cedimus statuimus et ordinamus pro nobis et successoribus imperpetuum. Insuper nos virtute et auctoritate licentie predicti Domini nostri Regis ut premittitur in hac parte obtente dedimus concessimus et per presentes confirmavimus prefatis Presidenti et Scolaribus Collegii predicti fundum sive situm predictum cum pertinentiis inter metas et bundas predictas jacentem, Habendum et tenendum sibi et successoribus suis tam pro domibus et edificiis eorumque mansionibus et aliis necessariis suis in et super fundum sive situm illum construendis et faciendis quam in augmentationem sustentationis eorumdem Presidentis et Scolarium et successorum suorum imperpetuum. Cetera autem omnia et singula ordinationes et statuta pro premissis quomodolibet necessaria et oportuna superius specificata et in presentibus minime facta usque alias deferimus per nos condenda ordinanda et statuenda. In quorum omnium et singulorum premissorum fidem et testimonium presentibus Sigillum nostrum fecimus apponi Dat. in Manerio nostro de Suthwerk nostre Wintoniensis dioceseos duodecimo die Mensis Junii Anno Domini millesimo quadringentesimo quinquagesimo octavo, Et Anno Regni predicti Domini Regis Henrici sexti post Conquestum tricesimo sexto, et nostre Consecrationis Anno undecimo. (L. S.) N° XXXI. NO XXXI. Letter of Bishop Waynflete concerning the Affairs of Sir John Fastolf. From Fenn's Original Letters, Vol. III. p. 358. BE it remebred that forasmoch as S' John Fastolf late decesed of grete Affeccon hath put me yn trust to be one of hys executo's And seth hyt ys desyryd me to know my disposicon hereynne myne advyse ys this that fyrst an Jnventorie be made holye of hys godes and catell yn all places And thayt they be leyd yn sure waard by your discrecons 'tille the executo's or the moste part of tho that he put hys grete trust uppon speke wyth me and make declaracion to me of hys last wille to the Accomplysshmt whereoff I wolle be speciall gode lord Ferthymore as touchyng hys buryeng and month ys mynde kepyng that it be don worshyplye accordyng to hys degree and for the helth of hys soule And that almesse be yeven yn mass seyng and to pore peple to the some of a hudred mrcks tille that othyrwyse we speke to geder And I can agree rygt well that hys sunts haf theyr rewardes be tymes accordyng to hys wille to th'entent that they may be bet? disposed and to pray for the wellfare of hys soule takyng avyse of a lerned man yn spirituell lawe for no charge of admi'strac'on tille the executo's com to ghedr or the moste Pt that hys trust was most uppon to tak the admstrac'on. [November or December, 1459. 38 Hen. VI.] W. Winton. Extracts from Account-books relating to the building of the great Tower. Md xii justes in oon bay & the bay conteyneth x fote Sum xxxvi fote of tymbre Item, cc fote of borde in oon bay sum of tymber xx fote--sum i lode Item, oon somer in oon bay, in tymber oon lode. Item vi coople refteres in oon bay w1 dooble syde sum ii lode tymbre resours Md that the wall be made xv fote of hyghnesse and the wall in thyknesse under the flore ii brekes and oon halfe breke and above the flore in thyknesse ii brekes Sum for all the werke xxviii lode the cariage of a lode xxd. sum xlvis. viiid, Item md that oon lode of tymbre pret. xs. The sum of seyde xxviii lode of tymbre xivli. Item for the makynge of every bay xxvis. viiid. Sum tot. operis ixli. vis. viiid. wt ....dores Sum tot. dict. meremii cum opere xxiiili. vis. viiid. and for the cariage Sum tot. xlvis. viiid. xxvli. xiiis. iiiid. Mem, that every just shalbe in brede viii ynches and in thyknesse vi ynches and every raftere shalbe vi ynches in brede and in thyknesse iii ynches Item The dowble purlyones in brede viii ynches and and vi ynches of thyknesse, and the over purlyones in brede vii ynches and in thyknesse v ynches Item all the borde to the seide werke after that hyt ys well dryed oon ynch. xlvi brekes wol make in heigthe in lengthe after the length of the wall after the thyknesse of ii brekes and an half . a fote square The walle of ii breke thyknesse woll ask to make a foot square xxxvi breke &c. Lib. Comp. 1490. Ric. Gosemore junior Bursar (Gosemere in the roll). 1491-2, 7 H. 7. Ric. Gosmore (Gosemer in the roll), middle Bursar. This year the Tower was begun. 9 H. 7. Ric. Gosemer again middle Bursar. Roll. 1494-5, 10 H. 7. Ric. Gosmore Lector in philosophia. Custus turris. Solu? Magistro Gosmore in completam solucionem pro edificacione turris anni preteriti una cum stipendio ejus et pro supervisione ejusdem operis ex determinacione Dñi Presidentis et seniorum iiii li. v s. i d. ob. Solu? Joħi Baker pro vectura sex bigatorum meremii a Shotover ad Coll. pro area fienda in turri capiendo pro bigato X v s. vid. Sum iiii li. xs. viid. ob. In the Bursar's roll of this year is the following Memo Memorandum. quod xxti libre pro continuacione edificii turris noviter incep? remanent in manibus dni Presidentis et magistri Gosmore cum quibus non oneramur. 1495-6, 11 H.7. Solu? Mro Gosmore supervisori operis turris in plenam solucionem pro pti? (preteritis) pro edificatione turris ut per billam scriptam manu dni presidentis v li. iii s. iii d. The Bursar's roll mentions xxvili. vid. left as before. 12H.7. Solu? Mr Ric. Gosmore xxix die Maii pro edificio turris, ut per indenturam, iii li. ii s. id. ob. Solu? ad manus dñi Presid. pro turre de pecuniis per nos receptis de quintadecima tenentium sci Johannis viii li. In this Lib. Comp. Mr. Gosmore appears to have been active, and to have met with approbation. 13 H. 7. The Lib. Comp. wanting: among the receptions in the Bursar's roll are these two articles: Et de priore et conventu de Hykelyng a parte solu? cc marcarum sine acquie? per manus dñi Presidentis decem libras applicandas ad edificium turris, cum qua summa non oneramur. Et de eodem priore et conventu in parte solu? ut supra per acquietantiam da? per dìm Presid. decem libras applicand' ad edificium novi turris, cum qua, &c. 1498-9, 14 Hen. 7. Custus novi turris et campanilis. Solu? Mr Gosmor in completam solucionem novi turris ao preterito viii li. xii s. vii d. Ad |