The Society's MSS.—Ckiseldon and Draycot. 



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All this was accomplished in the months of June and July, 1572. 

 The next available document is fifty years later in date. Unless 

 the contrary is stated, it will be understood that it is always on 

 Mr. Mullings' collection that we are drawing. According to this 

 indenture, which was never executed, Chatterton sold his interest in 

 May, 1572, before his agreement with the bishop, to certain persons 

 in trust for William Rede. Edward Rede, his son and heir, now 

 (1623) bargains and sells the advowson to the Bishop of Rochester, 

 for the benefit eventually of St. John's College, Oxford :— 



9 j This Indenttjee Tripertite made the fower and Twentie 



A D 1623 °^ ^ une * n ^ ne y eares °f * ne raigne of our Soveraigne Lord 



James by the grace of god of England Scotland Fraunce and 

 Ireland Kinge Defender of the Faith &c. That is to say of England Fraunce 

 and Ireland the one and twentieth and of Scotland the six and fiftieth Between 

 Henry Burley of Potterne in the Countie of Wilts gent, of the first parte the 

 right reverend father in god John Buckeridge Lord Bisshopp of Rochester and 

 Edward Read of Corsham in the Countie of Wilts Esquier of the seacond parte 

 And the right worshipfull William Juxon Doctor of the Lawe President 

 and the Schollers of St. John Baptist Colledge in the Universitie of Oxford of 

 the third parte Whereas the advowson of Dreycott Follyat in the Countie of 

 Wilts heerafter in these presents mencioned was heare to fore graunted by the 



late Queene Elizabeth by hir Highnes Letters pattentes under 

 ^ ^1564 ^ e £ rea * i sea ^ e °^ England bearing date the firste day of August 



in the sixt yeare of hir raigne to Richard Pipe and Fraunces 

 Bowyer and thire heyres, And was afterwardes by indenture bearing date the 

 seaventh day of August in the sayd sixt yeare of the raigne of the sayd late 

 Queene Elizabeth and inrouled in hir Majesties Court of Chauncery according to 

 the statute in that case provided graunted by them the sayd Richard Pipe and 

 Fraunces Bowyer to Thomas Chatterton esqr. and his heires And was afterwards 

 in and by indenture bearing date the first day of May in the 

 ^ p 1572 fourteenth yeare of the reigne of the sayd late Queene Elizabeth 

 and inrowled in her Majesties sayd Court of Chauncery according 

 to the statute in that cause provided graunted by the said Thomas Chatterton to 

 William Rede father of the [sayd] Edward Rede and to William Bowerman 

 Richard Steevens George Burley Robert Burley and Edward Dowtinge and 

 their heires in trust for the sayd William Rede and his heires since which tyine 

 they the sayd William Rede, William Bowerman Richard Steevens George Burley 

 Robert Burley and Edward Dowting are dead and the sayd Henry Burley doth 

 onely survive as lawfull heire of the sayd George Burley the last surviving 

 feoffee No we this Indenture further witnesseth that the sayd Henry Burley att 

 the request and by the nomination and appoyntment of the sayd Edward Rede 

 and in performance of the trust reposed in him the sayd Henry Burley as lawfull 

 heire unto the sayd George Burley as aforesayd and for divers other good causes 

 and considerations him the sayd Henry Burley thereunto especially movinge 



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