feodis eidem officio debitis & consuetis Hend & annuatim pcipiend in modo & forma ante hec tempora usitať ad ?minos ibidem usuales simul cum omimod pficuis cōmoditatib3 & advantagijs eidem officio quovismodo ptinen seu spectan In cujus &c. T. R. apud Westm xxij die Februarij. P bre de privato sigillo & de dať &c. DE CONCESSIONE ARDERN, m. 35. R. omib3 ad quos &c. saltm Sciatis qd nos de gra nữa spali ac in consideracõe boni & veri vicij quod dilcus 3viens nr Robtus Ardern unus garcionu came nre not impendit ac durante vita sua impendere intendit Dedim & concessim eidem Robto officia ballivi đnij nři de Codnore & custodis parci nri ibidem Hend & occupand eadem officia p se vel p sufficientem deputatum suu sive sufficientes deputatos suos durante beneptito não cum vadijs feodis pficuis comoditatib3 & advantagijs eisdem officijs debitis & consuetis Hẽnd & annuatim pcipiend in modo & forma ante hec tempora usitať In cujus &c. T. R. apud Westm ix die Septembr. P bre de privato sigillo & de dať &c. PRIMA PARS pateñ de anno regni Regis Henrici Septimi vicesimo tertio, m. 12. D' CUSTOD' COMISS' ARdern. R. omib3 ad quos &c. salutem. Sciatis nos in consideracoe vi & fidelis vicij qd dilčus & fidelis viens no Robtus Ardern Pantea impendit & durante vita sua impendere intendit concessisse tradidisse & ad firmam dimisisse eidem Robto maniu de Yoxsall in com Staff cum ptin' necnon cum omib3 alijs pficuis & comoditatib3 quibuscunq, eidem manio ptiñ sive spectañ unacum pficuis vis francipleĝ dõi manij vidett finib; pquis ptitis & amciamentis (eodem wardis maritagijs relevijs boscis advocacoib3 ecctiaz bonis & catallis felon aut fugitiv & thesaur invent omino exceptis ac nob & heredib3 nris reservať) Hẽnd tenend & occupand VOL. II. 2 N Pdem maniu cum ptiñ ut Pmitti? exceptis Pexcept Pfato Robto heredib3 & assign suis a festo Sci Michis Archi pã futur usq finem & Pminū viginti unius anno extunc p sequeñ & plenarie complend Reddendo inde annuatim not & hered nřis regib3 Angt durante ?mino pdão quadraginta duas libras put respons fuim antea & quadraginta solidos ultra de incão solvend ad Pminos ibidem usuales ad manus receptoris nfi ibidem p tempore existen Proviso tamen qđ dcus Robtus & pleg sui de omimod repacoib; dei manij cum ptiñ exonať sint & p nos vel ad custus nros faciend tociens quociens opus sive necesse fait durante Pmino deo In cujus &c. T. R. apud Otford, xxiiij die Septembỡ. P bre de privato sigillo & de dať &c. No. VIII. The following list of the Bailiffs of Stratford from the time their first charter was granted to the year 1615, is formed from the various ancient documents in the chamber of Stratford: 1553. Thomas Gilbert, the first Bailif. 1554. William Whatley, elect- 1555. John Burbadge. 1557. Francis Harbadge. 1558. Robert Perrot. 1559. Adrian Quiney. 1560. Roger Sadler. 1566. William Tyler. 1567. Ralph Cawdrey. 1568. John Shakspeare. 1569. Robert Salisbury. 1570 John Sadler. 1571. Adrian Quiney. 1572. Roger Sadler. 1573. Lewis ap Williams. 1574. Humphrey Plymley. 1575. Richard Hill. 1576. John Wheler. 1577. William Tyler. 1578. Thomas Barber. 1579. Nicholas Barnehurst. 1580. Robert Salisbury. 1581. Ralph Cawdrey. 1582. Adrian Quiney. Shakspeare. (c) Esc. 5 Eliz. p. 1, n. 2. (f) MS. in Off. Arm. MISCELLANEA, 10. (d) Esc. 37 Henry VIII. Esc. 1 Ed. VI. p. 2, n. 75; and Esc. 5 Eliz. p. 1, n. 2. [To face p. 546, vol. ii.] Edmond, ob. s. p. 1583. George Whateley. 1584. Richard Hill. 1585. William Tyler. 1586. Thomas Barber. 1587. Robert Salisbury. 1588. William Wilson. 1589. Thomas Rogers. 1590. William Parsons. 1591. John Gibbes. 1592. Richard Quiney. 1593. Henry Wilson. 1594. Thomas Barber. 1595. Thomas Rogers. 1596. Abraham Sturley. 1597. John Gibbes. 1598. John Smythe. 1599. John Sadler. 1601. Richard Quiney died in 1602. Daniel Baker. 1613. Daniel Baker. 1600. Henry Wilson. No. IX. "Ultimo die ffebruary Anno regni regis Edw. sexti septimo pro Bullivo et Burgensibus burgi de Stratford super Avon, in com. Warr. "The kinges Maiesties pleasure is that the Borough of Stratforde vpon Avon in the County of Warr. shalbe Incorporated by the name of the Baylif and Burgesses of the Borough of Stratford vpon Avon. "Also his highnes pleasure is that the Almes house in the said Borough shall Continue and be maynteyned for ever, and that there shalbe alwaye kepte there xxiiij poore men and women, and that the saide Baylife and Burgesses shall distribute and paye wekely to every of the said poore folke, iiijd. "Also that there shalbe one grammer Scole for ever to be kept in the said Borough for the good educacion and brynginge vp of the youth And that the Scolemaster of the said Scole shall haue for his Wages and Stipende xxl. by yeare, whiche Scolemaster shall from tyme to tyme be |