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town." Wit., Symon Skynnere, Mayor; John Coventre, John 

 Paynt, William Hendelove, William Parchmen, and many 

 others. Dat., Devizes, 12 Hen. IV. 



13. (1414). Indenture between John Coventre, jun. and William 

 Breniysgrove, "Procurators of the Church of the Blessed 

 Mary the Virgin," and William Atteforde, and Isabella his 

 wife, granting to the latter a Stall situate in the Market Place, 

 in the New Port, for the term of their lives, paying to the said 

 Procurators the sum of 20<£ yearly. Wit., John Coventre, 

 sen., Mayor; William Coventre, sen., John Peynt, John 

 Gylbard, William Parchmen and others. Dat., Devizes, 

 Feast of St. Edmund, 2 Hen. Y. (Seal of red wax, with 

 initials "w.o.") 



14. (1416.) Release and Grant of five Cottages and a Curtilage 

 in the Old Port, of the gift and feoffeement of John Basier, 

 from Walter Dene, Perpetual Yicar of the Cathedral Church 

 of Sarum, to John Coventre and William Brengresgrove 

 "Procurators of the Church of the Blessed Mary of Devizes." 

 Wit., John Coventre, Mayor; William Coventre, sen., William 

 Coventre, jun., Simon Skynnere, Richard Lyttlecote, Roger 

 Barbour, Robert Smyth, and others. Dat., Devizes, the 

 Sabbath next after the Feast of the Annunciation, 3 Hen. 

 Y. 



15. (1420). Indenture between William Coventre of Devizes and 

 Roger and Helene Birbur of the same town, granting to the 

 latter " schopam, solarium, and selarium," in " la Brutax," 

 in the New Port, (the latter under a tenement in the occupation 

 of Walter Tayler) for the term of their lives, paying yearly 

 the sum of 13s. 4d. Wit., Robert Smyth, Mayor; John 

 Coventre, Thomas Coventre, Richard Letylcote, Walter Mede, 

 and many others. Dat., Devizes, on the Monday after the 

 Feast of St. Gregory, 7 Hen. Y. 



16. (1436). In a document of this date (partly illegible) the follow- 

 ing names occur : — John Covyntre, Mayor of Devizes ; Edward 

 Danyel, William Salt, Thomas Reginal, Robert Bulkington, 

 Henry Bowye(r), William Smyth, William Covyntre, 



