or of any other persons whatsoever, or of any body or bodies corporate and politic.

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AND WE WILL, ordain, decree and declare by these presents that whenever it shall happen that one or more of the said ten Govenors for the time being die or depart, then and so often at all times hereafter it be and shall be lawful for the others of the Governors aforesaid surviving, or the greater part of the same, to elect and name another fit person dwelling and for the most part having his family in the said Town and Parish of Ripon, into the place or the places of the person or persons so dying in the said office of Governor or Governors, and that so often as this event shall happen.

AND KNOW YE, that We desiring and willing to bring our intent and purpose to effect, of our special grace, certain knowledge and own motion have given and granted, and by these presents for Us, and the heirs and successors of our said Queen, do give and grant to the aforesaid present Governors of the possessions, revenues, and goods of the said Free Grammar School, and to their successors, all those our messuages, lands, tenements, cottages, houses, buildings, shops, meadows, feedings, pastures, and hereditaments whatsoever, with their appurtenances, now or late in the several tenures or occupations of John Wilson, Richard Carlill, Richard Gillowe, John Banckes, Robert Walshe, John Smyth, the wife of Roger Moresbie, Christopher Burton, William Hunter, William Gillowe, Robert Potter, Ralph Cooke, Margaret Merebecke, and Percivall Richmond, situate, lying and being in North Staneley, Studley Roger, Allhallowegate, Crossegate, Skelgaite, Westgaite, and Rippon, in the said County of York, to the late Chantry of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Ripon in the said County of York, once belonging and appertaining and late being parcel of the possessions and revenues of the same late Chantry.

And also all those our messuages, cottages, houses, buildings, barns, stables, gardens, shops, lands, meadows, pastures, and hereditaments whatsoever with the appurtenances, now or lately in the several tenures or occupations of Robert Richmonde, Robert Wright, John Spencer, Agnes Bracke, Isabella Cooke, Smyth's wife, Christopher Small, John Harland, Thomas Percivall, John Exilbie, Edmund

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b "an nother convenyant person dwellinge and his famylie for the most parte remaynynge to be in the office of a Governour in place of the same person beinge dead and this as often as it shall fortune."

"Widowe Smyth."

Evangelist

of S. John the terras prata pasturas redditus reverciones servicia et hereditamenta nostra quæcunque, modo vel nuper in separalibus tenuris sive occupacionibus Radulphi Withes, Roberti Dixson, Elena Atkinson viduæ, Roberti Lamberte, Milonis Newton, Thomæ Haywell, Walteri Johnson, Johannis Teisdale, Thomæ Hodgeson, et Thomæ Blackburne, cum pertinentiis universis, situata jacencia et existencia in Rippon, Bondgaite, Thorpe, Sharowe, Walkerthwaite, Markyngton et Helseyings, in dicto Comitatu Eborum, nuper Cantaria Sancti Johannis Evangelista in Rippon prædicta quondam spectancia et pertinencia ac parcellam possessionum inde nuper existencia;

and of Chantry of B. V. M. in Hallgarth

as fully as they were held by the Chantry priests

Ac eciam omnia illa sex messuagia et tenementa nostra ac omnia terras prata pasturas et hereditamenta nostra quæcunque cum pertinentiis, modo vel nuper in separalibus tenuris sive occupacionibus Roberti Harryson, Johannis Watson, Johannis Fletcher, Thomæ Hode, Johannis Webster, et Johannæ Birkbecke viduæ, situata jacencia et existencia in Allhallowegaite Strete, Kirkgate Strete in Rippon prædicta ac nuper Cantariæ Beatæ Mariæ Virginis in manerio de Hallgarthe in Rippon in dicto nostro Comitatu Eborum, dudum spectancia et pertinencia ac parcellam possessionum et revencionum inde nuper existencia ;

