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 us our heirs or successors whatsoever and every of them. That they and every or any of them shall and may be able to give grant assign or by any other lawful ways or means whatsoever alien devise or assign to the said Master Wardens and Commonaltie of the Misterie of the Cutlers of London and their successors any manors messuages lands tenements rectories tythes rents services and other hereditaments whatsoever which are not held of us our heirs or successors immediately in chief nor by Knight's service so that the same manors messuages lands tenements and other hereditaments whatsoever so as aforesaid to be given granted sold aliened or devised do not exceed in the whole the clear yearly value of One hundred marks by the year. The Statute of lands and tenements not to be put into Mortmaine or any other Statute act ordinance provision or restraint or any other cause matter or thing whatsoever to the contrary whereof in anywise notwithstanding. And further we will and by these presents for us our heirs and successors do grant to the said Master Wardens and Commonaltie of the Misterie of Cutlers of London and their successors. That they and their successors shall and may have one honest and discreet person in manner and form hereafter in these presents to be chosen and named which shall be and be called the Clerk of the said Commonaltie and Misterie of Cutlers of London. And we have assigned constituted made named and ordained. And by these presents DO assign constitute make name and ordain our well beloved Subject Thomas Jadwyn to be the first and present Clerk of the said Commonaltie and Misterie of the Cutlers of London to continue in the said Office during the term of his natural life except he shall be removed by the Master Wardens and Assistants for the time being or the greater part of them for evil government or misbehaviour or for any other reasonable cause and that from time to time and at all