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for the tyme being by theire hole assente or by the assente of the more parte of 

 theim shalle electe and chose an othre preste of good name and fame, he havyng 

 doing, and keping on his partie alle thinges as is aforsaide according to this 

 ordennce, and so from preste to preste for evermor. i|0rrjbtUetf alUJiij? that 

 after the decesse, departing, or putting oute of the saide preste, the said feoffees 

 and chirchwardens purvey them anothir honest seculer preste within oon moneth 

 or two moneths than next suying and during alle that meane tyme anothre 

 preste by the purveyance of the saide feoffees or chirchwardens to be ordeyned 

 to say masse atte the said auter taking for his salarie iii d . by the day and that 

 then the residue of the said x marks remayning and growing in that meane 

 tyme be put in the coffer herafter written to be ordered for the residue of the 

 issues and profites of the said londes and tentes commymg over this ordenaunce 

 perfourmed to be applyed to the reparacion of the same londes and tentes. 

 $Is'n if the saide preste be not of sadde rule and good disposicion but lyve 

 viciously and wole not be refourmed nor amende himself, I the saide James 

 Terunibere wole and ordeine that then the saide feoffees and chirchwardens for 

 the tyme being shalle putte him oute of his chauntrey, thei chosing anothir 

 honeste seculer preste into his place according to this saide ordennce. SUs"0 

 I the saide James Terumbere wole and ordeine that if the saide preste be negli- 

 gent or lachesse in gadering the saide rentes or elles in doing or overseing 

 reparacons as is afforesaide so that the saide houses and tenntes falle into decay 

 that the saide pore men or women, obite, or dole, or any parte thereof be not, 

 nor may be doon according to this saide ordennce in defaulte of the saide preste 

 than the saide feoffees and chirchwardens shall reteyn of the saide prestes pension 

 for every defaulte that he shall make in that behalve contrary to this ordennce 

 vi 8 . viii d ., the same vi s . viii d ., to be put in the cofer abovesaide to be [applied 

 for the] maintennce and supportacion of the houses londes and tenntes afforsaide. 

 8l£rj, I, the forsaide James Terumbere ordeine and wole that whensoever 

 the said feoffees be departed, decessed, or ded, to the nombre of v or vi 

 of them being on lyve, that then the said v or vi persones of them so over- 

 lyving shulle enfeoffe or do to be enfeoffed othre xx persones or more of the 

 moost [honeste and faith] fulle men of the parishe of Trowbrigge afforesaide with 

 the chirchwardens of the saide chirch for the tyme being of and in alle the 

 saide messuages, londes, and tenntes, and othir premisses with the appurtennces, 

 thei to have and to holde to them and to theire heirs for ever the same messuages, 

 londes, and tenntes with the appurtennces, of the chief Lord of the fee, [the 

 same to be] maintained to thuse and entente and to the performaunce and ful- 

 filling of this my present ordenaunce, and so from feoffees to feoffees for ever- 

 more. £IIg0 I the said James Terumbere, wolle and ordeine that the residue 

 of thissues and profites of alle the forsaide messuages, londes, tentes and othre 

 premisses with thappurtennces yerely growing and coming [oute of the same, 

 after] alle my ordenaunce afore declared, duly and truly perfourmed and ful- 

 filled, be putte into a cofer which I wole therefore be ordeined by the saide 

 feoffees and chirchwardens havyng iii locks and iii keyes,* oon keye thereof 

 to remayne with the saide feoffees, and so from feoffees to feoffees, and oon othir 

 keye thereof to the saide preste for the tyme being, and oon othir keye thereof 



• This custom is still observed. To this day there are three locks and three keys to the Parish 

 Chest at Trowbridge. One key is kept by the Hector, and each of the Churchwardens has one. 



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