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JOURNAL OP THE PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION. 
Also one red sute of vestyments for priest diacon and subdiacon w' x Copis of 
the same red sute. Also one other red sute of vestyments for priest Diacon 
& subdiacon w 1 one cope of the same sute, to this intent & ende that these 
forsaide pcells of goods may be solde by the said M r John Derye & M r John 
Forde. And that the mony recaved for the same goods be distrybuted vnto 
the power accordyng their wisdom and descretion. 
A letter from How, dated "at M r Willm hychyns howse at 
hawle the xxx of January " — the year not named, but addressed 
to Derry as Mayor, and therefore in 1564 — thanks the Mayor and 
his brethren for their liberal gifts, 1 and states that he had 
" appoynted to disb r us twenty pounds in mony to be paid by you 
& yo r towne to my frynd Nicholas Barfot to the intent that he 
shalbe one of them that shall ex r cise the crafte of clothe wevyng 
w l in yo r towne. And that he be bownd in forty pounds to pay 
an yerely rent to yo r towne of xxvj 8 viij d yerely to be paide, vntill 
suche tyme as the saide Nicholas his heirs executors or assignes 
make vnto yo r toune a sufficent state of lands or rent of the clere 
yerely valew of xxv 8 to the use of the pow r . And that he be 
bownd to make that state w*in xij yere next ensuyng." A post- 
script says that it is to be specified in the covenant that the first 
quarter's payment of this rent is to be at the feast of the Annuncia- 
tion, 1565. How desires to be heartily commended to the Mayoress, 
and commends the Mayor "to the grace of god which eu r more 
p r sue you." 
There is another letter of a somewhat similar purport from How, 
dated 27th April, 1565, in which he desires that out of his moneys 
the Mayor and Commonalty should advance (the letter is addressed 
to Derry and Ford) to his servants, William Morgane and Richard 
Morgane, and to Stephen Hechings, £20 each, upon due security. 
They were to have these sums interest free for the first year ; but 
each year thereafter were to pay £1 6s. 8d. until they should each 
assure "unto you for the relief of the poor people" lands or 
tenements to the clear yearly value of 20s. for ever. 
How seems to have died not long after this letter was written, 
certainly before the close of Derry's mayoralty; for on the 21st 
September following Robert Bekett, his executor, who lived at 
Cartuther, writes to the Mayor cautioning him against giving up 
" cteyne Coopes " which " crteyne men doe gredely seke to haue 
1 There are entries of his being entertained, and presented with sugar and 
marmalade, &c. 
