ity over the Patent engrossed from 
it. 
The Privy Seal and patent were 
executed by the Queen in person. 
Hence the omission of the usual 
introductory paragraph of the Privy 
Seal to the Keeper of the Great 
Seal, and the substitution at close 
of the Patent of “per ipsam Regi- 
oure Chappell Royall shulde be fur- 
nysshed with well singynge Chyl- 
derne from tyme to tyme, We 
Have and by these presence do auc- 
thorice o* welbeloued servaunte 
William Hunnys master of o* Chil- 
derne of o* saide Chappell or His 
deputie beinge by His bill sub- 
scribed and sealed so aucthorised, 
and Havinge this 0° presente com- 
myssion w‘* Hym, To take suche & 
asmany Childrne as He or His suf- 
ficiente deputie shall thinke mete in 
all Cathedrall Collegiate parishe 
nam” in place of the customary Churches Chappells or any other } 
authority “per breve de priuato place or places aswell win Libertie 
Sigillo.” The Privy Seal bears as wout w-"in this 0° Realme of — 
Elizabeth’s signature near the top 
of the parchment in her usual tall, 
Englande whatsoever they be and 
also at all tymes necessary Horses 
strong, individualized separate Boeates barges Cartes Carres and . 
characters. waggens for “the conveyaunce of the 
The customary date-line at  saide Childerne from any place, w™ | 
close of the Privy Seal is omitted. 
But the execution is recorded as 
all maner of Necessaries appertayn- 
ynge to the saide Childerne, by 
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