Ac eciam omnia alia messuagia cotagia terras tenementa prata pasturas redditus reverciones servicia et hereditamenta quæcunque cum pertinentiis in Rippon North Staneley, Studley Roger, Norton, Derton, Speltreggs, Thorpe, Walkerthwaite alias Walkertwaite, Markington, Helseyyngs, in dicto Comitatu nostro Eborum ac alibi ubicunque in dicto Comitatu, quæ dictis nuper Cantariis aut eorum alicui dudum spectabant et pertinebant, aut ut membra partes vel parcellæ earundem Cantariarum, seu earum alicujus, antehac habita cognita accepta usitata seu reputata extiterunt ac omnes et omnimodos boscos subboscos et arbores nostros quoscunque de in et super præmissis crescentes et existentes, ac revercionem et reverciones quascunque omnium et singulorum præmissorum et cujuslibet inde parcellæ, necnon redditus et annualia proficua quæcunque reservata super quibuscunque dimissionibus et concessionibus de præmissis, seu de aliqua inde parcella quoquomodo factis, adeo plene libere et integre ac in tam amplis modo et forma, prout aliqui Cantaristæ Capellani aut Incumbentes dictarum nuper Cantariarum, seu earum alicujus, aut aliquis alius sive aliqui alii præmissa aut aliquam inde parcellam antehac habentes possidentes aut sesiti inde existentes eadem aut aliquam inde parcellam unquam habuerunt tenuerunt vel gavisi fuerunt, habuit tenuit

Chamber, and William Dixon, situate lying and being in Skelgaite, Allhallowegaite, Horsefaire, Finclestreete, Blossomgate, Bondgaite, Norton, Derton, Speltreges, Long Furlong, Fishergaite, and Rippon, in the said County of York, to the late Chantry of St. James the Apostle in Ripon in the said County of York once belonging and appertaining, and late being parcel of the possessions thereof.

And also all those our messuages, tofts, cottages, houses, buildings, lands, meadows, pastures, rents, reversions, services, and hereditaments, whatsoever, now or late in the several tenures or occupations of Ralph Withes, Robert Dixson, Ellen Atkinson, widow, Robert Lamberte, Miles Newton, Thomas Haywell, Walter Johnson, John Teisdale, Thomas Hodgeson and Thomas Blackburne, with all their appurtenances, situate, lying and being in Rippon, Bondgaite, Thorpe, Sharowe, Walkerthwaite, Markyngton, and Helseyings, in the said County of York, to the late Chantry of St. John the Evangelist in Ripon aforesaid once belonging and appertaining, and late being parcel of the possessions thereof.

And also all those our six messuages and tenements, and all our lands, meadows, pastures, and hereditaments whatsoever with the appurtenances, now or late in the several tenures or occupations of Robert Harryson, John Watson, John Fletcher, Thomas Hood, John Webster, and Joan Birkbecke widow, situate, lying and being in Allhallowgate Street, Kirkgate Street, in Ripon aforesaid, and to the late Chantry of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Manor of Hallgarth, in our said County of York, once belonging and appertaining, and late being parcel of the possessions and revenues thereof.

And also all other messuages, cottages, lands, tenements, meadows, pastures, rents, reversions, services and hereditaments whatsoever, with their appurtenances, in Ripon, North Stainley, Studley Roger, Norton, Derton, Speltriggs, Thorpe, Walkerthwaite, Markington, Halseyings, in our said County of York and elsewhere wheresoever in the said County, which to the said late Chantries, or any of them, formerly belonged and appertained, or as members, parts or parcels of the same Chantries, or any of them, were held, known, accepted, used or reputed to be; and all, and all manner of, our woods, underwoods and trees whatsoever growing and being of, in or upon the premises; and the reversion or reversions whatsoever of all and each of the premises and of every parcel thereof; also, the rents and yearly profits whatsoever reserved upon every demise and grant of the premises, or of any parcel thereof howsoever made, as fully, freely and wholly, and in

and as they

came to

the Chantries

Acts.

vel gavisus fuit, seu habere tenere vel gaudere debuerunt aut debuit, et adeo plene libere et integre ac in tam amplis modo et forma, prout ea omnia et singula ad manus nostras, seu ad manus præcharissimi fratris nostri Edward VI. by Edvardi Sexti nuper regis Angliæ, racione vel prætextu cujusdam actus de diversis Cantariis Collegiis Guildis Fraternitatibus et Liberis Capellis dissolvendis et determinandis in Parliamento dicti fratris nostri tento apud Westmonasterium, anno regni sui primo, inter alia editi et provisi, seu quocunque alio modo jure seu titulo devenerunt seu devenire debuerunt, ac in manibus nostris jam existunt, seu existere debent vel deberent, quæ quidem messuagia terræ tenementa ac cetera omnia et singula præmissa cum pertinentiis modo extenduntur ad annuum valorem sexdecim librarum quattuordecim solidorum et novem denariorum ;

To hold us of the manor of East Greenwich

for maintenance

of School and
Master and
Usher

from Lady-Day,
155.

