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 and made and by these presents for us our heirs and successors do assign name constitute and make our well beloved Subjects Richard Hawes Thomas Greene John Gardiner Thomas Asher Oliver Plunkett otherwise Pluckett George Ellye Reginald Greene Christopher Hatfield William Hely John Beeston Henry Addams Edward Androwes Lawrence Evans John Johnson Nathaniel Matthews Miles Banks John Porter and James Tackley Citizens and Cutlers of London to be the first and present Assistants of the said Commonaltie and Misterie of the Cutlers of London to continue in the said Office of Assistants during their natural lives unless they or any one or more of them shall fortune to be removed for evil government or misbehaving of him or themselves in the said office or offices of Assistant or Assistants or for some other reasonable cause. And further We will and by these presents for us our Heirs and Successors We do grant unto the said Master Wardens and Commonaltie of the Misterie of Cutlers of London and their Successors, That the Master Wardens Assistants and Livery of the said Commonaltie and Misterie for the time being or the greater part of them as aforesaid from time to time for ever hereafter shall have full power and authority yearly and every year upon the Even of the Holy Trinity to elect and nominate one of the Freemen of the said Commonaltie and Misterie for one whole year from thence next ensuing and from thence until another of the said Commonaltie and Misterie of the Cutlers of London be chosen to the said Office of Master of the said Commonaltie and Misterie according to the ordinances and provisions in these presents expressed and declared. And that he which shall be so chosen and named into the said Office of Master of the said Commonaltie and Misterie before he be admitted to execute the said Office shall take his corporal oath before the last Master of the said Commonaltie and Misterie his