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lands, &c. in the town and fields of West Harnham, with power of 

 distraint in default ; James has attorned by acknowledging seisin of 

 the said Thomas by Id. paid on the day of the making of these presents, 

 and warrants the said rent ; the condition of this grant is that if James, 

 his heirs, executors or assigns, pay Thomas his heirs or asssigns, in the 

 Cathedral Church of Salisbury 20s. at Christmas next and 20s. at 

 Midsummer following, or within fifteen days, and so for six years 

 then next 40s. at the said days or within fifteen days of them, 

 and at Christmas next after the said six years, or within 

 fifteen days, 26s. 8c?., till 23 marks be paid to Thomas, his heirs, 

 executors or assigns, the payment of the said rent of 6 marks to cease 

 and the grant thereof to be void, and as well this writing and an 

 obligation whereby James stands bound to Thomas in 30^. 13s. 'id. at a 

 certain day, to be delivered up to James, his heirs, executors or assigns ; 

 ratification of all the above covenants by John Hemyngby("Hemynston" 

 in MS.), son and heir of James. In witness whereof James and John 

 to the one part of these indentures and Thomas to the other have put 

 to their seals. Certified under the seal of the mayoralty of Salisbury. 

 Witnesses, John Bonner, mayor, John Salisbury, grocer, and Adam 

 Teflfonte, coroners, Thomas Sexteyne and John Barbor, brewer, chief 

 constable(s) of Salisbury, William Warmwelle, Richard Spencer^ 

 Thomas Boyton, William Walter, Nicholas Hardyng, and other. 



No. 6. 

 11a. Counterpart of the above. 



No. 7. 



10a — 106. To all to whom these presents shall come, John Kirkeby, 

 esq. the son and heir of John Kirkeby, esq. greeting. Whereas John 

 Edmonds otherwise called Yonge and Thomasine jhis wife, the daughter 

 and heir of John Hemyngby, the son and heir of James Hemyngby, as 

 in right of the said Thomasine, are now seised to them and the 

 heirs of Thomasine of and in a messuage, nine acres of land and 

 one acre of meadow with the appurtenances in Westharnham in the 

 county of Wilts, Know ye that I the said John Kirkeby the son and 

 heir of John Kirkeby have ratified approved and by these presents con- 

 firmed to the aforesaid John Edmonds and Thomasine his wife, and 

 the heirs of the said Thomasine, the estate and possession which they 

 have of and in the aforesaid messuage land and meadow with the 

 appurtenances and have remitted released and wholly for me and my 

 heirs for ever by these presents quitclaimed to the aforesaid John 

 Edmondes and Thomasine all my right and title, &c. in the premises, 

 &c. And I, &c., will, &c., warrant, &c., the premises to the aforesaid 

 John Edmonds and Thomasine his wife and the heirs of the said 

 Thomasine against John, abbot of Cerne and his successors. In 

 witness whereof I have set ray seal. Dated Wednesday in the feast of 

 St. Andrew the Apostle in the thirty-eighth yeare of the reign of 

 King Henry the Sixth. [Wed. 3 Nov., 1459.] 



N.B.— The 30 Nov. in this year was a Friday: Qucere read "Wed- 

 nesday before the feast." 



