been had, known, accepted, used or reputed, by what right or title soever, and wh are or have been seized, by whatsoever right, or title, or interest they have h [And we grant] therefrom to the wardens and fellows of Christ's College Manchester, founded by King Charles, and to their successors for ever, to ha hold, and enjoy, all and singular the manors, messuages, lands, tenements, re revenues, services, hereditaments, churches, chapels, abbey lands, tythes, liberti franchises, privileges, and all and singular the premises by these presents ab granted, with all their appurtenances aforesaid, to the proper necessity and use the same warden and fellows of Christ's College in Manchester, founded by Ki Charles, and of their successors for ever, to be holden from us, our heirs and succ sors, for a free, pure, and perpetual alms for all services and demands whatsoeve

We determine, order, and will, that the aforesaid warden and fellows, cha lains and men, or clerks or laymen skilful in music, and boys and every of the which shall be assumed and chosen into the said college, shall receive all such a so great a stipend of the fruits and rents of the said college as shall yearly incre unto the same; but when the revenues of the college shall be augmented, the d mission of the tithes being ended, all of them, for the most part, may hope for a have an increase of their wages, that is to say, the warden shall receive L. yearly, every one of the fellows severally L. 35 yearly, of the rents of the colle every chaplain L. 17, 10s. yearly, and whatsoever besides shall be due for the lemnizing of marriages (saving always the rights of parish clerks) and those ot small profits which the chaplains have heretofore been accustomed to have Queen Elizabeth's foundation, for the performing of certain offices in the churc every man, whether clerk or layman, shall receive and have L. 10 yearly eve boy skilful in music L. 5 yearly.

And whereas [we will that] a demission or demissions of tythes expressed certain writings or indentures, between Richard Murray, late reputed warden Christ's College in Manchester, founded by Queen Elizabeth, and the fellows the said college on the one part, and Thomas Fenshaw, Esq. another, and oth whose names were inserted to the use and profit of the said Richard, on the ot part, shall be ended or evacuated.

Otherwise [moreover ?] we will that the warden and fellows aforesaid and th successors, receive increase of yearly increased rents and reversions of the colle yet so as that every one of the fellows particularly, have only one-half portion (wh compared with that of) the warden, or that the warden surpass any one fello portion in a double portion, which proportion, we will, that it be observed in ceiving the former profits.

We determine also and will, that neither the warden, nor any of the fellows, shall receive any profit of the fines or demissions whatsoever, until the collegiate church, as far as belongeth unto the college, (according to the dignity and honour of the place,) be repaired; and that then there be provided a house or houses where the warden and fellows, and their successors, may dwell, either together or asunder; yet because Samuel Boardman and Richard Johnson, two clerks and fellows of the aforesaid college, have bestowed much labour, time, and money, in following the cause of the aforesaid college, and for the common good of the collegiates, it shall be lawful for the said lords to bestow upon the said fellows whatsoever they shall think good of the fines aforesaid, for their expences in the college

cause.

We will also, that the chaplains, men, or clerks, laymen, boys, have increase according to the sound discretion of the warden and fellows.

We do determine also, ordain, and will, that no tithes whatsoever be demised to any person or persons whatsoever, the fines being first taken to the diminishing of the yearly value or price of tithes, which otherwise might come to the use of the college.

We determine and will, that no demissions of messuages and tenements whatsoever hereafter to be granted, be made for any longer time than for the term of twentyone years in possession, and not for term of lives whatsoever, and if the warden or any fellow shall do otherwise, that he be removed from the college for that deed. And whereas in the foundation as well of Philip and Mary, the King and Queen of England, as of the Lady Elizabeth, late Queen of England, of blessed memory, the college hath taken great losses by the absence of the keeper, or warden or wardens, which nevertheless being absent, nor performing any office of a warden, have drawn unto them a great part of the revenues of the said college; we do determine, therefore ordain, and will, that the warden and fellows, and their successors, do continually reside and live in the town or parish of Manchester, or in the house or houses collegiate, which quickly and by the same shall be provided.

We will, that the warden on several great feast days, viz. the Nativity of our Lord, Easter-day, and Whitsunday, and the feast of the Ascension, shall in due manner celebrate solemn prayers in the Collegiate Church of Manchester; that the fellows do also perform their office by course, all the Lord's Days, except some or any of them be sick, or be withholden by the college business, or shall be ordained to be executed by these letters-patent, or by some other reasonable cause; we determine also, that the warden make a sermon to the people in the church aforesaid, at the several said great feast days, and every fellow, every month by course, on the

Lord's Day, which duty, if the warden in his duty shall neglect to perform, he shall lose ten shillings of his yearly stipend, to be paid by the treasurer or pursebearer, which shall be keeper of the rents, to any fellow or any other whosoever maketh the sermon instead of the warden; and if a fellow shall neglect his course of preaching, he shall lose so often of his annual wages, 6s. 8d. after the same manner, to be paid to a fellow or any other whosoever shall supply in his stead, yet always provided that the warden and fellows, or any of them so present in the college, or in the church, may permit, for humanity's sake, that any stranger, being a learned divine, and honest and obedient to the discipline of the church of England, supply his course of preaching, [when he] shall not in the meantime be fined in any fine.