HABENDUM ET TENENDUM ac gaudendum omnia prædicta messuagia terras tenementa redditus reverciones servicia et cetera omnia et singula premissa cum pertinentiis præfatis modernis Gubernatoribus possessionum revencionum et bonorum dictæ Liberæ Scolæ et successoribus suis in perpetuum TENENDUM de nobis, heredibus et successoribus nostris, ut de manerio de East Grenewiche in Comitatu Kantiæ, per fidelitatem tantum, in libero socagio et non in capite, pro omnibus redditibus serviciis et demandis quibuscunque.

ET VOLUMUS et ordinamus, quod Gubernatores prædicti et successores sui omnia exitus et redditus et proficua detempore in tempus proveniencia, de terris tenementis et possessionibus, ad sustentacionem et manutencionem Scolæ prædictæ, nunc datis et concessis, aut in posterum dandis et concedendis perquirendis seu appunctuandis, exponant expendant et convertant ad sustentacionem pedagogi et subpedagogi scolæ prædictæ, et ad alia necessaria ad scolam prædictam et sustentacionem reparacionem et manutencionem inde tantummodo tangencia et concernencia, et non aliter nec ad aliquos alios usus seu intenciones.

NECNON dedimus et concessimus, ac de gracia sciencia et mero motu nostris prædictis, per præsentes damus et concedimus præfatis Gubernatoribus omnia exitus redditus revenciones et proficua prædictorum messuagiorum terrarum tenementorum et ceterorum præmissorum, a festo Annunciacionis beatæ Mariæ Virginis in Anno Domini milesimo quingentesimo quinquagesimo tercio, proveniencia sive crescencia, HABENDUM eisdem Gubernatoribus ex dono nostro absque compoto seu aliquo alio proinde nobis, heredibus vel

as ample manner and form, as any Chantry Priests, Chaplains or Incumbents of the said late Chantries or any of them, or any other person or persons before this time having or possessing, or being seized of, the premises or any parcel thereof, ever had, held or enjoyed, or ought to have had, held or enjoyed the same or any parcel thereof; and as fully, freely and wholly and in as ample manner and form, as all and singular came or ought to have come to our hands or to the hands of our most dear brother Edward the Sixth, late King of England, by reason or force of a certain Act concerning divers Chantries, Colleges, Guilds, Fraternities and Free Chapels to be dissolved and brought to an end, in the Parliament of our said brother held at Westminster in the first year of his reign, amongst other things done and provided, or by whatever other means, right or title, and are now or ought to be in our hands; which messuages, lands, tenements, and all and singular other the premises, with the appurtenances, now extend to the yearly value of sixteen pounds fourteen shillings and nine pence:

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TO HAVE AND TO HOLD and enjoy all the aforesaid messuages, lands, tenements, rents, reversions, services, and all and singular the other premises with the appurtenances, to the said Governors for the time being of the possessions, revenues, and goods of the said Free School and to their successors, as of our Manor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent, by fealty only, in free socage and not in chief, for all rents, services, and demands whatsoever.

AND WE WILL and ordain, that the aforesaid Governors and their successors lay out, expend, and convert all the outgoings, rents and profits from time to time arising from the lands, tenements and possessions now given and granted, or hereafter to be given and granted, purchased or appointed, for the support and maintenance of the aforesaid school, to the support of a School-master and Usher of the aforesaid school, and for other things necessary to the school aforesaid and concerning only the support, repair and maintenance thereof, and not otherwise, or to any other uses or purposes.

ALSO WE HAVE GIVEN and granted, and of our grace, knowledge and mere motion aforesaid, do give and grant by these presents to the aforesaid Governors, all the issues, rents, revenues and profits of the aforesaid messuages, lands, tenements, and other premises, from the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the year of Our Lord