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the_o mariner_n and_o soldier_n attend_v sir_n francis_n drake_n and_o sir_n john_n hawkins_n in_o their_o voyage_n to_o the_o west_n indies_n upon_o a_o commission_n upon_o the_o statute_n of_o charitable_a use_v this_o voluntary_a agreement_n and_o constitution_n of_o the_o soldier_n and_o mariner_n be_v prove_v before_o they_o and_o that_o sir_n tho._n middleton_n have_v receive_v by_o reason_n thereof_o 400_o l_n which_o he_o have_v detain_v in_o his_o hand_n twenty_o year_n the_o commissioner_n make_v a_o decree_n for_o payment_n of_o the_o say_a money_n with_o some_o damage_n and_o upon_o appeal_n to_o the_o lord_n keeper_n he_o confirm_v this_o decree_n rivett_v case_n 15_o jac._n a_o copyholder_n of_o land_n in_o fee_n devise_v the_o same_o to_o a_o charitable_a use_n without_o a_o surrrender_n commissioner_n make_v a_o decree_n for_o the_o land_n and_o
stock_n of_o money_n may_v be_v due_o and_o faithful_o employ_v to_o and_o for_o the_o charitable_a use_n and_o intent_n for_o which_o they_o be_v give_v limit_v assign_v or_o appoint_v by_o the_o donor_n and_o founder_n thereof_o according_a to_o a_o statute_n make_v in_o the_o 43._o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o late_a queen_n elizabeth_n entitle_v a_o act_n to_o redress_v the_o misimployment_n of_o land_n good_n and_o stock_n of_o money_n give_v to_o charitable_a use_v and_o whereas_o the_o say_a sir_n w._n r._n etc._n etc._n be_v seven_o of_o the_o commissioner_n name_v and_o authorize_v in_o and_o by_o the_o say_a commission_n meet_v for_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o say_a commission_n at_o the_o day_n and_o place_n aforesaid_a it_o be_v then_o and_o there_o find_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o f._n m._n j._n b._n etc._n etc._n good_a and_o lawful_a man_n of_o the_o say_a county_n due_o summon_v empanel_v and_o swear_v according_a to_o the_o say_a statute_n and_o commission_n that_o a._n b._n etc._n etc._n and_o j._n his_o wife_n by_o their_o write_n under_o their_o seal_n bear_v date_n the_o 20_o day_n of_o j._n in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o say_a queen_n and_o by_o and_o according_a to_o a_o grant_n and_o licence_n from_o the_o say_a queen_n due_o obtain_v do_v find_v erect_v and_o incorporate_v a_o free_a school_n in_o c._n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o schoolmaster_n and_o guardian_n of_o the_o land_n tenement_n and_o possession_n of_o the_o grammar-school_n of_o a._n b._n esq_n in_o c._n in_o the_o county_n of_o d._n and_o do_v name_n and_o appoint_v g._n h._n presbyter_n schoolmaster_n and_o a._n b._n and_o c._n d._n guardian_n of_o the_o say_a land_n tenement_n and_o possession_n who_o by_o virtue_n thereof_o be_v schoolmaster_n and_o guardian_n of_o the_o land_n tenement_n and_o possession_n of_o the_o say_a grammar-school_n and_o become_v and_o be_v one_o body_n corporate_a and_o politic_a both_o in_o name_n and_o thing_n and_o that_o the_o say_a school_n be_v so_o erect_v found_v and_o establish_v and_o the_o schoolmaster_n thereof_o and_o the_o guardian_n of_o the_o land_n tenement_n and_o possession_n of_o the_o same_o school_n be_v a_o body_n corporate_a and_o politic_a as_o aforesaid_a the_o say_a a._n b._n do_v make_v his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n in_o write_v bear_v date_n etc._n etc._n and_o by_o the_o same_o his_o say_a last_o will_n according_a to_o the_o licence_n of_o the_o say_a queen_n in_o that_o behalf_n grant_v do_v among_o other_o thing_n give_v and_o bequeathe_v to_o j._n g._n the_o manor_n of_o d._n with_o the_o appurtenance_n in_o the_o say_a county_n of_o d._n for_o the_o term_n of_o 21._o year_n pay_v yearly_a during_o the_o say_a term_n the_o rent_n of_o 20_o l_n and_o that_o the_o say_a a._n b._n by_o the_o same_o his_o say_a will_n do_v give_v and_o bequeathe_v the_o reversion_n and_o remainder_n thereof_o with_o the_o say_a rent_n to_o the_o say_a schoolmaster_n and_o guardian_n to_o have_v and_o to_o hold_v the_o say_a manor_n and_o the_o say_a rent_n and_o the_o reversion_n thereof_o to_o they_o and_o their_o successor_n for_o ever_o to_o the_o intent_n that_o with_o the_o issue_n and_o profit_n thereof_o they_o shall_v find_v six_o poor_a folk_n in_o s._n in_o such_o manner_n as_o by_o he_o or_o his_o executor_n shall_v be_v appoint_v and_o that_o afterwards_o in_o the_o term_n of_o easter_n viz._n on_o wednesday_n be_v the_o three_o day_n of_o may_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o our_o say_a late_a sovereign_a lady_n queen_n eliz._n it_o be_v among_o other_o thing_n by_o the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n n._n b._n knight_n than_o lord_n keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n and_o her_o majesty_n court_n of_o chancery_n by_o the_o assent_n and_o consent_n of_o w._n b._n esq_n cousin_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_a a._n b._n patron_n of_o the_o say_a grammar-school_n order_v adjudge_v and_o decree_v that_o the_o 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