We also determine, ordain, and will, that for every day on which the warden and fellows and their successors, or any of them at all shall not be present in the town or parish of Manchester, so that he cannot, being sought for, visit any sick person or persons, or perform other offices of piety and charity in the said parish, the warden shall so often lose of his whole annual stipend, 2s. 8d. to be paid by the treasurer to the poor of the town and parish, and every fellow for every day so often as he shall not be in the town or parish aforesaid, shall lose for every day 1s. 4d. to be paid after the same manner to the poor of the town and parish, &c. We will, that the warden and fellows, before they be able to give their voice in the chapter-house, bind themselves by oath that they will verily observe the statutes of perpetual residence, or, in case of violation, to willingly submit to the penalty thereof, and that they will not seek for a dispensation from this oath, to be or already taken from us or our successors, or use such offered dispensations, under the pain of perjury, and removing from the college (ipso facto ;) and that they will make known unto the treasurer or bursar how many days they have been absent more than those that are excepted by these letters-patent; yet nevertheless we except from the preceding statute one hundred days every year together, or by space to be taken in, which we permit the warden to be absent, while he goeth about his necessary business, and in the meantime, not to sustain the loss of 2s. 8d. We do also allow unto every one of the fellows severally, eighty days every year, to be numbered as above, and to be excepted from the preceding statute, in which it shall be lawful for any of the fellows to be absent, nor in the meantime to sustain the loss of 1s. 4d. per day. Moreover, if the warden or any fellow shall be sick, or employed in the business of the college by the consent of the warden and chapter, their stipend shall not be diminished by any such fine, although they be absent,

And whereas we have understood that it is long since certain copies and muniments, evidences, and indentures concerning the lands, tenements, possessions, and hereditaments of the said college, (or at least touching some part or parcel of them) have been taken out of the common chest of the college, and that it is very uncertain whether all the said copies will at any time be wholly restored; we determine and will that such muniments, indentures, and evidences, together with these our letters-patent, with the chapter-house deeds, also with all other whatsoever which it behoveth to be safely kept, be shut up in the common chest, with three locks at the least, the keys whereof the warden and fellows senior and their successors shall keep; the warden one, the two fellows one and the other; and we will that none of the aforesaid writings be taken out of the aforesaid chest hereafter, without the consent of the whole chapter, nor taken out of the aforesaid chest, to be kept longer than the space of one month, without leave already obtained from the Bishop of Chester; every one of which we will that it be restored at the time appointed by him; and if any, either the warden or fellows, shall do otherwise, he shall be punished according to the pleasure of the said bishop at the time existent.

We will also and grant to the Bishop of Chester, licence and power to approve whatsoever statutes the warden and fellows shall hereafter make for the good of the college, to be observed of them and their successors; which we will that hereafter they be observed, until they be abrogated by an equal, or by our own authority; we grant further by these presents, unto the warden and fellows for the time existent, such power of concerting and making statutes, so they are not contrary to these our statutes.

And moreover, of our abundant grace and certain knowledge aforesaid, we give, and by these presents grant to the aforesaid warden and fellows of Christ's College in Manchester, founded by King Charles, and their successors, special licence, free and lawful authority to receive, have, and require, to them and their successors, after the date of these presents, for ever, over and besides the premises granted by these presents, as well of us, our heirs, and successors, as of any other person or persons whatsoever, the manors, messuages, rents, reversions, services, and other hereditaments, with the appurtenances within our realm of England, or elsewhere within our dominions, which are not immediately holden of us, our heirs, and successors in capite, or otherwise by knight's service, so that they exceed not the clear yearly value of L. 100, besides all charges and reprizes, according to the ancient value of the same, to the aforesaid warden and fellows of Christ's College in Manchester, founded by King Charles, and to their successors, to have, hold,

and enjoy the same in manner of mortmain; any statute, proviso, restriction, or ordinance, published, ordained, or made to the contrary, or any other thing, cause, or matter whatsoever, in any wise notwithstanding, and that without any other brief or briefs, de ad quod damnum, or any other licences, or any other letters-patent, inquisitions, or king's mandates, or without any other inquisition upon any brief de ad quod damnum, or any other briefs or mandates from our heirs or successors, in the behalf to be made, had, and presented, impetrated, taken, and executed, without impeachment, molestation, hinderance, or perturbation of us, our heirs, and successors, justices, sheriffs, coroners, bailiffs, or any other ministers, their heirs or successors whatsoever; and without fines for licences to mortmain, or otherwise to alienate; [and without] any other fine whatsoever, &c. &c.

We will, nevertheless, and by these presents do grant, for our heirs and successors, that it shall be lawful for the aforesaid warden and fellows of Christ's College in Manchester, founded by King Charles, and their successors, to make diligent search of the houses, and some other lands, tenements, and hereditaments whatsoever, long since belonging to the College of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, by act of Parliament, in the first year of our dear brother Edward the Sixth, granted to the same, albeit they be holden of us, our heirs, and successors, in capite, or in knight's service, the statute of lands in mortmain, or any other cause or thing to the contrary notwithstanding, and this without any brief de ad quod damnum, fine or fee.

And further, of our more abundant grace, for us, our heirs, and successors, we will, and by these presents grant to the aforesaid warden and fellows of Christ's College in Manchester aforesaid, founded by King Charles, and to their successors, that they in like manner may have and require for themselves and their successors, all and singular the lands and tenements which now do belong to the School in Manchester aforesaid; and further, the house heretofore collegiate, two acres of land or thereabouts lying to the same, with the appurtenances, although they be held of us, our heirs, or successors, in capite, or in knight's service, the statute of not putting land into mortmain, or any other thing, cause, or matter to the contrary notwithstanding.

And in like manner we give and grant by these presents, for us, our heirs, and successors, licence to any person or persons, that they, by the tenure of these presents, may give, grant, and alienate to the aforesaid warden and fellows of Christ's College in Manchester aforesaid, founded by King Charles, and to their

successors.

We will also, and grant to the aforesaid warden and fellows of Christ's Col