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APPENDIX I. 



Calendar of Deeds of the Gild of S. Anne in S. Atjdoen's 



Chtjech.^ 



[The current numbers in the margin are for convenience of reference. The 

 numbers prefixed to each, and enclosed in brackets, are found on the originals. 

 They refer to an abstract book of the documents belonging to the gild, compiled 

 in 1772 by James Goddard, the clerk, in which they are numbered consecutively 

 from 1 to 841.] 



Chantey Priests. 



1. (63) Indented deed, dated 10 October, 18° Edward IV., 



10 Oct. whereby Robert Doyedall, knight, gives 100 marks to 

 1478. Thomas Mulghan, merchant, master of S. Anne's gild, 

 Walter Piers and William Crampe, wardens, to be disposed 

 in merchandise. \^d, for every 1 2d. increase^ {i. e. increment or profit), 

 by the hands of him that in that part shall be their merchant ; and 

 he or they in whose hands said 100 marks is, to receive the overplus 

 of the increase of said 100 marks over said \^d. of every \2d. yearly 

 for ever. The gild to find two priests able to sing and pray for them 

 in S. Audoen's church, such as grantor shall name in writing on the 

 back of the Indenture remaining with said gild. The merchants 

 i to whom the 100 marks are delivered are to give security, if they die 

 I or give up the money, or salt and iron, at the price at which it was 

 \ bought, and others that have goods in hands shall adventure not to 

 part these goods over the sea, out of this land ; and if any of said 

 ! Eobert's cousins or allies find sufficient surety for any part of these 

 ' goods as above, they shall be preferred before any other. 



If lands in the fields in a good part of the country may be 

 purchased, that to be done. 



After said Robert's death, the gild to see that the priests are to 

 make a mind day for his soul the day he dies. The regular chaplains 

 of said gild to be kept in addition to the two priests. [Seal.] 



[ 1 The following Deeds are in Latin : — Nos. 20, 21, 23, 25, 32, 35 to 44, 58 to 



• ' 81, 83 to 85, 88 to 98, 101 to 103, 106, 113 to 118, 119, 120, 125, 128, 129, 130, 

 133 to 152 and 160. The remainder are in English. 



In the case of the reUgious gild of S. Mary at Cambridge, certain members 

 took various commodities on loan, and at the end of the year paid for them, at the 

 same time paying increment," which thus seemed in the nature of interest on 

 the lo^n.— Cambridge Gild Records, 1903, cd. by Miss M. Bateson. 



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