566 Marlborough Chantries and the supply of Clergy in olden days. 



non dirainuantur nee abstrakantur a Cantaria predicta. Sed quod 

 ibidem ad vsum eiusdem Cantarie pro administracione et augmentacione 

 diuini seruicij ibidem obseruand' remaneant imperpetuum. 



Volo insuper quod vnusquisque Capellanus ad dictam Cantariam 

 decetero admittendus in prima admissione sua tactis sacrosanctis dei 

 euangelija corporale prestet iuramentum, quod omnia et singula in 

 predicta ordinacione contenta quatenus ipsum concernunt fideliter et 

 inviolabiliter obseruabit. Vlterius que humilime supplico et per 

 presentes exoro Reuerendum in Ohristo patrem et dnm dnm Ricardum 

 dei gracia nunc Sar' episcopum vt sua speciali gracia dignetur intuitu 

 charitatis hanc meam presentem ordinacionemac omnia et singula pre- 

 missa in hoc scripto meo specificata et contenta favorabiliter stabilire 

 ratificare et quantum in ipso est pro se et successoribus suis modo debito 

 ac Sigillo suo confirmare In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti carte 

 mee Indentate Sigillum apposui. Datum decimo die mensis Aprilis 

 Anno Regni Regis Edwardi Quarti post conquestum Anglie tercio 

 decimo. 1 [10 Apr. 13° Edw. IV.] 



Et nos Ricare-vs permissione diuina Sarwm Episcopus prefatam 

 fundacionem ordinacionem et stabilitatem prout superius recitantur et 

 scribuntur authoritate nostra ordinaria confirmamus approbamus et 

 ratificamus pro nobis et successoribus nostris imperpetuum per presentes 

 Saluojure ecclesie nostre CathedralisSar'sucessorum nostrorum et aliorum 

 quorum interest Et ad specialem ac personalem rogatum et requisici- 

 onem prefate Isabelle Brydde Fundatricis et ordinatricis dicte cantarie 

 sigillum nostrum presentibus duximus apponendum Dat' quo ad 

 apposicionem Sigilli nostri in palatio nostro S&risbiriensi Quartodecimo 

 die mensis Aprilis Anno Domini Millesimo Quadringentesimo Septua- 

 gesimo quinto Et nostre translacionis anno vicesimo quinto. (Sealed 

 14 Apr. 1475.) 



Augmentation Office, Public Record Office. Chantry Certificates 

 [A.D. 1548] for the County of Wilts. Roll 58. Art. 47. 

 (a) Jesus Service in St. Peter's Church. 

 Certeyn landes gyven for the mayntenaunce of a preeste, within the 

 parisshe churche of Saint Peter in Marl'borow called Jesus seruyce, 

 John Burdsey of th'age of lxv yeres incumbent ; viz. 

 Marlborow : John Davis holdith by Indenture dated the xxv th daye 

 of Auguste in the xxxj ,h yere of the reigne of Kinge Henry the viij' h 



1 The Regnal years of Edward IV. are reckoned as beginning on March 

 4th. Thus 10 Apr. 13° Edw. IV. = 10 April, 1474. Henry VI. (after nine 

 years' deposition) resumed his royal style for a few months, 9 October, 1470, 

 and died 21 May, 1471. I am tentyted to suggest that the 10 April of the 13th 

 year might mean " 1475 " to one who recollected the date of the late King's 

 death. But, probably, it is safer to suppose that "1474" was really intended, 

 and that thus a full year intervened between the indenture of the Foundress 

 and the Bishop's confirmation thereof, on 14th April, 1475. 



