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Terumber's Chantry at Trowbridge. 



be distributed yerely amonges iiii auditours, the said preste, the clerk ot 

 thaccompte with the saide chirch wardens for their dyner ii 8 ., and for the labour 

 af the auditours of the saide feoffees and of the clerk e of accompte for both dayes 

 of accompte iiii 8 . I the saide James Terumbere ordeyn that the saide 



preste with the oversight of the said feoffees and of the saide ehirchwardens 

 for the tyme being shalle pay to vi poure men or women of the almeshouse in 

 Trowbrigge afforesaide, by me the saide James Terumbere of the [saide parish] 

 newe bielded, there abiding, to every of them quarterly iii\ iv d ., till that the 

 somme of vi marks be fully paid. $Ig0 I the saide James Terumbere have 

 ordeyned that every pore man and woman there being have a severalle chambre, 

 and that thei alle have in comon among them the gardyn adjoynyng unto 

 the saide almeshous, and the saide preste shalle have a chambre on the 

 northe parte of the saide almeshous with a gardyn thereto [belonging] 

 withoute any rente paiyng or reparacion doing. $l£rj I, the saide James 

 Terumbere wole and ordeine that [every one] man and woman of the saide 

 almeshous shalle dailly two tymes of the day, that is to say, in themorownyng 

 atte the houre of vii or viii. and atte the houre of v or vi arter noon come 

 togidere in the presence of the saide almeshouse with the ringing of a belle in 

 [the Church] yard and that then oon of them moost discriete sey with a lowde 

 voice in this wise, — MSc tfijallc £pcctallg pray for the soules of James 

 Terumbere, Johane and Alice his wyfesoure foundours and of alle the othre 

 benefactours as is above rehersed in the bedes of the preste, and during this 

 rehersaile alle the othre of the saide pore people to be busye in their devote prayers 

 and immediately after that doon every of them to go to the chirch there and say 

 devoutly for the soules aforesaid at each tyme of the saide two tymes of the day oon 

 hoole sawter of our Lady Seint Marie. ^XiQ I the forsaide James Terumbere 

 wole that the saide preste for the tyme being with the oversight of the saide 

 feoffees and chirchewardens, have the govnnce and rule of the saide poure men 

 and women, seyng that thei be honest of rule and conversacion , and thei to be 

 obedient to the saide preste in alle honest wise. And if the saide pore men or 

 women be dishonest of rule and conversacion, or if any of them be obstinate or 

 wilfulle, not obeying the saide preste according to the verrey effect of this 

 ordennce, than it shal be lefulle to the saide preste, feoffees, and ehirchwardens 

 the saide pore men or women or any of them so in defaulte, to put oute of the 

 saide almshous and to admytte othre in their places after the discrecion of the 

 saide prest, feoffees, and ehirchwardens. ^Msi I the saide James Terumbere, 

 ordeine and wole that if the saide preste for the tyme being falle sike or 

 decrepite, so that he may not kepe and observe the service and charge according 

 to this ordennce, that than the saide feoffees and chirchewardens for the tyme 

 being shalle pay or do to be paide to the saide preste so being sike, iiii marks 

 yerely at iiii termes of the yere by even porcions, parcelle of his saide salarie of 

 x marks, the residue of the same x marks, that is to say vi markes shal be 

 apply d to the finding and exhibicion of anothre preste, to be ordeyned by the 

 saide feoffees and ehirchwardens, he to doo and kepe alle observaunces and 

 charges as the othre preste so sike by this ordenaunce is bounde to do, taking 

 for every day that he saith masse atte saide auter iii d . of the saide vi marks. 

 QXia if the saide chauntry preste deye, departe, or be put oute of the saide 

 service for any cause resonable, then the saide feoffees and ehirchwardens 



